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= Period 2 ﻿Welcome to a Wiki! Here, you will have the chance to share your group's thoughts with the other groups, other classes, and with me. You will also get to see what others are thinking! To add to this page, click on the Edit button in the top right corner. The outside edges of the page will fade, and you will be able to type your responses in the appropriate spots.

Here is your second Wiki assignment: ﻿In your discussion basket is a folder. Inside the folder are seven images. It is up to your group to explain the significance of the images in relation to the story. Click on the link below and a word document will open. Each of the gray boxes is a place for you to fill in information or an answer. Make sure you list all the group members where it tells you. With your group, fill in the document and then PRINT IT OUT! You will NOT be saving this document.

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Here is your first Wiki assignment: ﻿Think about the chapters you have read so far. (Chapters 1-12, for those of you who have read ahead!) The society that Jonas lives in has solved some of the major problems in the world. In the table below, explain how the Community has solved each issue. Make sure you put your answer in YOUR GROUP's spots! Don't worry - the table will automatically get bigger to fit your answers!


 * Group || Unemployment || Overpopulation || Divorce ||
 * 1 || The community controls unemployment by studying the children and giving all of them jobs on what they want. || Overpolutation is not a problem because each family unit is only allowed to have two children. || Divorce is not a problem in the community because putting them together as a couple is thought out carefully before them getting together. ||
 * 2 || They solved unemployment by giving everyone an assignment by observing them and assigning what they like. Then they will not want to quit and will want to work because they enjoy thier job. || They limit to one boy one girl per household. Also, there are birthmothers and pills so others can't chilmakedren. || They evaluate the people who apply for spouses and see who has the best match for eachother, so people wont want to divorce. ||
 * 3 || Unemployment is solved by assigning everybody a job at the Ceremony of Twelve. No one is left behind for unemployment. || Overpopulation is solved because you are assigned two children per family. No more than two children. || Divorce is solved by applying to get married and the Elders decide which two people should be together. ||
 * 4 || Unemployment is solved by the elders assigning everyone a job that suits them so there won't be any failures. || Overpopulation is controled by the rule that each family unit can only have two children, one boy and one girl. || Divorce is solved by having each spouse perfectly matched to one another. ||
 * 5 || Everyone is assigned a job, and there is no release. || Each family is permitted to only receive two children. ||  || The Elders spend lots of time choosing the right mate for you. There is no reason you would want a divorce. ||   ||
 * 6 || To fix the problem of unemployment, once a year each Tweleve gets their assignment that the elders have chosen for them. They decide by looking at your skills and interests. There is no exception. Everyone gets an assignment so that there is no unemployment. The Eights are allowed to begin doing their Volunteer hours. || To fix the problem of overpopulation, each family unit is only allowed to have two children: one boy and one girl. One assignment is to be a birthmother, who gives birth to three children. The parents of the children are not allowed to have the children, but they receive them at the Ceremony of one. || To fix the problem of divorce, when you begin having stirrings, you must take a pill each morning to control them. That way there is not love or attraction. Also, the elders select a spouse that they think you will raise children well with. ||

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