Dear Suzanne Collins‚ I admire your work on the book series The Hunger Games. I want to tell you that your books have changed the way I see the world today. The book made me feel very grateful. This also made me look at other countries and see how we‚ as Americans we are spoiled and live lavish lives for no reason really. This is what I know about The Hunger Games trilogy. The Hunger Games trilogy takes place in an unspecified future time‚ in the totalitarian nation of Panem. The country consists
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The Video Game Narrative The first argument that arose out of the video game world was the debate of video game violence. Still unresolved‚ this debate has actually allowed for the video game industry to come fully into the main stream. As the din over violence quieted the fans of the game society began to focus on issues more akin to their own style. So then began the debate of game play vs. the video game narrative. The question arose; can a game also be a story? While the semantics would suggest
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Game Theory – 21 flags winning strategy There were 21 flags and each player had the opportunity to remove 1‚2‚ or 3 flags. The player that removes the last flags will be the winning team. By applying the backwards induction theory‚ think backwards in time and the optimal winning strategy is to leave the opponent player 4 flags by each step to remove the flags so that the remaining number is divisible by 4. The player that has the first attempt to remove the 1st flag will control the 100%
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Mayan civilization: Mesoamerican ball game Mayans are one of the bloodiest civilizations that are known‚ had also their own kind of entertainment. It is known as the Mesoamerican ball game and the first notes about this game were around 3‚000 years ago. This game was a symbol of a battle for a life‚ not just because it was very dangerous‚ but also because players that participated in this game offered their lives to the Gods. The Mesoamerican ball game was played all over Central and Latin
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Wesley Bolton Samuel Good Jake Jones JonMichael Lopez Honors English 9-1 January 28‚ 2013 WORK CITED INFORMATION: Card‚ Orson. Ender’s Game. New York: Tom Doherty Associates‚ 1977. PLOT SUMMARY AND THEME OF THE NOVEL: Ender’s Game‚ by Orson Scott Card‚ is the story of Andrew “Ender” Wiggin‚ a third born child in a prejudiced‚ futuristic world‚ as he is recruited to train at battle school to fight the “buggers”‚ an alien species that previously
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Gamer Addiction is an obsession with video game playing that usually begins in elementary and middle school. By college‚ the individual progresses from simple to elaborate games and the student is game-hooked. An activity becomes an addiction when it is used to change an individual’s mood. It becomes abuse when it interferes with ’one’s work or school‚ or disrupts personal or family relationships‚ and becomes increasingly necessary to feel good’ (Orzack‚ 2005a‚ p. 1). Addiction takes away from
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The Hunger Games The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins has many characteristics of a dystopian society. Propaganda is used throughout the book to control the citizens of society. The people of the twelve districts have their Information‚ independent thought‚ and freedom restricted. The type of dystopian control present is corporate control. Propaganda is use to control the citizens of society. “The real message is clear‚ ‘Look how we take your children and sacrifice them and there’s nothing you
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Humanity and justice wins the game The concept of humanity is an ideology formed and redefined by different societies. Each new generation continues to reinterpret and understand the concept in a way relevant to the needs of their society. The Hunger Games (2008)‚ written by Suzanne Collins‚ is a compelling action packed‚ yet romantic story where suffering unbearably swallows the citizens of the outer districts through the grueling annual reality TV show‚ The Hunger Games. Two representatives from
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The Disadvantages of Playing Video Games In the last several years the interactive games have had an amazing development in terms of image quality and variety of games. This has led to children and adults spend more time gaming and less time sharing with their families and friends. There are many significant disadvantages of playing video games. First‚ electronic games might have a negative impact over personal physical health. Gamers become lazy because they do not exercise every
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for the sole purpose of you killing all the others? The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is about a girl‚ Katniss‚ takes her sisters place in the games. She goes in and fights for her life and ultimately succeeds and returns home. In the novel‚ The Hunger Games‚ themes of government control and love are discussed‚ and these themes are also present in our modern day world. One theme that really stands out throughout The Hunger Games is government control. In the novel‚ the Capitol controls everything
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