“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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Koeller 1 ESL 118 Prof. Shields April 7‚ 2014 Final Draft An image that speaks Some photos never leave one’s memory. The photo that I choose for this essay is one such photo. It is the Pulitzer prize-winning photograph taken in 1994 in Sudan by Kevin Carter during the Sudan famine depicting a child about to die of starvation
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I chose English because I was interested in it since I was in primary school. I always hoped to score A’s in English. In order to improve my English‚ my mother started to speak English with me since I was six years old. My English improved as I spoke more and more. Before I attended Structure and Grammar of English 1‚ I thought that Grammar was as easy as what I had learnt during primary and secondary schools. After I attended the first class‚ I knew that I had much more things to cope with.
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High school is supposed to be a fun‚ new‚ and exciting experience. The novel Speak is about a social outcast named Melinda and her struggles to fit in in high school. She doesn’t have any true friends because no one stays around long enough to hear her story. The book is written by Laurie Halse Anderson. Throughout the novel Melinda shows her emotional discomfort through actions instead of speaking out. In the end she speaks up for herself and she finds a happier state of being. In the beginning
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Learning English A lot of international students come to America to learn English. Learning English is important because it is the most common language in the world. Almost 60% people in the world use English regularly. Learning English is very important because it improves one’s chance of getting a good job‚ helps one communicate in foreign countries‚ and broadens one’s social networking. First‚ learning English improves the chance of getting a good job. Companies which deal with international
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in which we live. It is indisputable: English has become the global language of communication par excellence‚ one of the most popular in the world. Is an official language‚ or have a special status in 75 territories around the world. 10 reasons to learn English 1. It is the second most spoken language in the world‚ followed by the number of Chinese people. 2. International universities require the submission of an examination in foreign language‚ English is chosen by the vast majority of students
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with instructional strategies to code switch. The two students discussed in the case study‚ Demain and Josiah are both native speakers of the African American English dialect‚ known in Charleston as the Sea Island Dialect. The researchers wanted to provide the students with strategies to code switch between the Island Dialect and Standard English. Demain and Josiah failed the SCEE more than once‚ so the researches
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Reflective Personality The novel Speak is about a girl named Melinda. She is very shy and timid throughout the story but that is only because she had gotten raped at a party over the summer. She called the cops because of what had happened so for calling the cops everyone hated her and wouldn’t talk to her‚ even her best friends. A main part or motif of the story is mirrors. Every time Melinda looks in a mirror or a reflective object it reflects on how she is feeling about herself that part of
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I strongly believe that actions speak louder than words. Because when a person do something‚ everybody who is around will judge the results of the action and will conect the action to the person who did it. One good example of it is the politician who is involved in a political scandal. Regardeless the politician can proove his inocence‚ the most of people will conect the politician’s image to the escandal‚ and maybe don’t support him in the next election process. Another point which has to be
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ufeffCuauhtémoc León Cortés Why language study is necessary for English teachers? One of the most important characteristics of the human kind is the ability to communicate. This process can be oral‚ written or through body gestures. This process of communicating amongst each individual is called Language. Because through language‚ humanity is able to express its ideas‚ feelings‚ sensations‚ beliefs‚ etc. for a developed society in order to advance‚ it is necessary that each member of that culture
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