The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and the short story “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson both authors reveal the horrors of dystopian society each society has annual tradition of them dying if they get chosen.Tessie in “The Lottery” feels that it wasn’t fair‚ and Katniss in The Hunger Games attitude is that she won’t survive . Katniss attitude is one where she might die may not survive another thing is that she is frustrated she says that I don’t want to make friends in The Hunger Games because
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Making several appearances on the American Library Association’s ‘most contested books’ listings for its controversial and confronting content‚ The Hunger Games trilogy has become one of the most discussed Young Adult fictions since its debut in 2008. Through Suzanne Collins’ use of provocative themes of class and extreme poverty‚ confronting depictions of violence amongst children and the challenging of stereotypical gender roles‚ the novel discusses the hardships faced by children living within
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more about what is going on in the world today and how it affects children. I believe that child soldier practices should be banned because the children are put into dangerous situations and they won’t get to live a happy life. Others would say that child soldier practices should not be banned because the children are needed to keep people safe. Child soldier practices should be banned because the children are put into dangerous situations. According to “Armed and Underage”
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Ms. Taylor‚ Even though the people of Panem live in a stricter society‚ there are a lot of connections that can be made between the two civilizations. In “The Hunger Games” Panem’s government/society is quite different from ours‚ but there are similarities in regards of democratic foundations‚ the ideal citizen‚ media role‚ and government role. First‚ our society is alike to Panem’s because of the way the government is set up and how we live in general. For example‚ both countries criticize whether
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tests their curriculum growth throughout the year‚ but what if a student does not test well. Lawmakers and Congressman have been contemplating whether to ban state testing. Although it relatively shows students curriculum growth‚ State testing should be banned on the basis of it takes out on the creative process of learning‚ eliminates the idea of students learning things dealing with life‚ and can cause stress amongst students. State testing takes out in the creative process of learning. Students
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THE HUNGER GAMES Collins Suzanne -Summary by Ashdeep Singh In the morning of the reaping day‚ Katniss wakes up. Finds her mom‚ pet cat (Buttercup)‚ and her sister‚ Prim by her side. After getting dressed‚ she heads to the forest‚ where she meets her hunting partner Gale. After fishing and searching for berries‚ they head back home. On their way back home‚ Katniss and Gale stops at the Hobs‚ the black market. At the Hobs‚ they exchange their fishes with bread and salt. Then they go to the mayors
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one because of parents complaining and teachers disagreeing with it. One reason this book is banned from many schools is because the plot involves rape. A girl accuses an African American man of taking advantage of her when he didn’t. Rape happens all of the time and you can’t keep children away from learning it. If they don’t know that stuff like that happens in real life‚
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Should Sweatshop be banned? There is no way to describe the how bad of a working environment it is inside a sweatshop. I believe sweatshops should be banned. Many sweatshops across the world lack the safety requirements‚ many workers are under paid and profit is largely given to the owner and not to the hard working workers at the sweatshops. Sweatshops should be banned because many of the sweatshops lack safety requirements. It is scary knowing that you have to go work
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Macbeth by William Shakespeare and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins are two texts written centuries apart but with very similar ideologies on the concept of power. They both explore power and its use politically‚ through physical measures and in Macbeths case supernaturally. Exploration of themes such as power leading to corruptness and then on to revolt are also prominent in both texts. Protagonist Macbeth and antagonist President Snow head their respective totalitarian societies and used force
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A book should not be banned‚ because it can impose other people’s beliefs on children‚ and goes against our First Amendment‚ which guarantees everyone the right to free speech. However‚ some people may view the content in books as offensive‚ and believe that books should be censored. One of the most prominent reasons as to why a book is banned is for religious reasons‚ such as the Harry Potter series‚ which was banned for "promoting witchcraft‚ setting bad examples‚ and being
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