When you listen to understand you want to make a change, and are open minded in your listening. When yoyou listen to reply you listen just so you can give a good answer back. #tollgvms
Mr. Freeman and Melinda are parallel characters becuase they are going through tough times. They are both depressed. For example Mr.Freeman painting sad pictures, and Melinda is painting broken tree branches. #tollgvms
I think that her parents handled the situation poorly because they didn’t have a comvoeraation with her or talk about it. She just scolded her and went in with her day. She wasn’t supportive at all. #tollgvms
Parents should speak openly with their issues, but it really depends on the kid. If the kid can handle it and is mature enough 2 know about there issues. Also sometimes these things migh profoundly effect the child, so really it depends on what the issue is and who it is#tollgvms
I think American should have open borders because everybody deserves to be in Amarica. If they are willing to work hard and pay taxes then why shouldn’t they be aloud in our country. I think America needs to have open borders. #tollgvms
Maya was molested by her moms boyfriend, and isolated herself much like Melinda, and stopped speaking. She used her rough childhood to build beautiful things like books and music albums. This was a lot like the author of Speak. #tollgvms
@TylerWFSUSD Other things that show she is struggling is things like grades dropping and her basically not being her bubbly happy self that she was last year.
Sometimes because we are too busy in our lives or we overlook it. Maybe because they try and hide it or do something like get bad grades to cover it up. Like maybeher bad grades are a sign that she is struggling, but nobody is really deeing it. They just see her grades.
@LoganJ16 I totally agree. She also might not of wanted to be the girl that was raped wither. That is kind of a bad form of popularity. She might not of wanted to be judged as that girl that was raped.
#tollgvms A6 She choose to stay silent because she was just scared what people would say about her. LOts of people wouldn't agree with her. NO one would believe her. She might not of wanted to be THAT girl was raped either.
#tollgvms A5 I think this ws because of a lack of communication. Melinda isolated herself after her rape. Her frieds didn't quite understand and didn't reach out to her about it. They also just grew apart because of this.
@JacksonCFSUSD She also wants to control how hard she bites her lip and how much pain she feels. It is about control too because recently she hasn't had a whole lot of control.
A4 #tollgvms She bites her lip because she likes tp control how hard she can bite her lip, and how much pain she feels. IN that sense she doesn't really feel the pain either.