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    December is coming around the corner. Jonas is trying to find the right word to describe his feelings. He thinks he is frightened‚ and then decides that frightened is the wrong word to describe his feelings. Frightened is when an unidentified aircraft flies over his community and orders everyone to keep their bikes aside and go into the nearest building. He is very wary about his language‚ unlike his best friend‚ Asher. Asher always mixes up words and phrases. Jonas remembers the time when Asher

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    The story is told in Jonas’ point of view‚ Jonas’ society varies from my own society‚ in many different ways. Jonas’ society is very strict on rules‚ there is a rule for everything they do. Their society is also very scheduled‚ the whole day is planned out for every person. They also get their meals delivered to them‚ they don’t buy food or anything in that matter. Everything they need is supplied to them. Being released from the community is what it sounds like‚ you are let go. You are no longer

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    Memory Transmission: Jonas felt anxious. Normally‚ the light‚ soft touch of The Giver’s hands on his back was calming‚ but this time‚ it felt different. Jonas started to take deeper breaths‚ trying to relax in the silence of the Annex. He took another deep breath‚ this time the air was warm and humid. The touch of the Giver’s hands had been replaced by a new touch‚ below his feet. It was warm‚ grainy‚ and soft‚ unlike anything he had felt before. Sand‚ Jonas thought as he stared down at it. Around

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    Difference is great‚ but can too much of it be unappealing? The Giver by Lois Lowry is a book that was made into a movie about a different and strange community. Jonas‚ the main character‚ is struggling because he finds out he is very different than most people after being selected for a very special job. The book and movie follow the same story line‚ but they are both different in a lot of ways. The differences between the movie and the book is Jonas and Fiona’s relations‚ the whole assignment situation

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    In the book “The Giver” by Lois Lowry Jonas sacrifices his life in the community for the community to live their lives to the fullest and his bravery paid off in the end when he lives. For example one reason that Jonas lives to see the lights of elsewhere is because he explains that he can see lights shining through windows. This suggests that the lights are shining through real windows and you can see lights through the rooms of houses. The author shows this on page 179‚ “he could see lights‚and

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    1. Why dis Rosemary suggest to give herself a shot rather than continuing her training? ⎝ This detail reveals the truth that physical pains from bad memories are not as destroying as mental pains. This can be considered a message from the author that should be put into consideration. A 2. What do you think about the role of the lies in Jonas’s community? (Father lies to his family about the release of people; Jonas lies about his trainings). In what way do you think it has the similarity to our real

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    God Loves Cheerful Givers

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    When we extend our helping hand to such needy people‚ we are really thanking God for saving us from many of such horrible situations. In conclusion‚ let me take this opportunity to encourage myself and my friends to decide to be among cheerful givers. And also to take a pledge that we will make at least one person smile a day by extending our helping hand in some way possible to us. And thus make ourselves in those who are loved by

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    Imagine a world that no one can see color‚ can’t feel feelings‚ or doesn’t know what snow is. In the "Giver" made by Lois Lowry‚ this is true. For the elders‚ they think that the memories are bad because memories can cause war‚ famine‚ sadness‚ and more. But they are wrong. Memories also contain love‚ friendship‚ happiness‚ courage‚ and knowledge. When the Elders locked all of the memories into one person everyone lost color except for that one person. They wanted everything to be predictable so

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    Judy Budnitz‚ through the dehumanization of Gabe and the focus on Jonas’ excitement when Gabe’s unbelievable change occurs‚ satirically comments on the irrational‚ but plausibly ‘miraculous‚’ idea of a repressively racist environment having physically altering effects on the color of a persons skin to develop a theme of racism. When Gabe is delivered it’s evident that he isn’t a normal baby and his skin in comparison to his parents is quite astonishing; Jonas‚ his father‚ describes his dark skin

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    Amber Ordoway's The Giver

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    Amber Ordoway had known for quite a while that she wasn’t attracted to guys‚ but she hadn’t told anyone. It wasn’t out of fear of being ridiculed or seen as some sort of show‚ it was simply because it was no one’s god damn business. But finally‚ at the first party of junior year she came out of the closet‚ metaphorically of course. It had all happened because of one Matthew Jonas‚ a sleazy senior guy who probably should’ve known better than to hit on her. She was simply standing around‚ a red

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