Michael Collins Michael Collins (1996) is set in Ireland. The film opens with a flash-forward in 1922, as Joe O'Reilly attempts to console Kitty Kiernan, who is mourning the death of Michael Collins. As suggested by the title, the film is about Michael Collins, but more specifically about the role he played in the Irish revolution. The film is based on historic facts, but it is fiction, and therefore stylistic means are used for the sake of making the movie entertaining. Nevertheless, the film
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Legend Marie Lu’s book Legend can be considered a young adult fiction novel. It takes place in the distant future, after some type of catastrophic event caused the United States to split between the Republic (west) and the Colonies (east). It follows two teenagers from opposite social classes, June is part of the elite upper class and is the Republic’s golden girl after being the “only” person to score a perfect score on the trial. Where as Day is from one of the poor sectors and is the Republics
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In literature, a hero/heroine, or protagonist, is the principal character of a story, which may be known for special achievements. It´s sometimes used to simply describe the protagonist of a story, or the love interest, a usage which can conflict with the superhuman expectations of heroism. [1] Hero and heroine came to refer to characters who, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self sacrifice, that is, heroism for some greater good
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Introduction Teaser: When we see all the people standing in rows. The way they are standing reminds us of a concentration camp. In the middle is standing security, so the people can't run away. They're in a way trapped. Elaboration: Effie goes over to the bowl with the names in. Everyone are sad and anxious, but Effie is smiling and exited - 22 sec. Point of no return: When Primrose gets chosen. There is only one pice of paper with Primroses name in the bowl, but she gets picked anyway
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take poison berries in a suicide pact. The Capitol halts the game so both tributes win. - allie-draper. Synopsis print Print document PDF list Cite link Link The Hunger Games After writing the fantasy series The Underland Chronicles, Suzanne Collins departed from the world of fantasy and stepped into a harsh, dystopian creation in The Hunger Games. Published in 2008, The Hunger Games is the first novel in a projected trilogy, and introduces readers to a futuristic dystopian society where an overpowering
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This essay will examine The Hunger Games trailer using the Storytelling Method and the Gender and Sexuality Method, as well as incorporate an outside source that helps further the discussion of Katniss’s character as a challenge to typical hegemonies and ideologies. (don’t use plural here) This is a fine preview. Can you add a sentence that indicates anything more about what you found in your evaluation? The Hunger Games trailer begins with Katniss Everdeen sneaking through the barbed-wire fences
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I heard her before I saw her. I continue to lay still, unsure if this is one of Cato’s tricks. The mud plastered on my face making me virtually invisible to the untrained eye. The sun’s rays draining the mud of its moisture and reducing it to dust. I would have to renew the layer. Although I was directly next to the river, every minute I’m exposed I risk being discovered and killed. I force my muscles to go against their natural instinct to move and urge them to stay still. My mouth parched since
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The Easter Rising In Ireland 1916, there was an event known as The Easter Rising. The roots of the Rising lie in the ‘new nationalism’ which emerged in Ireland from the 1890s. Its most significant outcome was the rejuvenation of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB). This small, underground, revolutionary body planned and directed the insurrection in 1916. The truly dynamic element was a tiny minority within this organization; they were acting on the old republican principle: ‘England’s difficulty
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how to incorporate the books in the Hunger Games series into the ELA classroom to support literacy and critical goals. Class on Fire: Using the Hunger Games Trilogy to Encourage Social Action Introduction The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, comprising The Hunger Games (2008), Catching Fire (2009), and Mockingjay (2010), is a pop culture sensation. With more than 26 million books sold and box office receipts grossing $68.3 million on the opening day of the film adaptation of the first
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The IRA stands for the Irish Republican Army. In the book, Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt, Frank’s father Malachy Sr. McCourt was said to have been in the IRA, so I did some research and this is what I found. The Irish Republican Army was formed as an unofficial military force in 1919 and their goal was to free Ireland from England. The IRA fought the British forces for Ireland freedom in a guerrilla war for two years, 1919-1921. During the guerrilla war, the British government passed Government
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