Mikes Greek Creation Myth

Goodbye Letter

Dear Asher,

It has come to my attention that this world is not what it used to be. Have you ever felt the feeling of love, the wanting? I'm sure you have. But what if we were not forced to suppress these feelings, what if love and the wanting could be a normal part of our lives? I am not allowed to share anything about my training, but it has to be done. In my training I have seen things and felt things that most people in our community could not imagine. But I have to share this with you, we have been friends since the day we met, and there is no one who I trust more in this world than you. This is probably the last time you will hear from me, and I have written this letter to explain about my training and the things that happened during it. I have received memories from people who lived generations before us. They show color, something that fills the world with definition and puts the amazing details of expression and feeling into life. Did you know that there is a white, cold and soft material called snow? What a wonderful feeling it has, how it pricks your hands and melts on the tip of your tongue, it falls in tiny crystals, beautiful masterpieces so small that they fit in between the spaces between your teeth. but I have also seen more brutal things. Animals being killed, for instance, and yes there used to be animals that walked the earth with us. Dogs, cats, bears, birds, all gone now, but not in the eyes of the memories I viewed. If only you truly knew what was once, all the beautiful things you could see, all the feelings waiting to be explored, and once you have had a taste surely you would never get enough. But a piece of advice from an old friend. Watch closely Asher, you will see what I mean.

-Greatest Regards, Jonas.

" Gabriel's breathing was even and deep. Jonas liked having him there, though he felt guilty about the secret. Each night he gave memories to Gabriel: memories of boat rides and picnics in the sun; memories of soft rainfall against windowpanes; memories of dancing bare-footed on a damp lawn.

"Gabe?"

The new child stirred slightly in his sleep, Jonas looked over at him.

"There could be love" Jonas whispered.

The next morning, for the first time, Jonas did not take his pill. Something within him, something that had grown there through the memories, told him to throw the pill away"

This passage shows that Joans truly believes in freedom and love. He wants everything to go back to the way it was. The way it was before sameness. He wants to share color, emotion and texture with the community so they can feel the joy and pain of what the world used to be like. But is that for the best?

We all know that Joans wants things to go back before sameness, but would it really be a good choice? He may want to return things back to the real world but would others? And maybe freedom isn't such a good thing after all, Jonas' community is completely stable and perfect. It would turn the community's world upside down if they what had existed many centuries before them. Freedom and emotion are exactly he things that the elders centuries before had wanted to get rid of. If the world went back to normal, yes, it would be full of color and emotion, but people would realize the real truth behind everything. Release ment death, and dying would once again beco e a normal part of life for people, and so wold pain and sadness. So I think that Joans should look at this from a different angle.

Giver Blogpost 1

I would like my life to be decided by myself because if someone else decided my life, you may end up in a place you do not want to be in, or with someone you did not want to be with. You could decide everything you wanted to, and to have someone control your life and choices would basically turn you into their puppet.

If my whole future was to be decided by others, I would not like that. It would be like a video game and the people who decided your future would be the players. It would be like the Sims. It would be like a mystery. everyday you would wake up wondering what you would be told to do that day, life would have a new mystery everyday. And it may be that the people deciding your future might use you for their own good, like making you do their work. But what if you had the power to control them?

It might be that the world would turn out to be like it was many years ago and sadly still is, Slaves, inequality and other things. If someone is given too much power they will rise above the others and would probably end up ruling them one way or the other. For the better or worse we wouldn't know, It would depend on the person. Usually what might seem like a good conclusion can always backfire or be expanded for the better.

Giver post #2

I think that the giver thinks that making choices would be frightening to people because they do not know what the outcome of their choice would be like. Would it be good or bad? how would it affect them and the people around them. I also think that making choices would scare people when it came to something important. It may affect the rest of their lives for the better or for worse. I also think that it might scare those who might not be ready to lead and only feel comfortable by being leaded.

That seems to be the situation in Jonas' community, no one makes choices except for the elders and the council. Everyone else has to follow. It might also be that the council doesn't let people have choices because they might think that the people's choices could ruin the community's peaceful way of life. And it might seem that making choices in our world might not seem like much, but In Jonas' its a whole different story.

But if people were allowed to make choices, then I believe that their community might turn out to be a lot more like our society today. Things such as crime, shops, and sports might be present if they started to do things the way we do today, it might even be an identical society, but their world is black and whit and ours flourishes with color and feelings. I wonder why theirs isn't colored. It may be because they want everything to be plain and simple to keep people from wondering "Is this the only thing in life?" It may also be because the things outside of these people's communities are dangerous and can change their perfect way of life. But What If they were exposed to this?

This is my project on Senusret the 1st. Art, Craftsmanship, Trade and architecture flourished during his reign. i think that this video is great. There is still some room for improvement, but at least we got the important stuff done. That to me, is the most important thing. getting the facts down.

I think that the Egyptians created monuments to honor and themselves or to worship their gods.

I think that the obelisk in washington D.C. most reflects egyptian life. I beleive that obelisks were supposed to be something that the Egyptians used to communicate with the gods. There isa pic. up top with the obelisk in it.

Using google docs helped because since its online you can and your partner can work together at the same time on the same document.

Through out this whole assignment i learned about a pharoh i never knew existed. I learnt that he was a prolific builder and built many monuments, barricades and cities for the people of Egypt. Art and culture flourished during his regin and he seemed to be a great ruler to me.

the thing that challenged me the most was making the imovie. I had trouble following the script and putting the movie together but all in all, i think that it was well done.

I think i had to communicate effectively and collaborate constructively to work and talk to my partner. Those are the school wide learning results that were evident in this project.

My PResEntAtioN On WashINGtoN D.c. ReflecTION

I thought that the presentation I prepared was very good in my perspective. I do think that I did a god job on presenting and finding information, But putting it all together in a nice looking presentation is not what im good at. I think that I could have done a better job on my organization and layout.

I think that next time i prepare a powerpoint I should be ready to present it. When I was up there speaking to the class I was nervous and scared I was not ready and I kept reading off the screen. so next time I make a power point I should have small note cards and I should try to memorize the basics of the presentation to be ready for the day I present.

I learned many new things when listening to the other presentations I learned that germany had a beer festival where people could go and get drunk and make new bar buddies. I also learned that south Korea used to be called by something else. (I forget it though...) SO I learned many new things abut many new places I never knew about before.

I think that i will do a better job next time I do a presentation. I think that my powerpoint was good, but could use a lot of improvement.