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    characters and to the plot. It made me think deeper and it explained more in detail. These ideas gave my mind things to think about. It produced questions and curiosity about the world they lived in‚ and it made me understand the book better. In The Giver‚ Lois Lowry emphasizes the symbols of the sled‚ the river‚ and the newborn child Gabriel. When the sled was first introduced

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    2040‚ no one person is different. All humanity is the same. One man holds the truth about society. He is passing on this information to one boy‚ who was raised ignorant and happy. They want change‚ but will they get what they want? In The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry ignorance overtakes truth‚ and it is up to Jonas to fix it. It is better to be aware and upset rather than ignorant and happy The argument that will be made in this essay is that it is better to be aware and upset rather than ignorant and

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    Lois Andrews Salt Summary

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    obituaries editor in newspaper‚ by breast cancer. She wanted the eighteen summer intern boy to write her obituary‚ even he wasn’t a friend of her. He wrote that "Lois Andrews‚ age 45‚ of Spokane‚ died Friday‚ August 24‚ 1985‚ at Sacred Heart Hospital. There will be no funeral service. She donated her body to Washington State University. An only child‚ Lois Anne Andrews was born January 16‚ 1940‚ at Sacred Heart Hospital‚ to Martin and Betsy (Harrison) Andrews. She never married. She was the obituaries editor

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    I will be giving my interpretation of the book “The Giver” by Lois Lowry. This book is set in a society that at first seems to be a utopian society but the further you read on it gradually appears to be more and more dystopian. So this book is about a boy named Jonas going through his twelfth year of his life. Jonas is soon selected to be the “Receiver of Memory” he is to be given the past memories of the time before sameness‚ or before the society became a utopia. As the story progresses Jonas soon

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    Darcy Foster 11/11/08 English-4 Imagine being a 15 year old orphan with a permanently injured leg living in a society where only the strong‚ capable people survive and everyone else must fight for their lives. The book “Gathering Blue‚” by Lois Lowry‚ takes place in a world like this one. Kira was raised by her mother in a small village where everyone has their job that they do every day and no one strays from the routine. Since she was born‚ Kira’s mother has fought for her daughter’s life

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    perfect‚ yet disturbing where everything follows its own cycle so as to the lives of every individual. Everything is monitored; everything has its respective rules and must be obeyed. The novel can be read in a matter of hours but as to how the author‚ Lois Lowry‚ had managed to weave wonderful words to create a short but direct novel. The message can be interpreted by the in several ways based from how the reader perceives the plot of the story. The characters that can be easily attached to the readers

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    Killing Animals

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    TCIL/52/173/012/10/NT/46 25th Feb 2013 Fax :0172-2583724 To: Chief Engineer(MM) Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd‚ Panchkula From: Raj Kumar Gupta General Manager (NT)‚ TCIL‚ New Delhi Subject : Your Memo No: Ch-23/HDP-1869/Xen/S/STN./P Dtd. 12.02.2013 Reference: Third Party Quality

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    Merciful Killing

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    The word euthanasia comes from the Greek word εὐθανασία. Euthanasia literally means “good death” (in Greek‚ eu means good and thanatos means death). I believe that euthanasia should be legalized. It is not wrong to allow people in great pain to end their lives‚ but an atrocity to deprive them of the freedom and relief of death. Keeping people alive against their own will is what makes disease become dis-ease. However‚ euthanasia should only be permitted for adults who are either terminally ill or

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    Memories are what make us who we are. The good‚ the bad‚ and everything inbetween shape us into who we are and will be. We learn from our mistakes and reminisce the good times. A life without memories would not be interesting. In Lois Lowry’s novel‚ The Giver‚ most people have no memories at all. Things we use everyday become obsolete and the people of the community do not know how exhilarating their lives would be with memories. When the community first went into “Sameness” it was decided one

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    In the book “The Giver” by Lois Lowry Jonas sacrifices his life in the community for the community to live their lives to the fullest and his bravery paid off in the end when he lives. For example one reason that Jonas lives to see the lights of elsewhere is because he explains that he can see lights shining through windows. This suggests that the lights are shining through real windows and you can see lights through the rooms of houses. The author shows this on page 179‚ “he could see lights‚and

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