Aumakua Read the passage and correct the the words that don't match the others in the
list.
The ancient Hawaiians had different customs from other Western cultures of the
time, and by the time they came into communication with other groups they had
developed their own rich cultural heritage. They went about their lives by surviving
off the land, following strict social rules, and respected their aumakuas, or "family
gods." Unlike more powerful gods such as Pele, the fiery goddess of volcanoes,
aumakuas were spiritual guides for individual families. They were known for
appearing in people's dreams, saved people from harm, and bringing about good
fortune to people in need.
Like the spirit guides of other religions, aumakuas were said to be able to shape-shift.
They could appear as a shark lurking on the ocean floor or a hawk circling the skies.
Out of respect for these spirit guides, the Hawaiian people paid tribute to them,
asked for their guidance, and consider them to be family.

what are the statements xd

explanation:

the hunger games, written by  suzanne collins, is fiction in the young adult genre, which is not my age group, but i found myself unable to put it down. its combination of nerve-racking tension, thrilling action, and engaging love story kept me up until the wee hours. i was surprised at how completely engrossing the plot was. like  brave new world, this story is set in a future where the government oppresses its people, but the book also borrows ideas from the greek myth of theseus and the minotaur.

divided into 12 districts, ruled by an oppressive government located at the  capitol. katniss everdeen, a 16-year-old girl from district 12, takes her younger sister’s place as one of 24 “tributes” selected every year to participate in the hunger games at the capitol.

while i found this book absolutely enthralling, i was surprised it was aimed at an audience of young adults. it seems extremely intense for anyone younger than 16 or 17. for example, there is a scene where one young tribute is slowly eaten alive by wolf-like creatures all night long, and katniss has to finally throw a weapon at him to end his misery. i found this a little too disturbing when i considered the age of the character.

the intensity of the action was something one would find in a more mature book, but the age of the characters and the simplicity of the prose were aimed at a much younger audience. in addition, this book was written in present tense, which i found annoying, but that’s more of a personal preference than a stylistic fault. it was also edited somewhat poorly, but that rarely distracted from the plot. for example, the author often spoke in sentence fragments to describe how katniss felt, which might have been an attempt to reflect on her thought process, but i found it disorienting to read a lot of really short sentences all together. it would have been better to vary the sentence length on occasion, but the story was still coherently.

overall,  the hunger games  was an excellent, enthralling read that i highly recommend. if it was more clearly marked for older teens, it would have been better, but it was a fantastic book with a wonderfully creative plot.

happy to .

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