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    Through Jonas’ Eyes In Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver Jonas‚ the main character‚ goes on an astonishing adventure to discover his destiny and save Gabriel. Jonas’ journey fits into the hero’s journey in many aspects. This essay will analyze Jonas’ adventure in relation to the hero’s journey‚ and will explain the color‚ angles‚ and framing of the adjacent graphic novel titled Through Jonas’ Eyes. Departure is the first stage in the hero’s journey. This consists of the call to adventure‚ refusal

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    Choices Choice: the act of choosing between two or more possibilities. The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a young boy named Jonas. The novel is set in the future in a community that has strict laws and rules. No one in the community knows about the past before the community apart from the Receiver‚ the person who holds the memories. Jonas is given the Assignment (job) of the Receiver. As his training progresses‚ Jonas learns more about the past and how different the past is from the now. One of these

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    Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give‚ not reluctantly or under compulsion‚ for God loves a cheerful giver. This verse single-handedly sums up the reason Christians are to give. We are to give because…..God loves a cheerful giver. When Christians freely give‚ with a gracious heart‚ we please God. God himself is a cheerful giver. He loves when His children follow in his footsteps. Think about the many blessings God has so richly bestowed on you. He doesn’t bless you because

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    The Giver is a novel written by Lois Lowry; first published in 1993. This story takes place in a society that comes off as a utopia‚ but as you read‚ you begin to realize the story takes place in a dystopia‚ a society that is undesired or frightening. In this community‚ there is no suffering‚ war‚ love‚ or color. Everything is controlled by the Elders. The Elders determine who you marry‚ your kids‚ and your profession. Some main characters in this novel include; Jonas‚ an intelligent‚ eleven

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    In both the Rash and the Giver trying to keep the community safe shows a big part in the society’s setting and how the world is structured. With Rash being safe is a big part of their world were U.S has even changed to United Safe States of America (U.S.S.A). With the name came rules that had to be made. One of the many changes that got made was a Child Safety Act. As a result‚ part of the act stated‚ “Now every high school runner has to wear a full on set of protective gear. We race on an Adzorbium

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    killed. Jonas knows then rebels against all of the rules and leaves the community with a little kid that was going to get released. The main character‚ Jonas‚ changes when he stops following the rules and starts receiving memories in the book The Giver by: Lois Lowlry. For example‚ in the beginning of the book Jonas was a big rule follower he used all the correct language such as not being allowed to say released without getting scolded Jonas used released once messing with a friend and was taken

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    Would your actions be changed based on the community you live in? The Giver by Lois Lowery‚ The Last Dog by Katherine Paterson‚ Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut and The Monsters are Due on Maple Street by Rod Serling‚ all shows characters in hard situations being affected by their community. There is no rule book for running a community‚ so when making decisions‚ it is hard to keep everyone happy. Restrictions‚ rules and suggestions of others may lead someone to react in a certain way when in a

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    Giving The Giver Back to CMS Library According to the American Library Association (ALA)‚ young adult novels are challenged with the best intentions. In most cases a parent will read a book that their child might be reading in class to find out if the book is hazardous to their child’s well-being. If the novel seems problematic‚ the parent then challenges the book. Even though the purpose of challenging a novel is to keep children from reading about issues that may not be seen as appropriate

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    Bread Givers The 1920s was a hard and painstaking era in American history. Many family’s throughout New York lived in absolute poverty and saved week to week just to make enough to eat and pay the rent. Many Immigrants flooded the streets desperate for work while living conditions were harsh and many starved. This is just the case of the novel Bread Givers‚ written by Anzia Yezierska. In this story we follow Sarah Smolinsky‚ an ambiguous independent Jewish girl "trapped" by her religious traditions

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    The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John Mann A review of literature Management 6802 The world can sometimes be a selfish place. Increasingly‚ business students are taught that in order to “survive” in business they must be a go-getter. Most young professionals inherit the belief that a business operates only to earn a profit and that they must do what is necessary to be profitable. Unfortunately‚ many professionals live their entire lives believing

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