Jonas’s father tries to calm his concerns by telling him that people are rarely disappointed in their Assignments‚ because the Committee of Elders monitors Elevens’ interest so as to place them where they would best be able to do good work for the community. Jonas remembers the Committee monitoring his group of Elevens‚ but he is uncertain what kind of job he will be given. Most children are given jobs they show interest in‚ and so suspect their Assignments ahead of time. But Jonas has been floating
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In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas lives in an imperfect world. His community is a dystopia. According to the text‚ utopias and dystopias is a term used to describe a utopian society in which things have gone wrong. Jonas’ community is a dystopia because of the lack of knowledge‚ sameness‚ and complete control. Jonas’ community has a lack of knowledge. The Receiver of Memory only knows the past. Families can only have 2 books‚ while The Giver and the Receiver of Memory have a whole library
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In Lois Lowry’s The Giver the people of the community gave up person freedoms to achieve a utopian community where everyone was equal. Freedoms given up where pick your job‚ pick how many kids want‚ and individuality. But when became the Receiver of memories he change the community’s future. Picking your job was given up so each job had an equal amount of people. Also each job had an equal amount of help. This was not worth it‚ because if the people were not good at their jobs it wouldn’t be fun
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“All too soon‚ I came to understand what hard work this was (Felsenfeld 626).” Those are the words stated by Daniel Felsenfeld in his narrative essay‚ “Rebel Music‚” where he takes us through a personal journey of becoming a composer. He started off as being an “uninspired” 17-year-old boy taking piano lessons‚ who soon found he had a hidden passion for classical music that promptly turned into an epic career. For me‚ lacrosse was my piano lessons. At the young age of 13-years-old‚ I made the decision
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involves placing these artifacts into the context of what is known from other sources about the creators and cultures. A major part also involves looking at just the artifacts themselves to examine and interpret what their form and content reflect. This assignment asks you to follow this process of looking
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Comparing and contrasting an historical and a contemporary artifact. Christina Smith Leggings have been in use since the 14th century in Europe. Through history‚ leggings have evolved and adapted for various uses. Modern leggings are typically made from a blend of lycra‚ Spandex‚ nylon‚ cotton‚ or polyester blend‚ but they can also be made from wool‚ silk and other materials. Leggings are available in a multitude of colours and decorative designs. Leggings can be worn fully exposed‚ in place
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JULY‚ 03‚ 2013 Manila‚ Philippines – Divers from the National Museum and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have discovered a ship loaded with artifacts that sank during the Spanish period off Culasi Point in Roxas City. Lieutenant Commander Algier Ricafrente‚ PCG Public Affairs chief‚ said that National Museum research divers Bobby Orillaneda and Ligaya Lacsina and French divers from the Far Eastern Foundation for Nautical Archeology sought the assistance of the PCG in the ongoing search of the
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A Cultural Artifact Family Albums‚ “ A Cultural Artifact” Family albums have played an important role as navigators of familial ideology and possessions of familial memory. Most family photograph albums contain a great variety of items‚ both identified and unidentified held together by this collective identity with the family. When family albums are put together we are reminded of our family history and possess sentimental ties within the family. Viewing photographs of deceased loved ones
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Natalia Gonzalez Professor Diana Solorzano Communications 150 08 April 2014 Cultural Artifact Speech It’s pretty obvious what ill be talking about today and for those that are completely clueless then good at least I’m surprising a few. For those who don’t know what I’m holding‚ this right here established the foundation of my childhood‚ culture‚ and future. You guys thought I was going to keep it simple and say‚ “It’s just a soccer ball” well yes it is but to me it’s so much more than that. Lets
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What ARTIFACT are you reflecting on? Describe each component of your mask and monologue in detail‚ including the steps we took to complete it. Explain as if you are explaining it to a student from another school. (Write at least four complete sentences.) The artifact am reflecting on is my Ela artifact. In my monologue I wrote about my life experience of moving to some place else to live‚ and how that changed and affected me as a person. In my mask I created a face were half was all about pain
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