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Hunger

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"Ocras" by flinner! One of the worse issues that has affected the United States and several other places around the world for years is hunger. When a person is going through hunger, it means that they are not obtaining the necessary nutrients and proteins they need to have good health as frequently as they should. Usually, people associate hunger with a person who has absolutely no money, is homeless, and appearing as if they have gone so long without food that they are to the point where their bones are visible to the human eye. While this is the case for several people, not all the people that are going through hunger fit this specific appearance. Someone could look like a regular person and have a normal job, but it would be unknown if they are struggling to feed themselves. Some people that are struggling to feed themselves and others they care for is going through food insecurity, and millions in the U.S. alone have it. People who have food insecurity do not know whe...
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Nam Dae Mun Farmers Market

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One day, my parents decided to take my siblings and I to go buy some groceries. Since there was a Walmart and Publix close to our house, I had expected that we would be going to one of those stores. However, when we arrived, the first thing I witnessed were big red letters that read, “Nam Dae Mun,” and to the side in green and white it says, “Farmers Market.” Since my family and I had been going to regular supermarkets to purchase foods most of the time, I did not understand why my family had chosen now to go to another place. As we continued to make our way to the entrance, I suddenly saw pictures of fruits, vegetables, meats, and live fish. Once I was finally inside, there was instantly a different smell that gave me a nauseating feeling and caused me to want to go back home. Nonetheless, my family decided to keep going, and I was immediately greeted by an entire section of only fruits and vegetables. There were some that were just out in the open, and there were others that had a...
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My Significant Food

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"File: Un cuarto de Pollo a la Brasa.JPJ" by Dtarazona When one feels as if they their life is full of difficulties that are impossible to resolve at the time, they turn to the one solution that will certainly never fail, food. Once you start eating a meal or a little snack, all of your focus is on the food you are eating and how astonishingly delicious it is. The problems that have been causing you stress and despair vanish for a quick moment and all is well in the world as you eat. Well, at least that’s my strategy for dealing with problems that seem too much to bare, and my strategy rarely fails me. While food is one of the best comforters for when I’m facing hard times, I also enjoy it when I’m happy, excited, or feeling any other emotion. Especially when it’s the food that I eat, which typically consists of greasy fast food, vanilla cakes, chocolate bars, my mother’s one of a kind cooking, Peruvian foods, and spicy hot Cheetos. Out of the food diet that I created for...
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