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Ashley Levins Mr. King English 1 4th Period 17 December, 201 !ne"#$lity% &he 'orld(s )re$test !ss#e *yncretism + the $m$lg$m$tion or $ttemted $m$lg$m$tion o- di--erent religions, c#lt#res, or schools o- tho#ght. &his is the c#re to tod$y(s oison o- ine"#$lity, hich h$s heightened over the $st -e ye$rs. &he voices v oices o- this orld h$ve come to notice $nd st$nd # -or the e/cessive ethnocentrism ethnoc entrism $nd economic$l stresses. 'orldly 'orldly $nd c#lt#r$l ine"#$lities h$ve meddled ith the str#ggling $--$irs o- ersec#ted -oreigners $nd the deleting economy, res#lting in homelessness, high s#icide r$tes, h#nger, $nd overty. ec$#se o- olitic$l $nd economic$l con-licts, the #nrivileged $nd #nst$ble h$ve st$rted to rise in n#mbers, cre$ting #n#st sit#$tions -or m$ny eole. According to A 3es, Ms. Ley, $n A#str$li$n A#str$li$n e$lth Minister, is #shing -or $ re-orm to decre$se the $mo#nt o- eole in the 25 o- ment$l illness s#--erers in the homeless o#l$tion. 6&his co#ld incl#de getting hold o- $ loc$l org$ni$tion hich c$n $ssist, hether it is bec$#se they do not h$ve somehere to slee th$t night or they $re $t ris8 -or being homeless.9 s$id Ley :Ment$l e$lth;. &he e$lth Minister is not the only onl y one -ighting $ crisis< According According to D$vid =on Drehle, the >.* is c#rrently or8ing to sto !*!*, b#t nothing they do d o is or8ing. &he M#slim terrorist gro# is -ighting -or their religion, $nd the >.* h$s to st$nd $g$inst them bec$#se 6the -orces closest to them $re not s#re
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they $nt to solve it.9 *o, d#e to the l$c8 o- s#ort $nd e$8ened hoe, the >.* h$s st$rted to ersec#te M#slims by b$nning them -rom cert$in $ctivities $nd $re$s :=o :=on Drehle;. ?et, ?et, M#slims M#slims $re not the only ones being c$st o#t< in the -#t#ristic novel, The Hunger Games, Games, $ re$l+orld rel$tion sit#$tion is described $s di--erent districts being e$lthier th$n others #st bec$#se otheir loc$tion. >nli8e District 1(s e$lth $nd -reedom, 6st$rv$tion(s not #ncommon in District 12.9 Li8e the redictions o- the orld(s -#t#re overty, this boo8 er-ectly re-lects the #ne"# $l sides o- the economy :ollins, *#$nne;. !n#stice is $--ecting the socionimic$l -$ctors o- the orld, b#t it seems to be groing in the $ll+too+-$mili$r con-licts o- c#lt#re. !n -$ct, religio#s $nd c#lt#r$l con-licts $re le$ding to ne $rs, re-orms, $nd even riots beteen hites, M#slims, Me/ic$ns, $nd m$ny more s#--ering s#--ering r$ces. @o/ 3es st$tes th$t oc$+ ol$ rele$sed $n o--ensive $d, $nd Me/ic$ns $re 6s$ying th$t it is $n $tt$c8 on o n the dignity o- the indigeno#s eole.9 &he $d shoed hite teens ch$ritiing imoverished Me/ic$ns, $nd it c$#sed $ h#ge #ro$r ith the n$tives :oc$+ol$;. Me/ic$ns $re $lone in -$cing discrimin$tion< Eli$beth '$rren '$rren t$l8s $bo#t $b o#t the $ge di--erence beteen hites $nd A-ric$n Americ$s. According to '$rren, com$nies 6deny millions o- A-ric$n+Americ$ns economic oort#nities solely bec$#se o- the color o- their s8in.9 :'$rren, :'$rren, Eli$beth;. Even Dr. *e#ss, $ riter ho re-lected re$l li-e roblems ith his $bstr$ct stories, rote $bo#t $ terrible discrimin$tion sit#$tion. !n his story, there $re Pl$in+elly $nd *t$r+elly *neetches, $nd 6hen *t$r+elly children ent o#t to l$y b$ll, co#ld $ Pl$in+elly get in the g$me 3ot $t $ll.9 *e#ss( story is $ er-ect e/$mle o- the con-licts beteen A-ric$n+Americ$ns A-ric$n+Americ$ns $nd hites, Me/ic$ns $nd hites, $nd M#slims $nd hites :*e#ss;. &hro#gho#t history $nd time, one m$n h $s $l$ys -o#nd himsel- s#erior to $nother, $nd the orld o- tod$y still -$ces the roblem o- in#stice.
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@or the simle re$son th$t m$n cr$ves s#eriority $nd in#stice, h#m$n being s#--er d$ily ith emotions $nd l$c8 o- necessities. !- this contin#es, the orld ill end in $r $nd st$rv$tion. !- it ere $ #st orld, $r $nd deression o#ld not be the bold he$dline th$t it is tod$y. &he orld is eng#l-ed in the most comle/ obsc#rities, o bsc#rities, both soci$l $nd economic$l, b#t the emotion$l r#t#re o- ine"#$lity h$s le$8ed its $y into society, sh$ttering the eyes o- the ersec#tors, $nd im$iring the bodies o- the ersec#ted.
