On Dystopian Societies A Report on our future world By Jeffrey Clemmons The girl scrambled for food through the thick wall of trash‚ the smell of mildew crossing her nose. She wore a tattered leather jacket and a pair of old jeans with shoes that people once called Chuck Taylors. She cursed when she didn’t find anything and turned back to her brother who was in the shopping cart looking hopefully at her. She sighed‚ “Nothing.” Her little brother sighs as well and she begins to push him in
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Introduction Suzanne Collins was writing for children long before her popular Hunger Games trilogy took the literary world by storm. However‚ she was writing for a different age group and a different genre‚ having started her literary career as a writer for children’s television shows. She wrote for several popular children’s television shows‚ including Little Bear‚ Oswald‚ Wow Wow Wubbzy‚ Clifford’s Puppy Days‚ and Clarissa Explains it All. She ventured into children’s books after a meeting with
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a futuristic North America called Panem.The setting is dreary and depressing since 11 of the 12 districts live in poverty supplying the flashy capital with their luxury products. Each district is responsible for manufacturing specific raw materials or products that are used in the capital. The beginning of the story takes place in District 12. Katniss had just came home from the games and she now lives in a big set of mansions built for the victors.President Snow comes by her house to threaten her
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The Huger Games The Hunger Games is a game‚ that occurs annually and it is set up by the ruling Capitol to show the other 12 districts of Panem that the Capitol owns them and that they are in-charge and it also serves as a merciless reminder to the price of rebellion against the Capitol. The hunger games consist of twenty-four teenagers‚ a male and a female from each twelve districts and they range in ages of twelve to eighteen. They are put in an arena‚ that differs every year and they have to
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Thoughts After Reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins I am really pissed at Katniss. SWEEHEART‚ PEETA LUVS YA! And you love him too! Just admit it and live happily ever after! It is so obvious that when he "admitted" his crush that he was being real. And for some dang reason you can’t FREAKIN’ SEE IT! I mean it is in your face! Like right there. And you can’t see it. And why does your mind keep wandering to Gale? Did you not already say you were just friends? I mean‚ okay‚ I guess I can understand
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The hunger game definitely describes the conflict between worker class and capital class in a extreme case. And that’s the frequent criticism on capitalism such that it makes the rich richer and the poor poorer. Luckily‚ capitalism comes with democracy and the people can throw away their government if they suffer too much. I once took a philosophy class which we analyzed a lots of social model from different philosophers and discussed which is the best model. We came to the conclusion that a good
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Trials‚ Approach‚ Crisis‚ Treasure‚ Result‚ Return‚ Life‚ Resolution. We can try his concept in modern novels or stories‚ and one that can really be used is “The Hunger Games” by Katniss Everdeen‚ was just a 16 years old teenager‚ living life just like her other compatriots in District 12‚ working‚ going to school‚ living in a shadow of poverty in which they worked for others in a much higher position. Her district was the one with least of things‚ food‚ cleaning
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Survival “Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!” announced Effie Trinket‚ the escort of the District 12 tributes. She tried to encourage the tributes to be happy about being chosen; that it is somewhat of an honor to be selected to participate in the Hunger Games‚ yet was unsuccessful. The Hunger Games is the first book in an amazing trilogy written by Suzanne Collins‚ that follows the story of Katniss Everdeen and how she survives The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is an annual
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MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL 1: ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY AND HUNGER GOAL 1: ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY AND HUNGER TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger a. Target 1A b. Target 1B 3. Some Corporate Initiatives in India 4. Critical Analysis and Advice 5. References Page 2 of 17 GOAL 1: ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY AND HUNGER INTRODUCTION Extreme poverty‚ absolute poverty‚ abject poverty‚ is stated as “a condition characterized by severe
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For the world or for yourself? I have just finished reading the Hunger Games Mocking Jay. The book was written by Suzanne Collins a very famous author. The genre of the Hunger Games Mocking Jay is Science Fiction. The book takes place in the midst of a war‚ between the capitol and the rebellion. When Katniss shot the force field of the arena with the electric wires‚ the capitol was shut down. Out of power‚ a way for the rebellion to take place. Katniss is knocked out as well as everyone else in the
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