Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 Introduction: About five thousand years ago‚ the people of Sumer cherished the story of Gilgamesh who is the superhero king of Uruk. When Gilgamesh learns of Enkido from a hunter‚ he sends a temple prostitute to tame him whose words and actions signal the principal traits of civilized life in Sumer. The Sumerians‚ like many others‚ equated civilization with their own lifestyles. Mesopotamia‚ Egypt and the Indus Valley civilizations all developed along river floodplains
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In chapter five‚ the writer focuses on America’s conflicting priorities and multiple commitments in Egypt for the last decade. In fact‚ portions of America’s ruthless practicality and idealism have been applied both alternatively and concurrently in Egypt’s
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The Giver INTRODUCTION The book was great! This book and its story are unique. The Giver is a deftly crafted work‚ both stunningly beautiful and deeply disturbing. Finding myself being imperceptibly lulled by the peace‚ order‚ safety and serenity of Jonas’s world; being awakened by the sickening thud of reality’s steel-toed boot in the gut‚ leaving both him and me breathless and disoriented in the aftermath. This story is haunting and powerful. It’s a raw portrayal of the presumed moral sacrifices
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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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Chapter 1 Quotes After Twelve‚ age isn’t important. Most of us even lose track of how old we are as time passes. –Jonas’s father Chapter 3 Quotes The apple had changed. Just for an instant. It had changed in mid-air. No one mentioned such things; it was not a rule‚ but was considered rude to call attention to things that were unsettling or different about individuals. Chapter 4 Quotes It was against the rules for children or adults to look at another’s nakedness; but the rule did not apply
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Chapter 4 Summary – Extra Credit Science‚ technology‚ engineering‚ and mathematics usually abbreviated STEM‚ is a crucial part of the world’s economy. The United States are currently being pressured in these particular fields‚ and numerous efforts have been made to try to enhance these areas of concentration‚ however‚ to this day these fields are still mostly dominated by males. According to the National Science Foundation many jobs today require employees to have some sort of science and math background
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Union and China. Currently many countries including China‚ Laos‚ North Korea‚ Vietnam‚ and Cuba are communist countries. The Giver is a movie released in 2014 directed by Phillip Noyce. The main character‚ a man named Jonas‚ lives in a seemingly idyllic world of conformity and contentment. When he soon discovers the dangerous truths of his community’s secret past. The Giver shows the negative impacts that communism has and it shows this through population control‚ control with rationing‚ and education
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a community‚ where families are complete strangers to each other. These families are just made up of 4 people and not even any grandparents. There is no actual bond between the family members. That’s how families are in The Giver’s community. The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a “12” year old boy named Jonas. Jonas’s community can be described as “Utopia” and this community has certain rules that everyone must follow; so the community could be trouble-free. There are assigned jobs like birthmothers
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Honest‚ or a liar? Do you always have to tell the truth? In The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ it is evident that you aren’t always obligated to speak of the truth. This book mainly speaks of a eutopic universe where everyone must obey the rules‚ Chief Elder assigns everyone a job‚ and those who disobey the law are sentenced to death via lethal injection. All the populace is equal‚ except for 12-year-old Jonas. At the ceremony of Twelve‚ the community’s 12-year-olds eagerly accepted their predetermined life
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should’ve changed things‚ but they didn’t and we are all upset about that. Now please go out and see your friends find out what these feelings are and I will make sure the Chief elder does not interfere.” There was a couple nodding of heads and the Giver went on‚ “Please try to make the best of this situation and find out what feelings not stirrings feelings that you may have. Find out if you do love your spouse‚ find out if you like religion or not‚ find out if you are happy with your life and you
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