Giver blog post 1 (redo)

I would not like my future to be decided by another person because then I cannot choose what I want to be when I grow up. Like if I wanted to be a soccer player (not really) then I have a very slim chance of actually getting that job because there are millions of jobs and the job that I want is one of those. I will probably not get the job I want because it is decided by someone else. I also have to be very good at soccer to get their attention and let me play. If I am not good and I could improve my skills after I am a twelve but there is no time for me to practice before that time and I am very bad then there is no way I could be a soccer player. There are so many things that I could I could improve on and if I get chosen to do a job that I have to do my entire life then there is no way that I could improve on anything and if I do there is no point to it because I would have a job already and even if I hate it a lot there is no way I can quit. If I don't do a good job on my job then I will probably get released.

I also wouldn't want my future to be decided by others because then there is no point in what you do. Like if you wanted to be a scientist then you would study science and try to get your dream job. But in the utopia you just keep on working on whatever you do and hope you get a good job. If I was one of the Elders I would try to change the rules much like they are know but with more jobs so that people without jobs can get them and not rob and murder people for money.

However there is an up side to your future being decided for you. You can never fail at life. you will always get a job no matter if you weren't smart. It might not be the best job but at all jobs you dont get any money and you live the same life as everyone else unless their job is very important. So when you have a job you have a house and a family you wouldn't want to commit crimes so people deciding you future reduces crime too.

Giver blog post 2

Out of the three options available, I chose #1

I think that Jonas says that it is unfair that nothing has color because he ans the Giver are the only people who can see color. They are the only ones who can experience the happy or sadness that color has to offer. If the colors are depressing like brown it would still be better because living in black and white is worse. color is amazing. But it is not that amazing if you are the only one who can experience it. If you tell people that there are such thing as colors and how awesome they look then people will think you are crazy. In a perfect society, people cant be crazy. I'm not sure what would happen to Jonas because he is the receiver in training and he is the most honored one in the community but chances are that he will still be released.

Another reason that Jonas said this was out of anger. Angry at the elders for shunning something so great. I would get very mad too. He would probably think that the elders are stupid and unfair in his outburst of anger. When you get the something good without working for it, you should take care and make the most of it. Instead the Elders thought that it wasn't the same and people could be faced with choices about which colors they wanted and that there could have been fight about which colors were better.

If I was Jonas I would probably feel the same way as him about colors because its not fair that the elders always get to decide whats good for us without hearing our side of the story. Its also unfair that I and the Giver are the only people who could see color. Once I become the receiver then I will try to persuade the Elders to try and use color in the world.

Giver blog post 1

Answer to question 1.

I would not like my future to be decided by another person because then I cannot choose what I want to be when I grow up. Like if I wanted to be a soccer player (not really) then I have a very slim chance of actually getting that job because there are millions of jobs and the job that I want is one of those. I will probably not get the job I want because it is decided by someone else. I also have to be very good at soccer to get their attention and let me play. If I am not good and I could improve my skills after I am a twelve but there is no time for me to practice before that time and I am very bad then there is no way I could be a soccer player. There are so many things that I could I could improve on and if I get chosen to do a job that I have to do my entire life then there is no way that I could improve on anything and if I do there is no point to it because I would have a job already and even if I hate it a lot there is no way I can quit. If I don't do a good job on my job then I will probably get released.