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Becoming A Peacemaker: A Comparative Analysis
Boom, boom, boom that’s the sound of the cannons going off after I kill every last tribute. I am from District 15. We train the peacemakers and then we send them back to the capital. We are so far out, so that they can fight in any weather. President Snow asked me to become a peacemaker because I was a student that scored high, but I wanted to get better. I volunteer almost every year and I always win but, people are starting to catch on to my tricks. Even though I don’t know how to climb a tree, I am strong, have a lot of effort and I can hunt. So, sponsor me and I won’t disappoint you.
Most of the other tributes are smaller than me. Advantage? No. Just because they are smaller doesn’t mean they have the advantage.The smaller they are the less muscle that they have to fight someone off with. I’m strong from the volunteer work that I do at the barn. I’m usually at the barn for about 10 hours a day and 5 days a week. From me always being at the barn, I’ve grown some muscle. For our job we have to carry these heavy saddles that are made from real leather. Since I’ve been at the barn for so long, the other tributes are going to
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Advantage? No. If they are smart it doesn’t mean they have a lot of effort in things. Like a tribute trying to start a fire, and it doesn’t work. The tribute will probably give up because they have tried everything that they know. But, if they put in more effort than, they can achieve things. I have a lot of effort in things from what my parents have taught me over the years, and what school has taught me. School has taught me that if I don’t try things, I will never achieve anything, my parents have taught me that to never give up and to keep trying. If I have no luck of finding water then I need to keep looking and to not give up, if I don’t try to get anything from the cornucopia then I wouldn’t have a good chance of winning like how the other tributes would if they were to get a weapon from the

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