other people in society‚ usually because of people or events that take place in their life. The four texts I have studied this year which use the theme of alienation are: “The hills” written by Patricia Grace‚ “Boy” directed by Taika Waititi‚ “The Hunger Games” written by Suzanne Collins‚ and “Ravens Gate” written by Anthony Horowitz. My first text‚ “The Hills” is about a teenage Maori boy who is treated unfairly by the police because he is black. Alienation is presented through the discrimination
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to read for my second quarter government book was The Mocking Jay from the Hunger games series. The author of this book is Suzanne Collins. There is a lot that goes on in the story‚ involving many things in the war of her districts. It is causing a rebellion in the districts. Katniss takes stock of her new position as a rebel in District 13. Only three victors were saved from the arena from the last book from the Hunger games series; Beetee who is an old man from District 3‚ also known as Volts‚ Finnick who
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the book Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins‚ this book is number two of the Hunger Games series. This book over all was pretty good and I think I’m going to read the 3rd. Before I start to give my reasons for the words I want to say why I used the colors I did. I used a black back ground because she is being thrown into this unknown world again when she really should be living a life of luxury but because she outsmarted the game makers this is what she gets. I used Red yellow and orange for the colors
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The Hunger Games Essay By: Yasmeen Sahibzada The Hunger Games is a story of a 16-year old young adult named Katniss Everdeen who changes by her fate of entering the annual Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is an annual televised fight to the death. This event is held to entertain the Capitol. The Capitol is a utopian city where the Panem’s most powerful and wealthy live. Over the course of the book‚ Katniss enters the games‚ finds fake love‚ becomes a part of the star crossed lovers‚ and finds herself
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The Hunger Games. An Essay By: Yaressi Esquivel INTRODUCTION ‘’War‚ terrible war. Widows‚ orphans‚ a motherless child. This was the uprising that rocked our land. Thirteen districts rebelled against the country that fed them‚ loved them‚ protected them. Brother turned on brother until nothing remained. And then came the peace‚ hard fought‚ sorely won. A people rose up from the ashes and a new era was born. But freedom has a cost. When the traitors were defeated‚ we swore as a nation we would
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Murderball is a documentary following the lives of the United States Paralympic quad rugby team. Quad rugby is a full-contact sport and the main strategy of the game is to run into your opponent’s chair as hard as you possibly can in order to knock over the opponent’s chair. The chairs are reinforced with metal plates in order to with stand the hammering. These chairs are designed in a way that allows the players to run into anything as hard as they want and not get injured. A great part of the
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The Hunger Games is a text that illustrates a war torn world where the rich and powerful are in control of the poor. The text identifies our real life fears and hopes through the imaginary dystopian world of Pamen. This is the present day North America. Rabkin states humans understand their world and themselves through narratives. The hope and fears of their narratives become our futuristic hopes and fears. Humans today have fears for the future including; poverty‚ lack of food and water‚ population
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Understanding Evil in the Hunger Games How can you stand by and watch those who create evil‚ continue? Albert Einstein once said‚ “The world is dangerous to live in‚ not because of those who do evil but because of those who look on and let them do so”. This quote relates to The Hunger Games on many levels. This paper will attempt to explain the meaning of Einstein`s quote‚ along with the ramifications of condoning evil by three distinct characters in The Hunger Games. The characters identified
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The Hunger Games The Hunger Games is set in a fictional country of Panem with a total of 13 Districts in which everyone lives and the Capitol. Every District is special in what the produce. For example‚ District 11 specializes in crops and farming. The story revolves around Katniss Everdeen from District 12. Every year‚ there is what’s called a reaping in which every district picks one boy and one girl to participate in the “Hunger Games”. The Hunger Games is entertainment to some districts (i
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Title: The Hunger Games Author Background: The author of this book is Suzanne Collins‚ who currently lives in Connecticut with her family. She started her career in 1991 writing for children’s television. She has worked on Nickelodeon shows including Clarissa Explains it all‚ The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo‚ Little Bear‚ and Oswald. Suzanne recently finished her third book in the series‚ The Hunger Games‚ Catching Fire. Genre: Science Fiction Meaning of the Title: The title The Hunger Games has a very
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