Remembering #9 I absolutely love how Laurie Halse Anderson is able to easily put herself into the mind-set of a teenager and write in a way that we are able to relate too. Melinda’s words and actions actually sound like something a teen would say or do. Too many times I have been forced to read a book that I am not able to relate to or make connection with in my own life. Contemporary literature‚ like Speak is a lot easier to for high school students to understand and apply. This is one of the many
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and ideas. It is an important factor for both others and the person to understand themselves better. The results of self expression‚ both physically and mentally‚ can reveal a lot about the person who created it. In the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ the main character expresses herself through drawing and appearances to show how she truly is feeling inside throughout the novel. In the first half of speak‚ Melinda’s tree has been symbolically representing what state of mind she is in. “I can’t
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Individual Simulation Paper RES 342 May 6‚ 2012 Intro The body of the simulation was about the soil in Ralph’s fields and what was making Ralph’s crops fail every year. Through this simulation I chose to use the two-way ANOVA and nonparametric test to help me evaluate the effects of the diverse factors on two response variables‚ which were productivity and client satisfaction. My findings helped me to narrow down and identify the areas that needed most improvement. Three Lessons Learned
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Melinda in “Spotlight” has a vivid inner voice‚ where the reader can make an inference that she is a analytical introvert. The quotes “I see a few friends - people I used to think were my friend - but they look away” and “There’s that new girl‚ Heather‚ reading by the window. I could sit across from her. Or I could crawl behind a trash can. Or maybe I could dump by lunch straight into trash and keep moving out the door.” shows how the author’s use of diction helps create her voice as analytical
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Melinda is a freshman in high school‚ with no friends. The past summer‚ she called the cops on a party. At least that’s what everyone heard. The book is called Speak. She goes through a lot inside the book. It’s someone’s job to tell you how she has changed. Read on learn how she has developed through the book. With every page‚ every sentence‚ and every word‚ you get closer to what happens. Melinda has portrayed herself to be extremely quiet. “I wonder how long it would take for anyone to notice
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Courage is having enough bravery to do something out of the normal. Speak by Laurie Anderson is about Melinda Sordino struggling through freshman year‚ she called the cops during a summer party and is afraid to tell the truth of why she did. But once she does reveal the truth‚ everything changes. Courage pushes people go farther in life‚ helps people do things they don’t want to do‚ and makes change. Courage can help people do things they normally wouldn’t do‚ things that they once thought were too
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Attention Getting Title with link attached‚ so I can edit Peer pressure influence teenagers in many ways one of the main ones are bullying. I think Laurie Halse Anderson the author of “Speak” is saying that you shouldn’t sink in peer pressure because Melina was pressured to drink at a party and she ending up getting raped. She is influenced by peer pressure when she goes to a party and she she’s people drinking and she started drinking. (Halse). I experienced peer pressure when i went to a party
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Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson is written from Isabel’s point of view in first person‚ which gives many advantages and several disadvantages to the story. An advantage of using this point of view is the reader sees what Isabel is thinking and feeling. “Madam will beat you bloody‚ he’s not your concern‚ it’s not your place. Go back‚ go back before it’s too late” (216) With this point of view‚ the reader is aware of what Isabel is thinking‚ something that would not be possible with another point of
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Culminating Book Review Anderson Cooper’s: Dispatches from the Edge He is well known for working for CNN and is one of the most influential news reporters and show anchors. Anderson Cooper. He has written a rather tragic and informational book about his traveling and reporting experiences in a part of his life‚ his book is called Dispatches From The Edge‚ where he talks about four most important events that have occurred and made him into the person he is now. In each event‚ he’s with his crew
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There were several internal control issues with Arthur Andersen (AA) that contributed to the Enron disaster. Firstly‚ AA gave Enron nonaudit services as well as audit services‚ meaning that AA could advise the structuring of transactions for desired disclosure outcomes and other work and later give an audit opinion on these transactions. This resulted in a blatant conflict of interest issue that many audit professionals did not recognize. Secondly‚ the “tone at the top” of AA did not encourage ethics
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