Jiayue Wu 2012081017 Opening ceremony of Hunger Games attracted thousands “Happy Hunger Games!” The 74th Hunger Games got under way in spectacular fashion today with a fabulous opening ceremony in the capital .The Hunger Games held once a year. The opening ceremony began at the City Circle‚ audiences were the most prestigious citizens of the Capital‚ they watched in the buildings that beside Circle. Tributes from 12 districts sanded on
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Ender’s Game Comparative Essay In China‚ there is currently a one-child policy that has been in place since 1979 regulating the number of children a couple is authorized to have in order to keep the population stable. Similarly‚ in Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card‚ they possess a two-child policy to regulate poverty. In both cases‚ there are exceptions for special circumstances. For example‚ Ender Wiggin is the third child in his family only because they have special authorization. He was recruited
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million dollars‚ or is it 20 million? Over the course of two months GLMS 6th graders read the book The Westing Game. GLMS tried to find the murderer of Sam Westing. The Westing Game‚By Ellen Raskin‚ has many similarities and differences worth examining. The Westing Game is about a young girl named Turtle. In The Westing Game There are heirs for an answer to Sam Westings puzzle/game. Sam Westing is a rich man who made a corporation called WPP or Westing Paper Products. .Sam was murdered and the
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Final Essay—Spring 2013 Directions: Choose one of the following essay prompts below. You will compose a five paragraph essay that contains the following: * An introduction that contains an attention getter and a thesis statement (argument) * Three body paragraphs each of them containing one supporting reason for your thesis. All body paragraphs should have a topic sentence‚ introduction to a quote‚ a quote (evidence)‚ and an explanation of your quote. NONE OF YOUR BODY PARAGRAPHS SHOULD
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After watching the movie‚ Get a Clue‚ and reading the book‚ The Westing Game‚ I noticed many significant differences and similarities. These can change how you watch the movie or read the book. The differences that stood out to me the most were that the movie is told in Turtle’s point of view‚ there are less characters in the movie‚ and the characters’ personalities were different. The story can be changed by all of these‚ and these are the reasons why. The first difference I will talk about is
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TEXT: Macbeth AUTHOR: William Shakespeare Ambition. A strong desire to do or achieve something. You could argue that some people are more ambitious than others‚ some have a lot of ambition and some very little. Ambition can be both positive and negative within in our society. After reading the Play Macbeth my eyes were opened the negatives ambition can have on individual’s which then occasionally come to effect those around them. In the play Macbeth written by William Shakespeare
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Me as a writer I think most international students like me whose English is not their first language always feel one thing in common. That is : writing is hard. I always thought that because its two different cultures‚ we learned something totally different from America. But after taking this class‚ I start to think that no matter where we come from‚ there is something in common between our writing styles. I think the factors contributed to a good writing is the same. The first characteristics
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The Hunger Games‚ by Suzanna Collins. The Hunger Games is a novel written about a futuristic society. This society is built of 12 Districts all controlled by a higher class‚ the Capitol. Every year the Capitol hosts The Hunger Games‚ where one boy and one girl from each district are selected to fight to the death. The young adults all are supposed to believe the Hunger Games are a privilege and told‚ “may the odds be ever in your favour”(Collins‚ 19). This is an annual tradition. Until the 74th game
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The Hunger Games & Hamlet There are 2 main themes within Hamlet & the Hunger Games. These being the idea that they are both being watched and therefore having to be insecure about themselves and what they say. The other is the theme of fatherhood and loss. Shakespeare’s feelings are very much portrayed throughout the whole of Hamlet‚ he gives the impression he is slightly bi-polar as his mood contrast so much. His feelings reflect on Hamlets behaviour. This led to Hamlet being one of the greatest
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the Capitol most actively runs the Games‚ it could be argued that the entire society grants its support by refusing to boycott or challenge the ubiquitous Games. Katniss does note that law requires citizens to follow the Games‚ but throughout the book are indications of the population’s wild support. When Katniss volunteers to take Prim’s place‚ her district shows its dissent against the Games by refusing to applaud‚ which suggests that refusal to honor the Games is an option‚ even if it might carry
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