The Truth

The Truth


This world is sacrifice,
The bravery of men and woman,
The remembrance of soldiers before us,
Love and peace is what is wanted,
But blood, sweat, and tears is what's given,
Heroes are united,
Honor is received,
The poppy flower lies there with sorrow and grief,
The world is sacrifice,

The Great Disturbance in Proska

                   Today, two young adults were seen arguing this morning in the park around 4 to 6 A.M. We do not know the whole reason why they were fighting, but some people overheard that they were arguing over who had the left the food at the party. It started of at a normal tone, but then it became a complication.

                  These couples were young adults from South Berwyn. The young man that intentionally started the argument, he looks to be in his early 20's. And his girlfriend looked around the same age as him. The man had a very loud and deep voice and that was the whole reason why this became a problem. The girlfriend  had a soft voice and she only became loud when she was imposed to do so. She was also distraught through out the whole conversation because the man was being so ill-mannered about the fact she wasn't admitting she left the food.

                  Some people who were in the park noticed that it was starting to get worse. As the man screamed at the woman "I didn't leave the cake!!! I gave it to you and you left it on the table!! What are you talking about?" This became so loud that it started to wake people nearby because they were disturbed from there sleep. One man came up to the young adult and told him to stop screaming because the people around the park were being disrupted from there early walk. This made the young man realize that he was being childish. Also he became more thoughtful on what he was doing and he apologized to people near him. Also to his girlfriend because he was yelling at her for a silly reason. And they made their way back to the car. When they finally were on there way it was peaceful and quiet in the park.

Reflections on the first quarter

                     There are a lot of things that I have developed in or learned in this class. I have became more better with how I write. Ever since we learned T.I.Q.A ,  I started using this format for all my writings. This structure of writing made it more easier for me to develop my writing and how I use different words in each sentence I write. T.I.Q.A also helped me have a better understanding of the book. It was the perfect format that helped me break down events that I read or listened to. I would say that this helped me do my work and understand what im doing.

                     Through out the first quarter, I don't think my blogs have progressed. It was just the format I used changed. I think that I have adapted to many things that I wasn't familiar with in this class. But adapting to different styles of writing makes me a better writer and helps me understand the topic we're writing about. Changing how I write was difficult for me, but I learned to understand the format we were getting taught. So I think that my blogs are on the same level of writing, but the format of the writing is different.

                     Finally, some goals or things i want to change as this next quarters go by is how i manage my time. For me I need to learn how to manage my time everyday, because im a athlete. I play football so this means i have practice two hours each week day. Having practice each day resulted in some issues for me managing my time. This is how my day goes after school (that i need to change). I come home I change, I don't even think about homework that I have to do because im so eager to hang out with my friends or to not miss out on something. Then after i hang out with my friends i have to rush home because I take so long hanging out with my friends I have to rush home and change to go to practice. Then after practice its like 8. Im tired so i lay down and take out my homework . But im barely awake and I don't give my best effort or i fall asleep doing it. So one goal I want to have for the rest of the quarters is to come home then do my homework right away and take my time obviously for i could put my best effort into it. Then hang out with my friends. For i can have something fun to do. Its very exhausting being a athlete. But if I want to accomplish my goals later in life i have to be academically ready because if I don't achieve my goals I need a backup plan. 

The Giver, Movie vs Book

            In the book The Giver when jonas meets Gabe its when they brought him to Jonas’s home to take care of him and Gabe was also mentioned by dad earlier in the book. In the movie Jonas was introduced to Gabe at the start of the book inside the annex room.  In the book Jonas meets gabe at home, “Oh, look!,’ Lily squealed in delight. ‘Isn’t he cute? Look how tiny he is! And he has funny eyes like yours, Jonas!’ Jonas glared at her. He didn't like it that she mentioned his eyes. He waited for his father to chastise Lily.” And in the book Jonas came up to Gabe because he was crying most of the time and wanted to see why. Fiona layed her hand on Gabe and Gabe stopped crying. One thing that struck Jonas was, “Lily followed behind, but she glanced back over her shoulder at Jonas and teased, ‘ Maybe he had the same Birth Mother as you,”(20).This made Jonas wonder if Gabe was actually his brother. In the movie when Jonas met Gabe he was very dumbfounded when his dad said Gabe was going to be set for release. Both of these stories behind the book and the movie were so different. I expected the movie to have some similar moments but it was way different from what I thought. Gabe was a important character in this story. He was the main reason why Jonas went on his journey to elsewhere.

            In the movie The Giver it was so different from the book. One main thing was Jonas he looke like he was 18 in the movie but in the book it says he's  about to turn 12. In the movie Jonas is way older than described in the book. And he is kind of crushing on Fiona more in the movie. And in the book “ Lily looked up her eyes wide. ‘The ceremony of twelve’, she whispered in a awed voice."(9). This shows that Jonas was going to turn twelve and how important it was in the book and the topic were talking abou. There is only once in a while you would see Jonas doing something with Fiona in the book, which made a way different ending then in the movie. But In the movie the romantic moments with Fiona gave Jonas more courage and love to go to elsewhere and release all the memories he had.

              The book was way different then what I thought the movie was going to be like. Fiona did not have that same impact like she did in the movie. So this all means that the change in the character was necessary because it gave a better detailed story. At first the movie was not good compared to the book. But at the ending of the movie was better because it displayed more love and a explanation for the end.

The Ending of The Giver

             In The Giver by Lois Lowry there are multiple themes created by the author, one that includes to find love and experience feelings you need to go through hardships. When Jonas leaves the community there was one night where the author said,“Jonas cried, too, for the same reasons, and another reason as well. He wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himself”(174). Also when the Giver was in pain he shared a dreadful memory that causes jonas to have feelings, “One of Jonas’s arms was immobilized with pain, and he could see through his own torn sleeve something that looked like ragged flesh and splintery bone...slowly he reached to his side, and felt the metal container there...when the container was open, he extended his arm slowly across the blood-soaked earth, inch by inch, and held it to the lips of the boy." After Jonas gave the boy water he looked around him and realized what war looks like and all the pain happening in front of him. He could not watch it and realized he was about to die but then was pulled back into his conscious state of mind and was back in bed.When jonas received the feeling of pain from the memories it caused him to care for others when he or someone else is in danger and in pain. As you can see in my first quote Jonas was starving and so was Gabriel but he cared more about how gabriel will live except for how he would survive. In my second quote it explains that both Jonas and the random boy was hurt but still jonas gave water to the boy.
         
            Also in The Giver by Lois Lowry, Jonas goes through a lot of rough moments and he experiences things to make him change. Which means Jonas is dynamic throughout the story. In the beginning of the story Jonas was to calm on the way things were going in the community and he was also so ignorant about what was going on, "At first, he had been fascinated. He had never seen aircraft so close, for it was against the rules for Pilots to fly so close over the community. "(1). And as the story went on Jonas realized what was going on in the community, for example. "Once again he saw the face the face of the light haired, bloodied soldier as life left his eyes. The memory came back. He killed it! My father killed it! Jonas said to himself, stunned at what he was realizing. He continoued to stare at the screen numbly" [150]. Jonas changed right after the giver showed him memories and especially after how he learned what release had meant. He now knows whats going on and wants to change what is happening. Jonas was very curious and happy in the start of the movie but now he was sad and more wiser. he also became more selfless during the end of the book because he only cared about himself at the start of the book.