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    similarities and differences of overwhelming personal adversity in Animal Farm by George Orwell and The Giver by Lois Lowry will be discussed. Napoleon does not enjoy the idea of having a democratic government so he chooses to exile snowball to start a dictatorship. The selfishness in napoleon’s leadership is contrasted to the hardship that Jonas must face when refusing to submit to the dictator’s figure of the Giver. The right has been given to Jonas to receive memories before “sameness”‚ which is very similar

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    killed. Jonas knows then rebels against all of the rules and leaves the community with a little kid that was going to get released. The main character‚ Jonas‚ changes when he stops following the rules and starts receiving memories in the book The Giver by: Lois Lowlry. For example‚ in the beginning of the book Jonas was a big rule follower he used all the correct language such as not being allowed to say released without getting scolded Jonas used released once messing with a friend and was taken over

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    Messenger Informative Essay Selflessness is a word to describe Spider-Man‚ a superhero. He is selfless because he helps people despite how big the situation is‚ or how massive his opponent is. In the book Messenger‚ by Lois Lowry‚ talks about how Matty‚ the main character in Messenger is selfless to his village and his friend. Matty showed his selflessness by sacrificing his life to save others in the village. He also asked to heal Kira’s leg‚ although she said no‚ he would have sacrificed

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    The Messenger 1. The Envelope on p.118 contains an ace of clubs and a letter. What do we learn about the fate of ‘Mr Edgar St’? We learn that ‘Mr Edgar St’ has gotten on a train and left the town. 2. What is written on the ace of clubs? On the ace of clubs it says; say a prayer at the stones of home. 3. How did Ed end up at the river near his home? The guy that hopped into his taxi led him there and refused to pay‚ so Ed gave chase. 4. What is written on the rocks? There were

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    The novel The Giver by Lois Lowry and the movie The Giver directed by Philip Noyce are based on a perfectly enclosed nirvana‚ taking place in a futuristic setting where choices are not yours. It is also thought as a Utopia‚ an endless party and everlasting harmony. However paradise‚ in this case‚ is not perfect‚ but who knows better? One similarity between the book and the movie is the main characters‚ Jonas‚ who was able to go to Elsewhere with his youthful companion‚ Gabriel. Another similarity

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    The Holocaust The title of my book is Number the Stars by Lois Lowry and it is a historical fiction. My book was about a jewish girl named Ellen that stays with her best friend’s family the Johansens to avoid being caught by the nazis and relocated along with her family. I selected this book because it was by Lois Lowry and I read other books by her so I thought that this book would be good. I also chose this book because it was a Newberry award winner. Annemarie Johansen is the main character

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    How Lowry Develops the Theme of Emotion (888 words) Emotions are an integral part of human life. Positive emotions can reward our existence and negative emotions can warn us against things we dislike. By understanding both pleasure and pain‚ we can contrast them to one another‚ allowing us to experience both in full. In Lois Lowry’s book The Giver‚ the characters live in a community where emotions are almost numbed to non-existence in an attempt to achieve the perfect societal structure of a utopia

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    Personal-I enjoyed reading “Number the Stars” by Lois Lowry. I’m very interested in reading more of the author’s books because she has a unique writing style. This story captured my attention throughout the entire book and it made me have more sympathy towards the victims during the holocaust. Plot-Annemarie Yohansen and Ellen Rosen have grown up together and have been best friends all their lives. The novel explores the events leading to the Holocaust and the treatment of the Jewish people. When

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    The Giver - Essay The novel ‘The Giver’ was written by Lois Lowry. It’s about a boy‚ Jonas‚ who lives in a highly controlled world. The Elders of the community try to make the community a utopia but in fact they take away human privacy and freedom of choice. They kill people without the individual knowing what is happening to them. The Elders take away life and what it means to be human. The Elders spy on the community constantly. Surveillance is on every corner and in every home. Part of being

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    Persuasive Essay: The Giver Imagine living in a world full of lies‚ a world where there are many secrets‚ a world where what you see is not always what it is. Jonas has lived all his life in a world like this. Can you even imagine a perfect‚ uniform and fully equal life for all people? It would be a boring life‚ right? At the end of the book‚ Jonas gets tired of all the lies of the community in which he lives and decides to escape. Many people like his father‚ his foster brother‚ Gabe

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