Title: Divergent Author: Veronica Roth Biographical information about the author: 1. She married Nelson Fitch in 2011. 2. She was born August 19‚ 1988. 3. She grew up in Barrington‚ IL. 4. She attended Carleton College in Minnesota for one year‚ and then transferred to Northwestern University in Chicago. 5. She graduated in 2010 with a degree in creative writing. Date of Publication: April 25‚ 2011 Genre: Young Adult Fiction/ Science Fiction Characteristics of the genre: Based on scientific principles
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Tazrian Maliha Muhiba Tahir English 201 17 June 2010 Miscommunication in Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants.” The story “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway is described through the conversations of a couple which proves the miscommunication and lack of understanding between the couple. In my paper I am going to show how the relationship between the American and the girl failed to be a good relationship due to this lack of communication and understanding.
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Examining the Characteristics of Katniss Everdeen in Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games In typical examples of literature‚ women are generally presented as dependent and weak‚ requiring the assistance of men to save them. However‚ in The Hunger Games‚ Suzanne Collins presents a female protagonist who breaks the stereotype of these women; Katniss Everdeen is an independent‚ logical‚ yet doubtful character. To begin with‚ Katniss is independent. Ever since her father died and her mother went through
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In Veronica Roth’s Divergent‚ the reader enters a world where sixteen year olds must choose the faction they will remain in for the entirety of their lives. Each faction holds its own set of morals and values‚ as well as has a specific job in order to fulfill its role in society. The story is from Tris Prior’s point of view‚ so the reader is thrown directly into her world in order to experience firsthand what it is like to have to leave your family and deal with something completely new and potentially
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Divergent Book Report Divergent is a novel by Veronica Roth. This story happens in Chicago in the future. The city is separated into 5 factions based on personality traits. The factions are Abnegation(selflessness)‚ Erudite(intelligence)‚ Candor(Honesty)‚ Dauntless(bravery)‚ and Amity(peaceful). One day every year‚ all sixteen-year-olds take a personality test that will tell them which faction they are going to be in. After getting the results of their test‚ they have to decide if they want
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Trading Places with a Divergent Have you ever wondered what it would be like to trade places with the main character of your favorite book? For the main character‚ Beatrice “Tris” Prior‚ she faces many dangers trying to find the real meaning of being one of the most dangerous types of people; Divergent. The idea of trading places might be a great experience to some people‚ and a frightening thing for others. But as for me‚ and all the things that Tris goes through‚ I would not want to trade places
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What role should divergent thinking play in education? Divergent thinking is a process or method used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions. Learning through play‚ creative projects and imaginary are ways that encourage divergent thinking. Teaching methods for divergent thinking involve offering schools many ideas and solutions for problem as well as encouraging children to find creative ways to learn. Divergent thinking encourages children to take risks‚ learn how to be
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important that the education system change for the better because education plays ambiguous role in people’s lives. A way to improve the current education system is to promote divergent thinking starting a young age. Young children are often punished for thinking divergently‚ yet this ability is encouraged in the society. Divergent thinking isn’t the same as creativity‚ but it is a key component to it. It is the ability to see various possible solutions to a question. In school‚ children are always told
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Veronica was actually shocked that she’d enjoyed the date so much. When it had originally been brought up by Sarah and Jake that Jake had a single friend she had waved off the idea of a bind date. Eventually Sarah had worn her down though and now as well as the date had gone she didn’t think Sarah would ever let her forget this. She smiled slightly at the man sitting next to her as they made their way down the street she lived. Glancing down at the slim gold watch that circled her wrist she realized
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To our loyal citizens‚ Living in Divergent‚ there once came a terrible snowstorm. Usually around this time period the weather began to over-freeze. This weather actually did a lot of horrible damage. Due to the people‚ some survived‚ but everyone didn’t. Regardless of this‚ many lives were believed to be forever damage. However after 20 years have passed by The city Divergent has come along way. Houses‚ Churches‚ bakery’s‚ malls‚ etc are now better than before. The population has increased‚ even
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