22 March 2013 Banned books: Why was the novel “As I Lay Dying” by William Faulkner‚ banned? 1. Definitions of Banning‚ Censorship‚ and Challenging For centuries‚ writing has been a form of release and enjoyment‚ with the ability of exploring all your thoughts‚ feelings‚ and emotions. But be aware of someone that will contest you. Not everyone will agree with what you say‚ especially if it is something controversial‚ and will try shutting you off. Once someone finds a book that objects to
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In the book “Speak”‚ a girl named Melinda Sordino experiences something very terrifying. The author‚ Laurie Halse Anderson‚ describes how Melinda was raped by an upperclassman that goes to the exact same high school as her. As result‚ Melinda is now scarred and mute‚ even though she wants to speak very badly to someone about her assault. Laurie Halse Anderson uses allusions and archetypes to show the difficulties Melinda faces. Such uses in the book are tree‚ cave‚ lightening‚ and for archetypal
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Alex Volkov Per. 3 English “Speak” Essay Melinda escaped her tough times by going to her art class. She was assigned to draw and sculpt trees. Her art had a really strong connection with her personal feelings throughout the book. Melinda goes through tough times and her problems show in her art. In her first phase (the confused phase) she really isn’t sure of her art assignment. This is similar to her life‚ because on her first day of high school she wasn’t sure of what clan she was going
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(Maya Angelou) The novel Speak details the life story of Melinda Sordino‚ a freshman in high school‚ and how both the traumatic and happy events of her life shape her character. In the summer before entering high school‚ Melinda is invited to a party that changes her life; and it is not for the better. A senior in high school named Andy Evans rapes her‚ and since she is so scared‚ she calls the police‚ they arrive shortly‚ and proceed to break up the party. Throughout Speak‚ Melinda is reassured by
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“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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the plot in this book is a very true to life plot‚ and I actually very much enjoyed the way that it was told and laid out‚ because the book’s whole theme was very realistic and believable. I cannot even imagine being Melinda and having to deal with something as horrible and disturbing as being raped‚ and on top of that having to come back to school with everyone hating you and treating you like an outcast. Overall I think that the plot progresses at a decent pace throughout the book‚ and you can really
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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 end or conclusion. In the book Speak by Laurie Anderson‚ almost everything Melinda does gives a deeper meaning. They may all seem like normal everyday things but sometimes it’s essential to read between the lines. Some of the many ways she uses symbolization include the dissection of the frog in biology‚ the way Melinda draws her trees and when she rakes the leaves in her backyard. Melinda dissecting the frog symbolizes how she felt while she was raped. The book describes the frog as pinned
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Books are selected to be banned or challenged because people believe the book teaches no lessons or gives the reader no educational value. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie is about a 14 year old Indian living on the reservation seeking a better education. This book is consecutively challenged every year by parents concerning this book being inappropriate. In some cases this book has been successfully banned in some school districts. The Absolutely True Diary of a
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Speak Up We live in a country where we have a freedom of speech‚ where our opinions matter‚ where we can speak up and our words could possibly change a lot of thingssomething. Everyone has opinions‚ ideas‚ things that could change many things in our or others liveslives or possibly others lives‚ but what stops people from speaking up? Many people have a hard time speaking up due to rejection ‚ and judgmentor judgment from others. People often feel that if they speak up or express an their opinions
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