The Giver

Welcome to my blog this week! Today, I'm going to be talking about chapter one of the The Giver. The Giver is a book written by Lois Lowry. I am currently reading this book in my English class, and I really like it so far. The world in the book is very different from ours.

Chapter one introduces the characters and the setting of the book. The book is about a kid named Jonas who lives with his mom, dad, and sister (Lily). Jonas lives in a place named 'The community" where they value there rules more than there feelings. Some of The rules in the community are strict and some are not. Everyone is given a job in the community. Kids are placed in groups of there ages. Everyone celebrates there birthday together. And once they turn a special age, they are allowed to do something. Jonas is an eleven year old boy who is really scared to be involved in the" Ceremony Of Twelve", because after you turn twelve, age is not important anymore and you will most likely lose track of how old you are. Also when you turn twelve, you also get a job assigned by one of The Elders. The elders are the people who are in charge of the society and give everyone a specific job.

 I think the Rules in the giver don't let the people in the community express who they are. Everyone is assigned family members and jobs, which I think is not the best thing to do. Overall, I'm very excited to see what happens in the next chapters of The Giver.

Hope you enjoyed my blog today.

Lokai Bracelet ❤️

Welcome to my blog this week! Today, I will be talking about one of the trends for this year, which is the Lokai bracelet. It comes in colors such as pink, blue, and clear. The word Lokai was inspired by the Hawaiian word Lokahi, which means to blend opposites. The Lokai is a stretchable bracelet that has both a white and black bead, on the opposite sides of the bracelet. These bracelets represents that life has a balance of both good and bad times. The black bead contains mud from the Dead Sea, which is the lowest point on the Earth. The

 white bead contains water from Mount Everest, the

 highest point on earth.

The Lokai has a lot of meaning to it. The bracelet is a good reminder to stay hopeful and to never forget that the darkest moments will always get better. The black bead on the bracelet represents difficult moments that you have been through. The white bead represents the highest moments of your life. The beads in the middle are clear, and they are supposed to remind you about times of happiness and also sadness. The clear beads also represent that

everyone has a different story. 

Hope you enjoyed my blog for this week! ~ Mona