Speak was written in 1999 by Laurie Halse Anderson. The book is about Melinda, a freshman just starting high school. Melinda starts school off with no friends, she lost the ones she had over the summer. A traumatic event causes Melinda to shut everyone out, and not speak to anyone. Growing up usually takes time, but Melinda is rushed into maturity too soon and must help others do the same.
In the book Witness, written by Karen Hesse, Sara Chickering, a forty-two year old farmer, experiences a conflict with the Ku Klux Klan. The KKK didn’t approve of her allowing the Hirshs’, Esther and her father Ira, to live in her house because they were Jewish. This conflict can be categorized as an external, person Vs. society conflict. The KKK made threats, but Sara didn’t once give into them and decided to let the Hirshs’ stay with her for as long as they wanted.
“Speak,” is a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson. The setting is in Syracuse, New York in the early 2000’s. Melinda Sordino is the narrator of the story and is a freshman at Merryweather High School. During the summer before her freshman year, she goes to a party with her close friends filled with alcohol and music. At the party, she drinks many beers and becomes intoxicated.
After reading Chapter 1 of “Through Deaf Eyes”. I was not surprised by the facts that were introduced in Chapter 1. Some of these things that were talked about and discussed I have experienced in my life as a deaf person with cochlear implants. "Do you lip read? That's a very dangerous question because if you say yes, they talk [way too fast].
Book Paper: 37 Words I had the opportunity to read the book “37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination,” by Sherry Boschert. In this book, Boschert presents the story of women working in higher education in the 1960s and fighting for gender equity. These women realized that their frustrating experiences at work were not isolated incidents but rather part of a larger system of discrimination against women. Their activism led to the passing of Title IX in 1972, which prohibited discrimination on the basis of gender in all schools receiving federal funding.
Essay 1 In “There is No Unmarked Women”, Deborah Tannen explains how women are forcibly “marked” no matter what. During a small work conference, Tannen observes many women’s appearance. She looks at their haircuts, clothing and the makeup they wear. She feels the women are all “Marked”, while men wear nothing to stand out.
Mankind has its views on matters that puts us at a crossroad. The crossroad we stand at is whether an event will take us toward the Heaven, Hell or Prevail Scenario. In the short story “No Woman Born” By C.L Moore the main character Deirdre dies in a fiery death and is save and put into a mechanical body. Deirdre embodies the prevail scenario, but her friend and doctor view her in a different light. Her doctor Maltzer sees her as being a step toward the Hell Scenario, while her friend Harris sees her in the opposite end of the spectrum as a step toward the Heaven Scenario.
In the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson the main character, Melinda, often turns to nature to provide an inspiring story for her feelings of hopelessness to fall back on. Though it is not always blatantly stated, while Melinda comes to terms with the fact that she has been raped nature provides parallels to Melinda's life, symbolizing changing sentiments as they occur. This symbolism manifests in Melinda's interests, the seasons, and her art project. Melinda often mentions plant seeds throughout the story. Melinda's first mention of them is in Biology class when the class dissects apples.
In “The Talking Cure” by Margaret Talbot the author argument is very good and is evaluated through the many different ways. One way Talbot’s argument is evaluated is by the amount the of research she has done to support her argument. In the story, it states that “In all, Hart and Risley reported, they analyzed more than 1,300 hours of casual interactions between parents and their language-learning children” which shows the great amount research Talbot did find out how each social class has an effect on their children’s intellectual development because doing more than 1,300 hours of listening and recording the data would weeks and months to do. In addition to the vast amount of research Talbot had done to get her information she also gave many
Beth Brant’s journey through Writing as Witness is to reclaim power, particularly that which she perceives in relation to language and words. "I hope to convey the message that words are sacred," she says, establishing her perception of what the power of words entails through emphasis on tribalography as well as tribal culture and history. That power involves the ability of language to shape perception. Conscious exploration of the way individuals speak about race and sexuality can have a significant impact on demystifying many cultural misperceptions. Brant uses her writing to speak about her life and her experiences, and the relationship between sexuality and her Mohawk heritage.
Bonnie Tucker and Matt Hamill; How are They the Same and How are They Different In the book, The Feel of Silence by Bonnie Tucker, you see the story of a young woman growing up deaf. Although medically and physically she is profoundly deaf, in the mind and heart she desperately wants to be a part of the hearing world. Even in her older years she never really accepted her deafness totally. On one hand you have the Deaf people in the world who are like Bonnie, but on the other you see people like the hammer, formally known as Matt Hamill.
“Women” by Louise Bogan Louise Bogan married her husband, Curt Alexander in 1916, and had a child a year later. In 1920, Curt Alexander died, causing Bogan to become a widow and left her with no reliable income and an adolescent to care for. After moving to New York City, later on, Bogan met other writers, this sparked her writing career. After writing multiple reviews for periodicals, she later wrote the poem “Women” (Louise Bogan). Throughout the course of this poem, Bogan uses metaphors, imagery, and the setting to show that women are seen as incapable of doing what men do.
When people think of abortion, they typically think pro-life or pro-choice. When talking about abortion, you are talking about a fetus, which makes people stop and think about what is considered a human being and what rights the fetus should have. Abortion occurs more frequently than people would like to admit which is why you need to take the time to discuss this issue, along with any ethical concerns. Abortion is a delicate issue that imposes major ethical dilemmas as we try to accommodate both fetus and maternal rights; overall, the choice should remain as an act of privacy as we uphold the mother’s autonomy. Abortion is an important issue that we must take time and discuss because it happens more than you know.
The title “the Age of Innocence” is an ironic title in comparison to the plot of the book. The story portrays the true scandal of the upper class society. The book takes place in New York during the 1920’s. During this time social rules were strict and women were seen as weaker than men. The title of this book gives the appearance that everyone will be model citizens, obeying the strict societal rules, and portraying their strong marriages.
Women in the 1890s were expected to work at home to keep their husbands comfortable and bear him children. Kate Chopin wrote most of her short stories during this time period. Her stories “A Respectable Woman” and “A Story of an Hour” show a female protagonist who want their freedom and control over their own lives. Her characters pushed the bounds of the roles that society gave them and showed the brutal reality of how women were treated in the 1890s. In “A Respectable Woman” the female protagonist Mrs. Baroda is married and lives on a plantation with her husband, who invites a friend to spend a week or two with them.
