people’s freedom‚ including such things as internet restriction and birth control. If the situation gets stricter‚ China would eventually develop into a country that is very alike to the community Jonas lives in. In the book The Giver published by Lois Lowery‚ the community has gone to a stage called “Sameness” (111). In other words‚ Louis Lowery created a brutal world of total control that takes away individual freedom‚ strong emotions‚ and most importantly‚ the truth. The divesture of freedom
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The Giver By Lois Lowry Chapter 24 It has been a year since Jonas left his community with Gabriel in search of "elsewhere." Jonas reached this place of "elsewhere" only one week after leaving his community. Luckily‚ nothing had happened to Gabriel. But Jonas wasn’t as fortunate. His entire right arm had gotten frostbite‚ and he needed it to be amputated. Fortunately‚ with the technology this city of "elsewhere" had‚ this was possible. They were even able to make a moving mechanical hand that responded
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This book is called "I Know What You Did Last Summer‚" by Lois Duncan. It tells the story of four teenagers‚ Julie James‚ Helen Rivers‚ Raymond Bronson‚ and Barry Cox‚ and how one event affected their life. It all started when they were at aa little party‚ but their fun turns into disaster. The four friends crashed into a young boy‚ David Gregg‚ on the road and did not bother to stop. It was a hit and run. They stopped at the telephone booth and called the police. After that they made a pact on not
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Essay Anna Wall 2/6/13 block 3 *To introduce what I am writing about I will start off by saying I have chosen some interesting facts to compare between the books number the stars and the movie miracle at midnight. They are both about Jews trying to get away from the Nazis. I will compare the Star of David necklace in both of them also the family members and there characteristics. *First I will compare the Star of David necklace because in the book the Star of David necklace belongs
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Giver‚Lois Lowry‚ 8‚12‚15)They believe that if they let people make their own decisions‚ they would make wrong choices‚ so the leaders think for the people’s safety‚ they shouldn’t let them make them. If compared to our society‚ there would be many similarities of how they run the government but differences in lifestyles. First‚ the government in both societies are run similarly but also have a huge difference. In The Giver‚ they elect a new chief elder every ten years (The Giver‚ Lois Lowry‚ 51)
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Number the Stars Lois Lowry is the author of Number the stars. She published her book in 1989 by Random House in New York. Her books have a variety of styles and content‚ but they all have the same general theme‚ such as‚ number the stars is set in a different culture and era but all her books tell the same story: that of the role that we humans play in the lives of our fellow beings. Lowry has written 20 novels and she has won the Newberry Medal award twice (Lowry‚ Lois Lowry-Bio). She also tackles
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of smack he was hit with the Discipline wand in the hands for minor misbehavior. (Author: Lois Lowry Page:52). This doesn’t really solve anything that they were trying to teach were trying to teach Asher. Everyone would laugh at him and say snack not smack and over and over again he would say it again. People with the discipline wand would come over‚ and give him a quick slash in the hands. (Author: Lois Lowry Page:53). “As you can see” like I said this never solved Asher’s problem and he kept saying
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were Jonas lives is everything is controlled‚ even people’s memory. The Giver is the only one who is not controlled.... [tags: essays research papers] 480 words (1.4 pages) $9.95 [preview] The Giver - Book Report - The Giver The Giver by Louis Lowry was published in 1993. I did not choose this book it was recommended to me I classify this book as an inner adventure. As in Jonas goes through an emotional metamorphosis (if you will) Jonas lives in a community where pain‚ rudeness‚ and war are non-existent
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literature for children each year. Upon reading “Number the Stars” by Lois Lowry‚ the Newbery Medal winner in 1990‚ one can easily understand why this great novel won the coveted John Newbery Medal. There are many reasons as to why “Number the Stars” obtained the Newbery Medal but two main reasons stick out: The use of italics as a descriptive device‚ and the central theme pertaining to the difficulties of growing up. Firstly‚ Lois Lowry’s “Number the Stars” focuses on Annemarie Johansen‚ a young protestant
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not be seen as appropriate for their age group‚ censoring children from difficult subject matter is not always the solution. There is always controversy when difficult issues arise in adolescent geared novels. Even though there are many concerns with Lois Lowry’s The Giver‚ this book should not be banned from the Coopertown Middle Library. The Giver is about an eleven-year-old boy named Jonas is a light-eyed boy who lives in a Utopian society. Within his society‚ there is no suffering‚ no hunger
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