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Paragraph 1 - Derrick & Gobind Introduce your Novel / Plot synopsis Briefly recapitulate the important details of the economic model of your story as identified in subtask 2. The “Hunger Games” is a story about a government body (the Capitol) that forces two people who live in each of the twelve districts to fight to the death against each other. They do this for entertainment purposes and to keep the people who live in the districts under control of the government. The people who live in the…

will have to participate in the Hunger Games. The children are taken into an arena, where they fight each other to death. The one who lives, wins. However, last year they revoked the rule, and Peeta and Katniss were both allowed to win. Peeta and Katniss go back to their home, but at home they learn of the Quarter Quell. The Quarter Quell happens every twenty-five years, and it puts a special twist in the Hunger Games. This year marks the 75th Hunger Games, and the twist is that one female…

and thing they will do and people they will met when they reach the Capitol. This Chapter is about when Katniss is saying Goodbye to her family, friends, and people who care about her family and upset that she volunteer in the Hunger Games for her sisters. When, Katniss volunteered for her sister and read how her sister was screaming the word, "No" to her. Prim was just so devastated and terrified that she going to lose her…

The goal of every game is to present the user(s) with a situation, accept their input, interpret that input into action, and calculate a new situation spawned from those actions. Games continuously loop through these stages, as this pattern corresponds to how a game engine is programmed, and the specifics depend on the game itself. Some game loops are advanced by the user’s input and remains “asleep” until it is provided. Other games may use frames of animation which progress the cycle and any…

Read the corresponding excerpt from The Hunger Games out loud as the students follow along with their copies of the novel, on page 148, where Katniss describes the scene where the games are about to begin. She is standing there on a platform waiting for the gong to ring out to begin the fighting to the death with the other tributes. The scene describes one minute lapsing. After reading, ask students, “What types of details did Katniss give us about her first impressions of the arena?” Answers…

Envision sharing a universe with strange insect-like creatures, called “buggers,” who are trying colonize your home - Earth. Ender’s Game, written by Orson Scott Card, is about a boy, Ender Wiggin, who gets sent to Battle School - in space! - and soon becomes commander of Dragon Army. Battle School is designed to turn young children into military leaders. At Battle School, groups of students fight mock battles, in null gravity, and are split into different toons. Because of Ender’s brilliance,…

For decades we have looked upon video games as being a distraction, an interference and an excuse to avoid responsibilities. We constantly hear about the negative effects video games have on our physical and mental health, and the impact they can have on a child's cognitive development. All of this dispute has led parents and teachers to believe that video games should be under tight restrictions or even banned altogether from school, preventing children from accessing a fascinating world of…

For many people in America, simulated violent games are addictive and fun to play. But, those simulated violent games have proven to make an affect on our world, and this is not without reason. Due to the articles that I have read, the research has shown that people who play simulated violent games, are more prone to show violent behavior in their everyday lives. Simulated violent games contribute to bad behavior in people, they allow us to think that violence is okay, they take away from…

Tragedy strikes at a school, a shooting occurs and the assailant is a fan of video games, violent video games. Therefore, the hours the assailant spent enthralled in this fantasy world morphed a killing machine at least that is what some would claim. Violent videogames like Doom have been in the hot seat because according to some reports this was the favorite video game of the Columbine school shooters. Violent video games are not to blame for creating violent tendencies or creating confusion…

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…