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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The Giver by Lois Lowry is about a boy‚ named Jonas‚ who lives in small town‚ but this town is different. They do not have memories‚ so that there is sameness in the community. By having sameness‚ they can control everything to a point where there is no pain. They govern sameness by having no color‚ no memories of the past‚ you do not choose your job‚ and you do not know who your real family is. Choosing your own book to read for the summer has many challenges involved. You will have a hard time
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“There’s much more. There’s all that goes beyond – all ... that is Elsewhere – and all that goes back‚ and back‚ and back. I received all of those‚ when I was selected. And here in this room‚ all alone‚ I re-experience them again and again. It is how wisdom comes. And how we shape our future.” ― Lois Lowry‚ The Giver “He hunched his shoulders and tried to make himself smaller in the seat. He wanted to disappear‚ to fade away‚ not to exist.” ― Lois Lowry‚ The Giver I believe that Jonas’
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Most people in the world today live with many kinds of freedom. For example‚ freedom of speech and freedom of marriage is stated in constitutions of many countries. Recently‚ the right to free access to information is also an important right of every citizens. However‚ there are countries that make light of these civil liberties. China bans use of websites that are inexpedient for their governing‚ thereby violating the civil liberties of its people. Lois Lowry’s The Giver introduces a world similar
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Thesis statement: The effects of juvenile delinquency of teens are handled by jail time‚ house arrest‚ or detention centers‚ all of which are examples of juvenile reform programs that Louis Sachar describes in his novel Holes. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Truancy‚ Theft‚ B & E‚ characteristics of youths in America B. Background on Author C. Thesis Statement II. Holes Summary III. Juvenile Delinquency Reform A. Without Juvenile Reform‚ Delinquency rates would increase B. Features/
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Louis Sachar‚ an American writer‚ once wrote‚ “A lot of people don’t believe in curses. A lot of people don’t believe in yellow-spotted lizards either‚ but if one bites you it doesn’t make a difference whether you believe or not” (Sachar 41). The book I read was Holes by Louis Sachar. This book is about a boy‚ named Stanley Yelnats‚ who is ‘cursed’ with bad luck. The ‘curse’ started with Stanley’s no-good pig stealing great great grandfather. During the early parts of the story‚ Stanley is arrested
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