“ He smiled. It was a family joke. Whenever anything went wrong they would always blame it on Stanley’s no-good-dirty-rotten-great-great- grandfather.” In Louis Sachar’s book Holes‚ a boy named Stanley is falsely arrested and sent to Camp Green Lake accused of stealing a pair of sneakers.While at Camp‚ Stanley went through a lot of changes. Three of which caught my eye. Stanley has experienced lots of changes‚ but the most obvious one was his external strength. Text evidence from page7 says
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of the famous kings are famous for their lack of virtue rather than their piety. In this regard‚ King St. Louis IX of France is an exception. This king lived a pious life and has over 65 miracles attributed to his prayerful intercession after his death. Being the only French monarch to receive the title of saint‚ the rift between Louis and an average king is quite a large one. King St. Louis IX became King of France when he was only 12 due to his father’s early death. Although named regent in 1226
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in a far away land called Conde Navarre. And in Conde Navarre‚ Prince Louis was standing in for his father‚ King Asher‚ as Prince Regent while he was away on a Diplomatic Mission to negotiate peace for the kingdom. While Prince Louis was sitting on the throne‚ in the throne room listening to two old men argue about church and state taxes‚ when he caught a glimpse of Lady Eden. He was so petrified by her beauty that he stopped what he was doing and stared in awe as she graced him with her presence.
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dig a hole every day in the hot sun‚ it will turn him into a well-behaved boy” (Sachar 5). By making a bad boy and making them be in the blazing sun is that now they will learn how to never come back nor get in trouble. In the novel holes from‚ Louis Sachar. Stanley changes from poor and overweight to rich and strong because of how Sachar describes him in the beginning ‚ the middle‚ and the end. At the beginning of the novel‚ Stanley is poor‚ and overweight. The author writes… “ Stanley was
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After carefully analyzing “Thought” by Louis H. Sullivan‚ it is evident that he believes the basis of creativity lies within thought. Fascinated with the power of thought‚ he begins to correlate the hinderance of creativity with the usage of words. He dives into a very mysterious yet relatable topic about thinking in the past‚ present‚ and future. The focus of his argument which caught my attention was thinking about the past or future. By thinking about the past or future‚ are we making significant
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added that the environment created between them is also active; collaboration‚ communication‚ and inquiry are key concepts within the classroom. This correlates nicely with the ZPD‚ “"contrast between what a child can do independently‚ representing his or her actual level of development‚ and what a child can do with the assistance of others‚ which represents the proximal level of development" since children learn to interact with their environment through play " (Moll‚ p. 8). Dr. Moll clarified
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intro P. consider revision.) Starting with Louis XIV of France’s portrait on P.389 paints Louis as a regal and kingly leader. Something to note is that his crown which is usually the symbol of the king is almost hidden behind his cane. This may indicate a willingness to not allow his position control his ability to lead and may appear to be a fairer more just leader. However the king is also clad in very stately robes and exudes a confidence
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To: From: Re: Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur: Greatest Achievements Louis Pasteur was one of the most important scientists of our time. The foundation of our knowledge about health and disease comes from the discoveries of this one man. He made many discoveries and solutions for problems of the every day life that are still in effect today. Pasteur was born on December 27‚ 1822 in a little town called Dôle in the foothills of the Jura Mountains of eastern France. When he was five years old his family
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Have you ever thought about the power of destiny that determines the events in your life? "Holes" by Louis Sachar is a story of Stanley Yelnats‚ who happened to be under a curse that was caused by his great-great-grandfather. As the story unfolds‚ we learn that the curse leads to a series of events that are all predestined. Everything started with Elya Yelnats‚ who didn’t keep a promise with Madame Zeroni. Stanley was innocent of the crime for which he was convicted but because of the curse‚ he
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The Four Causes of World War I Mary Kate Fleisher Honors Global 101 Period 7 The four main causes of World War I are nationalism‚ militarism‚ imperialism‚ and alliances. As Europe underwent extreme changes and industrialization‚ these causes began to pop up throughout Europe. The Industrial Revolution and Scientific Revolution had just ended‚ and Europe was looking for a time of peace. Although there were many movements for peace‚ concepts like nationalism‚ imperialism‚ militarism‚ and
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