"I would not think of quarreling with your interpretation nor offering any other‚ as I have found it always the best policy to allow the film to speak for itself." (Stanley Kubrick) As one of the most widely acclaimed and influential directors of the postwar era‚ Stanley Kubrick enjoyed a reputation and a standing unique among the filmmakers of his day. He had a brilliant career with relatively few films. An outsider‚ he worked beyond the confines of Hollywood‚ which he disliked‚ maintaining
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Stanley Hydraulics Corporation (A) Bob Nehrgardt Overall‚ I don’t think Bob Nehrgardt is crazy‚ because * In ten years with Dynamic Controls‚ Bob Nehrgardt grew the annual sales from $600‚000 to $5 million‚ and he gained diverse experience with product engineering‚ industrial sales‚ marketing‚ product development and top management‚ which contained every aspect of running a company. Therefore‚ he had already massed intense and broad knowledge and working experience as bases upon which to
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Stanley Yelnats‚ the main character of Louis Sachar’s ‘Holes’ was fat‚ friendless and frightened at the beginning of the novel‚ but by the end he has changed dramatically. The plot of the novel revolves around Stanley being sent to Camp Green Lake‚ the setting of the story‚ for a crime that he didn’t commit. Here‚ Stanley learns the true value of friendship‚ kindness and the role of fate in his life. Stanley finds himself in some hairy situations‚ but with the help of his good mate Zero‚ he works
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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 and sent to Camp Green Lake where boys go to ‘build character’. While at Camp Green Lake‚ the boy had to dig five foot by five-foot holes. They said this
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by the author Louis Sachar and the movie adaptation directed by Andrew Davis deal with many issues. Throughout the text‚ Sachar explores both the physical and inner journey of the protagonist‚ Stanley Yelnats as he grows and develops into a mature person. The texts also convey the idea of fate and destiny and the role that family and tradition play in our understanding of ourselves. Sachar and Davies use various techniques to convey their meaning. www.bookrags.com"Holes‚" composed by Louis Sachar
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The main character‚ Stanley Yelnats‚ is there for a crime he supposedly did not commit. The boys are all forced to dig holes each and every day that are five feet wide five feet deep so it will help enforce their character. The book is a thriller with mysterious aspects as well as humorous aspects and is the perfect book for all to read. Stanley had always had bad luck. Unfortunately‚ this wasn’t because of him‚ but his great great
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significance of earnest and genuine friendship in times of life’s trials and tribulations. This is exemplified when an averse and apprehensive Stanley and a despondent and barely conversant Zero develop a friendship. Founded on mutual solicitous understanding this friendship carries them through ominous and precarious times. Madame Zeroni and Elya Yelnats are two characters further used to demonstrate the ineffable importance of friendship in times of adversities. Their affiliation was based on virtuous
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name of Stanley Yelnats. Stanley is convicted of a crime that he was not the culprit of and‚ as a result‚ he is sent to Camp Green Lake. This camp is a juvenile detention camp; the children there are required to dig holes every day as their punishment. While at Camp Green Lake‚ Stanley makes friends with a boy named Zero. These two become good friends and‚ one day‚ Zero runs away from the camp. Stanley decides that he should run away to in an effort to save Zero from certain death. When Stanley finds
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to unwind. Stanley Yelnats (protagonist 1) gets sent to a camp called Camp Green lake‚ which is ironic because there is no green pasture‚ or a lake. He is a shy‚ unusual character‚ which adds to the comedy. He befriends another unlikely character by the name Hector “zero” Zeroni (protagonist 2). Things get off to a rough start when the two don’t like each other‚ but later form a strong bond of friendship and loyalty. This is shown when the two stick together throughout the camp. Stanley teaches Zero
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Stanley Milgram Stanley milgram: born august 15th‚ 1933. Died December 20th 1984 (aged 51) He was the middle of three children. Milgram attended James Monroe High School in New York City. He was also involved in his schools theatre productions‚ which later influenced the realistic experiences his subjects underwent in his experiments. Stanley Milgram attended Queens College in New York City. He then applied to Harvard’s department of social relations Ph.D. program‚ but was rejected on the basis
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