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    For a government to be successful it needs to inflict fear into everyone of its people. The capital did so by using the Hunger Games as a tool for fear‚ excommunicating each of the districts from each other‚ and reminding everyone how one district can be eliminated so easily. Therefore‚ a government cannot rule as efficiently if there is no fear in its people. If fear is not within the government’s people then a rebellion could easily be started. In the words of Niccolo Machiavelli “is it better

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    The Hunger Games is a novel written by Suzanne Collins. Katniss Everdeen is a 16 year old girl and she is chosen to be a ’tribute’ for the Hunger Games. She and another tribute‚ Peeta Mellark‚ and together they must fight to the death with 22 other Tributes from the other districts on live TV. Things become heated when Peeta and Katniss find out that they like one another but in the end only one out of the twenty four can survive. During the hunger games there was a switch up and two people from

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    girl who finds herself in the Hunger Games‚ where she faces many‚ many challenges‚ not only physically but also emotionally. One of the hardest struggles Katniss faces in the games is having to deal with the death of her ally‚ and new friend‚ Rue. Another challenge Katniss faces is the adaptations she must make during the games when taking care of fellow district member‚ Peeta‚ who is near death. Most likely the hardest thing Katniss must deal with throughout the games is deciphering her real feelings

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    Characterization Katniss Everdeen Katniss Everdeen is the main character in “The Hunger Games”‚ written by Jennifer Lawrence. Katniss is only 16 years old but has lost her father already 5 years ago and lives with her mother (who is mentally disturbed since the death of her husband) and her 12 year old little sister Prim in Seam - the poor part of the anyway poor coal-mining District 12 in the futuristic world of Panem – previously North America (destroyed in a global war). Katniss has long

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    and always tries to persevere though the Hunger Games which is people being pitted against each other. In The Hunger Games book by Suzanne Collins which is a great fiction book.That is exactly what I believe that you should never give up no matter what the challenge will be stay determined. Do you think you would want to be pitted against other human being that are stronger than you. No‚ Good. However that is exactly what katniss faces in the hunger games. Much like the Roman Empire and the Coliseum

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    Hunger Games essay An important scene in the film the hunger games directed by Gary Ross is the reaping scene. This scene is important because it develops 3 ideas. Firstly‚ the effects of a totalitarian government‚ Secondly reality tv and its effects and lastly it develops kadnesses character. ross develops this scene through the use of verbal and visual features. The first reason this scene is important is because it shows a totalitarian society this is seen through the peacekeepers looking over

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    Hope; something that people believe in. Throughout the short story by Shirley Jackson "The Lottery" and in the movie "The Hunger Games" these people have one thing; hope. They live with a government that controls everything; dictatorship. In the short story "The Lottery" is about two higher class people are the leaders of the village and need to limit the population by killing off their villagers. The Lottery‚ Jackson shows how positions of power are important to the characters that possess them

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    controls who are those selected people also. In the Hunger Games if the capitol does not like you then you are killed on the spot. In In Time if the Time Keepers do not like you then they take your time away. But in The Heir if the people do not like you your family gets hurt; either by harm or the wrecking of your business. The forceful hand used in the governments is a heavily common theme in the dystopian genre. For example in The Hunger Games the Peace Keepers are a major force. If you steal then

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    SAT Practice Essay There are various definitions for what someone must do in order to be considered a hero. The classic definitions normally involve individuals who have fought in a war or have put themselves in physical danger. In the Hunger Games‚ Katniss Everdeen portrays this by putting herself in known danger. However‚ the definition should also include those individuals who have done a courageous act‚ which the rest of us could not normally do in fear of rejection of family‚ peers‚ or community

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    government is in control. Dystopian literature shows how the government is in control of the people‚ while the citizens appear to be equal. This paper will include examples from "The Giver”‚ “The Hunger Games”‚ and “The Lottery”. There are a lot of examples of severe oppression in literature. In “The Hunger Games” district 12‚ along with each of the other districts‚ is very oppressed by the controlling government. They are

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