In the book The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ the author shows a government that takes total control over its citizen. For instance‚ Jonas‚ the young protagonist‚ learns that he is unable to make choices due to the law of equality‚ or “. He cannot decide the clothes he can wear or what activities he can do. As Jonas says to the Giver‚ Jonas’s mentor‚ “If everything’s the same‚ then there aren’t any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and decide things!” (97) This shows that the Elders have taken away
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Jiahui Chen Susan Finnerty BUS101 K 2014/9/11 Moody’s Credit Ratings and the Subprime Mortgage Meltdown 1.What did Moody’s do wrong‚ if anything? Moody’s committed no crime or infraction. Moody’s had decreased its ratings on lots of mortgage-backed bonds causing them to underestimate essential risks in these securities. 2.What stakeholders were helped‚ and which were hurt‚ by Moody’s actions? There are so many stakeholders benefited‚ they are shareholders‚ institution investors‚ and
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In the world of the giver memories were a thing of the distant past‚ lost to the effect of sameness‚ sameness was a choice that the people decided to enact making all equal to avoid potential conflict‚ but in the process the denizens of these communities were stripped of one of the most important human abilities‚ the ability to feel deep emotions. Along with these emotions‚ memories were seen as dangerous to the community’s way of life‚ so they created the position of receiver of memories to hold
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The confines of true love can be heartbreaking as is. Maybe‚ you and your love interest have a close knit social circle‚ or your neighborhood or tribe are extremely small‚ or you’re both married and you shouldn’t be in love with each others. “In the Mood for Love” has love become confined within the idea‚ that they should not be seen in love due to their current commitment to their spouse‚ especially in a 1960s conservative Hong Kong. Wong Car-wai constructs this fantasy world surrounding the two main
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cabin in front of him. It looked so nice and pleasure. He tried to walk to it‚ every step he took he felt a bit better‚ and happier. He felt he could say the same for Gabriel. It was so hard to walk as his legs were shaking‚ but he thought about the giver‚ and Fiona and Asher. He kept going. The snow was frizzling passed his face like a rocket entering the atmosphere.
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In the novel‚ The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ the protagonist lives in a futuristic utopian society. Jonas is selected to be the community’s Receiver of Memory‚ the only person who knows of the memories from the past. Jonas thinks nothing of life before becoming Receiver‚ like the rest of his community. But‚ when he receives memories‚ he finds the deeper meaning to life. Lowry’s characterization of Jonas reveals the importance of valuing life through her development of Release‚ the game of war‚ and saving
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non-feeling Utopian society and is chosen to be something that he is not ready for. He becomes Receiver and as Receiver he has to take the burden of the memories of the past world and endure the mistakes they had made. Jonas changes throughout The Giver and as a result‚ tries to change the Community. In the beginning of the story Jonas is still eleven and it is nearing the Ceremony of December. The new twelve year olds get chosen their jobs and Jonas is feeling apprehensive about what might happen
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In this passage‚ Abraham Lincoln uses the literary device of contrasting imagery to express the higher‚ spiritual implications of the war. Through his magnificent oratory talent‚ Lincoln distinguishes a path for the nation by employing the images of life and death. The phrase‚ “It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us‚” describes an incomplete duty‚ once held by the soldiers of Gettysburg now passed on to those in attendance (93). To illuminate this transfer
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homework‚ but he could only receive if someone offered something to him. Joe decided to stay late and send Gus home (showing how he had changed within the past week from a go-getter‚ to a go-giver‚ he let Gus leave instead of himself.) Typically Joe would not be at work at 6:15 on a Friday‚ but since he was a go-giver‚ he found himself there when his phone rang. The laws Joe put into place throughout the week had come back to help him complete the last law of receiving. Neil Hansen‚ a fellow who Ed
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The Giver by: Lois Lowry Chapters 11 to 15 Reading - Read Chapters 11 to 15. Please do not read ahead. A. Vocabulary (You may do the vocabulary before reading the story.) Look up each word in a DICTIONARY. Write a definition for each. Then use the vocabulary word in a sentence. admonition‚ assimilated‚ phenomenon‚ skeptically‚ assuage‚ vibrancy‚ chaos‚ ‚ daub‚ excruciating‚ sinuous B. Questions (You must read the chapters before doing the questions) 1. Why was the transmittal of the
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