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The plane is hot, and the engines white, whirling noise isn’t helping with my sudden insomnia. I had tried to sleep about an hour ago but it was a waste of my time. Francesca is sleeping soundly next to me, her headphones blaring rock music into her ears. I had always envied how she could sleep through all the music, while I sat wide awake in our dorm room. During those nights I would either study or aimlessly text on my phone only to realize all my friends were sleeping or partying upstairs. Although

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in a classic example of a dystopian Text as it is a futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through a bureaucratic, technological, or totalitarian control. Throughout the book their are many forms of powers from wealth, gender, the Capitol, and Peeta Mellark. The totalitarian government run by the capitol is clearly one of the most obvious and dangerous form of power in The Hunger

Jennifer Lawrence has swooped into the realm of stardom, and is stealing the hearts of America- without even trying! At only 25 years of age, this young goddess is dominating the screen with her versatile and natural talents. Although she has had no formal acting training, she has proven time after time that she can keep up with the “big dogs” of acting. Everyone who meets her falls in love with her quirky and charismatic charm, and we viewers are falling in love just watching her! But who is this

Suzanne Collins wrote The Hunger Games with the intent of introducing her young adult readership to a number of politically charged themes. Although Collins' work is acknowledged for successfully presenting themes of sacrifice, versions of reality, and power; conversely, her audience conversely identifies with the debatable sub-theme of

Independent Reading Log: Name: Zach Bennett: Period: 1 Title of Book: Catching Fire Author: Suzanne Collins Number of Pages: 401 Remember: Neatness and good writing is important!!!!! Who are the main characters? Describe each and tell if he/she is Protagonist or Antagonist (at least two). 1) Katniss Everdeen: Katniss is the First main protagonist and narrator of the story. She hails from District 12 where she has just returned to after competing and coming out victorious in the

The Hunger Games, this movie is concentrated on a novel written by Suzanne Collins. Every year children/youth, male and female between the ages twelve to eighteen are selected at random from every twelve districts and forced to participate in the annual death match; The Hunger Games. It is an obligatory penance that each district has to offer for their iniquities, the revolution that was activated and commenced against the Capitol. These tributes are delivered to the supervision of the capitol (Government)

The year is 2012. Mike, a recently graduated high school student, has recently been contemplating his college career and what he wants to do after college. With the money Mike received from delivering pizzas for Round Table Pizza during most of high school, he was able to buy his own apartment. However, the news he was about to receive from his sister would change not only his day, but his life. Not for the worse as you may expect. “Hello?,” Mike declared as he tiredly answered his cell phone.

Imagine living in an insufficient world controlled by the capitol, never knowing which breath will be your last. You are stuck fighting for your life, fighting for your family. Suzanne Collins’ dystopian story, The Hunger Games, takes place in Panem, a country with twelve districts. The story is told through the perspective of the main character, Katniss Everdeen, who lives in District 12 with her mother and younger sister Prim. Their family is very poor. They are going through extremely tough times

pushed to confront their environments and respond in an appropriate manner constitutionalized by their identity. In Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games, a novel set in Panem--a dystopian country that was originally North America before the outset of natural disasters, storms, fires, encroaching seas and war--follows the first person point of view of Katniss Everdeen (Collins 18). The totalitarian government, usually referred as the Capitol, subjects all of the twelve districts to select two male and

Executive Summary The company, New Belgium Brewery is the idea came in a mind of Jeff Lebesch a bicycling trip through Belgium. Started from a basement brewery in 1991to a proper built brewery nowadays with several branches. It earned a national wide reputation of good beer as well as community and environment stewardship. The sustainability plan that concentrated on saving resources for e.g. Purifying used water for reuse and electricity from natural resources. The founder of the New Belgium Brewery