”The Hunger Games”‚ written by Suzanne Collins‚ is one of the most popular dystopian book worldwide. The novel quickly won readers’ hearts due to the combination of gripping plot with a dose of romance‚ fast-flowing action and author’s writing style. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic future‚ when North America‚ after a devastating war has transformed into a country consisting of twelve poor districts ruled by wealthy and heavy-handed government. The authorities in order to punish society for
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dead: “those who have even forgotten how to swim and how to ride a bicycle.” Then Collins provides a justification for our wanting to remember‚ wanting to enrich our every moment‚ as soon memories will be pointless. Really‚ in the end this is providing a more inherent worth to memories than they ever had before‚ because of the fleeting nature of life that Collins describes. Not in a fun‚ youthful “carpe diem” way‚ Collins is showing how short we have to live. Only from this presentation can the reader
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that she hands over her expensive clothing before he kills her (l.21-36). May Collins clearly fell for a regular marriage impostor. Ironically‚ this greed gives May Collin the opportunity to trick the impostor and save her life. She appeals to his sense of honour‚ reminding him that “It does not fit a mansworn man / A naked woman to see” (l.39‚40) and asking him to turn around as she undresses. He complies‚ and May Collin manages to throw him into the sea instead of being pushed in herself. A striking
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Contemporary pieces like Tom Roberts Shearing the Ram and John Brack’s Collins Street 5pm correlate in how they are constrained by cultural themes such as time and place. Art and culture are not black and white concepts; there is no way to say that one affects the other completely. Yet it is necessary to point out that time and place are intangible concepts
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Through the censorship that the government installs in the culture‚ it is also assumed that the people are more like robots or clones‚ than independently thinking organisms. In history we see this “extermination” of a certain race‚ or kind of people in the Holocaust
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NOTE: Go to assignment directions on page 2: “Prove This Claim.” You do NOT have to answer the questions because we’ve already done them in class. The History Teacher (Billy Collins) Trying to protect his students’ innocence he told them the Ice Age was really just the chilly Age‚ a period of a million years when everyone had to wear sweaters. And the Stone Age became the Gravel Age‚ named after the long driveways of the time. The Spanish Inquisition was nothing more than an outbreak of questions such as
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"The Names" Poetry is a form of writing that lets people express themselves. Poems are typically short and sometimes rhyme. In other senses‚ they do not rhyme‚ but have a reasonably deep meaning. In the poem‚ "The Names"‚ by Billy Collins‚ the title really caught my attention because I was surprised by the relationship between the title and the poem‚ my expectations about the connection were fulfilled‚ and the poem itself was extremely moving. One reason I chose the poem‚ who’s title caught my
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Aguilera once said "Being sexual is a huge part of my artistry and who I am as a woman. When I am sexual in my lyrics or videos‚ it’s because I am being honest. I’m in favour of any woman being proud of her body." How can we even consider music censorship when the only reason music is explicit is because musicians are simply being true to themselves? How would you feel if someone wanted to eliminate you from your careers industry just because they didn’t like the way that you dressed? Or because
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“Forgetfulness” by Billy Collins Naturally‚ life is a continuous cycle of experience and learning. Yet often times so much is buried in our lives that we fail to remember or recall what we have learned. Memories that range from miniscule facts to important emotions can often leave unknowingly from our mind. Billy Collin’s “Forgetfulness” shows how memories are delicate and fragile‚ and that the process of forgetting is one that is nonchalant. Billy Collins effectively blends subtle humor and irony
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