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    The Hunger Games The novel of this story is called “The Hunger Games” it was written by Suzanne Collins the setting of the novel is set in a post-apocalyptic future of Panem located in North America. The rich and wealthy capitol and the twelve surrounding districts. The story is narrated by the protagonist sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen of district twelve which is well known for coal. Katniss Everdeen is the winner of the 74th annual Hunger Games with her teammate Peeta Mellark and the strategies

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    silent night SILENT NIGHT: The Song Heard ’Round The World by Bill Egan‚ Christmas Historian 180 years ago the carol "Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht" was heard for the first time in a village church in Oberndorf‚ Austria. The congregation at that Midnight Mass in St. Nicholas Church listened as the voices of the assistant pastor‚ Fr. Joseph Mohr‚ and the choir director‚ Franz Xaver Gruber‚ rang through the church to the accompaniment of Fr. Mohr’s guitar. On each of the six verses‚ the choir repeated

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    sailor is‚ Billy Budd‚ who is willing to serve his country. As he exits‚ he hollers for the Rights of Man by name and says his goodbyes. On the Bellipotent‚ Billy takes over the job of the foretopman. Claggart‚ who is the master of arms‚ has a appearance that is calm‚ but deep down he has evil intentions. Claggart is friendly toward Billy at first and Billy thinks he seems content with his performance. Billy is surprised later when he is judged by Claggart for small errors. One night‚ a guard wakes

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    Vere’s Decision for Billy Budd’s Punishment In the novel Billy Budd‚ sailor‚ Captain Vere’s Sort decision focuses on Billy Budd’s tendency to act his emotions. In one respect‚ Captain Vere made the right decision because Billy Budd killed Claggart‚ but in another Captain Vere made the wrong decision because Billy Budd did not mean to kill Claggart. Captain Vere makes the right decision to execute Billy because Captain Vere has to set an example. For example‚ when Billy Budd and Captain

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    Billy Elliot’ In the film ‘Billy Elliot’‚ 11 year old boy Billy is bought up into an economically repressed mining town without the care of his beloved mother. Billy lives in a small cramped English house with his bad-tempered brother‚ out of control father and his delirious grand-mother. All Billy wants to do is dance but Billy is told by his father that “boys wrestle; boys don’t dance”. But Billy loves to dance. This disappoints Billy and creates an obstacle for Billy’s dream of dancing. But

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    Night Essay

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    Symbolism of Night as Darkness and Evil Under the shroud of darkness and evil during the long nights in the memoir‚ Night‚ by Elie Wiesel‚ Jewish prisoners are in constant fear of what their next day will bring. The Jewish prisoners band together and talk to one another to hold on to those last remnants of social interactions. Also‚ the night has a symbolic function too. Night is a dark and evil time when people commit heinous acts of violence. To Elie‚ protagonist‚ the night is a never-ending

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    Night - Faith

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    Night is a dramatic book that tells the horror and evil of the concentration camps that many were imprisoned in during World War II. Throughout the book the author Elie Wiesel‚ as well as many prisoners‚ lost their faith in God. There are many examples in the beginning of Night where people are trying to keep and strengthen their faith but there are many more examples of people rebelling against God and forgetting their religion. <br> <br>The first example of Elie losing his faith is when he arrived

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    In The Night Meaning

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    In the Night Analysis The song In the Night by The Weeknd is a song that at first may seem shallow and meaningless but actually has a lot of underlying themes‚ the artist Abel Tesfaye even has stated that “the song isn’t as shallow as what it may appear to be”. Although he never says what the deeper meanings are he hints at some when talking about writing the song. In an interview he claims he came up with the concept for the song while in Marilyn Monroe’s childhood bedroom. Her old house had been

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    Night Essay

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    wrong. No matter how fast light travels‚ it finds the darkness has always got there first‚ and is waiting for it.” (Terry Pratchett‚ “Reaper Man”) Light is associated with warmth and happiness‚ because light comes from the sun and the sun makes us happy. Darkness on the other hand‚ is recognized as cold and scary‚ because as Prachett says‚ darkness has always gotten to a situation before the light has. In the story “Night‚” by Elie Wiesel‚ a young boy who portrays the author finds the darkness of the

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    November night

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    Many devices are used in this poem to show the raw harsh night of November. The first line is a simile ‘tinkles like ice’ the word ‘ice’ represents the harshness and how painful ice is. When we look at the form of the poem‚ we can see how the poet uses enjambment to continue in what’s being said. The line ‘tries the door‚ and sidles past’ gives of a feeling of terror as the poet has personified it and gives of an impression that a human is trying to enter the house. On the second stanza the

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