The Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin A Game of Thrones is set in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros‚ a land reminiscent of medieval Europe. Fifteen years prior to the novel‚ the Seven Kingdoms were torn apart by a civil war‚ known as the “War of the Usurper." Prince Rhaega Targaryen kidnapped Lyanna Stark angering her family and of her fiancé‚ Lord Robert Baratheon. The Mad King‚ Aerys II Targaryen had Lyanna’ father and brother executed when they demanded her safe return. Her second brother
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team’s best shooter comes hard off the screen‚ given by the tallest player‚ looking for the ball. The ball is riffled to him with three seconds left in the game. He is tightly defended‚ so he does a pump fake‚ which fakes everyone in the gym out. He takes one dribble back to position himself behind the three point line and pulls up for the game winning shot
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of time playing video games. These games are fun and engaging and young people often feel like playing games is a great thing to do in their spare time. Spending too much time playing video games can keep teens and young adults from being sociable and keeps them from studying. Gaming then becomes an unhealthy way of using spare time. Teens and young adults that play video games too much are lacking good social skills. Teenagers may argue that because they play their games online with friends‚
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THE HUNGER GAMES REVIEW Katniss Everdeen is a teenager living in District 12. There used to be 13 districts but the 13th tried to start a riot and it got toxic-ally bombed by the government. The book is set many years ahead in what is perceived to be future America. Every year The Hunger Games is hosted to remind the districts how easy the government can destroy them and to remind them of what happened. Two contestants from each District are pitted against all of the others and stuck in a dome
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THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME QUESTIONS: Connell has set Ship-Trap island in the middle of the Caribbean Sea. Zaroff is able to finance his life style because he has invested heavily in the American securities when many noble Russians lost everything after the debacle in Russia. Also‚ because he was born in a rich family. Zaroff promises Rainsford that he will let him go free‚ if Rainsford wins the hunt. Lazarus ‚which had followed a fellow to the “Death Swamp” zone
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forced into the games as well. The only tributes that are seemingly without excuse for their actions are those who volunteer for the honor of winning the games‚ such as the tributes from District One. Katniss chooses‚ early on‚ to step into the games to defend her sister and therefore takes on this moral dilemma for the best reasons. E. Identify and discuss major philosophical theories‚ ideas and concepts that affect the major character of the film. The logic of the Hunger Games‚ in which contestants
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A Game of Chess | Artist: Marcel Duchamp Written By: Chad Jordan | A simple yet complex description from the eyes of a college student newly educated on the arts. | | Marcel Duchamp is most renown for his work‚ Fountain (1917) was displayed and photographed at Alfred Stieglitz’s studio and Nude Descending a Staircase (1912) In the Duchamp’s painting A Game of Chess (1910)‚ he uses a variety of colors. He uses shades and tints of those colors vividly and with balance of the brightness and
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Seminar Discussion And Essay Assignment In “Game theories”‚ Clive Thomson contrasts the differences and similarities between the real world and that of the gaming world‚ through his depiction and analysis of the economics in both environments. To further drive Thomson’s insight‚ As a group we discussed two main points that are integral in understanding his perspective on the matter. One‚ the idea of an “economical pure model‚” a scenario that is present in the gaming world as all individuals are
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THE GAME OF VOLLEYBALL Volleyball is the second most popular sport in the world today‚ exceeded only by soccer. It was invented by William G. Morgan in 1895 at a YMCA in Holyoke for middle aged men who needed something less strenuous than basketball. The sport has changed much over the years and Mr. Morgan would probably not recognize the game today. The sport involves two teams separated by a net who contact a volleyball a maximum of three times before it crosses the net to the other team
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The Hunger Games trilogy Author: Suzanne Collins Book names: The Hunger Games‚ Catching Fire‚ Mockingjay Main characters: Katniss Everdeen‚ Peeta Mellark‚ Gale Hawthorne‚ Haymitch Abernathy etc. Facts: 1. The ‘Hunger Games’ set had 100-degree heat and bears. 2. The lead characters are contracted for the entire franchise. 3. The movie cost $90 milion to make‚ reduced to $78 million after subsidies. 4. Elizabeth Banks‚ who played District 12 escort Effie Trinket‚ said the worst part
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