In the novel The 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
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In The Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen‚ played by Jennifer Lawrence‚ and the other rebels must go against everything they have been forced to do their whole lives to take back Panem from President Snow (Larence‚2012). Katniss‚ Peeta‚ Gale‚ all thirteen districts‚ and the Capitol are all affected by social influences in different ways. Social influence is made up of three main parts‚ conformity‚ compliance‚ and obedience (Kassin‚ Fein‚ Markus‚ 2014‚ pg. 255). Throughout the movie‚ all of the characters
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The Hungers Games is another good example of Action/Adventure. The story begins with a girl named Katniss Everdeen lives in a place called Capitol of Panem‚ which once used to be North America and she is zoned in District 12 and every year the Capitol holds its Hunger Games and the Hunger Games is a game where they select a boy and a girl from each District to compete against each other until death and
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Treating humans equally is the main issue on Earth‚ it can be settled nevertheless it gets frequently forgotten. The movie called “Hunger Games” is an excellent example of how the government could develop if we don’t treat each person in a fair way. Of course‚ what happens in the Hunger Games is not induce to happen‚ or will it? There are countless examples of how government changed in the movie‚ but only a few of the changes can be found nowadays. Meaning that it may happen now‚ but other changes
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“The World of Wrestling” and “The Hunger Games” In today’s world‚ sports are something that most people not only take very seriously‚ but obsess over. They consume and influence a big part of everyday life. Some sporting events even have more aspects of a show being put on for the spectators instead of just a game. Instead of a winner and a loser there is more of a hero and a villain. This is exactly what Roland Barthes tries to display in his essay “The World of Wrestling.” Barthes says‚ “Like
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never in a million years thought that I would have been chosen. Me‚ little old Douglas Huckleberry from district 12‚ after Peeta and Katniss won this thing a few years ago district 12 hasn’t had much to root for in the last few hunger games. But here I am‚ replaying my game plan over and over in my head. Run to the first backpack I see and sprint to the woods. I say this out loud as the pod rises; I’ve got no time to be afraid I just need to survive. I don’t even pay attention to the countdown; I
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The Hunger Games Book Review The adventurous yet sensitive story about a teenager in‚ The Hunger Games‚ by Suzanne Collins‚ portrays a girl facing many obstacles‚ she is put in many scenarios that could put her life in danger. Katniss is a 16 year old girl living with her mother and younger sister in District 12. Every year‚ there is an event called‚ The Hunger Games‚ where you must survive to win. When Katniss’s sister is chosen to participate‚ she decides to take her sister’s place. The Hunger
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Cinna Hunger Games Cinna is a first time stylist for the tributes in the Hunger Games. His simple attire and use of little amounts of makeup is unlike the rest of the people from the capitol. “It is common for citizens of the capitol to tattoo and dye their bodies in extravagant bright colors‚ as well as undergo plastic surgery to alter their appearances”(wikia). “The Capitol of Panem is a technologically advanced‚ utopian city where the nation’s most wealthy and powerful live” (Wikia). Cinna represents
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often criticizes some aspect of modern society and usually contains at least one character who realizes what is really going on and decides to fight against it. Two good examples of dystopian literature are Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Fahrenheit 451 is one novel that fits very well into the dystopian genre. One element of the
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Ethical Killing in The Hunger Games The Hunger Games is a book series ripe with ethical issues. Panem is a post apocalyptic America in which the series takes place. The country is divided into 12 Districts and one Capitol that rules over them. As a response to District 13’s rebellion‚ The Capitol instated The Hunger Games in order to keep the remaining 12 districts at bay. The Games involve a male and female tribute from each district between the ages of 12 and 18 to be taken from their homes and
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