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- Jonas started to loose hope of ever finding elsewhere

- it started to snow

- Gabriel was getting very cold and weak

- Jonas was starting to loose his memories, they were going to the community

- Jonas gave himself and Gabriel sunlight, and it warmed them both briefly

- Jonas struggled to climb a steep hill

- Jonas reaches the summit of the hill and he suddenly felt happy

- he remembered his sister, Asher, Fiona, the Giver, and all his friends

- he knew that they were almost there

- Jonas found a sled, and they started to sled down the hill

- Jonas almost lost consciousness

- Jonas reaches the bottom of the hill to be greeted by lights and music

questions
- what does it mean "perhaps it was only and echo?"
answer: unknown
- is all of this a metaphor? Did Jonas and Gabriel actually die?
answer: unknown

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- suddenly the landscape had started to change, everything got less groomed looking and the road got bumpier

- Jonas had fallen off of the bike

- the searchers had seemed to stop searching
- they saw their first waterfall, and wild life

- Gabriel shouted out that there was a plane, but it was a bird

- deer and other animals came out of the forest

- Jonas was now in a completely different community

- there was no food left, and Jonas was afraid that they going to starve

- Jonas tried to catch a fish, but had no luck

- Jonas was now starving

- he saw hills and rain

- Jonas is scared that he won’t be able to keep Gabriel alive

questions
- will Gabriel survive?
answer: this story has a very controversial ending, some think he made it, but others think he died

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- day of the ceremony
- Jonas has started his journey
- he remembers that Gabriel is going to be released that morning
- he took one last glance at his community, as he rode off on his fathers bike
- he had robbed the community of food
- he had taken Gabriel with him
- Jonas gave Gabriel soothing memories as they rode off
- they both stopped for food and rest

- they would sleep hidden in trees during daytime, and travel at night

- search planes came searching for them

- Jonas remembered that they use heat sensors, so he would give Gabriel and himself the memory of snow to make them cold

questions
- will they make it to elsewhere?
answer: this story has a very controversial ending, some think he made it, but others think he died

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- Jonas was angry at his father, and everyone in the community
-  he didn't want to go home
- the Giver is going to keep Jonas overnight
- Jonas now understands that everything in his community is a lie
- the Giver wants to make a "plan"
- Jonas and the Giver would be killed if anyone heard of their plan
- Jonas is going to journey out of the community to elsewhere
- Jonas wants the Giver to come with him
- once Jonas leaves, all the memories would be out, so the Giver has to stay and help the community
- the Giver no longer sees colour
- the Giver finally tell Jonas that instead of "seeing beyond" like Jonas, he would "hear beyond"
- the Giver heard music
- Jonas is secretly going to leave at midnight, with food and all of his supplies, and never come back
- he will leave a note saying he had gone for and early bike ride, and that he will be back for the yearly ceremony
- the Giver will say that he was lost in the river
- the Giver tells Jonas that he had a daughter
- her name was Rosemary

questions
- will they believe that he was actually lost in the river?
answer: unknown

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-  all releases are recorded in the hall of closed records
- the Giver asks Jonas if he wanted to watch the release of the twins that happened that morning
- it was in a small windowless room
- Jonas thought it would be held in a bigger room to fit all the people to watch the ceremony
- Jonas watched as he brought one twin to the scale, then a lady followed behind with the other
- the one that weighed more was brought off, then Jonas's dad took the other and layed him down
- he gave him a needle, then he went limp
- Jonas was confused, and angry, he immediately recognized what had just happened

questions
- Jonas's dad said that they would have  "a problem" if they weighed the same, what would they have to do?
answer: unknown
- what will the other twins name be?
answer: unknown
- will Jonas confront his dad about the release?
answer: unknown

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- Jonas asked what exactly happened to the last receiver 10 years ago

- the giver explained that she was a very remarkable female named Rosemary

- the Giver says that he felt love for Rosemary and he does for Jonas as well

- the Giver would constantly give Rosemary happy memories to hear her laugh until one day when she wanted to experience the painful memories too

- she thought she was brave enough

- the Giver gave her loneliness and loss

- one day, Rosemary decided that she didn’t want to be the receiver anymore
- so she gave the Giver one final hug, and applied for release

- when Rosemary got released, the memories went to the community
- the Giver and Jonas start to talk about what would happen if for example, Jonas fell in the river?
- the Giver told him that he would help and support the community

questions
- where is Rosemary now?
answer: she is dead, she was killed when she applied for release

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- this day was declared an unscheduled holiday, which was sort of like a PD day, no adults had to go to work, and kids had no school

- Jonas hadn’t taken the pills now for 4 weeks because he wanted to go back to the world with feelings

- Jonas could see all colours now, and he was starting to keep them more often

- Jonas is starting to understand feeling more, for example he realized that the word, “anger”, that Lily had used the one day because of the playground was not the right word, and it was more like impatience

on holidays, usual rules of order could be disobeyed

Asher, Fiona an eleven named Tanya, and others were playing a game of good guys and bad guys in the field
this game was a game of war, with imaginary guns and sound effects

- this game quickly became familiar to Jonas in a bad way

- Jonas remembered the memory of dying men all around him in a war field
- he lost control of himself, he walked to the middle of the field, and started to cry

all the kids except Asher and Fiona left

- Asher was mad because Jonas had ruined the game
- it is almost December

questions
- will Jonas ever tell Asher and Fiona the full story or anything about his training?
answer: no

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- Jonas no longer wanted to go back to the annex room
- the giver was very gentile with him the next following days

- he had good memories like a birthday party, a museum full of colours, a campfire, and riding on a horse through a field

- he now knew the bond between animals and humans

- the Giver gave Jonas his favourite memory, which was Christmas, which represented love

- this is Jonas’s first time seeing and hearing about grand-parents

- he was confused about how dangerous it is for them to not be well cared for in a house for the old

- Jonas wishes it was still that was and that the Giver could be his grand-parent

- when Jonas got home he asked his parents if they loved him and it got awkward

- Gabriel was growing and sleeping well so he could participate in the ceremony this December 2 months away

- Gabriel seemed to like it in Jonas’s room

- Jonas gave Gabriel memories every night to help him sleep

- Jonas for the first time did not take his pill, because something inside his mind told him not to

questions
- will Jonas tell his parents or family unit about love and how it is in fact not meaningless?
answer: no

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- this day was a day Jonas thought he would be sent away because the Giver was very sad
- he told him he would leave, unless he could help
- the giver asked him to take some pain away

- the giver started to give him a memory of a foul smelling place with smoke in the air
- there were men all around him groaning in pain

- horses were on the ground too

- he heard a voice call for water beside him

- he have the boy water, who was not much older than him

- he boy died shortly after

- Jonas could hear the thuds of cannons

- he finally learned what war fare meant

- when jonas woke up, the giver did not want to see what he had done to jonas

questions
- will Jonas ever forget or recover from the war fare memory?
answer: unknown

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- this memory of the hill was much different and less enjoyable then the last, this time the hill was steeper, icier, and he was given the memory of breaking a leg
- he still experienced the pain after the memory, and he was not allowed to take medical relief
- he is not allowed to talk about training so at family dinner, he just said he was tired and went to his room
- the next day, he was given a brief memory of hunger
- before Jonas was born, the committee almost decided for birth mothers to have 4 kids each instead of just 3 so the community could increase population a labor workers
- this idea was turned down immediately when brought to the Giver, who was at that time the receiver, because it would cause an outbreak of hunger
- Jonas wondered why everyone couldn't see the memories
- the memories cause pain
- there is a birth mother whonis going to have twins, and if they are identical, the smaller of the two will be released
- Larissa was released
- Gabriel was going to sleep in Jonas's room because he was disturbing his parents
- Jonas accidentally gave Gabriel a memory of a sailboat on a lake

questions
- are they going to change rules that seem unfair to Jonas?
answer: unknown

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- Jonas ties to give Asher a memory
- it is rude to touch others out of family units

- the giver explains that if Jonas were to apply for a spouse and kids, it would be difficult because he would have to hide all the forbidden books from them

- on some days the giver was in a horrible state of pain and sadness, so Jonas would not train that day

- the Giver is going to give him another memory related to the snowy hill on a sled

questions
- will Asher ever learn about the memories?
answer: no

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- first, the receiver gave him a quick memory of snow, a hill, and a sled by laying him on his stomach, and touching his back
- Jonas went to another world where he was sliding down a big hill of snow on a sled
- he quickly caught on what each word meant
- then he was given the memory of sunlight
- Jonas was relieved that it didn't seem there was pain involved
- then the receiver told him there would indeed be pain, then he showed him a sunburn
- the old receiver seemed tired
- Jonas asked what he should call the old receiver since he was now the receiver
- he told Jonas to call him The Giver

questions
- what memory will be the most painful?
answer: emotionally, it is war fare, but physically it is breaking a leg on the icy hill
- is the giver now to be released now since hes no longer the receiver?
answer: he will be when he gets old
- how do the grow crops if there is no sun?
answer: unknown

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- the name tags on the back of the bikes had been changed overnight, now they indicate that they belong to citizens in training
- he biked to work with Fiona
- Jonas and Fiona walked off separately to their own jobs
- he went to a building to train to be a receiver, he was greeted by a lady at the front desk
- she open a locked door, which immediately made him uncomfortable because no rooms i the community were ever locked
- the room was furnished elegantly
- the speaker has an off switch
- there were hundreds of books in shelves all around the room
- he met the receiver
- Jonas was told by the receiver that he will have to learn the memories of the whole world, and from the past and present
- the receiver is going to give him the memory of snow

questions
- will Jonas be given every memory that the past receiver had?
answer: yes

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- after being selected for the most honored job in the community, things were a little off and awkward between him and his friends
- we learned that the mistake that they had made during the selection was 10 years ago and almost the same thing happened with Jonas, they skipped over an 11 year old girl, and then she was selected to be a receiver, but then she suddenly disapeared, so her name was to never be spoken again
- Jonas's folder of instructions for his job was surprisingly emptier than others
- only 8 instructions
- Jonas was especially confused buy one of the instructions being, "you may lie" because he had learnt to never lie since childhood
- Jonas wondered what would happen to his friendships

questions
- what would happen to Jonas's friendships, would they drift apart, or stay close?
answer: they stay close, nothing really different happens
- will Jonas meet the receiver?
answer: yes

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- Elder went all the way to the end then finally said that she had not made a mistake and apologized for causing confusion
- Jonas was then assigned "the receiver of memory"
- there was apparently a mistake is the selection for the receiver when Jonas was a toddler that everyone seemed to know about except for Jonas
- the current receiver had pale eyes as well
- Jonas's job was the most honoured in the community
- he would train alone and apart from everyone
- the elder said jonas had all the right aspects to become a receiver, intelligence, integrity, courage, the ability to acquire wisdom, and the ability to see beyond
- the training required physical pain that no other community members had experienced except the current receiver
- Jonas had seen the audience change slightly just like how the apple did

questions
- does having pale eyes have a connection with power and the ability to see "changes"?
answer: yes, that is why Gabriel can receive memories
- will Gabriel be a receiver?
answer: thats unknown, but he probably will be in the future
- can Gabriel also see "changes"?
answer: that is unknown, but he can receive memories
- what was the mistake in selection when Jonas was a toddler?
answer: a girl named Rosemary, the Givers daughter, was selected to be a receiver, but she couldn't take it, so she asked to be released

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- second day of ceremony
- parents sometimes used childrens numbers instead of their name if they were misbehaving and weren't worthy of a name
- Jonas's number was 19, Asher's number was 8, and Fiona was 18
- children were sat in rows based on their numbers, 1 at the front all the way to 50 at the back
- we learned there was a "discipline wand" used on misbehaving three's
- Asher was smacked when he jumbled his words and said "I want my smack" instead of "I want my snack"
- Ashers job was chosen to be assistant director of recreation
- Fiona's job was care-taker of the old
- the elder on the stage had made a mistake and skipped over Jonas's name
- Jonas worries what he might have done wrong

questions
- will Jonas get his job assigned?
answer: yes

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Out of the 4 themes studied in this unit, which one do you think is the most important?

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I think the theme "pleasure and pain" is the most important theme in this unit because without pain, people cannot understand pleasure. We must embrace and learn from pain. An example of "pleasure and pain" is in The Giver, the people of the community do not realize that some of the things they do aren't good, for example release, because they have never experienced the pain of loss.

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- day of the ceremony
- they have two days worth of ceremonies
- we learn that until the age of seven, children have to wear jackets that button up the back, so tht they would have to help eachother and learn indpendace
- Gabriel will be given one more year to grow
- Asher's sisters name is Phillipa
- Fiona's brothers name is Bruno
- Lily recieved a jacket that all the eights recieved with pockets showing responisbility to keep track of items
- when children become a ten, their hair is cut to look more formal
- Asher tells Jonas that it is possible to transfer to a different community

questions
- what will Fiona's profession be?
answer: she is a care taker of the old
- what will Asher's profession be?
answer: he is an assistant director of recreation

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- at breakfast each family unit must tell each other their dreams
- Lily discussed a dream she had about getting caught riding her mothers bike
- Jonas discussed a confusing dream he had about him wanting Fiona to get in the bath at the bathing center
- Jonas's mother tells him that what he expirenced was called a "stirrng"
- children Jonas's age normally get stirrings
- your normally supposed to report a stirring resulting in them giving you a treatment, which is a pill you have to take the rest of your life, if not, the stirrings will come back
- a kid named Caleb dies, by falling ina river, and their way of grieving they chant his name over and over

questions
- how do the pills take away the memories of the stirrings?
answer: nobody knows, scientists made them in a lab

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- children start volunteer hours when they are eights
- Jonas looks for Asher so they can do their volunteer hours after school
- Jonas thinks about a boy named Benjamin who spent all his hours at the rehabilitation center and how skilled he was
- their bikes have name tags on them
- if Jonas didn't have enough volunteer hours come December, he wouldn't be allowed to take part in the ceremony
- Jonas heads to the bathing room with Asher and Fiona to bathe the elders
-  when bathing the elder, Larissa, it reminds him of the way his father bathed the baby Gabriel the night before
- the "no being naked" rule seems useless to Jonas
- Larissa talks about a release that happened earlier that day
- the elder who got released name was Roberto, and she talked about how amazing it was
- Roberto looked happy as he left
- they both wonder why children aren't allowed to witness releases

questions
- will Jonas get enough volunteer hours to take part in the ceremony?
answer: yes
why did Roberto look so happy as he was released?
answer: unknown

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- Jonas's father brings home the sick baby, Gabriel, who Lily says has "funny eyes" just like Jonas
- "funny" turns out to mean "light-colored", almost everyone is the community has dark eyes, except for a few, like Jonas and Gabriel
- it seems that their are no cars in the community, just bikes
- Jonas thinks about the loudspeakers used to make announcements throughout the community, which always make general announcements aimed at individuals
- Jonas took an apple home from school, disobeying the rules. He and Asher were playing catch with the apple when "it changed", as in a glitch?
- kids have "comfort animals" like elephants and bears but they think of them as "imaginary", therefore they have never seen an animal in this community
- there were few mirrors in the community
- it was looked down upon to be a birth mother

questions
- why do they use bikes instead of cars?
answer: most likely because of pollution reasons, and keeping their community clean, or sameness
- why doesn't this community have no animals?
answer: most likely because of keeping their community clean, or sameness

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- every year, there are exactly fifty babies, and when they become a one, they get named
- even though it is against the rules, Jonas's father confesses that he can sneak a peak at the naming list before it's publicly announced at the ones ceremony, because he is a nurturer, and the naming list is on the front desk
- Jonas's dad finds out that the sick baby that he works for is going to be named Gabriel
- they have a ceremony every year this time, in December
- when a kid becomes a twelve, they learn what his or her profession is going to be
- the ceremony was going to be soon, it was December
- Jonas is soon going to be a twelve
- Lily was soon going to be a nine
- since Jonas's Father was always so good with kids, he knew he'd be a nurturer when he became a twelve
- Jonas doesn't know what his profession will be
- the elders watch the young people to figure out what job they should have
- rules are decided by elders
- Jonas wonders what Asher will be assigned for a profession

questions
- what will Jonas's profession be?
answer: he is the new receiver of memory, but before he completes his training, he runs away with Gabriel

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- unusual community with strict rules
- if rules were broken in the town, you would be punished and maybe even released
- small plane flew through town, close to the ground, concerned lots of people because that was against the rules in the community
- pilot of the plane will be released
- Jonas’s family talk about their feelings at dinner
- dad works as a nurturer
- Jonas's dad is currently worried about a little baby boy, who isn't doing so well
- people start to mention releasing the boy
- mom works with the department of justice
- each family can only have one  boy and one girl for kids
- every kid is organized into groups depending on their age

questions
- why are parents only allowed one boy and one girl?
answer: there are strict rules in this community, and this is probably one of the rules relating to keeping them safe, or sameness
- why are their such strict rules in this town?
answer: to keep them safe from the outside world, and sameness
- what does it mean to be “released” from the community?
answer: if someone breaks a rule, an elder is growing old, or baby can't complete full health tasks before turning 1, they will be injected with a lethal injection, and killed
- will the sick boy that Jonas' dad is working with be released?
answer: no, he was about to be, but Jonas takes him and runs away with him

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Celebrity twin names run the range from unique and cool, to traditional and slightly offbeat. If you are looking for ideas for twin baby names, check out the top celebrity twin girl names, celebrity twin boy names and celebrity twin boy/girl names.

Our extensive list of celebrity twin baby names will help you narrow down two of the finest names for your own double trouble of joy! Whether you are looking for unique twin names, popular twin names or cool names starting with the same letter, you are sure to find plenty of options.

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Celebrity twin boy names

The Social Security Administration lists Jacob and Joshua as the most popular twin boy names. Most celebrities have avoided picking these popular twin boy names. However, they do trend toward naming their twins with names starting with the same letter, such as Jaid and Jax.

Bronwyn & Slater: Actress Angela Bassett and Courtney Vance

Jaid & Jax: Actress Gabrielle Beauvais-Nilon

Celebrity twin boy/girl names

The twin names Madison and Mason topped the Social Security's list of top names for the year. Celebrities with a twin sib-set of boy/girl have picked names running the gamut from traditional to trendy and unique.

Moroccan Scott & Monroe: Singer Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon

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The Nebraska department of corrections is preparing for their first execution in nearly two decades.

According to the Associated Press, the state intends to unveil a new four-drug combination to be used in future lethal injections.

A spokesperson for the department of corrections told the outlet they intend to combine the sedative diazepam, also known as Valium; the synthetic opiate fentanyl; cisatracurium, a paralytic; and potassium chloride.

She added that the department has access to all four drugs, purchased in the United States. She did not, however, reveal to the Associated Press from whom they were purchased.

Pfizer blocks use of its drugs in lethal injections

This combination of drugs has never been used before, Robert Dunham, who serves as the executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, told the Associated Press.

As such, some worry there's too much room for error.

"It's literally human experimentation, because no one has done it," Durham said. "That doesn't necessarily mean it won't work, but it means there are serious questions about it."

Durham noted that potassium chloride has been used in previous executions with both success and serious failures.

Ga. executes its ninth inmate of 2016

While it's been used to stop inmate's hearts, it also caused one inmate to suffer serious chemical burns during a Florida execution in 2014.

The Department of Correctional Services has notified death-row inmate Jose Sandoval, sentenced to death on five counts of first-degree murder for killing five people in a bank robbery in 2002, about the new cocktail being used in his execution.

A date has yet to be set, however.

State officials are required to contact death-row inmates about the drugs being used in their executions at least 60 days before Nebraska's attorney general goes to the state Supreme Court for an arrest warrant.

Inmate wants execution by firing squad, not lethal injection

The attorney general's spokeswoman told the Associated Press they intend to inquire about the warrant after the waiting period is over.

The publication noted that the news of this new lethal injection combination comes nearly one year after Nebraska voters opted to reinstate capital punishment.

State lawmakers previously abolished the death penalty, defying Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts.

Ricketts said in a written statement, obtained by the Associated Press, that the announcement from the Nebraska department of corrections was a major step forward for the justice system.

"Last years, the people of Nebraska reaffirmed that the death penalty remains an important part of protecting public safety in our state," he wrote.

"Today's announcement by the corrections department is the next step towards carrying out the sentences ordered by the court."
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Asher, Fiona, and others were playing a not so innocent game of war

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Soccer on Mondays and Thursdays, dance class on Tuesdays and Fridays, Girl Scouts on Wednesdays and art camp on the weekends - sprinkle in school, homework and screen time and you have one tightly packed schedule for a kid.

All that scheduled structured playtime might not seem shocking to many parents (in fact it might even be considered a blessing), but experts say it is and it is harming kids more than parents believe.

According to a new survey by toy company Melissa & Doug and analytics organization Gallup, parents aren't fully appreciating unstructured child-led playtime and would much rather choose structured activities to keep their kids occupied and days filled to the brim.
READ MORE: Where's the village? why parents should ask for more help raising kids
"Today's children are experiencing unprecedented levels of pressure, anxiety, and depression - all stemming from a lack of self-confidence, resilience, independence, connection and sense of self," Melissa Bernstein, co-founder of Melissa & Doug, said in a statement. "We may think we are protecting them from being bored or falling behind, but ultimately we are preventing them from the open-ended experiences that allow them to discover themselves, their passion and their purpose."

The survey interviewed 1,000 adults over the age of 18 with kids up to 10 years of age in Canada, Australia and the U.K. and asked them what they thought of different types of play children engage in.

When it comes to unstructured play, 57 per cent of parents believe the only skill children get out of it is creativity. Only three in 10 believe children develop problem-solving, self-confidence and other skills (art, athletics, etc.).

But when asked to identify which of the 12 qualities are the most and least important for children to develop by the age of 10, 63 per cent said the most important was self-confidence, followed by social skills (46 per cent) and academic skills (42 per cent). Only 28 per cent identified creativity as an important skill followed by problem-solving (24 per cent).

And when it comes to boredom, only about one in five parents strongly agree that it's good to let children be bored. And when this happens, oftentimes parents will jump in with potential activities.

Sometimes that involves intervening with television, smartphones and other screen time devices.

According to surveyors, children in the U.K., Australia and Canada average about 19 hours a week of screen time, however over 40 per cent of parents would prefer that their child plays outside or do things with a parent or another adult.

(The Canadian Paediatric Society does not recommend children under two have screen time. Children between two and 5 years should only have less than an hour per day of screen time.)

These results are troubling, parenting expert Gail Bell of Parenting Power says, but they're not surprising.

"Parents face perpetual pressure to keep their kids engaged - perpetual pressure from who, that's their own issue so parents have to own that because nobody's pressuring them but themselves," she says. "And if they feel like somebody is pressuring them, then they're just using blame."

Bell agrees that by allowing children to play without structure and embrace boredom at times, parents are allowing their kids to build skills in creativity and problem-solving. They're also helping them build their self-confidence and resiliency.
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"In homes where parents aren't appreciating it, they don't know the research around it... but I'd also suggest that parents don't want to put up with their kids learning how to play," Bell says. "What do they do? They shove a screen in front of their face - and they do that because parents have a screen in front of their face and they don't want to interact with their kids."

This causes a huge disconnect, Bell says, because parents believe they're spending all this time with their kids - driving them to their structured activities and whatever else - when in reality parents are actually spending very little time with their children.

"If you go to a park, very few parents are playing with their kids because they're actually sitting on the bench playing on their screens while their kids play," she says. "This is a full circle because kids are trying to get their parents' attention but they have to fight for it."

But that's not to say that structured activity is bad and that kids don't get any benefit from it because they do, Bell says.

Learning how to work within a team, listen to others and how to fail are just some of the benefits of structured activities. However, the message here, Bell says, is balance.

Too much of one thing is not good, she adds, so it's important that families find a way to manage family time, as well as structured and unstructured playtime.

"Stop making excuses and start parenting," Bell says. "Parenting is spending quality time with your kids - and kids need to be playing."
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Soccer on Mondays and Thursdays, dance class on Tuesdays and Fridays, Girl Scouts on Wednesdays and art camp on the weekends - sprinkle in school, homework and screen time and you have one tightly packed schedule for a kid.

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Jonas was given a memory of war

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What is a theme?
- what the author is trying to say about people, society, etc.
- not to be confused with a "theme topic" like love, war, or family

Topic - Self-discovey
- people must be able to make choices to reach their own destiny / fulfillment

Topic - The importance of memory
- Lowry's personal inspiration - father with memory loss
- without memory, human beings cannot reach true happiness or learn from their mistakes

Topic - Pleasure and pain
- without pain, people cannot understand pleasure. We must embrace and learn from pain

Topic - Blind obedience
- it is important for people to question their society instead of following blindly

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Jonas is starting to see colours

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- Jonas continuously dreamtp about sledding down the hill of snow in the memory
- after school, Fiona and Jonas rode to their jobs, this happened daily
- she explained that they use discipline wand on the elders, like how they do on the younger ones
- Fiona's hair had changed when she was walking to the house of the old
- Jonas explained what had happened to Fiona's hair, to the Giver
- the Giver explains that the changes also happened to him, but different
- the Giver makes Jonas bring back the memory of the sled and snow
- the Giver tries to understand what the changes are that are happening to Jonas
- he explains that Jonas is starting to see the colour red, and he will soon see all colours
- people in this community can't see colour
- Fiona has red hair
- everyone in this community has the same skin tone
- Jonas is going to be given the memory of a rainbow

questions
- how soon until Jonas will be able to see all colours continuously like the Giver?
answer: at the end of the book, he can see all colours

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Jonas is given the memory of snow

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the apple takes an importance in Jonas's job selection

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Definition
- how the author reveals information
- from the perspective of the narrator

First Person
- perspective of one character
- look-fors: I, me, mine, myself
- advantages: inner thoughts of character
- disadvantages:  you don't get to experience other charcters feeling as well

Third Person - Limited
- narrator can see many characters but not everything
- look-fors: he, she, it, they, them, etc.
- advantages: can still create suspense
- disadvantages: were loosing out of some of the charters feelings, and if you don't get to know the characters as well

Third Person - Omniscient
- narrator knows all
- look-fors: he, she, it, they, them, etc.
- advantages: creates full picture for reader
- disadvantages: loose out on inner working of charters

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when children be come a 7 they get to wear button up in the front jackets instead of in the back

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the community seems to use bikes instead of cars

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Lily claims that Jonas and Gabriel both have "funny eyes", meaning "light-coloured eyes"

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- children are not allowed to ride a bike until they become a 9
- you are not allowed to fly a plane close to the ground
- each family unit must discuss their feelings every night at dinner
- nurturers are not allowed to look at the naming book for the ones ceremony
- when girls are 9 and under they must wear their hair tied back tight in a ribbon in public
- you mustn't take food home
- you aren't allowed to see anyone other than babies and elders naked
- children aren't allowed to witness releases
- at breakfast each family unit must tell each other their dreams
- no lying
- no rudeness

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What is a utopia?
- term coined by Sir Thomas More in 1516
- a community or society possessing desirable or perfect qualities
- in order to have these perfect communities, we have to give up some things
Examples: Garden of Eden, Heaven, Nirvana

What is a dystopia?
- Greek word meaning "anti-utopia"
- A community or society that is undesirable or frightening
Examples: Hell