Personal Narrative: The Hunger Games

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I am sleeping once I hear the last cannon fire. My trap worked! I awake and walk out to see Claudius at my cave. This is how it will happen. I am the male tribute from District 2, and I’ve got a deal for you! I know you guys (and girls) love to bet (you should see a mentor if you have a gambling addiction) and I am your best bet! While I may be asthmatic and have restless leg syndrome, I am going to win the 75th Hunger Games and should be sponsored because I am level-headed and calm in tough situations, I am intelligent, and I am great at all of the essentials of camping! First off, I’m level headed and I stay cool in stressful situations. Now, you may not believe me. I haven’t even given you my name and I made up a district, but listen to this heart-wrenching stories and not be impressed! When I was eleven (sadly I wasn’t old enough to volunteer) I was in a car accident with an idiotic teen texting while driving (they aren’t betting on me, so…). I had to get my mother out of the car since her back was in extreme pain. I had to stay calm in that situation. You can even quote my lawyers! This will help in the Hunger Games since there are a lot of situations where the tribute needs to be …show more content…

To prove my extensive lexicon and intelligence overall, I will tell you another story of how great (and humble) I am! When I was in the second grade, I was in second place in my spelling bee. I still rue first place to this day. If you’re reading this, Carly, I’m still looking for revenge. Second place out of the entirety of my class is pretty good, and I even got second place in mathematics in the sixth grade rotary science fair, which is pretty impressive (more impressive than Jerry Seinfeld’s performance in The Bee Movie). This will help since one important factor to the Hunger Games is wits. I will be able to come up with traps, and I will find new ways to

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