In this essay‚ we will be talking about how Suzanne Collins and George Orwell have their protagonist respond to repression. In the Hunger Games Suzanne Collins portray Katniss as someone who learns to keep unobtrusive to make her family and her surroundings safe. “I volunteer” I gasp. “I volunteer as a tribute.” This shows how repressive Katniss is and how she is so caring and loving to her family. She is willing to put her life on the line for her sister‚ people in the audience were very flabbergasted
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The book that I read was Purple Heart by Patricia McCormick. An 18 year old boy named‚ Matt Duffy awakes in a ward called The Green Zone after being injured in war. He has no idea what happened to him‚ all he knows is he has been awarded the Purple Heart‚ but he doesn’t want a metal-he wants answers. With doctors asking him questions he can’t answer and people telling him things he doesn’t want to hear‚ Matt scrambles to recollect what happened the day he got hurt. Only bits and pieces are coming
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In this essay I will define good moral character and describe the reasons why I believe my mother in-law‚ Patricia Festa to be a person of good moral character. I believe a good moral person puts somebody else’s best interest in front of their own and that’s exactly what my mother in-law did. Even though she has passed on and I had only a year to the exact date of her passing with her‚ I strongly looked up and connected with her. She was one of the most amazing woman I have ever came across in my
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Every great author has a source of inspiration. Suzanne Collins‚ the author of The Hunger Games‚ was heavily inspired by ancient Greek and Roman culture. Her characters‚ setting‚ and even parts of her storyline all have similar aspects to the Greek and Romans. Roman history and Greek stories helped shaped The Hunger Games into what it is today. Suzanne was heavily inspired by the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur as well as the famous Roman Gladiator Games. Elements from both can be seen throughout
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GOOD TO GREAT Why Some Companies Make the Leap…. And Others Don’t Author : Jim Collins About the Author : Jim Collins‚ a student and teacher of enduring great companies. He serves as a teacher to leaders through the corporate and social sectors. He is an ex-faculty of Stanford University Graduate School of Business and proud recipient of the Distinguished Teaching award in 1992. Known for his deep research’s‚ Jim has authored or co-authored four books‚ including the classic a. BUILT
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Introduction Doctor Patricia Benner is a nursing theorist who is a researcher and highly-respected author. She has published nine books (receiving book of the year from the American Journal of Nursing four times) and many articles. She received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Pasadena college‚ her MSN from UCSF and her Ph.D. from UC Berkeley. In 1982 she published her novice to expert theory. In this paper I will discuss this theory and how it applies to me as a nurse. I will also discuss two
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we do whatever it takes just to stay alive‚ even if it means losing site of who we really are? These are all decisions that Peeta and Katniss‚ two kids from a city called Panem had to make all by themselves. The novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins has many themes‚ but the most important overall‚ is the importance of keeping dignity and humanity while fighting for our life. In the Hunger Games‚ a sixteen year old girl named Katniss and a sixteen year old boy named Peeta are chosen to go into
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poem The Names by William James Collins is about the tragic events of 9/11 and the people that were lost in the catastrophic events of the heartbreaking event. Mr. Collins illustrates the hurtful events and shows a deep understanding and respect for the tragic events that took place on 9/11. Mr. Collins brings in harsh and truthful events that left a lasting impact on me and others who read this meaningful poem. William James Collins‚ also known as Billy Collins‚ is an American poet who was born
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sticky? A stick. In his poems “Marginalia” and “Introduction to Poetry‚” Billy Collins uses metaphors to argue that students who annotate without real engagement detract from their experience of reading literature whereas those who annotate for their own satisfaction become more fulfilled. Collins’ “Marginalia” and “Introduction to Poetry” show the ways writing can be enjoyed when one annotates for one’s own contentment. Collins talks about the various ways he wants students to interact with poems‚ saying
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Patricia Benner’s model of skill acquisition is not focused on how to be a nurse‚ rather on how nursing acquires nursing knowledge- one could gain knowledge and skills (“knowing how “)‚ without ever learning the theory (“knowing that”). Five segments of skills acquisitions are novice‚ advanced beginner‚ competent‚ and expert. Two years ago‚ I was trained to become an open-heart nurse though; I am an experienced nurse‚ I had to start as a novice nurse. Training was divided in 2 phases‚ first one
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