Speak is a teen novel written by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ it’s the story of freshman Melinda Sordino. Everybody in her high school doesn’t like her because last summer she went to a party and called the cops. Ever since she doesn’t speak and has no friends because she doesn’t want to tell anybody the truth. She later on gets the courage to say something because one of her ex-best friends is going out with popular senior named Andy Evans. We find out later in the book that Melinda was raped by Andy
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hyphen key’ as its only one tiny key stroke. He feels that text speak is pointless and doesn’t save time as ‘the recipient of the message has to spend ten minutes trying to translate it’. He thinks that the text speak of the new generation is ruining the English language and taking over and eventually people won’t know how to speak the English language properly without ‘grotesque abbreviations’. In summary he is saying that text speak‚ abbreviations and the lack of punctuation in text messages is
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Hindi: गंगा‚ Bengali: গঙ্গা)‚ is a trans-boundary river of India and Bangladesh. The 2‚525 km (1‚569 mi) river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand‚[4] and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Bangladesh‚ where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. It is the longest river of India and is the second greatest river in the world by water discharge.[5] The Ganges basin is the most heavily populated river basin in the world‚ with over 400 million people
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Parker Palmer Written by Brad Nelson Let Your Life Speak Chapter 1-Listening to Life Quotes to think about “They remind me of moments when it is clear-if I have eyes to see-that the life I am living is not the same as the life that wants to live in me” [p. 2]. “I had simply found a “noble” way to live a life that was not my own‚ a life spent imitating heroes instead of listening to my heart” [p. 3]. “Before you tell your life what you intend to do with it‚ listen for what it intends to do
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Importance of the Colorado River. The Colorado River is one of the greatest water sources of America‚ providing water for seven states and Mexico. Water is the most important resource we need for survival‚ and I feel like most people do not appreciate this resource. We do not realize that water is an essential part of life; we keep wasting water like if there is no tomorrow and I think this will lead us to misery someday soon. If this situation doesn’t change‚ in the future‚ wars will be fought
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Throughout the pilgrimage of Siddhartha’s life‚ he went through many different stages. In the beginning‚ we meet Siddhartha‚ The Brahmin’s Son. Siddhartha was very intelligent‚ but wanted to learn more. His mind was not full‚ and his soul was not at peace. He decided to become a Samana in order to fill his mind and set his soul at peace. He had a goal to become completely empty of thirst‚ desire‚ dreams‚ pleasure and sorrow. He had the idea that if he could completely lose Self‚ he would be
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Autism Speaks is an organization that is based on autism advocacy. They sponsor autism research‚ conduct awareness‚ and outreach activities aimed at families‚ the government‚ and the public. Suzanne and Bob Wrights co-founded this organization in 2005 after their grandson was diagnosed with autism. Bernie Marcus donated $25 million to help financially launch the organization. Autism Speaks is the world’s largest autism science and advocacy organization. Autism Speaks launched a national university
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Merck and River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) In understanding the decision Merck made to donate medicines‚ we need to start by understanding the motivations and core values behind the company that undertook the actions. We can get some insight into these by examining and understanding their company mission statement: The mission of Merck is to provide society with superior products and services‚ innovations‚ and solutions that improve the quality of life and satisfy customer needs-to provide employees
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portion of the Tennessee River‚ was part of the Tennessee River. The river was unique because it had a 130 foot drop in elevation for 30 miles. The drop in elevation made it seemingly impossible to travel upstream‚ or against the current. The drop in the elevation created rapids‚ called “shoals”. This part of the Tennessee River is where the Tennessee Valley Authority originated. The Tennessee River Valley was a very fertile place. Cotton and corn thrived growing in the river valley. However‚ this didn’t
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Fountain of the Four Rivers The Fountain of the Four Rivers is a monumental example of Italian Baroque style and eloquence. This sculpture is one of many that transformed Rome into the city we know today. There are many fountains that can be found throughout Italy. The Fountain of the Four Rivers is a breathtaking sculptural fountain in Piazza Navona‚ Italy. It is made of travertine and marble. This sculpture was designed and constructed from 1648-1651. On June 12‚ 1651 this magnificent masterpiece
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