Assignment: Outlining a Satirical Argument Directions: In the chart below‚ describe three problems with society today. Next‚ explain a satirical solution to each problem‚ and in the third column‚ describe the supposed “benefits” which will result from the implementation of this “solution.” At the bottom‚ describe an ACTUAL solution to one of the problems listed. Problem: The Pollution all over the world. Solution: Come together as a community and work 30 minutes a week to reduce the amount
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Why is it always assumed that the community in The Giver is imaginary? A form of it exists in real life. Jonas‚ a seemingly ordinary boy living with his parents and sister‚ finds out that the community where he lives is not at all what it looks like‚ leading him to take an extraordinary journey. Due to the existence of all-controlling governments‚ the real world is not completely removed from the dystopian worlds of The Giver and Nineteen Eighty-Four. People living under a Marxist-Leninist
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Chapter 7: Thinking Article One: Becoming a critical thinker (Page 227) This piece is about critical thinking and the ability to ask the correct questions in order to earn the maximum amount of marks on a particular assignment or test. The concept of critical thinking involves the person asking themselves questions such as who‚ what‚ where‚ how and why. This concept also has several steps‚ the first being asking yourself why this issue is important in general‚ to you and understanding its importance
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The term “utopia” describes “a perfect society…that protects the people from the worst ills of humankind (Source A‚ Paragraph 1).” This term is portrayed in Lois Lowry’s novel‚ The Giver. Jonas‚ a young boy living in a utopian community‚ believes that his world is perfect. There is no suffering‚ hunger‚ war‚ or pain‚ and everything is under control. However‚ when Jonas becomes the Receiver of Memory‚ the imperfections of the utopian community are revealed to him by the memories he receives. Throughout
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broadly identifies a group of organisms with some form of relation. In today’s society‚ this can encompass people who are biologically related or those who consider themselves as being unified. There are various types of families that vary by scale of opinion and perception. Lowry’s novel‚ The Giver‚ has a constructed idea of “family”. Each “family” is determined by the Committee of Elders and consists of two carefully selected parents‚ a daughter‚ and a son. Chapter two gives detail behind Jonas’s perspective
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Jonas. The main character in the book. He has a nice personality and is twelve years old. Jonas has different colored eyes compared to everyone else as mentioned on page 20. In chapter 8 it is revealed the Jonas has been selected as the new Receiver. As a part of being Receiver Jonas is allowed to lie and ask anyone questions‚ which he too to his advantage. Throughout his training‚ he learned about many things like color‚ war‚ and the meaning of release. With the knowledge of the bad things the community
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Persuasive Speech Graphic Organizer Fill in each box with the required information. By completing this organizer‚ you will have the majority of your speech finished and ready to present. Name: Introduction Hook/Lead-In Statement - Introduction of Topic: The Hook or Lead-in might (1) provide an anecdote or example that helps to illustrate your topic‚ (2) use an interesting detail‚ statistic or quote or (3) ask a provocative question. Regardless of your approach‚ you will need to lead
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about the giver. Nancy put both Jonas and Gabe into school. Nancy was treating them like her own kids but maybe that’s because she never had any. In Nancy’s community they got to pick their jobs and kids didn’t even have jobs yet. Jonas and Gabe were really happy. A year went by‚ Jonas and Gabe were happier than ever. Jonas still misses the giver and dreams about him everyday. Finally one night it was Christmas eve Jonas had a dream about the giver but it was different this time. The giver was by green
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Persuasive Essay: The Giver Imagine living in a world full of lies‚ a world where there are many secrets‚ a world where what you see is not always what it is. Jonas has lived all his life in a world like this. Can you even imagine a perfect‚ uniform and fully equal life for all people? It would be a boring life‚ right? At the end of the book‚ Jonas gets tired of all the lies of the community in which he lives and decides to escape. Many people like his father‚ his foster brother‚ Gabe
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everything possible to preserve life but euthanasia can be legalized for some cases. Doctors sometimes use medical techniques that speeds up death in order to end or shorten their patients suffering. Not providing enough food or medical treatment is another type of euthanasia. Intentional killing by omission is just another way euthanasia is done. Intentional killing by omission is described as “Intentionally causing death by not providing necessary and ordinary (usual and customary) care or food
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