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 bring it to life‚ I’d love to give it up” (78). The tree that she
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mistakes for the rest of our lives. Some mistakes that we cannot forget. Some that we are going to regret. But at some point in our life‚ we will get a chance to make up for our past. That chance‚ is a chance given to Gerard‚ the main character‚ in Simon Van Booy’s short story Save as many as you ruin. The story focuses on Gerard’s’ life‚ and takes a look on his mind. How does he feel‚ and how does he think. In my paper‚ I am going to interpret and analyze the story‚ with a focus on the mood‚ and the
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Speak is a short 208 page novel focusing around a highschool girl named Melinda Sordino‚ a school outcast who doesn’t speak at all. She lost all of her friends after she broke up a party that had occurred over the previous summer by calling the police. Now in high school she is completely isolated and never speaks‚ though since the book is from her perspective we see that her internal personality is sarcastic and slightly rude. On the first day a girl named Heather attempts to speak to her but she
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its culture. A well known poet during this time period was Langston Hughes. Hughes‚ a young boy at the time‚ was famous for his very deep and inspiring poems. He normally wrote about African Americans and their struggles in society. In “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”‚ Hughes conveys the perseverance of African Americans and the racial inequality faced over the years through the use of various literary devices in order to display those previous struggles of his ancestors that empowered him as a young
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Why My Mother can’t Speak English Garry Engkent was born in 1948 in China‚ he came to Canada in the 1950”s. He completed a PH.D in English at the University of Toronto‚ and has teached at a number of Community Colleges and Universities. Why My Mother can’t Speak English‚ was first published in the Anthology of Chinese-Canadian writing in 1991. This short story has shown differences in culture‚ with different languages. There are parts where Garry’s mother feared of losing her home‚ and being sent
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Henry Brook Adams once said‚ “A teacher affects eternity; he/she can never know where his/her influence stops.” SPEAK and The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds are two intriguing books that focus on important lessons and tell intriguing stories. SPEAK teaches the reader to stand up for themselves and to speak up no matter how much strength it involves. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds shows the reader how one felt happy while living in hard environments with rude
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In the book‚ “Speak” by‚ Laurie Halse Anderson‚ we are taken on a journey through the life of a young girl‚ named Melinda Sordino. We quickly learn that Melinda is a rape survivor that becomes mute after encountering sexual violence at a party during summer break‚ right before the start of her freshman year of high school. Melinda carries the burden of this secret with her in shame and in silence‚ from the hallways of her school to the doors of her home; internally isolating herself from everyone
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In order for a change to happen‚ you must speak up because remaining quiet can cause more bad than a good change. Being neutral helps those who are evil remain silent and cause even more evil to occur. I believe if everyone would stick together through thick and thin things would not be the way they are.One reason why is if you are there to help others and listen then they will do the same for you in return. Therefore‚ treat others the way you want to be treated. In the book Terrible Things on page
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READING TO SPEAK: INTEGRATING ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS. The article I chose deals about the lack of practice in speaking skill in language teaching‚ and although it refers to Chinese schools‚ I found it relevant because the situations it refers to are very similar to the ones we face in most of the schools in our country. Since a very powerful motivation to learn a second language is to be able to converse with speakers of that language‚ speaking seems to be the most important skill
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Should English teachers speak the language of their students? An English only policy should be implemented in all ESL and EFL classrooms. The best English lessons are often the result of a teacher who only speaks English. Such lessons enhances the student’s listening and speaking skills by hearing the correct way to pronounce things and comprehending what the teacher is explaining‚ which are the most important skills in order to communicate. However there is always an exception to the rule. There
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