I used to think that release meant a lot of things. Release could have meant to send someone far far away somewhere or even kill them. I did think release meant to die but not the way where the person would die by getting a shot in the vain. After reading chapter nineteen we now do know what release means and at first I felt that release does mean to die so I was basically right. After words I felt kind of bad and sad for the people who were released.
Learning about what euthanasia meant I got worried. No way euthanasia should not be aloud in my opinion. What if someone wasn't ready to die but died? Or what if someone's decision is made for them by someone else? I do not think euthanasia should be aloud. The person who is depressed or something and wants to die could solve their problem instead of taking euthanasia.
Euthanasia should definitely not be aloud to be leagel in my opinion. I mean lots of people may and may not agree with my opinion but it seriously should not be aloud. I felt very sad and sorry for the people who were released. I really thought that release would have been a different thing though.
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Navraj
2/25/2014 06:57:33 am
My reactions to the topic of release was complete disgust and surprise. I cannot believe that the community would do such a thing! Why would you go and allow people to kill themselves? What if someone is super depressed and they thing about how miserable all day, would it be a good idea to allow them to chose to kill themselves? Also, I think that the plain idea of killing young babies is just plain inhuman. It doesn't matter if they are twins, you can give them different names and assign them different families, but what's the need to kill innocent babies? They are still human and they deserve a chance to live their lives out. That brings me to the release of elders. They may have lived for a long time, but they will die when they are ready. No point in killing them when they still have a few years left in them. Another point is that the recipe for the poison may get leaked and then people will make their own copies of the poison and then kill people they hate. I disagree with euthanasia usage because it isn't right. Euthanasia may put people out of misery, but what about the people who can't speak and that choice is made for them? I think it should only be used if a councillor, court, both parents, the person, and a doctor recommend it. Those are my thoughts on release and euthanasia.
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Vickram Dhillon
2/25/2014 07:01:38 am
It's was quite sad when they killed the twin because it's not his fault he's doesn't weigh as much as the other. Although release is a choice and isn't painful, it's very sad because they might actually dispose the dead. They should have a cemetery for dead instead releasing the person and throw it away like nothing happened. The main thing I'm wondering is: why can't they just give the other twin some special thing to wear to tell the difference between them? Why doesn't the community make the releasing so private? When the Giver said he closed his eyes when Rosemary injected herself, what if he doesn't see what she actually did? What if she ran away and escaped the community? I think that euthanasia is a good idea if you are sick but the doctor should injected you because you might use it on some else who isn't suffering. I would agree with euthanasia if people actually need and get checked by a doctor so they tell them if they are suffering. One thing I wonder about euthanasia is; what is in the shot that they give that kills you? I also wonder if release is the same as euthanasia?
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GURVIR
2/25/2014 08:10:05 am
My reaction when I found out what the definition release was that why do they even have release in the community? Why would someone want to kill them self with a needle in their forehead. Why do you have to go through release when your old and not just die a normal death. I think release should be for like a really bad punishment for something really bad someone did in the community. Or release should be for continue doing something bad. In general I think euthanasia should not exist. I think it should not exist because I think to kill yourself just because your to old is a dumb idea. I have also heard that people use euthanasia on disabled kids or people. When I first heard that the first thing in my head was why? Why would they do that? A disabled person is still a person. How would people feel if they were disabled and they got killed because they are disabled. So I disagree because no one should be killed because there too old or they are disabled because it is dumb and it is hurtful.
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chris
2/25/2014 08:59:05 am
i thought that the release was meant to be killed but i wasn't very surprised because in the book, it was giving a lot of clues and i had already imagined in my head that the word released meant which i thought was killed so i got it right. I had questions like if elsewhere is real in the real world like heaven, why do they kill twins, who started all of this, and what connection does the giver and rosemary have.
i learned that euthanasia is a sort of serum that could kill you if inject the serum, the liquid flows through your veins and cuts of oxygen and blood flow. I think euthanasia is a good but bad thing too because it is very dangerous and that if you were insane and had that kind of lethal weapons in your hand, then you could do some serious damage to the people you want to hurt. The good thing i like about
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chris
2/25/2014 09:05:56 am
I thought that the release was meant to be killed but i wasn't very surprised because in the book, it was giving a lot of clues and i had already imagined in my head that the word released meant which i thought was killed so i got it right. I had questions like if elsewhere is real in the real world like heaven, why do they kill twins, who started all of this, and what connection does the giver and rosemary have.
i learned that euthanasia is a sort of serum that could kill you if inject the serum, the liquid flows through your veins and cuts of oxygen and blood flow. I think euthanasia is a good but bad thing too because it is very dangerous and that if you were insane and had that kind of lethal weapons in your hand, then you could do some serious damage to the people you want to hurt. The good thing about it is that you could let go of the persons burden and help them live a quick and painless death and just pass away instead of going through a gruelling pain that is hard to endure. Plus you could have a policy that you would have to go through this thing where there is a lot of consulting and court through six months before you could apply for something this serious, i agree but also disagree.
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Anthony
2/25/2014 09:19:38 am
When I learned what released meant I was not at all surprised because that was what I suspected released meant at the beginning. In chapter 8 it made me suspect that was what it meant even more because they kind of hinted that it meant dying somehow when it told about how If the receiver or the giver were to be released or drown in the lake it would be the same thing would happen, the memories wouldn’t be lost with the receiver or the giver but they would be transmitted back to the community, to all the people who lived there so I suspected that being released would mean the same thing as drowning in the lake, dying or getting killed. I don’t agree or disagree with euthanasia but I am a bit more in between because euthanasia can be either bad or good depending on how it was being used. Euthanasia could be good if somebody were feeling excruciating pain and wanted to end their life so they wouldn’t feel the pain anymore but what if somebody made the wrong choice. Somebody could ask for euthanasia but what if they were just in a hard time in their life, the person would use euthanasia without thinking about later on in their life where it would hopefully get better. Euthanasia could also be bad because what if somebody wouldn’t want to be given euthanasia but it was forced upon them, for example, one of the twin newchildren in the chapter. The newchild didn’t get to choose if he were to live, it was Jonas’ dad’s job to choose if the newchild were to live or the elders because they made it so there wouldn’t be twins and the smaller or lighter of them was killed just because of that.
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Kareena
2/25/2014 10:29:53 am
First I thought `release` mean to be sent elsewhere also I thought it meant to be killed too. When we were reading chapter nineteen I was surprised but not that much because I thought it would mean to be killed. I think that it isn’t fair to be released when you are young or old because what if your didn’t want to be killed so it isn’t fair also I don’t think it fair to be killed when you are born and just be weighed it isn’t the baby’s fault if you weigh more then the other twin. A question I have is why cant the other twin or old person be given to a different community? I don’t think euthanasia should be illegal because it isn’t fair for example Ms. Camps was telling us a story of when a girls dad killed her by crashing into the garage and the carbon dioxide was released and she died but she couldn’t talk because she had a disease the father said he did for his daughter because she was going through a lot of pain but no one knows if she wanted to or not so it shouldn’t be illegal because she maybe wanted to live but her dad was tired of taking care of her. I do disagree because in the book they don’t ask the old for their choice if they want to die or not. If the case is for the twins they cant talk yet so they don’t have a choice if they want to get realised or not . But if the doctor recommended to give the release or euthanasia. Another question is if they want of release a twin why cant they wait until the twin is bigger and ask for its choice or at least 10 and for the old people why cant they let them choose? This is what I think about release or euthanasia.
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Divya
2/25/2014 10:32:25 am
My reaction when I found out what release meant was that I was very surprised and shocked. Also, my reaction when Jonas’s dad put the needle into the baby’s forehead, was that I was very terrified and scared for the baby. I have several questions about this. Why do the nurturers kill the babies with the needle? Now that Jonas knows what they do at a release ceremony, and his parents or his sister gets released, do you think that Jonas would tell them so they don’t go Elsewhere? Would Jonas go to the scientists and tell them to stop giving people the needle, and tell them that they can do something else to release them? What I think about Euthanasia is that it is very harmful and that if someone is deaf or cannot speak or move and they get the needle even if they didn’t want it, it would just immediately kill them. I also think that it is very harmful because people can just abuse the shot and go around making people pass away for no reason. I also think that it is acceptable to do this if someone wants to end their life, because they have cancer or they just can’t find doctors who can help them with their problem. Then they can decide if they want to or not rather than having someone do it if you can’t make a decision. After thinking about it, I would disagree with giving the needle.
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Priya☺
2/25/2014 11:22:44 am
When I discovered what release means I felt so bad for the people who had applied for a release because real ease means to kill yourself for your own reason. The girl, Rosemary had released her self. I never knew that if a doctor gives you euthanasia, he/she won't be charged of murder because he/she is really killing someone. I understand that some people have disabilities that they can't handle anymore but they don't have to kill themselves. I was really surprised when I got to know the true meaning of release. It was probably my last guess to what release means. What if Jonas starts to think of applying for a release soon? Would all of his memories that he has within him vanish? I wonder if euthanasia is only for people who are suffering and just really need and want to die? Is it made for people who want to commit suicide as well? Basically I think euthanasia is good only for people who really really need it. I agree that people who are in serious pain or anguish can take euthanasia if they want but I also disagree because they shouldn't give up their life because they are fed up with the pain and disabilities, they should take treatments and just be their own selves. I'm in the middle of agree and disagree.
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Sanam
2/25/2014 11:54:39 am
Well, at first when we just started reading the first couple chapters of The Giver I thought release simply meant the elders, moving an assigned person to a different community for some odd reason. But now I know what "release" actually means. I never even imagined that release means giving someone a shot and making them die due to anguish or obligatory reasons. After reading chapter 19 I perceived the meaning of release.
The questions I have that are related to the word release is, why do they kill the children and elders. Killing a newborn or an elder is no valid reason just to have a lesser population in the community. Another question I have is, how come the citizens in the community believe it's okay to kill a innocent human being that has a right to live under any circumstances. Especially the elders and the newborns. The newborns have a whole life ahead of them. On the other hand, the elders have experienced a long and wise life! Do they not have a right to live properly like us?
In my opinion, euthanasia is no solution to the problem! For example, if someone is mentally unstable and the person taking care of the patient gets sick and tired of taking care of the person it is extremely cruel and rude to get over with taking care of the patient by making them die with a poisonous iv shot. I totally disagree with having euthanasia. On the other hand IF the patient is extremely in need of death, and needs to die due to the severe pain he/she is going through then euthanasia is better than killing yourself if you're in that state.
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-Emily
2/25/2014 01:42:16 pm
My reaction when I found out what released means it was kind of sad when the baby got released. my opinion on euthanaisa is it must be like really scary because when Rosemary injected herself with the needle. It would be really scary to inject yourself with a needle I dont agree with euthanaisa becuase a killer can use it to try murder them. In other countries its legal for a docter to inject a patient I think .
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Livia Z
2/25/2014 02:13:49 pm
My reaction was surprised and scared on the word “release”. I thought it meant when a member of a community was applying for “release” meant that they are going to another to another community. Which leads to my thought of the meaning of “elsewhere” which I thought meant another community, but unfortunately didn’t. It ended up meaning “the after life; heaven and hell”. I did see that the meanings of these two words were going to be very cynical and that Jonas’s community had a secret being kept from the citizens. I am also very surprised that they would release a newborn though. When the ceremony was going on I didn’t know what was happening to the baby, but as I went on I was shocked on how they would end a life of a newborn. The reason because of “having two identical twins being hard to care of” is not a good reason to end a life of a newborn with euthanasia. I think that my perspective on the community is getting worse and worse. The community has a very unique way of running things. Although, having to end someone’s life when it’s not his or her whose life is being ended decision is very terrible.
I definitely don’t agree on having euthanasia legal or at least a part of our world. Even though it is a painless way to end someone’s life, lives shouldn’t end because of getting this treatment. Having this legal to children even if they do have a severe disorder or sickness is not a good reason. Call me old fashion but I think that life should go on how it’s supposed to. You’ll never know if life can get better if you let it. You never know what tomorrow can bring you. Ending a life by choice shouldn’t be a choice. Euthanasia is basically suicide but less painful version. Death shouldn’t be a choice; it should just come to you when it is time for you to go.
I wonder if Jonas will ever apply for release just like the last receiver? My reason is because the pain from the past and knowing the ones that you love won’t experience the real happiness of life is devastating. I also wonder what would have happened if Jonas’s dad did keep the twin? What would the community do if they found out? What would happen if the other twin that didn’t get euthanasia found out that it had a twin that died?
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Ria
2/25/2014 02:53:58 pm
My reactions when I discovered what "release" means was surprised. In Chapter 19 when I realized that "release" means to give someone a shot and can cause death. While we were reading Chapter 19 and found out that the twin was released, was really surprising. What Jonas' father did to the twin was horrifying and sad as the twin was released. My questions that I have are why do the Elders have to be released? Wouldn't they be able to live until there life is going to end? I think euthanasia should not be legal. I think this because if you are disabled and not able to speak or move but don't want to end your life right now and then someone thinks that you are having trouble with your life and goes to report to a doctor that you want to already end your life and they end your life using euthanasia to end the pain which you didn't have. But if you have a type of sickness and you want to end your life then you can use euthanasia to end the pain you are going through. I think the idea of euthanasia is a good thing but also a bad thing if you are dealing with situations like these. These were my thoughts of release and euthanasia.
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