Tupac Shakur 1971-1996 Born: June 16‚ 1971 in New York‚ New York‚ United States Died: September 13‚ 1996 in Las Vegas‚ Nevada‚ United States Ethnicity: African American Occupation: Rap Musician‚ Musician‚ Actor "Don’t shed a tear for me ... / I ain’t happy here / I hope they bury me and send me to my rest / Headlines readin’ murdered to death."--from "If I Die Tonight" on Me against the World (1995) BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY With his tattoo-splattered physique‚ piercing deep-set eyes‚ and shaved
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The Aztec and the Inca Empires were both extremely powerful civilizations. At the height of the Aztec Empire it reached from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico‚ from Central Mexico all the way to Guatemala‚ El Salvador and Honduras. The Inca Empire spread along South America’s western coast and throughout the Andes Mountains. There were many similarities and some differences in aspects such as government‚ economics‚ society‚ and religion. In the late 1300s‚ the Inca would attack neighboring villages
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Wealth and Power in The Hunger Games Professor Kenneth Wong G15 Dorothy SIOK Li Phing LIU Zhe LIN Feng Ian Nicolette CHEN Lixin TAN Yan Zhen 1 1 Introduction 2 The Ethics of Power 2.1 How Power is Obtained and Maintained The Hunger Games is
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success‚ and also made her a great leader. She could be tough as iron when it comes to hunt‚ or fight‚ but she also could be sweet when it comes to convince the audience to like her or to convince the capitol she was madly in love with Peeta (the other tribute from district 12)‚ or when she was with her little sister. These attributes‚ helped her to suit to every situation or problem she had‚ and she went through that successfully mainly because she could adapt her style to different circumstances‚ like
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“‘I volunteer!’ I gasp‚ ‘I volunteer as tribute!’”(00). This quote shows how much she truly cares about her sister and how much she wants to protect her. She is willing to sacrifice her own safety‚ and take on even more of life’s more difficult obstacles to make sure her sister is truly safe. Katniss knows that she needs to win the Hunger games for her family‚ and surviving the games is just an obstacle in her path to see her family again. In the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ the main character
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Chinese World Order and Tribute System Part II – Relations with Barbarians and Foreigners Part III – Diplomacy Post Opium War Part IV – Unequal Treaties – International Law Perspective Part V – Arrow War and Second Treaty Settlement Timeline- 1689 – Treaty of Nerchinsk 1842 – Treaty of Nanjing 1843 – Supplementary Treaty of Bogue 1844 – Treaty of Wangshia 1844 – Treaty of Whampoa 1858 – Treaty of Tienstin Part I – Traditional Chinese World Order and Tribute System For scholars studying
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Plot – Introduction- in district 12 in the country of Panem lives Katniss Everdeen‚ Peeta Mellark‚ and Haymitch Narrative Hook- Primrose Everdeen (Katniss little sister) is called as a tribute for the hunger games. Katniss panics to the thought of her little sister being in the hunger games and volunteers as tribute so her sister won’t have to go. Rising Action-
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ever-evolving arena where the games take place. Here‚ the tributes have been ‘wagered’ from their districts to fight to the death. To fabricate the arena‚ the Capitol’s ‘Game Makers’ have used futuristic technology. But in saying that‚ they are also very influential in determining the deaths of the tributes whilst making their deathsin the arena
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As the tributes line up on the bases waiting for the horn to sound‚ they all face a challenge of their own‚ fear. Fear of dying the second they step off that platform‚ and fear of what challenges lye ahead of them. When the horn is sound their hearts pounding through their hears and they’re bodies move without them even thinking about it. Katniss sees people already slicing and stabbing through their teammates. She grabs what seems to be a bag of simple necessities‚ a bow and arrow and runs. Now
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Haymitch doesn’t want Peeta and Katniss to appear too strong when practicing with the other tributes. He would rather they appear weaker so that they aren’t targeted at the start of the Games. Katniss marches off to her room‚ angry that she and Peeta are being forced to act friendly towards each other when they’ll just have to kill each other in the arena. Katniss notices that it’s possible to tell which of the tributes came from wealthier districts based on how good their bodies look. Peeta’s great at adapting
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