Taylor Cummins R.S. Huttman Honors English IV 20 December 2011 Finding a Voice Laurie Halse Anderson‚ author of Speak‚ is no stranger to the world of censorship and book banning. Born on October 23‚ 1961 in northern New York‚ Anderson was in the literary world from the beginning (“Speak- Anderson”). She received a Bachelor’s degree in Languages and Linguistics in 1984 after transferring to Georgetown University (“Speak- Anderson”). “[Anderson] began her career as an author of three picture
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_________________________________ Class: V ____ I. Underline the correct verb in the following sentences. 1. Rajesh is/are going to visit his grandmother tomorrow. 2. The boys has/have a swimming class this afternoon. 3. I am/are reading a book by Judy Blume. 4. The fishermen sells/sell their catch on this beach every morning. 5. The baby crawl/crawls across the carpet. 6. Have you seen the bunch of keys that were/was lying here? 7. The teachers were/was having a meeting in the library. 8
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Most days I’d like to believe that I’m still young‚ hip‚ and cool. And while it may be true that I’ve just now become a twenty-something‚ it always surprises me how "out of tune" I can be at times. I had no idea who Carly Rae Jepsen was until a few months ago and even now I do not get the appeal of a certain popular pop star. I think it’s safe to say that I have a few more years left before I become completely clueless. Though I am a bit nervous. How can I possibly write for kids when it seems with
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Judy Blume once said‚ “Some changes happen deep down inside you and the truth is‚ only you know about them.” Freud’s concepts in his 1917 work Mourning and Melancholia offer possibilities of thinking about change and loss in different ways and at different levels. In this paper I shall explore the idea that mourning rather than melancholia must occur throughout all developmental stages of life in order to reach a healthy and peaceful time in your life where the concept of loss can be fully accepted
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I loved my father with an aching devotion‚ I decided to love books as well” (89). My Mother and I spent many hours roaming the library aisles for our next great read. She encouraged me to try new authors and different genres. I discovered Judy Blume and even attempted Charles Dickens and Louisa Mae Alcott. My Mom challenged me each summer to read as many books as I could and she was always ready for me to tell her all about them. Mama and I still recommend books to one another and tell
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Informative Speech: Breast Cancer Attention Getter: What do Sheryl Crow‚ Judy Blume‚ Suzanne Somers‚ Wanda Sykes and my Mother have in common? They are all breast cancer survivors. Topic Disclosure: Today I am going to talk to you about breast cancer information and awareness Preview: During my speech I will discuss: * Symptoms and Diagnosis * Treatment and Side effects * Ways to lower risk and Statistics Audience Link: There is a large amount of men and women who are diagnosed
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My Life Growing Up When I was a kid‚ I spent lots of time reading books‚ playing softball‚ and singing in a group I called The Honey Bees. I danced and sang to all the latest Motown Hits‚ with my sister Stephanie‚ my best friend Georgina and cousins from both sides of my family that lived near by; especially my cousin Necie. We meet 3 times a week at a place called‚ LaClaire Courts after School Center‚ located on the southwest side of Chicago‚ to practice. At the age of 7‚ my sister Stephanie
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advise you in this matter‚ mainly due to the lack of detail and the discussion that would be needed to ascertain all the facts in order to arrive at a specific answer. Informative Speech: Breast Cancer Attention Getter: What do Sheryl Crow‚ Judy Blume‚ Suzanne Somers‚ Wanda Sykes and my Mother have in common? They are all breast cancer survivors. Topic Disclosure: Today I am going to talk to you about breast cancer information and awareness Preview: During my speech I will discuss:
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that this new technology achieved less attention was played to other attributes that silent films used such as the comedic elements in Charlie Chaplin ’s City Lights (1931.) The invention of talking pictures also had severe repercussions on the censorship process. Initially the entire process was nearly impossible‚ as any cuts made would have an effect on the synchronisation of the sound and the film. Minnelli ’s 1944 musical Meet Me In St. Louis: "Serves to implicate the contemporary 1944 audience"
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was that Captain Underpants was the most banned book in the U.S. This was hard to wrap my head around‚ because Dav Pilkey only had good intentions for writing the series of novels. Through hours of research JJ and I expanded our knowledge on Book Censorship as well as overall suppression content to the public. The information
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