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By the time the film adaptation of "The Hunger Games" was released in 2012, the publisher had reported over 26 million "Hunger Games" trilogy books in print, including movie tie-in books. "The Hunger Games" universe is a dystopia set in Panem, a country consisting of the wealthy Capitol and 12 districts in varying states of poverty. Every year, children from the districts are selected to participate in a compulsory televised battle royale death match called The Hunger Games. The novels were all well received. In August 2012, the series ranked second, exceeded only by the "Harry Potter" series in NPR's
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difficult parts of the book to write, but that she had accepted that passages such as these were necessary to the story. She considered the moments where Katniss reflects on happier moments in her past to be more enjoyable. "The Hunger Games" takes place in a nation known as Panem, established in North America after the destruction of the continent's civilization by an unknown apocalyptic event. The nation consists of the wealthy Capitol and twelve surrounding, poorer districts under the Capitol's dictatorial control. The Capitol exploits the districts for their natural resources and cheap labour. District 12 is in the
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The Hunger Games (film) The Hunger Games is a 2012 American science fiction-adventure film directed by Gary Ross and based on Suzanne Collins’ 2008 novel of the same name. It is the first installment in "The Hunger Games" film series and was produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, with a screenplay by Ross, Collins, and Billy Ray. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, and Donald Sutherland. The story takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future in the nation of Panem, where a boy and a girl from each
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plant can be eaten, as Katniss does in the book. Her father once said: "As long as you can find yourself, you'll never starve." The plant also shares its name with a constellation in the Zodiac called Sagittarius, or "The Archer", which may also reference Katniss's skills in archery. Her last name comes from Bathsheba Everdene, the central female character in "Far from the Madding Crowd" by Thomas Hardy. According to Collins, "The two are very different, but both struggle with knowing their hearts". "The Hunger Games" takes place in the ruins of North America: a country called Panem (in
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Catching Fire Catching Fire is a 2009 science fiction young adult novel by the American novelist Suzanne Collins, the second book in "The Hunger Games trilogy". As the sequel to the 2008 bestseller "The Hunger Games", it continues the story of Katniss Everdeen and the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem. Following the events of the previous novel, a rebellion against the oppressive Capitol has begun, and Katniss and fellow tribute Peeta Mellark are forced to return to the arena in a special edition of the Hunger Games. The book was first published on September 1, 2009, by Scholastic, in hardcover, and
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Fictional world of The Hunger Games "The Hunger Games" universe is a fictional world appearing in "The Hunger Games" trilogy written by Suzanne Collins. It consists primarily of the fictional nation of Panem, its Capitol where the totalitarian government resides, and the outlying districts, numbered 1 to 12, each with a different economy. In addition, there is the secretive District 13, where a rebel force is building strength. The Hunger Games themselves are an annual event in which two children from each district, selected through a process called "reaping", are forced to participate in a battle to the death. The
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The Hunger Games (novel) The Hunger Games is a 2008 dystopian novel by the American writer Suzanne Collins. It is written in the voice of 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives in the future, post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America. The Capitol, a highly advanced metropolis, exercises political control over the rest of the nation. The Hunger Games is an annual event in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts surrounding the Capitol are selected by lottery to compete in a televised battle to the death. The book received critical acclaim from major
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players assume the identity of District members sent on a mission in order to build their alliance, liberate their District, and rebuild Panem. "Lionsgate has an unparalleled track record of developing and producing blockbuster movie franchises like The Hunger Games," said Kabam Chief Operating Officer Kent Wakeford. "Partnering with Lionsgate, Kabam will build a mobile game that's as much fun to play as the movie is to watch. The game will be developed in Kabam's China studio, the same place where the hit film-based game "" was created and went on to generate more than $100 million in revenue during
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Katniss Everdeen Katniss Everdeen is a fictional character and the protagonist of "The Hunger Games" trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Her name comes from a plant with edible tubers called "Sagittaria" (katniss), from Sagittarius the Archer, whose name means "He that throws arrows" in Latin. She is portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence in the film adaptations "The Hunger Games", "", "", and "". Katniss and her family come from District 12, a coal-mining district that is the poorest and least populated district in the dystopian fictional autocratic nation of Panem. In the course of the first book, "The Hunger Games", Katniss volunteers
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team and stylist prepare the victor to show off for the crowds of people just as when they appeared in the Capitol before the games. During the Victory Tour Katniss and Peeta try unsuccessfully to convince President Coriolanus Snow of their love. Fictional world of The Hunger Games "The Hunger Games" universe is a fictional world appearing in "The Hunger Games" trilogy written by Suzanne Collins. It consists primarily of the fictional nation of Panem, its Capitol where the totalitarian government resides, and the outlying districts, numbered 1 to 12, each with a different economy. In addition, there is the
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to direct the two final films in the series. Julianne Moore played President Coin. Mockingjay Mockingjay is a 2010 science fiction novel by American author Suzanne Collins. It is the last installment of "The Hunger Games", following 2008's "The Hunger Games" and 2009's "Catching Fire". The book continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, who agrees to unify the districts of Panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical Capitol. The hardcover and audiobook editions of "Mockingjay" were published by Scholastic on August 24, 2010, six days after the ebook edition went on sale. The book sold 450,000 copies in the first
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Mockingjay Mockingjay is a 2010 science fiction novel by American author Suzanne Collins. It is the last installment of "The Hunger Games", following 2008's "The Hunger Games" and 2009's "Catching Fire". The book continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, who agrees to unify the districts of Panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical Capitol. The hardcover and audiobook editions of "Mockingjay" were published by Scholastic on August 24, 2010, six days after the ebook edition went on sale. The book sold 450,000 copies in the first week of release, exceeding the publisher's expectations. It received a generally positive reaction from
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her of their promise before the Quarter Quell to always be honest with each other. She then realizes the attack matches an offense strategy Gale had developed earlier — bombing an area once, and then again with a delayed and more powerful explosion to kill medics and survivors. When Gale cannot assure Katniss that the attack was not of his making, Katniss abandons him in shock. Coin invites the surviving Hunger Games victors to a meeting, where she declares herself the interim President of Panem and tables a vote to hold a last Hunger Games using the children of Capitol
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to raise money and then fast for 30 hours. However, individuals can raise money and fast by themselves. During the event, for 30 hours, participants must abstain from eating food, and instead they typically drink water, fruit juices, or other liquids Games, fund raisers, and other events may also take place to help teach and educate the participants and others about world hunger all over the world. It is also a time for education and awareness of world hunger, and an understanding of how people go without food for long periods of time. This, however, does not exclude those unable
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Games" had a first printing of 50,000 copies, which was bumped up twice to 200,000 copies. By February 2010, the book had sold 800,000 copies, and rights to the novel had been sold in 38 territories worldwide. A few months later, in July, the book was released in paperback. "The Hunger Games" entered the "New York Times" Best Seller list in November 2008, where it would feature for over 100 consecutive weeks. By the time the film adaptation of "The Hunger Games" was released in March 2012, the book had been on "USA Today"s best-sellers list for 135 consecutive weeks
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2011, the book won the California Young Reader Medal. In the 2012 edition of Scholastic's "Parent and Child" magazine, "The Hunger Games" was listed as the 33rd-best book for children, with the award for "Most Exciting Ending". The novel is one of the top 5 best selling Kindle books of all time. However, the novel has also been controversial with parents; it ranked in fifth place on the American Library Association's list of frequently challenged books for 2010, with "unsuited to age group" and "violence" being among the reasons cited. Similarities of "The Hunger Games" to Koushun Takami's 1999 novel
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of the nation's 12 districts are chosen annually as "tributes" and forced to compete in The Hunger Games, an elaborate televised fight to the death. Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers to take her younger sister's place, and with her district's male tribute, Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), travels to the Capitol to train and compete in the games. Development of "The Hunger Games" began in March 2009 when Lions Gate Entertainment entered into a co-production agreement with Color Force, which had acquired the rights a few weeks earlier. Collins collaborated with Ray and Ross to write the screenplay. The screenplay expanded
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Hunger Games", they set the forest on fire and switched between day and night at will. In the 75th Hunger Games, the Gamemakers divided the arena into twelve segments, each containing a different terror which only activated at a certain hour. For example, at noon and midnight, an hour-long electrical storm would take place in the first segment. Other dangers encountered by the tributes included blood rain, carnivorous monkeys, insects, a tidal wave, a fog-like gas that caused chemical burns to the skin and nerve damage, and a section of the jungle in which tributes were trapped with jabberjays that
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in the Capitol. Katniss is sedated after attacking Haymitch for not keeping his promise to protect Peeta. She later awakens to find Gale by her side. He assures her that her family is safe, but District 12 has been destroyed by the Capitol after Snow was made aware of the rebels' plot. Lionsgate announced that a film adaptation of "Catching Fire" would be released as "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" on November 22, 2013, as a sequel to the film adaptation of "The Hunger Games", with principal photography to take place in September 2012. Simon Beaufoy was hired to write
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movie (a spoof of "The Hunger Games") with older girls, forcing Homer to enter the contest by himself. As Homer wishes he could live in the Lego Springfield he created with her, where "everything fits together and no one gets hurt", Comic Book Guy's giant Lego construct of Kendah Wildwill (a parody of Katniss Everdeen from "The Hunger Games") falls on Homer, knocking him unconscious. After being told by Lego Comic Book Guy that their world is a fantasy where Homer can live out his desire to spend time with Lisa forever, Homer accepts the false reality. While playing with
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Galaxy of Fear: The Hunger The Hunger is the 12th and final book in the "Galaxy of Fear" series by John Whitman set in the Star Wars galaxy shortly after "". The Hunger is the first Galaxy of Fear book to feature Deevee since Army of Terror. Hoole, Tash and Zak are still looking for a place where the Empire won't find them. After losing their ship in an attack by a bounty hunter, they find themselves landing on a certain swamp planet, where they encounter a rather friendly but starving tribe of survivors. Boba Fett is after the group,
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between Peeta and Gale and the series lacked the "erotic energy" seen in the "Twilight" series. J.C. Maçek III of "PopMatters" stated "While the film saga does capture the action of "The Hunger Games", the novels are most assuredly the heart of the story. They are nothing less than 'The Writer’s Cut' of the films themselves." The last book, "Mockingjay", was criticized by Dan Shade of "SF Site", who felt that Katniss is a weaker character than her comrades and less resolute in her journey to the Capitol, and that with respect to her vendetta against President Snow, her actions
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her website, saying, "I was so obsessed with this book ... "The Hunger Games" is amazing." "The Hunger Games" received many awards and honors. It was named one of "Publishers Weekly" "Best Books of the Year" in 2008 and a "The New York Times" "Notable Children's Book of 2008". It was the 2009 winner of the Golden Duck Award in the Young Adult Fiction Category. "The Hunger Games" was also a "2008 Cybil Winner" for fantasy and science-fiction books along with "The Graveyard Book", one of "School Library Journal"s "Best Books 2008", and a "Booklist Editors' Choice" in 2008. In
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and in various occasions has them in his grasp. Yoda also makes an appearance in this book, teaching the children a valuable lesson. Galaxy of Fear: The Hunger The Hunger is the 12th and final book in the "Galaxy of Fear" series by John Whitman set in the Star Wars galaxy shortly after "". The Hunger is the first Galaxy of Fear book to feature Deevee since Army of Terror. Hoole, Tash and Zak are still looking for a place where the Empire won't find them. After losing their ship in an attack by a bounty hunter, they find themselves
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to London by her mother, she grows up with a hunger to return to Plyn. This she does at age 19 and sets about seeking revenge against Philip for his cruel treatment of her father and grandfather. Jennifer does this by befriending Philip, and then spending his accumulated wealth as quickly as she can on renovations and other good causes. At the same time, she meets her distant cousin John at the place where the ship, the Janet Coombe, had been abandoned. On board the ship, she finds the unopened letters of her father Christopher to his father. The book
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the only one to have no named characters in the trilogy. District 10 specializes in livestock. At least one job is mentioned throughout the book: keeping embryos of cattle to keep enough livestock to send to the Capitol. Katniss does not note any major tributes from District 10, except one boy with a crippled leg who is mentioned several times. In "Mockingjay", Katniss meets Dalton, a District 10 refugee who explains to her a bit about District 13's history. At the 75th Hunger Games, Katniss notes that the District 10 tributes, who are dressed as cows, have flaming belts on
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ring around it. The bird is connected to the ring only by its wing tips." "The Hunger Games" has received critical acclaim. In a review for "The New York Times", John Green wrote that the novel was "brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced", and that "the considerable strength of the novel comes in Collins's convincingly detailed world-building and her memorably complex and fascinating heroine." However, he also noted that, while allegorically rich, the book sometimes does not realize the allegorical potential that the plot has to offer and that the writing "described the action and little else." "Time" magazine's review was
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bear cub. Taqqiq sees that what he did was wrong and joins the questing bears but he soon leaves the group in the third book, "Smoke Mountain", when he feels he does not belong with them. The remaining four cubs learn of a place called the Last Great Wilderness in the third book (which is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge), where there is plentiful food and shelter. After defying hardships such as hunger and bear hunters, they finally make it to the Last Great Wilderness. However, even though they are there, Ujurak, who leads the journey, feels that they need
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titles are role-playing games in which the player battles against demons. While the player controls a devil child, that character does not directly fight themselves; instead, they send in their allied demons to fight against the opponents. This was changed in "Book of Fire" and "Book of Ice", where the devil children are able to fight by using cards. If one of the player's demons falls in battle, another is automatically sent in to take the first one's place. To recruit new demons to their party, the player needs to choose to talk to the demon instead of fighting it,
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there take pride in representing District 1 in the Games, and are often among the group of tributes nicknamed "Careers", who illegally train for the Games from a young age so when they volunteer they have a higher chance of winning. Katniss refers to them as "the Capitol's lap dogs" in the first book. Once the Games begin, the tributes from the Career-heavy districts (typically Districts 1, 2, and 4 in the book, just 1 & 2 in the film) tend to form an alliance until they are forced to fight among themselves to determine the winner. Along with District
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than establishing a republic governed by representatives from each of the Districts, Coin intends to take Snow's place and maintain the status quo. On the day Snow is to be executed, interim President Coin asks the remaining Hunger Games victors to vote on a proposal to hold a final Hunger Games using the children of the Capitol's leaders. Annie, Beetee, and Peeta vote no, while Johanna and Enobaria vote yes. Katniss chooses, "Yes-for Prim." Haymitch then says: "I'm with the Mockingjay." When Katniss is set to execute Snow, she draws her bow, supposedly to execute him, but instead turns and
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is a 2014 American dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by Francis Lawrence with a screenplay by Peter Craig and Danny Strong. It is the first of two films based on Suzanne Collins' novel " Mockingjay", the final book in "The Hunger Games" trilogy, and the third installment in "The Hunger Games" film series, produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik and distributed by Lionsgate. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Philip
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the year 2174), consisting of the Capitol and 12 subservient districts. During the yearly "Reaping" of tributes for the gladiator-like Hunger Games, Katniss's younger sister, Prim, is selected as District 12's female tribute during a public lottery. Katniss volunteers to take her place. Talking in terms of "winning the reaping", the district's Hunger Games manager Effie Trinket asks for a round of applause for Katniss, but everyone remains silent. Many in the crowd press their three fingers against their mouths and hold it out to her. Katniss describes this as an ancient sign for saying "admiration," "goodbye to someone you
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is a 2015 American dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by Francis Lawrence, with a screenplay by Peter Craig and Danny Strong. It is the fourth and final installment in "The Hunger Games" film series, and the second of two films based on the novel "Mockingjay", the final book in "The Hunger Games" trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, and distributed by Lionsgate, the film features an ensemble cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks,
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($152.5 million). This was the sixth-highest-grossing opening weekend, the second-highest-grossing opening weekend of 2013 and the highest-grossing opening weekend in November. It was in first place for two consecutive weekends. The film also broke the following records: the biggest Friday for a film in its second weekend, the largest three-day ($74.2 million) and largest five-day ($109.9 million) Thanksgiving gross. It achieved the fifth-highest-grossing opening week (Friday-to-Thursday), the third-highest non-opening Wednesday and the fourth-largest second weekend. In July 2012, Lionsgate announced that two films based on the final book in "The Hunger Games" trilogy, "Mockingjay", were scheduled to be released. The
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depicting an African exile's experience of life in Britain (mainly at Oxford University, where Marechera had studied). Commenting on the semi-autobiographical nature of the book, April McCallum has said: "Marechera’s debut "The House of Hunger" is as much a product of being down and out in Oxford, sleeping rough, being beaten up by thugs and policeman alike and struggling with alcoholism, as it is of the Rhodesia it describes... The 'hunger' of the book’s title does not refer only to the literal starvation which was ravaging post-independent Zimbabwe at the time. Rather it implies a more far reaching and metaphorical
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based on the last book "Mockingjay". "" was released November 21, 2014, and "" was released November 20, 2015. Lawrence, Hutcherson, Hemsworth, and Harrelson were all signed on to the whole franchise. The Hunger Games (film) The Hunger Games is a 2012 American science fiction-adventure film directed by Gary Ross and based on Suzanne Collins’ 2008 novel of the same name. It is the first installment in "The Hunger Games" film series and was produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik, with a screenplay by Ross, Collins, and Billy Ray. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody
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team members reach the surface and take refuge in a shop, where Tigris, a former Hunger Games stylist and rebel sympathizer, hides them in her basement. As rebel forces gain ground, Snow invites fleeing Capitol citizens into his mansion in the city's center for protection, in the process forming a human shield. Katniss and Gale join the crowd, posing as refugees. As rebels arrive and attack, Gale is captured. Peacekeepers herd Capitol children toward the palace gates, when a hovercraft with a Capitol insignia flies overhead and drops small parachutes. As people reach for the parcels, they explode, causing mass
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kinds of goodies but only if she demonstrates her virtue by not really wanting them in the first place," and, "For all her irritating flaws, Bella, at least, has the courage of her desire. For what, besides a well-earned vengeance, does Katniss Everdeen truly hunger?" However, Miller did think that she was "in many respects an improvement on...Bella". However, "The Daily Telegraph" David Gritten labelled her "a great role model for girls" who "has love interests, but doesn't mope passively over boys". Daniel D'Addario of Time stated: "The Hunger Games heroine has already secured her status as a feminist role
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Plain. "The Hunger of Sejanoz" was the last of Dever's Lone Wolf books to be published before a hiatus of over ten years. The book is rare and sells for hundreds of dollars where copies exist. Also, the omission of 50 extra sections is controversial, as most Lone Wolf books have 350 sections and this one only 300. It is rumored that the publishers, knowing that no more books would be released, excised those last pages connecting the book to the next part of the story. At a press conference during the 2008 Lucca Comics & Games convention, Dever confirmed
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which Shields praises as “an evolution beyond narrative” because it does not, he argues, reinforce false ideas about the world such as the inevitability of resolution that traditional narrative does: “Story seems to say that everything happens for a reason and I want to say, No, it doesn’t.” Reviews of "Reality Hunger" were generally favorable. Shortly after its release, Chuck Klosterman tweeted that it ‘‘might be the most intense, thought-accelerating book of the last 10 years.” Luc Sante wrote in the New York Times Book Review that the book “urgently and succinctly addresses matters that have been in the air,
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individuals to “take a stand for the end of hunger and begin to integrate the end of hunger into the very fabric of daily life actions that would help transform hunger and end it." Catherine Parrish, former CEO of the Hunger Project US, writes, “as a project, as an organization, the Hunger Project never intended to take all the actions that would be necessary to end the persistence of hunger. What the Hunger Project intended to do was to catalyze the global grass-roots committed movement and action that would put all of that in place. You see, it’s a project
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painful for Hilde and she leaves the social immediately. Erika arrives the next day and announces that they will take a trip to the "village" so she can obtain more information for her book. (The reader must assume that the village is in the Mühlviertel.) Hilde does not wish to go, yet does not want to be excluded. As they enter the village, Hilde recalls working hard in the fields to harvest the crop left behind by farmers to have enough food for their large family. She remembers the hunger pangs and how her father could not find work. She
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a rhyming picture book, "When Charlie McButton Lost Power" (2005), illustrated by Mike Lester. In September 2008, Scholastic Press released "The Hunger Games", the first book of a trilogy by Collins. "The Hunger Games" was partly inspired by the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Another inspiration was her father's career in the Air Force, which gave her insight to poverty, starvation, and the effects of war. The trilogy's second book, "Catching Fire", was released in September 2009, and its third book, "Mockingjay", was released on August 24, 2010. Within 14 months, 1.5 million copies of the first two
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Haymitch's names, but Peeta immediately volunteers to take Haymitch's place. Haymitch reveals that the tributes are angry about being returned to the Games, and all of them will most likely attempt to stop the games. For her pre-Games interview, Katniss wears a wedding dress, as ordered by Snow, but her stylist Cinna rigs it to transform into a representation of a mockingjay. Peeta announces on-air that he and Katniss secretly married and are expecting a baby. The audience of Capitol citizens shouts for the Games to be stopped, to no avail. Just before Katniss enters the arena, Cinna is severely
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citizens. The arena for the 74th Hunger Games is a largely forested area with a central meadow where the Cornucopia is located, a lake, and a wheat field. Katniss notes that it resembles the forests of District 12, which gives her a slight advantage in navigating and surviving in the game. The arenas devised for the Quarter Quells appear to be especially spectacular. The second Quarter Quell took place in a beautiful meadow with flowers and a fruit-bearing forest and mountains. However, everything was designed by the Gamemakers to be either dangerous or poisonous, including all of the food and
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reviewers and authors. It was praised for its plot and character development. In writing "The Hunger Games", Collins drew upon Greek mythology, Roman gladiatorial games, and contemporary reality television for thematic content. The novel won many awards, including the California Young Reader Medal, and was named one of "Publishers Weekly"s "Best Books of the Year" in 2008. "The Hunger Games" was first published in hardcover on September 14, 2008, by Scholastic, featuring a cover designed by Tim O'Brien. It has since been released in paperback and also as an audiobook and ebook. After an initial print of 200,000, the book
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role as a source of popular entertainment. A contemporary source of inspiration was Collins' recent fascination with reality television programs. She says they are like "The Hunger Games" because the Games are not just entertainment but also a reminder to the districts of their rebellion. On a tired night, Collins says that while she was channel-surfing the television, she saw people competing for some prize and then saw footage of the Iraq War. She described how the two combined in an "unsettling way" to create her first ideas for the series. "The Hunger Games" is the first book in the
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exciting media event celebrating the opening of the attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood and "The Hunger Games: The Exhibition", a traveling exhibition created in partnership with Lionsgate and based on the blockbuster The Hunger Games movie and book franchise. During a teleconference call to discuss this exhibition, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer said, "Thinkwell … is spearheading an initiative for line extensions of The Hunger Games and all of our other brands." Thinkwell Group Thinkwell Group is an experience design and production agency that was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Thinkwell specializes in the creation and
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but said that "the premise is solid" nonetheless. The series holds an average critic rating of 7.5/10 on the review aggregator Comic Book Roundup, based on 39 reviews. Jughead: The Hunger Jughead: The Hunger is a comic book series published by Archie Horror, an imprint of Archie Comics, beginning in 2017. The story, which takes place in its own continuity, focuses on Jughead Jones and his family's dark legacy to explain the sinister origin of his hunger. The one-shot "pilot" was created by writer Frank Tieri and artist Michael Walsh. "Jughead: The Hunger" launched on March 29, 2017 as a
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Jughead: The Hunger Jughead: The Hunger is a comic book series published by Archie Horror, an imprint of Archie Comics, beginning in 2017. The story, which takes place in its own continuity, focuses on Jughead Jones and his family's dark legacy to explain the sinister origin of his hunger. The one-shot "pilot" was created by writer Frank Tieri and artist Michael Walsh. "Jughead: The Hunger" launched on March 29, 2017 as a one-shot comic book alongside the New Riverdale "pilot" lineup. It was written by Frank Tieri, with art by Michael Walsh. Due to positive critical and fan reception, the
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with alcohol, like Haymitch or Chaff, or becoming addicted to morphling like the District 6 Victors, Katniss, or Johanna, sometimes both. The victors of the Hunger Games usually form friendships with each other, having shared the experiences of brutality. In Finnick and Annie's case, their attraction turns into love. While this is a factor for the increased pressure for the 75th Hunger Games, this means that the victors can relay information about rebel planning that is revealed in "Catching Fire". In the book, it is revealed that half of the tributes of the game are part of a conspiracy to
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argued that the premise "doesn't make a lot of sense". He praised the "impressive" first act and Jennifer Lawrence, for "project[ing] the kind of strength that Katharine Hepburn had when she was young." Denby found the second act "attenuated and rhythmless" and criticised the "incoherent" finale that "will send the audience scurrying back to the book to find out what’s supposed to be going on". "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" earned $424,668,047 in North America and $440,343,699 in other countries for a worldwide total of $865,011,746. Worldwide, it is the 52nd-highest-grossing film, the highest-grossing film of "The Hunger Games" series,
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2, District 1 is heavily favored by the Capitol and is fairly wealthy compared to the rest of the districts. It is also noted that people from this district give their children names after expensive material, such as Cashmere, or characteristics of the things they make, such as Glimmer, and Katniss states in the first book she thinks it's "ridiculous." In "The Hunger Games", during the 74th Hunger Games, both tributes from District 1 (Marvel and Glimmer) join the "Career" pack. Glimmer is eventually killed by tracker jackers (mutant wasps), which were dropped on the Careers by Katniss. Marvel is
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series and was released on September 14, 2008. "The Hunger Games" follows 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, a girl from District 12 who volunteers for the 74th Hunger Games in place of her younger sister Primrose Everdeen. Also selected from District 12 is Peeta Mellark. They are mentored by their district's only living victor, Haymitch Abernathy, who won 24 years earlier and has since led a solitary life of alcoholism. Peeta confesses his longtime secret love for Katniss in a televised interview prior to the Games. This revelation stuns Katniss, who harbors feelings for Gale Hawthorne, her friend and hunting partner. Haymitch
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District 12, after her younger sister Primrose is chosen, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her place. She and fellow tribute Peeta Mellark are escorted to the Capitol by chaperone Effie Trinket and mentor Haymitch Abernathy, a past victor. Haymitch stresses the importance of gaining sponsors, as they can provide gifts during the Games. While training, Katniss observes the "Careers" (Marvel, Glimmer, Cato and Clove), volunteers from Districts 1 and 2 who have trained for the Games from an early age. During a televised interview with Caesar Flickerman, Peeta expresses his love for Katniss, which she initially sees as an attempt
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"take it or leave it" option at all". There are memorials and murals in memory of the hunger strikers in towns and cities across Ireland, including Belfast, Dublin, Derry, Crossmaglen and Camlough. Annual commemorations take place across Ireland for each man who died on the hunger strike, and an annual hunger strike commemoration march is held in Belfast each year, which includes a Bobby Sands memorial lecture. Several towns and cities in France have named streets after Bobby Sands, including Paris and Le Mans. The Iranian government also named a street running alongside the British embassy in Tehran after Bobby
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and Loves. Here dreams are real ... and so are your Story Book friends." Now incorporated with the rest of the park, Story Book Forest celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006. The Ligonier Highland Games is a highland games event that takes place in early September. The events primarily take place at Idlewild, while some events also take place in nearby Greensburg. Competitions include heavy athletics such as the caber toss, stone put, and weight and hammer throw. Other competitions in music include highland dancing, solo and band piping, drumming, Scottish fiddling, and Scottish harp. Vendors sell related items such
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"Kill Theory", the 2009 film "The Tournament", and the 2016 film "The Belko Experiment", and have noted similarities with the novel and film franchise "The Hunger Games". The manga, anime and film franchise "Gantz" and the 2007 video game "The World Ends with You" have both been compared to "Battle Royale". The 2008 American young adult novel "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins has been accused of being strikingly similar to "Battle Royale" in terms of the basic plot premise. While Collins maintains that she "had never heard of that book until her book was turned in", Susan Dominus of
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"Splanc" (which is the Irish language translation of "Spark"). ÓSF has published its own book "Awaiting the Lark" in 2006 to mark the 25th Anniversary of the 1981 Irish hunger strike. The book includes interviews with many well known Irish republicans such as Michelle Gildernew, Barry McElduff, Sean Crowe, Seanna Walsh and Martina Anderson. It includes photographs from the funerals of the hunger strikers and protests that took place around the time. The book also includes information about Michael Gaughan and Frank Stagg who died on hunger strike in 1974 and 1976 respectively. Ógra Shinn Féin frequently attracts media attention
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had not secured remake rights – its spokeswoman claimed "no news" when asked about progress on any deal. "Maclean's" pointed out that the 2008 novel "The Hunger Games", and its subsequent 2012 film adaptation, have similar themes. Although "Hunger Games" author Suzanne Collins maintains that she "had never heard of that book until [her] book was turned in", "The New York Times" reports that "the parallels are striking enough that Collins's work has been savaged on the blogosphere as a baldfaced ripoff" and that "there are enough possible sources for the plot line that the two authors might well have
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Phalgu has gotten religious importance where the Hindus offer “Pind Dan” to their fore fathers. The district of Jehanabad has a certain place in the history of India. The description is found in the famous book “aine-e-akbari”. The book says that the place was badly affected by famine in the 17th century and people were dying of hunger. The Moghul Emperor Aurangzeb, in whose time the book was re-written, established a Mandi for relief of the people and named the “Mandi” as “JAHANARA”. The Mandi was under the direct control and supervision of Jahanara. It is believed that she spent
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coal-rich region that was once Appalachia, while the Capitol is in the Rocky Mountains. As punishment for a past rebellion against the Capitol, one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each district are selected by an annual lottery to participate in the Hunger Games, a contest in which the "tributes" must fight to the death in an outdoor arena until only one remains. The event is televised. The story is narrated by 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen, a girl from District 12 who volunteers for the 74th Hunger Games in place of her 12-year-old sister, Primrose.
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Wright, Jena Malone, Sam Claflin, Lynn Cohen, Amanda Plummer, Alan Ritchson, and Meta Golding. Filming began on September 10, 2012, in Atlanta, Georgia, before moving to Hawaii. The plot of "Catching Fire" takes place a few months after the previous installment; Katniss Everdeen and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark have returned home safely after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games. Throughout the story, Katniss senses that a rebellion against the oppressive Capitol is simmering throughout the districts. "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" was released on November 15, 2013, in Brazil; November 20 in Finland, Sweden, and Norway; November 21
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$31.4 million through its opening week, which is more than what "Catching Fire" earned through its entire run. The film had an unsuccessful opening in Japan with $500,000 debuting at eighth place at the Japanese box office and ended up making a mere $1.6 million after its run. It became the highest-grossing "Hunger Games" film of all time in 31 countries including Brazil, Italy, Chile, Venezuela, Central America, and Portugal. "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1" received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise aimed at its political subtext and acting performances (particularly that of Lawrence), but criticism for
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million international gross. It opened in first place – dethroning "The Hunger Games" — with $76.1 million from 14,600 screens (9,766 of which were in 3D) in 60 territories. It debuted in first place in 46 markets, notably in nine of the top 12 international territories including Korea ($4.3 million), France ($3.1 million) and Italy ($1.8 million). Its biggest opening territories were Russia and the CIS ($12.8 million, representing 18% of the total weekend foreign take), Mexico ($5.2 million) and Brazil ($4.1 million). The film was ranked No. 1 in 11 markets across Latin America. Also internationally, it had an
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Hunger Games", on September 14, 2008, Hollywood film studios began looking to adapt the book into film. In March 2009, Color Force, an independent studio founded by producer Nina Jacobson, bought the film rights to the book. Jacobson then sought out production company Lionsgate to help her produce the film. Collins was also attached to adapt the novel; she began the first draft after completing the third novel in the series, "Mockingjay" (2010). The search for a director began in 2010 with three directors in the running; David Slade, Sam Mendes, and Gary Ross. Ross was ultimately chosen to direct.
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within her power to suppress, making it impossible for her to satisfy President Snow's demands. Katniss is also confused as to the nature of her feelings for both Gale and Peeta, both of which are complicated by her fears for the future and her unwillingness to have children who themselves could be subjected to the Hunger Games. When the Quarter Quell—a special Hunger Games that takes place every 25 years and has a special set of rules—is announced, it is proclaimed that all of the current year's tributes will be selected from the pool of previous Hunger Games victors. District
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during the Seventy-fifth Hunger Games, while Beetee joins the technological division for the Second Rebellion's war effort and becomes the only surviving Victor from District 3. After the war's end, Beetee made a special bow and arrows for Katniss. The arrows included explosive arrows and regular arrows. Although District 3 seems to have technological advantages over other districts, it is actually the poorest of the wealthy districts and typically does not do well in the Games. District 4 is a coastal district that specializes in fishing. It is another wealthy district in which children often train to become Careers (tributes
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unraveled and ends with Florinda Stratton, the wife of Hiram Stratton, shooting Rowwel in a tower where he led Harriett with the intent of pushing her off of it, and displaying it as a suicide. The book ends when fate decides to take Annie Lockwood away from 1895 and Strat, back to what is possibly her own time as the book does not confirm where exactly she has been taken to. Both Sides of Time takes place in Stratton Point in 1895 which was inspired by a beach named Tod's Point, according to Caroline B. Cooney, who stated that as
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stepdad to Matthew Healy the lead singer of the band The 1975. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 27 libraries The Hunger (book) The Hunger is a book by Lincoln Townley is a memoir published by Simon & Schuster 22 May 2014. The book is about the life of writer and prolific figurative artist Lincoln Townley during his time in London's Soho during 2009 to 2012 where he ran strip clubs and organised private sex parties for City bankers spending his downtime painting very explicit oil paintings in his flat in Old Compton Street. Townley is a prolific
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The Lords of Tantrazz The Lords of Tantrazz is a 1996 adventure video game published by Atlantean Interactive Games. The player is an agent named Veronika Callahan who is tasked with fighting against an unimaginable evil named "The Hunger". The game is played in first-person 360° view. The cutscenes take place in the form of comic strips. The game includes the voice of former Alice Cooper guitarist Kane Roberts and well as Alice Cooper himself. Post-retirement from the music industry, Roberts began production on three computer games, one of which was "The Lords of Tantrazz." In April 1996, a press
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person. The book does not name any characters or places where described situations take place. The book has been interpreted as being about "a Polish man's difficulties under the harsh Soviet regime at home played against his experiences as a new immigrant to the United States and its bizarre codes of capitalism." The stories reflect upon control, power, domination and alienation, depicting scenes full of brutality or sexually explicit. "Steps" contains remarkable autobiographical elements and numerous references to World War II. Despite its commercial failure, especially when compared to "The Painted Bird", "Steps" met with generally positive critics' reviews and
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called the Carousel-Berger system (Système Rutch-Berger). The schedule can also be used for "asynchronous" round-robin tournaments where all games take place at different times (for example, because there is only one venue). The games are played from left to right in each round, and from the first round to the last. When the number of competitors is even, this schedule performs well with respect to quality and fairness measures such as the amount of rest between games. On the other hand, when the number of competitors is odd, it does not perform so well and a different schedule is superior
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and a carefully planned revenge plot against Mackenzie. The first four seasons take place in the girls' junior year at Overland Park High School while the fifth season takes place during summer vacation, with France being the primary location. "The Most Popular Girls in School" animates Barbie, Ken and related Mattel fashion dolls, generic fashion dolls and various branded dolls, usually with customized costumes and hairstyles, as various characters. Other dolls used include Disney's, Ariel, Belle, Merida and Mother Gothel, Finnick Odair from "The Hunger Games", Tyr Anasazi from "Andromeda", and Oscar and Evanora from "Oz the Great and Powerful".
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The Hunger (book) The Hunger is a book by Lincoln Townley is a memoir published by Simon & Schuster 22 May 2014. The book is about the life of writer and prolific figurative artist Lincoln Townley during his time in London's Soho during 2009 to 2012 where he ran strip clubs and organised private sex parties for City bankers spending his downtime painting very explicit oil paintings in his flat in Old Compton Street. Townley is a prolific contemporary figurative artist and reformed alcoholic living between Cheshire and London and is married to award winning actress Denise Welch and is
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number 9 on the New York Times Bestseller List. The Hunger Pains The Hunger Pains is a 2012 New York Times bestselling novel by "The Harvard Lampoon" and a parody of Suzanne Collins's "The Hunger Games". It was first published on February 7, 2012 through Touchstone Books, and a cinematic book trailer was released in March of the same year. On the morning of Super Fun Day, Kantkiss Neverclean and her hunting partner Carol Handsomestein hunt a cow from beyond the fence before they participate in the selection ceremony. In District 12 this is the "nose game", in which whoever
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The Hunger Pains The Hunger Pains is a 2012 New York Times bestselling novel by "The Harvard Lampoon" and a parody of Suzanne Collins's "The Hunger Games". It was first published on February 7, 2012 through Touchstone Books, and a cinematic book trailer was released in March of the same year. On the morning of Super Fun Day, Kantkiss Neverclean and her hunting partner Carol Handsomestein hunt a cow from beyond the fence before they participate in the selection ceremony. In District 12 this is the "nose game", in which whoever touches their fingers to their noses last becomes tributes.
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actions were because of her love for Peeta. On the journey home, Peeta is dismayed to learn of the deception. "Catching Fire" is the second installment in the series, released on September 1, 2009. In "Catching Fire", which begins six months after the conclusion of "The Hunger Games", Katniss learns that her defiance in the previous novel has started a chain reaction that has inspired rebellion in the districts. President Snow threatens to harm Katniss' family and friends if she does not help to defuse the unrest in the districts and marry Peeta. Meanwhile, Peeta has become aware of Katniss'
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supposed to be Snow's execution, Katniss instead kills Coin with her bow. Snow laughs, then dies. Katniss is tried, but the jury believes she was mentally unfit, and she is sent home to District 12. Both Katniss' mother and Gale take jobs in other districts. Peeta regains his sanity. Katniss settles down with him, and after many years of persuasion by him, she finally agrees to have children. They have a girl and then a boy. All three books have been favorably received. Praise has focused on the addictive quality, especially of the first book, and the action. John Green
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rebels were losing in the district until the fall (takeover in the book; destruction in the movie) of The Nut, and Katniss' speech (in both) to the people of District 2. District 3 specializes in the production of electronics. Most of its inhabitants work in factories and are very adept in skills such as engineering, which its tributes have used to their advantage in the Games. In the Seventy-fourth Hunger Games, the male tribute from District 3 manages to reactivate the land mines surrounding the Cornucopia so they can be used to protect the supplies of the Careers. One of
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in "The Hunger Games"). In Districts 1 and 2 (and 4 in the book), most children spend years training specifically for the Games and then volunteer to compete, in spite of the fact that this is technically against the rules. All 12-year-old candidates are entered once in the reaping, and older candidates are entered one more time for every year past 12. The names are written on slips of paper and placed in glass bowls ("reaping balls"), one each for males and females. Since many families live in poverty, a candidate may request additional "tessera" (a year's meager ration of
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not comment on the Israeli marketing campaign. In Jerusalem, public posters with the image of a female are often torn down, while Bnei Brak does not allow posters with female images. "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2" premiered in Los Angeles, at the L.A. Live, complex on November 16, and in New York City on November 18. It premiered internationally in Berlin on November 4, in London November 5, in Paris November 9, in Madrid November 10, and in Beijing November 12. Due to the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, Lionsgate scaled down its L.A. premiere, cancelling
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"Catching Fire", "as rare and tough as rocks". The Mockingjay does not have the ability to enunciate words, but can perfectly copy the melody of human singing in a whistling tone. District 11 is known to have an especially large mockingjay population, and they are used there to signal the end of the work day. The mockingjay is a source of embarrassment to the Capitol because of its accidental creation, and because of this, has become a symbol of anti-Capitol resistance and eventually the whole rebellion itself. At the beginning of "The Hunger Games", Katniss wears a mockingjay pin given
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culture, Darren Franich of "Entertainment Weekly" writes that the book "is an incisive satire of reality television shows", and that the character of Cinna "almost seems like a contestant on a fascist version of "Project Runway", using Katniss' outfits as a vehicle to express potentially dangerous ideas." The choices the characters make and the strategies they use are often morally complex. The tributes build a personality they want the audience to see throughout the Games. Library journal "Voice of Youth Advocates" names the major themes of "The Hunger Games" as "government control, 'big brother', and personal independence." The trilogy's theme
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revealed as the leader of an underground Capitol rebel group, working for Alma Coin, who presides over District 13 and uses the collapse of the Quell to launch a second civil war. The location of the arena varies from year to year. Past arenas have included volcanoes, avalanche zones, and dams; the terrain has included woods, meadows, scrubland, deserts, and frozen tundra. In the "Hunger Games" movies, they briefly show one of the previous Games taking place in the ruins of an abandoned city. Upon the conclusion of the Games, the arena is preserved as a tourist attraction for Capitol
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the book would be written by Jesse Wigutow. On August 20, 2012, ""The Hunger Games"" director Gary Ross agreed to direct the movie. Filming was expected to begin in 2013. The story is an adventure on the high seas and on the faraway Mollusk island. An orphan boy named Peter and his mysterious new friend, Molly, overcome bands of pirates and thieves in their quest to keep a magical secret safe and save the world from evil. Villains include the scary but somehow familiar "Black Stache" and the ferocious crocodile Mister Grin. Molly and Peter take a voyage with Alf,
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disclosed that she cried on set when filming the scene. Lawrence reportedly suggested to producers of the film that New Zealand singer Lorde instead provide vocals for the track in place of Lawrence, who would then lip sync to it on film. In preparation, Francis sent Jennifer to a vocal coach, in an effort to provide the actress with confidence. "The Hanging Tree" was released as part of the film's score soundtrack on 24 November 2014; it is accompanied with a B-side titled "The Mockingjay". The track does not appear on the original release of the film's . However, due
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book how their family sold their home and donated half the proceeds (about $800,000) to The Hunger Project. The family used the other half of the proceeds to buy a smaller, less expensive home. Their donation was earmarked to help 30,000 rural villagers in over 30 villages in Ghana. The Hunger Project has been the object of criticism, focused on: As of 2010, the board membership was as follows: The Hunger Project The Hunger Project (THP) is an organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger. It has ongoing programs in Africa, Asia and Latin America, where it implements
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is crowned as WBBL Champions. If points are equal between two or more teams then head-to-head results between said teams are used to determine the winners. In the case of a tie between multiple teams where this does not break the tie, the winners are then determined by the points difference in the games between said teams. Following the completion of the Championship regular season, the top eight ranked teams advance into the post-season Play-offs which usually take place during April. The post-season Play-offs usually takes place in April, featuring the top eight ranked teams from the WBBL Championship regular
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administered without the consent of the inmate." Hunger strike A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance or pressure in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt in others, usually with the objective to achieve a specific goal, such as a policy change. Most hunger strikers will take liquids but not solid food. In cases where an entity (usually the state) has or is able to obtain custody of the hunger striker (such as a prisoner), the hunger strike is often terminated by the custodial entity through the use of force-feeding.
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Hunger strike A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance or pressure in which participants fast as an act of political protest, or to provoke feelings of guilt in others, usually with the objective to achieve a specific goal, such as a policy change. Most hunger strikers will take liquids but not solid food. In cases where an entity (usually the state) has or is able to obtain custody of the hunger striker (such as a prisoner), the hunger strike is often terminated by the custodial entity through the use of force-feeding. Fasting was used as a method of
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supported the hunger strikers gained seats, such as the Irish Independence Party with 21 seats, while the Irish Republican Socialist Party (the INLA's political wing) and People's Democracy (a Trotskyist group) gained two seats each, and a number of pro-hunger strike independent candidates also won seats. The British government rushed through the Representation of the People Act 1981 to prevent another prisoner contesting the second by-election in Fermanagh and South Tyrone, which was due to take place following the death of Sands. Following the deaths of Joe McDonnell and Martin Hurson, the families of some of the hunger strikers attended
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of the Global Food Crisis. Freedom from Hunger Day was a featured action on the Care2 network. 2009's Freedom from Hunger day included extensive online content. This year's Freedom from Hunger day is also going to be observed online. We will take over the home page and post videos of Freedom from Hunger in action where our volunteers and overseas staff will share their experiences. You will also hear directly from the women that we reach - as they share their hopes and dreams for their families and how Freedom from Hunger is working with them to make those goals
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wrote in the book" and that she had "every essential quality necessary to play Katniss." Katniss Everdeen Katniss Everdeen is a fictional character and the protagonist of "The Hunger Games" trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Her name comes from a plant with edible tubers called "Sagittaria" (katniss), from Sagittarius the Archer, whose name means "He that throws arrows" in Latin. She is portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence in the film adaptations "The Hunger Games", "", "", and "". Katniss and her family come from District 12, a coal-mining district that is the poorest and least populated district in the dystopian fictional autocratic
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"Touch". He is currently signed to DNA Inc. In 2011, he won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form for directing Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" music video. In April 2012, Lionsgate Films announced that Lawrence had been selected to direct the film adaptation of the novel "Catching Fire". The book and film were the sequel to the blockbuster hit, "The Hunger Games", starring Jennifer Lawrence (no relation). This film adaptation of "The Hunger Games" was directed by Gary Ross, and both novels were written by Suzanne Collins. Lawrence was officially confirmed as the director for the film on
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users on Twitter posted racist tweets, criticizing the portrayals of Rue, Thresh and Cinna by African American actors. In a 2011 interview with "Entertainment Weekly", Collins stated that while she did not have any ethnic background in mind for lead characters Katniss and Gale because the book is written in "a time period where hundreds of years have passed" and there would be "a lot of ethnic mixing", she explains "there are some characters in the book who are more specifically described", and states that both Rue and Thresh are African American. Lyneka Little of "The Wall Street Journal" states
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split." In the Book of Enoch, Mount Hermon is the place where the Watcher class of fallen angels descended to Earth. They swear upon the mountain that they would take wives among the daughters of men and take mutual imprecation for their sin (). The mountain or summit is referred to as Saphon in Ugaritic texts where the palace of Ba'al is located in a myth about Attar. The Book of Chronicles also mentions Mount Hermon as a place where Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel were the heads of their families. R.T. France, in his book on
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about the script of the film: "Reading a script is a really interesting experience. I'd never read a script before. I was really impressed by how closely it stuck to the general plot line of the book." Initially, the budget of the film was $40 million but Lionsgate later increased it to $80 million (which finally changed to $85 million) due to the success of "The Hunger Games". Analyst Ben Mogil said, "Divergent is more similar to "Hunger Games" in that the company owns the underlying economics (i.e. production) and the budget (at $80[million]) is more manageable." On October 22,
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November 2014 and November 2015. A gesture (a raised up hand with three middle fingers pressed together) used in "The Hunger Games" trilogy to express unity with people striving to survive, was used in 2014 by anti-government protestors in Thailand, at least seven of whom were arrested for it. The Hunger Games The Hunger Games is a trilogy of young adult dystopian novels written by American novelist Suzanne Collins. The series is set in "The Hunger Games" universe, and follows young characters Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. The novels in the trilogy are titled "The Hunger Games" (2008), "Catching Fire"
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take control of the nuclear arsenal. District 13 was supposedly bombed and destroyed before the first annual Hunger Games at the end of the Dark Days war, but it was hinted in "Catching Fire" that they had survived, and in "Mockingjay" it is confirmed that District 13 had become, literally, an underground district when the population retreated to bunkers. After the Capitol and District 13 agreed to cease hostilities towards one another under the doctrine of mutually assured destruction, the Capitol spread the story that District 13 had been destroyed; District 13 had control of the primary nuclear weapons stockpile
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