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    Dystopian Experience Essay

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    England - The Promised Land?: Utopian Expectations vs. Dystopian Experiences Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Theoretical Background 2 2.2 ‘Mother Country’ 2 2.3 The Immigrant Experience 5 2.4 ‘Nation Language’ and its Use in Poetry 7 Analysis 9 3.2 Utopian Expectations 9 3.2 Dystopian Experiences 13 3 4 Conclusion 17 Bibliography 18 Plagiarism Statement Appendices Appendix A: “Old Slave Villages”‚ “Poverty Life” Appendix

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    The Omission Of Crime by The Government The movie “Hunger Games” is taken place after the apocalypse in North America. Hunger Games is about a violent game between the girls and boys between the ages of twelve and eighteen years old who are forced to enter their name in the system so it can be drawn like the lottery tickets. Their name is chosen randomly like the lottery number‚ once their name is drawn they have to go and represent the district where they are from and thrown into one big arena

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    William Powers -9/9/13 Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin Oftentimes‚ fantasy or science-fiction novels follow one another‚ copying some of the landmark concepts that revolutionize the genres. Lord of the Rings was revolutionary‚ and much of fantasy has followed in its wake‚ portraying an epic quest of individuals across a perilous land full of many humanoid species like dwarves‚ elves‚ orcs‚ and trolls who may aid or hinder the adventurers. Dune by Frank Herbert was revolutionary in that it

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    Journal Essay – The Hunger Games Character Analysis In the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ the main character and protagonist is 16 year old Katniss Everdeen‚ a strong and selfless young woman who is far more mature than her age suggests. As the main provider for her family after her father died‚ Katniss had to become responsible and resourceful at a young age‚ which forced her to participate in rebellious behavior in order to keep her family alive. She is an unselfish and protective

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    Katniss was starving at the time‚ and Peeta essentially saved her life by giving her bread from his family’s bakery. Moreover‚ he apparently burned bread deliberately to help Katniss‚ despite knowing he would be punished as a result. Katniss describes how she has felt indebted to Peeta ever since. Thresh also brings up debt when he spares Katniss after learning about her alliance with Rue. He says they are “even” and no more is “owed.” These feelings of indebtedness‚ Katniss suggests‚ stem from the

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    Krystian Biskup and Meng Yao Liu Mrs. Prinzo English I Honors‚ Period 9 October 17‚ 2013 Your Story Title Goes Here 1. What do people in America fear today? 2. Which of the above fears do you want to include in your dystopian story? 3. A dystopian story has a back story: a war‚natural disaster or other terrifying event is introduced early on in the story to set the stage. Describe the backstory for your dystopia. 4. You will also need a hero in your story. This protagonist will

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    Kristen Smith ENC 1102 19 September 2013 Mini-Essay 1 The Thin Line Between Hope and Hopelessness Suzanne Collins ’ novel‚ The Hunger Games and George Orwell ’s 1984 both illustrate the theme that hope can remain alive even amid the most hopeless of circumstances.  The main characters of these stories‚ Hunger Games ’ Katniss Everdeen and 1984 ’s Winston Smith live in similar totalitarian societies where every move they make or thought they have is controlled by an all-powerful government.  Although

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    ‘The Hunger Games’ is a written/extended text (novel) written by Suzanne Collins‚ which is a dystopian novel written in the voice of a 16 year-old‚ Katniss Everdeen‚ who lives in a post-apocalyptic nation of Panem. The Capitol is a highly advanced metropolis‚ which has full authority and control of the entire nation that consists of 12 surrounding Districts. The Hunger Games itself‚ is an annual event where one by and one girl is selected as tributes from each of the 12 Districts to participate and

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    ENG 266 - 1001 Essay # 1: The Hunger Games April 3‚ 2013 In a story that has an underlying theme of class and poverty‚ The Hunger Games and their twelve districts can be compared to India’s caste system. Both are hierarchies based on social status. The districts in The Hunger Games include the Capitol being at the top of the chain‚ with districts one through twelve falling below in numerical order. Going down the order‚ each district gets more and more poor. Following along with that‚ the Indian

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    Dystopian World

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    Dystopian World From poverty‚ to world hunger‚ from global warming‚ to equality‚ there are some issues that are virtually unsolvable. Whether the fact is money or food‚ weather and opinions‚ everyone is different‚ and everybody is entitled to different views and perspectives. These are some of the reasons for the beliefs of our inhabitant in a dystopian world. The definition of dystopia is an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant‚ or bad. No matter the amount of help and solutions

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