similarities in Speak and Animal Farm. Starting with similarities in theme are there is an abuse of the power. Napoleon uses it to take over the farm and have the other animals as his slaves. Andy uses his power over Melinda to where she’s afraid to speak. Although there is abuse‚ the protagonists still hope for a better life. The major conflict in Animal Farm is the common animals versus the pigs. There are also minor conflicts between underlying characters that add into the big picture. Speak has Melinda
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Nick Graham Symbol in Speak Analysis Professor Denny "Mr. Freeman thinks I need to find my feelings. How can I not find them? They are chewing me alive like an infestation of thoughts‚ shame‚ mistakes‚" says Melinda Sordino‚ the main character from the novel Speak written by Laurie Halse Anderson. Melinda is a freshman at Merryweather High School and chose the right not to speak. Mirrors in this story are one of the motifs‚ and Melinda learns that mirrors give a reflection‚ whether she likes
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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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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 becomes
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“Speak”‚ by Laurie Halse Anderson characterizes of Joyce and Jack Sordino being neglectful and incompliant for parenting towards their daughter‚ Melinda Sordino. Essentially to start Anderson portrays Melindas parents as two different personalities. Joyce (Melindas mom) as the hardworking manager at Efferrs‚ a clothing store. Giving off that shes a practical yet busy woman who struggles to balance home and career. On the other hand‚ Jack (Melindas dad) sells insurance whom Melindas thinks is too
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Julia Gariepy Period 2 12/11/12 Literacy Letter #2 Speak by: Laurie Halse Anderson The summer before her freshman year of high school‚ Melinda Sordino‚ meets Andy Evans at a party. Outside in the woods‚ Andy rapes her. Melinda calls 911‚ but does not know what to say. The police come and break up the party. Melinda does not tell anyone what happened to her‚ and no one asks. She starts high school at Merryweather High School as an outcast‚ shunned by her friends for calling the police. She
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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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American Olympic gold medalist‚ Laurie Hernandez is on the cover of my Wheaties box. Though only being 17 years old‚ she has accomplished so much in her lifetime‚ such as placing in the Olympics and being the youngest contestant to win the television competition‚ “Dancing with the Stars.” Laurie has had to overcome injuries that would break other teens of her age‚ she is a hardworking‚ determined‚ and respectable athlete. She is continuing her Olympic career and will continue to be a fit role model
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1. Which of the investment alternative: Provides the highest returns to the client? Provides the highest profits to Stuart&Co.? In order to find the right result for each question‚ I suppose the client of each situation will invest $10‚000. I will make a lot of calculations to support my opinion. The process listed as Exhibit1‚ Exhibit2 and Exhibit 3. Both Alternative A and C will provide the highest returns to the client depending on the period of investment. In this case‚ A has the highest investment
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Interface & Ray Anderson Key Facts According to Stanwick and Stanwick‚ Interface is currently the largest producer of soft-surfaced modular floor coverings across the globe. Ray Anderson‚ former CEO and founder of Interface‚ started the company in 1973. By 1994‚ Interface one of the leading competitors in the highly competitive floor-coverings industry. After having what Anderson has referred to in the past as an Epiphany‚ he challenged the organization to take on an undertaking of epic proportions
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