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    Thematic Essay The Hunger Games‚ an insightful novel by Suzanne Collins‚ is based on morals and justice. This novel is about Katniss Everdeen‚ a 16 year old girl and tribute for The Hunger Games‚ who is obligated to fight to the death with twenty-three others. She and her male counterpart‚ Peeta‚ are pitted against bigger and stronger representatives who have trained for this competition their whole lives‚ however‚ this advantage does not intimidate them. Trust‚ determination‚ and love and friendship

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    The Hunger Games really relates to real life at the moment because of the corrupt government. In the hunger games‚ the government puts everyone against each other by putting a boy and a girl from each district in a competition where they must fight to the death. It’s all symbolic on how the Capitol prevents the people from forming an alliance and rebelling; the Games keep “every district against the others” and fighting among themselves. The government today‚ is tearing apart our united nations by

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    she thinks will help her succeed in the Games. However‚ through the adventure‚ Katniss is forced to question both her identity as a "girl from the Seam" and her stoic detachment. In terms of the former‚ her relationship with Peeta‚ a boy from the merchant class‚ and her attraction to the luxury of the Capitol make her question whether she might belong somewhere different. And as she grows more and more indignant as she observes the brutality of the Games‚ she is forced to make many ethical decisions

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    The Hunger Games is a novel written by Suzanne Collins. Katniss Everdeen is a 16 year old girl and she is chosen to be a ’tribute’ for the Hunger Games. She and another tribute‚ Peeta Mellark‚ and together they must fight to the death with 22 other Tributes from the other districts on live TV. Things become heated when Peeta and Katniss find out that they like one another but in the end only one out of the twenty four can survive. During the hunger games there was a switch up and two people from

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    The Crucible: Abuse of Power In a Puritan civilization‚ the amount of power the Church and the court had on the citizens was unfair. The Church was depended on to make laws and the court acted as a threat and intimidated civilians to obey the laws. In doing so‚ the life of a Puritan was not a fortunate one. Second‚ the court is ruled by hypocrites and corruption. Two characters that were mainly at fault were Danforth and Abigail. Danforth was a judge who declared that “this is a court of law

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    girl who finds herself in the Hunger Games‚ where she faces many‚ many challenges‚ not only physically but also emotionally. One of the hardest struggles Katniss faces in the games is having to deal with the death of her ally‚ and new friend‚ Rue. Another challenge Katniss faces is the adaptations she must make during the games when taking care of fellow district member‚ Peeta‚ who is near death. Most likely the hardest thing Katniss must deal with throughout the games is deciphering her real feelings

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    Characterization Katniss Everdeen Katniss Everdeen is the main character in “The Hunger Games”‚ written by Jennifer Lawrence. Katniss is only 16 years old but has lost her father already 5 years ago and lives with her mother (who is mentally disturbed since the death of her husband) and her 12 year old little sister Prim in Seam - the poor part of the anyway poor coal-mining District 12 in the futuristic world of Panem – previously North America (destroyed in a global war). Katniss has long

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    and always tries to persevere though the Hunger Games which is people being pitted against each other. In The Hunger Games book by Suzanne Collins which is a great fiction book.That is exactly what I believe that you should never give up no matter what the challenge will be stay determined. Do you think you would want to be pitted against other human being that are stronger than you. No‚ Good. However that is exactly what katniss faces in the hunger games. Much like the Roman Empire and the Coliseum

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    controls who are those selected people also. In the Hunger Games if the capitol does not like you then you are killed on the spot. In In Time if the Time Keepers do not like you then they take your time away. But in The Heir if the people do not like you your family gets hurt; either by harm or the wrecking of your business. The forceful hand used in the governments is a heavily common theme in the dystopian genre. For example in The Hunger Games the Peace Keepers are a major force. If you steal then

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    SAT Practice Essay There are various definitions for what someone must do in order to be considered a hero. The classic definitions normally involve individuals who have fought in a war or have put themselves in physical danger. In the Hunger Games‚ Katniss Everdeen portrays this by putting herself in known danger. However‚ the definition should also include those individuals who have done a courageous act‚ which the rest of us could not normally do in fear of rejection of family‚ peers‚ or community

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