Book review: Hunger Games

In a place once known as North America, now known as Panem, is a very rich city surrounded by twelve districts. Every year because this very rich city, known as The capitol is so rich and likes to think they control all the Districts. Then they are force to compete in the hunger games. The hunger games is where two people from the ages 12-18 are chosen from each district and are forced to compete to a fight to the death. "The Hunger Games" is a action packed book filled with excitement and suspense in almost every page. I found "The hunger games" to be a great book that always managed to put me on the edge of my seat. It showed danger, tragedy, and suspense. If I where to give a rating to the hunger games I would give it five out of five stars. I would recommend this book to anyone who is tempted to read "The Hunger Games".

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Gender roles effect the days of our lifes everyday. Men and women have roles that they are expected to follow in our society, but gender roles also effect the illegal activity. No matter where you go gender roles play a part in and crime is no exception. First of all, when it comes to commiting crimes the overall suspects are men. on a website written by Old Bailey states " Women are only accounted as suspects 21% of the time. When a serious crime happens no one really suspects the women at first until futher investigation. For reasons unknown men have become the prime suspects when a crime takes place in the world. The article written by Old Bailey also states "women are always accused a fewer and lesser crimes." From this statment it is saying that women are accused of lesser crimes meaning smaller. So while men are being accused of serious crimes such as murder women are being accused of smaller crimes such as shoplifting. Crimes happen all over the United States and even when a criminal commits a crime, gender roles are still in play. Next, when a crime is being commited it is said that women are usually the victims. In a article ,written by Arnold smith,it states "When it comes down to mudering or stealing the victim turns out to be the victim nearly one third of the time." Why are women the prime target? Could it be because women are weaker? or could there appearance make them a target? In a article wriiten by Peyton Farmer it states " Men commit crimes to have a sense of power and unfortunatly they target the weak to make there self feel strong." Criminals do target weaker civilans most of the time. Criminals are consumed by greed and hatred, two very dangerous combinations and makes many men and women targets. In conclusion, Why do gender roles effect crime in the courtroom? Also why do they effect the crime itself? Gender roles play a massive part in our society. Crime will always be effected by gender roles and honestly there is no way to stop it. Gender roles play a huge part in society.

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Gender is a social construct specifying the socially culture and roles that men and women are expected to follow. Both men and women have expectations that society lays out for them. Gender roles are a way that society labels men and women. First of all, Gender roles is one topic where the roles and duties are all universal. On a website entitled trinity.edu it states "Women have always had a lower social status Through time." Many women where neglected full citizenship and where only limited to do so little of things such as leave the house. Society always has many different purposes for different people.

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      Brian Ross, a ABC reporter, Discovers In his Investigation TSA officers stealing from there airport stations. TSA officers are in trusted with airport security and they steal items that belong to us. These thefts are a disgrace in honor and pride.

       First of all, The investigation, led by Brian Ross, went to airports with Several reports of stolen items to see if the TSA officers were responsible for these thefts. The ABC investigation states "We have reason to believe that TSA officers have been stealing hundreds of dollars worth of items". To me this is disgraceful that we can not even go to an airport without worrying about thief's in the airport. I would never want to get to my destination to only find out my valuables have been stolen I would be upset and enraged.

       Next, Brian Ross took the matter into his own hands and decided to go to infamous airports were items were reported missing. In Orlando, Brian purposely left behind an ipad to check if a Thief was lurking about. Mr. Ross stated " I filled out a missing item form online and I was told there was not any ipads in custody of the airport." If it were my ipad that had been stolen I would have marched into the airport demanding to know were it is. I have no idea why we can not trust random people but when I hear stories such as these I have a hard time trusting anybody.

        Finally, will these thefts by TSA officers stop? Roy henry, a victim of airport theft, states "I remember I carried a iPod and a Gameboy and when I looked in my bag they mysteriously disappeared." Today we live in a world where it seems like we cant even walk into a store without our car getting stolen. It is not fair that Mr. Henry got his belongings stolen and should not be. Trust is so easily lost and very hard to obtain back.

        In This news Investigation I can take responsibility in my learning by following Brian Ross in the search for his missing ipad on ABC news. I will learn to see if there is any way to prevent my personal belongings from being stolen.

        In conclusion, Brain Ross is still on the search for missing items in airports and other forms of transportation all around the world and hopes to uncover more thief's hiding in the system. These investigations help everyone become more cautious with there most value possessions

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               We all know the famous superhero "Iron man" we have read his comic books and seen his movies on the big screen, But appearing now in our own military are Tony Starks "Iron Man armored Suits." Could these armored be as great as the ones in the movies? Will the cost of these suits increase the budget? Can these suits be safe for the people of the united states?

               First of all, Could these suits be as amazing as tony Stark's famous suits?  Famous comic book artist, Tony Stark, Created the suit so he could protect the world from the evil. In a CNN report, Written by Larry Shaughnessy, states "Many of the technologies that could be incorporated in the suits already exists just separately." It is hard to believe that something as incredible as the iron man suit could be created. If we had suits like that in the military it could be dangerous or could help the fight on the battlefield even more.

                Next, Will these suits increase the budget? In the report, written by Larry Shaughnessy, he states "Iron man suits have been known to be very expensive and cost a fortune." We are already in a bad debt in the economy these suits could increase it much more. Is the cost of these suits to high for the economy right now? It is probably so that these suits could make our debt even worse.

                 Finally, Can these suits be safe for the people of the untied states? U.S. Special Forces Command adm., William Mcraven, States "The suits will take a group of men that are extremely high functioning on the battlefield and make them completely unstoppable." What if one of these men go crazy and stole the suit for himself? The world could be in a great deal of danger and many could die from just one man. These suits are very dangerous and should not be taken lightly.

                 I can learn from my reading by checking up on the iron man suits know in the military as "Talos" and check how they are being used and learning more about how they work. Then I could see how much money is use to produce this armor.

                In Conclusion, The Iron Man suits known as "Talos' can be very dangerous and expensive but with the trusted guidance from the military I am sure that that Iron Man could very well save the day on and possibly off of the battlefield.

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           In a CNN report entitled "Injured Army Ranger Salutes From Hospital Bed" Ranger Joshua Hargis suprises the whole room with his actions on and also off of the battlefield.  If words are more powerful than actions, than this is a powerful example.

           First of all, the soilder's name is Joshua Hargis, a cpl. in the U.S. military. The CNN report, written Dorrine Mendoza, states "He was injured in a military operation in afghanastin that killed four troops and injured fourteen soilders." This is one of the many reasons I feel thankful to ha our troops They put life and limb on the line to protect our country. The soliders of the United states deserve all of our respect and love for the dangers they face everday.

           Next, Joshua Hargis, A U.S ranger, recieved a purple heart medal for the actions he preformed on the battlefield. Dorrine mendoza states "He had a neck brace, tube attached everywhere, and was covered in a red, white, and blue quilt." This man was seriously injured for protecting lifes on the battlefield and is still in the hospital today. The brave courage he had was incredible if only we could thank him more than just by giving him a medal.

            Finally, while Joshua was lying in bed hurt and broken he surprises everyone who came to visit him. Taylor Hargis, Joshua's wife, States "When being presented with the purple heart medal josh had surprise everyone when he started to move his hand into a salute position." Even though he was hurt beyond limits josh still showed enough strenghth to be able to salute his fellow brothers and sisters for his medal. Joshua is no doubt a strong solider and a proud solider as well.

             In Conclusion, Joshua Hargis was a solider who was hurt for protecting his comrades in the heat of battle and was awarded with the purple heart medal. Everyday soliders like Josh are fighting to protect our country and we should all be thankful for there sacrifices they make to protect us from the dangers beyond the border.  

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       We all know the famous superhero known as Batman, we have seen his movies and played with his action figures but now theres is a new actor stepping into the boots of Batman and his name is Ben Affleck. Will Ben be able to fill the roll of Batman? Do the fans like the thought of Ben playing their favorite superhero? What do I think about this actor change?

        First of all, will Ben be able to fill the roll of batman?  In a CNN report, written by Breeanna Hare, the article states "The last time Ben Affleck played in a superhero movie the word cried." The movie she was talking about was daredevil and yes to be honest I loved that movie but it didnt make me cry. Ben was a good character in that movie and maybe he could pull of the cowl of batman in the new Man of Steel sequel.

        Next, do fans like the thought of Ben playing there favorite superhero? In a video posted by Omekongo he states "Ben Affleck is a great all around Hollywood man, but he is the wrong choice for batman." There have been tons of hateful comments coming from Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace and from the sound of it most people do not want Ben Affleck as batman. Even though there are a lot of negative comments not all of them are bad, There are many people who are all for the idea of  Ben as Batman.

       Finally, what do I think about this actor change? One Time I remember it was a sunny afternoon and my mom came home with a new movie and that movie was Daredevil and I put it in and watched three times, I loved every bit of it especially Ben as Matt Murdock. Ben Affleck as Batman? I say go for it! I think Ben can fill this roll of Batman and show everyone he can be the famous Dark Knight. Ben will have a lot of expectations from me though but I know he will be able to pull it off.

      What can I do to improve my learning? I could go to CNN and read more of this exciting change and also purchase a ticket to the Man of Steel Sequel and see how Ben Affleck Preformed in this movie.

       In conclusion, Ben Affleck playing the roll of batman will be tough and he will have a lot of comments on his work but I believe if he works hard he can pull off the roll as the Caped Crusader and make The Man of Steel sequel a great movie.