I find it hard to imagine how it would be to not have any memories or not to know simple things like colours or the feeling of sunshine/snow on your skin. In chapter 13 Jonas and the Giver talk about making choices, and the Giver justifies the fact that the people in the community aren't given the power to make a decision with the possibility that they might make the wrong choice. I think that isn't a very persuasive reason, because in my opinion people need to make mistakes in order to learn for their future and to grow from them.

The concept of sameness doesn't appeal to me, I mean it's true that the bad things, like war, are disposed of, but what would life be without the beautiful things like butterflies, rainbows, sunsets and the feeling of warm sunrays on ones skin everyone should have a right to experience this comforting feeling.

I wouldn't trade the way things are now for that colourless and monotonous life in the community.

cr: http://data.whicdn.com/images/7986588/tumblr_lhyl7oup9F1qdw3jto1_500_large.jpg?1300303422

In the chapters we had to read the main theme is memory ( In my opinion ^^ )
When I read  them I remembered a song [(You Want To) Make A Memory-Bon Jovi]
You can listen to it on youtube, these are the lyrics:


Hello again, it's you and me
Kinda always like it used to be
Sippin' wine, killin' time
Tryin' to solve life's mysteries

How's your life? It's been a while
God it's good to see you smile
I see you reachin' for your keys
Lookin' for a reason not to leave

If you don't know if you should stay
If you don't say what's on your mind
Baby just breathe
There's nowhere else tonight we should be

You wanna make a memory?

I dug up this old photograph
Look at all that hair we had
It's bittersweet to hear you laugh
Your phone is ringin' I don't wanna ask

If you go now, I'll understand
If you stay, hey, I got a plan

You wanna make a memory?
You wanna steal a piece of time?
You can sing the melody to me
And I could write a couple lines
You wanna make a memory?

If you don't know if you should stay
And you don't say what's on your mind
Baby just breathe
There's nowhere else tonight we should be
We should be

You wanna make a memory?
You wanna steal a piece of time?
You can sing the melody to me
And I can write a couple lines

You wanna make a memory?
You wanna make a memory?


Lyrics cr:
http://www.elyrics.net/read/b/bon-jovi-lyrics/%28You-want-to%29-make-a-memory-lyrics.html

I'm sorry that i haven't updated for so long, but I was sick and don't have internet at the moment.
Don't worry i will catch up on that ... at home I wrote an acrostic for chapter 11.

M ostly 

E  ither good or bad 

M asterpiece  
O f  the brain 
R eally important for defining 
Y ourself    

I used memory, because in chapter 11 Jonas experiences a memory, that is not his own and from a long time ago, for the first time in his training. I personally think that the term memory is the most important one in the chapter. :D

In chapter 7 we get a closer view on Jonas' feelings:

                                                         At first he is nervous...

but happy for his friends...

But when his name isn't called he get's confused...

He is ashamed of himself...

and just wants to disappear..

and all he can do is wait for his name to be called...

cr: I don't own any of the images (from all over google)

Everytime I read about the bicycles of the nines I have to think about one of my favourite scenes from the movie how high, so I searched on youtube and this is what I found, sorry for the bad quality, but enjoy anyways ;D

Summary chapter 6:

In this chapter the day of the ceremony of twelve has arrived and the events which take place are described.

The first Ceremony that day is the naming of the newchildren and they are given to their family units.
One parental pair recieves a male newchild named Caleb, he is a replacement child, because their first Caleb had drowned in the river, normally something like that doesn't happen because the community is very safe. After that the ceremonies of two,three,four,five,six and seven take place, it follows the last one for that day, the ceremony of eight, which means it's Lily's turn she can now do volunteer hours. The next day the nines get their bicycles ,which Lily envies, the ceremonies of ten and eleven are nothing special, the children only get a haircut and new clothes.
While eating Asher and Jonas talk about someone who left the community because he didn't like his job assignment, for Jonas this is just a story, because he can't imagine how someone could not fit in. The chapter ends with the signal for the start of the Ceremonie of twelve.

As a Homework for friday I will summarize chapter 6 and maybe add a few other things I'm not sure yet, so stay tuned :]