Can you imagine a world where everything is perfect and everyone is the same? That is what Jonas's world is like, but soon after he turns twelve, he realizes a world of perfection and similarity is not entirely good. Lois Lowry's The Giver interested me with its truthful story of how utopia's are not perfect.
In Jonas's community, everyone gets assigned a role at the age of twelve. Nobody gets to choose how they spend the rest of their lives. All of the members of the community are fine with their role including Jonas. Jonas got assigned to reciece special training from the Giver. During his special training, Jonas discovers feelings, colors, and pain, all of which he has never experienced before and noone in his community except him and the Giver can experience. He enjoyed having feelings like love, and see colors like red. The pain that he experienced like war was good to have. Pain made him stronger. Jonas soon finds that the community that he once thought was perfect was in fact not perfect at all. The Giver and Jonas try to find a way that their entire community could have all of the feelings, colors, and pain that they have to make their community better.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Cross Examination
As a teenager I am being cross examined a lot. Adults refuse to trust me not because I am an untrustworthy person, but because of my age. Apparently a common rule among adults is 'Do not trust teenagers.' On many occasions I have been thoroughly questioned on my passwords.
On my computer and phone I have passwords to all of my applications and folders and I refuse to tell anyone what my passwords are or let anyone into any of my applications and folders. When my mom found out about my passwords she started getting suspicious. She questioned me for hours until I finally told her my passwords and let her go through my computer and phone. I tried telling her that I just like my privacy and that I was not trying to hide anything from her but she just kept saying that I am a teenager and cannot be trusted. I change my passwords all of the time so my mom stays suspicious and questions me many times when she tries to sneak on my computer to go through my folders and finds out that she no longer knows my passwords.
On my computer and phone I have passwords to all of my applications and folders and I refuse to tell anyone what my passwords are or let anyone into any of my applications and folders. When my mom found out about my passwords she started getting suspicious. She questioned me for hours until I finally told her my passwords and let her go through my computer and phone. I tried telling her that I just like my privacy and that I was not trying to hide anything from her but she just kept saying that I am a teenager and cannot be trusted. I change my passwords all of the time so my mom stays suspicious and questions me many times when she tries to sneak on my computer to go through my folders and finds out that she no longer knows my passwords.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Celebration
There are many things in life to celebrate. Life itself calls for celebration. When I think of what I have to celebrate, I think of my mother's pregnancy and little Kathryn Danielle inside of her.
My mom is nearly 8 months pregnant. Over the weekend my mom, step-dad, and I traveled to Jackson, Tennessee to visit the family. During our visit, we had a baby shower to celebrate Katie. I am usually not a fan of baby showers because I think that they are boring, but Katie's celebration was fun! When I think of baby showers as being a celebration of life, the more fun the whole get together seems. Kathryn is due at the end of May or beginning of June. I cannot wait!! Her birthday celebrations are going to be awesome!!
What do you have to celebrate?
My mom is nearly 8 months pregnant. Over the weekend my mom, step-dad, and I traveled to Jackson, Tennessee to visit the family. During our visit, we had a baby shower to celebrate Katie. I am usually not a fan of baby showers because I think that they are boring, but Katie's celebration was fun! When I think of baby showers as being a celebration of life, the more fun the whole get together seems. Kathryn is due at the end of May or beginning of June. I cannot wait!! Her birthday celebrations are going to be awesome!!
What do you have to celebrate?
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