Chapter8

<Story>

The Chief Elder apologized the confusion to the audience and Jonas. She told Jonas that he was selected as very special role by his many qualities such as “Intelligence”, “Integrity , “Courage”, and  “wisdom”. He was selected as “Receiver of Memory”. This role is for only one person, and the last Receiver wasn’t successfully chosen. The current Receiver qualified Jonas has capacity to See Beyond, and that’s out of normal citizen’s capacity. The role is obviously honor in the community, but the contents are vaguely described to the audience, so Jonas worries about this mysterious role which only he got in this community.

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<Impressions>

Jonas received the special ability and special role in the community.  During the ceremony, Jonas experienced a roller coaster~ He got deep depression, and suddenly he was raised up to  the community’s honorable position by the Chief Elder. However, about this mysterious role, he has never heard of it, then got fear rather than peace. Not many people know about what “Receiver of Memory” is. Physical pain….Beyond our experience....Talented people always have special anguish at any world, isn’t it?! Pity Jonas, but it’s starting point of your mission!! Cheer up~:D

<My new words>
1. enthusiasm/n/ɪnˈθuːziæzəm/something that you are very interested in and spend a lot of time doing
>Reading is one of her many enthusiasms.

2. anticipation/n/ ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/ a feeling of excitement about something (usually something good) that is going to happen
> The courtroom was filled with anticipation.

3.anguish/n/ ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/ severe pain, mental suffering or unhappiness
>I caused you anguish

4. astonishment/n/ əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt/ a feeling of very great surprise
> He stared in astonishment at the stranger.

5. dwell on/v / dwel/ to think or talk a lot about something, especially something it would be better to forget
>I will not dwell on the experience because it causes us all terrible discomfort.

6. attribute/n/ ˈætrɪbjuːt/ a quality or feature of somebody/something
> Patience is one of the most important attributes in a teacher.

7. integrity/n/ ɪnˈteɡrəti/ the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
> to behave with integrity

8. promptly /adv/ without delay
> She deals with all the correspondence promptly and efficiently.

9. immense/adj/ ɪˈmens/ extremely large or great
> you would need immense courage

10. wisdom/n/ ˈwɪzdəm/ the ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have
> a woman of great wisdom

*Discovery*

I just noticed these words are being used in the book as noun and verb.

APPLAUSE(Noun)  X  APPLAUD(Verb)

“I live for the applause, applause, applause”                                 “Applause” By Lady Gaga

"The audience applauded loudly."

#applause(p.43).applaud(p.59)