Literature Analysis- The Giver

1.) A boy finding out his true self that is different from this peers. While figuring out his self he is introduced to baby Gabriel from his father's work. When he turned twelve he was chosen to be a Receiver. After a few trainings with the Giver things have suddenly changed.

2.) The Giver is about an eleven year old boy that lives in a utopia place. People there rode only bicycles and were not allowed to notice or say the differences between people, meaning you are suppose to be kind and caring. Jonas was different from his peers and so was the baby boy named Gabriel. As soon as Jonas was going to be a twelve and was chosen by the Giver to be a Reciever-in-training things have changed.

3.) I chose tis book without thinking about it, but as I got more into the book I realized that I have read this book already. I am actually glad that I chose this book because then it refreshed my memories about this book. No book is appealing to me, but I am learning to like to read by reading books that interests me the most. I kept reading this book, one because I wanted to know the events that I have forgotten when I read it and two is because it was actually a very interesting book to read.

4.) No, I did not find the book realistic because there is no such place as a utopia. There is no place where there are no worries. I connected Lily, Jonas' little sister, to my little brother, Cyril, because they are both a chatterbox. Also, they do not watch what they say.

5.) Lois Lowry uses very little figures of speech and her audience between ages 12-15 could understand. Her tone is a way where when Jonas discovers new things about himself.

6.) ·Alliteration- "Squinting toward the sky, he had seen the sleek jet, almost a blur at its high speed, go past, and a second later heard the blast of sound that followed"(Lowry1).
·Imagery- "He only saw the abandoned bikes here and there on their sides ; an unturned wheel on one was still revolving slowly"Lowry2).
·Imagery- "Then it was in his hand, and he looked at it carefully, but it was the same apple.
·Sensory Detail- "He passed the Childcare Center where Lily stayed after school, and the play areas surrounding it"(Lowry27).
·Hyperbole- "Pedaling rapidly down the path, Jonas felt oddly proud to have joined those who took the pills"(Lowry39).
·Hyperbole- "The audience howled with laughter"(Lowry54).
·Imagery- "He couldn't seem to stop, though for each lapse the discipline wand came again, escalating to a series of painful lashes that left marks on Asher's legs"(Lowry55).
·Symbolism- "...flattened, nearing the bottom, the sled's forward motion slowed"(Lowry82).
·Diction- "Dumbfounded, he stared at it"(Lowry93).
·Imagery- "He stared at the flat, colorful sky, bringing blue from it, and remembered sunshine until finally, for an instant, he could feel warmth"(Lowry106).

1.) -Indirect Characterization:
·"'I'm feeling apprehensive,' he confessed..."(Lowry).
·"'I enjoy the Naming,' Jonas said"(Lowry11).
-Direct Characterization
·"Jonas had been thinking already about teaching Lily"(Lowry13).
·"Jonas basically picked up an apple from the basket where the snacks were kept..."Lowry23).

2.) Yes the author's syntax and diction change when she focuses on the characters because Jonas was changing due to him becoming the Receiver.

3.) The protagonist is a static because he adapts to how different he is from his peers and changes because he has left his usual environment.

4.) Yes I did feel like my friend relates to this character. How my friend is always curious and would change to fit in.

Demeter & Persephone- Myth Cluster with the Bruthers

Characters:

~ Demeter:
· Goddess of the Harvest; can control that growth of the corps/plants
· Symbolized by the cornucopia/stalk of wheat
· Persephone's mother
· Zeus' wife
· Zeus' and Hades' sister

~ Persephone:
· Goddess of Vegetation
· A.K.A Queen of the Underworld
· Symbolized by Pomegranates

~ Hades:

· Good of the Underworld
· Zeus' and Demeter's brother
· Persephone's uncle/husband
· Owns a three-headed dog named Ceberus

Settings:

~ Grassy grills in the Nysian Mountains

Main Plot:

~ Hades claims Persephone as his wife in result Demeter gets upset that she stopped the crops that the humans grew, leading to Zeus becoming upset because he does not get his offers from the humans. As Hades reforms Persephone back to Demeter he feeds her six pomegranates seeds meaning Persephone would have to go back to the Underworld half off the year.

Main Conflict:

~ Demeter gets upset due to she wants Persephone back from Hades therefore she stopped the crops from growing leading to many dead humans and Zeus not getting his offers.

This Myth Attempts to Explain:

~ How tell seasons came to be. For example, Autumn and winter are the times when Persephone is with Hades. Summer and spring are the time when Persephone is with Demeter.

Yasss👉 Bruthers: Candice Joy Corpuz & Analiese Ramirez

Latin Words #3

Roots:
-aud(it) (hear): audience, auditorium, audition
-avi (bird): aviation, aviculture, aviatrix
-bell(i) (war): rebellion, rebel, belligerent, postbellum
-ben(e) (good, well): benefit, benevolent, benediction, benefice, benison

Vocab:
-antebellum: before, especially the American Civil War, typical of how things were before any war; The antebellum of the world has completely changed.
-audit: to check or examine a company's financial records; The man very closely audit the man's company due to he was very suspicious.
-auditory: related to the sense or hearing; My cousins auditory had lots of wonderful comments on the performances.
-avian: characteristic of or pertaining to birds;
-aviary: an elaborate structure for housing birds; The bird house that my neighbor built was such a beautiful aviary.
-avionics: the technology of using electronic equipment in aviation, missilery, and space flight; The soldiers attacked the Germans with avionics and won the battle.
-bellicose: eager to fight or quarrel; hostile; The bellicose thief gave the cop a black eye.
-belligerency: the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action; The student took a belligerency action towards the bully.
-benefactor: a person who gives another financial help; a patron; The benefactor was very helpful for the poor man who had financial problems.
-beneficiary: one who receives a benefit (of payment), as from an insurance policy; The beneficiary man received $100 every month due to he was laid off.
-benign: not malignant; gracious and kindly; good-natured; The nice benign woman was very proper when she drank her coffee.
-inaudible: unable to be heard; The movie became inaudible on my favorite part because my friend sat on the remote.

Latin Roots #2

ROOT WORDS
-anni; anni; enni(year): anniversary, semiannual, biennial
-aqua; aque(water): aquatic, aqueduct, aquarium, aqualung;
-arm(arm, weapon): army, alarm, disarm, armory, armor
-art(art, craft, skill): artistic, artificial, inarticulate, automobile, article, artifice;

WORD LIST
-aqua: water; Aqua mammals do not eat dry food.
-aquaculture: the cultivation of aquatic animals and plants, especially fish, shellfish and seaweed inn natural or controlled marine or freshwater environments, underwater agriculture; Sharks cannot get out of the ocean or their water habitat.
-aqueous: of, like, or formed by water; THE bed was aqueous.
-armada: a fleet of warships; The modern armadas are more powerful than back then.
-armature: equipment or clothing for battle, or any protective covering am alike extension; Soldiers use armature for battle.
-armistice: a temporary suspension off hostilities by mutual hand; simple our preliminary to peace treaty; USA has lots of armistice with other countries.
-artifact: any object produced by the art of human hand; My friends grandma has an Indian artifact.
-artifice: cunning ingenuity, clever or sly, tricky;
-artisan: a person skilled at a craft, usually a handicraft; The artisan made a beautiful pot.
-millennium: a period of peace and great prosperity, a thousand years; For many millenniums we have peace in America.
-perennial: year after year, throughout the years, a plant that blooms annually; The perennial winner had lots of prizes.
-superannuated: worn out, our retired from age and years of use our hard work, obsolete or outdated; That car is superannuated.

Journal Entry

    If I could live in any place I would probably most likely go back Home. My real home is where my dad and his ten Putney brothers and sisters were raised. My home is in the Metro Manila, Philippines. I lived there when I was 4 years old unto I moved here in the states when I was 7 years old. In my house my aunt lives there, and close to my house is my mom's house, but I don't visit or talk to get anymore. I love my family's original home because I get to live with my cousins and my yaya. Yaya means a maid or someone that takes care of you, but my yaya it's like my older sister that I have never had.