Finnik Odair summary

Finnik in the Catching Fire book was a very important character. He was from district 4 (fishing) and was a victor at age 14. He is a very attractive man and that's how he won the hunger games. He didn't ask for weapons,food, medicine, or anything but during the game he got a trident which basically meant the games were over because he dominated after that! Katniss says that was the most expensive gift she has ever seen in the Hunger Games. He teams with Katniss and Peeta in the 75th Hunger Games. The cornucopia he finds 2 tridents and covers for Katniss to get the bow and arrows. Now they both have their weapons so they will be pretty amazing out there. But Katniss still doesn't trust him so to try and prove it he swam to get Peeta and bring him to land. Even though Katniss doesn't trust him throughout the book he still is a important character that helped save Katniss's life during the games.

Catching fire #3

The way the older tributes are back! Finnik has to do CPR to save Peeta because Peeta cant swim to get to the cornicopia with Katniss and Finnik.Katniss bands together (despite the near impossibility of communication between districts) with several other people in the games. But what she didn't know that they were all trying to save her life and were helping her even though it may have seemed like they wern't. They all work together to figure out the different things that happen at different times in the arena. Once they figured it out they found out how to break the force field around the arena and escape. The gamemaker was actually on Katniss's side the whole time and was waiting to rescue her once the field was down. She wakes up and finds herself on a ship unaware about whats happening. She finds the Gamemaker and Gale they explain it to her and now its time for book 3.

Catching Fire #2

So the Capital is really hateing District 12 right now. Plus all the crazyness in the rest of Panem! I like that this book has the time and space to give us a better look at the whole of Panem,since The Hunger Games had to be so focused on just District 12 and the Capitol. It gives a better view of how the entire country is reacting to one little act of defiance.Interesting right? Last time into the arena, it was romance. now, it’s pregnancy...Katniss must act like shes pregant with Peetas baby to seem like a helpless girl who cant do anything in the arena. But little do they know she will most likey be a feirce fighter. Her mentore is trying to get her to team with people inthe Games so she has a better chance. She doesnt want to though...she doesnt trust them.

Catching Fire #1

In The Hunger Games Katniss had one job.... survive in the Arena. To do this she used her skills and knowledge gained through years of surviving in District 12. But she also had to be charming and crowd pleaseing.In the first section of Catching Fire, she has a new job, calm the districts that had been wowed by her act of defiance. For this, she used brand-new skills like pretending to be in love, pretending to care about fashion and luxuries, and getting engaged to Peeta. Will it work? Is she capable of doing it? Will she even be able to just not make it worse? What will happen next?

Satire Essay "The Internet Doesnt Lie..."

Do you have one of those fancy social networking accounts? I do, If you don't have one you should consider getting one because you can do tons of stuff on it!! You can talk to your friends , like  their photos, and even write on their walls!! You just click the "News Feed" button and you see the statuses of all your friends. Social websites also contain fun games where you can have a farm and earn fake money! Or if you really want you can use your pay pal or visa credit cards to buy the new x2 tractor for harvest season! You can pay different prices for better stuff!! If you get tired of playing those amazing games you can just keep posting statuses about random stuff nobody cares about or wants to read. If you get annoyed with people who do that kinda stuff as well just go like a bunch of their statuses, photos, and random stuff so that you will be in all of their notifications!!!! Alot of the times you will see pictures that say stuff along the lines of "Like this picture picture or your mom will die... Ignore this picture if you hate your mom" or "(A picture of a starving kid in Africa) Like to give this kid food, Ignore if you want him to die". And I always like them cause I love my mom and don't want the poor kid to starve! And my friends will see it so they will think I'm a good person.  Cause all the cool people like the pictures that say that stuff. But one time I heard about a status that my friends uncle Larry saw from this co-worker in his office building saw from his cousin that said "He didn't like a picture that said if he didn't like it his mom would die..the next day his mom died..."Then i was like "I have to like everyone of those pictures because i don't want my mom to die!!!!". But foreal you need to like those because everything on the Internet is true! Like i saw that the world was gonna end in 2012. So that must be true cause it was on the Internet... and they cant lie on the Internet. But i'll get into the world ending conversation another time.

Katniss Everdeen Summry

Katniss is many things....A leader, a fighter, a role model, a hunter, a hunted, a friend, a daughter, and a lover. Those are just some of the things katniss is in the book mocking jay.When she and Gale receive permission to go aboveground in District 13 and hunt together like they use to in district 12, she's excited mostly because as she thinks to herself  "We could be ourselves again". The self she remembers that she is the Hunger Games victor, the Quarter Quell escaper, and the face of the rebel movement. Katniss had a strong and clear identity before she entered the Games. She was a girl who thrived on being her family's caretaker and providing for others. A girl who sought out freedom wherever she could find it. A girl who would protect her little sister, Prim at all costs even if it meant her dieing a brutal death in the Hunger Games.(In the first book she voulenteered for prim in the hunger games and won.) So you see that Katniss Everdeen is a very courageous girl and will always be remembered for it in the book and in our world today.

Mocking jay summary #3

Katniss is afraid for her life. Though Peeta has improved a bit.... he's still hijacked and hates Katniss(shocker rihgt?). Her commander Boggs, agrees that she should watch out. But Boggs is one of the first to die. Before he died he gave her command of their unit.
Katniss tells the others she has a secret mission to kill President Snow and they follow her on what turns out to be a suicide mission. One by one their team members are "sacrificed" as they make their way to the heart of the Capitol. Only five of them including Katniss, Gale, and Peeta, are left by the time they reach the center. Then they all get separated.
During the ensuing battle many innocent children die. Members of the rebels medical team including Prim, Katniss's sister are also killed. Katniss is badly wounded again. On the pluse side the rebels have gained control and have captured President Snow. Katniss visits the imprisoned President Snow who says she should blame President Coin (of the rebels) for the attack and Prim's death.We can all believe Katniss is pretty ticked off right?After all she did volunteer for the hunger games in the first book.
And maybe he's right. It appears the rebels staged the final attack. An the weapon Gale made (you know the one Katniss thought was inhumane) could have been the one that killed Katniss's sister. Katniss can't forgive him it wouldnt be right.
In a meeting right before President Snows execution President Coin says that the remaining Hunger Games victors must vote to determine whether or not the new rebel government should start up the Hunger Games again as a way to punish the citizens of the Capitol for what they did to the citizens of the Districts. (What?!?!?!I thought they were fighting to end the crule hunger games?) Katniss votes in favor. In part because of Katniss's vote the answer is yes the Hunger Games will start again.
Then it's time for Snow's execution. Katniss has the task of shooting him with her famous bow and arrow, but at the last minute, she kills Coin instead. Snow dies anyway.
At this point, Katniss has a serious breakdown. Time passes but she's pretty much in a fog. Later she learns that she was acquitted during her trial, and she's sent back to the ruined District 12, along with Haymitch and later Peeta. Gale disappears into another district.
Over time Katniss is able to grieve for her sister and the many others who died. As she begins to rebuild her life, she and Peeta restore a romantic relationship and eventually have children.(As we all thought it would anyway)

Mocking Jay summry #2

Katniss is horrified by the way Peeta is being treated. The Capitol bombs District 13, just as Peeta warned it would. Citizens of District 13 retreat underground for a couple days. When it's all clear Katniss makes another propo while other rebel teams go to rescue Peeta.
The rebels get Peeta and some other folks out of the Capitol, but Peeta's been badly damaged. He's been "hijacked" (as in brainwashed) and now thinks of Katniss as the enemy. As soon as he sees her, he tries to kill her. Not a very happy reunion.
Once she recovers from Peeta's attack Katniss needs to be part of the action. She heads back to District 2 and is part of a summit about whether to attack the other side humanely or inhumanely. Gale suggests some inhumane kinds of weapons and strategies. During the battle Katniss gets shot. While recovering she bonds with another victor who we met in Catching Fire Johanna, and witnesses the wedding of victors Finnick and Annie.
After a second recovery Katniss trains to be part of the fighting again. She, Gale, and Finnick are assigned to a special unit that will be filmed during combat and turned into more propos. Right before they go out into the field, Peeta's assigned to their unit too. Is it just me or does that seem like a bad idea?(Considering he had tried to kill katniss once he may still be brain washed.)

Mocking jay summary #1

Katniss takes role in her new position as a rebel in District 13. She and a few others were rescued from the Quarter Quell (Catching fire), but Peeta wasn't one of them.....he's still missing, under control of the Capitol. Katniss is still haunted by President Snow. After much thought, she decides to be the leader, the Mockingjay, for the rebel side. In return, she gets immunity for her friends and permission to kill Snow. Another Games victor, Beetee, makes Katniss a special weapon.
Katniss has to star in commercials for the rebel side called propos. For one propo she and a team that includes her old friend Gale are sent into District 2, where they see a hospital get destroyed. This inspires Katniss to call for justice. Because the rebels are gaining in strength, and because Peeta has sent out a coded message to the rebels warning them of an attack. The Capitol releases a video of Peeta being tortured.

The Triangulation essay

Triangulation Essay

In our world there must be control but what will happen when it is taken to the extreme? The book Anthem, short story Harrison Bergeron, and movie Antz all have different societies that are subjected to obsessive control. So they are different but then again they are the same. If obsessive control exists in a society major outburst of rebellion will happen.

          In the book “Anthem” the society controls everything! They choose what jobs people will have and once the job is given they will do that job all there life. The people all do the same thing. They eat, sleep, socialize, wakeup, and work all at the same time. This is the kind of control the government has on them. Also the people are always being watched so if they step out of line they were burned in the town center.They  rebel against government.

          The movie Antz also shows obsessive control, the higher ranked ants have rights to take away rashings if a ant steps out of line. In the movie the rebellious ant “Z” goes to a bar. Then the other ants say “5 O’clock time to dance. Then they all do the same dance. Z does his own dance and is told to stop. The control in this is huge because they all do the same dance at the same time every signal day. One part in this in the movie was when the higher ranked ants forced the lower ranked ants to build a mega tunnel that would soon lead to be the death of them…or will it? The higher rank ants new it would wipe out the rest of the colony so they went to safety while the others stayed inside. They wanted to start a new colony.

 Finally in the short story Harrison Bergeron the obsessive control goes through the roof! First off the government always knows what you’re thinking which kind of branches off into they then give you handicaps based on you physical and mental abilities or disabilities. Some are weaker or stronger, some are dumber or smarter, or some are even prettier than others. So they will give you handicaps based off of that. They control whatever handicaps they give you so if you take them off they will know! If they lose control over you like they did Harrison. They will kill them if they become a threat to the government or society.

So you see now that obsessive control can really ruin your day. The three examples are only some of many dystopic societies that there are. If the technology keeps advancing as fast it is now we could very well end up in an obsessively controlled society.

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Hawkins life

Sports
We have a KMS vs Moorsville crosscountry meet tommorow. It will be our first home meet. We will probly run the XC trail and finish back on the track. I am ready for it and we will have a good practice today so we can be ready for tommorow's meet. But we will win cause kannapolis is the best oviously!:D
Lunch
Today at luch i had BBQ but i didnt eat it cause the foood here is pretty grose! I ate the bread and some rice crispies. Also i had some milk and a apple. They now serve both items on each side so there will be no more of that one line going half way around the cafiteria stuff again. It made me late for class and not have a chance to enjoy my lunch.
WKMS
I recoreded the weather for tuesday and wensday for WKMS. It will be in the 80's both of the days and not a high chance of rain. We also try to make the news funny in our own way so that people dont get bored. Last year all the kids in my class said that they didnt like WKMS and it was dumb. So im trying to make it exciting for both me and them. We also have ipads that hlp us search our weather and we take notes on what we could do next time to make it better.

A Long Way Gone Summary

In "A Long Way Gone" Ishmael Beah and some of his friends found saftey in a army gaurded camp. The rebels began to near the camp so the army needed more soldiers and asked if anyone wanted to join them or they would have to leave the camp. So Ishmael and hid friends joined they got AK47's to fight with. They went through training and before each fight they would take white pills that gave them energy. In the time when they wernt fighting they were doing drugs like marajuana, cocain, and brown brown(cocain mixed with gun powder). Ishmael got used to killing because it became an everyday thing. But when they randomly take out some soldiers sending them to the rehabilatation camp they took Ishmael. He took a bayonet and a grenead with him to the camp. They got there and some rebel boys were also there. A big fight broke out and it was army vs rebels in the camp. Now they are being transported to a new camp.

A Long Way gone- Production Designer

1:http://sheinnovates.blogspot.com/2011/12/road-trip.html

2:This Picture relates to the text because in the near the village where Ishmael is supposed to finaly see his parents again, the people there work the feilds which can include coffee farming or banana forest. They harvest the hands of bananas and take them back to the village. The village where they take the bananas is being burned and the people being killed by the rebels.....is Iahmael to late????
3:A character from this section is Gasemu a older respected man of this village. A person to play him would be Morgan Freeman. Gasemu was an older man and Morgan Freeman is an older actor as well.  He plays in alot of popular films and i think he would suit this role very well.

http://nigeriantimes.blogspot.com/2011/06/hollywood-icons-gather-to-honour.html

4:He would be wearing some simple shorts and a elaborate shirt with designs.
I can picture his shirt looking like this.....just picture this man as Morgan Freeman and you see the character.                                                                 \/

http://www.hebrewinspirations.com/Mens-Clothing.html

5:Gasemu is the character which i have chosen to find a actor for and costume. I chose Morgan Freeman because he and Gasemu share some similar qualities such as.... They are both older men. They are both very respected people. Morgan i thought would best fit this role he is very popular in different movies and people could recognize him as once again another character.

A Long Way Gone-Director

1:How did you feel about the way the village took Ismaels crapes and made him walk on the hot sand????

I thought that this was a crule and horrible way to punnish someone for being mistook for a child soldier. He was walking to a village and they thought that he and his friemds were child soldiers. After they found out that they werent child soldiers they released them but took their crapes and made them walk without them.. By walking on the hot sand cause them to burn the skin right off their feet.

2:What do you think caused the village to mistake Ishmael for child soldier????

I think it would be pretty common considering all the rebels that go around and recurit child soldiers. It wasnt the first time they have been cought believeing to be child soldiers. If anybody saw or heard about young boys walking in groups them they automaticly assumed that they were child soldiers comming to kill them so they always jump and surprise Ishmael and tie him up.

3:How would the story have been changed if the author had not let the village where Iahmael's family was staying at burn down happen??

If they had not let that village burn down he would have gotton to see his family. Ishmael could have stayed with his family and they could have left the place together and go to a safer place. Gasemu would have still be alive not shot and dead. When Ishmael gound the village burned he went berserk and started to attack his friends and hit Gasemu in the face.

4:What questions did you have when you finished this section???

Some questions I had  after i finished this section were.....
        Did Ishmael's family die during the attack?!?!?!
        When will they be captured by the rebels????
        Will he escape?

5:What do you think caused Ishmael to attack Gasemu???

I think Ishmael attacked him because if they wouldnt have stoped on the hill to take a break then Ishmael would have been able to see his family before the attack. Ishmael was really mad and attacked Gasemu blaming him for not being able to see his family before the rebels burned down the city.