Rape is a difficult subject to explain to others because it is traumatic experience that people not involved will be unable to deal with the situation. Laurie Anderson’s novel Speak focuses on this very issue. The protagonist‚ Melinda Sordino‚ must face the challenges of high school‚ family issues‚ and the inability to express herself. Mr. Freeman‚ David Petrakis‚ and sports are the things Melinda relies on to overcome the past that haunts her. Mr. Freeman is a factor that motivates Melinda Sordino
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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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and it becomes each employee’s job to answer it. When answering the telephone‚ use a friendly‚ professional manner. Our greeting is the first thing heard by callers; you are setting an example and making the first impression for the department. Speak distinctly‚ with a warm welcoming tone. Let your caller know which office he or she is talking with‚ by identifying the division/agency and telling him or her your name. Imagine that you are the caller‚ and answer in the way that you would want to
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Sandra Annette Bullock (/ˈsændrə ˈbʊlək/; born July 26‚ 1964) is an American actress and producer. She made her acting debut with a minor role in the 1987 thriller Hangmen‚ and made her television debut in the film Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989)‚ and played the lead role in the short-lived NBC sitcom Working Girl. Her breakthrough role was in the film Demolition Man (1993). She subsequently starred in several successful films including Speed (1994)‚ While
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“Speak”‚ by Laurie Halse Anderson characterizes of Joyce and Jack Sordino being neglectful and incompliant for parenting towards their daughter‚ Melinda Sordino. Essentially to start Anderson portrays Melindas parents as two different personalities. Joyce (Melindas mom) as the hardworking manager at Efferrs‚ a clothing store. Giving off that shes a practical yet busy woman who struggles to balance home and career. On the other hand‚ Jack (Melindas dad) sells insurance whom Melindas thinks is too
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Compare and contrast mini essay The novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and the poem Alone by Maya Angelou are very similar but different in some ways. The novel Speak is about a young girl named Melinda who is raped at a party the summer before she starts high school. Throughout the book Melinda is afraid to speak of the incident and becomes silent and speaks to no one. The book is about Melinda finding herself and overcoming the fear and learning to speak out. Throughout the book Melinda becomes
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similarities in Speak and Animal Farm. Starting with similarities in theme are there is an abuse of the power. Napoleon uses it to take over the farm and have the other animals as his slaves. Andy uses his power over Melinda to where she’s afraid to speak. Although there is abuse‚ the protagonists still hope for a better life. The major conflict in Animal Farm is the common animals versus the pigs. There are also minor conflicts between underlying characters that add into the big picture. Speak has Melinda
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Speak Out Loud When you where younger did you ever dream of becoming a fire fighter or police officer? Well I did‚ I had big dreams to become something different every day‚ and nothing could ever stop me. My mom taught me at a young age that you can be whatever you want to be as long as you try‚ so some could see why I was not able to choose a solid career path. While I was a teenager‚ I still did not know what career path I wanted to choose. But in the course of figuring out my own destiny‚ I
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33. Foundation for vidhya 34. The click of the camera 35. The dangers of doubt Glossary 9 15 22 27 29 35 41 44 49 54 56 62 65 70 75 80 86 90 94 100 105 112 117 122 127 132 137 142 146 152 158 162 168 172 178 185 Publisher’s Note "SATHYA SAI SPEAKS" Series is‚ according to late Prof. N. Kasturi‚the original translator and compiler‚ "a fragrant boquet of flowers that never fade or falter". These discourses were delivered by Swaami out of profound compassion towards seekers of Truth during the
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The quotation on page 157 captures an essential idea of identity and a theme of speaking up for justice in Speak. In Speak‚ Melinda is an introverted girl who did not have the courage to speak up. After she was raped at a party and called the cops‚ she has not told anyone the truth of what really happened. Ever since‚ no one‚ not even her best friends‚ have yet to talk to her. She keeps everything to herself which as a result‚ makes her lonely and isolated. In this quote‚ Melinda believes that no
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