Throughout the book Speak Melinda had many topics in each of her many passages. These passages help us find out what type of a person Melinda is and what her character is all about. The entire book is narrated by Melinda. In the beginning we find out that she busted a party by calling the cops during the summer right before high school. Everyone thought she was a rat. Little do we know is that she never spoken up that at the party Andy Evans raped Melinda. During her freshman year nobody likes her
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Speak Out Loud When you where younger did you ever dream of becoming a fire fighter or police officer? Well I did‚ I had big dreams to become something different every day‚ and nothing could ever stop me. My mom taught me at a young age that you can be whatever you want to be as long as you try‚ so some could see why I was not able to choose a solid career path. While I was a teenager‚ I still did not know what career path I wanted to choose. But in the course of figuring out my own destiny‚ I
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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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In a PIL filed by Shiv Sagar Tiwari‚ a lawyer who claimed that using English as an official language in higher judiciary was “a legacy of the British rule” which should be scrapped. The Department of Official Language in the Ministry of Home affairs filed its affidavit in response shooting down the idea of amending the Constitution to make Hindi the official language for conducting court in higher judiciary‚ and relied upon a report by the law commission in this regard. Now the Issue that arises
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Should the sexual double standard still exist? What is sexual double standard? Should both Men and Women judge one another on their sexual life? No‚ I do not think there should be a sexual double standard‚ but unfortunately it still exist. In today’s world everyone knows there is a double sexual standard. Ask any survey male or female and they’ll tell you that women are judged more harshly than men for engaging in the same actions‚ especially when those behaviors are casual sex or sex with lots
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Rape is a difficult subject to explain to others because it is traumatic experience that people not involved will be unable to deal with the situation. Laurie Anderson’s novel Speak focuses on this very issue. The protagonist‚ Melinda Sordino‚ must face the challenges of high school‚ family issues‚ and the inability to express herself. Mr. Freeman‚ David Petrakis‚ and sports are the things Melinda relies on to overcome the past that haunts her. Mr. Freeman is a factor that motivates Melinda Sordino
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Melinda is a freshman in high school‚ with no friends. The past summer‚ she called the cops on a party. At least that’s what everyone heard. The book is called Speak. She goes through a lot inside the book. It’s someone’s job to tell you how she has changed. Read on learn how she has developed through the book. With every page‚ every sentence‚ and every word‚ you get closer to what happens. Melinda has portrayed herself to be extremely quiet. “I wonder how long it would take for anyone to notice
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33. Foundation for vidhya 34. The click of the camera 35. The dangers of doubt Glossary 9 15 22 27 29 35 41 44 49 54 56 62 65 70 75 80 86 90 94 100 105 112 117 122 127 132 137 142 146 152 158 162 168 172 178 185 Publisher’s Note "SATHYA SAI SPEAKS" Series is‚ according to late Prof. N. Kasturi‚the original translator and compiler‚ "a fragrant boquet of flowers that never fade or falter". These discourses were delivered by Swaami out of profound compassion towards seekers of Truth during the
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Little or much‚ well or poorly‚ many of us today have learnt English. But have we ever come up with an ask questioning why we basically do that? In my learning English‚ many people have asked me why I learn English. Normally‚ I would answer either saying that I just simply enjoy it or explaining it for the want to better communicate with the foreign people. And I guess most of people would think it so or probably agree more to the latter one. Truth is‚ I still don’t really know what I am working
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Today English is the language of the world. English isn’t only the national or official language of some thirty states‚ which represent different cultures‚ but it is also the major international language of communication in such areas as science‚ technology‚ business and mass entrainment. English is one of the official languages of the United Nations Organization and other political organizations. It is the language of literature‚ education‚ modern music and international tourism.
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