The Giver: How I Think it Ended

The Giver Ending

  The ending to the book "The Giver", is very good, and interesting.  People have wondered about what really happened, and even in certain interviews with the author, Lois Lowry.

  At <http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/lois-lowry-interview-transcript>  A child asks this: My teachers argue over the ending of The Giver! How does it really end?

     Lois replies:  It ends with Jonas and Gabriel going downhill in a sled toward a house with welcoming lights. Ho ho ho. Aren't I a mean author, not to be more specific? I like it when you argue. It makes you think.

  Since she said this, this makes me think two things: She is a very mean and evil person who likes to watch people argue and destroy each other over something; She is very curious in what her readers think about her book, and what their interpretation of the ending of her books are.  
  She also says at <http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/guides/give.html> she says how she likes to think on the bright side, while others say that the two run away's froze to death, she likes to think that the two had made it to a different type of community, where no one was brainwashed, and everything was perfectly normal, in human nature.
  My opinion on how The Giver ended is simple.  I believe that the Gabe and Jonas had made it down the hill, on their sled, at the brink of freezing to death, and starvation, but, they enter what Jonas knows as the regular, human colony.  But, in another opinion, I believe that they survived, but made it to Narnia!  There, they went on mystical conquests for the queens and kings, and the big lion, soon to destroy the ice queen, with the three kids in the "Chronicles of Narnia" books.

For the ROGATE 20% project, I am going to take a couple of surveys relating to music, and different genres of music like rock, pop, classical, country, etc.  In the end I will see what kind of music most people like these days (I'm expecting pop to win.)   

Ads influencing teens

  This past unit in ROGATE, we were learning about how advertising influences teens and their cultures. This is a very true statement, because even if we don't realize it, when we watch TV we are being influenced by ads, shows, commercials  etc.  Advertisement really makes the world of fashion go round.  When teens see something that looks really cool, they would want to wear it, than more people will wear it, than a fashion trend will begin.
  "Teens watch far more television than they did in the early days of TV." Says one news article that talks about how teens and children are influenced by television ads.  "In addition, they are online (via computer or smart phone) where advertising is relevant as well."  This article clearly shows how advertising is pretty much every where.  Every where you go you will see ads, watching television, online, at the mall, in restaurants, etc., etc.!
  One of the most influencing types of advertisements are video game ads (for the guys) and clothing ads (for the girls).  This is not proven by facts but merely by my opinion by observing people in school, and my own behavior to these type of products.  Even when teens are mostly influenced by these genres, children could be influenced by other products like dolls, action figures, and other kid like toys.
   This past unit of ROGATE was a fun one, being able to learn what really influenced teens, and people like us, on what we wear, say, and do.  These things that influence us is advertisements, or ads for short.  These ads can show anything to video games, sports, and even PSA's.  These ads, are what really influences teens, children, and pretty much everyone around the world.

This year, I learned that it was quite easier to make new friends and meet new people in middle school than I had expected.  I also learned that no one can replace the three stooges when i watched the new movie. My new years resolution is to not beat up my brother as much.