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There are multiple differences between the book and the movie of the Hunger Games. These differences can be found throughout the story. One major difference can be found in the introductions. The introduction to the movie and book are very different in the aspect that the book shows the world through Katniss’s perspective only so you get the idea of her waking up and comforting her sister, Prim, on the morning of the reaping before going into the woods to hunt. In the movie, the introduction…

"I swear I saw a different person up there" Theo comments when I walk past him. "My acting worked, yay!" I say cheerfully turning to him before rolling my eyes and turning back around to sit down. So I could watch the rest of the interviews. Roland chuckles and gets ready to go onto the stage. "Let's bring out, the male tribute of district 10, Roland Friedgo!" Roland moved onto the stage. He really was into character, you could tell he was embarrassed by the way he held himself. He was…

Welcome to Panem! A command economy controlled by the political elite located in the capital. President Snow and his cronies are in charge of the resources and dictate how and how much of each good is produced in the districts. Panem is made up of twelve districts that contribute to luxurious life in the capital. Because Panem has a large economy and it is controlled by a board of political elite in the capital there is coordination problem. Since the board lives a luxurious lifestyle in the…

The city of Mumbai, situated off the Western coast of India, has relied on the sea to facilitate trade and transportation, promote tourism, and provide a food source. However, as sea levels continue to rise, the intrusion of water will cause detrimental effects on the economy and social fabric of this city. Mumbai has served as a hub for maritime trade since 1000 BCE when the city was heavily involved in seaborne commerce with Egypt and Persia (Raghavan). As India’s financial and commercial…

Over an apocalyptic battlefield in the year 2029, the ruins of the city of Los Angeles are dominated by robotic war machines, some like tanks, others are hovercrafts, a title card tells us that in the future, humans will wage a long war against an enemy known as the Machines. The "final battle" however, will not be fought in this future world, but in the past, specifically our present... tonight. The year switches to Los Angeles, May 12, 1984 at 1:34 am. At the Griffith Park Observatory…

Fasten Your Seatbelt Dorothy, ‘Cause Kansas is Going Bye-bye The verge of artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more real each passing day. With the vast amount of scientists undertaking its development, innovations are being crafted for an assortment of field use. Government foundations pursue the task of simulating the brain and mapping it. The Obama administration is funding the BRAIN initiative that has the goal of mapping the activity of every neuron within the human brain. Also, the Human…

1. General 1.1 Participation All the participants are required to build and operate robots at their own risk. Combat Robotics can amount to risk and hence it is dangerous. There can be no specific rules and regulations that can encompass all the dangers involved. Hence, utmost precaution is to be taken while building, testing or competing in Roboevents. 1.2 Loopholes If you have invented a robot or a weapon that does not fit within the given parameters or the framework such as size or category,…

No Human Rights: Dystopic Society in the Hunger Games In the Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins develops the idea that dystopic societies/government usually take over the citizens in a negative way. As such, the Capitol always had eyes and ears in all the districts and people. "forcing them to kill one another while we watch – this is the Capitol's way of reminding us how totally we are at their mercy." (Collins, 18). These words of Suzanne Collins perfectly describes how the Capitol/government…

In The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, the main character, Katniss Everdeen is a young girl who holds the weight of her family on her back. When she was eleven, Katniss’s father died in a coal mining accident. She was left to provide and protect for her young sister and heartbroken mother. To do this, Katniss learns to hunt alongside a boy from her district, Gale Hawthrone. Together they illegally cross the fence every day to hunt and gather in the vast woods outside. Katniss becomes…

The Great Schism Untold: Heretics Prologue: Reach I'm in an interrogation room, a human talking to me. Asking me for information about the “Great Schism”. I went straight to the beginning. “I can tell you know you don't know the whole story. I remember it like it was yesterday. It all started at your planet reach. I actually have a recording of the first conversation, and I can start you off from there. But I am not the only one with the information. Some, you cannot access because they are…