So that the Capitol can contol what goes on
The first chapter of The Hunger Games just explains what Katniss Everdeen does before the have the Reaping Day "lottery" done. The "lottery" is used to choose who will be tributes at the Hunger Games that year.
The silent salute is used in district 12. They use it to say goodbye to someone they love or known. They use it when Katniss volunteers for Prim at the reaping and they had to give a round of applause instead the people did the silent salute.
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Pikachu used Thunderbolt
There is no official slogan of the Hunger Games, but the most common one used is the quote said by Effie Trinket in the first book which is 'Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!'
Cyrus McCormack developed the reaping machine in 1831. A reaping machine is used to cut crops for harvest after they have ripened.
the last page of the book
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Yes, "holding your tongue" is a metaphor for keeping your mouth shut. That is a metaphor used in The Hunger Games.
The Hunger Games were created to "teach" the districts that an uprising was impossible to pull off after the first one failed. They also used it to keep the Capitol entertained.
All the districts have to do the hunger games as they all rebelled against the capital. The capital use the hunger games to scare the districts and stop them rebelling again as they don't know if they can control them again. So it is used to stop them fighting back its there weapon against them.
the most used word was i think it was it.