“I should probably tell someone‚ just tell someone. Get it over with. Let it out‚ blurt it out” (99). In the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Melinda is a freshman in highschool who struggles to escape the traumatizing past of being raped by a popular senior‚ Andy Evans. Because of her painful memories Melinda would circumvent Andy all year‚ experiencing bullying‚ rejection‚ and social isolation along the way. The essence of this story illustrates Melinda’s transformation from being silent and
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High school is supposed to be a fun‚ new‚ and exciting experience. The novel Speak is about a social outcast named Melinda and her struggles to fit in in high school. She doesn’t have any true friends because no one stays around long enough to hear her story. The book is written by Laurie Halse Anderson. Throughout the novel Melinda shows her emotional discomfort through actions instead of speaking out. In the end she speaks up for herself and she finds a happier state of being. In the beginning
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The Sunflower In the book The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal‚ Wiesenthal speaks to the reader and states‚ “You‚ who have just read this sad tragic episode in my life...and ask yourself the crucial question‚ ‘What would I have done?’” (98). Wiesenthal was task with the decision of whether to forgive Karl‚ and 22-year-old SS soldier‚ for his sins committed against the Jews. Wiesenthal‚ doesn’t forgive Karl‚ and I agree with this decision. If placed in Wiesenthal’s shoes‚ I would not‚ and could not
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Jeremy Zucker: Statement of Purpose | It was about 10:30 at night‚ and except for a small desk lamp and the glow from my computer monitor‚ it was dark. The genome of the photosynthetic bacteria Prochloroccocus marinus‚ responsible for providing nearly 40% of the world’s energy needs‚ had just been sequenced. I loaded the draft version of the genbank file into my software pipeline I spent the last two years developing. Minutes later‚ a genome-scale reconstruction of the P. marinus metabolism appeared
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The Class That Never Speaks Case Study of M5/5 Chatcharunchindra School Bangkok Mr. David Wilson Thongsook College B.A. TESOL Code: 120205 Professor Jay Wisecarver March 2014 Abstract During my studies for classroom management I was tasked with writing this paper. Whilst I came to my subject matter fairly easily I am still unable to find a conclusive answer as to why the class in question never spoke. This being the case I would consider this as an ongoing case study rather than a
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Reflective Personality The novel Speak is about a girl named Melinda. She is very shy and timid throughout the story but that is only because she had gotten raped at a party over the summer. She called the cops because of what had happened so for calling the cops everyone hated her and wouldn’t talk to her‚ even her best friends. A main part or motif of the story is mirrors. Every time Melinda looks in a mirror or a reflective object it reflects on how she is feeling about herself that part of
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Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ the character Simon portrays many characteristics similar to those demonstrated by Jesus in the bible. He is shown to have all the qualities that Jesus has: determination‚ intelligence and resilience. Even his physical appearance portrays Christ since he is skinny and not much of a tough person. Simon was very calm and caring for others‚ especially with the little children and enjoyed being alone when he could. Simon embodies a pure spiritual human goodness that is
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Koeller 1 ESL 118 Prof. Shields April 7‚ 2014 Final Draft An image that speaks Some photos never leave one’s memory. The photo that I choose for this essay is one such photo. It is the Pulitzer prize-winning photograph taken in 1994 in Sudan by Kevin Carter during the Sudan famine depicting a child about to die of starvation
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Simon Becoming the Hero Sometimes the bravest person can be the one in the little one in the background. In William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies”‚ Simon is the Christ figure because he says no to temptation and sacrifices himself in order to save the others from themselves. In Golding’s allegorical novel‚ little Simon steps up and unexpectedly becomes a hero. Simon is introduced as a sweet boy who likes to be alone. In order to avoid being corrupted‚ he refuses to take part in any of Jack’s foolishness
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