Reading Wintergirls was eye-opening and heartbreaking for me because I began to understand more about the mentality behind anorexia nervosa. I always thought that individuals diagnosed with anorexia knew they should be eating‚ and were choosing not to because they felt they needed to stay thin. Reading this novel and reading the diagnosis in the DSM made me realize those diagnosed with anorexia sometimes don’t feel they need to eat. The idea that not eating makes them stronger and shows their strength
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1.) Orwell‚ George. 1984. London: Secker and Warburg‚ 1949. Print. This story is told from a third-person view. The main protagonist is a man named Winston Smith. This story is based in a futuristic London‚ with a totalitarian government ruling over the proles and the Party members. Winston works at the Ministry of Truth‚ and he is a Party member. Until one day‚ his life is changed forever when he does something called thoughtcrime (an act of unorthodoxy). 2.) Hansberry‚ Lorraine. A Raisin in The
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First Last Mr. XXXXXXXX English 9 - Period 7 March 4‚ XXXX Teen Suicide Suicide is a major problem worldwide; especially for teenagers. Self image plays a big roll in American society today‚ especially in enabling someone to make a wrong and destructive decision like suicide. Self image and low esteem effect the chances of a teenagers suicide greatly. There are many events that lead up to a young persons suicide‚ for instance a little problem that seems inescapable which manifests themselves
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real world affairs that they most likely are destined to experience. Sometimes it is better for children to read about this sensitive content because their parents might not address and or explain how to handle these situations. The books Speak by Laurie Halse has been frequently challenged and has been at the top of the censored book list. The book has been censored due to its various rape scenes. It sends a critical and important message to not only the youth‚ adults alike‚ to speak up if you were
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Bibliography: Anderson‚ Laurie Halse. Fever 1793. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks. 2002. Brodsky‚ Alyn. Benjamin Rush‚ Patriot and Physician. New York: St. Martin’s Press. 2004. Fraden‚ Dennis Brindell. The Signers. New York: Scholastic‚ Inc. 2002. Osborne‚ John. “Benjamin Rush
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Title: The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Composer: Stephen Chbosky Source: MTV Books/Pocket Books Date: Published Feb 1‚ 1999 context: The epistolary novel‚ The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is semi-autobiographical. it is set in Stephen Chbosky’s home town Upper St. Clair‚ Pennsylvania. Chbosky was working on a "very different type of book" 1994 when he wrote the line ‚"I guess that’s just one of the perks of being a wallflower." The writer recalled that he "wrote that line. And stopped. And realized
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Bibliography: “All About Depression: Causes.” All About Depression: Home Page. Dr. P 2 July 2010. Web. 12 Oct. 2011. Anderson‚ Laurie Halse. Speak. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux‚ 1999. Print. “Failing School - Academic Problems - Skipping School - Truancy - Dropping out of School.” Help for Troubled Teens Boarding Schools - Aspen Education. Aspen Education Group‚ 2010. Web
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Laurie Anderson and Cindy Sherman Cindy Sherman and Laurie Anderson demonstrate art in the modern era by using two very unique forms of art while still maintaining their roles as two of the most influential artists of today. Cindy Sherman’s unique and innovative style of photographing herself in a majority of her photographs‚ which is her own form or style of photography. Her ability to transform herself and express various types of emotion in any of her photographs is what makes her matchless.
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Laurie Halse Anderson’s novel Fever 1793 is a story of great tragedy and triumph. Philadelphia didn’t know what hit them when the Yellow Fever arrived. The story is circled around a girl’s‚ Mattie Cook’s‚ struggle for survival. Throughout the story she witnesses awful tragedies‚ her grandfather’s death‚ and she has to make tough choices‚ like burying her grandfather. Mattie also triumphs when she tries to gather enough food and resources for herself and her grandfather. She narrates the story and
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I’m Jennifer Viviano and I am working on my graduate degree in English at Suny Oneonta. I already have my associates’ degree in Liberal Arts from Suny Morrisville. I’m currently applying for your program in School Counseling; I had always planned to go into some form of social work for my masters. When people find out I’m getting my degree in English they assume I’m going to be a teacher‚ and never imagine that I want to go into social work. To me however the transition makes perfect sense. My degree
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