COMPARATIVE ESSAY Egypt and Indus Valley Two of the earliest known civilizations were in Egypt and the Indus Valley. Two similarities between them were that both had strong economic systems and distinct social classes. But one major difference included the significant cultural achievements of Egypt compared to the inferior achievements of the Indus Valley. One similarity between the early Egyptian and Indus Valley civilizations is that they both had strong economic systems. Both societies
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Success is achieved by hard work and dedication. In Anzia Yezierska’s book “Bread Givers” Sara Smolinsky shows how that applied to her life. The author can relate to the story because she was an immigrant from a small Polish village and had to overcome many obstacles to become successful. She rebelled against her parents’ wishes of following the traditional path of a women immigrant and left home at the age of seventeen to live at the Clara de Hirsch home for working girls. The American dream for
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THEMES ANALYSIS of THE GIVER The Importance of Memory This story developed from the author’s understanding of the importance of memory‚ an understanding which came from her observation of someone who no longer had their memory. When one has no memory they cannot remember painful episodes in their life. Some people with memories of horrors‚ losing those memories can seem to be a blessing. But‚ if they also cannot recall the emotions associated with their good relationships with others‚ it is
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In the story The Giver it talks about how the Giver’s memories are transferred to Jonas which begins to make him see things in a new light. According research‚ “the transference of memory is the point at which Lowry’s novel moves from science fiction into fantasy (53)‚ and in fact‚ almost nothing related to memory in The Giver can be explained scientifically‚ from the Giver’s loss of a memory once he has given it to Jonas
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through a film or novel? There is one novel‚ and one book that have stood out to the teen population. One of those is the novel Anthem By: Ayn Rand‚ the other is the film is The Giver directed By: Phillip Noyce. Anthem is a dystopian society that is popular among teens with the similar emotions‚ and thoughts that they have. The Giver also is recommended and related to teens considering there are situations close to those going on in their lives. The novel Anthem is is an easy read for young people due
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The giver is about a perfect community. A community where nothing bad happens and everybody is the same. In the community there is a boy named Jonas. Jonas has been selected to be the Receiver Of Memories. Being the Receiver is a great honor because you have to keep all the community’s memories and learn about what used to exist in the community. A utopia is a place where everything is perfect and nothing bad happens. A dystopia is the opposite of a Utopia because it is a place where everything is
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out will cause chaos. There will always be someone who thinks differently and persuade other people into their thinking. “The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared”(The Giver pg.86). In the Giver‚ when the new receiver of memory‚ Jonas saw it that one person should not suffer like this and would be better if everyone would have a little of the memories. He saw from the memories that the community took away also took a lot of common
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for Jonas and his fellow neighbors. Jonas has lived in a "perfect" community all his life‚ but The Giver finally shows him what he’s been missing all his life. The main character‚ Jonas‚ in The Giver discovers his “Capacity to See Beyond.” Jonas begins to see his Community differently‚ with mindfulness that most people in the Community havent known of. Mindfulness‚ is one of main themes in The Giver. Although the book begins with what seems to be a utopia‚ it turns out that the people in the Community
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In Lois Lowry’s book‚ The Giver‚ she writes about a community trying to be perfect. The community has many flaws causing them to be a dystopia. According to the passage “utopia and dystopia” ‚ a dystopia is a term used to describe a utopian society in which things have gone wrong. In The Giver‚ the community is dystopia because of sameness‚ lack of knowledge‚ and complete control. The first reason the community in The Giver is a dystopia is because of sameness. Sameness makes everything the same
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Gathering Blue- Essay Plan Introduction: Joseph Stalin was a dictator who was responsible for massive crimes against humanity‚ and ruled a communist country. From 1924-1953‚ Joseph had killed over 20 million people during the Revolutionary regime. Joseph was part of a communist dictatorship. Communism is a system of organization where all economic activity is controlled by a single political party. Along with communism‚ comes dictatorship. This is the complete power or authority of a dictator
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