1. “Who are they?” asked Georg quickly‚ straining his eyes to see what other would gladly not have seen. “Wolves” Ulrich said under his breath. They both look at each other in fear. There was a long moment of silence. Georg broke the silence with a loud scream for help. “Shut your mouth!” Ulrich yelled “they might not find us if we’re quiet.” There was another long moment of silence until they herd whimpers and cries from the wolves. They looked at each other‚ both confused‚ both knowing they were
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Witches. Spells. Murder. Parris’ dreams always had a way of seething through the obscene things the world had created. Much to Parris’ disgust‚ one of his fantasies was about to become a reality. The setting: Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ New England‚ 1692. A tale of lies‚ betrayal and witchcraft is etched in history. The tale tells of ten restless girls and one fateful night in the woods. Whilst their parents slept‚ their devious daughters swiftly ran towards the forest. The moonlight danced as they danced
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“ Hei Earth to Mona”‚ Mari joked‚ trying to grab her attention. “ Ya‚ sorry. I thought I saw something”‚ Mona with fear of letting anyone in‚ letting anyone know her secret. She doesn’t want anyone to look at her differently. Since she doesn’t know much more about what is going on with her than anyone else. All she knows is that she has this feeling‚ almost like a sixth sense. And all day she has been feeling this eerie darkness around her. She looks around her‚ trying to‚ maybe‚ find the source
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The Giver The Giver is a novel written by Lois Lowry. She is an American writer who has won numerous awards in her years‚ notably a Newbery award for the giver in 1993. The novel explores different themes of life. Freedom. Everything is supervised and controlled by what Lowry describes as ‘Elders’. The thought of having any freedom is non-existent in the community as the ‘elders’ will decide who your spouse will be‚ the job you will be doing for the community & generally the lives of people living
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from accusation of the crime‚ it is his own paranoia and guilt the lead to his confession and demise. In the epilogue‚ Dostoyevsky exemplifies Rodyas punishment by including details about his imprisonment‚ illness‚ and his mother’s death. The literary device catalog is used to fast forward the lives of the characters and furthermore express Rodyas guilt and redemption. During the epilogue‚ Rodya had been confined in jail for nine months. In his trial his confession was concise and detailed as he
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Andre 1 Hannah Andre Mrs. Rollings Honors English 10 Period 3 13 May 2011 Darl’s Epilogue Darl chases the patterns on the white wall with his numb fingertips. He is alone. He shivers as he lies on the cool pavement exhausted thinking to himself with a smirk scrolled across his face. And I’m the crazy one they say. Hahahahahahahaha. They are the loons that should be locked up in this sanitarium. Vardaman’s mother is a fish. Jewel’s mother is a horse. I have not a mother. Addie Bundren is was
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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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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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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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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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