https://padlet.com/jackcgriggs/26shtzzeh4qk What if they were allowed to choose their own mate? And chose wrong? en-us 2016-12-10 15:59:32 UTC 2025-11-26 18:42:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Terminator.png jackcgriggs https://padlet.com/jackcgriggs/26shtzzeh4qk/wish/142952724 What if someone made all the hard decisions for you? Wouldn't that make life so much easier? Jonas is an anxious 11 year old boy that cannot wait to be given his assignment. Instead, Jonas is selected to be the next Receiver, the only person in their small community that has memories of the past. The receiver job is to be looked on with honor, but it comes at a price. Jonas feels as if his world is wrong. Will Jonas be able to stop this evil world in which he lives in?]]> 2016-12-10 16:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jackcgriggs/26shtzzeh4qk/wish/142952724 jackcgriggs https://padlet.com/jackcgriggs/26shtzzeh4qk/wish/142952964 The importance of memory.
I chose this thesis statement because the community made only one person bear all of the memories. This put stress, pain, and little concentration to that person. Every person has different beliefs on a subject, and it is important to have multiple inputs on large decisions. Everyone in the community should have some memory of the past, so they can understand what their past was like, and how to avoid certain problems.]]> 2016-12-10 16:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jackcgriggs/26shtzzeh4qk/wish/142952964 jackcgriggs https://padlet.com/jackcgriggs/26shtzzeh4qk/wish/142953201 2016-12-10 16:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jackcgriggs/26shtzzeh4qk/wish/142953201 jackcgriggs https://padlet.com/jackcgriggs/26shtzzeh4qk/wish/142953503 1. The Giver is speculated to be 50 years in the future. After reading the book and seeing some of the details and measurements humans had to go to during their time, their reality could very possibly be semi close to ours in the future. One measure they had to do was climate control.
2. The Giver's society "Releases" anyone who breaks rules, is born without good genes, or requests to. However, Jonas later finds out that Releasing people is lethal injection which is something we do today.
3. Their punishment of lethal injection means that they have a population overflow, similar to what we have today. Will we have so many humans that we result to killing imperfect humans?]]> 2016-12-10 16:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jackcgriggs/26shtzzeh4qk/wish/142953503 jackcgriggs https://padlet.com/jackcgriggs/26shtzzeh4qk/wish/142953839 2016-12-10 16:30:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jackcgriggs/26shtzzeh4qk/wish/142953839 jackcgriggs https://padlet.com/jackcgriggs/26shtzzeh4qk/wish/142953962 2016-12-10 16:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jackcgriggs/26shtzzeh4qk/wish/142953962 jackcgriggs https://padlet.com/jackcgriggs/26shtzzeh4qk/wish/142953978 In Jonas's community, the mysterious people that came up with their society created sameness. No one can see colors except for the Receiver. Receivers have the power to "See Beyond." Jonas begins seeing colors with his training with The Giver.]]> 2016-12-10 16:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jackcgriggs/26shtzzeh4qk/wish/142953978