What makes a leader a true leader? You could ask any person on earth that question and you could get millions of different opinions. Well my English teacher has told my class to choose a theme word for the 2011 school year, and told us to blog about it, so here is my blog about my theme word(s).
A true leader to me has many different "good" qualities. If the leader is a General in a war, and he saves a life by sacrificing himself for that person, then that is a true leader because he is leading by example.
A true leader is a type of leader that does more good than bad for his or her country, but only if they do it rightfully and try not to hurt anyone in the process. A true leader would gain a country freedom for their citizens without a massive war or killing spree. But a leader can also be a true leader doing bad things, such as Adolf Hitler. He was a true leader to his people until he became mad with power and tried to take over the world.
The reason I chose (a true leader) for my theme word(s) of the year is because, here in modern day there are not many true leaders. People do not care enough to be a true leader, most would like to take the easy route rather than do the right thing. I think that people should try their best to try to become the best "true leader" that they can be.
The Giver
Jonas lives in a perfect society--no pain, no crime, no unhappiness. But when he receives his life assignment to be the Receiver of Memories, he discovers secrets about the past, and the terrible choices that make this world possible.
In the perfect future world in which Jonas lives, twelve-year-old children are given their life assignments at the Ceremony of Twelve. Jonas is shocked when he is chosen to be the new Receiver of Memories, a mysterious position of honor held by only one person at a time.
He is trained by the previous Receiver, now called the Giver. The training consists of transferring to him memories of a past (before the imposition of Sameness) that the others in the community can't even imagine, in which there was war, hunger, and disease, but also color, weather, and strong emotions. Gradually Jonas comes to understand, and resent, the choices that had to be made to create his world, and the terrible secrets behind its perfection.
Together he and the Giver create a plan to change the way his world works, but before they can carry it out Jonas is forced to make a decision that may destroy them all.
In the perfect future world in which Jonas lives, twelve-year-old children are given their life assignments at the Ceremony of Twelve. Jonas is shocked when he is chosen to be the new Receiver of Memories, a mysterious position of honor held by only one person at a time.
He is trained by the previous Receiver, now called the Giver. The training consists of transferring to him memories of a past (before the imposition of Sameness) that the others in the community can't even imagine, in which there was war, hunger, and disease, but also color, weather, and strong emotions. Gradually Jonas comes to understand, and resent, the choices that had to be made to create his world, and the terrible secrets behind its perfection.
Together he and the Giver create a plan to change the way his world works, but before they can carry it out Jonas is forced to make a decision that may destroy them all.
The Titan's Curse (pgs. 312)
Can a Goddess be kidnapped? Well in the third book of Percy Jackson's life, Artemis has just proven that question right. Artemis has been missing for some time now, and Percy with some of his friends must find out what happened.
They must find Artemis before the winter solace, or else there might not be no war against the Titans. The Titans have been trying to escape their prison for years, and now they have, but some of the Gods have been corrupt for a long time. They must find her, not only because she is a Goddess, but because Artemis thinks that there should be a war, also she is very talented in the ways of war.
Artemis was also a skilled hunter, when she disappeared she was hunting a rare monster that could very possibly destroy Olympus forever.
The Titan's Curse tells more about the Greek Gods and Goddesses than any other book of the series. This book is full of excitement, adventure, mystery, questions, and answers. For all that have read The Lightning Thief and The Sea of Monsters, this is a must read!
They must find Artemis before the winter solace, or else there might not be no war against the Titans. The Titans have been trying to escape their prison for years, and now they have, but some of the Gods have been corrupt for a long time. They must find her, not only because she is a Goddess, but because Artemis thinks that there should be a war, also she is very talented in the ways of war.
Artemis was also a skilled hunter, when she disappeared she was hunting a rare monster that could very possibly destroy Olympus forever.
The Titan's Curse tells more about the Greek Gods and Goddesses than any other book of the series. This book is full of excitement, adventure, mystery, questions, and answers. For all that have read The Lightning Thief and The Sea of Monsters, this is a must read!
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