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Nerissa Gonzales-Sanchez Ms. Emmet Writing 9 Dec. 2016 Conformity versus Individuality in A Wrinkle in Time and The Giver In The Giver,and The Wrinkle In Time they finally realize individuality. The wrinkle in time author is Madeleine L’Engle.The givers author is Lois Lowry. Meg finally realizes that individuality is good. Being your own person is good. Instead of being all the same. Jonas realizes that they had memories before the giver and jonas was born. The authors show the reader the theme

Expository Essay:Holes Wasteland Essay Stanley (The thief) got accused of a very serious crime. He claimed (“He didn’t do it”). Stanley had to decide whether to go to Camp Green Lake or Prison. Stanley thought that Camp Green Lake would be a fun, loving, and caring place. Stanley soon realised that Camp Green Lake is probably worse than prison, and is just a shriveled up dry wasteland. As you can see there are going to be several reasons to why Stanley is existing in a wasteland. Physical

4th International Quality Conference May 19th 2010 Center for Quality, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kragujevac World Class Manufacturing in Automotive Industry Milan Djordjevic1) Milan Milovanovic1) Maja Djordjevic1) 1) Zastava automobili Kragujevac Abstract: Every major manufacturer today is evaluating its strategy as the industry faces challenges brought on by a financial meltdown. Models such as mass production, global manufacturing, very low cost, niche manufacturing,

since January 2013 where he has served as the Ground Transportation Officer for the Brigade Supporting Operations.   CPT Farkas' awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster (OLC), Army Commendation Medal with 4 OLC, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal with 6 OLC, Joint Meritorious Unit Citation (JMUC), Valorous Unit Award (VUA), and Meritorious Unit Citation (MUC). CPT Farkas has been awarded the Ranger Tab, Combat Action

Giving Pain: Burdening Responsibility Everyone is burden with pain. No one can escape emotional, physical or mental misery because it is part of what makes us human. Without pain we would live in a world of sameness. Although there is no way we can escape this reality, what if there existed a utopian society in which everyone could live peacefully without the burden of pain? Would everyone be better off or would living in ignorance be a burden for someone else? Lois Lowry gives us a glimpse into

Marian Anderson was an American contralto concert performer from Philadelphia. Born in 1897 to a schoolteacher and ice and coal seller, Anderson showed musical talent from an early age. She started singing in her church choir at age 6 and at age 14, with her powerful and beautiful voice, she moved up to the adult choir. The other members were so impressed with her abilities that they started “Marian Anderson’s Future Fund” to help raise money for professional training (Biography 2015). After her

The Giver By Lois Lowry How to Become the Receiver of Memory Book Talk Script What does the Receiver of Memory do in the book? The Giver took place in a community where there are no emotions and they all wore white clothes so no color inside the community. Jonas was the main character in the book and was a twelve year old waiting to be told what his adult job was going to be. He was nervous for December to come around because that’s when the ceremony was being hold for all the age groups. Jonas’s

and emotional pain, it is impossible to understand what it feels like; so in reality, you haven’t experienced it. How can you be plagued by regret or grief if the things that caused it no longer exist? This novel was awarded the prestigious Newberry Medal in 1993, along with one other novel she wrote. The name of the novel is what caught my interest and what intrigued me the most. Just from something as simple as a name I knew I would be able to relate to this novel, in some kind of way. I was right

Imagination and the ability to hope and dream flow through this novel like liquid gold, it will transform the minds of readers everywhere. Katherine Paterson’s Bridge to Terabithia, is being questioned for its content and has the possibility of being banned. This cannot happen. Right off the bat, this book emphasizes the silly and fun dreams of childhood. Secondly, this book incorporates the importance of imagination and creative minds into almost every chapter. The major issue that critics have

Dear ____________, I 'm a grade __ student and I 've been concerned about our Earth getting polluted by landfills. Landfills are increasing each year because of garbage waste. These landfills contain harmful gases and these gases can release methane and carbon dioxide into the air. This can pollute our water and our air. For example the landfill in the City of Vancouver had been a disturbance for it 's neighbors. It also adds to global warming and climate change. These landfills have garbage which