Have you ever rebelled against the government? Maybe you know someone that did? In the dystopian stories‚ “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins and “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr‚ the authors demonstrate the theme‚ rebelling against an oppressive government to stand up for what you believe in. Suzanne Collins creates a government where the character Katniss stands up for the ones she loves and for her beliefs about the Capitol. Furthermore‚ Kurt Vonnegut Jr. also constructs an oppressive
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Macbeth by William Shakespeare and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins are two texts written centuries apart but with very similar ideologies on the concept of power. They both explore power and its use politically‚ through physical measures and in Macbeths case supernaturally. Exploration of themes such as power leading to corruptness and then on to revolt are also prominent in both texts. Protagonist Macbeth and antagonist President Snow head their respective totalitarian societies and used force
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“MATHEMATICS” Mathematics (from Greek μάθημα máthēma‚ "knowledge‚ study‚ learning") is the abstract study of topics encompassing quantity‚ structure space‚ change‚ and other properties; it has no generally accepted definition. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proof. The research required to solve mathematical problems can take years or even centuries of sustained inquiry. Since the pioneering
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Several students were arrested for using a three-finger salute that was adapted from the movie‚ The Hunger Games. The three-finger salute is a gesture used when saying goodbye to a loved one‚ although later on in The Hunger Games series‚ it progressed into a indication of rebellion. The act of using the three-finger salute began after the country’s coup and has since then‚ forced the authorities to arrest whoever raises the salute in public. Before the premiere of the movie‚ several students raised
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Orwell and the movie Hunger Games have very similar plots. Both the novel and movie include a government that uses propaganda‚ instills fear into its citizens‚ and manipulates the rules in order to achieve the outcome they desire. For example‚ in Animal Farm‚ when the rebellion takes place and Napoleon takes control he consistently tampers with the 7 commandments without any other animals noticing for the good of his own interest. This occurs in a similar way in Hunger Games when the head government
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countries in Europe. Hitler was dissatisfied with his accomplishment and he wanted to rule obey all of Europe. This shows his discontent with conquering just one country. In the Hunger Games‚ Katniss Everdeen goes into the Hunger Games. She wants to win the Games so she could return to her family. She wins the Hunger Games with Peeta‚ but she didn’t have peace with her family
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In this essay‚ we will be talking about how Suzanne Collins and George Orwell have their protagonist respond to repression. In the Hunger Games Suzanne Collins portray Katniss as someone who learns to keep unobtrusive to make her family and her surroundings safe. “I volunteer” I gasp. “I volunteer as a tribute.” This shows how repressive Katniss is and how she is so caring and loving to her family. She is willing to put her life on the line for her sister‚ people in the audience were very flabbergasted
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Everybody in today’s time believes they’re extremely special and are higher than others‚ because they don’t think we’re all the same. Morrie tells everyone‚”You’re not a wave‚ you are part of the ocean.” In the trilogy‚ The Hunger Games‚ a young girl‚ Katniss‚ has to fight for her life. She knows she has to live‚ yet she doesn’t know she started an uprising. Katniss‚ by herself‚ couldn’t beat the Capitol‚ but with the help from other Districts they would have a chance. Even though Katniss seems
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different events and situations‚ however they are often heavily influenced by the people their with‚ their country‚ and the mainstream way of thinking of the time. Some examples that prove this‚ are world events like World War II and the books like The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. In both of these situations or events‚ each individual has their different opinions‚ but each individual in each different district or country have similar opinions due to the influences of their community. World War II is
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