Letter: Ms Vanessa Johnson 16 Whitehall Lane London‚ Essex AB12 3ZY 7 July 1916 Dearest Mother‚ I thought I should write to let you know im safe and im recovering. I miss you and the rest give everyone a hug from me and tell Rosie I hope she’s being good. The hospital is constantly got new soldiers coming in suffering from nervous exhaustion and shell shock too so im not the only one‚ the doctor said it is an injury to the nerves and told
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Task 1: Zombies Zombie is an anti-war song written by the Irish rock band The Cranberries‚ in 1994. The group’s vocalist‚ Dolores O’Riordan has claimed that Zombie speaks about “The Irish fight for independence that seemed to last forever.” When talking about the conflict in Ireland‚ it is important to bear in mind that it is not only political‚ but also religious. The suppression of Catholics in the country can be dated all the way back to the Reformation in 1517‚ and the struggle between the two
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Easter is a festival which usually occurs during the last week of April‚ on Sunday and it is known for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Easter 1916 is a poem which documents the Irish revolution. In 1800s‚ Irish parliament signed the act of union with Great Britain; hence Irish became the part of Great Britain. As of which the Irish nationalists and revolutionist IRB (Irish Republican Brotherhood)‚ they were not happy about it and wanted to gain independence. IRB was formed in 1858 with 2000 members
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Katniss Everdeen is brave. Being brave means you are not afraid of your weaknesses. You will fight it no matter what. When you are brave‚ you are showing courage. You are fearless and confident. Being timid is not being brave. To be brave‚ you aren’t scared of confronting thongs most people are scared of. I chose the word brave for Katniss because she is really brave. In the book‚ The Hunger Games‚ her sister‚ Primrose Everdeen‚ was going to be part of The Hunger Games because her name was drawn
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Have you ever heard the game that you need to fight for life? The game is called Hunger Games‚ from every districts one male and female from the age 12-18‚ they get picked by draw lots and you can also volunteers for somebody. After you get picked up‚ you go to the Capitol and fighting for life and everyone is watching you until the one survivor left. On the game‚ there is going to be 24 tributes from 12 districts‚ so this is the hunger games and the story will start. In this story‚ there is a
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Utopian and dystopian societies are a popular subject in countless modern novels‚ movies‚ and tv shows because they spark opinions of the future‚ and give examples of what could happen in the future. An example of a book series that shows a dystopian society is “The giver.” The giver is about a society that is based off of a utopia where everything is perfect there is no competition as all people look the same and acts the same. In the story the perspective is told from a boy whose parents have
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History of The Hunger Games & Panem What we now know as North America wasn’t always known as North America. North America during post-apocalyptic times was known as Panem. Panem comes from a Latin phrase which means bread and circuses. The phrase was used to describe people or a person using entertainment to distract others from more important issues‚ which in this case would be problems in the districts. The leader of Panem used entertainment and the providing of food to get the residents
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“May the odds be ever in your favor.” This quote from the 2012 movie The Hunger games‚ not only applies to the modern story‚ but also to the 1950s book‚ Lord of the Flies. The movie and the book are similar in many different ways‚ such as the situation‚ the characters‚ and the overall message. In both the movie and the book‚ people live in fear everyday of their lives. In the movie the people from the districts live in fear from President Snow‚ the games‚ and each other. Kids between the age 12 and
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In the film The Hunger Games‚ directed by Gary Ross‚ an overall theme is conveyed‚ that wealth rules society. Ross utilises carefully chosen content and effectively used production techniques to compare the Capitol with the Districts to demonstrate this theme throughout the film‚ particularly the establishing scenes‚ the hovercraft‚ and the reaping‚ whilst also highlighting similarities to real life. The film opens with an interview‚ to create a contrast between the opulence of the Capitol and the
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Austin “Speedy” Marcum now has an opponent to fight against at this year’s 27th-annual Coal Area Toughman contest‚ set for Nov. 13-14 at Logan High School’s Willie Akers Arena. Marcum had been announced to fight “an opponent to be named later” in one of the two professional boxing matches. And now‚ Marcum‚ a former Logan Toughman champion‚ will go against Zack Kuhn of Madison on Friday‚ Nov. 13. Marcum‚ a Mingo County native‚ defeated Jason Keen in one of last year’s two professional fights at
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