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    giving critical feedback.1 To compound the problem‚ delivery of critical feedback frequently fails to lead to a desirable change in the recipient’s behavior.2 In addition‚ recipients of critical feedback sometimes retain hostile feelings towards the givers for years after the fact and may even lash out at them.3 Nonetheless‚ because assimilation of accurate feedback is crucial to employee learning and development‚4 managers are charged with the responsibility of providing it. In an effort to assist

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    the community only to find that they are obliterating themselves. In the novel The Giver the main character‚ Jonas‚ tries to break away from the strict rules that take away individual rights from the citizens. “ We don’t dare to let people make choices of their own”. “ Not safe?” The Giver suggested. “ Definitely not safe”‚ Jonas said with certainty. In this quote individual rights are being discussed by The Giver and Jonas. It is of no doubt that this portrayed utopian society be deprived of individual

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    over others because of the abuse of the system (in this case‚ the government)‚ and the deprivation of individual’s rights. Because control is enforced and abused by the government‚ others shouldn’t be permitted to have ultimate authority. The Giver treks upon the idea of a controlling governmental system ruling over ignorant citizens. The Council of Elders‚ the government‚ gives the memories of the ancient world to the important Receiver of Memory‚ who is responsible for preserving those memories

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    Keep Working Syed Jamil 10/21/13 USC Jonas’s Change (Paragraph one) A - In Lowry’s novel The Giver‚ Jonas‚ the protagonist‚ changed because he wanted to leave his community. B- In the novel The Giver‚ Jonas’s community would be described as “strictly” powered because of so many rules that the government came up with. Some of the rules are: taking pills to not have emotions‚ killing of infants and elderly‚ not being able to see “natural” colors.(paragraph 1) (Paragraph two) C- On this

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    Resources: pp. 176–182 in Ch. 5; pp. 187–200 in Ch. 6; pp. 259–268 in Ch. 8; pp. 353–358 in Ch. 10; and pp. 463–471 in Ch. 14 of Understanding Psychology; Appendix A Interview a person you feel comfortable asking about their personality and attitudes. Submit your Interview Profile. You must choose a person who is close to your own age‚ and interview that person to learn more about them. In addition to the interview‚ compare and contrast the responses from your interview with your own responses

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    Dickie Character Analysis

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    In Dystopian Literature‚ characters tend to get curious a numerous amount of times for many reasons. In The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ the main character Jonas‚ who is 12-year-old who is supposed to get a job assigned. Instead‚ he is selected for the job of the receiver‚ who maintains all the memories. Throughout the story‚ he discerns that these memories should be given to everyone and not locked away‚ since there are many secrets and wants to know all. Dickie‚ from Examination Day by Henry

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    in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.” -Albert Einstein. In these texts The Giver By Lois Lowry‚ Anthem by Ayn Rand and Pleasantville by Gary Ross the societies never seem to move forward. With no opportunity and change the society remains the same. In the Giver‚ the community had always lived the same with only the Givers knowing a different life. Living a life controlled by the elders of the community. Similar to Pleasantville with the same routine

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    The lines from the song‚ “Untouched by time‚/once locked away in memory‚/emotions‚ colors/freed for all to see” exhibit that motif. Both the song and The Giver exhibit the idea of the sharing of feelings‚ memories‚ and colors. The idea of a gray world is a symbol of a dull or dreary‚ boring life. That is what Jonas had in the community even as the Receiver‚ for he could not make choices and every day was

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    May /2013 The Most Meaningful Thing There is one book calls The Giver‚ the community is a utopia for everyone in there. Jonas is the main character. The utopia is perfect to everyone in the community. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns twelve‚ he is singled out to receive special training from the Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. It’s

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    In this book The Giver‚ written by Louis Lowry‚ we are introduced to something very extreme. In this book we are introduced to a community where no freedom is given. In this community‚ everyone acts the same; They all see in black and white‚ go to bed at the same time‚ wake up at the same time‚ and everyone has the same routines. In this book we go through the important years of Jonas’s life. Jonas learns that there are goods and bads in these years‚ soon coming to realize everything is not as it

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