Orienting information (Mary Kay tribute) Faith first family second and career third perseverance and dedication to these principal took Mary Kay Ash to be named the greatest female entrepreneur in American history by Baylor University (Notable biographies) "a lady never reveals her age" Mary Kay Date of birth unknown Excelled in school Married at 17 had three children son is now owner of the company after her death in 2001 Three things
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family and how ones own actions can lead to horrible conclusions if not dealt with properly. This novel takes place in Panem‚ a country that is divided into twelve districts‚ with one being the richest and twelve the poorest. Each year‚ two young tributes from each district are selected by lottery to take part in The Hunger Games. The twenty-four participants are required to kill one another until only one participant remains. When Katniss’ sister‚ Prim‚ is chosen at the reaping as District twelve’s
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deaths of the Tributes which result in the Tributes forgetting their own moral codes for survival or the glory of being a victor. The biggest immoral action of the capital is taking away the freedom and rights of the districts‚ especially the tributes who enter the games while the game makers control everything they do. For example‚ when Katniss had almost reached the edge of the arena the game makers started a fire and controlled it to push Katniss back towards the other tributes. They were not
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David May 1‚ 2012 Reading and Discussion Questions: When China Ruled the Seas by Louise Levathes 1. Why are we reading this book in this class? 0 The reason that we are reading‚ “When China Ruled the Seas” by Louise Levathes is in order to help us create a better understanding of the Chinese rule and how they became such a great dynasty. It helps us to see how China rose to become a great maritime power and also how it its navy disintegrated. “When China Ruled the Seas”
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conquered others. According to document 1‚ the rule of the Aztec empire differs from other empires by‚ demanding tribute payments in form of food and clothing‚ precious stones‚ furs‚ fine woods‚ and slaves. Conquered people didn’t refuse to pay tributes to the Aztecs‚ because trade and tribute held the Aztec empire together. As the population grew‚ the Aztecs received even more tribute because of Spaniards. According to document 2‚ in this painting from the Aztec Empire Aztec ritual human sacrifice
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addiction. When he should be training and advising his tributes‚ he spends his time drinking. He is also very unpopular because of his drinking. Very much a loner‚ he is not married and lives by himself with no friends. He throws up‚ smells bad‚ and acts badly. Haymitch is most definitely an unmannered‚ rude drunk. Yet Haymitch is also a winner. Once a tribute for the Hunger Games‚ Haymitch ended up winning. He is the only living tribute and winner from District 12‚ making him the sole mentor
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Forbidden Rebellion How is it possible that one force can rule over a group more than double its size? In Suzanne Collins’ novel‚ The Hunger Games‚ there are 12 districts of many people ruled by one force known as The Capitol. The country is run is a Marxist manner: The Capitol serves as the bourgeoisie of Panem‚ and the districts serve as the proletariat. The Capitol controls every move the districts make‚ punishes every act of rebellion‚ and kills off innocent people just to show their power
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Hunger Games‚ by Suzanne Collins a new country is created. Panem is born in place of North America‚ were the Hunger Games began. In the Hunger Games‚ there are 24 tributes. Tributes are people who live in the districts. The tributes in the Hunger Games are all the same. They kill one another and become the Capitols puppets. The tributes become violent‚ emotionless puppets. Then there is Katniss. Katniss is an excellent hunter and becomes lethal during the games. However‚ she has not lost her compassion
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other members of the 12 districts are being treated unfairly because of a rebellion cause by the former District 13 against the government‚ the Capitol. Their punishment is not only starvation and suffering but for every year each a boy and girl tribute between the ages of 12-18 is chosen to be fight to the death on national television until one is surviving. 24 children enter only one comes out. The Hunger Games is absolutely a riveting and suspenseful book. It portrays and enhance emotion and
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The basic similarities are a strong female lead and both take place in a dystopian society. Tris in Divergent and Katniss in The Hunger Games are two brave‚ rebellious sixteen-year olds‚ who endure an oppressive government and fight for the freedom of themselves and their society. The Districts (The Hunger Games) are set up from a failed civil war whereas Factions (Divergent) was set up more as a Utopian society. Districts are divided by resources while Factions are divided by personalities. Both
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