The Hunger Games The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a dystopian novel written for young adults. Even with that being the main audience target‚ the book has appealed to parents as well and has been a best seller since it came out. The book is set in a time where North America has been destroyed and divided into 12 districts; the 13th has been destroyed due to a rebellion‚ and it’s all run by the powerful Capital. In district 12 lives Katniss Everdeen‚ a 16 year old girl‚ who hunts to provide
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The Hunger Games takes place in a nation known as Panem‚ established in North America after the destruction of the continent’s civilization by an unknown apocalyptic event. The nation consists of the wealthy Capitol and twelve surrounding‚ poorer districts united under the Capitol’s control. District 12‚ where the book begins‚ is located in the coal-rich region that was formerly known as Appalachia.[4] As punishment for a past rebellion against the Capitol‚ in which a 13th district was destroyed
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As part of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week on November 14-22‚ 2015‚ I’m writing as a constituent dedicated to improving the lives of older Americans to urge you to reauthorize and invest in the Older Americans Act (OAA)‚ so that it can continue to provide critical services for older adults to keep them healthy‚ independent‚ and housed. According to the following facts taken from creditable organizations such as Meals on Wheels‚ Feeding America‚ and the National Coalition for the Homeless
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Everybody knows the feeling of hunger‚ some more than others. As the population grows‚ so does the amount of people that live without proper nutrition and food. Hunger and poverty is a problem many Americans face on a daily basis. These two problems have a negative impact on far too many people. The effects of hunger and malnutrition are not only devastating‚ but can be irreversible. Hunger is not caused by a lack of food alone‚ but also by the continued poverty many people face. According to
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Periods 1-2 Book Talk: The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins What the book was about: The Hunger Games is a book taking place in the nation of Panem‚ the cruel‚ superficial capitol surrounded by twelve districts. To keep the districts in order‚ and to remind them how powerful they really are‚ the Capitol makes each district send a boy and girl to take part in the Hunger Games‚ a brutal‚ gory fight to the death live on television‚ made so each person
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The Hunger Games The Hunger Games is set in a fictional country of Panem with a total of 13 Districts in which everyone lives and the Capitol. Every District is special in what the produce. For example‚ District 11 specializes in crops and farming. The story revolves around Katniss Everdeen from District 12. Every year‚ there is what’s called a reaping in which every district picks one boy and one girl to participate in the “Hunger Games”. The Hunger Games is entertainment to some districts (i
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Title: The Hunger Games Author Background: The author of this book is Suzanne Collins‚ who currently lives in Connecticut with her family. She started her career in 1991 writing for children’s television. She has worked on Nickelodeon shows including Clarissa Explains it all‚ The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo‚ Little Bear‚ and Oswald. Suzanne recently finished her third book in the series‚ The Hunger Games‚ Catching Fire. Genre: Science Fiction Meaning of the Title: The title The Hunger Games has
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The book “The Hunger Games” written by Suzan Colins effectively uses Characterisation and links to famous events like the “gladiatorial fights” and “Alice-’n’-Wonderland” ‚ to portray the nature of violence and the theme of totalitarianism. Suzan Colins links the ideas of “The Hunger Games” to Famous events in history‚ like the Gladiatorial fights in Rome. The event of “the hunger games” its’ self is a link to the nature of “Gladiatorial fights.” Totalitarianism is shown in “The Hunger Games” though
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****** Willingham M. Handran English 112 Hunger in America We live in a nation where a large percentage of its inhabitants suffer from economic hardship and are left with no other option but to pick and choose between certain necessities over other fundamental needs due to a lack of financial resources. Many of these people are forced into having to choose between taking their life-saving medications or being able to eat for that day‚ while others simply have no choice at all. These people simply
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Hunger Games Description The two words I would chose to describe Katniss Everdeen would be rebellious and strong. She is rebellious in every way when it comes to the broken government that is ruling. She turned the death penalty she received into a way to show her government that the people are strong and that they would stand up. The word strong represents her very well. Not only is she physically strong but also mentally. She comes up with different ways to out smart people in the book
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