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1. which of Jonas' rules disturb him? which do not disturb him?
 * __ GIVER QUESTIONS __**

The first two instructions seem to disturb Jonas just a little bit, only because it says to go IMMEDIATELY to his training after school and IMMEDIATELY to his dwelling after school, leaving no time for recreation. The third instruction, telling that he may be rude and ask any questions he wants to anybody and recieve answers, doesn't bother him too much because he knows he'll never take advantage of it. The fourth and fifth instructions didn't seem to matter to him, in fact, he was somewhat glad to be exused from dream-telling. He was a bit uneasy with the sixth, telling that he will not recieve medication to pain related to training, he remembered that the Cheif Elder had said that there would be great pain along with his training. He felt no reaction to the one that told him that he may not apply for release. The last instruction disturbed him, ever since childhood he had been taught never to lie. Ever. But now he could.

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2. How is the Reciever's house different from the other houses in the community?

The Giver's house is lined with books. This seemed weird for jonas because all the kinds books that he had ever known existed were found in every house in the community; a dictionary, the community volume, and of course, the book of rules. √ **ALSO - ORNATE FURNITURE, AND LOCKS!**

3. What is the actual prosess for transmitting memories? What is the first memory Jonas recieved?

To transmit memories, the Giver puts his hands on Jonas' back, then does some sort of telepathic thing, (jedi mind trick) so jonas can somehow see what the Giver knows and gives the memory to Jonas. The first memory jonas recieved was the memory of going down a snowy hill on a sled. √ **BARE BACK, FACE DOWN, FOR THE JEDI MIND TRICK TO WORK, APPARENTLY!**

4. Jonas recieves 3 memories in chapter 11, list everything that Jonas had never experienced before in those 3 memories because they no longer exist in the community.

In the first memory of snow, Jonas discovers: Cold, a hill, snow, a sled, and wind. In the second memory of sun, Jonas discovers: sunshine and warmth In the last memory, Jonas discovers: sunburn, pain. √

5. So what really happed to the apple that day with Asher? What is starting to happen to Jonas?

The apple didn't change shape like I thought, instead, it changed COLOR. Jonas seems to be seeing color for the first time. Well, specificly, the color red. √
 * __ MY OPINIONS __**

1. Agree or disagree? People should learn history, and learn about the past //I agree with this statement. If you know about the past, before you were born, you have a better understanding of who you are, and where you came from. Also, Learning history is important to know how the world is the way we know it. I think that Everybody should learn about the past not only to learn more about the world, but to learn more about themselves.// √

2. Agree or disagree? It is possible to have a world where everybody is the equal, but everybody is not the same. //I disagree with this statement. Everybody is different in their own unique way. If everybody was the same, the world would be like Jonas's, no choices. The fact that we are all different makes our world progress. You see, Inventors, for example, they came up with something new, that nobody else had thought of. Then, people that were good at making things, make the invention. I beleive that everybody is good at something, but nobody is good at everything.// √ **SO.. EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT, I AGREE... BUT DOES THAT MEAN THAT WE AREN'T EQUAL? MAYBE THAT WORD IS HARD TO DEFINE...** 3. Agree or disagree? A world without pain would be a bad thing.

//I strongly agree with this statement. Without pain, there would be no pleasure, nothing to look forward to. everything would be the same. Every day. To not have pain just wouldn't be right. Everybody needs something to look forward to, no matter what. Sometimes even the simplest of pleasurable things would be gone. For every type of pain, there's plesure that goes with it. We need pain. It is something that we just have. There is a reason for pain. Pleasure.// √ **I LIKE THIS POINT. THE TWO ARE OPPOSITES, SO IF YOU TAKE ONE AWAY, WILL THE OTHER STILL EXIST? WE COULD ARGUE THAT. ICE CREAM WOULD STILL TASTE GREAT - EVEN WITHOUT THE BRAIN FREEZE!** **THOUGHTFUL ANSWERS, SEAN - WELL DONE. 3.5**