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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Ethical Lens Inventory Reflection My personal ethical lens is “Rights-responsibility and results lens.” The ethics game defines this lens as “I balance rationality and my intuition to decide how to complete tasks for the best of an individual.” Ethical lens report www.ethicsgame.com The results of the Ethical Lens Inventory (ELI) state my strengths as making choices for the greater good of everyone involved. I make it priority that each person’s rights are protected to assure everyone in the
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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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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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The quotation on page 157 captures an essential idea of identity and a theme of speaking up for justice in Speak. In Speak‚ Melinda is an introverted girl who did not have the courage to speak up. After she was raped at a party and called the cops‚ she has not told anyone the truth of what really happened. Ever since‚ no one‚ not even her best friends‚ have yet to talk to her. She keeps everything to herself which as a result‚ makes her lonely and isolated. In this quote‚ Melinda believes that no
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Yelling‚ making snarly comments‚ talking in what as well be a different language to most people are just parts of the way you speak. Depending on the situation you are going to speak differently. If you are at Work‚ with your friends‚ or with your family more than likely you talk almost as a different person. At work you should be acting professional and speaking in a more proper way. Using more of a “Yes sir” way of speaking is the way to talk. However different jobs would call for a certain way
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carefully constructed version of reality. The documentary “Through a Blue Lens” (1999)‚ directed by Veronica Mannix‚ was created to showcase to teen aged students the less romanticised side of drugs‚ and presents three representations; drug addicts‚ the police and the down-town east side of Vancouver‚ known as “skid row”. The main group represented in “Through a Blue Lens” are drug addicts. In the documentary “Through a Blue Lens”‚ drug addicts are represented as people who can come from anywhere and
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Bernard Boahen Explorer Class 4/3/13 | Anwummerε | Evening | | Anadwo | Night | | Anɔpa hema | Dawn | Let’s start with day time; 4:00 – 7:00 PM EVENING 4:00 – 7:00 PM = anwummerε nnɔn + (number) | anwummerε nnɔn nan | 4 PM | | anwummerε nnɔn num | 5 PM | | anwummerε nnɔn nsia | 6 PM | | anwummerε nnɔn nson | 7 PM | NIGHT 8 PM – 12 midnight = anadwo nnɔn + (number) | anadwo nnɔn nwotwe | 8 PM | | anadwo nnɔn nkron | 9 PM | | anadwo nnɔn du | 10 PM | | anadwo
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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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Melinda the main character from the award-winning book speak. She is a trouble character she is just going to highschool‚ with all of her weight on her shoulders‚ she does not even try to try anyone to share some of that weight that way so she not carrying it all. This weight mainly came from her being Sexlluy assaulted by a kid that goes to her high school named Andy Evans. Melinda goes through many changes during this mainly to her personality she has personality disorder where she has different
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