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    Identity Theme In Speak

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    The quotation on page 157 captures an 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

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    "Speak" Book Report

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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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    Alex Volkov Per. 3 English “SpeakEssay Melinda escaped her tough times by going to her art class. She was assigned to draw and sculpt trees. Her art had a really strong connection with her personal feelings throughout the book. Melinda goes through tough times and her problems show in her art. In her first phase (the confused phase) she really isn’t sure of her art assignment. This is similar to her life‚ because on her first day of high school she wasn’t sure of what clan she was going

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    Speak Essay

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    (Maya Angelou) The novel Speak details the life story of Melinda Sordino‚ a freshman in high school‚ and how both the traumatic and happy events of her life shape her character. In the summer before entering high school‚ Melinda is invited to a party that changes her life; and it is not for the better. A senior in high school named Andy Evans rapes her‚ and since she is so scared‚ she calls the police‚ they arrive shortly‚ and proceed to break up the party. Throughout Speak‚ Melinda is reassured by

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    Speak essay

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    “I should probably tell someone‚ just tell someone. Get it over with. Let it out‚ blurt it out” (99). In the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Melinda is a freshman in highschool who struggles to escape the traumatizing past of being raped by a popular senior‚ Andy Evans. Because of her painful memories Melinda would circumvent Andy all year‚ experiencing bullying‚ rejection‚ and social isolation along the way. The essence of this story illustrates Melinda’s transformation from being silent and

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    Speak Essay

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    High school is supposed to be a fun‚ new‚ and exciting experience. The novel Speak is about a social outcast named Melinda and her struggles to fit in in high school. She doesn’t have any true friends because no one stays around long enough to hear her story. The book is written by Laurie Halse Anderson. Throughout the novel Melinda shows her emotional discomfort through actions instead of speaking out. In the end she speaks up for herself and she finds a happier state of being. In the beginning

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    Speak Essay

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    Reflective Personality The novel Speak is about a girl named Melinda. She is very shy and timid throughout the story but that is only because she had gotten raped at a party over the summer. She called the cops because of what had happened so for calling the cops everyone hated her and wouldn’t talk to her‚ even her best friends. A main part or motif of the story is mirrors. Every time Melinda looks in a mirror or a reflective object it reflects on how she is feeling about herself that part of

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    Speak Essay

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    Symbolism is used to represent many meanings. In the novel Speak‚ the protagonist Melinda draws a tree that symbolizes her in many ways. The tree symbolizes Melinda’s growth and her journey to overcome depression. It symbolizes Melinda’s silent personality. Also‚ it symbolizes Melinda cutting off her depression. The tree symbolizes Melinda’s growth and journey. Right after summer‚ a tree starts losing it leaves and becomes ill once winter arrives. It lives through a dark and depressing period.

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    Ophelia Speak Book Report

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    I am still reading Ophelia Speaks by Sara Shandler. When I first started reading the book I was very interested in it but as I got further in reading the book personally I feel like it gets more depressing. They are all stories about how people have messed up in their lives in many different types of ways or the people’s family issues. It is a good way to learn what not to do‚ which will help some people. But‚ this book for me it is very boring because I would like to read something that is more

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    and unfairly treated‚ but he still learned kindness and peace‚ and eventually became famous and memorialized today. His situation is shown in some of the characters in the Book Thief. Even though there’s a lot of suffering and pain in the book‚ Markus Zusak shows how the characters grow from it‚ just like Martin did. In the Book thief‚ Marcus Zusak illustrates how enduring pain can make people grow in the characters Max‚ Ilsa‚ and Liesel. In the story‚ Max experiences enduring pain and gained a lot

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