throughout the story , he became overweight too strong. A the begining he acknowledge the fact he was overweighed. “He was overweight and the kids at his school often teased him about his size,”(sachar 7).Stanley gets teased for his weight.”Stanley weighed three times as much as the other boys”(sachar 7).Comparing him to other boy’s amount they way and then comparing it to Stanley shows his average size.”The shovel felt heavy in his soft fleshy hands .He tried to jam it into the Earth,but the…
A Mistreated Theme: Bullying (Effects of Bullying) I had yet again scraped my left knee cap against the robust concrete that formed the base of my school’s so called ‘child friendly’ playground. So much for a clean sheet this week. The school bullies weren’t helping, they just made my injuries worse. They would always torture me while I was sitting alone at lunch time having the happiest time of my life, as happy as a healthy growing tree and then a fire would be carried by the wind and…
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…
Stanley should no go to Camp Green Lake. I think sending Stanley to Camp Green Lake was a mistake because he was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. It's like saying he is a thief . Who Just walks with Clyde Livingston's shoes when everyone is panicking about where the shoes are. The first reason is that Camp Green Lake isn’t a Camp, the place is just a cruel punishment.My other reason that Stanley shouldn't go to Camp Green Lake is because most people say it’s a torture Camp.…
The 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…
evidence and guesswork through paleoanthropology, and advances in the ability to look at and study DNA. Exactly where we came from and how we got to where we are today is one of the main questions scientists are trying to answer. Scientists such as Louis Leakey, Zeresenay Alemseged, and Spencer Wells, have all contributed greatly to the story of the origin of humans and how we become…
Louis Pasteur was born in Dole, France on December 27th in 1822. He was the son of Jean Pasteur and Jeanne-Etiennette Roqui. His father was a poorly educated tanner, who had high hopes for his son to excel in his education. * Pasteur gave a significant impact to the world of scientific research through his numerous contributions. Earlier in his life, Pasteur worked as a chemist, and dealt with the specific nature of tartaric acid. Tartaric acid is a type of acid that occurs naturally in many…
The foundation of The United States was started by the Native Americans and was later fortified by the numerous immigrants who kick started the prosperity of the United States. There is no one race that defines the people of the United States, it is an eclectic combination of many different ethnicities. This definition of the United States and its many races is abundantly obvious is Missouri. Missouri is an eclectic group of races including Native Americans, Europeans, and even some southerners.…
Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong “My whole life, my whole soul, my whole spirit is to blow that horn…” (Louis Armstrong). He possessed no formal teaching and yet he broke all barriers when it came to music. Louis Armstrong remains one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time. He not only revolutionized the sound of jazz with his embellished, improvisational solos and “scat” singing, but also his humble personality and charismatic presence won him the hearts of millions. Often known as Pops…
Both of these women are very strong characters. A Streetcar Named Desire is entirely focused on Blanche and her delusions. Towards the end of The Glass Menagerie, Amanda reverts back to being the most popular girl in Blue Mountain. She is also assuming that the gentleman caller will take on look at Laura and want to marry her, thus securing Amanda and Laura’s future. Both of these women characters are very strong. Since Williams’ sister Rose and mother were the only women with whom he had a…