Louis Sachar's Holes

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Throughout human history,writing has always affected the human mind to change their thinking in either a good way or a bad way. Today, authors use language to persuade individuals to examine personal biases. Language has always inspired individuals to change their ways of thinking and to impact society in a good or bad way. Books, Essays, Poems, Speeches, etc. can all change the way people think and this persuades people to take action that can possibly change society. A book written by an author named Louis Sachar titled “Holes” gives out the message that helping people is a good deed and can reward you for it. The book titled Holes persuades people to help for and take care of other and expect nothing in return because helping

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