Communication Communication is the way we express our feelings and show our thoughts. It is a major part of our day to day lives. In Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Melinda goes through a rape at a party at the beginning of summer. She was raped by Andy Evens and called the cops on the party to tell them that she had been raped. Everyone got in trouble at the party and now blame her for what happened. She does not want to tell anyone what actually happened to her at the party and doesn’t really
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Speak Essay As Harvey Fierstein‚ a popular children’s book author once stated; “Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life‚ but define yourself.” In Laurie Halse Anderson’s book Speak‚ the main character‚ Melinda‚ was raped at a high school party in the summer. Now going into high school as a freshman‚ she has become extremely depressed and both unable and unwilling to speak. She ignores her parents‚ many of her teachers‚ friends
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This passage from Laurie Halse Anderson’s novel Speak shows how the main character‚ Melinda‚ has to face and overcome her biggest fear‚ speaking up against Andy Evans. When Melinda gets locked in the closet with Andy Evans‚ she is scared for her life. She sees him as “made out of slabs of stone”(193). Melinda still thinks of Andy as an invincible beast and she is still obscenly afraid of his strength. She envisions his hands as “enormous”(193). Therefore showing how frightening his size and physique
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Martin Luther once said‚ “There is no more lovely‚ friendly and charming relationship‚ communion or company than a good marriage.” Marriage is seen as a beautiful thing‚ where a man and a woman fall in love with each other and make the immense decision to spend the rest of their lives together and work together to be happy. However‚ it wasn’t always that way. Think back to the 1770s. It was a very turbulent time period: colonists were rebelling against their British masters‚ and war was ravaging
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Julia Gariepy Period 2 12/11/12 Literacy Letter #2 Speak by: Laurie Halse Anderson The summer before her freshman year of high school‚ Melinda Sordino‚ meets Andy Evans at a party. Outside in the woods‚ Andy rapes her. Melinda calls 911‚ but does not know what to say. The police come and break up the party. Melinda does not tell anyone what happened to her‚ and no one asks. She starts high school at Merryweather High School as an outcast‚ shunned by her friends for calling the police. She
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Remembering #9 I absolutely love how Laurie Halse Anderson is able to easily put herself into the mind-set of a teenager and write in a way that we are able to relate too. Melinda’s words and actions actually sound like something a teen would say or do. Too many times I have been forced to read a book that I am not able to relate to or make connection with in my own life. Contemporary literature‚ like Speak is a lot easier to for high school students to understand and apply. This is one of the many
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(1)Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Twisted grab the readers in a way that is very intriguing. (2)For example‚ Anderson unique style of developing her characters. (3)The way she form the transition‚ Tyler‚ the main character‚ goes through as he went from being very nerdy to a hot popular looking guy‚ is captivating‚ as she uses Tyler inner conflict to create suspense within the story. (4)In which‚ Anderson continue to built with quote like‚ “Sometimes I scare myself‚ because once you’ve thought long and
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Courage is having enough bravery to do something out of the normal. Speak by Laurie Anderson is about Melinda Sordino struggling through freshman year‚ she called the cops during a summer party and is afraid to tell the truth of why she did. But once she does reveal the truth‚ everything changes. Courage pushes people go farther in life‚ helps people do things they don’t want to do‚ and makes change. Courage can help people do things they normally wouldn’t do‚ things that they once thought were too
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prove that Melinda Shows courage and Speaks Up. Today’s teenagers are often seen as rebellious because they stand up and take action for their beliefs. In Speak‚ by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Melinda remains quiet throughout most of the novel. But she proves to be very courageous when she finally tells Rachel about what at the party and when she goes face to face with Andy Evans. In the fourth marking period Melinda proves to be very courageous and finally speaks up for herself. Melinda builds enough
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In the novel Speak written by Laurie Halse Anderson the readers are introduced to Melinda Sordino‚ a freshman in high school who is suffering at the hands of another student. It is clear that through out the story that Melinda’s family is dysfunctional. Throughout the book Melinda’s parents do not hear her desperate cries for the help she so desperately needs. This is shown through the way the family interacts with each other‚ how Melinda’s parents respond to her signs of deep suffering‚ and how
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