One of the first artifacts in my life was a stuffed animal named Good Boy. He is a brown and black dog that my family got for me for a birthday or Christmas when I was three or four. He came with me to most places‚ especially for comfort when I would get shots. He would sleep with me like an animal‚ which was something that I loved. Good Boy was a silent friend to me that I will never forget. Another important artifact to me was a picture frame with about nine pictures of me and Conrad growing up
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In Jonas’ old dystopian community‚ they assigned a job to a person‚ who would carry all the world’s memories. Which is unimaginable‚ for in our world we each carry our own memories that help shape the way we are. It was not alright for the community to do so‚ because in our world memories are a vital part of life and without memories we would have no feelings. So‚ Jonas’ old community chose the wrong decision‚ by making one person carry all the weight of the memories‚ when they should be shared.
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In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ there are many different symbols and come to together to help form the theme. Symbolism and themes are difficult to infer in a text‚ but understanding these literary elements makes the book more interesting and entertaining for the reader. Symbolism is defined using a concrete word‚ object‚ color‚ picture‚ name and so forth to strand for a name‚ abstract idea‚ image‚ or event. For example a heart could stand for love and an American flag as freedom or patriotism
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My first artifact that is important to my life is my clothes. Clothes help keep me covered for no one to see my body. Protect me from harsh conditions. Also to keep my body safe from infections and diseases. The clothes I wear keeps me covered for no one to see my body. My clothes help my body stay safe from mental or physical harm. To keep my dignity from no one seeing what I don’t want them to see. It protects me from harsh conditions. Like if it’s raining or snowing‚ it keeps me from not getting
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“Where are you guys from and why were you in that terrible weather.” Jonas said “We are from a community that keeps us from doing things so we ran away to find a new world.” “Wow‚ we have many other places nearby that do the same things as us. So what’s your guys names.” The nice lady asked. “Im Jonas and this is my sorta brother Gabe .” Jonas replied. “Well I’m Nancy‚ so why did you guys leave your community?” Nancy said
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The Giver: A Critique The purpose of this book was to show us a possible version of a "Utopia". It was a fantasy oriented book‚ that was suppose to make you think about the possibilities for the future. The setting is a supposedly perfect society where everyone is taken care of and no one is different. The author Lois Lowry does a fine job portraying this supposedly "ideal" society. This book began with a description of sameness and release the two general principles the society functions
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five In the community‚ things were very chaotic. The giver had gathered everyone into the auditorium. "Now" he said. Our reciever in training has left us once again‚ a tear ran down his cheek. He longed for Rosemary‚ and Jonas. But he continued. "I would like for everyone to try and grasp something. Please stay quiet. Think of a time that you are walking in a field of green grass‚ the fresh air." Everyone was silent‚ they attempted to pull forth this memory. Then‚ the giver told them to raise
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Receiver and the Giver The Giver by Lois Lawry is about a boy named Jonas. There is no war‚ fear‚ pain‚ or feeling in Jonas’ world. Nothing is special in Jonas’ life. However‚ after a ceremony everything changes. Jonas is selected as a Receiver and meets the Giver every day for his Receiver training. Jonas’ Receiver training from the Giver changes the way Jonas looks at his community. Jonas’ world is perfect‚ but at a ceremony‚ everything changes for Jonas. There is a ceremony every December. On
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Could you ever imagine living in a community where there are no feelings‚ memories of the past‚ or color. In the book The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ the main character Jonas is singled out to become the new Receiver of Memory for his community that strives to be perfect by stopping emotions‚ taking away color‚ memories of the past‚ and many other things‚ except for the Receiver. He learns about Elsewhere‚ the real truth about life‚ through memories he is given‚ both good and bad. He is not allowed to tell
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How High Cultural Artifact Analysis In this paper‚ I will explore how the movie How High reinforces racial and classist stereotypes associated with African Americans. I will then discuss how the use of these stereotypes diminishes hope for African Americans who would like to go to college. How High is about two African American males who decide to smoke magical marijuana before taking college entrance exams. This marijuana enables them to score very well on the exam and thus get accepted to many
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