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    In “Introduction to Poetry”‚ the writer Billy Collins sends out a message to all readers‚ implying that when reading a poem‚ one should be patient in finding the meaning to it and be open minded. Billy Collins uses metaphors and personification as a different way of sending out his message to the readers. The poem contains both syntax and diction. The type of syntax that is in the poem is more of a free verse rather than a sonnet structure with meter and rhyming. “I want them to Waterski across

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    by Billy Collins is a poem that had a certain sound and feel that stood out to me. Every night before I go to bed I think about my life and all of the people who are involved in it. I think about my parents lives and meaningful they are to me and that I would be lost without them. Then I think about my own life and how meaningful it is to them. Very often I think about the afterlife. My Catholic Faith teaches me that if I am a good person who does not sin then I will go to Heaven. Collins does not

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    Isabelle Gwak Ms. Therese English 10 3 September 2012 “The hunger games by Suzanne Collins is a work of dystopian literature” In my own opinion and from the evidences I found I hereby prove that the book “The Hunger Games” is a work of a dystopian novel. Here are some characteristic of a dystopian novel that matches up with the book “The Hunger Games”. First of all Dystopian literatures have social class on them (Ferrari). They always have single absolute rulers with the most power. Then

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    In this essay‚ we will be talking about how Suzanne Collins and George Orwell have their protagonist respond to repression. In the Hunger Games Suzanne Collins portray Katniss as someone who learns to keep unobtrusive to make her family and her surroundings safe. “I volunteer” I gasp. “I volunteer as a tribute.” This shows how repressive Katniss is and how she is so caring and loving to her family. She is willing to put her life on the line for her sister‚ people in the audience were very flabbergasted

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    we do whatever it takes just to stay alive‚ even if it means losing site of who we really are? These are all decisions that Peeta and Katniss‚ two kids from a city called Panem had to make all by themselves. The novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins has many themes‚ but the most important overall‚ is the importance of keeping dignity and humanity while fighting for our life. In the Hunger Games‚ a sixteen year old girl named Katniss and a sixteen year old boy named Peeta are chosen to go into

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    Closed-loop Insulin Therapy Improves Glycemic Control in Children with Type One Diabetes. Type One Diabetes is a common endocrine problem in children and its rate is growing. The risk of long-term problems such as cardiovascular and microvascular could be reduced by improving glycemic control. In spite of the accessibility of therapeutic options such as self-monitoring of blood glucose‚ rapid-acting insulin analogues‚ planned patient education‚ and insulin pump therapy‚ glycemic control in the majority

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    Every great author has a source of inspiration. Suzanne Collins‚ the author of The Hunger Games‚ was heavily inspired by ancient Greek and Roman culture. Her characters‚ setting‚ and even parts of her storyline all have similar aspects to the Greek and Romans. Roman history and Greek stories helped shaped The Hunger Games into what it is today. Suzanne was heavily inspired by the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur as well as the famous Roman Gladiator Games. Elements from both can be seen throughout

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    The criteria that Jim Collins selected were sound. The level 5 leader’s attributes aligned well with that of servant leaders as well. Collins (2001) described level 5 leaders as ones that “Builds enduring greatness through a paradoxical combination of personal humility plus professional will” (p.5). That trait of being humble and doing what is in the best interest of the organization was present also. They do what was best for their organizations and employees‚ not just themselves so adding

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    Games created a thought of rebellion throughout all the districts. After finding out about the outbreaks of rebellions‚ Katniss realizes that she must either escape or fight for everyone’s life. Which will she do? The author of the book is Suzanne Collins and she has written many series including the "Hunger Games Series" I think that she is the greatest novelist I have ever

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    problem to the people who worked on farms and who lived in mainly the mid-west. Therefore the high winds and dust killed many plants and left people out of work for days. In “Living through the Great Depression” by Tracy Collins.

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