world hunger

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Daniel @RhoShambo (79) 19 Feb 17

Everybody must wake up to the truth: War is part of a business model Heart disease and cancer are part of a business model Drug use laws are part of a business model Hunger problems are part of a business model Where there is...

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Is anyone else familiar with Harry Chapin?

magicalart @magicalart (75) • United States 12 Dec 09

I grew up listening to his music. People from my generation normally don't even realize who he was. Not only was he a talented musician, he was also an advocate for the irradication of world hunger. I have done several papers in...

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More then one billion people are hungry.

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 16 Oct 09

That is a very sad but apparently true fact, the number of hungry people in the world has passed one billion. This means that one person in six will go to bed hungry tonight. Despite all our advances in technology, we have not...

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Fighting Hunger in the United States

doggyhouz @doggyhouz (548) • United States 18 Jul 09

Which of the following do you think is most effective in fighting hunger in the United States? A. Give funding or support to programs that directly help poor and hungry people or B. Create a stronger economy so that poor...

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Eating Human Babies

Stegeo3 @Stegeo3 (199) • United States 10 Oct 08

There are moral issues, of course, but maybe it's not as insane as it sounds. Eating infants would be effective in combating world hunger and overpopulation. What do you think about this idea?

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Would You Be Willing To Join In The Fight To Stop World Hunger?

HisHeartsDesire08 @HisHeartsDesire08 (3) • United States 5 Jun 08

If you had the chance and I could give you info to an dorganization which has joined in the fight against world hunger would you be willing to help out in anyway you possibly could? This not only helps the underpriviledged in...

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Japan could help world hunger

estherlou @estherlou (5015) • United States 19 May 08

I just read a really interesting editorial. Apparently, to protect their tradition of growing rice, and for other reasons, Japan has blocked the import of rice with high tariffs. In the 1990's they agreed to start importing a...

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Corn as fuel?

its-logos-plus-logic @flowerchilde (12529) • United States 24 Apr 08

I've heard recently that some third world countries are becoming very angry with us over the rocketing price for corn (and other grains) as the prices rise with our using them for fuels, and thus more people are now starving..!...

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It made me increditably SAD Can't you all please help?

raydene @raydene (9871) • United States 4 Mar 08

This morning I had the http://www.poverty.com/ site open when the phone rang. I had made a note of the time. We spoke for an hour, 15 minutes. In the length of time we spoke 556 people died of hunger. 556 human being are...

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Help End World Hunger and Improve Vocabulary!

CinderInMySoul @CinderInMySoul (4717) • United States 11 Jan 08

Just saw this on the news! For each correct definition you choose the advertising companies donate rice thru the United Nations to help end world hunger! Totally non-profit, fun and great for those JUST LEARNING ENGLISH! each...

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Improve your vocabulary and help fight against world hunger, for free!

Phaedra_Scythe @Phaedra_Scythe (3325) 1 Jan 08

Thanks to Psychologies magazine, I've stumbled across this website: http://www.freerice.com/index.php It's an offshoot of the World Poverty site (http://www.poverty.com). Every time you visit the site to test your vocabulary,...

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I was counting on doing a lot at home today, but my husband

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169489) • United States 17 Nov 07

is busy doing the vocabulary on freerice.com. I am a little miffed, but the mental exercise is good for us. It also feels good to be donating something to someone in need. What do you do to keep from doing what you should do?

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What can we do to eliminte poverty?

Amstardam @Amstardam (1348) • United States 30 Jun 07

There is so much poverty around the world. What is one thing that you can do to help reduce it? One way I am working to reduce poverty is by abstaining from eating meat. 1/3 or more of the world's grain is going to feed the...

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What Was The Most Profound Revelation You've Ever Had While Drinking Coffee?

healthycoffee @healthycoffee (25) • Canada 10 Jun 07

Taking the time to thoroughly relax and enjoy a cup of piping hot coffee while stealing a moment to ourselves is one of the simple joys of life most of us simply can't live without. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, not a...

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What is your answer to put a stop to world hunger?

cipher2004 @cipher2004 (1183) • United States 26 Apr 07

I used to work at a store.Once a month they would throw out good merchandise that just wasn't selling.I am all kinds of stuff.Jewelry (even real gold) was thrown out.It was first marked down then if it did not sell,just tossed in...

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World Hunger?!!!

tafoya @tafoya (272) • United States 24 Apr 07

So what do you think about world hunger? I think that it is a big problem but how can we fix it? are you trying to do something about it?

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Going to Mars or Feeding the hungry???

Ridgydidge @Ridgydidge (558) • Australia 6 Jan 07

What is more important sending a man to mars or using the money to feed world hunger??? ***BTW I read and rate each post but my not be able to respond to all. Also don’t leave a yes or no, I will give a “-“and report you as I...

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answer me this...

marebear @marebear (26) • United States 28 Nov 06

would you rather end world hunger, or suddenly wake up one day, covered, head to toe, in thick hair... hair, that, as hard as you try, you cannot seem to get rid of...???

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