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    been forced to have the responsibility of protecting their whole family‚ but one day‚ their entire life gets altered into having to murder other children for survival; this is the fate of tributes of the Hunger Games. In The Hunger Games‚ Suzanne Collins illustrates a desolate world where survivors of the post-apocalyptic continent of Panem segregate into twelve separate districts and tasked with specific responsibilities of harvesting the Earth’s remaining natural resources. These unfortunate districts

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    Was the Irish Civil War a ‘natural ’ conclusion to the events of previous years? Some historians will say that the Civil War was a ‘natural ’ conclusion to the activities of the previous year others will disagree. This essay will take the line that yes; the civil war was a natural and inevitable conclusion to the Anglo-Irish difficulties. In order to understand why the Civil War came about one must first understand how it came about by studying the actions of the previous years‚ the War of Independence

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    The Hunger Games Trilogy

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    navigation‚ search The Hunger Games Boxed set The Hunger Games Catching Fire Mockingjay Author Suzanne Collins Country United States Language English Genre Adventure Science fiction Young adult Publisher Scholastic Published 2008–2010 Media type Print (hardcover) The Hunger Games trilogy is a young-adult adventure science fiction series written by Suzanne Collins. The trilogy consists of The Hunger Games‚ Catching Fire‚ and Mockingjay.[1][2][3] The first two books were each

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    Irish Declaration of Independence DEBORAH GONZALEZ SERRANO CENTRO ASOCIADO: Gregorio Marañón. Asignatura: Mundos Anglófonos en Perspectiva Histórico Cultural. P E C : Nº1 DATE: 14 de Noviembre 2012 This Document is a Historical Narrative type‚ it was established by the Dáil Éireann (Irish Assembly) the 21 of January of 1919‚ at its first meeting in the Mansion house (the

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    Banning Catching Fire

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    Banning Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins has good intentions—protecting children; however‚ children/teenagers should be trusted to make their own decisions about what they read. Books are usually challenged or banned to protect others‚ for example; violence‚ sexually explicit or offensive language. Catching fire is said to be challenged because of its violence‚ anti-ethnic‚ anti-family‚ insensitivity‚ and offensive language. The Hunger Games series was on the 2010 challenged books lists. I believe

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    canvas and readers have to put their own color into it because it will create their characters in sync with their own imagination and surrounding. This is why it is important for young people to read because it makes their creativity wild. Suzanne Collins‚ author of the Hunger games novel series‚ also recently have been made into films by Nina Jacobson. Although the movies are fun to watch‚ the novels are definitely worth people’s time. Books not only helps readers escape reality to their own world

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    sacrifice‚ authoritarian governments and also influences and obsessions‚ such as fashion and the latest trends in technology and gadgetry and most importantly‚ being your unique self without having to submit to society’s expectations. The author Suzanne Collins has created an intriguing dystopian world in The Hunger games and will appeal to teens upwards. In short‚ the plot is based on an authoritarian society set in the future‚ The Hunger Games takes place long after natural disasters and war‚ disease

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    Journal Essay – The Hunger Games Character Analysis In the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins‚ the main character and protagonist is 16 year old Katniss Everdeen‚ a strong and selfless young woman who is far more mature than her age suggests. As the main provider for her family after her father died‚ Katniss had to become responsible and resourceful at a young age‚ which forced her to participate in rebellious behavior in order to keep her family alive. She is an unselfish and protective

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    My two books for this comparison essay are “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. “The Lottery” is about the towns people drawing out slips of paper and seeing who gets the slip of paper with the black pencil dot; whereas The Hunger Games is about Katniss taking her sister’s place when she she’s called into the Hunger Games and trying to survive in the arena with Peeta in the Hunger Games. This book ends with Katniss and Peeta winning the Hunger Games and the two

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    Joanna Hua Ms Royse Ap English 12-13-12 Gothic Essay Over the centuries‚ the American fascination for the grotesque and mysterious elements of Gothic literature never died off since its beginnings with Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto in 1764. The novel was a success; its creative usage of a remote and obscure setting‚ the supernatural and medieval motifs were found so attractive that its imitations began rapidly publishing across America. Very soon‚ the Gothic genre was an established

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