1. Example
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Student Example
Dr. Kim Palmore
EWRT 1A
20 November 2012
Solving Starvation With Factories
Today starvation is still a major problem worldwide. Every year five million children die
of poor nutrition (2012 World Hunger and Poverty Facts and Statistics). In the Book The Hunger
Games by Suzanne Collins, constant hunger and even deaths caused by starvation are not
uncommon. In fact, in District Twelve, it is a major problem faced by almost all of its inhabitants.
This problem both creates workers who can only perform at sub-par levels and causes deaths
among many families who are unable to afford food. Katniss illustrates how frequent death by
starvation is when she says,
Starvation’s not an uncommon fate in District Twelve. Who hasn’t seen the
victims? Older people who can’t work. Children from a family with too many to
feed. Those injured in the mines. Straggling through the streets. And one day, you
come upon them sitting motionless against a wall or lying in the Meadow, you
hear the wails from a house, and the Peacekeepers are called in to retrieve the
body (Collins 41).
She goes on to tell her own story of how she nearly starved to death after her father died and her
mother could not get a job. Katniss tells the story of how she looked through trash bins for food,
“Perhaps a bone at the butcher’s or rotted vegetables at the grocer’s, something no one but my
family was desperate enough to eat” (Collins 42). After finding nothing to eat Katniss gave up,
“[Her] knees buckled and [she] slid down the tree trunk to its roots. It was too much. [She] was

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sick and weak and tired, oh, so tired. Let them call the Peacekeepers and take us to the
community home, [she] thought. Or better yet, let me die right here in the rain” (Collins 43). If
Peeta, the baker’s son had not thrown her a loaf of bread at her, Katniss along with her family
would have died. Although Katniss was lucky enough to have someone take pity on her, many
are not that fortunate and instead die of starvation. In order to combat starvation in District
Twelve the Capitol should stimulate the economy by opening a food-packaging factory in
District Twelve.
Opening a factory in District Twelve would
be
a
relatively
inexpensive
way
of
solving
the
problem
of
starvation.
A
factory
would
provide
many
opportunities
for
new
workers
who
are
unable
to
work
in
the
existing
coalmines.
People
who
were
injured
working
in
the
coalmines,
or
are
not
able
to
do
the
hard
manual
labor
required
in
the
coalmines
would
still
be
able
to
find
a
job.
The
jobs
that
would
be
made
available
to
people
who
are
unable
to
work
in
the
mines
could
be
a
source
of
extra
income;
with
this
extra
income
many
families
would
be
able
to
afford
to
buy
food,
thus
combating
starvation
in
District
Twelve.
Not
only
would
the
people
have
more
money
to
buy
food,
but
also,
if
food
were
more
easily
accessible
the
workers
would
be
healthier
and
able
to
perform
better
on
the
job.
This
factory
would
not
only
benefit
the
people
of
District
Twelve,
but
the
Capitol
would
also
benefit
financially
as
well
as
being
able
to
better
supervise
the
people
of
District
Twelve.
Because
the
workers
in
District
Twelve
would
be
able
to
work
for
less
money,
while
still
being
able
to
survive,
the
Capitol
would
be
saving
money.
Also,
by
stimulating
the
economy
of
District
Twelve
and
putting
more
money
and
food
into
the
hands
of
its
people
the
Capitol
would
be
able
to
profit.
Because
the
people
would
have
more
expendable
income
they
would
be
able
to
afford
more
non-­‐essential
goods,
which
the
Capitol
could
sell

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to
them.
The
capitol
could
also
employ
Peace
Keepers
in
managerial
positions
so
that
the
Capitol
official
would
be
able
to
better
supervise
the
citizens.
This
solution
ultimately
offers
a
win
for
both
the
Capitol
and
District
Twelve.
Although
some
may
be
weary
of
spending
the
initial
investment
to
build
a
factory,
this
method
has
been
implemented
in
the
past
with
great
results.
For
example
former
Secretary
of
Treasury
in
The
United
States,
Alexander
Hamilton
put
into
place
a
system
of
manufacturing
that
would
make
the
United
States
self
sufficient.
By
providing
the
initial
investment
to
build
factories
in
the
United
States,
they
were
able
to
manufacture
goods
within
the
country
and
boost
the
economy.
(Hamilton's Financial Plan)
This
same
tactic
was
used
Post
World
War
II
with
the
Employment
Act
of
1946
whose
main
goal
was
to
“Promote
maximum
employment,
production,
and
purchasing
power”
(Welsch
104).
This
act
was
put
in
place
to
increase
productions
of
goods
in
the
U.S.
by
building
more
factories.
These
factories,
which
manufactured
goods,
provided
jobs
for
many,
which
in
turn
put
money
in
many
people’s
pockets.
This
increased
their
purchasing
power,
so
that
they
were
now
able
to
buy
more
goods,
further
stimulating
the
economy.
It
is
evident
that
plans
similar
to
these
have
succeeded
and
will
benefit
both
the
Capitol
and
District
Twelve.
There
are
other
solutions
that
could
help
to
solve
the
problem
of
starvation
in
District
Twelve,
such
as
making
hunting
legal.
Legalizing
hunting
would
allow
citizens
to
trap
and
kill
their
own
food.
Although
this
solution
would
take
little
time
and
money
to
put
into
place,
the
overall
benefits
would
also
be
fewer.
Legalizing
hunting
would
require
more
patrol
in
the
woods,
which
in
turn
might
scare
away
animals
that
were
being
hunted.
The
number
of
hunters,
and
how
much
meat
they
were
able
to
catch
would
also
need
to
be

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heavily
regulated
in
order
to
avoid
over
hunting
of
the
areas.
While
legalizing
hunting
takes
less
time
and
money,
it
would
also
be
much
harder
to
regulate.
The
capitol
could
also
distribute
food
to
District
Twelve.
This
would
solve
the
problem
of
starvation,
and
provide
healthier
workers,
but
it
would
have
minimal
benefits
to
the
Capitol.
The
Capitol
would
gain
better
workers,
but
they
would
not
be
making
much
of
a
financial
gain.
If
instead
the
Capitol
were
to
open
a
factory,
they
would
be
able
to
gain
healthier
workers,
as
well
as
make
a
profit.
By
opening
a
food-­‐packaging
factory
the
Capitol
would
be
helping
District
Twelve
to
build
a
better
economy,
as
well
as
reduce
the
number
of
deaths
caused
by
malnutrition
or
starvation.
By
providing
more
job
opportunities
in
District
Twelve
the
people
will
be
able
to
afford
to
feed
their
families,
as
well
as
be
able
to
further
stimulate
their
own
economy
with
their
purchasing
power.
If
the
issue
of
starvation
continues
to
go
unnoticed
and
is
not
fixed
the
District
will
continue
to
fall
into
the
vicious
cycle
of
poverty,
malnutrition,
and
starvation.
By
investing
the
money
needed
to
build
the
factory
the
Capitol
would
be
able
to
not
only
save
money
on
production,
but
also
make
a
profit
later
on.
Also
this
plan
would
help
to
build
healthier,
and
harder
working
employees
for
The
Capitol.
This
plan
provides
not
only
more
money,
but
also
a
better
future
for
both
The
Capitol
and
District
Twelve.

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Works Cited
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2012. <http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/world%20hunger%
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Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. New York: Scholastic, 2008. Print.
"Hamilton's Financial Plan." Hamilton's Financial Plan [ushistory.org]. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov.
2012. <http://www.ushistory.org/us/18b.asp>.
Welsch, Patrick J., and Gerry F. Welsch. Economics: Theory and Practice. New York: Harbourt
Brace J, 1988. Print.