...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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...“We leave something of ourselves behind when we leave a place, we stay there, even though we go away.” Pascal Mercier once said. Jonas in The Giver, by Lois Lowry, leaves so many memories when he says his farewell to the community, but it is for the best. Jonas makes the correct decision by leaving because it benefits the citizens, Gabriel, as well as the Giver. Jonas is right to leave the community so the residents can continue on in a more sincere life. When Rosemary, the “failed Receiver,” was released, the community experienced all memories transferred to her, giving them a sense of reality. Unfortunately, the truth was taken back by the council. The moment Jonas leaves, so many thoughts are scattered, and too many to capture. Although there is some pain and sorrow, citizens are able to be more prepared in threatening situations. Jonas, when leaving the community, is able to see the bright colors and weather of the outside world, and best of all, hear music. Everyone in the community is able to experience colors, the elements, and culture, all things crucial to an enjoyable life. The...
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...to as truth. As Pieper states, “things are true because of their essential reality of being. Regardless of whether one is religious, or believes in God, or has any proclivity towards matters of belief, a person can intellectually deduce and know the following axiom alluded to above: “a thing cannot have being without equally having truth.” Because the aforementioned axiom is knowable by the human mind, Pieper states, “every being, as being, stands in relation to a knowing mind.” Thus, humans are able to know beings, to know things, of both an animate as well as inanimate nature. This point is critical, as it implies there is a connection between the human mind and things through an intelligible process. On the surface, the concept of truth affirms that there is something special present in the existence of a given thing. However, upon further review, this truth is in fact indicative of God, the One who has created and creates all things. The privilege of being the creator of some object is that the creator will know that object far better than an object not created by them. As an example, an auto mechanic will know the car he built far better than the car he did not build. In a similar vein, Pieper states, (an) “existing work of art is ‘known’ by the artist…Yet he knows it more intensely than he could ever know and understand, say, a tree or any other reality not created by him.” Thus, as the ultimate Creator, or ultimate artist, God knows all beings, and knows the truth found...
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...There are three books. All of them “companion novels” to themselves. Why? Sure, Messenger crosses over the other two books into one story, but that would make it a sequel; that can’t be the case. Fortunately, if there’s one thing to be learned from reading these books, it’s how to go deeper. Analyzing the three books, and looking at the different plot points, a common thread seems to be that each book has a mix of conflict types, man vs self, man vs society, and man vs nature. Following the “man vs self” thread, Jonas from The Giver had to cope with all the painful memories of the past and let go of his lifestyle of unquestioning obedience. In Gathering Blue, Kira had to cope with the death of her mother and her twisted leg, and at the same...
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...Communication and Collaboration Strategy Jawad Samo GEN200/Foundation for General Education and Professional Success December 20th, 2010 Greg Williams Communication and Collaboration Strategy Communication and collaboration is the key to success for students taking online classes. For this purpose it is important to know the different personality and learning styles of each person within a team. To create strategies to improve communication and collaboration, we will focus on three main learning styles and three main personality types. Learning Styles Intrapersonal The intrapersonal learning style learners have high levels of self-awareness. They need to have time to think before they can participate in a discussion about the issue at hand. Intrapersonal learners like working by themselves or having a major role within a team. They are not the type to interject their ideas or thoughts unless asked to do so. When called upon, they love sharing their thoughts and feel appreciated. Due to being perfectionist’s, intrapersonal learners may not do as well on tests, they tend to contemplate answers and what is the ideal answer often leaving them unsure of their choice. A better approach is to have an intrapersonal learner conduct a self-assessment. By critiquing their own work and summarizing their findings, they will feel more confident discussing their results. Musical Musical learning style people like to express their ideas through music...
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...In “The Giver”, we are introduced to Jonas, the eleven-year-old protagonist of the story, as he struggles to find the right word to describe his feelings as he approaches an important milestone. He rejects “frightened” as too strong a word, recalling a time when he had really been frightened: a year ago, an unidentified aircraft flew over his community; it was a strange and unprecedented event, since Pilots were not allowed to fly over the community. As Jonas remembers the community reaction to the event, we learn more about the society in which he lives. It is extremely structured, with official orders transmitted through loudspeakers planted all around the community. As a punishment, the pilot was “released” from the community, the worst fate that can befall a citizen. Jonas decides he is apprehensive, not frightened (Jonas and his society value the use of precise and accurate language), about the important thing that is going to happen in December. Jonas thinks he lives in a perfect world. He lives in a highly ordered community where there is no pain, but he learns that there is a price to pay for this kind of life and discovers humanity’s long forgotten pains and joys. He finds out that he is living in a twisted messed up imperfect “utopia”. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community. When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true...
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...Imagine you are born into a so called world that is controlled by others from the place you live to the weather you have. Two worlds that seem so real come to be fake all your life you've believed in what's been presented to you untill you one day become curious. In the giver and the truman show there are tons of similarities in the two main characters. One thing that is similar is in the truman show and the giver is they both live and believe in this fake world that was set up for them. Then they both start to become curious about the world they are living in. Finally that all leads to the two characters Jonas and Truman seeing beyond and kinda discovering this world they live in has secrets and they both want to find out. The two settings...
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...Revealing the truth about the worlds Two different communities with the same problems. This is what it is like in the movie The Giver directed by Phillip Noyce, and Anthem written by Ayn Rand. In both the movie and the book both governments are very controlling and limit people's freedom. In Anthem and The Giver, both governments limit choices and information. In both worlds the government's control what the people can know. In The Giver and Anthem the government controls what people know in their communities. Certain people in these communities know too much and are to curious about what the government is doing to them. In the book Anthem, Ayn Rand states “We were born with a curse. It has always driven us to thoughts which are forbidden....
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...Before Jonas was The Receiver of Memory, he thought his community was perfect, but then, he found out secrets that were being kept from him and everyone else in his community. When Jonas became The Receiver of Memory his whole world changed right before his eyes. In the novel The Giver, by Lois Lowry, the author shows that being individually different is a good thing. She does this through Jonas seeing colors and seeing everyone in his community different in their own special way. Having the job The Receiver of Memory, is very difficult, because what Jonas believed what was true about his community was wrong, which scared him. Jonas had always believed that everyone is the same and that everyone always told the truth. "How could someone not fit in? The community was so meticulously ordered, the choices so carefully made (pg. 48)." This was what Jonas thought until he became...
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...Live, Laugh, Love. Or live in a world of peace.. You must decide The Giver is written by Lois Lowry. In this book the main character (Jonas) is introduced as an 11.(grouping according to age) All Jonas can think about is becoming a 12. He's worried about whether or not he shall receive the job that best fits him. However he fears what matters least, and will eventually find out the truth of his societies horrid past, and come to find out the reality of the masked society. Jonas is trapped in a society where no one knows as he knows. He's forced to break the rules in an attempt to make others see as he sees. Jonas and the giver are the only ones who knows the true meaning of "release". They're the only ones who see the faults in their...
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...No emotion, no feeling, nothing, just blissfully content with life. This is life for everyone in Lois Lowry’s The Giver except for Jonas and The Giver; they experience all memory, every second of pain, and every moment of delight only they feel. Society today is like the society in Lois Lowry’s The Giver in how it makes sure that most people are happy but without pain or grief there can be no happiness only the serene feeling of peace. The societies are also very different because in Lois Lowry’s The Giver there is no feeling, but in society today you cannot avoid feelings everything is based off feeling, facts are based off feeling, and you can’t avoid hurting someone’s feelings. The problem in both of these societies is that they both ignore...
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...COMMON THEMES BY: SITALA Tuesday, April 2, 13 COMMON THEMES ✤ JUSTICE/INJUSTICE : quality of being fair or reasonable/lack of fairness FREEDOM: power to act, speak or think as one wants ✤ Tuesday, April 2, 13 JUSTICE/INJUSTICE In The Death and the Maiden, Paulina Escobar is a young student in the early days of the military dictatorship that ruled her country when she was unjustly arrested by the government which altered her life continues to affect her seventeen years later. In The Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne is a young and successful banker whose life changes drastically when he was unjustly convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife and her lover Tuesday, April 2, 13 In The Death and the Maiden, Paulina was unjustly raped and tortured by The torturer who was the doctor in military abductees. In The Shawshank Redemption, Andy was unjustly assaulted and raped by both guards and other prisoners, The "sisters" , for two years. Tuesday, April 2, 13 In The Death and the Maiden, Paulina wants to do justice by herself, she doesn't listen to her husband who tells her that now there is a commission to solve all these problems She throughly believes that In The Shawshank Redemption, someone needs to be punished for Andy fight back the sisters to what happened to her , So She receive the justice he deserves, kidnaped Dr. Roberto Miranda. Andy then receive justice from the guards.The sisters get assaulted themselves...
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...have never known. Some things were joyful, while other things were painful. But the most important thing is that Jonas and the Giver learned that they are more than capable to make a difference for difference. In the book The Giver by Lois...
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...The Giver Essay Imagine living in a community lacking color, emotions, and differences, or where choices are banned. Imagine being tricked into believing you’re living in a perfect world, but really, your community is hiding both life changing secrets and terrifying truths from all its people. In The Giver by Lois Lowry, the characters have to take on these problems and limitations. The setting is takes place in a community that the characters believe to be a utopian society but is actually a dystopian society. The community is run by a council and the Chief Elder who make all the decisions. The main character, Jonas, is an eleven year old boy who undergoes a series of changes after he is selected to be the Receiver of Memory during the Ceremony...
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...Give You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. For what are your possessions but things you keep and guard for fear you may need them tomorrow? And tomorrow, what shall tomorrow bring to the over prudent dog burying bones in the trackless sand as he follows the pilgrims to the holy city? And what is fear of need but need itself? Is not dread of thirst when your well is full, thirst that is unquenchable? There are those who give little of the much which they have and they give it for recognition and their hidden desire makes their gifts unwholesome. And there are those who have little and give it all. These are the believers in life and the bounty of life, and their coffer is never empty. There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward. And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their baptism. And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue; They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space. Though the hands of such as these God speaks, and from behind their eyes He smiles upon the earth. It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding; And to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving And is there aught you would withhold...
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