renewal. There are countless ways an individual can grow‚ and in various fields‚ as well. The novel “Speak”‚ by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ displays growth in the protagonist‚ Melinda Sordino‚ as the narrative progresses. Three examples of steps to growth include honesty‚ positivity‚ and outside support. Melinda follows these three steps by being honest with herself about her emotions. Throughout the story‚ Melinda learns how to develop a positive mindset. The third tactic she follows is finding support
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Refuge in Silence ‘Kel?’ It was Raoul‚ and I wished for him to go away. He knocked again then stuck his head around the door. ‘How are you?’ he asked with concern. Anger overcame me. ‘For god’s sakes‚ they can’t send me away because of a headache. But if you think I look suspicious why don’t you report me yourself‚ after all‚ you become their lackey more and more each day‚’ I retorted‚ staring him down. He paled‚ ‘Keep your voice down‚ people outside might hear’‚ he shut the door behind him
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Night Camille Steeprock On Halloween night‚ Kelly was with her friends Ally‚ Kayla‚ Rena‚ Olivia‚ Emma‚ and Rachel trickortreating on Martins Lane. Kelly and her friends started up the driveway towards their next house when her friend Ally spoke up and said‚ “Before we all have to go home‚ I want to go egging!” Everybody broke out into laughter because they didn’t think she could be serious. They would get into a lot of trouble if they did go egging. Ally looked at all of them confused. They all stopped laughing
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Before there was fire roasted marshmallows‚ the only way things were heated was by the heat of the sun. There once was two little kids that were playing on their small‚ family farm. Nancy was seven; she loved playing Hide and Seek. Davey was four; he loved playing Kingdom. Their father was in his mid thirties. He typically spent over ten hours in the field each day; however‚ he still had to bring in over three-fourths of the crops‚ and in less than two weeks‚ it was going to get too cold for
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People experience symbolism every day. When you think of clouds‚ dreary or sad days come to mind‚ when you think of sunsets many people would think of the end or conclusion. In the book Speak by Laurie Anderson‚ almost everything Melinda does gives a deeper meaning. They may all seem like normal everyday things but sometimes it’s essential to read between the lines. Some of the many ways she uses symbolization include the dissection of the frog in biology‚ the way Melinda draws her trees and when
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importance of Belisa Crepusculario as a person. The diction and imagery used leaves the audience a little awestruck and in wonder of who is this women and what is her story. It sets the mood by creating admiration in the reader toward Belisa Crepusculario because of her ability to find and create a name for herself. As the story moves on‚ we are introduced to another character who goes by the name of El Mulato. Right from the start the reader is again shown the effect of someones name on others
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Dead Space The bell rang and I got out of school running towards my dad’s car‚ he quickly drove me to GameStop to pick up my copy of the game ’Dead Space’. I got home as fast as I could and ran towards my room‚ shut and locked the door‚ turned off the lights and bumped up the volume‚ I was ready to game. Coughing repeatedly‚ with one of his hands holding onto his lower torso where he had a large bullet wound gushing out blood. Isaac leans over to look out at the gutty dark dead space
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Both Okita’s poem and Cisneros’s short story show the cultural heritage and physical heritage and physical appearances do not determine what it means to be an American. They are American according to where they live‚ but the way they look they are either Mexican or Japanese. We cannot assume we know where someone is from based on their looks because most times‚ we’re wrong. In the poem “Mericans‚” it is about a Mexican girl who moves to America with her grandmother. Micaela’s grandmother does not
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Autism Speaks I’d like to introduce you to my brother. Christopher Joseph‚ or CJ as my family calls him‚ is 14 years old‚ 5’7” in height‚ and very handsome. He has the most impeccable memory‚ although‚ it is very selective. He doesn’t remember the last place where he placed his retainer‚ but he remembers every line from every Transformers movie and could describe in detail the characteristics and features of every autobot and decepticon in the series. He can also recall the models and features
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In our society there are many ways to speak either correctly or incorrectly. This is where there is a big misunderstanding‚ because of many people that came from different countries and they bring up new ways to communicate. I believe that we live in a world with many different cultures; to say that there is a right way to speak cannot apply to everyone universally. In Kingston story we can see that the girl with a different culture comes to a American school and she spent three years without saying
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