Throughout history‚ people had made numerous futile attempts to create an Utopian society. The term "Utopia" depicts on an imaginary ideal state. Such a state is describe in The Giver. In The Giver‚ Jonas’s community believes in the renunciation of personal properties‚ rights‚ one’s unique characteristics and of binding personal relationships (such as marriage). This society is believed to be perfect‚ free of pain and sorrow; everything is under control and "same". This serene society greatly contradict
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Would your actions be changed based on the community you live in? The Giver by Lois Lowery‚ The Last Dog by Katherine Paterson‚ Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut and The Monsters are Due on Maple Street by Rod Serling‚ all shows characters in hard situations being affected by their community. There is no rule book for running a community‚ so when making decisions‚ it is hard to keep everyone happy. Restrictions‚ rules and suggestions of others may lead someone to react in a certain way when in a
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what not to do? The one about the past that help you learn? No way do you want that. Unlike in The Giver‚ people should carry their own memories in their communities because it helps people remember the past‚ brings joyful memories to you when you are sad‚ and helps you learn about the past of your community. How would you know about the past if you don’t have any memories of it. In the book‚ The Giver‚ Jonas gets memories of the past. “Two of these men had dark brown skin; the other were light. Going
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December 3 2013 Faulty Memory Lead Them Astray: A Comparative Essay between the novel Still Alice and the film Away From Her. Everyone knows that life is a series of constant changes‚ however‚ most people underestimate how great an impact one change can have on not only them but also on their family and friends. Alzheimer’s is the slow‚ painful death of an individual`s brain. This bitter journey is shown through stories of two women living with this disease in both the novel Still Alice
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We have all failed and to fix it we have had to change things. In the book The Giver by Lois Lowry the Giver had to change his methods after Rosemary(the receiver) applied for release and all the memories were given to the people of the community. When the memories came to the people of the community after Rosemary failed being the receiver the giver knew he had to change something. After the release of Rosemary the Giver changed his methods in hope of finally succeeding with Jonas by giving him pain
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looking for him he looks for Lilly and Asher. But most of all The Giver. This is The Giver 2 (Sequel) When Jonas returns to the community to save his love Fiona he realizes there are guards all over the entire community “How will I get past them without getting seen?” Jonas says. A voice to his right says “ Don’t jump Jonas it’s me.” “Who?” Jonas says. “ Me the Giver” “Giver!” Jonas says. Jonas turns around to see that it is the Giver but he’s guarded. “We have the Receiver in Training.” a Guard
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wave of pain. It was like a hatchet lay lodged in his leg‚ cutting through each nerve with a hot blade. He tried to move but couldn’t because the pain grew. He screamed and turned his head and vomited on to the frozen snow. 2. Why do you think The Giver ends each training session with color-filled memories of pleasure? To relief Jonas of pain 3. “The memories give us wisdom” (p.111). Do you agree or disagree?
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Indian Givers How the Indians of the Americas transformed the world By J. McIver Weatherford This paper tries to explain Jack Weatherford’s Indian Givers by examining the history of the Native American connection to many agricultural products would not have been produced without the knowledge that Indians gave. Weatherford further stipulates that it is through these advances in agriculture that the United States has remained a strong contender in the global market‚ that without the influences
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There are many alarming issues in the world‚ and each day there are more problems and complaints and less solutions and good actions. Many of these issues are based on the environmental problems. This concerns everybody‚ but almost nobody tries to do something about it. As regards this‚ many organizations have been starting to do campaigns against pollution‚ and trying to encourage people to care about the Earth. Both text 2A “Both Text 2A “Terrified” and Text 2B “Friends of the earth‚ what your
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Museum of Art: Paper After visiting the Raleigh Museum of Art‚ I discovered two paintings that conjured up opposite feelings that I will compare and contrast. The painting I liked most was titled‚ Jungle Camp‚ 2000 an Acrylic on canvas 72 x 60 in. (182.9 x 152.4 cm)‚ from one of North Carolina’s most respected artists‚ Maud Gatewood. Her paintings record the varied experiences of a wandering life. Writing on the back of the canvas‚ the artist notes the origins of this picture: "Trapped in the Amazon
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