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The War of Natural Disasters          One day the world was calm and content, everyone was happy and living their best lives. Until one day the president of the United States made an announcement that changed the country forever. The president shared that each quarter of the U.S. has now become one nation. The first was the Eastern nation named the Loyals, then the southern nation was named the Saints, soon followed by the western nation called the Wings, and lastly, the Midwest nation which was named the Wells. Each nation's purpose was to fight for power over the other nations, leaving only one in victory. These are the sectors of the U.S.      The president watched alongside his government as the U.S. went to war, but little did the sectors know they had a lot more coming for them than just war. As the fighting began, all hell broke loose. A fourth of each nation was wiped out in a matter of hours leaving the rest unaware of what was happe...

  Quote 1: “does it still make sense to teach kids about the way things were”(Mandel 269)?  I liked this quote because it showed the different opinions people had on the matter of the past life and if it was good enough to talk about or if it wasn’t worth bringing up the past. I understood why Jeevan was hesitant because it was a very upsetting topic that isn’t easy to remember for many and it’s especially hard on Jeevan since he witnessed one of the first deaths of the flu. But I also think it’s important because the next generation should know what reality they could live in and that the possibilities are endless.  Quote 2: “but I hope you’ll agree this was worth the climb”(Mandel 311).  This quote stuck to me because in a few moments Kirsten was going to be overfilled with hope and joy as she sees the electricity fill the town. It was kind of funny because it made me think it was definitely worth it and I know Kirsten definitely thought it was worth it too so in t...