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13-21 Reading Review

1. Katniss brings up a good point about how the Career Tributes have been lasting so long in the games. They have a large supply of weapons and food at the Cornucopia. Katniss and Rue come up with a plan to destroy their supplies so that the Careers are brought to a disadvantage for the rest of the games. Katniss decides to fire  an arrow towards the strategic piles of supplies made by the Careers which then tears open a bag of apples, causing it to trigger a explosion.
"Say the supplies were gone. How long would they last?....And for the first time, I have a plan. A plan that isn't motivated by the need for flight and invasion. An offensive plan." Pg. 207

2. After hearing the announcement allowing both tributes from the same district to be declared winners, she finds the need to find Peeta immediately and become allies. Katniss uses hints from earlier on in the games to find Peeta's whereabouts. She finds him near the stream concealed with dirt, rocks, and plants. Peeta is suffering big time from the wound Cato has brought to his leg. Because of that, Katniss is playing along with the "star-crossed lovers" act to appear likable by potential sponsors. She plays the role to receive necessary supplies to keep herself and Peeta alive, but deep down she really cares about him. She took care of him and did everything in her ability to keep him alive.
"I know if I was watching I'd loathe any tribute who didn't immediately ally with their district partner.  Besides, it just makes sense to protect each other. " Pg 247
"Remember, were madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it." Pg 253

3. As Katniss begins sprinting for the bag, she comes face to face with Clove. They exchange a few darting knifes and beaming arrows until a knife hits her in the forehead, creating a gash. As Clove was getting ready to kill Katniss Thresh comes from the back and yanks her away and kills her. When Katniss reveals to Thresh what happened to Rue he willingly spares her life. She accepts the deal and runs back to the cave. In the bag she finds a hypodermic needle.
"Without hesitation, I sprint to the table. I can sense the emergence of danger before I see it." Pg. 283
"Just this one time, I'll let you go. For the little girl. You and me, we're even then. No more owed. You understand?" Pg. 288

4. Katniss' loving attitude towards Peeta begins solely for the games. She sees his tragic condition and is willing to do whatever it takes to keep him alive even if it involves her showing affection. " Getting the broth into Peeta takes an hour of coaxing, begging, threatening, and yes, kissing, but finally, sip by sip, he empties the pot" (pg. 262). Peeta's health is getting worse as the days go by, so in order for them both to exit the arena alive she must manipulate the games. Katniss jeopardized her life to capture the book bag, holding the one thing that will save Peeta's life. "Without hesitation, I sprint to the table. I can sense the emergence of danger before I even see it" (Pg. 283). Without even knowing what's in the book bag, she continues to do whatever it takes to save Peeta's life. At the same time she is doing it all to show the audience and Gamemakers that its all because of love.

A'ole Moanalua

To Whom it may concern,

At a given moment in their lives, students will have to face reality which is planning out their life after high school. Without much knowledge they are given guidance through classes taken throughout the week which, here at Moanalua, we call Career Academic Planning or CAP class. As students of Moanalua, we feel our CAP classes aren’t providing enough to prepare us for the future. Often times we are required to complete work we find unnecessary or have no connection to future tasks. We are demanding a better structured and useful CAP class designed to ensure success in our future endeavors.

Students exiting high school are worried they aren’t well prepared. The National High School Center states that nearly half of all high school seniors feel they lack the skills and abilities to secure non-entry-level jobs. One fourth of them reported to not feel at all prepared for college-level work. The public school system should work to educate students on all levels whether it is standardized testing or deciding on a career, all of which we have no knowledge of.

In the end students should feel peace of mind walking down that graduation aisle, knowing that they were given the tools to do the very best in whatever they want. The only way to do so is for high school planning courses to implement more practical and valuable skills being taught in their curriculum. Many students want to know which colleges best suits them, what careers are available depending on their skills, or what level of degree they need to land their dream job. All these are questions we feel aren’t being focused on enough. An informational CAP class can make a big difference to a student’s confidence leaving high school. As students we deserve a chance at making our future as bright and successful as it can be.

Sincerely,

Anonymous