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    The Giver by Lois Lowry-1994 Newbery Medal Winner I chose The Giver by Lois Lowry because according to the American Library Association‚ it is one of the most challenged books in the nation. The Giver was written by Lois Lowry‚ published in 1993‚ and awarded a Newbery Medal for that year. It is a controversial book because of its violent and sexual passages that some adults have deemed inappropriate for children‚ as well as for its mature themes of euthanasia‚ infanticide‚ and suicide. However

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    The Giver Movie Vs Book

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    for the ones that were passed on to the Giver. The Giver decides to share his memories with a boy named Jonas. Jonas wants to share the memories with the other members of the community so they can understand things such as killing is wrong. This adventure packed mysterious tale of life without memories was originally written as a novel and later adapted to a movie. The book and movie have many differences yet they are also the same in many ways. The Giver movie opens with Jonas riding his bike

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    Epilogue/prologue Am I doing this for me? Strange way to start out my story. However it will make more sense later as my life unfolds. I’m in my forties and I tell you from thirties to forties the transition has been like trying to fly a kite on a day with no wind. Seriously the experience has been awful and if you haven’t reached this time in your life yet. The struggle is real. I’ve seen a lot and I had no idea when I was younger my life was getting shorter by each passing day. Seriously

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    The Giver by Lowry‚ Lois Jonas’s Departure In The Giver by Lowry‚ the beginning of jonass journey was Lois Jonas began his adventure at the ceremony of Twelve. All the twelve’s lined up and each was assigned a job. When she got to Jonas she skipped him. At the end she announced to the crowed “Jonas has been selected” (60). She explained that Jonas has been selected to be the next Receiver. The chief elder told him that he had courage‚ wisdom‚ integrity‚ and intelligence‚ all the traits that

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    The Giver Essay by Shauna Bigsbe : The Giver had to support Jonas in order to manipulate the future of the colony. The Giver at first was just following the rules of his contract and doing his job. The giver needed to help Jonas get comfortable with receiving memories. Jonas was just a little 11 yr old boy like his friend Asher and Fiona. Jonas shared his feelings at dinner and dreams at breakfast every day just like his friends. Jonas was a well taught educated boy who cared for the elderly like

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    surroundings brought upon much hardship and suffering for hopeful European families who were trying to create new and successful lives in America. The novel Bread Givers by Anzia Yezierska is a moving story about the lives of the Smolinsky family hoping to leave their suffering in Europe behind them and build life in America. The novel‚ Bread Givers is labeled as a pure fictional story of a Jewish family’s migration into a new world. Sara Smolensk’s story‚ and the story of her sisters is not unusual for

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    a familiar voice yelling around the corner. When they walked over to the people‚ he saw the Giver being tortured and the Giver yelling at them. Jonas needed a closer look to make sure it was him‚ so when Jonas and Gabe checked to make sure‚ they noticed that it was the Giver. The men hurting the poor Giver ran away because they didn’t want anyone to rat them out. When Jonas finally went to the Giver‚ Jonas suddenly passed

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    How Did The Giver Change

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    We have all failed and to fix it we have had to change things. In the book The Giver by Lois Lowry the Giver had to change his methods after Rosemary(the receiver) applied for release and all the memories were given to the people of the community. When the memories came to the people of the community after Rosemary failed being the receiver the giver knew he had to change something. After the release of Rosemary the Giver changed his methods in hope of finally succeeding with Jonas by giving him pain

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    Despite the lack of choice and freedom in their life‚ the characters in ‘The Giver’ should be happy that they live in a safe and predictable society. To what extent do you agree? INTRO: Lois Lowry’s novel‚ ‘The Giver’‚ is about a society’s attempt at a perfect community‚ everyone has a place and is guaranteed order and peace. It is shown as this novel progresses‚ that this security has eliminated the citizens freedom and choice. A community should have boundaries‚ limitations and rules‚ to regulate

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    When you’ve finished the book called‚ ‘The Giver’‚ the most conspicuous portion of the text you would wonder about is‚ ‘What does the ending mean?’ The foreshadowed description of hypothermia could result to death‚ or it could be the frozen sensitivity from the thick downpour ‚ leading to a fallen victim who would be quickly casted into a paralyzed state. But‚ if you haven’t had a chance to read the novel yet‚ here’s a quick summary of the story. The novel starts off with a 12 year-old boy named

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