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Lois Lowry was born March 20, 1937 in Hawaii to Robert and Katharine Hammersberg. Her father was an Army dentist and the family lived all over the world. She attended Brown University, but left after her sophomore year to get married and raise a family of four children. They settled in Maine, where she returned to college and received her degree from the University of Southern Maine. Lois Lowry fulfilled a childhood dream when she began writing in the mid-1970's. Now divorced, she lives in West Cambridge with her dog, Bandit, and spends weekends in her 19th century farmhouse in New Hampshire. Lois Lowry, author of over 20 novels and winner of the Newbery Medal twice, is a woman to be taken seriously. This native of Hawaii has become a favorite of both children and young adults. She has tackled a number of topics in her literature including adoption, mental illness, cancer, the Holocaust and futuristic societies. Whatever the theme, Lowry portrays realistic life experiences to her audience. In her books, Lois Lowry throws her characters and readers into many thought-provoking situations. The contemporary young adult reader is compelled to confront society with all of its imperfections. Lois Lowry told //Contemporary Authors// that she measures her success as an author by her ability to "help adolescents answer their own questions about life, identity and human relationships. It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. No one in The Community wants for anything. Everyone is provided for. Each Family Unit is entitled to one female and male child. Each member of The Community has their profession carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders, and they never make a mistake. Jonas, a sensitive twelve year old boy, had never thought there was anything wrong with his Community, until one day. From the moment Jonas is selected as the Receiver of Memory at The Ceremony, his life is never the same. Jonas discovers that The Community is not as perfect as it seems. Although they appear to have everything, they are missing something of great importance. It is up to Jonas, with the help of the Giver, to find what long ago had been lost. And so, Jonas embarks on an adventure to save the world as he knows it. Simply and beautifully written, //The Giver// is sure to touch the heart of every reader. Lois Lowry deals with issues of everyday life that are so often taken for granted. Through the noble character of Jonas, she presents a glimpse of what could be the future. As the tension in the novel mounts, so does the number of questions that Lowry confronts the reader with. One can not help but grapple with their intense significance. //The Giver// is a book of courage and adventure, and most importantly, one of deep thought. Once readers make contact with Lowry's treasure, they may never see things exactly quite the same. Lowry presents a forceful novel that demands to be heard and philosophically dealt with.
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i would not want someone else picking my decisions because they might not pick the one i want.They would pick the one that seems best for them not for me.I would like it if i new what the right decision would be that would make life easier but its not like that, its way dificulter than that.People dont know what situations i would b going through anyways.so thats my answer to this question and i want my decisions.IF some one had to pick my decision they should be wise and smart.They also had to be friendly.

Dictionary Definition:

A **society** or a **human society** is **(1)** a group of people [|related] to each other through persistent relations such as [|social status], [|roles] and [|social networks]

Your definition IN YOUR WORD: A group of people in the world that people are involved in.

CREATE A SOCIETY OF YOURS. WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE? My society would be a very nice place to live. There would be very less drama so you don't have to worry about anybody talking about you or any thing like that. I hope that it would be a less violent place and it would very easy to make money. That is what my society would be like.My society will be fun and injoyable too.All the people would be nice. One FULL sentence is 1 point. (CHECK SPELLING AND GRAMMER!!)

COMPARE AND CONTRAST YOUR SOCIETY TO TODAY's There is alot of drama.Tthere is alot of drugsThere are alot of cruel people. There are alot of global warming still going on.I will band them from being there and anyone found with them has to be removed. (EXPLAIN WHY THESE WILL NOT BE IN YOUR SOCIETY) One comparision 1 point.

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