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    Everdeen. If you think of Katniss as giving up already‚ you would be wrong. The character Katniss is strong and always tries to persevere though the Hunger Games which is people being pitted against each other. In The Hunger Games book by Suzanne Collins which is a great fiction book.That is exactly what I believe that you should never give up no matter what the challenge will be stay determined. Do you think you would want to be pitted against other human being that are stronger than you. No‚

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    In the second installment of The Hunger Games Series‚ Catching Fire‚ by Suzanne Collins‚ the theme of the government overstepping their bounds is prominent. President Snow’s character is a focal point into letting the audience see the power he has and how it has affected his decision making and actions. The setting of government enforced Panem and the harsh punishments to rule breakers shows the unnecessary harshness of the government. The plot development relates to the theme of an overactive government

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    Dystopian films and novels tend to portray many universal elements and they are based off of frightening societies. An example of this type of story is “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins. In this story‚ the different districts often went through hard times causing them to lose humanity. Living in homes with no heat‚ rough conditions‚ and a scarcity of food‚ water‚ and basic necessities forced the citizens of these 12 districts to fight for their lives everyday. And just this example of a dystopian

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    The Hunger Games Susan Collins Copyright date: October 1‚ 2008 Genre: Science fiction The Hunger Games book review North America has been destroyed and is now run by the powerful Capital and is divided into 12 districts (district 13 has been destroyed due to a rebellion). In district 12 ace hunter Katniss Everdeen‚ a 16 year old girl‚ carves out a meager existence for herself‚ her younger sister Prim and their widowed mother. In order to keep the 12 districts aware of who runs the county‚

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    How does Austen use humour to portray Mr Collins and his proposal? Austen presents Mr Collins to be the most unwillingly comical character in the whole novel through his extreme idiocy and pomposity. From Austen’s description of Mr Collins it is clear that he is self satisfied‚ proud and serious. “Mingling with a very good opinion of himself‚ of his authority as a clergyman”. This shows that although Mr Collins isn’t in a extremely high position in society he is proud of who he is and perhaps

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    today’s society. Shirley Jackson’s short story‚ “The Lottery‚” is an ideal representation of this theme because a citizen of their village is sacrificed each year to be the lottery’s “winner‚” and that winner is stoned to death. Comparably‚ in Suzanne Collins’ film The Hunger Games‚ a similar lottery is drawn each year where 24 citizens of Panem must fight to the death to achieve the country’s “winner.” The citizens of both the village and Panem have been programmed to understand that this tradition will

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    IRA Tactics

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    Do you agree that it was the IRA’S tactics that brought the British government to the negotiating table? When looking at the sources L and M‚ there are many arguments and indications within them which support and suggest that the idea that it was the tactics of the IRA which led to the British government negotiating with Ireland. Source L for example‚ is the Soloheadbeg memorial which commemorates the ambush at Soloheadbeg on the 21st January 1919. Therefore it is referring to the murder of

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    The Irish Republican Army (IRA) has sought for a unified Ireland for decades through the use of violence and intimidation in the form of terrorism. Britain’s occupation of Ulster (Northern Ireland)‚ has been a controversial reign with a primarily Protestant influence on a previously Catholic area. This has led to various civil right issues and activism in the most affected parts. Politically‚ the feud is primarily about land and the unification of Ireland‚ thus the disputes over who Northern Ireland

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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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    Michael Collins Death in Beal Na mBlath With the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty‚ a bitter Civil War erupted in Ireland between the Pro-Treaty and Anti-Treaty forces. As Commander-In-Chief of the Free State Army‚ on the 18th of August 1922‚ Michael Collins announced his intention to inspect the State military posts in the South‚ having previously returned from earlier inspections to attend Arthur Griffith’s funeral. His colleagues advised him not to go‚ as he would have to travel through deep

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