In the book wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson a girl named Lia overbrooke is an anorexic cutter who worries about her self image‚ her family‚ and her life. The story starts when Lias best friend Cassie dies in a motel room‚ this highlights all of Lia and her pain. As children Lia and cassie
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English 27 August 2012 In the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Melinda Sordino proved that anyone can overcome anything if they find their voice. Melinda became mute the moment she was traumatized after she was date raped. Ever since then‚ she felt lonely and empty. I chose Melinda as my character because she showed anyone can overcome any hardships on their own. Melinda was a strong character who overcame depression and found her voice though art. Her artwork helped her tell her story
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Mackenzie Calderon Miss Bone English 2 Period 2 14 December 2012 English Literature Data Sheet Quarter 2: Speak Summary & Theme: The book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is about an incoming freshman named Melinda Sordino. She’s riding the bus to school but she doesn’t have any friends to sit with. While she’s looking over the crowd of kids on the bus she spots her ex best friend‚ Rachel‚ but even she mouths “I hate you.” After Melinda attends her first few classes she already hates high
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The well-known adventure novel The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and the historical fiction novel Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson both exemplify the use of the “wise old man” archetype through the characters Gandalf and “Grandfather.” Although the former is a powerful sorcerer and the latter is a vulnerable slave‚ both act as sagacious advisors for the stories’ main protagonists—Bilbo and Isabel. At one point in the Chains text‚ when Isabel (a slave girl) goes to the town’s pump to get her water‚ Grandfather
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Compare and contrast mini essay The novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and the poem Alone by Maya Angelou are very similar but different in some ways. The novel Speak is about a young girl named Melinda who is raped at a party the summer before she starts high school. Throughout the book Melinda is afraid to speak of the incident and becomes silent and speaks to no one. The book is about Melinda finding herself and overcoming the fear and learning to speak out. Throughout the book Melinda
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is no right answer to this question. It’s really personal choice. B."I just want to sleep. A coma would be nice. Or amnesia. Anything‚ just to get rid of this‚ these thoughts‚ whispers in my mind. Did he rape my head too?" Said Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Author of Speak. VI. Prevention A. How do we try to stop statutory rape? 1. WE CAN’T. We can try and do all we can to prevent it‚ and try and arrest the guys that commit this crime‚ but truth is‚ nothing is going to stop men from doing
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The Top 7 Young Adult Novels of the 90s Growing up in the 90s was more than just slouch socks‚ Tamagochis and Fraggle Rock. These were golden years of grunge and the decade before the internet permeated our impressionable little minds. Between episodes of Full House and Pog showdowns‚ some of us read books for fun. Here is a list of the finest young adult novels of the 90s: Number Seven: Here’s to You‚ Rachel Robinson One of Judy Blume’s classic coming-of-age stories‚ Here’s to You‚ Rachel Robinson
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people who go through a crisis have trouble speaking so they have to find another way to speak. In this case it is drawing art it how she will speak instead of actually talking.As Mr.Freeman said. “You’re on fire Melinda‚ I can see it in your eyes”(Anderson 61). This shows that he really does care and he can see that see is really expressing herself through pictures. No one else has seen it that’s why he gets along with him so long . This is what she wishes could say or everyone could see what happened
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everything around them. This stage in life is one of the most important in literature. The coming of age theme is found in many pieces of literature‚ such as Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak and Deborah Ellis’ The Breadwinner. The main characters in both of these young adult novels experience growth and change in their own ways. In Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak‚ readers are given a mental picture of who they think Melinda Sordino is. “The bus picks up students in groups of four or five…I close my
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Aldine ISD Summer Reading Response Log High School English III Grade 11 (entering English 3) During the summer you are expected to read and respond to at least three books if you will be in regular English and at least five books if you will be in Pre-AP‚ Pre-IB‚ AP‚ GT‚ IB‚ or Dual Credit English. Personal choice selections for non-fiction and contemporary works may be made from one of the suggested lists that are available on the district web site (www.aldine.k12.tx
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