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Song Of El Filibusterismo Monologue
“Words. I’m surrounded by thousands of words. Maybe millions. Cathedral. Mayonnaise. Pomegranate. Mississippi. Neapolitan. Hippopotamus. Silky Terrifying. Iridescent. Tickle. Sneeze. Wish. Worry.” (1) To me Melody is different then a lot of 5th graders. But it is in a good way. She is very selfless, a lot of kids her age are selfish they are very greedy and don’t appreciate what they have. Melody had to. For a long time, she was not able to talk so she just went with whatever happened and as long as it served the propose she was happy.
• Melody is different than a lot of people
• It’s not a bad different
• It’s hard being different Melody has cerebral palsy so she can’t move very well and can’t talk at all. “I can’t talk. I can’t walk. I can’t
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She is nicer to people then people without disabilities. She also is not afraid to try something new. She is obedient and when she makes a scene it’s to warn someone or something. “I kicked at her with my feet. I screamed. I kept pointing in the direction of the blocks.” (16-17) She is always willing to help. Others are to lazy and won’t help. Melody also loves everything she doesn’t care what it looks like. A lot of people at school make fun of Melody because she is disabled. It’s obviously not nice but that to me is what tips off that she is different. People judge her and treat her like she doesn’t know anything but little do they know she is probably smarter than them. “It’s not fair!” Clair cried, waving her hands to get Mrs. Gordon’s attention “Catherine cheats for her!” Molly added.” (107) I get that people are nice to her but there is a majority that is very rude to her and they don’t care if she knows what they meant or if she doesn’t. Melody is different. Some people pick on her for that but she doesn’t care because she knows that she is better then what they say. She loves her family and friends and forgives many people for their mistakes. She is always willing to help and she never gives up. Even if she starts to she has Ms. V to push her to accomplish what ever her goal

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