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Question 1: I think the Giver's advice is not frequently called upon by the Elders because the Elder's don't always need the advice, and also, he needs to keep the memories, without giving people pain.

Question 2: I think the Elders did not make the right choice. This is because everyone is supposed to be unique, and also, doing this would just make everything boring.

Question 3: One person should only contain the pain of the memories because this way no one else has to feel the pain of the memories.

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Question 1- The Giver's advice is not frequently called upon by the Elders because the government is so controlling and doesn't want change. Therefore, they don't want the Giver's advice because he wants change, so they limit his influence on the Committee of Elders.
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Question 2- The Elders didn't make the right choice because now that everything is painless, all citizens live in ignorance. They are afraid that people will make bad choices.
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Question 3- Only one person must contain the pain of memories because if more than one person had the memories, they could join together and form a rebellion.

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1) The Giver's advice is rarely called upon because the government is controlling.  The government does not want the Giver to change their society.  They only ask the Giver for advice if they have never experienced a situation that they cannot handle.
2) We do not think that the elders made the right choice.  People deserve more freedom to choose what they are passionate about and make their own decisions. This relates to the previous set of question because we are saying that people deserve the right amount of freedom.
3)  If everyone contained memories in Jonas' society, they would want to have all the good memories because when you experience, you want good. There would be chaos without the Reciever.

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Question 1: If people were left with their own devices, people won't always make the wrong decision because people can think for themselves. Even so, people make mistakes and if they do, they will just end up learning from them.

Question 2: The Giver was not serious when he told Jonas that it was safer to protect people from making choices because he wanted to see Jonas' opinion on the matter and whether or not he will change his decision based on that of the Giver.

Question 3: The scene with the elephant was important because it shows how the community lies about certain topics to their citizens because they didn't want them to have too much knowledge. This relates to the idea of choices because they didn't allow the citizens to choose how their life should be.

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The elephant scene is important because it made Jonas tell Lily about real elephants, and it relates to choices because the hunters made a choice to shoot the elephant.

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Question 2: I think the Giver was didn't mean it when he stated that it was safer to protect people. Although he might think the opposite, he is being very  cautious and with all the camera's everywhere. But if The Giver could get to somewhere where the community can't spy on them, maybe he can turn Jonas's mind around.

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Question 1: If people were able to make their own changes, they won't always make the wrong decision. This is because while you do make mistakes every so often, some people will realize things on their own, and do certain things correctly.

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1) We think that if people are left to make their own decisions then they will sometimes make the wrong decision. But, they will not always make the wrong decision if left to make their own decisions.
2) We do not think the Giver was entirely serious when he told Jonas that it was safer to protect people from making their own decisions. This is because the Giver has seen memories that Jonas has not yet. Those memories are about how good their society was before the elders took over.
3) The scene with the elephant is important because it shows Jonas that when people have too much power in what they are able to do, they can make the wrong choices.

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1. If people were left to make their own choices they wouldn't always make the wrong decisions. It is also important to learn from past mistakes if you do make a wrong choice so that you will not make them again.

2. The Giver was not serious when he told Jonas that it was safer to protect people fro making choices. The Giver probably did this to test Jonas or maybe make him realize something important.

3. The scene with the elephant is important because it shows that the elephant is real and that there were a great number of changes after Sameness. It also shows that there is hidden information that everyone in the society doesn't know.

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1.  The Giver's advice isn't called upon the elders frequently because they usually don't have a lot of things to ask him about. Also, the community is so equal that they don't need to know a lot of things.

2. The Elders did not make the right choice because even though pain and mistakes/choices are difficult, they are just as important as the good aspects of life.

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The Giver Chapter 13 Discussion 2- Change

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The Giver Chapter 13 Discussion 2- Change

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With your group, answer the following questions as you read the remainder of Chapter 13. Make sure to write your group name in the title section and to number your responses. 1.) Why do you think that the Giver´s advice is not frequently called upon by the Elders? 2.) The Giver says ¨Life here is ordinary, so predictable--so painless. It´s what they´ve chosen." Did the Elders make the right choice? How does this relate to the previous set of questions? 3.) Why must only one person contain the pain of the memories?

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The Giver Chapter 13 Discussion 1- Choices

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The Giver Chapter 13 Discussion 1- Choices

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In the first section of Chapter 13 that we read in class,  the idea of citizens making their own choices was brought up by the Giver. 1.) Do you think that if left to their own devices, people will always make the wrong decision? 2.) Do you think that the Giver was serious when he told Jonas that it was safer to protect people from making choices? Why or why not? 3.) Why is the scene with the elephant important and how does that relate to the idea of choices? When responding, put your group letter in the title box and your response below it.