Poverty and hunger, the first thing that
comes to mind for most people when they think of these terms is the local
homeless guy that is standing on the street corner asking for food, money, or
gas. Unfortunately, many more dimensions of these words exist. The sticky grip
of poverty and hunger reach every crevice of the world. Organizations and
programs exist to aid in the eradication of poverty and hunger, not only in the
United States, but globally. The best known program in the U.S. is without
doubt the Welfare System. This program aids a large number of people trying to
escape the realm of poverty and hunger, but is not without flaws. Poverty and
hunger affects become vividly clear when observing the developing world.
Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia have the highest concentrations. One
organization that has made it their priority and sole mission to aid these
countries is The Alliance to
End Hunger. The United
Nations has also made a commitment to eradicating extreme poverty and hunger.
In 2000, 189 members of the U.N. pledged to make a drastic improvement in some
of the world’s biggest problems by setting goals and time frames to
complete them. The name of these goals is the Millennium Development Goals
(MDG's). MDG number one hopes to significantly reduce poverty and hunger
world-wide. The Welfare program is providing aid for many
who desperately need it but the program is flawed and needs to be
reformed. Aiding organizations require more assistance and involvement of
governmental bodies to increase their impact on reducing poverty and hunger
world-wide. Some films can accurately give incite to the conditions
and struggles people and communities living in poverty face every day. In
analyzing films, one is able to find deeper meanings that would not normally be
understood or seen by watching a film for pleasure. Therefore, analyzing
filmography is highly important in gathering further information and bettering
the understanding of a film. The movie King
of the Hill is an ideal
example of a movie that depicts poverty. Through film analysis I have gained
incite and a better understanding of this movie and have found multiple scenes
that have a deeper and very interesting message.
Don,
ReplyDeleteYour blog was well laid out and I really enjoyed navigating through it. The topic chose for the year was great and very important. The information given was informative and useful. The one thing that I enjoyed the best out of your blog and was different than others I have read was the Poll on the right hand side. It was a great addition to the blog. Thanks for sharing.
Dawn