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    Holes Book Report Essay

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    Holes Book report In the book Holes, Stanley, and Zero are the main characters. Stanley went to Camp Green Lake because he stole Priceless’s shoes and it was a punishment. When Stanley got to Camp Green Lake all they did was did holes. And some squid told him that the fifth hole is hard to dig. They fell asleep at nine-o’clock PM and they had to wake up at four-o’clock the next morning to finish their digging their holes. In the beginning of the story Stanley became friends with Zero when he…

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    Holes Have you ever been accused of something that you didn’t do? Well, the book Holes by Louis Sachar is about a young boy named Stanley who ended up being in the wrong place at the wrong time and got accused of something that he didn’t do.The main idea of Holes is about growing up because Stanley shows that he can take responsibility, he has youth, and Zero starts his learning. “I stole it from your truck”(Sachar, page 86). That’s what Stanley said after he got caught with Mr.Sir’s bag of…

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    The novel Holes by Louis Sachar is a comedy adventure fiction novel that tells the story of Stanley Yelnats in a third person point of view. The setting of this novel takes place in Camp Green Lake which is a juvenile detention center. Once at Camp Green Lake inmates are forced to dig holes through the day. The novel takes place in present day, but deals with a lot of flashbacks that happen through the novel. The main character in the novel is Stanley Yelnats, he is an overweight, shy,…

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    In the book holes, by Louis Sachar, Stanley Yelnats and his family are curse with bad because his great-great-grandfather and is sent to camp green lake for punishment, for a crime that he did not do. At this camp Stanley is forced to dig holes in the hot sun. Moving along in the story Stanley gets to know the other boys at the camp but he becomes great friends with one in particular. They become very close and they both run away from the camp. After they run away the set out to what they call…

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    Holes, by Louis Sachar is a story chronicling the experiences of a young boy in the wrong place at the wrong time. Upon being unjustly sentenced, he decides to spend 18 months at “Camp Green Lake” instead of prison. Unfortunately, all does not go to plan for Stanley as it turns out he must dig a hole a day for 18 months in the desert. One question lingers in Stanley’s head. What are they looking for? In the search for a hundred year old treasure, the main character Stanley will make friendships,…

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    why you make your choices wisely. This book A Hole in my Life by Jack Gantos is a story of a kid growing up, but makes a lot of mistakes growing up. He lived near Puerto Rico growing up, then moved to Florida and then back to Puerto Rico. They moved back to Puerto Rico because they didn't have enough money for Jack to go to school. When he moved back he started doing bad things: drugs, alcohol and he started working at a hotel. I think the thesis of A Hole in my Life is that money can make you…

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    Have you ever been in a difficult situation without the support of your family? In Holes by Louis Sachar, Stanley was struggling with difficult situations, but he had support from family and friends. Therefore, the theme in a hole is friends and family help you when you are struggling. I can see this in the beginning of the story, the middle, and the end of the story. In the beginning, Stanley was getting bullied a lot. In the middle Stanley, Stanley leaves camp to find Zero, due to Zero running…

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    novel ‘Holes’ is about a boy named Stanley Yelnats, who has a “curse”, which was placed on his great-great grandfather, which gives him bad luck. He then got sent to a detention camp named Camp Green Lake, for a crime he didn’t commit. Stanley and these other boys at the camp that have committed crimes, are told to dig deep and large holes every day. As the story goes on, the author intertwines the past with the present, which gives a definition on why the boys at the camp have to dig holes…

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    Stanley's physical build is attributed because of digging holes but his character growth is not. His sentence to Camp Green Lake has forced him to adapt to the harsh conditions of surviving amongst a hierarchy of tougher boys and leaders with underlying motives. Consequently, he experiences first hand the corruption that exists in our society. His morals and courage he already has allows him to stand up for what is right. Stanley learns what it means to be a true friend and ultimately saving the…

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    Black Hole Research Paper

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    the interior of the black hole is invisible, it can be viewed through its association with other objects. A black hole can be deduced by following the group of stars movement that orbits an area in a space. In other words, when gas enters stellar black hole from a companion star, the gas twists inwards, heating at a very high temperature and producing huge amounts of radiation that can be noticed from earthbound and earth-orbiting telescopes. Locations that black holes can easily be found have…

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