by kelly October 27, 2003
Get the just giver mug.A great book. Takes place sometime in the future, in a utopia. This community has no diversity or difference among its residents. Later it is realized to be a dystopia, for the way they "release" (execute) some of the citizens, for population control reasons. (Oops! Did I just spoil it? Sorry!)
Jonas, a member of the community, is chosen to work under the Giver. He is a man who stores all memories of sadness and strife. Later in the book, he tries to reform the community by running away, releasing all his kept memories, so the citizens can learn from them.
Jonas, a member of the community, is chosen to work under the Giver. He is a man who stores all memories of sadness and strife. Later in the book, he tries to reform the community by running away, releasing all his kept memories, so the citizens can learn from them.
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"Dude! The Giver movie's gonna come out in 2011!!!"
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-"The Giver is the worst book ever."
-"Have you ever read it?"
-"Pft. Who reads? LOL!"
3. "Jonas turns me on."
"Dude! The Giver movie's gonna come out in 2011!!!"
2.
-"The Giver is the worst book ever."
-"Have you ever read it?"
-"Pft. Who reads? LOL!"
3. "Jonas turns me on."
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Get the giver mug.A person who dies in videogames because he is to greedy.
Especially used when a player grabs an unimportend item and gets shot.
Sometimes used for a teammate with very little skills in a Coop-Match.
Lack of tactical talent.
A Casual-Gamer.
Especially used when a player grabs an unimportend item and gets shot.
Sometimes used for a teammate with very little skills in a Coop-Match.
Lack of tactical talent.
A Casual-Gamer.
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There are two popular etymologies for this term for a person who gives a gift only to later demand its return. The first is that it is based on an unfair stereotype of Native Americans, that they don't keep their word. In the other popular explanation, the term doesn't cast aspersions on Native Americans, instead it echoes the broken promises the whites made to the Indians. Neither is accurate, although the first is closer to the truth.
There are two popular etymologies for this term for a person who gives a gift only to later demand its return. The first is that it is based on an unfair stereotype of Native Americans, that they don't keep their word. In the other popular explanation, the term doesn't cast aspersions on Native Americans, instead it echoes the broken promises the whites made to the Indians. Neither is accurate, although the first is closer to the truth.
Instead the term comes from different commercial practices. To the Native Americans, who had no concept of money or currency, gifts were a form of trade goods, of exchange. One didn't give a gift without expecting one of equivalent value in return. If one could not offer an equivalent return gift, the original gift would be refused or returned. To the Europeans, who with their monetary-based trade practices, this seemed low and insulting, gifts were not for trade but were to be freely given.
The noun Indian gift dates to 1765. Indian giver follows about a century later in 1865. Originally, these reflected simply the expectation of a return gift. By the 1890s, the sense had shifted to mean one who demands a gift back.
The noun Indian gift dates to 1765. Indian giver follows about a century later in 1865. Originally, these reflected simply the expectation of a return gift. By the 1890s, the sense had shifted to mean one who demands a gift back.
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