... of breeding, where male and female units mate under highly regulated conditions. Then, they must forfeit their child to the collective, which distributes it to an appropriate home at the Ceremony of Naming. In Anthem, Equality 7-2521 falls in love with Liberty 5-3000, the Golden One. They feel pangs of emotion for each other for which they have no words. When ... the Utopia in The Giver who experiences feelings of passion or concern about individual privacy, or the desire for knowledge, will face the Ceremony of Release. When Jonas' Mother had twins, only one was to move on to the Cerem...

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... the family unit must apply for children when they are ready, and they can only have two; one boy and one girl. There is a special ceremony that advances every child in the community, and at the ceremony, they give families that have applied for a child the one that the elders think would be the best child for them. When a child gets to ... ...

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... dropped the syringe into a waste receptacle. Now he cleans him up and makes him comfy, Jonas said to himself, aware that the giver didn't want to talk during the little ceremony. As he continued to watch, the new child, no longer crying, moved his arms and legs in a jerking motion. Then he went limp. His head fell to the side, his ... ...

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