The Giver: Study Notes Context: She was inspired to write The Giver—which won the 1994 Newbery medal—after visiting her elderly father in a nursing home. He had lost most of his long-term memory‚ and it occurred to Lowry that without memory there is no longer any pain. She imagined a society where the past was deliberately forgotten‚ which would allow the inhabitants to live in a kind of peaceful ignorance. The flaws inherent in such a society‚ she realized‚ would show the value of individual and
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Famous Thinkers: Steven Spielberg & Grace Hopper Famous thinkers can come from all walks of life and can be from our generation and others. Reaching goals can be done in many ways. The similarity famous thinkers is that they are all share creative minds and are all creative thinkers. Creative ideas are the foundation of creative process (Goodman & Fritchie‚ 2011). Famous thinkers base their ideas on searching for solutions to problem‚ need‚ or the way others think or view specific issues.
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After taking critical thinking in UB‚ I believe that the core being of a good critical thinker is to be able to determine the difference between what is valid and what is not. The difference between what is valid and what is sound is that validness has to deal with what is more true and the truth tends to demolish all lies. Nevertheless‚ being a good critical thinker isn’t only about what is true and what is not but it is also about how a person is able to deconstruct an impossible problem and somehow
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What’s a successful person’s greatest resource in difficult times? Good thinking! Good thinkers are always in demand. A person who knows how may always have a job‚ but the person who knows why will always be his boss. Good thinkers solve problems‚ they never lack ideas for building an organization‚ and they always have hope for a better future. Good thinkers rarely find themselves at the mercy of ruthless people who would take advantage of them or try to deceive them‚ people like Nazi dictator
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Gabriela Smith Independent Reading Project The Giver By: Louis Lowery The Book I read for my independent reading project was called “The Giver” by Louis Lowery. This book is multiple types including social science‚ science fiction‚ and utopian and dystopian fiction. The main character’s name in the giver is Jonas. Jonas is a twelve year old boy who lives in a utopia. Jonas goes to the what we would call retirement home frequently to bathe old people. He goes there mainly to see Fiona one of
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Strategic thinker After reading through‚ the tactical planner and logistician. I would consider myself to be a strategic thinker. Strategy has never been more challenging‚ or more important‚ than in today’s environment of global competition‚ in which‚ corporate strategies must transcend the borders of nations and markets. Too many organizations try to be everything to everyone‚ wasting resources in markets that may never provide a worthwhile return on investment. What is strategic thinker? The ability
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Narrative Organizer Part One Directions: First‚ choose a topic. Next‚ complete the graphic organizer by adding details to each section so that you are planning the details for your Narrative Essay. Beginning Middle End Fernando hurts and embarrasses the narrator Fernando decides he will get revenge on the narrator Fortunato has hurt the narrator a thousand times‚ but when Fortunato almost insults him‚ the narrator swears there will be payback. Fernando’s weakness is introduced
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The giver is written from the point of view of Jonas‚ an eleven-year-old boy living in a futuristic society that has eliminated all pain‚ fear‚ war‚ and hatred. There is no prejudice‚ since everyone looks and acts basically the same‚ and there is very little competition. Everyone is unfailingly polite. The society has also eliminated choice: at age twelve every member of the community is assigned a job based on his or her abilities and interests. Citizens can apply for and be assigned compatible
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What Kind Of Thinker Are You JS HUM 111 01/25/2013 Kelly Raye The definition of critical thinking is any mental activity that helps formulate or solve a problem‚ make a decision‚ or fulfill a desire to understand it is a searching for answers and a reaching for meaning. After an extensive lesson on critical thinking‚ I have learned so much on what is to be a critical thinker and strategies on how to become a better thinker. Not until after taking this course
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The Giver by Lois Lowry “The Giver” was a fabulous read about a seemingly utopian society where the people in the society are spared from any discomfort‚ such as hunger‚ war‚ even pain from a scraped knee. This was an excellent book‚ but also very hard to read and very disturbing. The first half is like a science fiction novel about a utopian society. But the second half really gets into the emotional consequences of that society. “The Giver” reminds me‚ in a way‚ of the movie “Pleasantville‚” where
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