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AndrewBoell DanielleHaberl KeeganWebber AutumnWiney Ms.Boes English10 5November2013 ProvingThatStarvationistheProblem IntroductionKeegan Imagineaworldwhereeveryoneisstarving,andthereisnosourceoffoodexceptforthehigher classpeoplewhohavesteadyjobsandpay?Believeitornot,thisisahugeproblemintheworldwe liveintoday.Manypeoplefindthemselvesunabletoaffordfoodfortheirfamiliesandarelefttostarve. In2012,46.5millionpeople(15.0percent)wereinpoverty.TheUnitedNationsFoodand AgricultureOrganizationestimatesthatnearly870millionpeopleofthe7.1billionpeopleintheworld, oroneineight,weresufferingfromchronicundernourishmentin20102012(EdwardA.Frongilloand MonikaBlossner).Justthink,whatifthesestatisticsgrew?Eventhoughthestriveforfoodiswantedall overtheworld,itishappeninginthecommunitythatwelivein. Ifeverycommunitycanhelpthestarvingproblembydonatingfoodandhousesuppliestolocal foodpantries,thenthestarvationproblemwoulddiminish.Everycommunityhasdifferentsizesof starvationproblemsdependingonthesize.Butallcanbehelpedbythepeoplethathavemoneytohelp orthechancetohelp.Morefooddrivesshouldhappentohelpthecommunitybutifyouhavetoomany
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fooddrivesyouwillnotgetasgoodofturnouts.Thebestwayistoeitherhaveaseasonaloryearly fooddrivetobringoutthebestresults.Withthisideathecommunitieswouldlimitstarvationandwoulds starthelpingtheglobalstarvationproblem.Therearemanyotherideasthatcanhelpthefooddriveturn outthough,andourideaswillincreasethetrunoutofourfooddrive. Solution(DanielleHaberl) Oursolutionfortheprojectistodoafooddrivethroughtheschool.Whatwewoulddoto advertisethesolutionwouldbetopostflyersaroundtheschool.(Autumn)Wewouldalsocreatean iMoviestatingthestatisticsofthepeoplewhoneedextrahelpsupportingfortheirfamilies.TheiMovie willalsohavestatisticsfortheCommunityofConcern,whichisCarrollsfoodpantry.Thestatisticsfrom theCommunityofConcernwillhavehowmanyfamiliestheyserveinayear.Theflyerwouldbeused topromotethefooddrivethroughtheschoolandadvertisewhattypeoffoodsweneedforthefood drive.Theflyerwillhavewhatfoodorothersuppliesthattheyreallyneedonitandalsoothersupplies theyneed.(Autumn)Forthefooddrivewewilltakeanythingyoubringin.Theflyerwouldalsoinclude thedateswhichareApril28throughMay2.Wewouldrunitthenbecauseitisrightbeforeschoolgets out,andwewillbegoingintosummer.Duringthesummerparentswillhavetoprovidethreemealsa dayfortheirchildren/childinsteadofjustasmallportioninthemorningandthensupper.(Autumn) Withhavingthedateontheflyer,thenthestudentsofCarrollHighwillknowwhentobringfood.The foodthateveryonebringsinwillbebroughttoeveryhomeroomwhereeachdaytheyadduphowmany pointsthattheygotthatdayandjustkeepingaddingeachdaytogether.Thevideowillincorporatethe numberofpeople/familiesthatalreadygothroughthefoodpantryandhowmanypeopleneedhelpin manycommunities.Withthat,theiMoviewecreatedwouldbepresentedineachhomeroomto
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promotethefooddrive.Everyhomeroomteacherwillpresentittotheirstudentssothedrivecanstart andbepromotedwhereeveryonewillbeabletoseeit.(Autumn)Theteacherswouldgetthevideo senttothemthroughtherecarrolltigers.orgemailtoshowtotherehomeroom.Tosolvetheproblemfor thestudentsthataregonethedayofthehomeroomvideoorfortheteachersthatdontshowtheir studentstherewillbealinkontheInfiniteCampussiteunderannouncements.(Autumn) Solution(Autumn) Forthefood/suppliesthatarebroughtin,dependingonhowmucheachitemcost,would determinetheamountofpointsthehomeroomwouldearn.Withourpointsheet,wewillhavesome itemsworthmorethanothersbecausetherearesomethingsthatcostmoreandwouldbeworthmore pointsthanotherthingsthatdontcostasmuchwouldbeworthlesspoints.Thepointssystemwould includeapointrangefrom5to20. ItemsPoints Cereal(box,bag,ormultipak) Chili Crackers Fruit(canned) BoxDiner&Potatoes Jello3oz. 6oz. Macaroni&Cheese PancakeMix(Box) PeanutButterSmall 15 5 10 10 10 2 4 5 15 10
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Large PorkNBeans Small Large Pudding3Oz. 6Oz. Soups Spaghetti/Noodles SpaghettiSauce Syrup TomatoSauceorJuiceSmall Large Tomatoes(Canned) Tuna Vegetables(Canned) Anyotheritems 5
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Conclusion(AndrewBoell) Worldhungerisahugeproblemthatneedstobesolved.Bothlargeandsmallcommunitiesin
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