...The Giver, Cathartic Responses How would you feel if you couldn’t see color? Or if you had lost memories that you didn’t even know about? The community in The Giver by Lois Lowry, were in that exact situation. In what appears to be a utopia, the people in The Giver cannot see color and they have no memories of previous historic events. This is due to the fact that the Chief Elders, the leaders of the community, think that eliminating all previous memories and the memory of color is better for the people. The Chief Elders strive to eliminate pain and all human desire throughout the book creating what seems to be a perfect world, but Jonas, the main character, later comes to discover eliminating these things may not make their world the utopia...
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...In The Giver, they give up their personal freedoms and achieve peace. I don’t think this trade off is worth it they give up almost everything for peace. They don’t have everything that they want and they can’t make their own choices, they can’t be unique and they don’t have their own opinions. They all act like everything is fine but in my opinion and Jonas’s it is not ok. The personal freedoms that are taken away are the biggest reasons why Jonas doesn’t like the rules of the community. Making your own choices are big in your life you use it to pick something to wear in the morning or what to eat. In the book you have no choices and all you can do is follow the rules. In the book you have only one choice which is where to spend your volunteer hours. You can’t pick your own job or where you live it is all decided for you for “Peace”. You aren’t able to pick your own clothes or pick your own religion because if you would pick your own clothes, that could contradict someone’s belief and it could cause an argument. In the reality you are able to pick your own clothes, house and how you live and where you live. . The only reason the community doesn’t go into panic mode is because they are brainwashed to think that...
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...Henry Lee If Cheryl is the life-giver Then April is the life-sustainer And I am the life They call me Henry Lee Raintree Lee for liberty Raintree for my nationality The culture I try to push away The life my mother ran to The life my mother died from Oh, to be liberated from the pain The glory of unknown secrets Some things shouldn’t be known “I’m telling you this for your own good.” “She wanted it this way.” This is what April tells me “Cheryl believed in who she was.” I struggle Why did she do it? If Cheryl loved our people And if she recognized the stereotypes Why did she fall into them? Did she realize she would take more life than her own? A boy to grow up without his blood mother A sister to take guardianship. A father who doesn’t...
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...Do you ever wonder what it is like to live in a place where there is no bad but just good in life? Places like that are called a Utopia. What if it means sacrificing what is are part of us? In the book called, "The Giver," the life of a boy named Jonas is completely different than our lives in reality. In their world, there is only good and the people they call "The Elders," eliminated everything that leads to something bad from their community like for example freedom. So is the world of The Giver really a Utopia or a Dystopia? In my opinion, I say the world of the giver is a Dystopia because They have no freedom, Everyone in the community don’t get to live properly, and They don't have emotions nor color in their lives. First off, I will like to state that one of the reason why Jonas’s community is a Dystopia is because no one in their community has freedom. To be specific, they don’t have the right to make choices. According to Document E, It states that “If everything’s the same, then there aren’t any choices! I want to wake...
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...The book Swipe by Evan Angler and film The Giver by Lois Lowry are both wonderful works that are very worthy of your time. In both the book and the film there was several similar concepts, but they also vary in some ways. For example, they both have the theme of fighting against the power even though it may cause them trouble. Even though, they have alike themes they also have their differences. One way Swipe and The Giver are similar that the characters began to become open minded. They started to realize that people are not always what they seem to be. In Swipe, Logan and others in the town Spokie began to be suspicious and question why the government would want to access all of their information and control their lives. Jonas, in The Giver is the only one besides the giver himself who questions why the power would want to hide all the memories. Another way is they are alike is both get rid of anyone who they think would cause inconvenience to their motives. In the book Swipe while certain kids at the age of 13 are receiving the Mark if DOME thinks they have rebellious behavior they will nullify them and inform their families that there was an unfortunate malfunction and their child died. Also in The Giver anyone who could possibly challenge the system and its...
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...Why the quote explains the thesis I would not want to live in the society from “The Giver”. A I don't usually have dreams and the dream telling would be hard to do everyday. On page 33 paragraph 1, it states “Usually, at the morning ritual when the family members told their dreams, Jonas didn't contribute much.” which explains how it could be annoying to explain dreams when he don't have any. On page 35 paragraph 4 Father says “ Thank you for your dream, Jonas.” shows that children are praised for sharing their dream and I find that unnecessary. On page 36 paragraph 2, The man on the speaker announces “ATTENTION. A REMINDER THAT ALL STIRRINGS MUST BE REPORTED IN ORDER FOR TREATMENT TO TAKE PLACE.” shows that it would be awkward sharing a stirring in the morning with your family. B I don't like the idea of having a job chosen for me. On page 17 paragraph 3, it says “My friend Yoshiko was surprised By her selection as doctor,” which backs up my opinion because I would hate being surprised with a random job. 2.on page 17 paragraph 8, The author states that “They'll find exactly the right assignment for him.” which doesn't make sense to me because how will they know what he wants when youre not allowed to express your feeling in that community. 3. On page 21 and...
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...community Jonas is exempt from the rules of the utopian society he is living in, which scares him. Even with this new great power Jonas possesses he continues to be a sensitive, kind, and humble boy. The Giver- The Giver who is the current Receiver of Memory before he transfers it to Jonas. The Giver and Jonas are alike in various aspects.Where Jonas is sensitive, the Giver is tough. Also he has an anger built up inside because he has held onto the memories for so many years and now at a very old age is finally able to transfer them to the new Receiver. The Giver is a wise old man who believes the memories being withheld from the community belong to them and they should know what happened in the past....
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...for the character, instead she uses the word “we” whenever Equality wants to say “I”. It shows individualism, which the it’s a sin and makes the reader think of how people can attribute to the society and take orders without knowing the reason why. It shows problems that Equality is facing because he is a man with thoughts towards others, dividing them out from the rest of society. Ayn Rand wrote this amazing novel because she wants to spread a voice and make a change, even in the war era. Equality has faced problems internally and externally, for the Rand to convey her message. In the novel Equality’s...
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...they want, how many children they want, who their spouse is, etc. For example, in The Giver, choices aren’t a part of their community. All of the important life events are chosen for you, like your occupation and your family—you don’t get a say in your own life. This is one of the reasons why I would value freedom in my utopian society. If people got a say in what their life was like, happiness and individuality would be promoted because each person will go down a different path and experience different things. Although there is a possibility of making a wrong decision, that is part of life and makes people...
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...of what occured in the event, and every bit of information on it. Books are more in-depth on subjects than any other kind of literature, and are extremely detailed, giving us the ability to feel like we are experiencing the described event, or events, ourselves. This is why I think books are the best for learning about anything, and they are also excellent for expressing political or social ideas, which is exactly what Lois Lowry, the author of The Giver, has done. Lois Lowry used the power of books to express a social message, that the world can never be perfect. That a Utopia is unachieveable, a place that we can only imagine. Lowry tells us this message through her story, and bases the Community on the world right now. There are many reasons that the Community is the complete opposite of a Utopia, an example would be the fact that citizens have absolutely no control over their lives. The moment they are born (hopefully they didn't have a twin that was heavier than them or their life would end right after being lifted off the scale), they are ASSIGNED, by leaders of the Community, to a family unit and then later on in their life they are assigned a job, a spouse, and a maximum of two kids. Besides the Giver and Reciever of knowledge, nobody knows about memories of the past, such as fun things like Christmas and music, and bad things as well, like war and murder. They aren't allowed...
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...The idea of utopian and dystopian societies are noticeably popular due to the fact that society wants equality, however authors show when attempting to have total equality the public can become unethical. Harrison Bergeron shows a corrupt government and society in hopes of a utopia. After Harrison broke out of jail and made the musicians play without their handicaps the text says, “The music began again and was much improved.” This demonstrates how total equality can strip people of their individuality, therefore people can’t have talents. However for most people their talents are what brings them joy and purpose. The leader or ruler in Harrison Bergeron, The Handicapper General, was also unprincipled. Later “She (The Handicapper General) fired...
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...‘parents’’, da man I denne sammenhæng ikke kan skrive parent’s, da det betyder ‘parent is’, og ikke giver mening i denne sætning. He told her, that he liked her. * He told her that he liked her. * Kommaet er sat forkert Too many soldiers has lost there life in Iraq * Too many soldiers have lost their life in Iraq. * Soldiers er flertal, og derfor skal der stå have. Der skal stå their, da det ikke giver mening at skrive there, da der i denne sætning skal stå deres for at sætningen passer sammen. I like to spent time in the nature. * I like to spend time in the nature. * Spent er stavet forkert I denne sætning, og skal derfor rettes til spend. B: 1) Account for the way Rifkin dissociates himself from modern technology in the article (200) * Modern technology nowadays stops us from being social with people. We are constantly checking our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. In this way, we dissociate ourselves. Rifkin dissociates himself from modern technology because he want to be social instead of being online. Rifkin wonders what happens to our lives if we are online 24/7. He ask: “What happens when our lives are embedded in around-the-clock relationships operating at the speed of light?” (p. 40 ll. 40-42). We dissociate ourselves in the speed of light. The speed of light is the fastest in the world, and that means, that we are online so fast and easy, so why should we not be online? Rifkin brings a lot of arguments up, why it is bad for us...
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...slaves but this is a new level. (BS-1) Before Jonas learns the feeling of love he agrees with the society not knowing it is against it. (BS-2) Jonas starts to question and disagree, now having a part of the wisdom and love the giver gave him. (BS-3) Jonas gets pushed to the point of rejection by losing all of his friendships and family members. (TS) This book states a clear message, people will do anything for love. (MIP-1) Before Jonas learns the feeling of love he agrees with the society not knowing it is against it. (SIP-A)Before Jonas learns more, his feelings of the the community are very normal, he doesn't think anything about what is...
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...If you had chance to leave your same old world or life, would you? Well in The Giver, the novel that Lois Lowry wrote, Jonas is given the chance to escape the community and if he acts now he also gets my full support. Jonas really had to free his people from this dehumanized state and the elders controlling ways. Moreover he had to save the Infant Named Gabriel from being released. Lastly, Jonas wanted to see the world, elsewhere and feel emotions he would never had felt in the community. In the end, Jonas had many reasons to why he had to leave. Jonas had to save the community from this hellish life. The Civilization needed these memories to, to live, to feel and to gain wisdom from them. Jonas’ former home needed to get their memories because on page 133 The Giver said “without the memories it is all meaningless.” Furthermore, with what they learn from the memories they will change their ways of slaughtering the old and newborn or not growing well children. This community is a village of savages being brought their salvation by Jesus… I mean Jonas....
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...Bishop & Kravits, 2007). In the Pathways to Learning worksheet, developed by Joyce Bishop, Ph.D. and based upon Howard Gardener’s Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligence, Gardener shows that there are many different learning styles and with each learning style come strengths and weaknesses for each individual. These learning styles consist of “Verbal/Linguistic, Musical/Rhythmic, Logical/Mathematical, Visual/Spatial, Bodily/Kinesthetic, Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Naturalistic” (Carter et al, 2007). Every individual fits under a certain category and sometimes more than one. That is why it is sometimes frustrating to find effective studying techniques and can be difficult to harness in a setting with multiple people. After taking this assessment I learned that I have three strong learning styles them being, Musical, Interpersonal, and Intrapersonal. The way I think and process different material stems from each of these styles. Music. Gardener is very clear when talking about the “skills” and “abilities” that come with music, he says that someone with this trait is able to create rhythms and melodies with ease, see music in the structural format and have a firm...
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