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    Hunger games is a futuristic drama in a post-apocalyptic setting after a devastating civil war. A dystopian society is governed by a group of authorities living in a luxurious city of Capitol‚ the centre of wealth and affluence‚ in a country called Panem. Many years ago‚ a rebellion sparked between the capitol and the other 12 districts in the Panem that has resulted to a massive destruction and economic downfall. As penitence for their uprising‚ each of the twelve districts are sent to a public

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    The Hunger Games This paper is to be a discussion of The Hunger Games. It is mostly going to include a discussion of the main themes of the movie and how the director presents these themes in forms of characters‚ the environment‚ etc. The Hunger Games is about a girl called Katniss Everdeen‚ a girl from district 12 who voluntarily takes her younger sister´s place as tribute in the Hunger Games‚ a televised fight to the death in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are

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    The Hunger Games is a novel written in 2008 by Suzanne Collins about a dystopian future of what was once known as North America‚ now known as "Panem". The totalitarian nation of Panem is divided between 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games; Part entertainment‚ part brutal retribution for a past rebellion. The Capitol selects a boy and a girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each of the twelve

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    After watching "The Hunger Games"‚ what sociological themes did you see? Even though we as a country/world do not have a contest in which selected individual’s battle to the death‚ how can you relate the principles and contexts of "The Hunger Games" to our society or other societies around the world? How can you relate the "districts" to society? Do we (in the United States) have "districts"? If so‚ how do the "districts" relate to sports? How can you relate the power of the Capital to the past cultures

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    The book The Hunger Games takes place in the U.S many years after a war that put the world in total chaos. The last semblance of civilization is the capital Panem‚ and its 13 surrounding districts. Rebellions started to erupt through the districts to overthrow the capitals rule‚ but in the end it lasted in the defeat for the rebellion. As punishment for the rebellion‚ the capital has an annual competition named “The hunger games” where every year one boy and girl less than 19 years old from each

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    express themselves and others to relate to and escape from normal‚ everyday life. As we look at the two stories “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell we will look at the different conflicts that appear‚ the different ways each major character experiences conflict‚ and how these conflicts are eventually resolved. In the short story “The Lottery” a small village of about three-hundred people is depicted. The author describes a quiet friendly little town where

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    University of Phoenix Material Nutrition and Physical Fitness Worksheet Using the text for this course‚ the University Library‚ the Internet‚ and/or other resources‚ answer the following questions. Your response to each question should be between 75 to 100 words in length. 1. How does a healthy lifestyle affect self-image and self-esteem? 2. How do you define good nutrition? 3. What does it mean to eat a balanced diet? 4. What are three of the main dangers associated with dieting

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    School. I am writing to the people of the capital about the film The Hunger Games. I have recently watched this film and it left me very concerned with how the Capitol chooses to neglect the districts under their control and also how they force a young male and female from each district to partake in the Games every year. I hope the capital will take a second look at how they choose to treat the other districts. The Hunger Games concerns me the most‚ it is completely inhumane and unjust and it should

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    Suzanne Collin’s bestseller‚ The Hunger Games‚ it redefines that saying. In the novel‚ North America has been through some apocalyptic disasters and is known as Panam with twelve districts that are ruled by the Capitol. Each year the Hunger Games are held as a reminder of the bleak past and that the Capitol is still in control of the citizens of Panam. One girl and one boy between the ages twelve and eighteen from each district are drafted to fight to death in the Hunger Games. The last one standing is

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    “Foundation” by Isaac Asimov and “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins at first seem so different. Foundation is set mainly on the outskirts of the Milky Way‚ over ten thousand years from now‚ while The Hunger Games is a story of a Small nation somewhere in North America not long from now. These two books are indeed different‚ the setting‚ plot‚ and characters have almost no resemblance. But both of these books have similar themes. Simple plot of Foundation- a large group of scientists was sent

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