selected by an annual lottery to participate in the Hunger Games‚ an event in which the participants (or "tributes") must fight to the death in an outdoor arena controlled by the Capitol‚ until only one individual remains. The story is narrated by 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen‚ a girl from District 12 who volunteers for the 74th annual Hunger Games in place of her younger sister‚ Primrose. The male tribute chosen from District 12 is Peeta Mellark‚ a former schoolmate of Katniss who once gave her bread from
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most of Western Europe. 2. Tribute System of Pre-Imperial Mongolia During the Pre-Imperial Mongolian era‚ Genghis Khan and his army overran Beijing and pushed the empire towards northern China. His success as Khan helped as people got the impression that he had the Mandate of Heaven and that fighting against him was fighting heaven itself. The people of surrounding empires recognized the Mongol authority and agreed to pay tribute. And similar to the tribute system of the Tang and Song Dynasties
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blonde hair‚ which is unusual for District 12‚ and olive skin. He was chosen as the other tribute for District 12. He also saved Katniss and her family from starving‚ by giving her bread that he purposely burnt for them‚ so his parents wouldn’t know he gave it to them. Cinna is Katniss’ stylist and friend. He is creative‚ clever‚ and caring. Rue is a small bird-like girl from District 11. Her other tribute is Thresh from District 11. She reminds Katniss of Prim. Rue dies in the Hunger Games. Cato
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Introduction Suzanne Collins was writing for children long before her popular Hunger Games trilogy took the literary world by storm. However‚ she was writing for a different age group and a different genre‚ having started her literary career as a writer for children’s television shows. She wrote for several popular children’s television shows‚ including Little Bear‚ Oswald‚ Wow Wow Wubbzy‚ Clifford’s Puppy Days‚ and Clarissa Explains it All. She ventured into children’s books after a meeting with
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The tributes wear all black costumes and a jacket. I think the costume designer dressed the tributes in all black so that the viewers will not be able to see the blood and things like that since they are fighting and there will be blood. I personally didn’t like the costumes the tributes wore. The costumes the tributes were wearing didn’t look like they are going to fight. I think they should have worn a black
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COMP Essay Although the rise of the Aztec and Mongol empires did not occur in the same time period or in the same region‚ they are still similar. The biggest similarities are that they both lived almost entirely off of tribute and relied heavily on their armies. However‚ these similarities also came with differences‚ like the fact that their armies used different strategies/weapons. Some other differences were that the Aztecs migrated to Mexico‚ whereas the Mongols were just unified where they
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ruled it’s own territory and when others from outside the territory interfered they were dealt with through violent methods. The wise guys paid for their protection by paying the head of their local family. This payoff was also known as paying tribute to the boss. Like in “Goodfellas”‚ gangsters can be described as materialistic‚ street-smart‚ immoral‚ and self-destructive. With the “Good” fellas‚ Henry starts on his climb to the top; a path that all tragic heroes see. His parents were justified
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man calls a minority by a racial slur and the minority fights back‚ the speech most likely will lose any protection under the first amendment. It is important to note that the first amendment only protects hate speech from government censorship. A boss could still fire an employee for utilizing hate speech in or out of the
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Boom‚ boom‚ boom that’s the sound of the cannons going off after I kill every last tribute. I am from District 15. We train the peacemakers and then we send them back to the capital. We are so far out‚ so that they can fight in any weather. President Snow asked me to become a peacemaker because I was a student that scored high‚ but I wanted to get better. I volunteer almost every year and I always win but‚ people are starting to catch on to my tricks. Even though I don’t know how to climb a tree
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be a good friend because she is powerful‚ loyal‚ and she stays true to herself. Katniss Everdeen inspires many with her powerful and strong feminine figure in the Hunger Games series. After Katniss volunteers for tribute‚ Prim‚ Katniss’ sister who was originally picked to be a tribute‚ starts screaming and crying. Katniss starts to become emotionally affected by Prim’s cries. Before she could shed a tear‚ Katniss realizes that “... everyone will make note of my tears‚ and I’ll be marked as a easy
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