Facing adversity is hard, but you can get through it. Two girls had one of the hardest adversities to overcome and they did it. While both Bethany Hamilton and Aimee Mullin have adapted to their disabilities, they are different in the ways they approach them.…
In Jasmine Lopez’s persuasive essay video, the speaker was very well-spoken and kept her speech at a steady pace. I also liked how she would enunciate every word she spoke to make sure the audience was engaged and understood. Furthermore, the speaker’s opening line was relatable and provided a nice hook to start her speech. The speaker backed up her statements with factual data, which showed the audience that she was credible and passionate about her topic. As the speaker was saying agricultural terms, she made sure to define those terms.…
The book ¨Speak¨ by Laurie Halse Anderson was about a girl named Melinda that was raped at a party during the summer by Andy Evans. Speak has many different themes; Adolescence, communication, growth, female empowerment, friendship. But depression was the accurate theme . You see Melinda go through depression and her not speaking up about it.…
Christian author Jen Hatmaker’s affirmation of the LGBT lifestyle is dangerous, according to former lesbian and book author Rosaria Butterfield.…
We see her become more sociable and a little more open about what has happened to her. Suddenly, Melinda is overcome with relief because her conscious is free and she feels a weight has been lifted from her. Taking her life back in big and small ways, Melinda gets involved in outdoor activities and dedicates herself more to her tree project. She even severs her friendship with Heather and reconciles former friendships. But before the school year can end, Andy returns to steal away the hope for a life he sees Melinda has regained. Confining her to the janitor's closet, Andy tries to force himself on her again. Melinda fights him off and is quickly respected among her peers for coming forward in her abuse without allowing it to completely silence her; like Andy's violence has done to so many other girls. Melinda finishes her school year strong by completing the tree she's worked so hard on and opens up to her teachers.…
Furthermore she has treated her emotional wounds by speaking and letting the truth free. In addition, Melinda has evolved to a better person because now her experiences in life are abundant. She now understands the lives of different people because she experienced both popularity and loneliness. She was in fear before when she taught that everyone was against her, but as soon as she opened her story, she discovered she was loved. She felt sorrow for herself and hated joy after she was raped but she had the courage to do whats right. Furthermore she was like a wounded zebra and a bunny rabbit because she was prey to predators around her. In addition despite her circumstances she still gave hope to life and she availed in the…
The characters are developed so well. Psychological thrillers, such as Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, can be hard to write, because the reader almost always has to know what the characters are thinking, and this has to be done while developing a plot. There was nothing in particular that I didn’t enjoy about the book. The final confrontation with Andy was climactic, despite my expectations of an anticlimactic ending like what usually occurs in books read for school. Anderson even developed Andy well enough that when Melinda was holding a piece of glass to his neck, I didn’t want her to kill him, despite his having raped her. In the aftermath of this confrontation, Melinda’s goal is to finish her tree before the school year ends. One girl sees her and congratulates her on defeating Andy. Melinda finishes the tree, and recognizes the fact that it is perfect because of its imperfections. This is an amazingly written ending, and a great conclusion to a great novel. Most loose ends are tied up, and the ones that aren’t resolved, such as Rachel calling Melinda after the fight, were supposed to be left for interpretation. The ending was satisfying, and not simply because it had a happy ending. The ending satisfies because it was realistic. Anderson could have simply written that Rachel believed Melinda when she was initially told that Andy raped Melinda, and then everything ends happily ever after. Instead, Rachel is infuriated, the same way a real teenager would, and is in denial, which is a natural human response to negative emotions. The fight is also realistic, because Melinda legitimately defeats Andy on her own without any form of dumb luck. This was an amazingly written…
I attended to the simulcast of Bryan Stevenson’s talk. His one-hour lecture went by so fast that I did not realized that one-hour past by so fast. I really liked his speech, and there was nothing I did not liked. By hearing his talk, I realize he talk a lot about what he mentioned on his book. I really liked the fact he started by mentioning statistics about our nation’s incarceration. That our nation has the biggest incarceration in the world, that women incarceration has increased by 70% which causes their children to be displace in a foster care. About 70% on the incarceration have a mental illness. Another important fact it was that 30% of black male loss the privilege to vote. That one in three black males and…
When Andy heard she told on him, he was very angry and wanted his revenge. She was locked in the closet with Andy who was trying to attack her and she was forced to defend herself against her worst enemy. He tries to rape her again and she does all she can to defend herself. She throws a bowl of potpourri at him, she even throws her books at him and still he doesn’t stop. Finally, she takes a shard of glass and brings it to his neck. Andy was then frozen in fear. Melinda proved herself to be extremely courageous by defending herself against the person she feared the…
Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) delivers the student address at Harvard Law School’s 2004 graduation ceremony in the movie Legally Blond. In the film Elle is a misguided student who gets accepted into law school upon false pretenses, merely to get back with her ex-boyfriend. He broke up with her because she was not suitable to be a future Senators wife, he claimed she lacked intelligence and only had her looks to depend on. Everyone’s doubt pushed her to stay determined, confident, and come to the conclusion that she does not need a man to justify her life. She also realizes that passion fuels the ability to become successful. This speech is very effective because of the rhetorical appeals of ethos, logos, and pathos used throughout.…
Jon Stewart, an author, speaker, political satirist, comedian, actor and graduate from The College of William and Mary, took the time to address the graduating class of 2004 from William and Mary. The commencement address was a time for Stewart to express gratitude for receiving and honorary doctorate from the college. The speech was full of political satire, jokes about the university and some pure fact about life that every college student needs to hear upon graduation. For Stewart, addressing the graduating class was a chance to let them know that "college is something you complete. Life is something you experience" (p 204). This was one of the many ideas Stewart addresses in his commencement speech.…
In America, there used to be unfair laws and regulations regarding labor. Children are put to work in harsh conditions, conditions often deemed difficult even for adults, and are forced to work ridiculous hours. Florence Kelley gave a speech at the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia on July 22, 1905. In her speech, Kelley uses repetition, pathos, imagery, logos, and carefully placed diction to express how child labor is morally wrong and inhumane.…
The Gospel of Matthew is divided into five discourses, chapter 18 is the fourth discourse and according to Faith Stewart (2015) its purpose is to set down a guideline for communal living. Stewart says that according to Hagner (Hagner 514) it is about Christian community. Its common theme is about humility and forgiveness and it outlines principles of conduct that are suitable for those who claim to be subjects of Christ the King. Matthew is telling us that Jesus wants us to change from our present conducts and attitudes and adopt a new norm, we have to be converted and become as little children (Burggraff: 2001).…
Janet Laurence constructs tone in the piece of INSIDE THE FLOWER to equate the level of the complexity and variety of mediums used to construct it. The launch of the artwork commences in 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Laurence explains that the construction of the sculptural/architectural practice is based on the geometric construct of a selected medicinal herbal plant, which is known for its historical, mythological and healing properties and practices in the ancient world. This artwork is aimed to create a fabricated cellular environment subjected to an immersive atmosphere that is inspired by plant anatomy and its interaction with human nature in relation to Synergy. This work is a reflection off the word, ‘Wunderkammer’ that means “wonder chamber”…
The speech I will be critiquing is called how we are priming some kids to go to college and others to go to prison. The speech was filmed March 2015 and posted on Ted Talks on May 15, 2015. Alice Goffman an urban sociologist who spent six years in a troubled Philadelphia neighborhood delivered the speech. Her background says that she sheds light on the justice system that creates suspects rather than citizens. Her introduction instantly grabbed my attention because of the subject and I related to what she first spoke about.…