Hane Ames and Kendra Kubala‚ who work with survivors of trauma‚ describe “Childhood emotional neglect [as] a form of maltreatment in which caregivers fail to provide the emotional and psychological support‚ validation‚ and attention children need during their formative years.”During the stages of children growing up and everything that comes with that‚ the child needs to be supported‚ as Ames and Kubala explain. Children need to understand that they aren’t alone in their fights to figure out life
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Memories are powerful. They tell us where we come from‚ who we are‚ we learn from them‚ we tell stories about them‚ we forget them and we are scarred by them. Los Niños Perdidos by Laila Ripoll uses four young characters to explore the many elements of remembrance and coming to terms with the past. She explores the pains endured by Spain’s generation of “Lost Children”‚ many of whom are still unsure of their identity‚ following Spain’s civil war. The 1st April 1939 is the official date that the
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Syracuse‚ New York‚ where Melinda Sordino goes to school in the book Speak. This high school is as stereotypical as it get it gets. this school has its typical teachers‚ jocks‚ nerds‚ etc. But people ask this question‚ is Merryweather High School realistic to schools today? The answer to that question is yes. Merryweather High School is realistic because its a “typical” high school‚ the students fit into their social groups similarly to most schools‚ and the setting in Speak is believable. Merryweather
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Melinda Sordino begins her freshman year at Merryweather High School in Syracuse‚ New York‚ with a heavy secret weighing on her. Over the summer‚ she and her friends went to a party and Melinda ended up calling the police‚ causing her friends and everyone at the party to socially reject her. Melinda’s only friend is Heather‚ a new student‚ who tries to get Melinda involved in her schemes to gain popularity. Which stabs her in the back by telling everyone her secrets. Melinda‚ however‚ is not interested
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A plural society can be defined as a society composed of different ethnic groups thus reflecting a variety of cultural differences. As a result‚ each group would consist of their own morals‚ values‚ practices and traditions which may sometimes contradict each other consequently leading to ethnocentrism in the society. Thus‚ the question arises‚ whose morals are the most acceptable? The word “moral” deals with the fundamental principle of what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ in society and the expected conduct
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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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nightmare and I can’t wake up” (Anderson 45). Meet Melinda Sordino- a freshman at Merryweather High that everyone hates. She has a secret‚ a big one‚ that makes her feel alone and depressed‚ but she hasn’t told anyone. In her art class‚ the students are each assigned a topic for a year-long project and Melinda gets the topic tree. She struggles throughout the school year to create the perfect one. By the time June rolls around‚ she figures out how to speak up about being raped by Andy Evans and put feelings
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Shredders” (Anderson 4). She says she is an Outcast and that there are no points for looking at her ex-friends since the whole incident happened. One of the things that many of the people in Merryweather High School don’t know about‚ is what happened to Melinda‚ during the whole party was that she got raped and then they started hating her because they didn’t know what happened for her to call the cops. She had to face many emotional obstacles after the party because she kept having flashbacks on when Andy
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Should you speak your mind on an important point if you know it will upset your manager or should you hold back your thoughts in the name of making a good impression? Explain your answer. Response: Speaking from experience‚ as I am currently a consultant and have been a Fielding Director‚ Program Manager and a team lead as well as spending 20 years in the U.S. Navy; this question hits very close to home. I have made a living on speaking my mind and being completely honest. I am well known for
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utilize suffering or crisis to logically explain the main character’s growth to a significant figure or a hero; the sufferings can be divided into two‚ physical suffering and psychological suffering. The main characters of the Odyssey by Gareth Hinds‚ Speak by Laury Halse Anderson and Born a Crime by Trevor Noah all commonly overcome each of their suffering and grow up. In the Odyssey‚ the main character Odysseus experiences physical and psychological suffering throughout his journey. His journey starts
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