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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English essay I had started reading when I was about 4 or 5 years old. It all started when I used to read picture book and come up with my own story. I never really liked people to read to me‚ so I was really eager to start learning to read. My first book that I had read by myself was goodnight moon. Now whenever I have free time of my own I pick up a book and start reading. The future of us. Emma‚ a teenager in 1995‚ has just gotten her very first computer. After her best friend and neighbor
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teacher/mentor. Stories such as Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds by Paul Zindel‚ use schools as a setting for life-changing discoveries. The protagonists in both of these books‚ Melinda (Speak) and Tillie (The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds) go through personal troubles that are solved by an important teacher/mentor. Even though each girl is excluded at school for different reasons‚ both Melinda and Tillie break through their
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