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2. Suzanne Collins Author  Born in New Jersey  Lives in Connecticut with her husband, daughter, and son  Earned her MFA from New York University in dramatic writing. www2.scholastic.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Collins

3. Katniss Everdeen Protagonist  Sixteen years old  Black hair, grey eyes, and olive skin  Lives in District 12  Lives with her mom and sister (Prim)  Provides for her family  A hunter, archer, and trapper http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games/ Fanpop.com

4. The Capitol Antagonist  In control over the districts  Districts lost a rebellion against the capitol As punishment they require one boy and one girl from each district to compete in the Hunger Games. Fanpop.com

5. Haymitch Abernathy Favorite Character  Middle aged man  Victor of the 50 th Hunger Games  Only survivor from District 12  Mentor for Peeta and Katniss  Sarcastic http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games

6. Effie Trinket Least Favorite Character  Cheerful woman  Wears colorful wigs (usually hot pink)  Effie reaps the names of the tributes in District 12 and escorts them  Fussy over appearances and manners  Does all she can to make sure Katniss and Peeta survive http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games Fanpop.com

7. Exposition  Katniss and Peeta have returned back to District 12.  They have won the Hunger Games.  President Snow visits with Katniss and is mad at her for the way the games ended.  It created rebellion.

8. Rising Action  75 th Hunger Games  Victors are sent back to the arena to fight again.  Katniss and Peeta join up with other Victors: Finnick, Mags, Beetee, and Wiress.  Find out the Arena is set up like a clock

9. Climax  Katniss shoots an arrow at the force field around the arena  Wakes up being transported to District 13 (thought to not exist)  Plan between most contestants to break out of the arena  District 12 has been destroyed Fanpop.com

10. Falling Action & Resolution  To be continued with the Third Book  Book ends with a cliff- hanger ending so there is not really a falling action and resolution Google Images

11.  Panem (a nation that “rose out of the ashes” of North America)  Districts 1-13  Arena Setting

12. Themes  Loyalty Family Friends  Governmental Control  Rebellion  Survival  Trust Fanpop.com

13. Book Rating  8 or a 9 I did not like the Cliff hanger ending Can’t wait for the third book to come out

14. Social Issue

15. “What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of the beautiful world.” -Arthur Koestler Google Images

16. Environmental  World Trade Center Burned at high temperatures Toxic materials and debris everywhere People inhaled the dust which caused health problems  Damage Sanitation Structures Water no longer safe to drink  Nuclear Weapons Contaminated land, cities, plants, animals, water, etc..

17. Economy  Expensive Increase taxes Borrow money from other countries ○ can lead to debt Print more currency  Technological Development Not everything invented for war use ○ Radar ○ GPS Navigation System.

18. Psychological  Civilians (where occurring)  Families of Soldiers  Soldiers

19. Civilian (where occurring)  Things change 9/11: security  Lives lost  Homes lost  Food scarce Google Images

20. Families of Soldiers  Worried Death Safety  Adjust to life without them around

21. Soldiers  Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Make it challenging to get used to Anxiety, depression, flashbacks, nightmares  New things Routine People Surroundings Time schedule  Losing the ones they work with.

22. I'm just trying to be a father Raise a daughter and a son Be a lover to their mother Everything to everyone Up and at 'em, bright and early I'm all business in my suit Yeah, I'm dressed up for success From my head down to my boots I don't do it for the money There's bills that I can't pay I don't do it for the glory I just do it anyway Providing for our future's my responsibility Yeah I'm real good under pressure Being all that I can be And I can't call in sick on Mondays when the weekends been too strong I just work straight through the holidays And sometimes all night long You can bet that I stand ready when the wolf growls at the door Hey, I'm solid, hey I'm steady, hey, I'm true down to the core And I will always do my duty no matter what the price I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice Oh, and I don't want to die for you but if dyin's asked of me I'll bear that cross with honor 'cause freedom don't come free I'm an American soldier, an American beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand When Liberty's in jeopardy, I will always do what's right I'm out here on the front line Sleep'in in peace at night American soldier, I'm an American soldier Yeah, an American soldier, an American Beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand When Liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right I'm out here on the front line So Sleep in peace tonight American soldier, I'm an American An American, an American soldier American Soldier- Toby Keith

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25. Bibliography 2 Harris, Sherry L. "Emotional Effects of War on Soldiers - It Can Be a Real Battle." EzineArticles Submission - Submit Your Best Quality Original Articles For Massive Exposure, Ezine Publishers Get 25 Free Article Reprints. Web. 01 Mar. 2010.. Rogers. "Rogers: The environmental costs of war." Untitled Document. Web. 01 Mar. 2010.. Tian, Stan. "The Emotional Effects of War on Soldiers." Health Guidance - Free Health Articles. Web. 01 Mar. 2010.. Koestler, Arthur. "War Quotes, Sayings about Wars, Quotations about Warfare, Militaries." The Quote Garden - Quotes, Sayings, Quotations, Verses. Web. 02 Mar. 2010.. Collins, Suzanne. Catching Fire. 1st ed. New York: Scholastic, 2009. Print. Ser. 2. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/8200000/Peeta -Mellark-the-hunger-game-trilogy-8235625-600- 826.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.fanpop.com/spots/the-hunger-game- trilogy/images/8235625/title/peeta-mellark&usg=