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The
movie starts with victors, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, who won the 74th
annual Hunger Games in the previous film, and are preparing for their tour of
Panem. But just because the games are over, doesn’t mean Katniss and Peeta are
out of the fire. President Snow suspects an uprising sparked from Katniss’
actions in the arena, and he comes up with a devious plan to make her pay for
it. Every 25 years brings around a Quarter Quell, which means they add a new
twist to the games. The twist for this year is that former victors will be
tossed in for drawings to be sent back into the arena.
International Day of
People with Disabilities (IDPwD) was created in 1992 and has been celebrated
for 21 years. IDPwD is a “United Nations sanctioned day that aims to promote an
understanding of people with disability and encourage support for their dignity,
rights and well-being.” (idpwd.com). The day was originally called
“International Day of Disabled Persons” until the UN General Assembly changed
it to the “International Day of Persons with Disabilities” on December 18,
2007. Each year the United Nations chooses a theme for the International Day of
Persons with Disabilities, and this year it is: Break Barriers and Open Doors:
To Realize an Inclusive Society for All! A major focus of the day is practical
and concrete action to include disability in all aspects of development, as
well as to further the participation of persons with disabilities in social
life and development on the basis of equality (usicd.org).
The
classic tradition of the Christmas tree has, once again, come to Mission High
School. With it, comes a prickly, sparse, and quite unmanageable tree. Though,
hopefully someone appreciates it because it’s still a decent tree and this
place could use some Christmas spirit.
Once we got there we were faced with many trees, but all
of them were very sparse and not the best tree for the situation. Though, we
managed to locate an okay Engelmann Spruce (Picea Engelmanii) tree after
trudging through the snow for about thirty minutes. 
Once
in Spokane, our first order of business was to check into the hotel. Right
after that, we reported to the Trade Center where all the meetings were held.
We received our name cards and discussed our plans for the rest of the weekend.
Not too much time passed before we attended our first nightly meeting. The
speakers were excellent, and one in particular stuck out.
My
presentation went in the best way I expected. It was a pleasure to give a
presentation as the audience was listening carefully and even taking notes. For
history classes, students definitely should have taken notes because the next
day they were taking a test about Kazakhstan, and fortunately, most of them got
good grades.
We will not only keep troops overseas, but will also
supply the Afghani Security Personnel with weapons and provisions, starting
when the bill goes into action on January 1st, 2015. All of this
will not come for free, and the whole operation is going to cost the American
taxpayer tens of billions of dollars in the next decade (The Boston Globe,
November 22, 2013).
Every
winter brings a time when students, both male and female, can take part in a
sport that gets their adrenaline going. It releases their tension and drives
them to push themselves to do better. However, the upcoming girl’s basketball
season could be interesting. .JPG)
They told my class that they were here to have fun and
that’s what they accomplished. I think everybody who ran the course with a
friend had a great time and also did some exercise. The National Guards told us
about themselves by the end of the period. We learned about what they were doing
during combat situations. They were medics so they had to carry everything that
would have to do with caring for injured comrades. They also wear Kevlar and
their guns and ammunition.
All
sarcasm aside, Top Dawg Assemblies are a
totally boring waste of time. They were put into to place in hopes that kids
would be motivated by prizes to attend school. They are also designed to
recognize students for their achievements. Though in reality, I cannot name a
single kid who would wake up in the morning and say to himself, “Boy, I better
go to school today so I can have a small chance to win some Skullcandy
Headphones!” Maybe this motivation works for the younger classes, such as
Elementary kids. Putting this on for Middle School and High School, however, is
a huge waste of our schools budget and people’s time. 
