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The Most Dangerous Game Research Paper

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Caitlyn Phillips
Mr. Musick
English 10
Oct. 30, 2017
“The Most Dangerous Game” Life is made of the weak and the strong. In the end, you become as dangerous as the thing you feared. The General Zaroff was not scared of anything that came in his way or that was made in his way. Although Rainsford was scared and feared the General. The general brought such great fear to Rainsford. The General went and hunted people to see if he could kill them or if they could run away from him. Rainsford didn’t want anything to do with the hunting but the general insisted that that was the one and only way. Rainsford got rest and ran and hid. He feared as the General approached the tree that he was hiding in that night but General looked up and kept walking.

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