There are certain steps one must take to achieve growth and a sense of 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
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“I should probably tell someone‚ just tell someone. Get it over with. Let it out‚ blurt it out” (99). In the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Melinda is a freshman in highschool who struggles to escape the traumatizing past of being raped by a popular senior‚ Andy Evans. Because of her painful memories Melinda would circumvent Andy all year‚ experiencing bullying‚ rejection‚ and social isolation along the way. The essence of this story illustrates Melinda’s transformation from being silent and
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Morgan Freeman is an actor‚ director‚ and narrator who known for having a prominent and convincing speaking voice as well as a peaceful demeanor. Morgan Freeman is an actor I admire for his dedication to film and continuous movie roles throughout the years beginning in 1971. There has not been a movie so far that I have seen staring Morgan Freeman that I have disliked. My favorite movie that Morgan Freeman stared in was Along Came a Spider in which he played Detective Alex Cross a forensic pathologist
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Sr. Lino is a man who gets down to business. He is my favorite character because he reminds me of my grandpa. This is because Sr. Lino follows the rules and got down to business. He sat in a warehouse for thirty-nine years‚ and the phone never rang‚ a truck never showed up‚ and never wrote any reports in his binders because he waited for a delivery. He yelled at Nin for not being ready and that they always needed to be ready just in case. Sadly‚ nothing ever happened until Nin arrived. Nin is very
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In "Lean on Me" Morgan Freeman plays the role of a high school principal with a policeman mentality and vigilante behavior who is hired to reinstall order and education in the drug-infested Eastside high school in New Jersey in 1987. Mr. Joe Clark‚ magnificently played by Freeman‚ first takes control via discipline and then by instilling hope. Wearing heroic white through the whole length of the movie he one-sidedly expels all of the instigators and the problem-causing students as his first official
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In the novel‚ “Mister Pip” by Lloyd Jones‚ the three central characters‚ Mr Watts‚ Matilda and Dolores are flawed characters in challenging environments. In this essay‚ I will explore these three characters. Mr Watts‚ Matilda and Dolores‚ the narrator who have character flaws which‚ because of the hostile environment‚ leads to ultimate tragedy. Mr Watts is an alien in Bougainville. He started in New Zealand in comfortable circumstances‚ but when he moved to Bougainville‚ he experienced extreme
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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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In the book‚ “Speak” by‚ Laurie Halse Anderson‚ we are taken on a journey through the life of a young girl‚ named Melinda Sordino. We quickly learn that Melinda is a rape survivor that becomes mute after encountering sexual violence at a party during summer break‚ right before the start of her freshman year of high school. Melinda carries the burden of this secret with her in shame and in silence‚ from the hallways of her school to the doors of her home; internally isolating herself from everyone
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Edward Freeman’s “Managing for stakeholders” was an interesting selection which clearly defined several possible stakeholders for a business‚ primary and secondary‚ and how important each one is to the survival of the business as is the survival of the business to their survival. Customers‚ bankers‚ financiers‚ employees‚ and suppliers are all stakeholders. The selection stressed how important it was for the executive of a given corporation to have the skill set to manage the relationship between
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In the Talented Mr Ripley the author creates a psychopath that is not only cringe worthy but very much believable. By showing the main character who presents many of the characteristics and traits of such a person‚ from pathological lying to lack of empathy for others‚ Highsmith does well at getting the reader to root for a brutal murderer and sympathize with him even though he is undeserving. By letting the reader into Tom’s head in such a way that Highsmith basically demands the reader to show
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