Laurie Halse Anderson’s novel Speak has won multiple awards and is recognized for its raw and powerful story of Melinda‚ the protagonist. Melinda is a ninth grade rape victim‚ who is sexually assaulted by a senior student at her high school in the summer between her eighth and ninth grade school years. The trauma of the rape causes Melinda to lose her voice that would allow her to speak out about the event‚ so instead she spends a majority of her ninth grade school year silenced. It is only when
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The Odyssey Odysseus went on a 9 year journey for home on a ship. The name of the book is Odyssey written by Homer. During the journey Odysseus and his men get captured and escapes‚ he also went through boat wreckage and almost gets killed by different types of gods and monsters. Odysseus deserves the title of a hero because he sacrificed a lot for his crew and he also shows courage and loyalty to his men as well. He sacrificed a lot to get to his beloved penelope Odysseus has his men tie themselves
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Quince never had much‚ growing up in a financially unstable family. The family’s earnings came from his father’s carpentry business where Quince developed the skills of his father’s. His father’s strict and tough demeanor enforced Quince’s leadership and managerial qualities. However‚ growing up‚ he took responsibility of taking care of his ill mother and younger brother. As a child‚ he was feeble and naïve and was often picked on by the kids of the slum for his unattractive appearance and unusual
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In the beginning of the novel‚ Cass shows America missing her family because of the letter that her sister‚ May‚ sent from home. Cass proves this in the book‚ “I should’ve been there‚ I wasn’t though. I was here.” (Cass 5). This illustrates America sacrificing time with her family for her future of being with Maxon. This is a hard sacrifice because America wants to be there for her family and their difficult times. This would be better for the future she wants because she’d get to stay with Maxon
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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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Nick Viall and Josh Murray are used to fighting over the same girl. They were the final two on Andi Dorfman’s season of The Bachelorette‚ and now Nick is speaking out saying that he knows that Andi would love Bachelor in Paradise. E! Online shared what Nick Viall had to say about Andi and his rivalry with Josh. ABC knew what they were doing when they put these two up against each other. Nick Viall started on the show at the very beginning‚ but Josh Murray didn’t show up until the second episode
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As Hurston illustrates in the opening of the novel‚ Janie dismisses thoughts and hints about how being married to Joe conflicts with her values. Janie had forgotten all about her experiences and gave up control of her destiny by not chasing her dreams and chasing Joe’s. “She had no more blossomy openings dusting pollen over her man‚ neither any glistening young fruit where the petals used to be. She found that she had a host of thoughts she had never expressed to him‚ and numerous emotions she had
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"A fresh start is a good thing" means that if you want a new better life it’s possible anything is. A new start isn’t always bad‚ you just want something new or fresh. To many people a new start is like getting a second chance at life. I know that a good start is a good thing‚ because many people have done it before. They’ve wanted to let go or forget there past and start over. Most likely many of those people have a better life‚family‚ and maybe even a better job than before. The television
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Neanderthal‚ possessed with a primitive trait to have it all‚ Greed led him to hunt for the Earth’s soil‚ Foiled other’s rights and used them for his own toil‚ Filled the sky with projectiles for the planet’s oil‚ Tore open the gift of nature‚ and claimed to be ‘royal’‚ Then criticized if one fails to conform to the common hoyle‚ Loyal to work that is considered vile‚ To buy things that are obsolete‚ and not worthwhile‚ In the wilderness of the supermarket aisles‚ Where sales are stalked
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The office that had been his dad’s‚ and his grandfather’s before that‚ was now Sam’s alone. He proudly rattled off his accomplishments to Lelia‚ about serving in the Navy for four years during the war‚ and after that he’d continued on with school‚ studying and passing the law exam in 1946‚ then the following year he was admitted to practice before the Federal District Court and two years later he was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. In addition to his law practice‚ he
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