Melinda the main character from the award-winning book speak. She is a trouble character she is just going to highschool‚ with all of her weight on her shoulders‚ she does not even try to try anyone to share some of that weight that way so she not carrying it all. This weight mainly came from her being Sexlluy assaulted by a kid that goes to her high school named Andy Evans. Melinda goes through many changes during this mainly to her personality she has personality disorder where she has different
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Mr. Schulze 1 11-08-05 English 1010 Synthesis Essay This is a synthesis essay on the English only debate. In the debate we have a number of authors who have an opinion if English should be the official language? Here are a couple of opinions shared by Robert D. King ‚ "Should English be the Law?" ‚ S.I. Hayakawa‚ "Bilingualism in America: English Should be the Official Language"‚ and Greg Lewis " An Open
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I noted that Greece has always been a beautiful country that many people want to visit‚ but I asked‚ “Has it always been glamorous?” I believe there were many reasons why individuals should not have moved to ancient Greece during 430-429 BC. Four themes were used to support how war and diseases affect this civilization; the themes used were geography‚ science and technology‚ history‚ and culture. Generally‚ I would not have recommended someone move to ancient Greece because the Peloponnesian War
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transparency‚ ensures better governance and reduces inefficiency and corruption. Information gives people the opportunity to make informed decisions‚ participate in the decision making process that affect them‚ and hold their leaders to account. This Saturday (28 September) is International Right to Know Day. ARTICLE 19’s regional teams are holding a series of events across the globe to highlight why and how access to information can change lives and transform societies. Our case studies from the
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There are many reasons why a person joins the military. Many people join for the wrong reasons instead of the right ones. More people should carefully consider what they are joining for. Myself and many people I know all joined for the right reason. People need to know the risks of joining before they sign there papers. The military is not something you need to jump right into. Myself joined the army in March of 1999. The main reason I joined was to serve my country. Many people were telling me not
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In the novel‚ Speak the author uses the protagonist‚ Melinda‚ to teach the reader the importance of verbal expression. Melinda refuses to speak about an event that occurred in her life; therefore others cannot show her empathy toward her. Melinda’s lack of speaking lead to her being judged and bullied by her friends. Melinda’s silence slowly erodes her self esteem and leads to depressive behavior. Melinda’s lack of verbal communication conveys its merit. Melinda refuses to speak about an event that
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Why do people help? Helping behavior is an important topic in social psychology. It is important to understand why people help‚ when they help and reasons for helping others. According to Kassin‚ pro-social behavior is an action intended to benefit others. The author also describes several factors of why people help. Among them‚ one is kin selection which is preferential helping of genetic relatives‚ which results in the greater likelihood that genes held in common will survive ( 2010‚ page
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Causes and Effects Essay Why Some Students Cheating Cheating which has become so common is spoiling our generation. There are different reasons why students cheat. Some students cheat for the sake of getting good marks without studying while other studies but they do not get good marks so to hide their fault they cheat. In our generation involves many more things rather than studies that’s why they do not aware for paper and that’s why at that time they attempt paper with the help of cheating
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Hillmont Talada 1 Danielle Cook English 1010 February 22‚ 2010 Why marijuana should be legal Some people ask why marijuana should be legalized. But‚ perhaps‚ we should ask why marijuana is illegal? Contrary to public opinion and current law there are more reasons for marijuana to be legalized than for it to remain illegal. Marijuana cost taxpayers billions of dollars‚ it is less harmful than other pharmaceutical
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of the first. They are a way for people to express their imagination. All people should have access to books. When students want to read‚ most have a full library of books. Some schools limit what their students read and ban them from reading certain books. The policy of banning books is ineffective because it gives students reason to read the banned book and individual parents can decide what their child reads. By banning books‚ students become curious as to why it was banned so they are drawn
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