I am a smart dancer
I wonder how big the universe is
I hear the last song I heard on the radio
I see ballet dancers dancing around me
I want a trip to Hawaii
I am a smart dancer
I pretend I can fly
I feel that bigfoot is nice
I touch rainbows
I worry about earthquakes
I cry over family members death
I am a smart dancer
I understand the earth is round
I say the happier the better
I dream about being a billionaire
I try to get a good grade
I hope to go to BYU'
I am a smart dancer
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
Christmas Break
On Christmas Eve I went to my grandmas house to have a big Christmas dinner. I stuffed myself with delicious funeral potatoes and ham and rolls! I played pool with my cousin, watched a movie with my aunt and did fun activities with the rest of the family. Then we went home and me and my little sister had to go to bed.
My little sister, Nicole, came and slept in my room so that there would be someone with her to keep her from going up stairs where "Santa" would be setting up. It was pretty hard to sleep that night because Nicole is a very wild sleeper. I would wake up with her legs all over me and her arms sprawled across my face. She would kick me and slap me and while I layed there in pain she slept soundly and peacefully. In the morning I had to keep her in my room for a while and she was bouncing off the walls with excitement. She wanted to see her presents so bad, so when I could finally let her out she sprung out and leaped up the stairs. She got a cool little camera from Santa and I got a camera to. I also got boots and a sweater and Nicole got a bunch of crafty stuff. It was pretty fun to watch her open all the presents and leap for joy. I had a fun and enjoyable Christmas!
My little sister, Nicole, came and slept in my room so that there would be someone with her to keep her from going up stairs where "Santa" would be setting up. It was pretty hard to sleep that night because Nicole is a very wild sleeper. I would wake up with her legs all over me and her arms sprawled across my face. She would kick me and slap me and while I layed there in pain she slept soundly and peacefully. In the morning I had to keep her in my room for a while and she was bouncing off the walls with excitement. She wanted to see her presents so bad, so when I could finally let her out she sprung out and leaped up the stairs. She got a cool little camera from Santa and I got a camera to. I also got boots and a sweater and Nicole got a bunch of crafty stuff. It was pretty fun to watch her open all the presents and leap for joy. I had a fun and enjoyable Christmas!
Empathy
They all lack empathy for each other in The Giver because everyone is supposed to be the same. If you can't experience love, pain, or sadness then you can't have empathy for someone who is. You can't "put yourself in someone else's shoes"if you don't know what it is.
An example from the book is when Jonas's father is releasing the twin baby. When he injects the medicine into the babies forehead, it wriggles and cries in pain. His father says to the baby that he knows it hurts and that it will soon be over with. But his father doesn't really know what it feels like.
Jonas starts to empathize for others because he can experience all of the feelings and emotions. He can feel the pain of people in war, all the way to the love of a family spending Christmas together. He knows more than all the other people. Hopefully one day their community will change and they will be able to feel empathy for eachother.
An example from the book is when Jonas's father is releasing the twin baby. When he injects the medicine into the babies forehead, it wriggles and cries in pain. His father says to the baby that he knows it hurts and that it will soon be over with. But his father doesn't really know what it feels like.
Jonas starts to empathize for others because he can experience all of the feelings and emotions. He can feel the pain of people in war, all the way to the love of a family spending Christmas together. He knows more than all the other people. Hopefully one day their community will change and they will be able to feel empathy for eachother.
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