The previous Receiver of Memory from ten years before Jonas was known as Rosemary. She asked to be released from her pain of holding onto all the memories at once, and she took her own life.
In "The Giver," the children are selected for the role of Receiver of Memory, not Twelve. They are chosen by the elders based on their personality traits, aptitude for intelligence, integrity, and ability to see beyond what is immediately apparent. The selection process is secretive, and the chosen child is then trained by the current Receiver of Memory.
An example of an inciting incident in "The Giver" is when Jonas is chosen to be the Receiver of Memory during the Ceremony of Twelve. This event sets the stage for the story by disrupting the normal order of the community and propelling Jonas into a new role that challenges his understanding of the world he lives in.
Check the receiver.
Matthias the Apostle was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot as one of the Twelve Apostles. Before being chosen, Matthias was a witness to Jesus's ministry and resurrection.
Jonas was chosen as the new Receiver of Memory during the Ceremony of Twelve.
The English people are not the chosen people because they are not one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
The twelve disciples.
The protagonist in "The Giver" is a twelve-year-old boy named Jonas who lives in a seemingly perfect society with no pain or suffering. He is chosen to be the Receiver of Memories, where he starts to uncover the dark truths behind his community and challenges the beliefs of his society.
Check the receiver and barrel.
The twelve apostles were chosen by Jesus to preach the Gospel. St. Paul was chosen to be the "rock" of the church. Jesus gave him the responsibility to build his church and to essentially recruit people to join.
The probability that the birthdays of five persons chosen at random will fall in twelve different calender months is zero. You would need at least twelve persons to have a non zero probability.
Because 12 has another name:dozen