The Hunger Games Premier is March 23, 2012. I strongly suggest you see the movie. Many parents are being forced to make tough parenting decisions. They don't want to say no to their tween-age kids when it comes to the flick, but they just can't bring themselves to say yes to A MOVIE WHERE CHILDREN KILL OTHER CHILDREN. www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/03/23/parenst-wrestle-with-whether-or-not-to-let-young-kids-see-hunger-games/?intcmp=features&intcmp=features#ixzz1pznB5Dj3 The 12 districts represent region of people who have no rights. They eat rats sometimes, have to hunt in a forest in which it is prohibited to hunt in. Not to mention it's surrounded by an electrified, barbed wire fence, of course, for their safety. The don't have guns, only a couple of bows and arrows, in which are also illegal to have. No one in these FEMA camps of rather districts have doctors, but they do have Apothecaries. If the kids don't sign up for The Hunger Games, they are in violation and will go to jail. All the districts are low on water, food ,and other supplies, so if you win The Hunger Games your district receives the food, water and other supplies needed to live easier. The Hunger Games takes place in the future after the destruction of North America, in a nation known as Panem. Panem consists of a wealthy Capitol and twelve surrounding, poorer districts. District 12, where the book begins, is located in the coal-rich region that was formerly Appalachia. As punishment for a previous rebellion against the Capitol, in which a 13th district was destroyed, one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each district are selected by annual lottery to participate in the Hunger Games, a televised event in which the participants, or "tributes," must fight to the death in a dangerous, outdoor arena, controlled by the Capitol, until only one remains. There are 10 FEMA regions across America. If you count Hawaii and Alaska as 2 more regions that would make 12 regions or districts!! gohsep.la.gov/femarelated/FEMARegMap.htm Here is my point, American classic books like "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Catcher in the Rye" were banned from American schools because they spoke of racism, violence, slavery, slang usage and violation of civil rights. Yet it's all OK to make a movie in which a particular Gov't is in total control over an entire continent. Decides how much food, water and medical attention you get, removes the right to own a firearm, knife, or any type of weapon at all. Makes hunting illegal and surrounds the forest with an electrically charged fence. Yet the whole storyline of the movie is about children killing other children to win a contest, assembled by the Gov't. Lastly, the parents of the chosen contestants are forced to watch the event "LIVE" as it's happening!! So if your son or daughter is killed, you're seeing it first hand!! "Huckleberry Finn." When "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" was first published, people complained about the fact that it was so "coarse." After all, the protagonist is painted sympathetically, as a character with a true conscience. At the same time, he steals, speaks badly, rebels against authority, and runs away from home. In those days, the book was often banned because it was not seen as fit for young people to read. As Louisa May Alcott, esteemed authoress of "Little Women," put it, "If Mr. Clemens cannot think of something better to tell our pure-minded lads and lasses he had best stop writing for them." Examples of the seeming "bad language" in the book included words such as "sweat," which detractors believed should have been replaced with the word "perspiration." Many schools have taken the drastic step of banning "Huckleberry Finn." But why is Huckleberry Finn controversial in the first place? This article explores the reasons for banning Huckleberry Finn, as well as the defense against the banning. The book was deemed racist by because it used the "N" word!! www.brighthubeducation.com/homework-help-literature/54471-should-huckleberry-finn-be-banned/ Why was The Catcher in the Rye Banned in High Schools? Before proceeding with my Catcher in the Rye review, I feel it necessary to answer a common question: Why was The Catcher in the Rye banned in high schools? 1, Let's begin with the use of profanity. Christians objected to the repetitive use of the Lord's name in vain. Others objected to the use of the f-word. 2, Mature situations abound. A high school student, one with whom the reader sympathizes, who smokes incessantly, drinks copious amounts of alcohol, and discusses sex frequently scares parents. In addition to these incidents that run through the novel, Holden Caufield hires a prostitute--albeit for talking--gets beat up by a pimp, and has a mental breakdown. www.brighthubeducation.com/high-school-english-lessons/51084-teaching-the-catcher-in-the-rye/

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