Movie: We Bought A Zoo

WE BOUGHT A ZOO

I really recommend this movie for anyone!

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The movie WE BOUGHT A ZOO is about a poor family that had to get out of the house because the father cannot afford the rental fees. The mother had died, so the single father had to take care of his two children all by himself. Finally they found a zoo that was going to be sold at an affordable price. Having no other choices, he decided to buy the zoo as a shelter for his family. At first, his son felt that it was horrible to live in such a place that was only reserved for animals. However, he kept on working on the zoo because he realized that he could do something for it. His passion to bring back the lives in the zoo finally being paid. Many tourists visited the zoo after the zoo was totally clean and suitable for visits.

I found that this movie is really interesting and inspiring. I never thought that this is actually based on a true story, when I finally knew that it had really happened. Imagine if you were the person, you would never buy a zoo for your home, right?

This movie taught me to believe on any ideas that I imagined. Although they seem to be impossible, what if we really put our hard work on them to realize them? Remember the saying goes, 'Nothing is impossible'. No one really know the future, neither can control it. Thus, we should do our best to ensure that we will be the best person in our life.

However, never compare ourselves with others. They may looked better than us, but we have our own uniqueness and specialties. Not everyone have the same strength, and everyone have their own weaknesses. We should work on our strength, and at the same time, reduce our weaknesses. If we just try to emulate someone's characters, it may results to a stress. Talents cannot be copied.

Besides, the movie had shown to me that family relationship is really important. Although in the movie, the mother had died, the father had taken his responsibilities to care for his children. To be a single father is really tough. Single fathers have to work for money and do the houseworks. However, he was very dedicated towards his children, and they spend much time together to build again the zoo. Then, their good relationship caused the zoo to become alive again.

To conclude, this movie can inspire many people to keep working on their dreams. Even the poor people can become a millionaire in the future. This movie is really recommended for people of any ages. I hope that more inspiring stories will be produced afterwards.  

Book: The Key to the Universe by Kjartan Poskitt

This is not a novel, also not a travelogue. It was just a reference book about Maths. Wait a second, Maths? Why should I read something like that? Truthfully, I love to read something that depicts weird and wacky facts like this. This book is actually on of the Murderous Maths series which I bought at the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale. Although the genre of the book seemed to be monotonous, they succeed to attract people using the attractive style of writing and figures and also the strange facts that they present in a funny way.

One of the topics that attracted me most is about the perfect number. Perfect number is a number which when their factors are added up, the sum is equal to the number itself. I doubt that you understand it. Let me take an example. 6 is a perfect number because when the factors (1,2 and 3 – 6 is not included) are added, it will give 6 as a result (1+2+3=6). Many people thought that the perfect number is used in our life, such as 28 (1+2+4+7+14+28=28) is the amount of days taken by the moon to revolve around the Earth. However, what about the bigger perfect number like 496 and 8128? In the book, they are mentioned as perfectly useless number as they just find it out for no reason.

This fact reminded me that there is nobody in the world that is perfect. If all of us are perfect, others will be useless. Just look around and see people with us. The chef cannot cook if there are no farmers or fishermen to provide them with raw food. The students cannot learn without teachers and books written by the authors. The workers cannot live without their leader and so on. We are all depending on one another. The differences between us should not be the reason to be separated, we should be thankful and use it to recognize them. Therefore, everyone will appreciate one another and the world will become peace.

Nevertheless, not all Maths facts that are useless. The golden ratio, also known as phi (ɸ), is one of the eminent ratio especially used by the artists to create amazing arts. It is actually an irrational number, which have a never ending value, which is 1.6180339887498948482045... This ratio is found to be in most natural creatures such as in the flowers, the nautilus shells of molluscs and many more. This ratio had also applied in the ancient arts such as Parthenon and the drawing of Mona Lisa. Even our body follows the golden ratio such as the ratio between our different fingers. Although the number is so irrational, but it is really useful for us.

Same goes with us. We might think that our ideas are irrational, but just try to realize it by using appropriate ways. Maybe it can be an immense idea in the future that could benefit us. I watched a video comparing a child and a man. A child think that nothing is impossible to be done although it will harm him or her. On the other hand, an adult sometimes feels that most of his or her ambition cannot be true. Somehow, a person with the same idea that work it out receives an award for the idea. Thus, never afraid to imagine anything, as long as we will work for it.

Referring to the title 'The Key to The Universe', numbers can be used throughout the world and even in other galaxies. It is not same as History, Science and Geography that only apply on certain parts of the world. However, that does not mean that the other subjects are useless. They are important to us to deeply recognize ourselves. Therefore, gain knowledge as much as you can and share them to be a useful person!

Novel: Shall We Tell the President by Jeffrey Archer

Featuring FBI agents, this novel is really great for someone who loves adventure and investigation. Mark Andrews and other FBI agents had just figured out an assassination attempt on the first female president of the United States. They were told by a man who had been beaten in a cafe he had worked at. He had accidentally heard their plans and immediately told the FBI as he was feeling too afraid. Unfortunately, the man was killed on the hospital bed itself while the FBI agents were not around. Thus, they really had to work out by themselves to prevent the assassination from happening. They planned not to interrupt the president's schedule to make sure that the men behind all those would not know about them. However, accidents happened that caused only Mark Andrews to stay alive, which he was also pretended to die in order to keep his existence as a secret. Thus, he worked it out with the FBI leader that they finally found out the assassinate. They were flabbergasted to know that it was one of the politicians that actually planned it. At last, they managed to arrest them just before they managed to complete their plan.

I am fascinated about the FBI's decision not to tell the president about the assassination trial. Maybe most of us will not do the same thing, exposing the president to death and to capture the criminal in action. Although the plan seemed to be dangerous, but somehow they managed to solve the plan and eventually saved her from being killed. This taught me on how to have a prodigious strategy in order to defeat the criminals. Although I do not want to be a policemen, but at least I could know how they arrange the plans to save the country.

Besides, the hospitalized man also shown a great bravery to tell the police and the FBI to prevent the assassination of his own respected president. Although he had been beaten strenuously, he never afraid to tell the truth although he knew that maybe the FBI would not be 100% trust on him. He was just an ordinary cafe worker who had accidentally heard about it. He had also shown his patriotism and respect towards the president although she was just a woman. Not everyone are willing to sacrifice their own soul just to save their leader, but the man proved it.

However, I am still disagree with Mark's actions to befriend with the woman who is one of the suspect that they had been investigating. He should follow the advices given by his president to stay away from the girl because she might be involved in the crime. Nevertheless, he secretly kept his relationship and tried to meet her everyday as they were in love. Lucky for him that her father was not the one who was caught that red-letter day.

Based on the pros and cons of this novel, I generally recommend this novel for the youth that love action stories very much. Maybe it is not suitable and will not be read by the people who always interested in love stories only.

Movie: Good Will Hunting

At first glance, I thought that this movie was surely interesting because it starred Robin Williams, one of the most popular actors. Besides, this movie also have the setting of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which is among the top universities in the world. Thus, for these reasons, my family and I decided to buy this DVD.

Will, an ordinary cleaner in MIT was actually a genius man. Although he used to go to the bar, spending his time with his friends for useless thing, but he knew much about the history and mathematics. Surprisingly, he also succeed to solve a maths problem, which had caused trouble to the previous mathematicians for many years. Fortunately, a maths lecturer saw him doing the calculations and that caused his life to change.

However, Will was just caught for some criminal cases and had been sentenced to be prisoned. The lecturer used this opportunity to meet and speak to him. Gerald, the lecturer, promised that he could bring out Will from the prison but for some conditions. Will should attend Maths classes with him and also have some counseling to change his bad behaviors. At first, Will seemed to be unhappy about the counseling which he felt that it was nonsense, but after Gerald advised to him that it was better than to be in the prison, he accepted the offer unwillingly.

Truly, it was hard to counsel the young man. Many counselor met him, and many of them had left him as they cannot withstand of him. Gerald decided to ask his old friend to help him. Fortunately, his friend was able to accept him although the first meeting went badly. At last, Will received the offer to work at a prestigious company, but he decided to reject it only because of a lady.

For my opinion, actually I did not like the ending. A lady could not be a reason for someone to just let go an opportunity to change his future. If I am Will, I will just accept the work to get some money for the future. Maybe the money can as well be used for my wedding and afford my life. The work can also change the perceptions of people on Will that he was actually a gifted person, not just an ordinary lad going to the bar everyday.

There is one value that I learned from this movie. In Malay tradition, there is a saying that sounds like 'If the back of the knife is being sharpened, it may be sharper.' This means that someone's history should not necessarily show his future. Every person can change themselves, either bad to good or the opposite. In this movie, Will changed from a guy who used to go to the bar to a high-ambitioned man. This shows that everyone can be a good person as long as they are determined.

Although there is some values in the movie, I do not recommend this movie to be watched, especially the young ones. There are too many rude words used by the actors to express their minds, and they are not suitable for the fresh minds to hear them. Thus, they will not speak rudely towards other people, instead they will be more polite.

 In a nutshell, I do not like this movie because of the weird ending and the words used in it. I hope that all of us can have better film for the benefit of ours.

Words:

1. Contentious (adjective)
   Meaning:  likely to cause arguments
   Ex: They used the contentious issues to get the people's support.
   
2. Attorney (noun)
   Meaning: lawyer
   Ex: My ambition was to be an attorney but now I am a teacher.
   
3. Crony (noun)
   Meaning: a friend
   Ex: Her crony is one of the most popular man in the world.

Novel: Nine Lives by Teoh Choon Ean

It is fantastic! At last I found a novel which is suitable for my reading. I think that most previous English novels that I read have too many actions that I myself sometimes did not understand what were going on actually. The novel Nine Lives was actually the second runner-up for English Novel Category in Utusan Group Prize for Literature 2005. Although this book is quite old, but it contains umpteen good messages that can be applied, especially for the young readers.

At first glance, I thought that this novel was all about a cat, referring to the title. However, as I read throughout chapters, the main character is actually a young girl who was trying to learn about the true life. So why it is named 'Nine Lives'? Actually, the young girl always talked to the cat to tell it all about her experiences throughout the day. Every chapter contains one beneficial experience that Bee Lian had gone through. Good for her, she had very great friends of different races, which they frequently tried to solve others' problems, especially their schoolmates. For instance, when they found out that a girl was having a problem with the arrogant friends, they tried to keep her calm by telling the truth that the branded things were actually fake ones. Thus, the girl back to her happy life without trying to burden herself just for the branded things. This story had taught me that branded things are not important for a happy life. It depends on how the leaders manage their families. Even the fishermen in the villages are able to have a happy family as long as they do not quarrel between the members. We can also see that some rich people do not have enough time to spend with their own family. Instead, they just pushing themselves to finish their work which could be a never-ending situation. Some of them even decided not to take vacations although they are entitled to get some payed holidays just to make sure that they will have higher position in the future. However, this does not mean that we should not be rich. We just have to have a great plan to arrange our time perfectly.

There are many more moral values mentioned in this novel. However, I would not tell you every single value as you should read it by yourselves to have the real feeling about it. Instead, I want to mention about the ending. It was a sad ending yet beneficial for Bee Lian to begin her journey of life. Her cat was dead! It was hit by a lorry when it was trying to cross the road. From then on, she did not have any 'friend' to talk to. Nevertheless, her grandfather actually heard all the conversation between her and the cat as he was always behind her every night. Bee Lian realized that it was the moment for her to start to converse really to people, not a cat. Then she knew that her grandfather was actually a good listener too. Quoted from her grandfather's saying, “Remember, how long the night, the dawn will break. Never never give up hope in your life.” This saying kept Bee Lian to continue her life as a young adult, who is beneficial to herself and society.

I really advice all of you to read this good novel. The novel industry in Malaysia should also follow the way of teaching the moral values in the novels, not just putting some empty actions or humor to attract the readers. I hope that more this kind of novels will be written by the novelists.

Words I learned:

1. Furtively (adverb)
   Meaning: secret, acting as though you are trying to hide something because you feel guilty
   Ex: I told the principal furtively as I sat in front of him.
   
   
2. Hesitant (adjective)
   Meaning: slow to speak or to act because you are not sure you should or not
   Ex: The girl hesitant to speak in front of the public during the event.
   
   
3. Flawless (adjective)
   Meaning: perfect; with no faults or mistakes
   Ex: He had done a flawless speech during the graduation ceremony.
   
   

Movie: Frozen

I think that this is the most popular movie for this decade. Many merchandises such as t-shirts, stationeries and toys are being decorated by the frozen characters, especially Princess Anna and Elsa. The song 'Let It Go' and 'I Want to Build a Snowman' are also renowned by most people, no matter they are children or adults. I do not know why it is so popular, but I don't have any doubt that this movie contains many moral values to be learned.

I just tell the short synopsis of this wonderful story. Princess Elsa, if I am not mistaken, is the older sister of Princess Anna. At a certain age, Elsa got the power to freeze anything that she touch. Pity her, she had to be in her room alone to avoid anyone from being harmed by her uncontrolled power. Anna also felt lonely for not being with her sister. When they got older, they had a party that forced Elsa to got out of her room. Somehow, Elsa accidentally froze Anna's heart, which could be fatal to her. Elsa felt very guilty and ran away to a hill, far away from their castle. Anna tried to find her sister but to no avail. They were told that only a true love could save Anna. They thought that her lover could cure him, but he was actually a liar. At last, Elsa came when Anna had totally froze. Elsa was so sad that she cried heavily while hugging her lovely sister. Eventually, Anna began to cure and back to her normal condition. Thus, it showed that the true love is the love between the sisters.

The ending was rather cool and different from others. Many of us are being told that a true love is between guys and girls, like in the story of a princess and a frog. However, we forgot that family love is much more important as we live with them from baby until we die. They are those who teach us, make us happy, and many more in longer time than others. Therefore, appreciate our family before we lose it.

Besides the family relationship, we should also be aware of the people especially men who like to play around with girls and then just leave them as if they are no one. We could see in the movie that Anna was being lied by a man who just wanted her money, not truly loved her. Thus, girls should not be deluded by the physical appearance and sweet promises which could not be true.

This movie is really suitable for young kids, but adults can also watch it! Although this is an animation, it brought many good values to be practiced by all of us. There is no unsuitable words, nor inappropriate actions to be watched by the kids. So, I really recommend this movie to be watched by all of us! (although most of us had watched it)

Words:

1. Impale (verb)
   Meaning: to push a sharp pointed object to something/somebody
   Ex: I impaled the fork to the meat and brought it away.
   
2. Icicle (noun)
   Meaning: a pointed piece of ice that is formed by water freezing as it falls or runs down from something
   Ex: Beware of the icicle, I am afraid that you may be injured.
   
3. Crimson (adjective, noun)
   Meaning: a dark red color
   Ex: The crimson dress is very attractive.

Essay

In general, people are living longer now. Discuss the causes of this phenomenon. Use specific reasons and details to develop your essay.

There is no doubt that science and technology had totally changed our life to be better. The new inventions and findings done by the scientists can benefits us or even harms us. However, in terms of ages, it is proven that people today have older average age than the previous ones. According to a research, the current world average age is about 75 years old compared to 50 years old in 1900. Therefore, it is proven that we live longer than our ancestors.

Science and technology has helped us in searching the suitable medicines to treat the fatal diseases which could not be treated previously by our ancestors. For instance, recently in 2009, researchers from University of California, Davis had eventually found a drug which can reduce heart enlargement. This will cause the risk of heart failure to be reduced and also prevent kidney failure. They used the facilities in the cardiac laboratories to complete the research. There are also certain people who have the modern pacemakers in their heart, which could replace the natural pacemakers in order to keep the hearts pump blood to all parts of body. These show that the inventions of the new equipment can help in lengthen the people's ages.

Furthermore, the technology in food processing also benefit our lives. The processed food are enriched with much useful vitamins, minerals, proteins and so on. Nowadays, most products sold attract the public to buy them by providing some information about the nutritional contents. Some are also added with more calcium, which is more suitable for kids and pregnant women. Excellent food packaging also ensures that they are not harmful for the customers as they are not exposed to the air. For example, the canned food are vacuumed first and steriled after being sealed so that no harmful bacteria will grow in it as there is no air to live. Therefore, harmful diseases such as malnutrition and food poisoning can be prevented. Thus, the food technology has increased the average age of human being.

Moreover, we could also see that many advertisements and programs are conducted for public in order to increase the health awareness among public. These are very good as healthy lifestyle can also contribute for the longer life. Such programs teach us on how to have a balanced diet, which sports are suitable, motivation on health and others. Thus, people will be more educated on those significant things for their life. For example, in certain countries such as Brunei, smoking is totally prohibited in all covered buildings in accordance to reach the aim of having a smoke-free environment. Some non-profit organizations also encouraged people to at least walk 10,000 steps a day to keep their hearts in a healthy condition. Thus, public awareness on health can keep them live longer.

 In conclusion, technology and campaigns held nowadays cause people to live longer than before. This is the opportunity for the young men to keep advancing our technology with the help of the wise old ones as they have much more knowledge gained from their experiences. More babies can also be born to increase the population of the world community. Pretend that all the people are young, would not it be bad for us?

Essay #2

Some people prefer to have vacation at beach resort. Other people prefer to go to hill resort for their vacation. Which do you prefer? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

            “Should I go to the beach resort or to the hill resort?” I am very sure that this dialogue is one of the most frequent questions asked when someone is planning for his or her vacation. To choose a perfect place is very important as vacations should be fun and relaxing, either they are expensive or low-cost. Maybe some people like to spend their holiday at hill resort, but for me, I prefer a beach resort as an interesting place for my vacation for several reasons.

            In my opinion, beach resorts provide me with various exciting activities for me to have fun there. For example, I can swim and snorkel in the clear sea water, play a volleyball game, build gorgeous sandcastles and have a wonderful picnic at the dazzlingly white sandy beaches. Most of these activities can be enjoyed personally or in groups, such as family members or friends. Therefore, I will not easily get bored although I will stay there for a few days.

            Moreover, according to weather forecasts, at most time, the weather at the beach resort is sunny and windy, which is really good for outdoor games. The cool sea breeze which caresses my skin will be very relaxing as I spend my time there. I will also feel that all the troubles in my mind just blown away by the wind. The sun that shines brightly also keeps me feeling healthy and energetic. Thus, the beach resort is absolutely suitable for me to relax and recharge myself.

            Furthermore, beach resorts are much safer than hill resorts. Most of them provide safety guards that patrols the beach all the time, so it is safe to swim there. Although there are some accidents involving sharks and jellyfishes, they are very rare and only occur at certain places. Natural disasters such as tsunamis, which are caused by the earthquakes beneath the water, can also be predicted earlier by the seismologists. On the other hand, landslides at hill resorts may occur in a sudden. Therefore, I am certain that my safety is ensured while having my vacations at the beach resort.

            Finally, the scenery at the beach is absolutely picturesque. As I love taking photographs, it is a great in opportunity for me to snap some scenic pictures, especially during sunsets and sunrises. Most photographs that are chosen as the winners of contests have spectacular sunset and sunrise backgrounds. For example, a young teenage won a photography competition for his photo of a crab on a stone at a beach with sunset background. Thus I will take this opportunity to snap the best photo in order to win the contests.

            As a conclusion, I choose to go to the beach resort rather than the hill resort. The exciting activities and perfect weather attracted me to go there. Also, my mind is certain to it because of the safety and the picturesque scenery at the beach. I am very sure that my vacation at the beach resort will be the most wonderful vacation in my life.

Movie: Sherlock Holmes 2 - A Game of Shadows

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It was my second time I watched the movies about Sherlock Holmes. However, the first time I watched Sherlock Holmes, I fell asleep before it finished. For this time, I was able to finish Sherlock Holmes: A  Game of Shadows until the end.

Sherlock Holmes movies are quite interesting, especially the special effects and the way Sherlock Holmes did his actions. Most of the time, when it reached the suspense parts, the time would be slowed down to visualize the detailed effects of the actions. For example, when a bullet was shot, the small bullet became the center of attention at that time that it would slowly hit one of the trunks. The effects of the cracks was amusing! Besides, it was usual for Sherlock Holmes to whisper to himself, particularly when he was fighting with others. He had a very thoughtful mind which he really made use of it everywhere and every time.



For me, my first perception on Sherlock Holmes when I first heard about his detective stories is he was a smart-looking guy. Well, that was visualized in a comic, The Boscombe Valley Mystery. However, I was flabbergasted to see that the movie was totally contradict from my perceptions. He usually looked untidy, which maybe caused by the presence of some scars on his face. At first, I was confused. Then, after I watched the Sherlock Holmes 1, I got to know that he was good at wrestling, and he even liked it! Yet, I am sure that it was a very important skills when someone had to solve crimes and mysteries. He or she should be prepared to fight with the criminals.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows was an investigating story about a missing brother of a fortune teller. Sherlock Holmes found a letter that was addressed to the fortune teller, Simza. He tried to solve the mystery until he actually arrived at Switzerland from London. Eventually, after some investigations, Sherlock Holmes succeed to find that Simza's brother had already undergone a plastic surgery which totally changed his original face. However, Simza managed to recognize him as a family. Unfortunately, his brother was involved in a syndicate to cause the world war as a sharp shooter. However, he was sadly killed as soon as Simza tried to persuade his brother to leave the crime. Sherlock Holmes was also injured seriously as he was caught by one of the criminal that threated him to tell a secret of the telegram he sent. Even though the mission to save Simza's brother failed, but at least they victoriously managed to prevent the world war that might cause the nations to fight among themselves. The same goes in the chess game, sometimes we have to sacrifice the Queen in order to protect the King.

Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes' best friend really showed a good sacrifice to maintain their friendship. Dr Watson had just married at that time when suddenly there was a threat on him while he was enjoying his first honeymoon. At first, they quarreled as Dr Watson felt that Sherlock Holmes was the one who brought him into trouble. It became worse as Sherlock Holmes pushed Mrs Watson out of the train into a river. Fortunately, he timed the moment perfectly that his brother saved Mrs Watson from being drowned. After some time, Dr Watson began to realize that he should help Sherlock Holmes to solve the problem. After all, they were good friends. Although he had to sacrifice his honeymoon, he did not regret it.

To conclude, Sherlock Holmes movies is a full action movies, though not too violent. For my opinion, it can be a good movie for the adults and youths to think creatively to solve something, just like Sherlock Holmes. Although his appearance not seemed to be smart, but his mind was incredible. Maybe he could be better in appearance for other movies.

Words I learned:

1. Verge
   Meaning: approach something closely; be similar or close to something
   Eg: My mother verged me during my birthday celebration.
   
2. Petulant
   Meaning: Childishly sulky or bad-tempered
   Eg: The petulant man is disliked by most of his family members.
   
3. Narcissism
   Meaning: Excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one's physical appearance; egoism
   Eg: His narcissism never prevent the young lady to try to approach him.

Movie: The Hunger Games

I am very sure that most of you had heard about this movie, and also had watched this movie. For me, I just watched it last week. However, for those who had not watch it yet, do not be sad as I will tell the synopsis of this movie.

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The Hunger Games movie started with the scenery of a poor village called District 12. In the world, altogether they have 12 districts. In District 12, a teenage girl called Katniss Everdeen lived with her mother and sister. On a fateful day, she and her younger sister went to a ceremony to choose who was going to participate in the Hunger Games. No one ever wanted to volunteer as it was a very dangerous game. To win, they have to kill others until only one remains. Each district has to send 2 person for this game, which means a person should kill other 23 people to win it. Back to the ceremony, they were chosen based on a draw. Katniss eventually volunteered when her sister's name was called. She knew that her sister would not be able to survive as she was too small. The other unlucky man was Peeta. From that moment, their life began to change. Before the game, they were given the training on handling weapons such as knives and arrows. Katniss was an expert in arrows and bows. As the game began, Katniss quickly ran away from the people after she managed to get her weapons. The game was all about survival. They might also die because of dehydration or venom by some animals besides of being killed. At last, Peeta and Katniss are the only people survived. However, they did not want to kill each other. They decided to eat some poison berries so that no one would become the champion. Their actions forced the organizers to stop the game and gave the victory to both of them.

One of the most significant lesson I learned from this movie is we should be ready to sacrifice ourselves especially for our family when we know that they could not make it. Like Katniss, she volunteered to join the game instead of watching her young sister suffers there. Moreover, Katniss also did not kill a girl from District 11, named Rue, although she had the chance to kill her. In contrast, we should love others, especially younger ones, not kill them. Katniss tried to protect her but to no avail. At last, she was killed by others. In addition, I also support her choice to try to kill themselves at the end of the game so that nobody would won it. This was a very brilliant idea to show that they were not happy with the game.

In my opinion, this game should not be realized as it can cause our brotherhood to be broken. Killing other people is a violent way only to ensure that we will become a winner of a game. While watching this movie, I always wonders, why should they create this game as an annual game that is compulsory for every district? This game can bring us to war! They should voice out their opinion about the game. Although this game can attract thousands of people to watch it, most of them only do it to know about their loved ones in the game, not just for fun. We should pity the participants as they had to kill themselves in order to achieve victory.

Lastly, I think that this movie should not be watched by small children as they are some violence that may interrupt their minds. I really hope that this game will not be conducted in the future.

Words I learned:

1. Mahogany (noun)
   Meaning: hard dark reddish-brown wood that is used for making furniture
   Example: The expensive large wooden chair is made of mahogany.
   
   
2. Rebellion (noun)
   Meaning:
   a) an occasion when some of the people in the country try to change the government, using violence
   eg: The rebellion was held at the Central Park near the Main Square.
   b) the action of fighting against authority or refusing to accept the rules
   eg: The man was the one who conducted the rebellion against the new rules.
   
   
3. Mob (verb)
   Meaning: to form a large crowd around somebody, for example in order to see or touch him
   eg: The people mobbed the singer as she stepped down the stairs.