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I think this photo shows perseverance and happiness. It relates to my story because I persevered through my injury to get happiness.

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I feel like christmas time symbolizes his memory. This is because his memory is warm and happy and he learns about grandparents. In christmas time you usually are next to a fire and it is a happy time because everyone is receiving gifts.

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I feel like barbed wire symbolizes this. This is because barbed wire can represent injury and toughness. Both of this happens in the memory because Jonas has to be very tough and he is very hurt.

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A couple of weeks ago I had a really bad fever. It all started when I was with my friends at a football game. I was really excited because it was Friday and on Saturday I was going to a KU game. That night I got home really tired and I felt a little weird. I didn’t think much about it and got in bed and tried to sleep. This is when I realized I couldn’t move from my bed. Then I realized I was burning up. My mom took my temperature and it was 105. I suffered the next few days with no break from the fever. I had a really bad attitude in it because I had so many fun things planned that week. That's when one day I decided even if I am sick I can at least try to do something about it. With a positive attitude, I realized not only was I feeling better but my fever was going away! I kept it up and in no time I was back to normal.

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My favorite memory was when I won a basketball tournament. Ive won many basketball tournaments but this was the hardest because I had hurt my knee really badly the game before. I was struggling getting up and down the floor but I knew I needed to keep going for my team.

In the final game, We were down by 2 points with 10 seconds to go and I had the ball. I knew I needed to shoot a 3 pointer to win. I lined up to shoot and jumped up with my same knee that was killing me the whole game. I fought through the pain and made the shot. We won the game and I celabrated with my team.

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“He fell with his leg twisted under him, and could hear the crack of bone. His face scraped along jagged edges of ice and when he came, at last, to a stop, he lay shocked and still., feeling nothing at first but fear.” (Lowry, 103) This is Jonas when the giver gave him a memory of falling of a sled, experiencing pain for the first time. It was in my opinion his most painful memory becuase his body didn’t know how to react to pain.

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“‘I certainly like the memory, though. I can see why it’s your favorite. I couldn’t quite get the word for the whole feeling of it, the feeling that was so strong in the room” “Love,” The giver told him.” (Lowry, 118) This is Jonas explaining the memory of happiness the giver gave him. This is Jonas’s favorite memory in my opinion because it is a good one where he learns about love.

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Jonas and I have a lot in common…
We both fought through injury to reach a goal. We both used positive thoughts to get through hard times. Jonas and I are different as well, He had a lot harder task and was very brave. All I did was fight through a injury.