...SUZANNE COLLINS Suzanne Collins, notorious for her action packed and somewhat romantic trilogy, The Hunger Games, has in fact accomplished much more than most would think. Born August 10th 1962, in Hartford, Connecticut she was welcomed into a military family. Being from a military family Collins was able to witness much more than the average person would, especially with her dad taking part in the Vietnam War. Being exposed to this side of things really helped Suzanne in writing her most successful series of books. Subjected to such a life style, Suzanne was able to relate what she learned when she was young to what was going on currently as she began her trilogy. The games that are included in the books themselves are mostly inspired by Collins’ love for Greek mythology. Furthermore, the names that she had chosen for the characters are famous Roman names, such as; Cato, Cinna, Portia, Octavia, and Flavia. Although the trilogy is known all around the world and loved by an enormous group of people, the American Library Association ranked the Hunger Games as the fifth most banned book for its violence and sexual connotations in 2010. Most High Schools now have the trilogy being used as in-class reading projects for freshman. “While receiving a large amount of heat and criticism for her trilogy, The Hunger Games, for the parallels between them and The Battle Royale written by the Japanese author Koushun Takami”, (Wikipedia) Collins was also acknowledged immensely, she...
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...What were the consequences of the role of Collins on Anglo-Irish relations 1916-1922? Michael Collins played a key role within the IRA in the Irish war of independence as well as an elected member of Sinn Fein. Many people believe Collins was the best man available for the task in hand of leading Ireland in the quest for independence, ‘One day he'll be a great man. He'll do great work for Ireland’ was a quote from Michael Collins’ father on his deathbed. Collins was first active during the Easter rising of 1916 fighting alongside Patrick Pearse as part of the Irish Republican Brotherhood occupying the General Post Office for several days before surrendering. The rising was a military failure but left a legacy and sense of national pride which Collins was willing to utilise. ‘The greatest result of the rising is the complete and revival of Irish nationality. WE have been...now we have awakened to the knowledge that we really are a separate nation. ‘ That quote is an extract from Moira Reagan’s story in the New York Times, September 1916. I believe the source to be reliable as the story was published in a trustworthy newspaper at the time and the women who told the story lived in the period and understood the mood and patriotism of the Irish population. The majority of the leaders of the rising were executed, many members of the rising joined the nationalist party Sinn Fein and Collins quickly rose through the ranks of the organisation thanks to his intellect and self-confidence...
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...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 manages to be both funny and sad while dealing with a complex historic, events and persons. the protagonist Michael Collins is played by Liam Neeson, while Alan Rickman is Eamon De Valera. The two leaders are both members of the Irish republican brotherhood, Valera is the president, Collins is head of several important sectors of the organization. for instance, he carries the title of Adjutant General of the IRA, and Director of Organization and Arms Procurement for the IRA. Both Valera and Collins are powerful men, and the main conflict of the movie, is the conflict between Valera and Collins. The conflict evolves around, Valera’s perception of Collins. He sees Collins as a threat, to his seat of power, and as Collins power in the film continues to grow, De Valera’s hostility toward Collins do so. In 1916 when Collins where defeated in the Easter rising, he realized that the Irish had to fight another way, if they were to defeat the British. So he starts innovating the fighting...
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...MBAA 518 Research and Analysis of Rockwell Collins Scott Bickford Embry Riddle Aeronautical University – MBAA 518 May 8th, 2013 ABSTRACT Rockwell Collins is an international company with operations in twenty-seven countries. The primary products and services of the firm serve the aviation industry, with a focus on communications and avionics equipment and services. The market served by Rockwell Collins can be divided into the commercial and government sectors. While not the largest competitor in its industry, the research presented will demonstrate that the firm has very capable financial management, and that the capitalization of the enterprise is well-structured in order for the company to meet both short and long-term objectives. Innovation is critical in any industry that relies on technological progress to gain a competitive advantage. To that end, Rockwell Collins continues to invest heavily in research and development. The corporate strategy has successfully weathered a severe downturn, and has poised the company for growth internationally over the long-term. Table of Contents Research Design Overview 4 The Firm 4 Financial Condition and Strategy 6 Financial Ratio Comparison to Industry Averages 7 Three Year Stock Price Analysis 8 Currency Exchange Risk 9 Capital Market Considerations 10 The Market’s View 11 Summary of Analysis 12 Future Growth Strategy 14 Global Growth 14 The Drive For Information 15 The Demand for Efficiency and...
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...Michael Collins: Terrorist or Patriot? By Carlos E. Ayub Excelsior College CJ350 Kevin Henry Michael Collins: Terrorist or Patriot? Michael Collins was a revolutionary Irishman, a patriot and a dissident, a man whose actions are considered by some to be bravely heroic and others as unsettlingly terrorist. Collins orchestrated much of the political and militaristic provocation that led to the violent escalation of the Anglo-Irish war for independence, and eventually was one of the principal supporters and signers of the treaty that lead to the establishment of the Irish Free State and de-escalation of violence in the region. The widespread characterization of Collins as terrorist is principally derived of his actions and association with the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) which later became the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Sinn Fein. Collins significant political and demonstrative participation in the battle for Irish independence began with the former group when he participated as a volunteer during the Easter Uprising, an action planned to foster support for the Irish cause. These actions comprised the first portion of Collins’ life as a dissident and insurgent. It would be his subsequent involvement in Sinn Fein that would characterize him as a terrorist. Collins participated financially and by procuring weapons to help the organization’s efforts at rebellion. Though these actions alone are not enough to characterize...
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...his or her family is awarded a great life of wealth and happiness, but the losers suffer a humiliating death from their opponent.This battle is televised across the nation. Collins’ style of writing has crossed the world with more than 65 million copies sold worldwide. Why is her writing so unique? It is because of her childhood influence, her avant-garde writing style, and the character...
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...The Collins Class Submarine Story: Steel, Spies and Spin is the joint production of Peter Yule and Derek Woolner, and is a project commissioned by Cambridge University Press with support from the Department of Defence. It cites its aim as ‘simply to tell the story of the submarine project from its origins to about 2005.’ The book itself is based upon a combination of unclassified, open source and specially declassified material and, perhaps most importantly, more than 130 interviews with many of the protagonists. In many ways the book achieves what it sets out to do. The authors have, despite the introduction indicating a certain hauteur in relation to military and defence issues, presented an honest, generally dispassionate and reasonably comprehensive narrative. They have let the various actors speak for themselves and, so far as the third-person narrative permits, with their own voices. They convey very well the tale of an extraordinarily ambitious project that achieved much, but which was dogged by complex problems, conflicting interests and increasing controversy as the years went on. They give credit where it is due and are careful about ascribing blame to individuals. This is as it should be, since some of the decisions which may appear most egregious in retrospect generally had more than reasonable justification at the time. Nevertheless, there are some significant faults. The text is somewhat dense and the technical explanations not always completely clear (particularly...
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...The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, is a fast-paced, gripping, and intelligent depiction of what too much government intervention could lead to. The story is led by Katniss Everdeen, a 16 year old who finds herself in the country of Panem, a futuristic North America, where she is elected to participate in the Hunger Games. There, she struggles with her emotions and her will to survive in the arena. The book, intended for a teenage audience, is filled with strong emotional and physical challenges, which Katniss was forced to overcome. Through this journey, the author portrays the good and evil of power. The book starts out in District 12, a poor mining district, where Katniss and her sister Primrose try to scrounge up a living with...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Royal Australian Navy’s Collins Class Submarine is designed to replace the 30 year old Oberon Submarines. The Collins Class is the first submarine to be made in Australia and is the most advanced of its time due to its software architecture. Deep Trouble addresses various issues that were faced during the design and development stages of the Collins Class project. This report will focus on the interrelationship between the three PMBOK knowledge areas of scope, procurement and quality management and the impact each had on the final project. The Collins Class submarine was prone to excessive noise signatures whilst travelling at speed and lacked the operational capability to enter conflict situations due to the an insufficient combat system. The selection process for the design of the Collins Class and the fundamental capabilities the navy required directly impacted the quality of the final product due to the scope of the design not being fully understood by the manufacturing companies. The Collins Class project was an opportunity for Australia to become a ‘technological powerhouse’ by having the Collins Class submarines built within Australia. This report addressed how certain issues discussed within Deep Trouble impacted the knowledge areas of scope, procurement and quality management within this complex project and how the interrelationship between them contributed to a submarine that has adversely weakened our national defences. ...
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...Today’s modern society revolves around people and the decisions they make. Suzanne Collins, in The Hunger Games provides readers with an uncomfortable mirror to the real world. The dangerous trends society creates has influenced the lives of many and shows the grim image of the future. The Hunger Games teaches many important messages associated with modern society. It includes warnings of dangers such as, mass media taking control, the importance of appearance and inequality between the rich and the poor. First, The Hunger Games discusses the control that Capitol media has on the districts of Panem. For example, the games themselves show how much power the Capitol has amongst the people. The emotional pain these districts have to go through...
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...Review of the film “Michael Collins“ Written and directed by Neil Jordan The film “Michael Collins“ is a film based on the true story about how Ireland became the Irish Free State. The film is about how Michael Collins, played by Liam Neeson, became an Irish national hero by turning Ireland into an Irish Free State. It deals with how Collins and the underground army IRA, fought for their homeland an their freedom. And how the fight for freedom cost a lot of problems for Collins and his friends. Last but not least how people turned their back to him, and ended killing him while leaving his fiancée Kitty, played by Julia Roberts, back alone with the loss and pain of her dead husband. It´s a magnificent film there describe a big national hero for Ireland. The political message is one-‐sided, because in the movie Neil Jordan are indicating that only firefights can bring Ireland to become a Free Irish Republic. At the same time are the pictures that Jordan is drawing of Collins and de Valera, played by Alan Rickman, very black and with. He is drawing Collins as the hero there are trying his best and giving all of him self to get the country...
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...One book that helped me understand issues in everyday life is The Hunger Games by Suzan Collins. In This book, a girl named Katnis volunteers for her sister in a death game in a Futuristic United States of America. The Hunger Games is a competition to the death that determines the status of each district and how they, as a society, will survive. Things such as food water, and jobs are necessary for their society to function, but not all districts are lucky. The Hunger Games helped me understand many things in life that I didn’t know in the Past. One of the things that the book helped me understand is bullying. People can see Bullying all throughout the book. One example is when all the other candidates pick on Katnis and Peta for living...
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...The Hunger Games Camaria Castillo “Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.” (goodread.com), This quote is from the 2008 Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, in the Hunger Games the main protagonists, Katniss and Peeta , are chosen to fight for their lives. The Hunger Games contains lots of characterization, is an amazing book, and is better than Nothing But The Truth. First of all, The hunger games is a series of books that has lots characterization and may apply to the 6th grade curriculum. To show the characterization in the book a statement that applies is, Katniss Everdeen is a strong young woman who shows bravery, courage, heroism, maturity, and much more, (sparknotes.com). This applies to the assertion because the statement is showing different traits of Katniss and this is what you call characterization. Secondly, in...
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...In class we read an article, “ Why NBA Center Jason Collins is Coming Out Now,” by Jason Collins and Franz Lidz. He wrote this article in SI.com to announce that he was the “first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport.” The main point of the article is that Jason Collins explains that he was a gay man playing NBA basketball and it was time for him to tell the truth about his sexual orientation. I respect Jason Collins decision because coming out and sharing something so personal to a world that is so judgmental was very brave and courageous of him. I agree with the way he chose to address his issue because it was in an appropriate and respectable manner. One reason why I agree with Jason Collins is because I feel that it shows much respect for the player and shows the type of person he really is. He’s showing the world that it doesn’t matter if you’re famous, wealthy, poor, just an average every day kid, or even what race you are, we are all human and it’s okay to express who we truly are and what we believe in. It’s okay to share what we feel is right for us. Jason Collins coming out and explaining to the world that he’s gay will most likely open doors for many that are in the same situation as him. He states, “Pro basketball is a family. And pretty much every family I know has a brother, sister, or cousin who’s gay. In the brotherhood of the NBA, I just happen to be the one who’s out.” Jason contributing his sexual orientation teaches individuals that...
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...In Billy Collins’ poem “Introduction to Poetry” he is trying to get you the reader to stop analyzing poetry and immerse yourself within a poem, enjoying it as well as discovering what the deeper meaning is. He does this by using many different metaphors to help the reader to approach poetry with less reluctance and be able to enjoy the many pleasures of poetry. Don’t try to find a concrete meaning in it. Experience the beauty of the poem, developing your own interpretation. In the first stanza he tells the readers to “take a poem and hold it up to the light like a color slide”. He is wants the readers to think of a poem as a color slide and by holding it up to light it allows you to see it more clearly, seeing the true beauty. He goes on to use a metaphor comparing the body of a poem to a buzzing bee hive. Stating “press an ear against its hive”. He is saying that the poem is a hive of a bee, which to most is unknown, scary and something you want nothing to do with. Collins is suggesting that you explore the unknown and see the beauty that might lie within. Like the sweet honey in the bee hive. The metaphor of “dropping a mouse into a poem and watch him probe its way out” is the one I like the most in the poem. That metaphor is implying that you put a mouse in a poem like you would an experimental maze. As the mouse wonders through the maze he discovers different areas of the maze and finally finds a reward. In poetry you might not understand it but if you wonder around...
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