A | B |
hypocritical | a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess |
euphemism | a mild, indirect, or vague term used as a substitute for a harsh, blunt, or offensive one |
Utopia (Greek) | no where |
Gattaca's society was based on? | having perfect DNA |
Lois Lowry | Won the Newberry award for the Giver. |
dystopia | a Utopia gone bad, life is bad, terror and oppression |
According to Sir Thomas Moore Utopians believe | all eveil stemmed from the ambition of man to accumulate personal wealth and property |
Utopia (dictionary) | an ideally perfect place in its social, political, and moral aspects |
Rosemary | was the Giver's daughter |
gravitate | to move toward something |
palpable | tangible and able to be touched |
aptitude | natural ability or talent |
START | Summarize, Thesis, Author, Roadmap, Title |
SIFT | a close reading |
nurture | to foster, educate, assist in development |
Irony | The use of words to mean something very different from what they appear on the surface to mean. |
Lois Lowry uses what point of view when she wrote the Giver | Third person limited |
Omelas | was an immoral community because one child was locked up and treated badly |
remorse | a feeling of guilt |
transgressing | violation |