Laurie Halse Anderson Biography

There are very few books that cover the topic of depression that are hysterical while triggering my hypothalamus emotion center. Her self-awareness is what really drew me into her writing. One of the most profound moments was when she spoke about the silent war that those suffering from mental illness face on a daily basis and the silent victory that no one knows about. The hidden nature of mental illness is what creates a barrier. You cannot judge from mere appearance how loud and loaded their brains truly

I found her writing on the famous Indian Squanto to be particularly interesting. Squanto was the famous Native American who helped the first settlers of the Mayflower. He was the only Native American who could speak English do to the fact he was kidnapped my European sailors early in his

In the the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, the character Heather, Melinda’s ex-friend and member of the Martha clan, has many interesting character traits. Her most prominent traits are, that she is very petty, she is talkative, and that she is very driven. Heather is very petty. When Melinda is at Heathers house, in her room, Heather starts to cry because she is not popular, “Here people don't know I exist.

She uses unique words and phrases, metaphors and descriptions, and witty but informative tone. She opens the readers’ minds up to what the world we are living in is becoming. It is everyone for themselves, therefore every individual should become educated on every subject that they can handle. There is no possible way someone should overeducate themselves; it is just an impossibility. Imagine what life would be like if eventually everyone only knew about what their degree was in. There would not be many conversations, no improvement in the quality of life, a shorter survival rate, etc. The worst feeling in the world is feeling useless or worthless which could happen if you do not expand your knowledge. Go out in the world and learn what can be learned by observing, reading, studying, listening, asking, tasting, touching, smelling, or anything that helps you learn. The world needs more intelligence in every area. It is time that we take a stand and educate ourselves and others as much as we possibly

This quote talks about how courage involves taking risks especially in new situations. Laurie Halse Anderson had the same idea as Walt Disney in the book Speak. The characters she put in the book that showed courage had the take a lot of risks in new situations. In the book Speak Melinda Sordino, shows courage, by taking risks in the situations she were presented.

In the novel Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson, there are many definitions to the word forge. For one, Curzon forges his way into the army. Additionally, the hardships Curzon experiences during war forge him into a much stronger person. Finally, Curzon develops into a more mature and strong person by expressing his emotions for Isabel. Forge is a multi-layered word with many different meanings and applications. Throughout the book, Anderson gives many different examples.

She stated “I think because i was a teacher of adolescents for so long that i have a feel for the pulse of the teen audience. I believe in them, i respect them, and i admire them. And i think they know that. They trust me to write for them and tell their stories, and they

In all of the four interviews that are with Judith Ortiz Cofer, I thought there were some important things or I feel that I can relate to what she stated. In the interview “Speaking in Puerto Rican” reported by Rafael Ocasio, Cofer was told that her grandmother was one of her influences in her life. Cofer agreed with Ocasio and she went into saying that she would sit by her grandmother while her grandmother told her stories. I can relate somewhat to it because I didn’t sit around my grandmother while she told me stories, but my grandmother influenced me to succeed in something that I love to do. In the interview “The Art of Not Forgetting” reported by Marilyn Kallet, Cofer was asked why is “not forgetting” so important to you as a writer? Cofer

Melinda was an outcast and loner in high school who was overwhelmed, fearful, and confused with her life and her environment at school. She was always silent in class and afraid to speak in front of people. Many students today might feel the need to fit in with other people so they wouldn’t have to be looked down upon. As we take a look at Melinda’s life we’ll be able to see how she handles her daily conflicts. In the book, Speak, Melinda Sordino, an incoming freshman at Merryweather High, starts her year off with a terrible start. She’s stuck with a mean history teacher, by who she calls Mr. Neck and a whole bunch of other weird teachers like her English teacher of who she calls, Hairwomen, because of her crazy, uncombed

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is a book about high school. The “best years of your life.” Unfortunately, Melinda Sordino experienced high school differently. Beginning the year with no friends, because she called the cops during a summer party, because she got raped. Speak by Anderson was a good read, but it wasn’t a good book. There was multiple things you could have done to make this a better book.

Sometimes we feel like we have no courage at all and then at other times we feel like we have all the courage in the world. There were many times in my life where I felt like I had a lot of courage, and times where I felt like I had no courage at all. Courage is also a theme in the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. It is important to have courage because it makes people happy, it can help people get out of risky situations, and it makes people more confident in themselves.

Knowing this, she takes her experience and uses it to write this piece and uses it to spread her message and her feelings toward the topic.

To teach young children that being yourself is the best way to live, taking chances, being respectful and opening up always goes a long way. I feel she wants to show us that reading and writing are great separate but together it shows within. Words are taught to people from books, so if no one reads new words how will the next person learn the meaning.

Maya Angelou has inspired me in more ways than one, and I had to write about her. When Maya speaks people listen. She has this wisdom that only few have, especially when life wasn’t always great. She turned tragedy into triumph, and helped others in doing so. So, Maya has proven too many women, especially black women that you succeed, even if you have had a child in your teen years. She’s proof that with determination nothing is unattainable.

Besides wording like this, her writing is easy to read even for someone who has little to no background knowledge of what she talks about.