What Are Mandatory Rules In The Giver

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In the Giver, there are a lot of mandatory rules in the community to make their society in peace. These rules are considered importantly because someone who is the leader of the community seems believe these rules make the society be safer. However, I completely disagree with this opinions for simple reason.
First of all, Removing dangerous does not mean safety. People can think plainly that there would be no argument if all persons have the same opinions about everything. People might think if persons live with the same ways, they would be able to live safer. These might be the reason the rules are important in this community. However, it is not true. In the Cold War, many people thought if the Soviet Union had been gone, the world would have

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