was a war between the Capitol and the districts‚ and the Capitol won. To remind the districts not to rebel‚ the Capitol created the Hunger Games. Every year‚ two tributes (one girl and one boy) from each of the twelve districts are chosen to fight to the death in an arena and only one person can win. The mayor then introduced Haymitch‚ District 12’s only living Hunger
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Fast Car By:Tracy Chapman By:Hayley Davies Submitted To:Ms.Tsarouhas Date: Wednesday‚ September 18th‚2013 ENG2D Fast Car By: Tracy Chapman T: Based on the name of the title‚ I predict that the lyrical poem is about the fast ride through life‚ and how you should stop and smell the roses sometimes‚ to cherish life. P: This is a narrative lyric that tells a story about a girl with a rough life. However she uses her savings from when she works at the convenience store to find
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I admire Josh because he still seems to have the qualities of a gentleman that are so hard to come by in this day and age. Yet‚ he makes me swoon with his manly-ness. It is a fine line and Josh has the ability to walk it impeccably. In The Hunger Games‚ a movie Josh has recently starred in‚ I almost lost myself in his eyes‚ never to reawaken‚ when all of a sudden‚ his macho capabilities pulled me through the deep sea of those chocolate‚ dreamy brown eyes. Josh Hutcherson is the ideal man. Anyone
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A Letter to My Classmates November 30‚ 2012 Dear Classmates‚ From the moment I looked at the box‚ that contains the books that could become my ISU‚ The Help has captured my eyes because of its vibrant appearance. The Help‚ with its color purple and yellow combination‚ made me think that the story will be a reflection of reality and would helped me to become aware of the w orld around me. In addition‚ the three birds on the front cover‚ suggests to me that they represent the protagonists of the
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reaction to other conflicting events. A great example of this was the terrorist attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya this past September. Other reasons why conflict should be avoided are presented in works of film and literature such as The Hunger Games. Lastly‚ one of the best ways to find a reason to stay away from conflict is to look into your own life and personal experiences. Driving one hundred miles per hour and getting ticketed for it is definitely an experience that proves conflict to
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The Lottery Conformity or Pure Selfishness “The opposite for courage is not cowardice‚ it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow”-Jim Hightower. Have you ever been in a situation to where you know a person or a group is doing something wrong‚ but you choose not to do anything about it? Have you ever done something wrong for so long that it suddenly became a lifestyle for you? Jackson’s story‚ “The Lottery”‚ when it comes to being in the wrong or not speaking up‚ reminds me
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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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how thoughtful Saranell may be towards her mother‚ all she receives in return is a cold shoulder. Geneva‚ upon being gifted with the flowers‚ should be overcome with joy and delight instead of scoffing and looking the other way. In the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins the reader is able to see similarities between Saranell being emotionally abandoned and Primrosee Everdeen being physically abandoned by her sister and mentally abandoned by her mother. As Katniss waits to board the train to
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1. Character : For the character I chose Katniss Everdeen from the books/ movie series of the Hunger Games. Katniss is my choice because she is the main character throught the series. It focuses mainly on the life of Katniss throughout the "Games". Katniss has green eyes and brown hair. She usually wears her hair braided down to the side. She specializes in Archery. 2. Protagonist: for the protagonist I pick Meredith Grey from the greys anatomy television series. Meredith is the main character of
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of District 12 again for the victory tour of all the districts. I’ve got to say I am not looking forward to it; still Gale refuses to hold a conversation with me and its driving me crazy. It’s as if he actually believes the charade I put on in The Games even though he knows for a fact it was all an act. Well I know that Peeta still believes it because I still haven’t told him it was all in the name of survival. Well I am going to go out to hunt for a while. Not that I need to but Gale now works full
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