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Jonas left the community to release the memories and show people things that were being covered up from there censored lives. In the book and the movie, Jonas left the village and crossed the border to release memories, showing the citizens what they were missing. On page 166-167, it said, "He knew he had the remaining hours of the night before they would be aware of his escape... Together the fugitives slept through the first dangerous day." By Lois Lowry using the word fugitive, it enforces…

Would life be better if people did not have memories? That was how life was in Lois Lowry’s book, The Giver. The main character, Jonas, was selected by his community’s elder committee to be the next Receiver of Memory. That job was the most honorable job in the whole community because he would be the person who could receive memories of the past. Thankfully, Jonas was not all alone in this important job. He was trained by the current Receiver, and Jonas called him ‘The Giver.’ Jonas was…

For meritorious service while serving as the Senior Enlisted Advisor at U.S. Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Far East Detachment Diego Garcia from January 2015 to March 2016. Senior Chief Robinson consistently demonstrated leadership and initiative in the performance of her duties. Her ability to perform in an extremely isolated, arduous, and dynamic environment are directly reflected in the high level of success provided to Navy, Joint and Coalition forces conducting Overseas…

Memories in “The Giver” Imagine being in a world where everything is the same. There is no color, and you are barely allowed any free thought. Then, at twelve, you get chosen to receive all of the memories in the past. This is what is is like for Jonas in “The Giver.” He is chosen to receive all the memories of the past. Knowing the past gives you lots of power, but with great power comes greater responsibilities, which makes the Theme all about memories. The author was trying to convey a…

What do you think a perfect society is like? People across the world have spent ages trying to build a utopian society. The Giver, written by Lois Lowry is a story about a boy named Jonas who found out he had a special role in his society. At the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas gets selected to be the Receiver of Memory, which is the most important job. Jonas meets the previous Receiver Of Memory, now called Giver, who provides Jonas with memories of all sort; pain, happiness, sorrow, and death. As he…

One man’s utopia is another man’s dystopia is a great quote that goes hand in hand with the topic of Jonas’ world being superior or inferior to our world. This novel by Lois Lowry titled The Giver follows a boy named Jonas who lives in a world that has resorted to sameness. Emotional pain, war, colors, and weather are a portion of the things that have been dispensed just to name a few, they rolled out these improvements keeping in mind the end goal to dispose of differences so that everybody can…

Memories have an impact on not only our pasts, but also our future. Our previous experiences are shaping us into young men and women for the future. When I was asked if memories play an important part of your life and who you are I answered true, because it seemed like a reasonable answer. However, I had no supporting to back it up. This essay is here as my supporting evidence, to a question that I originally thought of as meaningless. Yet, now I think of it as something worth looking into. In…

“The use of steroids should be tamed and deemed illegal. They should be removed from all professional sports with major punishments if rules are violated” (Wivel). So why do athletes use steroids? Many athletes use steroids, or PEDs (Performance Enhancing Drugs), to boost their performance on the field, but do they not worry about the repercussions later in life? Steroids cause great distress to your body, and may even cause premature death. They increase your chances of having a heart attack…

Authentic Heroism The word “hero” has become highly overused. Athletes, actors, musicians, and even reality TV stars are considered modern heros. The qualification of a hero has evolved from sacrifice and selflessness, to good-looks and the amount of points scored in a game. The actual definition of the word “hero” has not physically changed in the dictionary, however the meaning and qualification behind the famous word has been diluted and downgraded. A genuine hero qualifies someone who…

“A utopia is nothing more than a truth that the world is not yet ready to hear” – Yann Arthus-Bertrand. In The Giver by Lois Lowry, Jonas's society and ours are different and similar. The differences include the careers people choose and the personality and character differences of one another. As the similarity, both utopias have the gaining of more responsibilities. In everyday life, we aren’t able to attain a utopia because people aren’t willing to sacrifice freedom, while in Jonas’s…