The Hunger Games‚ written by Suzanne Collins‚ is a dystopian young adult novel published on 2008. The protagonist of the story‚ also the heroine‚ is the sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen. She comes from District 12‚ where coal is produced‚ and most people live in the state of poverty. Every year‚ two tributes are reaped from each district to compete in a sickening ‘celebration’‚ the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games has only one rule: to kill‚ or be killed. When Katniss’ sister was chosen as a tribute
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Maninder Kaur Professor Ybarra English 70 April 10‚ 2012 The Hunger Games Have you ever been taken away from your family and friends? Been forced into a game where to stay alive is the only way to win? The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is about sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen‚ who lives in the country of Panem from the far- off city called the Capitol. The Capitol divides in districts. It is harsh‚ cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one
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temperature and humidity are also involved. Therefore a clean environment is not only desirable‚ it is vital. There are four ways to deal with pests… you need to know how to prevent pests from entering the premises. You need to know how to starve them by keeping food unavailable to them. You need to know how to deny them places to breed. You must become thoroughly familiar with the techniques of dealing with each type of pests and how to exterminate them safely. Although the battle is a continuous one pest
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Truth or Consequences (on the short story Keeping Fit) Life is a mixture of truths‚ choices‚ and consequences. Turning points in a life occur when truths are seen‚ consequences are realized‚ and choices are made. It may be a vague insinuation of a truth that has never been seen‚ or it may be a blunt reality that is forced onto a person. It may lead to a welcome change that is healthy and favorable‚ or it may lead to an uninvited transformation that is ultimately regretful. Seeing a truth completely
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John bates Descriptive Essay English 103 PR Jean Reeves Oct‚ 1 2013 White Clay Dam When I want to get away and relax I like to visit the white clay dam. For some reason the water always calms me down. It may sometimes look ugly but it is beautiful to me. I not only like it for the water but also the rolling hills and the whispering willows. I enjoy water so much I actually might be part mermaid. Although‚ I have never swam in the dam. The shimmering water looks nice from a distance‚ but
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“People can have the right to held their weapons to protect their freedom”‚ which is Americans belief and right given by the constitution. With this belief‚ The United States might be the only developed country which widely allowed its citizens holding guns. The custom of holding a guns caused the cowboy culture‚ which leaded americans have expanded and developed their country to be the most powerful country in the world today. However‚ today’s American is not the country of cowboys anymore. As a
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Keeping the moon by Sarah Dessen‚ is a novel about a girl named Colie sparks who‚ at the beginning of the book‚ is an unconfident 15-year-old who looks upon herself as a loser. Since her mother‚ who is basically‚ fitness celebrity kiki sparks‚ is touring in Europe for the summer‚ Colie has to spend her summer in Colby‚ California‚ with her aunt Mira. In Colie’s past she was very overweight‚ and made fun of because of it. When coming to Colby‚ Colie makes new friends‚ and experiences things that help
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Owning a gun is a big responsibility – and you don’t want your guns getting into the hands of someone who shouldn’t. The best way to keep your guns secure is to purchase a guns safe for your home or business – wherever you keep your firearms. When it comes to a gun safe‚ only the best will do – and not all gun safes are created equally. The gun safe that will protect your firearms needs to be more than a metal cabinet. A quality gun safe is one that will protect your guns from fire‚ burglars and
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Save Lives by Keeping the Drinking Age at 21 Listening to the news on television‚ hearing other students talk about it‚ is it really true‚ or are they going to lower the drinking age to 18? This is not just a rumor but nowhere have they actually lowered the age. The debate has been talked about for the last few years. The nation has always tried different things to solve the irresponsible drinking problems. In order to try and prevent this problem America has tried a national prohibition in the
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The Hunger Games response The story is about Katniss‚ a sixteen year old girl. She lives in Panem‚ a big country that replaces North America in the future. After a rebellion against the government‚ the country was divided into the capitol and 12 districts‚ to be able to control it better. To remind the people of Panem that the government is in charge‚ every year they organize these so called hunger games‚ where a girl and a boy from each district enter a big natural arena where they hide‚ fight
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