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        <title><![CDATA[Melinda seeks places that will allow her to be anonymous. She finds the...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/look-all-places-melinda-goes-avoid-being-school-120279</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Melinda seeks places that will allow her to be anonymous. She finds the old unused janitor's closet and makes it her hideout.  When she first enters it, she recognizes that no one has used it for years; so it is a place of safety and anonymity for her. As the school year progresses, the closet also allows Melinda to express her inner changes (through her display of trees and the items that she uses to decorate her space).
When Melinda...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:04:05 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Speak, how do the places where Melinda goes to avoid being "in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Speak, how do the places where Melinda goes to avoid being "in school" benefit her (in her view)?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 05:57:34 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[You will be able to have your pick on this one.  I think that the party...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/what-some-major-events-conflicts-that-occur-story-119533</link>
        <description><![CDATA[You will be able to have your pick on this one.  I think that the party that Melinda attends could be a significant event.  The rape of Melinda could be another major event because of its naturally traumatic effect.  I think Melinda's calling the police to break up the party and the her shunning at the hands of the other kids could constitute two more events.  In terms of the conflicts present, I think that Melinda endures a conflict...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:51:58 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What are some major events and conflicts that occur in the story ''Speak"?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/what-some-major-events-conflicts-that-occur-story-119533</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What are some major events and conflicts that occur in the story ''Speak"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:04:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Well....there are many ways, I'm just going to say the basics of...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/how-does-melinda-compare-herself-alice-wonderland-106645</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Well....there are many ways, I'm just going to say the basics of them....
Well, Alice struggles to fit through the door and Melinda &amp; Heather struggle to fit in any social class in their high school.
When the caterpillar asks Alice who she is, Alice cannot seem to answer. All she can come up with is that she is a little girl. Alice's struggle with identity compares to Melinda's struggle with her identity.
Cheshire Cat compares to IT. He...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:21:06 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Speak Marking Periods One and Two Quiz]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/documents/speak-marking-periods-one-two-quiz-47917</link>
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        <title><![CDATA[I found the novel to have a refreshingly clear view of what it must feel...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/group/discuss/what-were-your-feelings-after-reading-opening-50035#3</link>
        <description><![CDATA[I found the novel to have a refreshingly clear view of what it must feel like to be a teenager (its a long time ago for me, though). The angst over isolation, recognition and rejection: the stomach-wrenching fear of being different. The paragraph

I am Outcast

I know resonates with some of my students, as does the humour of 'THE FIRST TEN LIES THEY TELL YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL'. 
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:14 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[When Melinda is raped at a summer party, she stumbles to the phone at...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/what-do-students-blame-melinda-117043</link>
        <description><![CDATA[When Melinda is raped at a summer party, she stumbles to the phone at the house where the party is and calls the police.  She doesn't actually report anything, but the police arrive at the party because of the strange phone call and arrest at least one student's older brother (the party featured underage drinking, no supervision, etc.).
Melinda is not only labeled a snitch, but she has to face the normal persecution of being a freshman.  Her...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:00:06 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Melinda is blamed for stopping a wild party, she is blamed because she...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/what-do-students-blame-melinda-117043</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Melinda is blamed for stopping a wild party, she is blamed because she called the cops supposedly.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:16:14 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Speak, what do the students blame Melinda for, and why do they blame...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/what-do-students-blame-melinda-117043</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In Speak, what do the students blame Melinda for, and why do they blame her for it?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/what-do-students-blame-melinda-117043</guid>
        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:12:26 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Melinda's mental issues are beginning to affect her physically - we call...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/second-marking-period-why-getting-difficult-113381</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Melinda's mental issues are beginning to affect her physically - we call this psychosomatic. She describes the physical difficulty she has with speaking in this section of the text-

My throat is always sore, my lips raw. When I wake up in the morning my jaws are clenched so tight I have a headache...Every time I try to talk to my parents or a teacher, I sputter or freeze.

Interestingly she does not always feel this way-

'Sometimes my...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:33:42 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the second marking period of Speak, why is it getting so difficult...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/second-marking-period-why-getting-difficult-113381</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In the second marking period of Speak, why is it getting so difficult for Melinda to talk?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/second-marking-period-why-getting-difficult-113381</guid>
        <pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:54:23 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The rich aspect of Anderson's work is that the setting can be literally...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/what-main-setting-book-main-conflict-111519</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The rich aspect of Anderson's work is that the setting can be literally in any high school.  The exact location of the events are in Syracuse, New York, but the issues addressed in the work make it applicable to nearly any setting.  Part of the reason for this is that so much of the work takes place in Melinda's psyche and in her own mind.  The mental setting is where we as the reader are able to examine the essential conflict of the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:00:35 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the main setting of Speak as well as its main conflict?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/what-main-setting-book-main-conflict-111519</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What is the main setting of Speak as well as its main conflict?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:07:24 PST</pubDate>
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melina feels that gym should be illegal because she thinks it is...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/what-does-melina-feel-should-illegal-why-104185</link>
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melina feels that gym should be illegal because she thinks it is humiliating and that came rite out of the book to
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        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/what-does-melina-feel-should-illegal-why-104185</guid>
        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:04:14 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[what all happen in the 4th marking period of the book speak]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/what-all-happen-4th-marking-period-book-speak-108823</link>
        <description><![CDATA[what all happen in the 4th marking period of the book speak]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/what-all-happen-4th-marking-period-book-speak-108823</guid>
        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:44:20 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does Melinda compare herself to Alice in the wonderland ?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/how-does-melinda-compare-herself-alice-wonderland-106645</link>
        <description><![CDATA[How does Melinda compare herself to Alice in the wonderland ?]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/how-does-melinda-compare-herself-alice-wonderland-106645</guid>
        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:29:53 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why are the employees suspicious of Melinda? ]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/why-employees-suspicious-melinda-106491</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Why are the employees suspicious of Melinda? ]]></description>
        <guid>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/why-employees-suspicious-melinda-106491</guid>
        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:43:29 PST</pubDate>
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        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/can-someone-tell-me-what-kind-person-melinda-105375</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Please see the links below for more answers.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 5 Oct 2009 15:21:32 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[One of the most compelling characteristics in Melinda is the idea that...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/speak/q-and-a/can-someone-tell-me-what-kind-person-melinda-105375</link>
        <description><![CDATA[One of the most compelling characteristics in Melinda is the idea that she is a character who seeks to reclaim her voice.  The assault silenced her both literally and figuratively, and this realm of silence is what makes her such a compelling character.  Add the assault to the social assault of being "silenced," and Melinda's character is steeped in the literal and symbolic recreation and reclaiming of voice.  This is fairly compelling in...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 5 Oct 2009 15:19:52 PST</pubDate>
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