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In my book, the people in the city of Shalev are implanted with a chip simmilar to a computer chip. It controls their thoughts. It doesnt exactly tell them what to think, it just limits their thoughts to good thoughts. If they think evil thoughts or thoughts against the government, then they get a mild shock that gradually gets stronger if they keep having those thoughts. This book shows the importance of people having free agency. People should be able to make their own decisions. When others make decisions for you then you dont feel like you have any power. The government should make decisions to keep you safe, but not totally control your life. Most people can make their own decisions without people having control over them. In the book the whole socieity is controled by the chip in their brains. The people know that it is wrong, but they cant do anything about it. If they try to remove the chip they will be terminated. Eric, the main character, knows what they are doing is wrong, and sets out to destroy the society. Eric knows what he is fighting for is the right thing to do, even if people are being put in danger and some even killed. He knows what is right and wont stop fighting until either he is dead, or the society is dead.
 * McKenna Anderson //The Alliance//**

In my book, The Hunger Games, the government of Panem picks one girl and one boy from each district to participate in the annual event of the Hunger Games. In this game these children as young as 12 years old fight to the death to try and become the winner. Some of the children picked form alliances at first help one another to wipe out others from other districts. The main character Katniss makes an ally with a little 12 year old girl that reminds her of her younger sister. When the little girl ends up dieing Katniss is furious. Not nesseasarly with the peaople that killed her but more with the government and for alloying things like the games to take place. This book to me shows us many important things that involved in our lives everyday. Sacrifice, love, and courage. Most of the characters that participate in the games have a tremendous amount of courage. Even though they are scared they still try to put up a fight to live. Katniss had an enormous amount of courage to stand up in her sisters place. She did this also out of love and she was sacrificing her own life. I think that these three things run together. Sometimes you have to make a sacrifice for something or someone you love. You make that sacrifice because of the love you have for that thing. But to first make that sacrifice you have to have the courage to do so. You have to have the courage to stand up for what you believe in, what you know is true, and what you love. When Katniss' ally dies she made a promise to avenge her death because she knew it was wrong. She didn't necessarily believe that it was the other game players fault she blamed the government/capitol. She purposefully put flowers around the little girl, one for out of love, and to show the audience that the things that are going on should not be happening and that it is wrong. People often live in fear of the government or of other things/objects that are happening in their life. They know that it's wrong and that they shouldn't have to be afraid. If they just stand up for what they know is right and makes the sacrifices to try and make that change, it often times helps and blesses their loved ones later. For another example we would not live in a free country today if it weren't for the people throughout our history who made a stand, sacrificed much, because of their love for freedom and for their loved ones, because they wanted their children and generations after to be free. Katniss was always showing these characteristics ever since she was young and had to start taking care of, and providing for her family throughout the games and after.
 * Amanda Baadsgaard //The Hunger Games//**

Natasha Richmond U n w i n d In my book, Unwind, the government passes a law saying that from thw time of conception till the age of thirteen a child can not be touched or hurt. If you did not want your child you could not abort it like you can today. You had two options, To keep the child or to storke the child. If you storked the child you would leave it on someone door step and hope you didnt get caught, if you got caught the baby was yours. If you kept the child and didnt want them once they turn thirteen you had the choice to "unwind" the child. Unwinding takes place at a harvest camp. When you become unwound your organs are donated to someone else. Technicly you are not being killed because some of your organs are still alive. Most children who are unwinds try to escape from their parents before the date of the unwind, but most never make it. In the book the world is ruled by the government. the government made the rule that children can be unwound.

In my book everyone has a feed in their head. They are all really dumb because they don't need to learn anything. The point I think the author is trying to convey is that we need to live our life and not just sit back and wait to die. He shows this by making the main charecters girlfriend die. If he had helped her with her bucket list instead of just taking her back home they could have learned a lot more about eachother. The government is controling in a passive way. They brodcast only what they want you to see. Violet see's through this and does research on world news. I think we can all learn from this and try to live out our lives with as much fun as possible.
 * Caleb Olson //Feed//**