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    The Giver Memory

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    When The Giver told Jonas “Welcome Receiver of Memory‚” on page 75‚ it was just part of the story. But now it’s‚ loaded with symbolism in this sentence. All the people in the story don’t get to know the history of the past‚ but this sentence shows that there is history in the book and that someone is going to find out all about the history and memories. The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ has a theme of memory/history and three examples in the story‚ are Jonas‚ animals‚ and elsewhere. In this essay you will

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    (assumed Granddaughter)‚ and Mataji the Grandmother. Both characters would be best described as “dynamic”‚ as they both have many personality traits‚ ranging from good to bad throughout the story. As the story itself follows two plots being present and past‚ similarities were noticed between the Granddaughter and Mataji’s actions. Proving the strong relationship between the Granddaughter and Mataji. Granddaughter makes marks on the wall‚ with crayon set. | Mataji was eager to write‚ so she would copy

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    Ladies and gentlemen‚ members of the hall‚ the opponents really remind me of a past time memory. Perhaps the movie John English; he knows no fear‚ he knows no danger‚ he knows nothing. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. My dear first opponent of the opposition team keep on stressing over and over again on how much we as a so called “new generation” benefit more from present hobbies than past time hobbies. But to our dismay ladies and gentlemen‚ she obviously is not being

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    recalls spending time with as she dusts. Through image pattern‚ allusion‚ and rhythm‚ the speaker describes the monotonous life that Beulah leads‚ and contrasting her present life with her past life in her struggle to remember the boy’s name‚ displayed by personifications. Beulah remembers an exciting event in the past with a boy through rhetorical question‚ rhythm‚ and the speaker’s attitude towards the memory. In the beginning‚ the speaker introduces the repetitive life the Beulah leads and the characterization

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    Friend

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    scents of my childhood‚ when I touch a smooth cover of my favorite books‚ I feel tenderness that sink my consciousness in its sweet embraces‚ that makes me smile and laugh cheerfully. I love my present‚ but I’ve never loved it as passionately as my past. Whether it’s ok or not I don’t know‚ and don’t care actually – what for? Fighting with emotions and deeply hidden feelings is a battle doomed to be lost disgracefully. Memory is a curious thing. Is there anything more disposed to distort ever existing

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    Time Orientation

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    Many people have their own ways of viewing past‚ present‚ and future orientations. They may agree and/or disagree with each orientation in their view. The first one is past-oriented‚ which basically means to be mostly concerned with the past. It can have both its positive and negative effect on one’s life. The next one is to be present-oriented which means to be in the moment. Basically it is when all of your concern is now and not worrying about the past or the future. The last one is to be future-oriented;

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    The Book of the Dead

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    Discussion Questions: The Book of the Dead 1. Why are Annie and her father in Florida? 2. Where does Annie’s father go when he leaves the motel‚ and what does he do? 3. What surprising information does Annie’s father give her about his past? 4. Why does Annie hold back from promising to make another statue for Gabrielle Fonteneau? Thinking Critically 5. How does a particular historical period shape the events of this story? Could you imagine similar events happening in the lives of people who

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    intertwining past and present for the reader. White starts paragraph ten with a fragment‚ "Peace and goodness and jollity‚" and creates a great emphasis on his past and current feelings. He continues to illustrate his past memories with a personification of the vocal senses as he explains the sound of the motorboats; "the one-lungers throbbed and fluttered‚ and the twin-cylinder ones purred and purred‚ and that was a quiet sound too." He then compares this beautiful memory of the past to his current

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    video chat‚ AND voice callS. For instance‚ currently I HAVE BEEN in THE United States FOR THE last two years‚ but due to THE Internet I AM able to USE A WEB-LINK TO see my parents any time  I want‚ so I never feel away from my parents.  In THE past‚ before the invention of THE computer a person useD hard copy to maintain recordS. It’s very difficult TO maintain and carry such things. Now due to THE invention OF THE COMPUTER‚ we can save and carry unlimited documents any time. We can ALSO see different movies

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    Shannon Miller Prof Luciano 11 April 2013 Comp 111 Amanda Wingfield: A Woman of the Past The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams is a play about a family filled with characters who view time and their lives very differently. Tom lives his life very much in the present while his sister Laura lives her life barely at all. Then‚ there is their mother Amanda. Amanda almost lives her life I denial‚ not as much as Laura though of course. She perceives time in a unique way by never actually living

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