“Hmm”‚ I was looking at myself in the mirror‚ “this can do”. For my first workday I was contemplating what to wear and after debating between three outfits I have finally decided for one. It was important for me to make a good first impression and now I wore a white blouse with a black knee length tube skirt‚ a blazer‚ and black pumps. I tied my hair into a neat high ponytail and wore some makeup. “You can do this”‚ I gave myself a once over in the mirror‚ nodded in satisfaction‚ turned around and
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What is more valued - personal rights or the common good of the community? In The Giver‚ written by Lois Lowry‚ a boy perfectly adapted to his unique community named Jonas begins to open his eyes‚ sees the reality of his world‚ and searches for the true values in life. In this community‚ the citizens want to live a simple‚ predetermined life and also strongly believe that they are living in a “perfect” society through the system of sameness which eliminates risks. However‚ they do not have any knowledge
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The book "The Giver" is about a world with people who are equal and Jonas‚ the protagonist‚ has something that other’s in the community don’t. The novel "The Giver" is a society that appears to be utopian but is revealed to be dystopia as the story goes on. As a result‚ it is clear to see that the society in the novel has many similarties and differences with our world today. The world we live in and the world they lived in both are controlled by people. In the novel "The Giver" The Cheif Of
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"The giver" takes place in a dystopian society where everything is regulated‚ no one does or says anything without the Council knowing; Their jobs‚ spouses‚ and children are all chosen for them‚ everything is on a schedule everyone is on a routine‚ get up go to work come home eat sleep repeat every single day. There is no time for recreation or anything of the sort. In some ways this is superior to our own society‚ perhaps it would be better to suppress certain emotions of the human psyche. We evolved
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you are ready to die because you are satisfied with your accomplishments and your life. However the question is; can you live a fulfilled life in a supposed utopia‚ if you are restricted and not given the freedom of decision. In the world of The Giver there is perfect balance‚ but no choices and sameness is strongly enforced. In Harrison Bergeron everyone is equal but those who are beyond others are restrained. In All Summer in a Day everyone lives on an alien planet in space‚ but are kept isolated
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01.02 Epic Battle Graphic Organizer As you read through the excerpts of Beowulf‚ pay careful attention to each character’s actions. Ask yourself‚ “What do these actions tell me about the character?" Record your observations and supporting evidence from the text in the graphic organizers provided. Include at least five observations for each character. The notes you record will help you answer the questions during the assessment at the end of this lesson. Part A Grendel Monstrous Actions Text Support
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Between the book and the movie of the giver there are many similarities. for instance in the book color is something the people of thier town had to give up and in the movie it was mostly black and white until jones got his seeing beyond also in book and movie. in the book also jonas wanted to take gabe and run away so gabe wouldn’t end up being killed be cause he wasn’t growing fast enough Samething goes for the book. Most of the rules in the book and movie were the same also in both the book
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Do you agree that Jonas community is a Dystopia? The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ was written in 1993 and inspired by her father who had lost all of his memory. She wondered what it would be like if there were no memories or feelings. The Giver is about a 12 year-old boy named Jonas who lives in a utopian society where everything is perfect. In the book Jonas is chosen to be the Receiver of Memory. Once Jonas was chosen as the Receiver of Memory he started to wonder whether his community is a utopia “A
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In The Giver‚ the community places extraordinary importance on language and requires the utilization of certain words or phrases. Specific words have been chosen to distort or hide the actual meaning of the words‚ making them sound less emotional. To the people living in the community‚ these words are used every day and appear normal; however‚ to a reader‚ certain words and phrases appear awkward and disturbing. A few interesting examples of manipulated language are “telling‚” “comfort object‚”
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Jonas‚ the main character in The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ is a very strong person‚ which allows him to go farther in life then the people that surround him. Throughout Jonas’s life he has known nothing but "sameness". He lives in a Utopian community where there are no choices and everyone in his world has their lives laid out for them. But‚ Jonas is given the job of "Receiver of Memory". He alone knows the truths of the world‚ a world with colors‚ pain‚ and choices. What he does with these truths
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