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5,005 years after dragons took the planet from humans in an event called The Scorching, there has been a war waging for 12 years. Three daughters, Burn, Blister, and Blaze, are fighting over who gets the Sandwing throne. Their mother, Queen Oasis, died by a spear from a scavenger (Human). They rallied the other tribes on their sides. Blister allied with the Seawings, Burn allied with the Skywings and Mudwings, and Blaze allied with the Icewings and most of the Sandwings. The tribes that didn’t join

Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games has become a worldwide phenomenon due to its intense dramatic scenes that occur in a dystopian society. From the time it was published, the novel has continuously gained popularity mainly because it shows how cruel, evil and barbaric the upper class citizens of a society can be. It also allures to many readers because of the way suffering is used as a form of entertainment and publically televised. Katniss Everdeen, the protagonist of Collins’s widely popular novel

My Spartan Race Memory In May of 2015, I ran a Spartan race. A Spartan race is an obstacle course where you try your hardest to finish and push yourself to your limit. My friend, Jess, decided to do one with her brother and wanted to take me. My sister also wanted to join since she already ran two of these races. Since I had my sister by my side, I decided to try it. It was one of the most treacherous and exhilarating times in my life and it all started with climbing over a six foot wall

I think that the whole concept of the Games is a way to make us think about appearances and reality. The event is televised for the whole world to see, but the Capitol is able to control what the population is able to see, they only show the 'entertaining' parts of the horrible game that they are putting innocent teenagers through. During the parade, the tributes are expected to show off beautiful outfits to appeal to the sponsors, that don't even know what the tributes are able to do. The costumes

In the novel, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, we are introduced to a world filled with spectacle and surveillance. The world where one male and one female from 12 districts must complete to the death on live television as punishment for revolting against those in power, the Capitol. With the help of a theoretical lens, we can see a thing we might not have noticed the first time, such as the purpose of the games, why do the Capitol and the districts view the games so differently, does surveillance

Audrey Hepburn was a well known access in the 1900s. She was an inspiration to society, including myself. Even though she left us, her legacy will always be remembered. Changing the way people view themselves is an accomplishment that can never be taken away. Actress and Fashion icon, Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929, in Brussels, Belgium. An article mentioned, “The daughter of an English banker and a Dutch baroness”(“Audrey Hepburn Born”, Sec.2). You can really tell that Audrey did

Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games, published on September 14th, 2008, satirizes a major issue of our modern society. Staged in Panem, the post-apocalyptic world created by Collins, each year, every one of the twelve districts are obligated to randomly draw the names of one boy and one girl to compete in an annual, broadcasted event wherein the twenty-four adolescents participate in a fight to the death. In the end, a victor will emerge, earning instantaneous fame and fortune. While the Hunger Games

Imagine this. An incredible army marches with perfect precision across a wide open field. With every step, the enemy cowers. Suddenly the army stops. With a roar, the army launches a perfectly planned attack at th e trembling enemy. They kill without mercy, for the better of their friends and family, and most of all, for the better of their city-state. Meanwhile, back at the village, women march around wiht their children, buying and selling not just belongings, but also property. Young men train

Critique Zachary Updike-1st Hour Catching Fire November 30, 2016 Catching Fire is a novel written by Suzanne Collins. It is the Second book in the series The Hunger Games. It is about a girl named Katniss Everdeen who won the 74th Hunger Games, She and District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are still alive, and Katniss Realizes she might have helped create a rebellion

Many people take to extremely different missions, but their motivation might not be all too different. Katniss from the book The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins, survived the hunger games to get home to her little sister and mother. Buck from the book The Call of the Wild, written by Jack London, needed to defeat Spitz to free himself and the other dogs of the team from Spitz's taunts. Ahmedi, from The Other Side of the Sky, written by Farah Ahmedi, traveled across the border to get to Pakistan