adversities‚ the natural way of a human to respond to them are to fix them or just try to move on‚ but in some novels characters have to go through the worst of them‚ so let’s talk about how they felt and what they went through. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. Fever 1793 was one of the best books I have ever read because of the plot and the moments that really got to me. Mattie was one of the main characters and she went through a lot of adversities
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play sports and had a good relationship with her parents and friends‚ but suddenly‚ as she started her first high school year‚ she skips days of school‚ drop her grades and feels completely empty. The tones of fear and relief in Speak‚ by Laurie Halse Anderson reflect an inner growth presented by the main character when she overcomes the challenging and devastating condition of being sexually abused. The foreshadowing presented several times in the story reinforces the mystery and the intrigue in
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I have recently finished the book "Fever 1789" by Laurie Halse Anderson. It was filled with a roller coaster of emotion leaving the reader on the edge before every chapter. The description in the book fills my mind of how it was back in the 1700’s. This book demostrats a good understanding of the environment and tone in the book. At the end of the book it shows real life sections of how Anderson used history into a fictional story. The other book i’m reading is "Night" by Ellie Wiesel. It shows a
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Corporate Reputation Review Volume 8 Number 3 Top of Mind How Corporate Communication Influences Strategy Implementation‚ Reputation and the Corporate Brand: An Exploratory Qualitative Study Janis Forman Anderson School at UCLA‚ Los Angeles‚ CA Paul A. Argenti Tuck School at Dartmouth‚ Amos Tuck School of Business‚ Dartmouth College‚ Hanover‚ NH ABSTRACT This paper reports the findings of a qualitative field study of five firms from diverse industries on best practices in corporate communication
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In the novel Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ there are three main sections‚ Solid‚ Liquid‚ and Gas. The main character‚ Kate‚ is very interested in science and the three titles are a metaphor for her state of mind throughout the book. The first section‚ Solid‚ shows how Kate is a stable and strong person. The next section‚ Liquid‚ is a time where Kate’s life is very inconsistent and she is unsure about herself. The last section‚ Gas‚ shows how Kate has accepted her fate and tries to help everyone
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Emerson. Emerson is saying that if you stay yourself after all the peer pressure that surrounds you‚ it is a big accomplishment. He is saying to not go with the flow‚ but to stand out as you. I agree with this critical lens. The novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and the graphic novel Maus by Art Spiegelman illustrate the critical lens. Speak is about how the main character‚ Melinda‚ is trying to find her identity and trying to be herself. The book Maus is about the Holocaust‚ which was caused by one
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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 of the novel Melinda enters high school
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really wants to hear what you have to say” (Anderson 9). All of her thoughts are trapped inside of her because she has no one to talk to and she refuses to tell anyone what happened to her. Throughout the novel‚ she has an internal battle with herself. She wanted to tell someone because the truth was eating her up‚ but she couldn’t bring herself to do it. “I should probably tell someone‚ just tell someone. Get it over with. Let it out‚ blurt it out” (Anderson 99). When Andy Evans attacked her again on
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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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to stomach‚ but were also completely necessary. It is one thing to discuss a humanitarian issue‚ but once you see the face of a young child that actually fell victim to it‚ the issue becomes all too personal to just talk about anymore. Laurie Halse Anderson once said “Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance”. The Malek Jandali Trio’s mission has nothing to do with politics. Not once did any of the performers take a stance on the Syrian Civil War. Not once was there a mention
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