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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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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Black Elk Speaks In the book Black Elk Speaks‚ being the life story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux as told through John G. Neihardt‚ an Indian boy then a warrior‚ and Holy Man describes the life his people had in the lands that belonged to them that were seized by invaders. As a little boy‚ Black Elk witnessed his village being invaded by Wasichus‚ a term that was used by Indians to designate the white man‚ but having no reference to the color of his skin. Black Elk describes the life of Indians
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MODALS / TEST 1 (71 ADET SORU) TEST 1 1- The company had sent the advertisement to the newspaper when they realised they’d mistyped the salary they were offering for the position. Luckily‚ they .......... the newspaper to correct their mistake before they printed it. A) could have asked C) must have asked E) might have asked B) were able to ask D) were supposed to ask 9- A: Jack doesn’t work for a computer company‚ so why has he gone to the computer exhibition? B: I don’t know. He ......... interested
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Prepositions – Time |English |Usage |Example | |on |days of the week |on Monday | |in |months / seasons |in August / in winter | | |time of day |in the morning
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- ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: 1. This paper consists of TWO (2) parts: PART A PART B 1. Answer ALL questions and do it with a partner. 3. Please write your answer using a ball-point pen. NAME : _______________________________________ LECTURER : _______________________________________ SECTION : _______________________________________ NAME : _______________________________________ LECTURER : _______________________________________
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A mistake often made is the lack of knowledge for the reason of writing. The writer’s purpose is to always appeal to an audience‚ whether you are informing‚ persuading‚ or writing to amuse. Your goal is to have some type of influence on the reader. The effectiveness of your influence starts by first gaining full awareness of exactly who your audience may be. In this chapter‚ the author mentions different examples of writing. For example‚ if a person were to write something for children‚ it should
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English 27 August 2012 In the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Melinda Sordino proved that anyone can overcome anything if they find their voice. Melinda became mute the moment she was traumatized after she was date raped. Ever since then‚ she felt lonely and empty. I chose Melinda as my character because she showed anyone can overcome any hardships on their own. Melinda was a strong character who overcame depression and found her voice though art. Her artwork helped her tell her story
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