ANTHROPOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF ’THE HUNGER GAMES’ HSP 3U1 - 22: Introduction to Anthropology‚ Sociology‚ and Psychology Introduction In the movie ’The Hunger Games’ a female and a male is chosen from twelve districts to compete in a game called Hunger Game. They must fight for their life and survive outdoors in order to go home. There is only one winner out of the 12 districts‚ out of 24 people‚ only one goes home. Anthropology‚ one of the three social
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book “The Hunger Games” written by Suzan Colins effectively uses Characterisation and links to famous events like the “gladiatorial fights” and “Alice-’n’-Wonderland” ‚ to portray the nature of violence and the theme of totalitarianism. Suzan Colins links the ideas of “The Hunger Games” to Famous events in history‚ like the Gladiatorial fights in Rome. The event of “the hunger games” its’ self is a link to the nature of “Gladiatorial fights.” Totalitarianism is shown in “The Hunger Games” though the
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of confronting thongs most people are scared of. I chose the word brave for Katniss because she is really brave. In the book‚ The Hunger Games‚ her sister‚ Primrose Everdeen‚ was going to be part of The Hunger Games because her name was drawn from the draw that picks who is fighting in the games but Katniss was brave enough to volunteer so she is now fighting in the games instead of her little sister. Peeta Mellark is kind. Being kind means you are not mean. It means you are nice‚ pleasant to be
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English 801A&B The Hunger Games The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a book about survival. Survival forces you to be courageous‚ enduring‚ and most of all do things you’ve never imagined. One of the main characters Katniss Everdeen is forced to change who she is and act like she’s in love in order to survive The Hunger Games. Katniss demonstrates her courageous characteristic when she sacrifices herself and takes her sister’s place in The Hunger Games. Her sister Prim is
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Kenneth Gregg Mrs. Clevenger Engl1213 9-20-13 The Hunger Games compared to the real world After watching this movie it really makes anyone think wow we have it good in America. All of the societies it makes me think of are not good ones in my opinion. Or that the comparisons it makes me think of are the problems with societies. The barbaric gladiator games of Rome was the first thing that jumped out at me due to The Hunger Games‚ then the weaponry and the society in the movie made me think
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Hunger Games Description The two words I would chose to describe Katniss Everdeen would be rebellious and strong. She is rebellious in every way when it comes to the broken government that is ruling. She turned the death penalty she received into a way to show her government that the people are strong and that they would stand up. The word strong represents her very well. Not only is she physically strong but also mentally. She comes up with different ways to out smart people in the book
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In the Hunger Games‚ the Capitol is a government who has over powered 12 different districts left in North America‚ scared of facing any rebellions they made the decision of dividing each district by the different duties each one owned. In return‚ each year they held the Annual Hunger Games‚ controlling the various districts and stopping any rebellions from forming; 24 tributes were sent to the Capitol each year so that no acts of defiance would occur. It is now the 74th Annual Hunger Games‚ surprisingly
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The Hunger Games “Taking the kids from our districts‚ forcing them to kill one another while we watch– this is the Capitol’s way of reminding us how totally we are at their mercy” (Collins‚ 18). Imagine living in a world where the only source of entertainment is controlled under a totalitarian government. A world where the regimes ideology of “good television” is forcing twenty-four adolescences to fight to the death and the last man standing is the winner. The dark‚ twisted ideology of The Hunger
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Creative Worlds “Perhaps the greatest utopia would be if we could realize that no utopia is possible” (Jack Carroll) The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ and There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury are all dystopian stories. In The Hunger Games each year two children are picked from one of the twelve districts to fight to the death in The Hunger Games‚ to show that they can not rebel against the capital. They are forced to do this to show that they can not rebel against
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University of Phoenix Material Nutrition and Physical Fitness Worksheet Using the text for this course‚ the University Library‚ the Internet‚ and/or other resources‚ answer the following questions. Your response to each question should be between 75 to 100 words in length. 1. How does a healthy lifestyle affect self-image and self-esteem? 2. How do you define good nutrition? 3. What does it mean to eat a balanced diet? 4. What are three of the main dangers associated with dieting
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