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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pain‚ no color‚ no real feelings‚ no weather‚ no memories‚ no love‚ and more. In the book‚ The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas‚ the main character‚ lives in a Utopian society. A Utopian society is a world that is perfect‚ a world with no problems or any bad things. As Jonas’s Assignment‚ he was selected to be the Receiver‚ the most honored job in the Community‚ and receives special training from the Giver. At first‚ Jonas enjoys the way his Community functions‚ but later wants to explore all of the
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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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Brittney Dollison In the novel‚ Bread Givers‚ author Anzia Yezierska tells the story of life as an immigrate in the Untied States. For many immigrates‚ the U.S. was the way to insure a better life for themselves‚ and their family; a life without the constant worry of money‚ and of the injustice religious ways. Sara’s father lectures his wife about not needing a feather bed "Don’t you know it is always summer in America? And in the new golden country‚ where milk and honey flows free in the streets
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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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The Giver Page 1 of 182 The Giver Lois Lowry NOTICE This accessible media has been made available to people with bona fide disabilities that affect reading. This notice tells you about restrictions on the use of this accessible media‚ which could be a book‚ a periodical‚ or other content. Copyright Notice Title: The Giver Author: Lois Lowry Copyright 1993 by Lois Lowry This notice is not part of the copyrighted work‚ which begins below after the phrase "Begin Content". Bookshare distributes
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The American Dream Final Exam By: Uday Govindswamy Period 2 The idea of the “American Dream” was first used in the book The Epic of America‚ written by James Truslow Adams‚ in 1931. Adams stated that the American Dream is‚ “the dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement…(31) “. The key elements of the American Dream include: access to a college education‚ owning a home‚ enjoying political
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AP Language & Composition November 11‚ 2012 Our Dream The American Dream is a principle. Our American Dream is not written down‚ not created by our founding fathers. The American Dream is a set of beliefs that dictate much more societal change than the Government and even the Constitution. Since it is not written down or legalized‚ it can change‚ grow‚ and flourish however the people of this country decide it to. The American Dream does not prejudice by color or origin. It is not constrained
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Is the American Dream Dead? Tamás Jámbor Advanced Writing & Composition Éva Kardos May 20‚ 2014 Is the American Dream Dead? The notion American dream is a fundamental part of the American society and culture‚ dozens of books‚ articles and songs deals with this topic‚ politicians often mention it in their speeches. Though the phrase has different meanings to different people‚ it suggests an underlying belief that hard work pays off and that the next generation will have a better life
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The American Dream The United States of America has for a while been referred to as “the melting pot”. In the city of New York‚ there are many nationalities which may be cannot be compared with any other part of the world. Many of these people left their motherlands in search for better life in the American soil considered the land of the free. Well‚ writers have in the past shown interest and have in fact written about the issues people fought with in America both in the past and in modern days
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