Katniss Everdeen Katniss Everdeen is the protagonist of the novel. She is a sturdy and resourceful sixteen-year-old girl who is much more mature and intellectual than her age. Katniss seemed to be the only main provider in her family for making her mother, and her younger sister, Prim to be fed. Katniss felt very much protective of her younger sister, and so she volunteers to take the place of Prim in the Hunger Games for protecting her lives. This we can clearly understand through the…
Reagan won the Cold War. “The United States and the Soviet Union each controlled opposing military and political alliances.” (Gale) The United States and the Soviet Union having controlling opposing powers that were competing with each other didn’t have to do with Reagan or his policies. Also, “ Both factions depended on a combination of military and economic power.” (Gale) they didn’t depend on Reagan and his policies. If is policies were rational and made more of an impact the factions would…
Landon Preston 02-27-24 Period 3 Mr. Andrews. Who Is Malcolm X? “A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.” Malcolm X was a minister, a leader in the civil rights movement and a supporter of Black nationalism. He urged his fellow Black Americans to protect themselves against white aggression “by any means necessary,” a stance that often put him at odds with the nonviolent teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. Malcolm X was more violent in his efforts to stop segregation, but he got…
a poor diet can increase the risk factors of stomach cancer. Eating a lot of fruit and vegetables is a great way to prevent stomach cancer. Eating these and other foods that have a great amount of protein and nutrients are all forms of prevention (Gale Stomach Cancer) because they are very healthy diet choices. It is crucial to decrease the risk factors of having stomach cancer by having a healthy diet. On average 11,430 people died from stomach cancer in 2006 (Stomach Cancer g.1). A recent…
Loyalty is a friend “Look out for the people who look out for you. Loyalty is everything” ~Conor Mcgregor. To have a true friendship we should always be in search of loyalty. A thousand disloyal friends does not compare to one loyal one. They will stand by your side and never leave and always have your back. The key part of a friendship is Loyalty as shown in Romeo and Juliet, Mockingjay, and the friendship of Dwayne Wade and Lebron James. During the worst of times when Romeo lies slumped in…
partner) instead of Gale(her childhood hunting partner) and Suzanne split Katniss and Gale up at the end of the…
They also had code names for invasions that they are planning to do so that nobody finds out about their plan. "The code name for the invasion was Operation Overlord” (Gale 1). These soldiers used a code name for the invasion that they were going to do so that nobody found out how, when, and where they were going to do it. People in the war used broadcast messages to speak to other soldiers. "In a broadcast message to…
INTRODUCTION Haiti is a nation where the people are resilient, prayers are consistent and work hard with perseverance. Born in Haiti but, raised in Florida, I found myself doing research on the country that has formed a place in my heart. After doing much research at the library and even online, I found that Haiti is a country known as the "Mountainous Land” (Girault). It is usually remembered for its poverty and its recent earthquake back in January 2010 where thousands of people were killed…
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