Review of a Newbery Award When starting this project I began by thinking of which books I read as child that I still remember and those that made a lasting impact After remembering a few of those books Hatchet Holes Shiloh and The Giver I was initially surprised at how many of them had won Newbery Medals and Honors However the reason I probably read those books instead of others is because they were deserved winners of this award However the one book that stood out for me was Holes by Louis Sac
Louis Sachars novel Holes has entertained many young readers through its excellent story plot and structure In his many novels he has illustrated many scenes brimming with suspense and excitement His astounding writing skills have earned Holes the National Book Award the New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year Award and many others Louis Sachar was born in East Meadow New York on March 20 1954 Herndon 1 He was a good student and enjoyed grade school but it was in high school when he develop
Although Gertrude says the branch broke and swept Ophelia down the river the church denies her a full Christian burial on the grounds that she killed herself Prevailing wisdom is that one of two things is at work here Either an inconsistency in Shakespeares writing which is not uncommon his other works are fraught with them though Hamlet far less than most Or Shakespeare decided to up the ante on Hamlets guilt Gertrude could have not known the whole truth when she reported to Laertes and Claudi
CHAPTER I INDRODUCTION ALDOUS HUXLEY AND THE MODERN NOVEL It is rightly said Aldous Huxleys writings express the disillusionment of the 1920s the cynicism of the 1930s and the questioning of the 1940s 45 Paul W P S Huxley was the product of the times and his novel and essays are the expression of his beliefs and concerns Huxley was twenty when the First World War began in 1914 His book of stories Limbo was published in 1920 and his last novel Island in 1962 His work covers forty there years whi
What is it to belong to a group Is it really that simple when someone says Either youre with us or youre not Yes it is that simple Belonging and exclusion in any situation are two sides of the same coin you cant have one without the other In any organization or group people are bound together by a community of interest purpose or function and if you do not believe in these same things then you are not a part of that group In an organization or group you have to ask yourself What is it to be a p
Power to Choose Does God want goodness or the choice of goodness Is a man who chooses to be bad perhaps in some way better than a man who has the good imposed upon him Wikiquote org Throughout everyones life one is faced with situations where they must choose which path to lead They can either take a path destruction or a path of goodness The great thing about being human is the fact we have the power to choose which path to take But there are many instances where man abuses their freedom and p