On the issue of world hunger the two essays "Why not use food as food?" and "The Island of Plenty" present opposing arguments. In "Why not use food as food?", George Will argues that because there is such a surplus of food in America, we should use the extra food to aid other starving countries. Johnson C. Montgomery, author of "The Island of Plenty", argues the opposite by saying that sharing our food with other nations would only cause a depletion of our resources and the weakening of our country as a whole. Of the two essays, Will's essay is more persuasive to the reader because though Montgomery's arguments are more passionate, Will's objectivity in evaluating the issue is more convincing. .
Will uses the three different methods of appeal, emotional, ethical, and logical, in his essay. He first uses these when he writes about a dormant limestone mine in Missouri where "the government stores so much surplus cheese, butter, and powdered milk that a visitor would be hard pressed to walk past it all in one day." He then goes on to tell the reader about the 20 million people in African countries who will die of starvation if they do not receive food of some kind. From this standpoint, the Americans" sharing of extra food seems both logical and ethical. After this, Will appeals to the reader's emotions and sympathy when he describes a picture of a "child sucking from the withered breast of a woman who could be nineteen years old." .
On the other hand Montgomery writes, "If we try to save the starving millions today we will simply destroy what is left of our Eden." This is an example of an either-or fallacy; a statement that contains flawed logic. He implies that if the United States helps starving people now, eventually the depletion of our nation's resources will occur. He then argues that, by helping other countries, the United States has only increased the amount of starving people in this world.
However in the novel, "Feed" by M.T. ... For instance, Titius describes the Feed when he says, "People were really excited when they first came out with feeds. ... Violet, a young teenage girl, is uniquely affected by the Feed. ... Most characters had their Feeds implanted at birth, but Violet did not get the Feed until she was about seven years old. ... We are hovering in the air while people are starving. ...
By donating to the nearest "Feed My People,"" the community may be reformed in more ways than one. ... That is why the Fenton Wal-Mart donates there damaged canned goods to "Feed My People."" ... They can help achieve this by donating their damaged canned good to the local "Feed My People."" ... We are a nation of free people and starving families. ... "Feed My People"" figures out when the new expiration date is. ...
While culling kangaroos is more ethical that letting them starve, it is not a natural occurrence. This unsustainable kangaroo population is a direct result of tourists feeding kangaroo's. Each year about 100,000 tourists, all of whom feed food pellets to kangaroo's, visit the Hatta-Kulkyne Nation Park. ... While the culling of kangaroo's will mean they won't starve, it too is unnatural and is bound to cause more problems then it will solve. ...
They then finally without and other resort they had to starve them to death. They chose this instead of shooting them because it took 10-20 days for the elephants to starve. ... They then started to starve the other two elephants. about 10 days went by. ... The owner couldn't stand it anymore and had to feed them. ...
The present food situation in the world is demonstrating the growing demand for food globally. This food crisis is a consequence of causing an increasing gap between the rich and poor, developing and the developed countries. When the Cold War was over, Europe had less need for a large storage of foo...
Suppose, for example, that a moral principle of charity dictates that I should feed a starving neighbor, and a moral principle of self-preservation dictates that I should feed myself. If I do not have enough food to do both, then I should determine whether general happiness would be better served by feeding my neighbor, or feeding me. ...
Organizations such as the IRRI help feed the starving children and adults of these unfortunate countries. ... ("Grains of Hope": 34+) The IRRI took this matter into their own hands and are currently working with scientists and other organizations to find a way to use these crops to feed starving children. ...
This unjust man is "feeding" the beast and lion to make them stronger while he is starving the human being, thus making him weak. ... This unjust man has also let his human being become starved and weak. ... This man has taken control over the many-headed beast by feeding the tame heads and preventing the savage ones from growing. ...
