Mikyla Pene-Bavastro The movie ‘The Hunger Games’ directed by Gary Ross is an extraordinary fictional tale. A tale set in a futuristic dystopia society called ‘Panem’. This nation is divided into 12 districts and a capitol. Every year each district must offer two tributes a male and a female that must fight to the death until there is one remaining tribute out of twenty-four‚ who later becomes a victor. An interesting character in the film is Katniss Everdene‚ the films heroine. A District 12
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being a teenager that has been forced to have the responsibility of protecting their whole family‚ but one day‚ their entire life gets altered into having to murder other children for survival; this is the fate of tributes of the Hunger Games. In The Hunger Games‚ Suzanne Collins illustrates a desolate world where survivors of the post-apocalyptic continent of Panem segregate into twelve separate districts and tasked with specific responsibilities of harvesting the Earth’s remaining natural resources
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Hunger Games – The Movie The movie‚ The Hunger Games‚ is based off of the popular written series of books by the same title. Although the accuracy of the plot of the movie being transitioned from the book to screen-play‚ is lacking‚ the film still does a phenomenal job of keeping the viewer engaged. The special effects flow through the movie smoothly and without complication. The acting‚ in some cases‚ are amateur‚ most of the actors do very well at their roles. I had no problems believing the
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movies in which the 90% of its scenes were created by a computer program. Unsurprisingly‚ videogames programmers took advantage of this “boom” of recent times to start a millionaire industry. According to ESA magazine 2007‚ the annual sales of video games and their accessories in the U.S. reached $10.5 billion in 2005‚ exceeding the $9
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Video Games and Education Jeremy Cotto Arroyo S01007090 Prof. Figueroa Video games and education‚ too very different topics to talk about‚ video games being a topic mostly talked about by teens and children and education by adults‚ video games also being a topic talked down by adults because they see it as a waste of time‚ and really who could blame them? It is a waste of time‚ but for teens and children at the end of the day is more than just that‚ but‚ will get more into video games later
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COMMONWEALTH GAMES After Olympics‚ Commonwealth Games is the second largest sports festival in the world. The Games are held once in four years but only in between the Olympic years. The Games were originally known as the British Empire Games. The first Commonwealth Games were held in 1930 at Hamilton‚ Canada. The 10th Commonwealth Games were held at Christchurch‚ New Zealand in 1974‚ the 11th in Edmonton (Canada) in 1978‚ the 12th in Brisbane (Australia) in 1982‚ the 13th in Edinburgh (Scotland)
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Board games have many benefits. To one person it just passes time and to another person it helps with strategy skills. According to Alvin Rosenfeld‚ He states‚ “Nothing bolsters his (or hers) self-esteem more! So why not pull out an old board game tonight? Playing games is an easy and excellent way to spend unhurried‚ enjoyable time together. As an added bonus‚ board games are also rich in learning opportunities” (http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=2060). Although it is posted more
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(2025) Video Game Violence: The Indoctrination of Aggressive Behavior and Gun Violence in American Youth This communications study will analyze the affect of violent video games in the indoctrination of aggressive behavior in youth populations. The social context of video game usage defines the underlying affect of “first person shooter” (FPS) games as a gateway to violent behavior. These video games define a violent culture of militarism‚ mayhem‚ and death that is perpetuated in this type of popular
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Ender’s Game written by Orson Scott Card tells the inspiring story of Ender Wiggin and his recruitment into the International Military to help stop alien invasion. Ender’s Game is a powerful novel with many life lessons that will be learned by reading. Even in the business world‚ the novel relates to many situations and criteria that a business will also face. Some of the scenes in the novel relate back to themes using dealt with in the business world. Some of these themes include a business’ financials
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The last reason The Hunger Games is a dystopian novel is free speech isn’t given. Katniss said‚ “ When I was younger‚ I scared my mother to death‚ the things I would blurt out about District 12 about the people who ruled our country Panem...I learned to hold my tongue and to turn my features into an indifferent mask so that no one could ever read my thoughts.” Katniss’s mother must have known of something that happened previously to someone that spoke badly about the Capitol. This is the reason
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