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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In the story The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ a utopian society emphasizes sameness in all aspects of life. Citizens obey rules that eliminate everything from their feelings to their choice of their devoted spouses whom they must spend their whole life with. These rules were created to eliminate world problems such as poverty‚ refugees‚ and world hunger. The World’s most prominent problem today however is world hunger. I believe‚ the origin of this is overpopulation. A possible ethical solution to this
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Prompt: Write an expository essay that compares and contrasts life in and The Giver to our modern-day society. Do you ever just think how lucky we are to have feelings and being able to see the most simplest things like color or being able to wear whatever we want because we have freedom. Most people take the most simplest things like that for granted and they don’t even realize it. If you compare the different between “The Giver” and reality you would be surprised at what people actually miss with their
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English Essay - Freedom Essay Question: How has the study of your prescribed text The Giver‚ and one other related text‚ challenged your understanding of freedom. Page reference: (15.6) 15 = Chapter 6 = Page Freedom is the power or right to act‚ speak or think as one wants. The power to ones self views as to their will and to determine their actions without restraint. Acquiring the ability of knowing the truth‚ and the knowledge are essential elements‚ to experiencing a life of freedom. However
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Victoria‚ British Columbia‚ Canada Dearest Mother and Father‚ I know you are probably very concerned upon learning I have left the community. However‚ I have written to you to explain why I did so. As you both know‚ I have been training along the Giver to become the new Receiver of Memory. Over time‚ I have received many memories‚ and experienced pain like no other‚ you are unable to grasp the concept of some things I have learned‚ but I will try my best to explain them to you so you can understand
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The Giver‚ written by Lois Lowry is an American young-adult novel written in 1993. It is about a young boy named Jonas and his community. Jonas gets the difficult job of Receiver of Memories and goes into the process of receiving memories from his mentor‚ who he calls the Giver. This book was exactly the type of books I love to read; the type of book that have a different reality from us and different traditions. In the beginning Jonas had been just a normal boy in his colorless and organized community
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The Giver is a dystopian novel that plays out a world with no pain‚ suffering‚ and conflict‚ this world is meant to have total peace and harmony. Jonas is like any other eleven-year-old boy that lives in his community on the surface‚ until the day he receives his assignment. Jonas is intelligent and perceptive‚ sometimes even more than his peers. He enjoys experiencing and learning new things‚ enjoys the freedom of choice‚ enjoys connecting and learning about other people‚ and craves human contact
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other side has multiple colors. I did that because in the book nobody but the giver and Jonas can see color so the side with different colors are meant for Jonas and the giver because they can see color and the gray side is meant for the other people because they cannot see colors. I have also made circles on each side to represent the people in the community. The two circles on the on the right represent Jonas and the Giver and the bunch of circles on the left represent the rest of the people in the
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Giver!” Said the crowd outside the annex building. Oh‚ shut up and deal with it‚ The Giver said to himself. Then suddenly‚ The Giver felt a memory‚ appear in his mind. He tried to recall it‚ but it didn’t come. On the third time he tried‚ he got it. It was a memory of Jonas‚ and how he taught him‚ and how he reacted
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Mary Angelique A. Auman English 10 Mr. Swenson August 11‚ 2014 The Giver by Lois Lowry Set in a community which was controlled by the Elders sometime in the future. Jonas was an eleven year old protagonist who was mature and really responsible. He became the Receiver of Memory for their community when he turned twelve. The Giver was an old man who transferred his old job of receiving the community’s memories to Jonas. He trained Jonas how to be a receiver and told him everything about the
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