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The Giver Journal Chapters 1-6

There are some rules in life that can be broken and some that cannot. It is easy to tell if a rule falls into either category. This is because if doing whatever you are doing involves hurting another animal,you should not do it. For instance, when Michael Vick had dogfighting at his house, and trained the dogs, the dogs were hurt. The dogs were trained harshly and if the dog lost the fight, it was often killed. You should not treat any animal like that, even if it is just a stray. Also, terrorism falls into this category. Each terrorist might have good intentions based on their beliefs, but they are still killing people which is bad. If breaking a rule involves hurting a living thing, you should not break it.

On the other hand, there are some rules that can be broken without much consequence. For instance, at school you are supposed to have your shirt tucked in, but many people have it untucked. Another rule that can be broken, is to do your homework. Some kids do not do their homework at home, but instead do it the next day right before class. The teachers do not find out most of the time, and when they do, they do not seem to mind. Continuing on that track, when you approach a yellow light you are supposed to slow down. However, many people go faster so they can make the light. You are not supposed to do this, but people do not care. The difference between breaking a rule that you can get away with and one you cannot is wether your action ends up hurting another living thing or not.

The Ten Commandments consists of rules that should not be broken. These rules for everybody, and especially us Jews, are really important. You might think that stealing does not hurt any body and being jealous is not bad, but in reality stealing someone’s stuff could result in them having to live on the streets and die of hunger. If you are jealous, you might do things that you will regret later. They could hurt the people you are jealous of, and you will regret doing what you did so you are hurt also. Some of the most important laws are in the Ten Commandments so if you follow all of those rules, you should have a good and prosperous life.