The Hunger Games Essay In the astounding novel “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins‚ there are quite a few characters that connect to my personality‚ but one caught my eye. Katniss Everdeen ( Kat ) is a remarkable character whom is truly describing me. She is brave‚ caring‚ and self - censored due to the inconceivable things that she does for her and her family. I on the other side relates to her in that way because I’m
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Thematic Essay The Hunger Games‚ an insightful novel by Suzanne Collins‚ is based on morals and justice. This novel is about Katniss Everdeen‚ a 16 year old girl and tribute for The Hunger Games‚ who is obligated to fight to the death with twenty-three others. She and her male counterpart‚ Peeta‚ are pitted against bigger and stronger representatives who have trained for this competition their whole lives‚ however‚ this advantage does not intimidate them. Trust‚ determination‚ and love and friendship
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The Hunger Games This paper is to be a discussion of The Hunger Games. It is mostly going to include a discussion of the main themes of the movie and how the director presents these themes in forms of characters‚ the environment‚ etc. The Hunger Games is about a girl called Katniss Everdeen‚ a girl from district 12 who voluntarily takes her younger sister´s place as tribute in the Hunger Games‚ a televised fight to the death in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are
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Video Games 1 Sean Preci 1/17/13 9:25 AM Comment [1]: the words Running Head need to appear in the header Video Game Persuasive Cecilia Ramirez COMM/215 Jan 11‚ 2013 Sean Preci Video Games Video Games Effects 2 In 1972‚ the Surgeon General issued the following warning on violent TV programs: "It is clear to me that the causal relationship between televised violence and antisocial behavior is sufficient to warrant appropriate and immediate remedial action…there comes a time when
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Tim Johnson D English Essay Pressure‚ pain‚ corruption‚ and insecurity; imagine dealing with this every moment of your life. In The Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card‚ a young boy genius must take on the weight of the world while dealing with these things. Ender‚ a nine year old boy‚ is chosen by the government to go to Battle School‚ where he must learn to fight and improve his army skills. While he’s there‚ he struggles with his own morality and insecurity‚ and tries to do what other people want
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Exploratory Essay Dystopian Literature "Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go." - E. L. Doctorow Why is it that dystopian stories always reveal some kind of utopia in them? When I hear this question I think about people trying to strive for utopia within their world. Their world doesn’t need to be a dystopia but in striving they make their current situation even worse. But it’s not possible to reach utopia‚ so in trying to reach that impossible thing you reach dystopia
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Video games are being played everywhere‚ but do they hold value? People use video games for entertainment‚ however that might not be the only benefit gamers receive. Most people will look at games as a reason children act out‚ in a small manner or in some cases‚ horrendous acts. There are plenty of studies on the negative effects of video games‚ not as many to why these games should matter‚ but playing these games may give many positive effects. Although more research would paint a clearer picture
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In our time period‚ video games have been become a crucial part of children’s lives entering almost every household in the United States. Parents should wonder‚ truly what they want their children to gain from video games. Now is the time to take control of what children are introduced to‚ through true understanding of the nature of video games and addiction. One of the biggest limitations to video games is the overwhelming cost. Simply to get started a family will have to pay at least three hundred
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History and Origin of the Ancient Olympic Games Stephanie Butcher History 301 History of Ancient Greece 05/26/2012 Introduction The ancient Olympic games represent a part of Ancient Greek history that the world continues to celebrate today. Every four years world nations gather at a specific site to compete in the Olympic games. This coming together of world nations symbolizes a time of peace and unity among the world. With every victory came honor‚ glory and pride for the winning
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Have you ever been taken away from your family and friends? Been forced into a game where to stay alive is the only way to win? That is what the hunger game is. The novel is dystopian and is set in a futuristic society that is totalitarian‚ meaning none of these individuals have freedom. There is a futurist world‚ that used to be North America‚ called Panem. Panem consists of twelve districts and one Capitol. The Capitol controls and rules all of the Districts‚ and they have done so for 74 years
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