Lyn Collins

Not without my daughter, written by Betty Mahmoody with William Hoffer is a book based on real events about a woman who fights with bravery for her and her daughter’s freedom. It’s about the true struggle she faced in the patriarchal society of Iran, with courage and determination. The story revolves around a Michigan housewife who accompanied her Muslim husband with their daughter to Iran for two week trip. But to her horror and shock it becomes a permanent stay. She found herself and her…

Katniss and Mulan Katniss and Mulan are characters that exist during totally different times in history. This affects the development of their character and the way they behave during key points in their life. The Hunger Games takes place sometime in the future where the government controls the lives of the 12 poor districts that exist. Mulan, takes place in Ancient China where because of traditional customs women have been taught to be inferior to men. Katniss and Mulan are extremely talented…

brutality and the horror of war” (108). Before Muller begins to put the three people in to play, she begins to compare the violence in The Hunger Games to Roman gladiatorial games. The author of The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins, shows the readers how they compare by giving a paradigm. Collins states that the paradigm consist of, “A ruthless government that forces people to fight to the death and uses these fight to the death as a form of popular entertainment” (Muller 109). In showing the…

Seidah Richardson English 305 Midterm The Hunger Games movie is a very exciting movie that was adapted in order to explain several thoughts that cannot be presented as they were written by Suzanne Collins. The Hunger Games movie was changed so the viewers could understand many ideas that Suzanne Collins wrote, but could not be combined into the movie in the same way. For example, the idea that the things and the obstacles in the arena were created and controlled by the Game makers as portrayed…

When I read the description for the thematic unit assignment, I immediately knew I wanted to use The Hunger Games. Since reading the trilogy a few years ago I have, on multiple occasions, thought about how great it would be to use in the classroom. It is an exciting, engaging story that students enjoy but also addresses numerous important aspects of today’s society. This allows students to ease into talking about sensitive or overwhelming topics – like various forms of government, the corruption…

the Mines of Moria, the wizard Gandalf gave a simple yet powerful saying,”All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” In other words, priorities will define what we achieve in out lives. This is a major part of what Suzanne Collins was trying to emphasize in her book, The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games novel takes place in a future civilization called Panem. The corrupt government of this society forces each of its state like districts to give a male and female tribute…

Equality and Katniss: Both Similar and Different The author of Anthem and the author of The Hunger Games trilogy never shook hands, but the extensive similarities and sizeable differences between Katniss and Equality are clear. Similarities and differences possess the ability to be unified with each other to recognize strong characters and heroes throughout literatures; however, they can also be put up against each other as opposing forces in constant battle. It is important to take a step back…

The Soccer Players Tale In a far off land named the soccer kings crown. A famous soccer player named May De Da was pondering how to defeat the Longhorns soccer team. “Those pesky cows always win , they need a defeat.” would say. This year I will hold a tryouts she thought. May’s tryouts were held at the university and her teammates from last year tried out. The first thing was to play a scrimmage game to decide who would be on the team. Lily was a year younger than everybody,Lily had short…

The movie “The Hunger Games” is a science fiction movie which is filmed very well from my opinion. The movie is a 2014 American movie about war. The director of the movie is Francis Lawrence. The film continues to follow the main character Katniss Everdeen who is the person who have twice survived “The Hunger Games”. Subsequently Everdeen finds herself in District 13. During the leadership of President Coin, who is also an important character in the movie and the advice of her trustworthy…

celebrating the destruction of Native-American culture. The literature that high school students read should challenge their opinions, “Good books unsettle us, make us ask questions about what we thought was certain,” (Glascow). The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins provides students with a clash between morality and tradition. The story follows Katniss Everdeen, a girl who volunteers to compete in the yearly “Hunger Games” set up by the ruling Capitol. This annual tradition acts as a glorified…