Steps

”A lot of people don 't believe in curses. A lot of people don 't believe in yellow-spo 'ed lizards either, but if one bites you, it doesn 't make a difference whether you believe in it or not.” With a cursed family that follows generations; one boy is destined to change it all. Stanley Yelnats, aided by history, let’s his future become apparent. A story that represents an everlasting friendship is brought together by fate. Holes takes us through Stanley’s life as the kid who has always been in…

The Step Pyramid The step pyramid was a very important building to the Egyptians. It inspired the construction of every other pyramid ever made. Imagine Egypt without the pyramids it just wouldn’t be Egypt. But there is some interesting info on how the step pyramid was made. First off, why was the step pyramid built? The step pyramid was built for the Pharaoh Djoser. During the 28th century, when he ruled Djoser made himself his own tomb. He had made it so when once he died he could live…

has demonstrated the steps to take in order to make effective decisions. The chart above published by UMass Dartmouth, called “7 Steps to Effective Decision Making” shows the exact steps that Alex used to find the solution and fix the problem at the plant. The first step is to “identify the problem” (UMass Dartmouth, 2016). Alex and the team were able to do this because they figured out that the foreman workers needed to prioritize the bottle necks. (Goldratt) The next step is to “gather…

would did not have a defense for what other websites were saying about their ethics and morals. The way Next Step treated past corporations was not in a Godly manner. The CEOS and executives of Next Step have opposite worldviews and morals than Christians, will effect business decisions that Ramona would have to make everyday.…

Curiosity got the better of me so I researched the origin of the 12-Step Program. The story was interesting and enlightening. If you do not know the story, I highly recommend you take 10 minutes to indulge. Fascinating! Not only do the 12-steps apply to the recovering client, but to all people everywhere. Looking at Step 4: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves, may be a daunting task. It's quite a challenge to examine ourselves- our strengths, our character defects,…

In Livermore High School’s rendition of “The 39 Steps,” originally an Alfred Hitchcock movie turned theatrical production in 2005, the lively actors successfully bring to life a comedic twist on the classic Hitchcock style. “The 39 Steps” is riddled with clever references to famous Hitchcock films, making the rendition very playful. The theatrical play of “The 39 Steps” differs mostly from the movie because, unlike every Hitchcock film, it does not take itself seriously. The play is meant to be…

The first, and most important, step to procrastinating a paper is having a class where you are forced to write a paper in order to get a good grade. For many, this may be hard, but it seems like I always manage to do it at least once a trimester. There are three main steps to procrastinating writing a paper, first you need to receive a paper to not write, then you have to spend a while not doing, and lastly, you have actually do the paper either last minute, or way late. Receiving a paper:…

It is human nature for each of us to believe that we are the unluckiest person in the world. Some would argue, however, that Stanley Yelnats Ⅳ is even worse off. Although many readers and even Stanley himself seems to think that he is ill-fated and always in the wrong place at the wrong time, the entirety of Louis Sachar’s novel, Holes, says otherwise. In fact, everything that has happened to Stanley and his family in the past and throughout the present setting of the novel happened for a reason…

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,…

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…