The Nitty Gritty Details

When researching about child hunger I found many different sources.....

Feeding America. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-facts/child-hunger-facts.aspx>.

http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-facts/child-hunger-facts.aspx 

This website is great source for readers who want to enhance their knowledge about world hunger. There are many different pages on different topics of malnutrition.  Some of the website talks about personal experiences while another page shows how readers can help. This source is very helpful to people looking for information because it is very reliable due the fact that is seen across the world and people are donating to the cause. I also think the website does a great job putting the readers in the shoes of someone starving because of the personal stories, it benefits the website because more people want to donate but it also benefits the readers.  Overall, this source helped me the most on my topic and I would recommend this website to anyone who is looking to increase their knowledge about world malnutrition.

"World Hunger Statistics." Statistic Brain RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Nov. 2012. <http://www.statisticbrain.com/world-hunger-statistics/>
This source was perfect for what I needed for my blog on statistics.  It had very shocking facts that grabbed my blog readers attention.  However this source does not give information about the reasoning behind the statistics so I had to imagine what might have happened instead of knowing.  This can create fictional facts because someone will take these facts and put their own reasoning behind it that will be untrue.  If readers need to compare statistics or make a graph, this source is very reliable and great but too gain information past numbers I think people could find a better site.

Graham-Harrison, Emma. "Prevalence of Malnutrition in Southern Afghanistan 'shocking'" The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 04 Sept. 2012. Web. 20 Dec. 2012.

Articles always seem to be a very reliable source that many people use, so I researched and found a great article that gave me an inside look that I wouldn't get from statistics or information posted on a website.  This article was about children being undernourished in Southern Afghanistan and some of the main causes of starvation.  I think the author did a great job interviewing, because one of the women described the struggles she faced with raising children.  My topic was on child hunger but when I read this article I became very interested in the women's perspectives. A couple of women couldn't produce enough milk so they gave their infants water and tea. This source helped me understand the overall picture better and because it was based on an area I think it created more of story to read rather than information.  I like how the writing is more of a story because it seems more realistic and reliable and I am more fascinated in writing about the women's experiences then facts. This is a great source and I would highly recommend it.

Kimeu, Peter. "Remembering a Hungry Childhood." New York Times [New York City] 10 Sept. 2011: n. pag. Print. 
I chose this article as one of my sources because it showed a huge cause of world hunger that not many people are aware of. This article was about how droughts caused a lack of income and how many families suffered from little to no food everyday because nothing can be grown.  The reason I picked this article is it showed how starvation can occur in many places and not just third world countries. I think there is a stereotype about how child malnutrition only happens in places of poverty but it can happen anywhere and this source shows that. I really liked this source because I think many people were surprised that a drought can cause death and struggles, so it drew in more readers.  This is also a great source for information about what can happen to families living on farms who depend on one source of income.  I would recommend reading this article to gain a better insight and see malnutrition from a different angle.  

Howard, Mary Theresa., and Ann V. Millard. Hunger and Shame: Poverty and Child Malnutrition on Mount Kilimanjaro. New York: Routledge, 1997. Print. 
My book is a very reliable and great source for my topic of child hunger.  Howard, travels to Mount Kilimanjaro and lives with many families experiencing lack of food. In the book she describes the families and their struggles. I really have enjoyed this book because its more of a story and you feel as though you are living with each individual family. This is a great source because it focuses on a certain location and the author can make her writing more detailed and specific rather than focusing on multiple areas making her writing more broad.  This book is perfect for my topic because it engages on the children, and with each children she writes about there is a unique story that goes along. If people would like to know more about children who are suffering from starvation over a long period of time and what their parents have done to save them, this would be great. Mary Theresa did a wonderful job bringing in different opinions and her frustrations along with tragedy but also happiness. This was very useful and it definitely supported my topic.

"Hungry Children Suffer. And 16 Million Kids in America Aren't Getting the Food They Need." Www.nokidhungry.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Dec. 2012.
When I stumbled upon this website I was completely drawn in. "No kid hungry" is very engaging and is full of knowledge on every page. I really liked this website because it related the site to the audience. It show not only facts like other website but the after consequence and how it affects us individually and our community. This is a very good tactic to use because when child malnutrition can affect everyone it becomes more of a worldly issue that more people want to know more about. I also really like all the different gadgets used, some people learn better by hands on activities so by having a variety of different things to click on can also draw in more people. No Kid Hungry is a very reliable source and is one of the most well put together sites I have seen. If anyone is interesting in seeing how child hunger can affect you personally and others I would definitely visit this source it is great!