Typed Notes for the Third Hunger Games Socratic Seminar 1.) On page 326‚ the game makers drained Katniss and Peeta’s water source and led then to the lake to have a showdown with Cato. The game makers control the environment and "entertainment" value of the games. How do you think this affects the tributes knowing that they are basically puppets? 2.) In modern day‚ reality TV shows have been increasing‚ especially in competitive shows and survival shows. What aspects of our popular culture
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which was marrying Romeo and Julie to unite the Montagues and Capulets was bad. This was a bad decision because this lead to the suffering of Romeo and Juliet‚ “… For never was a story more of woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo” ( V‚ V‚ 321-326 ). Even so‚ his bad decision also lead to deaths‚ “… For here Juliet‚ and her beauty makes This vautl a feasting presence full of light. Death‚ lie thou there‚ by a dead man
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Business Issues The profitability of Manzana Insurance Fruitvale branch was declining. There were mainly contributed by‚ Increasing backlog policies since 1989‚ and the number of RUN and RAIN appeared to be stagnating. Rise in late renewals resulted in increasing renewal loss rate. The renewals are decreasing and had a high renewals late rate 44%‚ which led to an extremely high renewal loss rate 47%‚ while Golden Gate’s is at just 15%. High turnaround time. Manzana increased TAT to 5 days‚ Goldengate
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How do we selectively listen as in the cocktail party effect? When hearing the sounds that are all around us‚ we don’t hear a single complex sound‚ but a combination of sounds. Hearing a combination of all the sounds occurring around us would be extremely overwhelming and overstimulating if we actually took it all in and heard it in its pure form. Being able to pick out particular sounds is an example of selectively listening. The book gives the example as the cocktail party effect. What this
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will lose‚ so he decides to write his will. "He starts to put down the pen he was holding‚ and now‚ louder than before‚ the third whistle blasts over the scene. Kane quivers. The breath he has been holding escapes in a long soundless sigh" (Foreman 326). This shows that Kane is scared to face his enemy. However‚ to really prove that Will made is scared he starts to cry which goes against all Hollywood movies. Usually‚ the heroes show bravery and perseverance but Will is scared‚ which is more realistic
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Sociology of the Family December 10‚ 2013 Intimate partner violence among cohabitating or married couples A part of human nature is to form relationships with others in our society. We form these relationships to preserve ourselves and the greater good of mankind. These relationships we as humans form ‚ are supposed to be synergistic to both parties that are involved in said relationship. Unfortunately‚ twenty-two percent of women and seven percent of men have been victims of intimate partner
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Modernized Metamorphosis I. Thesis Statement While the book preserves its classic terminology‚ which is static‚ the film provides dynamic version of interpretation so that we see more depth in the characters such as Gertrude. II. Overview of the Materials Being Discussed: 1. The full name of the book is‚ The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark. 2. The author of the book is William Shakespeare. 3. The film was produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company. III. Plot The genre of Hamlet
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Butler Lumber Case Study I. Statement of Financial Problem Butler Lumber Company‚ a growing profitable business has exhausted its credit limit and the key issues facing it are: 1. Need for additional funds to continue the growth 2. Need to consolidate debt 3. Need to improve cash flexibility. In this case study I will be discussing following problem: Why has Butler Lumber been profitable in the increasing volume of sales but at the same time it is experiencing cash difficulties
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Other common ground that Blanche and Stanley share is that they have both hurt their spouses‚ and felt remorse after the incidents. Blanche is full of guilt‚ feeling responsible for the suicide of her husband‚ Allan. As the story progresses‚ her remorse becomes more and more apparent. She regrets calling him “disgusting” after discovering that he was having an affair with an older man (133). Blanche feels as though Allan’s blood is on her hands because of her harsh judgement‚ and lack of compassion
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such an innocent man. Everyone could tell that Jem did not act like his normal self after the trial ended. Then when the guards shot and killed Tom at the prison‚ Jem took it very hard. As Atticus and Scout stated “So many things happened to us…” (Lee 326). After all that happened over the summer Jem just needed time to comprehend all that went on. As we can see throughout this novel Jem is curious‚ confident‚ and sensitive. Jem shows us he is curious about the Radley house‚ towards the beginning of
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