When a sparkler is twirled rapidly, people perceive a circle of light. This occurs because:. a. the trail you see is caused by sparks left behind from the sparkler. b. due to its differing wavelengths, the light from the sparkler continues to radiate for about a second after it goes out. c. the length of iconic memory (the persistence of vision) is about a fraction of a second. d. Gestalt principles work to complete the circle in our minds.

i want to say death; parole, probation, and fines are still being used all the time.

panem is a communist totalitarian dictatorship where all the resources and how they are allocated belongs to the capitol. the districts exist only to provide goods and services for the capital and most of the citizens live in poverty. it is a police state where the "peacekeepers" use force and threats to keep the people under control. dissent is outlawed and those who disobey the law are executed, flogged, or turned into avoxes. the games are another means in which the ruling elite in the capitol exert their power over the districts. when reading the books i drew parallels between panem and the soviet union and north korea. in no way is panem capitalist. the people in the capitol are wealthy but the majority of them are involved in the government somehow. it was the same way in the former soviet union where bigwigs in the communist party and high ranking government officials were given access to goods, services, medical treatments not available to the general public. if you think panem has a capitalist economy you need to brush up on your economics.  

this is called police cynicism. i hope this .