I chose Holes by Louis Sachar for the book that I would save if I could only save one book. Although I read it about eight years ago‚ I have very fond memories of this story. I remember when I was about eight years old‚ my family and I listened to the audiobook while we were waiting for the Fourth of July fireworks to start. It is a small event‚ but I have not forgotten it yet‚ and I am not sure that I will anytime soon. In addition to the fond memories of reading and listening to this story‚ the
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To Dig a Hole What my friend Juan and I will be doing is explaining the feat of creating a hole in a real life scenario by helping a family of our church. Juan is the overseer of the jobsite and I am his worker and cofounder of the company that we hold. He has the tools and transportation and I help him out on main jobs and sometimes when we need extra help we hire one or two people for the one job. In this case we have two extra set of hands to do the job we will be doing. I have known Juan a
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You never quite understand yourself until you’re tested. The book "Holes" by Louis Sachar tells a story of Stanley Yelnats‚ who happened to be under a curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather. Throughout the days in Camp Green Lake‚ he was able to discover the real history of his family. I enjoyed reading the adventures in this book even though the ending seems a bit unrealistic. In personal opinion‚ there were several different purposes of Louis Sachar
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and restaurants. We have all had that perfect dining experiences that have made an imprint on our lives. Well what I want to share with you is a place that is hidden within the growing metro of Makati in an unlikely place. This little place is a hole in the wall restaurant called Ba Noi‚ this little restaurant strives to deliver an authentic Vietnamese experience to their customers in the big city of Makati. Let me go into the history of Ba Noi briefly. As explained by the owner‚ this restaurant
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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 Holes by Louis
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talk about the ozone hole‚ I would like to talk about what ozone is. Ozone is a gas that is made of three oxygen atoms and it’s found up in the atmosphere (stratosphere layer). These three oxygen atoms are so important to us because they protect us from UV radiation. When UV rays try to come to earth they come across these three oxygen atoms and hits them‚ converting them into oxygen gas (O2) and one more oxygen (O). That prevents the UV rays from coming to earth. Ozone hole means that it’s an area
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time periods‚ then ultimately emerges at the end. The author of Holes‚ Sachar used a non-linear text with three different narrative threads occurring through different generations and eras. She doesn’t complete the thread as she leaves each chapter on a cliff hanger‚ which leaves the reader with suspense. The three narrative thread captivates the reader and allows the reader to picture three different stories. 2. The majority of Holes is written in third person. A novel written in omniscient third
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Macular holes are a hindrance for patients. They can cause massive vision loss‚ typically 20/200 or worse‚ that cannot be recovered.1 A patient who experience any vision loss can have an affect on person’s mental health and degrade their quality of life. The most common cause of macular holes is idiopathic‚ or unknown origins‚ however‚ there are signs of macular holes beginning to form that doctors can look out for.2‚3‚4 One of these etiologies is vitreomacular traction (VMT)‚ or pulling on the macula
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Construction practice Assignment 1 For this project we have decided to use bore piles as a foundation. When using bore piles firstly the hole has to be drilled to sufficient design depth‚ in accordance with plans‚ using a temporary casing and auger that are situated on a Kelly bar. The temporary casing is installed to the necessary depth‚ this supports the pile bore through unstable soils. Pile bore extended generally using augers or a digging bucket. Support fluid (benonite) will be added if soils
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examples are arcade‚ MMO RPG‚ FPS‚ strategy and many others. II. Today I would like to talk about two different FPS (First person Shooter) games‚ Call of Duty Black Ops 2 and Halo 4. These are two of the most common FPS series games out today. I. Black Ops 2 is a more current era military bases FPS. It is a sequel to Call of Duty Black Ops. A. Campaign mode is takes place on two different parts. Both recounting events in 1980 and 2025. 1. Different from past call of duty games‚ Treyarch
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