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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Rape is a difficult subject to explain to others because it is traumatic experience that people not involved will be unable to deal with the situation. Laurie Anderson’s novel Speak focuses on this very issue. The protagonist‚ Melinda Sordino‚ must face the challenges of high school‚ family issues‚ and the inability to express herself. Mr. Freeman‚ David Petrakis‚ and sports are the things Melinda relies on to overcome the past that haunts her. Mr. Freeman is a factor that motivates Melinda Sordino
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My Life Through Art Art has a deep effect on people whether it is a drawing or a sculpture. Art has inspired thousands of years of civilization as the evidence shows by countless museums‚ theaters‚ and galleries all around the world. People are affect by art differently. For instance‚ art has inspired me to become the person I am today. For as long as I remember art has been part of my life. My earliest experiences of art that I remember began during preschool and kindergarten. I remember drawing
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Artists often display emotion through their artwork. In 1604‚ Caravaggio painted the Entombment of Christ. Vincent Van Gogh painted Starry Night in 1889. Very close after‚ Edvard Munch painted The Scream in 1893. Lastly‚ Pablo Picasso painted Guernica in 1937. These four images convey the recurring theme of suffering through art. Caravaggio used oil on canvas to create the painting Entombment of Christ. This painting has many significant points that shows that the artists was expressing the emotion
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Andrea Thomas Speak Essay In the movie Speak Melinda was raped by this guy by named Addy at a party‚ she was reluctant to talk to anyone about what happened because she was so traumatized‚ and everyone hated her for calling the cops. She was mad at herself for not being able to do anything about it. So she resorted to silence‚ so that she doesn’t have to bring back the horrible memories she was trying to forget even though all she had to do was speak. In fact‚ if Melinda had told the truth
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Identity Through Body Art Through the dramaturgical model we can look at and study how people present themselves. Nonverbal communication‚ such as body art or clothing choices‚ projects a certain desired image. With this image we make an identity for ourselves - one that is recognizable and shows who we are. By managing our choices of body art (be it with clothing‚ tattoos‚ piercings‚ etc.) we are choosing how others see and perceive us. We are “performing” our identity for others. Then as a result
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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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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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In 2005‚ Laurie Brubaker‚ an upper-manager for the insurance conglomerate Aetna‚ had the foresight and leadership qualities necessary to take on an initiative that would end up serving over 250‚000 new members in thirty sates within two years of beginning her program. Recognizing an un-tapped market of up to 20 million people with inadequate insurance and another 45 million not insured at all‚ Brubaker took it upon herself to start what would become a very successful business venture with the added
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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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