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Children literature is being able to expose kids to unlimited genres of books and being able to bring them alive. This included stories, books, magazines, songs, and poems for all types of readers. The classroom should not be limited to using books for lessons but for spending some time for children to choose a book of choice and read. Having a routine for reading in the classroom will not only help them with literacy skills but to enjoy reading especially on their own time. Teachers and parents…

In a Utopia everything is supposed to be perfect, that isn’t the case for Jonas. It is an honor for Jonas to be selected as the receiver of memory because only one person is selected, not assigned, to this job. The memory receiver job is very important and special because there is only one person who is able to hold all of the memories for everyone. The giver that gave Jonas the memories is a special person since he held all the memories and once he passes them on he loses all of them. Although…

‘The Giver’ by Lois Lowry is a utopian novel. It follows the story of Jonas, who receives the community’s most honourable job of Receiver of Memory. The Receiver of Memory gets access to memories of how the world was prior to the Sameness regime which now governs the community. After seeing how the world was previously, Jonas starts to second guess and abandon the totalitarian-like rules of Sameness. In the end Jonas leaves the community with a baby called Gabe, with whom he has a special…

Caddie, in Carol Ryrie Brink’s novel Caddie Woodlawn, spends the majority of her time outside playing with her brothers. Despite her father’s insistence early in the story that she run around with her brothers to protect her health, he later tells her that women have their own place in society and that she should welcome it and set aside the freedom she experiences as a tomboy. At the end of the novel, Caddie begins to embrace the role she is expected to play since Mr. Woodlawn parents Caddie by…

Anthem or The Giver Anthem and The Giver have dystopian themes. In both there's one person who breaks the laws. I think that, that attracts the people who watch or read the book or movie. The Giver is about a boy who receives memories that later end up helping him. Anthem is about a man who finds his own place and he ends up falling for a girl and learns freedom for the first time to be actually free. In these two stories Anthem by Ayn Rand and The Giver by Lois Lowry have the same theme in the…

I am not easily moved by literature. Since before I can remember, literature has been the keystone of my education; whether it was having my mother lovingly read me a children’s story before bed as a young preschooler, or staying up past my bedtime in elementary school engrossed in wondrous tales of adventure and danger. Reading, specifically for enjoyment, has always been a priority in my life as it allowed me to escape the monotony found in everyday life, providing me with the necessary…

his products in his years. In 1916 he was named a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts of London, in 1923, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) awarded him the Spingarn Medal for his service in agriculture chemistry. In 1939, he recieved the Theodore Roosevelt Medal for his contribution to science. And in 1951, finally, the George Washington Carver National Monument was built on 210 acres of the farmland owned by Moses and Susan Carver, where George was…

Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was born on April 29, 1899 in Washington D.C. His parents are James Edward and Daisy Ellington. Ellington’s Father was methodist while his mother was baptist. Thus Ellington’s upbringing had many religious influences on the household and his childhood. As a child Ellington was very artistic and many people noticed. Duke Ellington parents were both talented and musical. Ellington rejected an art scholarship and instead decided to devote his time to his first…

Coming of age texts teach us that to grow up is to face unexpected and unknown obstacles that prepare us for adulthood. These texts teach us that growing up means taking responsibility and making choices that will change our lives forever. The coming of age novels I’ll Be There and The Giver both explore this idea, showing Jonas and Sam’s transition from childhood to adulthood. The central idea of both these texts is that through this coming of age journey all the experiences, choices, and…

Imagine a world with an absence of individuality, war, and awareness of history managed by a committee called the Elders.This is an accurate depiction of the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry. Which when compared to our society the novel’s society appears very different, however there are many similarities as well. For instance both societies use history as a way to learn and as an example. In our society, history has taught us many things, including to give all individuals equal rights than…