something that frightens one. In Speak there are many little acts of courage by many different people but I believe the main character Melinda had the most big and small acts of courage. In this essay I will talk about why I believe she does and why I think courage is important in the ways it comes into this book. The first reason I think Melinda has the most courage is when Melinda finally said no to Heather. When she said no to Heather she found courage to speak up and use her voice. “No
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That is how it is in the novel "Speak". Melinda keeps trying to pull her self up. But Melinda keeps collapsing‚ Melinda was nearly Going to give up‚ although she got up and started over. In the novel "Speak"‚ Melinda progressed very uniquely‚ and this is important. In the novel “Speak”. Melinda is the main character‚ and she defines bravery. Melinda knows this isn’t the end of her story
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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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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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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a foundation that supports other organizations who share its guiding belief that every life has equal value. Located in Seattle‚ Washington‚ the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have an asset trust endowment of 36.2 billion dollars as of September 30‚ 2012. It supports grantees in all 50 states and 100 countries internationally in areas of global development‚ global health‚ United States program‚ and a smaller charitable support initiative sector. Bill Gates
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the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. Evil may appear to be dominating‚ but in the end‚ good prevails. The major evil that Melinda‚ overcomes is that she has been raped. This is the main conflict of the story. This is a man vs. man conflict. Melinda‚ the main character‚ overcomes the evil that is Andy Evans‚ her rapist‚ by telling him no and to stop. Later‚ when Evans tries to rape her again‚ she screams and the lacrosse team finds them in the closet. Another evil that Melinda experiences
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2. Should you have read Melinda her rights prior to interviewing her? Why? No‚ at this point of the investigation I am not interrogating her‚ I am merely trying to pin down her alibi for the night in question. 3. Should you continue to look at the papers? Explain. No‚ I should not continue looking at the papers. This is a consented search‚ at any time Melinda can remove her consent. However‚ I might consider getting a search warrant at some point to
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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 one can punish for for not speaking up. She says
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Speak Up We live in a country where we have a freedom of speech‚ where our opinions matter‚ where we can speak up and our words could possibly change a lot of thingssomething. Everyone has opinions‚ ideas‚ things that could change many things in our or others liveslives or possibly others lives‚ but what stops people from speaking up? Many people have a hard time speaking up due to rejection ‚ and judgmentor judgment from others. People often feel that if they speak up or express an their opinions
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Steps to Learning English To become a fluent English speaker‚ you must study and master reading‚ listening‚ and speaking. At TalkEnglish.com‚ the lessons are structured to give you practice in all three areas at the same time. Reading Speaking English Fluency Listening Step 1: Identify Step 2: Understand Step 3: Integrate A complete and efficient solution to Learn English speaking TalkEnglish.com developed the "Click‚ Listen‚ and Repeat" functionality. In most of the
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