“Hmm”‚ I was looking at myself in the mirror‚ “this can do”. For my first workday I was contemplating what to wear and after debating between three outfits I have finally decided for one. It was important for me to make a good first impression and now I wore a white blouse with a black knee length tube skirt‚ a blazer‚ and black pumps. I tied my hair into a neat high ponytail and wore some makeup. “You can do this”‚ I gave myself a once over in the mirror‚ nodded in satisfaction‚ turned around and
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Utopian South African Education System The goal of this essay is to write up a utopian education system for South Africa. In doing so this paper will attempt to explain what the authors’ definition of an education system and the difficulties facing the South African education system. The author will also explain his utopian thinking of solutions and/or turnaround strategies. An education system is a national system run by the government‚ paid for by tax payers to educate the children of the given
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The Giver by Louis Lowry Chapter 1-2 1. What did the word "frightened" mean‚ according to Jonas? The word "frightened" meaning according to Jonas was a "deep‚ sickening feeling of something terrible about to happen." 2. About what were Jonas and the other children taught to be careful? Jonas and the other children were taught to be careful about language. 3. How did Jonas decide he felt? What was causing this feeling? Jonas felt apprehensive. The Ceremony of Twelve was causing
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I would never do. “‘ Why can’t everyone see them? Why did colors disappear?’” ( Lowry 120) This quote shows that people want colors‚ but to be in the perfect world meant that the ability to see colors is now gone. In The Giver‚ no one can see colors except for Jonas and The Giver. Color gives everyday simple objects their own detail. It classifies what that object is and what it looks like. If everything was colorless in the utopia‚ no
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shared.” - Lois Lowry. The Giver by Lois Lowry is a novel about a boy named Jonas who begins to see his community differently. The book begins with what seems to be a perfect place; it turns out that the people in the Community are living shallow and superficial lives. As Jonas begins his work as the Receiver of Memories‚ he gains wisdom and through that wisdom‚ he begins to learn the history of the place we call planet Earth. Many may believe that the society in The Giver is inferior to ours‚ but
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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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brain-washing society? This was exactly the case in Jonas’s community. Founded on constant deception and manipulation‚ Sameness led the citizens of this society to forget. They forgot how to reason‚ how to be independent‚ how to feel and see beauty and pain. They were all asleep—asleep to the fact that while there may have been pain in the past‚ there was also pleasure beyond their comprehension and the shadow of their simplified world. For instance‚ in the world encompassed by The Giver‚ individuality
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The Giver Writing Prompt: It’s almost midnight and you’re almost finished with your sixth cup of coffee. Your eyes strain as you stare at your computer screen looking at college applications. Once again‚ you go through the college pamphlets scattered on your desk and you read paragraphs to see it they provide a good job in the field you want. Sounds like a nightmare‚ right? Well‚ believe it or not this is reality for students looking for a college that suits their interests. Every
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everyone else. On page 62‚ it says‚“ He remembered what the Chief Elder had said: that his training would be alone and apart.” Jonas doesn’t like that he is apart from others. He wants to be with his friends. His training would be just him and the Giver. Jonas doesn’t want to be alone because he has always been around other people. Jonas has never felt apart from others. Provided on page 63‚ it states‚ “Once again‚ there was just a moment when things weren’t quite as they had always been through the
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The giver is an award-winning book by lois lowry. In the first chapter of The Giver‚ Jonas reflects back on some memories. Such as when he witnessed a plane flying over the community‚ and when his best friend Asher was late for school. He also experiences a tough time of sharing feelings‚ a daily ritual in his community‚ for the upcoming ceremony makes him nervous. Jonas is riding his bike home one day and thinking about how he feels. He feels frightened. But no‚ that is not the right word. He was
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