A game title first released in 2010, Lara Croft: Guardian of Light is actually one of the spin-offs from the main franchise of Tomb Raider. The game continues with what originally made it popular like the twin-stick shooting mechanics, and like always, you get to explore the ancient archaeological sites that have made the series famous. The game, like many of the other Tomb Raider games, has some action within it, but there is an intense focus on puzzles. You can now play Lara Croft: Guardian of…
Steel is recyclable and waste free material. That means that the contribution to the total amount of construction waste is small and this little waste generated can be recycled. In addition, the safety that steel frames provide due its higher fire resistance is one reason for the increase of its use in house constructions. Another advantage is the longer durability of steel frames compared to wood frames. The tendency of the building industry is to replace the use of wood each time more. The…
will develop new skills, experience good things and bad things, and you will be adopted into a close knit second family. As we all know, or the majority of us know, firefighters are a pretty unique bunch on individuals. Throughout your time in the fire service you will experience many different things, and because of these experiences you will develop a whole new set of senses, and look at many aspects of life differently. You will begin to notice over time, that even the slightest things that…
she survived many hard times during the games just like a “Mockingjay” would, hence Katniss’s nickname the Mockingjay. In addition, Katniss is called “The Girl On Fire”, once more she is not literally on fire (despite her costume made by Cinna) but she allied the districts, to go against the capitol, which is referred to as on “fire” because it was hard to do. Moreover, “The sun is a searing blade on my skin” the sun was not literally a blade, but it felt painful, therefore the metaphor “a…
In chapters 1-5 of, The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, the reader is told of a 16 year old girl named Katniss Everdeen. When Katniss was 11 her father died in a mine explosion, so she was then left with her mother and her younger sister, Prim. Katniss’s mother became ill and completely ignored her family, and since Katniss’s father was the one that did all the work, Katniss had to learn to follow in her dad's footsteps, since her mother couldn’t. She struggled at first but she soon figured…
the people being cleansed out of their own community? Do they appear to be a burden that needs to be washed off by their community? One would also ask what the role of the Fire Department was in addressing a protest situation? What is their role in ensuring the safety of people in a protest that did not involve any use of fire? Why is it only the man to the extreme right on the receiving end of the assault? Is he protecting the others or he just happened to be the unfortunate one there at the…
wants to be seen as a fearless leader by fighting the dragon alone, his soldiers disagree with him and join him in the battle to kill the demon. Before Beowulf goes into battle with the fire-breathing dragon, Wiglaf says to the other soldiers, “Let us go to him/help our leader through the hot flame and dread of fire” (2648-2650). Through these actions of the soldiers, they continually show the friendship they have with him by not allowing Beowulf to go battle alone. As a reward for Beowulf…
seen The Hunger Games' movie and read The Hunger Games' book? The Hunger Games is a trilogy of young adult dystopian novels written by the American novelist Suzanne Collins. The novels in the trilogy are titled "The Hunger Games" (2008), "Catching Fire" (2009), and "Mockingjay" (2010). These novels have all been developed into films starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, with the film adaptation of "Mockingjay" split into two parts. Although both the movie and the book have some…
The first one is The Hunger Games. The book follows Katniss Everdeen, a 16 year old girl from District 12 who volunteers for the 74th Hunger games so that her sister does not have to participate. The hunger games is a death match between the children chosen from each district to participate. The Hunger Games is a great example of breaking common gender stereotypes as the main character is a strong and independent female character. Katniss does not rely on the usual stereotypical male character…
Gale Hawthorne is an ethical type of a person. He is the type of guy who has transformed from a person who had feelings for other human beings, to a person who wants revenge on the Capitol and leave no prisoners behind, due to the traumas he faced. Gales hatred for the capitol came after they bombed district 12, but he managed to saved 800 people. Getting revenge for something doesn’t mean necessarily killing them all or trying to bomb the capitol, but that’s the mindset that Gale has. He is…