HOLES In the beginning of the novel Holes‚ by Louis Sachar‚ Stanley Yelnats is convicted of stealing a pair of sneakers that were supposed to be auctioned to supply a orphanage with money. He didn’t deliberately steal the sneakers they hit him in the head after Hector Zeroni stole them and saw the police so he threw them over the bridge. Later in the novel Stanley meets Hector and tells him why he is there and Hector describes what they look like. Stanley was convicted due to lack of evidence and
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About the author Gary Paulsen was born on May 17‚ 1939‚ in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota. Paulsen was born into a dysfunctional family‚ both parents were alcoholics. According to Paulsen‚ he was antisocial and not interested in school until he became a teenager. A librarian introduced Paulsen to reading. Paulsen used reading to cope with his difficult home life. At the tender age of fourteen‚ Paulsen decide to leave his parents home (run-away) because of the living conditions due to his parent
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Jay Cupp Mrs. Martin Brown Advanced Composition 12 04-04-13 Annotated Bibliography: The Giver “The Giver." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation‚ 05 Feb. 2013. Web. 03 May 2013. This Article from Wikipedia is an overall summary of the book‚ The Giver by Lois Lowry. This source from Wikipedia includes detailed information about the book; including a summary of the plot‚ character analysis‚ information about the author and why the book was written‚ and more. The source is a credible one because
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The Giver is a highly influential book written bu Lois Lowry. It is science fiction‚ with a theme of the past and connection. In a world where there are no feelings‚ no choice and no pain‚ the main character Jonas who is twelve struggles to find his place in the small community. He was "assigned" the job as Receiver of Memory. (yes‚ jobs were chosen) Unaware of what dark secrets lie beneath his perfect utopia of a world‚ he is suddenly plunged into the past‚ exposed to all the memories‚ back and
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Have you ever thought about the power of destiny that determines the events in your life? "Holes" by Louis Sachar is a story of Stanley Yelnats‚ who happened to be under a curse that was caused by his great-great-grandfather. As the story unfolds‚ we learn that the curse leads to a series of events that are all predestined. Everything started with Elya Yelnats‚ who didn’t keep a promise with Madame Zeroni. Stanley was innocent of the crime for which he was convicted but because of the curse‚ he
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Did you ever dig a hole that must be five feet deep and five feet across in every direction on the barren land under the scorching sun every day? Boys at detention center called Camp Green Lake have to do so. Holes is about boys digging holes as a kind of punishment. As the story progresses‚ friendship reveals its benefits with respect to survival. They are sent to Camp for some reasons to make up mistakes. Building character by various means is indispensible in one’s growth‚ which can be seen in
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Paula Barragan Period 2 Ms. Bui 11.01.12 Euthanasia becomes a very important topic and conflict in ‘The Giver’ as Jonas realizes what ‘releasing’ really means. What impacts him the most is the fact that his own father is the responsible of many newchildren‚ or newborn children‚ being ‘released’. Which leads him‚ Jonas‚ to take a really important choice to make the Community realize of what really happens and not just what they know. In our society‚ euthanasia is a very relevant concept‚ due
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Murder‚ crime‚ suspense‚ secrets; what else can you ask for in a mystery novel? The Westing Game by Milwaukee native Ellen Raskin is a great read due to its constant mysteries‚ incorporation of thematic subjects‚ and attention to detail. It is hard to understand however‚ so a computer may be needed to keep from getting lost. The Westing Game is a fictional story depicting the solving of a mystery set up for 16 heirs as they compete to inherit the wealth of an affluent businessman whom they all
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{Title Here} Imagine the most vibrant‚ colorful scene you can think of‚ with colors as far as the eye can see. Now imagine the same scene‚ colorless and dead‚ which one is better? The colorful one‚ right? The science fiction novel The Giver by Lois Lowry is about the protagonist‚ Jonas‚ who experiences the peaks and valleys life through the memories he receives from the Giver. He finds that even though life has its ups and downs‚ it is far more interesting than a life of black and white. Through
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Leslie Tseng 10/4/12 Period: 5 Final Book Report Raskin‚ Ellen. The Westing Game. New York: Scholastic‚ 2002‚ 216. Setting: Sunset Towers‚ Westing house‚ Lake Michigan‚ Wisconsin Characters: (List 5‚ and label the protagonist and antagonist. Use 2 adjectives to describe each character.) 1. Sam Westing: weird‚ secrety 2. Flora Miller Baumbach: unhappy‚ quiet 3. George Theodorakis: creative‚ rich 4. Catherine Theodorakis: cool‚ nice 5
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