What Is The True Definition Of Hunger?
Can Hunger Be A Thing Of The Past In America?
What is hunger? Can hunger be fully defined?. Different countries have different interpretations and experience of hunger. A 2012 documentary called A Place at the Table (IMDB) shows the different lives and struggle of American citizens who experiences hunger. “People do not die of hunger in America like Africa” (A Place At The Table). When hunger comes to mind, we think of children with big stomach's, tiny legs and hands in Africa and Asia, but we never acknowledge the fact that hunger does exist in America. No one should experience hunger even at the mildest form because hunger can affect education and the future generation. Hunger can be a thing of the past in America through a united effort from the government and charities.
Citizens have complained about the government not doing enough in the aspect of hunger. This can be seen in the situation where Dr Mariana Chilton in The Place At The Table documentary founded the Witnesses to Hunger programme where citizens spoke out to the government about the struggles they encounter. This is true but the American government is a caring government because most countries do not have food assistance programmes but America created Food stamp programme and many more. The government is doing more than enough but does this mean they should stop hearing the cry of their people?. The government increasing Food stamp is not a major way of eradicating hunger in America. Different approaches have been taken to make hunger become a thing of the past but hunger is growing worse even through the years of effort by the government. Approximately 50 million are hungry in America (A Place At The Table). One major issue is Food desert. Food desert is an area where there is lack of fresh good food. The government can help eradicate hunger by developing small farmlands around those areas, so there can be easy access to fresh healthy food like fruits and vegetables The Hunger Maps: Taking a New Look at Food Deserts . The government can also increase the price of processed unhealthy food and reduce the price of fresh food. Thereby, making fresh healthy food accessible and affordable to people in hunger.
In addition, the Charities have been a great help to people and they are doing more than enough A Place at the Table - Catholic Charities USA. Most charities are not owned by millionaires, they are owned by normal average living citizens who out of compassion felt they could do something to change the situation of hunger. Just like the pastor who helped in feeding Rosie and many other children by giving them after school meals (A Place At The Table). The pastor was never tired of helping, he kept increasing the supply of food over the years. This tells us the sacrifice charities render just to feed hungry people. Therefore charities are a great help to hungry people and they should be recognized for that.
Although charities are doing enough. We need more people in the charity aspect. What has civilians who struggle through hunger done to bring themselves out? Must people keep waiting and relying on the government food assistance. What do they do when they get the food assistance. Some of these people, when they get the food stamps, they go around looking for where to sell them Snap Freud What is SNAP Fraud? | Food and Nutrition Service. When they get the money they use it to buy drugs, increasing violence and crime rate in the country. Some others who rely on the government are sometimes just to lazy for handwork. This laziness can increase more drastically if the food stamp is increased because people wont want to work. Think of it why do people work? They work to put food on their tables and when people see that there is always going to be food stamps, they wouldn't want to work affecting the upcoming children. This affects the upcoming children's mindset, their motivation and their education. Children will see no reason in going to school because there will always food from the government. Thereby affecting our future generation, which of our children are going to be the great Scientist who would discover great theories?. Which Doctors will invent great skills to being healthy? no one because when the education aspect is affected definitely there wont be career holders in future. Therefore people have to stand up, do something and stop relying on the government alone and be a good model to our upcoming children.
Have we ever wondered? will people be satisfied when the increase on food stamp is met? . The case of Barbie the single mother at (A Place At The Table) is a clear example. When she had no Job she complained that she couldn’t feed her family and even after she got a Job the complain increased saying it was better when she had the food stamp. The government put a minimum amount to being eligible for food stamp to create a balance between those who earn enough and people who earn less or nothing at all. What more do we want from the government? People will not be satisfied if there is an increase on food assistance programmes instead more complains would rise up from people who barely passed the limit of the minimum amount to be eligible for food stamp.
In my opinion the people who go through the turmoil of hunger are the children born into it. Most of these children become medically ill due to the lack of healthy food. This can be seen in Barbie's son who had developed medical problems and also in Tremonica's case who had obesity problem(A Place At The Table). Children are our future, so we should create a better world for them. Barbie at A Place At The Table documentary said at the end "Everyone has a place at the table". Everyone definitely deserves a place at the table but we all have to work together to ensure that, what we meet at the table is healthy, rich and palatable. Therefore, hunger definitely can be a thing of the past in America through United effort.
What is hunger? Can hunger be fully defined?. Different countries have different interpretations and experience of hunger. A 2012 documentary called A Place at the Table (IMDB) shows the different lives and struggle of American citizens who experiences hunger. “People do not die of hunger in America like Africa” (A Place At The Table). When hunger comes to mind, we think of children with big stomach's, tiny legs and hands in Africa and Asia, but we never acknowledge the fact that hunger does exist in America. No one should experience hunger even at the mildest form because hunger can affect education and the future generation. Hunger can be a thing of the past in America through a united effort from the government and charities.
Citizens have complained about the government not doing enough in the aspect of hunger. This can be seen in the situation where Dr Mariana Chilton in The Place At The Table documentary founded the Witnesses to Hunger programme where citizens spoke out to the government about the struggles they encounter. This is true but the American government is a caring government because most countries do not have food assistance programmes but America created Food stamp programme and many more. The government is doing more than enough but does this mean they should stop hearing the cry of their people?. The government increasing Food stamp is not a major way of eradicating hunger in America. Different approaches have been taken to make hunger become a thing of the past but hunger is growing worse even through the years of effort by the government. Approximately 50 million are hungry in America (A Place At The Table). One major issue is Food desert. Food desert is an area where there is lack of fresh good food. The government can help eradicate hunger by developing small farmlands around those areas, so there can be easy access to fresh healthy food like fruits and vegetables The Hunger Maps: Taking a New Look at Food Deserts . The government can also increase the price of processed unhealthy food and reduce the price of fresh food. Thereby, making fresh healthy food accessible and affordable to people in hunger.
In addition, the Charities have been a great help to people and they are doing more than enough A Place at the Table - Catholic Charities USA. Most charities are not owned by millionaires, they are owned by normal average living citizens who out of compassion felt they could do something to change the situation of hunger. Just like the pastor who helped in feeding Rosie and many other children by giving them after school meals (A Place At The Table). The pastor was never tired of helping, he kept increasing the supply of food over the years. This tells us the sacrifice charities render just to feed hungry people. Therefore charities are a great help to hungry people and they should be recognized for that.
Although charities are doing enough. We need more people in the charity aspect. What has civilians who struggle through hunger done to bring themselves out? Must people keep waiting and relying on the government food assistance. What do they do when they get the food assistance. Some of these people, when they get the food stamps, they go around looking for where to sell them Snap Freud What is SNAP Fraud? | Food and Nutrition Service. When they get the money they use it to buy drugs, increasing violence and crime rate in the country. Some others who rely on the government are sometimes just to lazy for handwork. This laziness can increase more drastically if the food stamp is increased because people wont want to work. Think of it why do people work? They work to put food on their tables and when people see that there is always going to be food stamps, they wouldn't want to work affecting the upcoming children. This affects the upcoming children's mindset, their motivation and their education. Children will see no reason in going to school because there will always food from the government. Thereby affecting our future generation, which of our children are going to be the great Scientist who would discover great theories?. Which Doctors will invent great skills to being healthy? no one because when the education aspect is affected definitely there wont be career holders in future. Therefore people have to stand up, do something and stop relying on the government alone and be a good model to our upcoming children.
Have we ever wondered? will people be satisfied when the increase on food stamp is met? . The case of Barbie the single mother at (A Place At The Table) is a clear example. When she had no Job she complained that she couldn’t feed her family and even after she got a Job the complain increased saying it was better when she had the food stamp. The government put a minimum amount to being eligible for food stamp to create a balance between those who earn enough and people who earn less or nothing at all. What more do we want from the government? People will not be satisfied if there is an increase on food assistance programmes instead more complains would rise up from people who barely passed the limit of the minimum amount to be eligible for food stamp.
In my opinion the people who go through the turmoil of hunger are the children born into it. Most of these children become medically ill due to the lack of healthy food. This can be seen in Barbie's son who had developed medical problems and also in Tremonica's case who had obesity problem(A Place At The Table). Children are our future, so we should create a better world for them. Barbie at A Place At The Table documentary said at the end "Everyone has a place at the table". Everyone definitely deserves a place at the table but we all have to work together to ensure that, what we meet at the table is healthy, rich and palatable. Therefore, hunger definitely can be a thing of the past in America through United effort.