seconds on the clock. Our small forward‚ Dustin Blanchard‚ who also happened to be one of the two seniors honored that night‚ just drained what everyone had thought to be the game-winning lay-up. The noise was deafening as St. John’s Hayden Heminway stood to throw in what had to be a full court pass‚ a prayer to win the game. The referee blew his whistle and began to count to five. Hayden cocked back and heaved the ball three quarters of the court! We had set up in the perfect defense‚ and were in
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Role playing games with simulated violence is perilous to younger children because they are dangerous and can cause injuries‚ can lead to more real violence‚ and create bad behavior in teenagers. This affects children as they progress later on in life. First‚ Simulated game violence is perilous because it can inflict harsh wounds or injuries to anyone‚ even if they aren’t involved in the game. Some games can put youth in hospitals or seriously hurt them. These injuries will affect them after a
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It was a dark and gloomy afternoon on the friday of October 31st. The year was 2014 and Donny was getting padded up for the big football game against the big time rivals… Mitchell. Donny was the star quarterback for the tigers weighing in at a staggering 225 and towering over people at a height of 6’5. The game start time was set for 7 sharp‚ right when the sun was supposed to set. Donny was standing in the tunnel leading out onto the field waiting for his team to come join him. Looking out he
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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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Hunger Games. Katniss Everdeen‚ the book’s ruthless heroine‚ learns a lot of life lessons throughout her first adventure. Peeta Mellark‚ the baker’s son‚ has developed a realization of how much power the Capitol really does have over the people of Panem. Even Gale Hawthorne‚ Katniss’ best friend and possible love interest‚ is used to putting his family before himself. The 74th Hunger Games allows these characters to open up and discover their purpose in life. Much of The Hunger Games is centered
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The character that I felt strongly about from Suzanne Collins’ hit novel “The Hunger Games” was Katniss Everdeen‚ a rebellious and out-going teen who takes her sister’s place as tribute in the 74th annual Hunger Games. Throughout the novel‚ she displays important values that made me feel strongly about her. These include‚ her caring nature for others‚ Competitive attitude and her determined mind. Katniss Everdeen (the main character) is a teenage girl who lives in an impoverished coal-mining
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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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Hope; something that people believe in. Throughout the short story by Shirley Jackson "The Lottery" and in the movie "The Hunger Games" these people have one thing; hope. They live with a government that controls everything; dictatorship. In the short story "The Lottery" is about two higher class people are the leaders of the village and need to limit the population by killing off their villagers. The Lottery‚ Jackson shows how positions of power are important to the characters that possess them
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weak they are and how little control they have‚ hosts the Hunger Games. Two tributes are selected from each district to participate in a game. An arena is set up that looks like a natural surrounding {a jungle‚ rain forest‚ desert‚ etc..) Here‚ the tributes have to try to survive and kill each other off. The one who is the last standing wins and earns food and gifts for their District‚ and also can never be selected for the Games. Once chosen‚ you can’t get out of it unless someone else offers
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The Beautiful Game Soccer is a popular sport that goes back in time. Soccer is also a unique sport that is loved by a great amount of people in this generation. However‚ “Dating back to about 3000 years ago‚ soccer was more popular than baseball‚ basketball‚ and American Football together. Soccer is enjoyed in every continent by a total of eight million people worldwide.” (Simkin) Therefore‚ soccer has always been an adored sport. Soccer which is also known as Football; is played with two teams
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