study is a board for the game of “Pegs and Holes‚” which I found at the Museum of Fine Arts. The game board dates to 2000-1500 C.E. and is from the Levant region in the Near East. The object itself is a stone board with multiple holes carved into the top. The pegs seen in the museum are reproductions of what would have originally been ivory pieces. Played by two people‚ the game’s objective seems to have been for a player to race their pegs through the holes and seize all their opponent’s pieces.
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A Character from the “Hole” 1. My full name is Brodericka Amanda Smith‚ but the team calls me Brody. My mother gave me the first name‚ and father was responsible for the last part. I am 34; I was born on March 17‚ the Saint Patrick’s Day. The play mentions only characters first name and average age. Brody can by a short version of a male name Broderick‚ which means “a dream”. That is why I included Irish background and culture’s traditional holiday. People often believe their dreams will come true
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<b>The Greenhouse Effect</b> <br>The earth’s climate is predicted to change because human activities are altering the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the build up of greenhouse gases primarily carbon dioxide‚ methane‚ and nitrous oxide. <br> <br>Energy from the sun drives the earth’s weather and climate‚ and heats the earth’s surface. This causes the earth to radiate the energy back into space. Atmospheric greenhouse gases (water vapour‚ carbon dioxide‚ and other gases) trap some
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In the story hole by Louis Sachar Mr. pendanski one of the camp counselors at camp green lake sets a supportive tone in the story. He first sets the tone in the story when he says‚ “No‚” said Mr. Pendanski. “That person is you‚ Stanley. You’re the reason you are here. You’re responsible for yourself. You messed up your life‚ and it’s up to you to fix it. No one else is going to do it for you - for any of you.” This quote helps to develop the tone of support. It shows that Mr. Pendanski is trying
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Why is Zero running away from camp and Stanley’s chase after him the key moment in ‘Holes’? * This scene shows a development in Stanley and Zero’s relationship. Stanley now understands Zero and why he doesn’t answer the Warden’s questions. “Zero just didn’t like answering questions.” * Stanley now trusts Zero – “he’d learned not to doubt him when it came to math.” * Zero finally stands up to Mr. Pendanski‚ before running away through either fear‚ frustration or both. Mr. Pendanski had
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15 years‚ 14 weeks‚ 5 days and 44 minutes later‚ heretofore known as Now‚ Young Sigrid became ‘The Pie-Maker’‚ opening her own bakery‚ complete with a pie-crust roof and aptly named ‘The Pie Hole’. It was her sanctuary‚ a place where her gift of mysterious origin and dangerous consequence could do some good. No fruit ever went to waste in the Pie-Maker’s hand‚ but would retain its ripe flavour forever more‚ so long as she did not touch it again. When asked what it was that gave the fruit pies their
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In the story “The rabbit hole” the author Ann Beattie‚ challenge us to think about the conflict among family members when dealing with an aging parent with a serious illness. As a person ages In today’s society there is a role reverse between parent and child. Children are taking care of their parents and assuming all the responsibilities and decision making about their parents health care needs. The story raises a question about family relationships among family members‚ more specifically the
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Billions of Cryoconite holes are polluting the Earth’s icebergs. Cryoconite is made from a combination of desert dust‚ mixed with flakes of carbon‚ soot from wildfires‚ diesel exhaust‚ and coal-fired power plants. Cryoconite is a thick leaching black substance that absorbs the sun’s heat and speeds the melting process. Cryoconite is a toxic product of human industrialization. It is a bewildering concept to try to understand that humans have the capability of changing the basic chemistry of this massive
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In the movie version‚ the King and Queen‚ as well as the Kingdom‚ have attempted many times to find Rapunzel‚ such as the floating lanterns that are sent out every year on Rapunzel’s birthday. This helps send the message because it shows that the King and Queen truly care about Rapunzel and worry about her. Here‚ the movie version of the Kingdom is more effective in sending the message because there is effort put
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Setan. What are the differences between watching a movie and reading a novel? There are some contrasts between the two actions. One of the differences is by watching a movie‚ you just need to sit and relax. It is very easy since you only need to watch it and understands it. Furthermore‚ you can watch the movie while doing something else such as eating or exercising. You do not really have to focus like to imagine how the atmosphere is in the movie at that time or how a person is walking down the streets
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