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    The Giver By Lois Lowry

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    The Giver by Lois Lowry is a science-fiction book. Th story is set in a community where there aren’t any hunger‚ war and pain. Everything seems all right to him‚ until the day he turns twelve. Jonas is selected to be a receiver of memory‚ which is a job that there is only one person and the selection Helds once in ten years. After being the receiver of memory‚ Jonas’ life changed‚ and his happy and vital times is taken away from him‚ he became lonely. Later on‚ he discovered different dark sides

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    Utopia and Dysotopia in Science Fiction What would it be like to live in an Utopian city? Is it really all it claims to be? There are many philosophers who have discussed the idea of Utopias and Dystopias. Some are for it and some aren ’t. Some believe it ’s possible to have a Utopia while others believe there is no way that it can. Plato‚ More‚ Hobbes‚ and Locke are some that have a high idea of Utopias. A Brave New World‚ indirectly supported and refuted some of the ideas of these philosophers

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    Example Literary Essay: The Giver by Lois Lowry Example Introduction Paragraph: “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes‚ but in having new eyes.” This quote by Marcel Proust speaks of discovering what‟s right in front of you by seeing it differently‚ with “new eyes.” The main character‚ Jonas‚ in Lois Lowry‟s The Giver goes through a similar experience when he discovers his “Capacity to See Beyond.” Jonas begins to see his Community differently‚ with an awareness or

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    Why Is The Giver Wrong

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    loss of freedom and individuality among that society. In the book The Giver‚ the main character Jonas lives in a world where everything is perfect or so it seems. Everyone is controlled and are unable to make their own choices and they have count on the elders to make the their choices for them. Jonas realizes that the way they are living their lives is wrong and decides to change the way they live. The world that is Jonas’s community is wrong because everyone is the same and choices are important because

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    English 93 9MWF May 15th 2013 Sameness does not mean perfectness The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ is told from the perspective of a twelve-year-old boy named Jonas growing up in a Utopian society. Jonas lives in a seemingly perfect community in which there is little pain and little crime. People are polite. Everyone belongs to a supportive family. But this harmony comes at a price. There is also no choice‚ and real emotions are nonexistent. Life is dictated by strict rules. This story is set in a perfect

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    Chapter Summary: The Giver

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    Was this what the Giver was talking about? Jonas pondered to himself. Was this the beautiful sounds the Giver had described before? Could Gabe hear it? Jonas decided he had no choice but to keep going‚ at least until he reached the first house. He felt ashamed to be disruptive on whatever they were celebrating‚ but Jonas knew it was what was meant to happen. Jonas got off the sled‚ with Gabriel still in his arms‚ and began his trek. The distance seemed insignificant now‚ after the long voyage

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    Lois Lowry's 'The Giver'

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    The Giver An essay by Erins bozhori The book “The Giver” is a novel written by Lois Lowry. It is about a boy named Jonas who lives in a community where everything is decided for them. Jonas was selected to be the new receiver of memory and have all of the memories of the past transmitted to him. Jonas wants everyone to have the memories so he goes and tries to escape the border of memory to let the memories free. There was movie based off the book there were some differences. Some of the differences

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    The Giver By Lois Lowry

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    In The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ the author uses sensuous qualities such as sight and sound‚ to vaguely describe the setting the characters live in. The text states‚ “He laughed silently to himself‚ picturing his sister droning on in the self important voice that all the speakers seemed to develop‚ saying things like ATTENTION. THIS IS A REMINDER TO FEMALES UNDER NINE THAT HAIR RIBBONS ARE TO BE NEATLY TIED AT ALL TIMES.” Speakers and announcements greatly affect the setting because they regulate the

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    pretty like a utopia don’t you think? That is why I think Jonas’s community is a utopia. One of the main reasons why I believe the giver is a utopia is because no one cares what they wear‚ they never have to worry about what anyone thinks because there are no attraction relationships. For example they don’t get to choose their spouses; they are just giving to them. Another reason it doesn’t matter what you look like in Jonas’s Community is because you never have to dress up to go to work‚ you never

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    The Giver Why is their society‚ in The Giver so different than ours? Their society is so different because they think that they can make their world perfect. We all know that no one is perfect so what makes it so different? In Lois Lowry’s book The Giver their family unit interacts with each other on a day-to-day basis and has both similarities and differences in our family unit which is better than theirs because ours does not have a limit of children‚ do not have required time shares‚ and we

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