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    The Hunger Games Summary

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    The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins 2008 1. Suzanne Collins style in this novel is descriptive first person. Like most dystopian novels it also is written with an overall dark tone. It is depressing and descriptive. 2. “I understand how Peeta feels. I can’t stand the sight of the Capitol people myself. But making them deal with Haymitch might be a small form of revenge. So I’m pondering the reason why he insists on taking care of Haymitch and all of a sudden I think‚ It’s because he’s being

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    Instead of working against one another why not help each other. You know what they say‚ two heads‚ are better than one. My book starts off with one of the main character’s Katniss Everdeen thinking about the hunger games she was in a year ago. For those who don’t know the hunger games is annual event which one boy and one girl from the ages from12-18 get selected from the

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    Isolation In Ender's Game

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    In the novel‚ Ender’s Game written in 1977 by Orson Scott Card a futuristic story reveals the anguish during the struggle for survival. In chapter four to five‚ Ender faces the isolation‚ which is caused by Graff on purpose‚ however he has learned a lesson from Graff that in this world the one he can really rely on is himself. Later on he unfolds his progress that he modifies the isolated situation. As a result‚ Ender’s developing self-reliance is setting up his mind to be strong enough to face the

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    Hunger Games Notes

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    TEAL #1 T: Using sensory imagery‚ Collins is able to create a tense and anxious atmosphere during the Reaping scene in The Hunger Games novel. E: For example‚ “the crowd draws in a collective breath and then you can hear a pin drop…” • Hyperbolic expression insinuates audience so nervous & distressed whilst waiting hear outcome Reaping‚ they barley breath • See image uneasy parents & children awaiting names tributes wwb facing certain death‚ once taken custody Capitol‚ forced murder for survival

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    The Most Dangerous Game

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    really mean is ‘Gone Killing’”. In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ Sanger Rainsford falls into the water on Shiptrap Island. He goes in search for food and finds a palatial chateau. General Zaroff gives him food and clothes. But‚ then Rainsford finds out about General Zaroff’s game and wants to leave the island immediately and instead of letting him go‚ the general wants to hunt Rainsford. In the end‚ Rainsford ends up winning the “game” and gets to sleep in the bed at the palatial chateau

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    The Most Dangerous Game

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    1. Movies‚ Novels‚ stories‚ etc. with the same theme or storyline with the story “ The Most Dangerous Game” 1. Gilligan’s Island (TV series) 2. Lost in Space (TV series) 3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series) 4. The Simpsons (TV series) 5. The Hunger Games Trilogy (Novel/Movie) 6. Fantasy Island (Movie) 7. Predators (Movie) 8. Zodiac (Movie 2007) 9. Battle Royale (2000 Movie) 10. The Pest (1997 Movie) 11. Relic Hunter (Movie) 12. The Running man (Novel) 13. Hostel (2005 Movie)

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    Do Games Kill

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    Do Video Games Kill? By Karen Sternheimer • When white‚ middle-class teens kill‚ the media and politicians are quick to blame video games. Are they right?      As soon as it was released in 1993‚ a video game called Doom became a target for critics. Not the first‚ but certainly one of the most popular first-person shooter games‚ Doom galvanized fears that such games would teach kids to kill. In the years after its release‚ Doom helped video gaming grow into a multibillion dollar industry

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    volunteer next year and have a better chance of not dying in there." I nod my head. "Makes sense to me‚ I sure as hell wouldn’t want to put my life on the line unless I knew I was 100 percent prepared for it." She kicks a rock on the ground and nods. "Ya‚ but on the other hand if I do win this year I’ll be a legend." She shrugs.

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    Hosting the Olympic Games

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    Steve Johnson PHE 120 Bronzan 9/5/12 Is it Worth the Costs to Host the Summer Olympics? The Summer Olympic Games are some of the most prestigious‚ and most watched sporting events on the planet that are all mixed into one huge international event. With this prestige come the best athletes in the world‚ ranging from track and field and swimming‚ to table tennis and equestrian. All of these athletes come together every 4 years‚ to a city that is picked by the International Olympic Committee. To

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    General Game Playing

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    General Game Playing Lecture 1 Introduction Michael Genesereth Spring 2011 Game Playing Human Game Playing • Intellectual Activity • Skill Comparison Computer Game Playing • Testbed for AI • Limitations 2/42 1 General Game Playing General Game Players are systems able to play arbitrary games effectively based solely on formal descriptions supplied at “runtime”. Translation: They don’t know the rules until the game starts. 3/42 Technology Unlike specialized game players

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