Flatiron District

setting of District 12 keep order? The capitol keeps District 12 in order by having an electric fence around the whole district to keep them from leaving. The capitol also places Peacemakers in the district to prevent anyone from breaking any laws. 2. The tesserae has multiple functions. Consider the following: Is tesserae helpful for the districts? Does the tesserae exploit citizens? Does the capitol want poor/malnourished tributes? Yes, tesserae are helpful for the citizens in the district because

story. Thunderstorms are common here in district 7 occurring several times a month. But this one is different, It has a sinister air to it almost as if it were to sweep us all away, in a way it would or at least two of us, as it is reaping day. Ah yes reaping day the day where two teens are swept off to the capitol to be pampered with the best of the best, only then to be thrown into an arena to be slaughtered by other tributes from the 11 other districts. I could sit here in bed and listen to the

result was Panem, a shining Capitol ringed by thirteen districts, which 19 brought peace and prosperity to its citizens. Then came the Dark Days, the uprising of the districts against the Capitol. Twelve were defeated, the thirteenth obliterated. The Treaty of Treason gave us the new laws to guarantee peace and, as our yearly

school uniforms into their schooling. The district claims the academic success and low violence rates are due to the school uniforms. They did leave out the other improvements in their districts including, promotion of conflict resolution, peer mediation, and parental involvement. The superintendent of this district made a comment to the Harvard Education Letter stating,”It is really hard to know exactly what is causing the positive effect.” This shows how districts are hiding other information to promote

kids from the nine different districts audition for a spot in the district band, choir, orchestra, or jazz band. Then, the best kids from those auditions move on to advance to the district festivals. At these festivals kids have the opportunity to play with some of the best musicians from their area. From there, the best kids in the state get to advance to the state level, where they combine all of the districts to create the ILMEA All-State divisions of the district groups. This year was the first

separated into twelve districts, the thirteenth of which having been destroyed due to the first rebellion against the Capitol. Katniss hails from a poor coal-mining District 12, where she lives with her mother and younger sister Prim. The Hunger Games is an event held by the Capitol every year, used as a means to both entertain its citizens and to constantly remind the districts of its immense authoritative power. Two tributes, one boy and one girl, are randomly selected from each district by means of a

Binary opposition is not only a vital concept in linguistics, but it also plays a significant role in the fields of anthropology, sociology, literature and art as it is believed that things only mean something in relation to one another, like the ever-existing concept of good and evil. They serve as labels to identifying certain ideas but what makes them opposites is that fact that they cannot coexist and this creates boundaries between groups, leading to discrimination, inequality and injustice

to my home. “Here take this” my mom told me as she handed me the government issued gun for my training. I was being trained as an operative that went undercover and was issued warrants to kill certain high up people in our opposing government of District 15. “Wee-oo wee-oo” The cops cars are closening and my heart is beating faster and faster. I started for the door as my mom forcefully took me into a hug. “I love you Michael, don’t ever forget that.” “I love you too mom.” And with those words I

Schools - schools are in a district and students attend in the area they are zoned for. Decided by committees. In the past, this was a monopoly, and the only choice other than private schools that parents must pay for. •Public schools are the most common form of public education. Typically, states create school districts that are individual (often independent) government entities. Each school district has the power to create and run any number of public schools. The district and its schools are governed

SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS Citizens expect government to provide high quality, low-cost services through efficient use of public tax dollars. However, local governments with tight budgets and a multitude of needs vying for public funds often struggle to improve or even maintain services within their boundaries. Budget shortfalls may result in non-essential programs like parks, libraries and community colleges becoming severely underfunded or defunct, despite strong objections by citizens. County and