Vocabulary fall list #9

bosom: Something really close to your heart
prudently: Careful in providing for the future
inveterate: Settled or confirmed in a practice, or habit, feeling or he like
propensity: A natural inclination or tendency
repose: State of rest
stripling: A youth
sequester: To remove or separate (isolate)
apparition: Anything that appears. (ghost)
purport: To present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being. (attend)
imbibed: To drink especially alcoholic beverages
incessant: Continuing without interruption

cognomen: Any name especially a nickname
reverie: A daydream
gambol: To play at any game of chance for money or other stakes
spectre: A ghost that you can see
tarry : To remain or stay, as in place

[Hessian]: The figure of a Hessian soldier of the Revolutionary war.

story telling technique "Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

This story at first didn't grab my attention, but as we read it in class it actually seems very interesting. it seems mysterious, as if a document was just found and we are trying to figure out where it came from. This technique is usually used in stories that like to give you a background and keep you in suspense or thinking so that you can keep reading the story.

"Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

The tone of the story was personal or intimate. This technique is used in other writings by just telling you the story one-on-one. They tell you how they how feel about that certain person or place just so that you can an idea of how things are so that later in the story you already have a background of that place and its people.

Notes -Washington Irving

• Born on April 3, 1783 in New York
• He was named in the honor of the American President George Washington
• He was the 11th child from Sarah Sanders and William Irving
• Traveling became a life long passion
• He was a mischievous and adventurous young man
• Wen t to operas
• He wrote a book about poverty and hunger saying that they should eat babies. He did that to make fun  of their situation to get attention so that they can do something about their economy.
• In 1819-1820 he took of to Europe and he wasn't making money because his business wasn't successful
• He died on November 28.1859

Vocabulary list #8

 flout: to treat with disdain, scorn or contempt
caveat: A warning or caution
blazon: to set forth conspicuously or publicly
filch: to steel (especially something of small value)
fractious: refractory or unrully
equitable: characterized by equity or fairness
autonomy: independence or freedom
addendum: an addition
amnesty: Law. an act o forgivenes for past offences, especially to a class of persons as a whole.
axiomatic: self-evident; obvious
extricate: to free or release from entanglement.
soporific: causing or tending to cause sleep
scathing: bitterly sever, as a remark
unwieldy: (clumsy) not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight
vapid: without liveliness or spirit
prognosticate: to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs
sepulchral: of, pertaining to, or serving as a tomb
salutary: favorable to or promoting health
straitlaced: excessivelty strict in conduct or morality
scourge: a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture
precept: a commandment or direction given as a ruleof action or conduct
transient: not lasting, enduring, or permanent

Remix on Emerson's essay

We are all different people with different personalities that shouldn't raleigh on anybody but ourselves. When we say each persons voice can be as strong as the great men in history, we mean that we all have different ways of thinking and that we should do what we believe is right. Every person realizes at some moment of his or her life that envy is ignorance. We are all built for the process of learning meaning that where you put your most focus on is where you will get the most benefit from.We know what we want to focus on and what we don't want to focus on. "The divine idea that each of us represents" means that each of us represents what we think is good. We also half represent ourselves because we are ashamed of the divine idea that each of us represents. In other words this means that we are too worried about what others think or say about us, that we don't live our lives the way we have always wanted to. We are also afraid to speak what we believe is right, but at some point we learn to face everything and everyone. The word transcendentalism means to go up and above a rebellion and education.

"Self Reliance"

*Discuss the meaning of the verse preceding the essay.
-We are all different with a different personality.
-One shouldn't realign on anyone besides ourselves.

*Looking at the entire essay, what does Emerson mean by self-reliance? Objectively summarize Emerson's major points.
-The need for an individual to avoid conformity and false consistency and follow his or her instincts and ideas.
-Each persons voice can be as strong as the great men in history.

*Interpret the first sentence. what does every person realize at some moment of his or her education?
-Envious, ignorance

*"The eye placed where one ray should fall, that it might testify of that particular ray" Interpret.
-What I am going to focus on and what I am not going to focus on.
-Where ever I put my focus on is where I will get the most benefit.

*What does Emerson mean by the "divine idea which each of us represents" (pp.1)
-We but half represent ourselves and are ashamed of the divine idea that each of us represent.
-Each of us represent what we think is good.

*Explain the significance of the "iron string." Why do you think Emerson used iron and not silken, golden, or silver string?
-Every heart vibrates to that iron string.
IRON is STRONG so it connects the heart. 'Trust yourself"

*Define transcendentalism
-Go up and beyond a rebellion and education.
-An American literary, political , and philosophical movement of he early 19th century.

*Interpret this quote "Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members"
-This says that we are aleays worring about ehat others thing or day about us, that we don't live our lives the way we want to.

*Explaine the quote "The virtue in mostrequest is conformity self-relience is its aversion"
-We are most times afraid to speek what we believe, but at some point in our lives we learn to face everything and anyone.

*Interpret the metaphore "A follish is the hobgoblin of the little minds, adored by the little statesman and philosophers and divines"
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*Discuss the use of the simile, "words as hard as cannon balls."
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*Respond to the essay. Write a paragraph expressing your reactions to this essay.
-As I was reading this essay everything that I was reading was making sence to me. I was saying to my self "ohh yeah that is very true" Its like things that I already know but I jsut never think about them in depth.  It is true that we are always worring about what others think or say about us that we don't live our life the way we wish to live it. How we are always needing an oppinion about the others when in reality no one knows what we want, like or feel. No body will ever know. you better but yourself. We should reveal ourselves, show everyone who we really are.

Vocabulary list #7 second part

manifest: readily perceiving by the eye or the understanding.

contemporary (noun): a person of the same age as another

predominate: to be the stronger or leading element or force.

transcendent: going beyond ordinary limits

benefactor: a person who confers a benefit; kindly helper

conformity: correspondence in form, nature, or character

aversion: a strong feeling or dislike, opposition repugnance, or antipathy

suffrage: the right to vote, especially in a political election

inaudible: incapable of being heard

"Self Reliance" Notes

• "Ne te quaesiveris extra" means "seek no one besides yourself"
• Self reliance: a need for an individual to avoid conformity and false consistency and follow his or her instincts and ideas.
• Conformity: To bend to the shape of the people around me.
• we are all built for the process of learning.
• where ever I put my focus is where I will get more benefit.
• we all have something different to represent.
• "Every heart vibrates to the iron string."

"Self Reliance"

I am spending about 30 minutes reading this long summary a day. It is really long but I do understand what he is trying to say. I am trying really hard because I don't move on until I get what he is trying to say. It is really long so it took me a long time time it actually kind of got me tired of reading it. His ideas about us needing an opinion of other means that we are afraid to be ourselves or that we haven't accepted ourselves the way we are. That the person that wants to be with you forever has to truly like you for who you are. They shouldn't be expecting you to change something about yourself just because they don't like it. Also that no law can be sacred but that of your nature. Nothing makes your world a peaceful happy world but yourself. You are the only person in this world that knows what you want and what is best for you. You should always believe in yourself and not need anyone to expect you to change in order for them to like you.

Vocabulary list #7

Ad infinitum: endlessly

 My class felt like it was AD INFINITUM.

 Apportion: divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution

We had to APPORTION the pizza into 12 pieces.

 Bona fide: made, done, presented

We BONA FIDE the poster that was worth 200 in class.

 Buoyant: tending to float in a fluid.

The BUOYANT ship was able to cruise around the world.

 Clique: a small, exclusive group of people

At school there is usually CLIQUES everywhere.

 Concede: to acknowledge as true, just, or proper

It is the lawyers job to CONCEDE while giving his speech to the judge.

 Congenial: agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character

Many CONGEAL people are always nice to have around.

 Lofty: extending high in the air

The LOFTY tree seems to be growing every second.

 Migration: a number or body of persons or animals migrating  together.

The MIGRATION in the 60's to the north of the U.S. was higher compared to the south.

 Perceive: to recognize, discern, envision, or understand

As I'm writing what my teacher is saying out loud I PERCEIVE all of the information.

 Perverse: willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired

One should always be PERVERSE about our goals in life.

 Prelude:  any action, event, comment, etc. that precedes something else.

The PRELUDE information will help you comprehend what the narrator will talk about  in just a moment.

 Rancid: having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition,

I had to throw my bread away because it had a RANCID taste.

 Rustic: of, pertaining to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.

RUSTIC people seem to have more space in the country so that they can e able to ride their horses.

 Sever: harsh

I've always believed that one shouldn't be SEVERE with others.

 Sordid: meanly selfish, self-seeking

My brother was being SORDID because he didn't want to share his candy with me.

 Untenable: indefensible

I hate to see people making fun of the UNTENABLE children.

 Versatile: having or capable of many uses

The piece of rope was VERSATILE through out many years in many different ways.

 Vindicate: justify by argument or evidence

After many hours of arguing the girl won with her VINDICATE information.

 Wane: to decrease in strength, intensity

After doing many push ups and jogging my body started feeling WANE.

Reflection on midterm

a) The thing that went well for me is that Dr. Preston had all the vocabulary words listed. That way I was able to remember the words and the definitions

b)The thing that didn't go well was that on the second list I didn't know most of the words.

c)About a little more than half the content will stick with me.

d)For me to improve on my next tests, what I need to do is study more often before the test.

A Dream Within A Dream

Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow-
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand-
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep- while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream? 

By: Edgar Allan Poe

From Thoreau's Walden 2

PARAGRAPH ONE

 I was very ENDEMIC about life itself. I was ADROIT with the simple life in the woods. I wanted to FATHOM the purpose about my life. I EXTOL life itself am IMPERVIOUS with anyone and anything. I want to be POTENT of my life. I want to be live a simple life and SCRUTINIZE every detail of it. I expect to PROTRUDE in my journey through the woods. Nobody else is very METICULOUS about their life. Therefore I'm being CONCLUSIVE about what I want to discover in this journey. 

PARAGRAPH TWO

We are all BEGUILE about our true life but but yet we manage to stay strong. As our OBNOXIOUS life went on we grew stronger and smarter. Even though our life is a MISCONSTRUE we try to be "bigger" people to feel better about ourselves. Our life is a true JEOPARDY but we still keep trying no matter what. This is why I am AVERSE about our life.

Mid term review/study strategy

For this mid term review I am going to make flashcards to study and in class we will be testing each other whenever we have the time to do it.

My Walk Alone

                                                                                                                                 09- 29-12
Half way though my walk, I don't feel too tired. As I started walking all of what I was thinking was "Ok so I'm just going to do my homework" . After I looked around me and saw some flowers" that reminded me of when I first moved here. Later through my walk I saw many rocks in a long triangular shape, first thing that came to my mind was a cemetery. After I was  just thinking that my life is not as bad as I always thought it seemed to be. There are people that are in worst situations  than I am , then yet they don't give up. Instead they try harder to get an education and to be someone in life. Cars passed by and one honked at me, I didn't care and don't care anymore. People can think or say anything they want and as long as I know it's not true it doesn't bother me anymore. The cars, wow what else are we going to invent day after day. We can't be dependent anymore so it seems with all this technology. Right now I'm guessing it's 7:15 I'm sitting on the bench where the SMAT bus passes by. I'm writing and it"s dark. I can't believe that I'm not afraid being alone and far away from home. As I left I saw some car passing by really slow, that did scare me. I thought there are so many bad people in this world, and just started praying to God and the Virgin Mary that nothing bad happened to me on the dark, somewhat lonely street. All of what I now know, is that I'm a happy girl now. I'm not sad or depressed anymore. My parents are now able to fix their problems, they were finally able to understand that their problems are affecting me and my health. I was finally able to cry it all out last night and talked to my dad and told him what and how I was feeling. My brothers somewhat started helping out wit the house as well as my sisters. My chest doesn't hurt as much and my heart is beating normal. I am going to do my best in school,  and worry about me and me only. Know what is best for me and what makes me and me only happy. Life is beautiful, you just have to learn on how to let go of the past! It's up to you to keep going or to be stuck. I now decide to keep going. the past, is nothing, but the past! I have to think about the future, the many great things that I can or am able to achieve. I may not own this world, but my world I own and make it wonderful and amazing!

From Thoreau's Walden

                               PARAGRAPH ONE

• He went to the woods to live a simple life and see what he would learn from it.
• Wanted to discover his purpose in life.
• Wanted to live life the way it was meant to be lived without distractions because life is precious.
• Wanted to make the best out of his life.
• To live life with the basic essentials.
• Experience all the right of things and really understand it.
• He expects to be enlightened.
•  Nobody knows the purpose in life.                             

PARAGRAPH TWO

• We walk blindly but together wanting to stay strong.
• As our fable (life) went on we grew stronger and smarter.
• We try to be "bigger" people to get a better view of life.
• It's mistake after mistake no matter what method we try.

A Dream Within A Dream

This poem makes me feel like all of the feelings that have or once feel are just fantasies. We all once feel love or special when being with someone but those are just dreams those are thing in our heads that we wish could be true. We all wish that what we want can be what it really is those thoughts are nothing but dreams. Nothing will ever be what we want them to be.

Essay revision/improvement strategy

After I was done writing the essay I thought about it and I wrote more of summary. I did include the three literary elements but I didn't specify it in the text, but everything was included. Next time I will not write a summary, but specify what i want the reader to know.

Notes on my lit. book

• It describes from what is around the kitchen. Seems like the kitchen is in the middle of the house.
• Main character is Willy Loman, a salesman.
• He is passed 60 years of age.
• Dresses quietly
• His wife name is Linda, she more than just loves but she admires him.
• He has two sons, Biff and Happy. Biff is 40 years old and Happy is 38 years old.
• Seems like he doesn't have a good relationship with Biff.

Vocabulary List #6

Adroit: cleverly skillful

Gymnast ANDROIT bodies to do flips.

 Amicable: characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly, peaceable

The AMICABLE girl helped me find the restroom in the school.

Averse: having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, ect.

My classmate had an AVERSE argument in his essay about why we should take care of the planet.

Belligerent: war like, given to waging war

 Benevolent:  desiring to help others

I like BENEVOLENT people because they are always nice and really helpful

Cursory: going rapidly over something, without noticing details

Many times when I have to read a short story to write an essay I CURSORY through the story.

 Duplicity: deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter

DUPLICITY people are just people who haven’t accepted themselves the way they are so the just act different.

Feasible: capable of being done, effected, or accomplished

My homework is FEASIBLE.

Grimace: a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval

You know that you’re not getting the job when you see the GRIMACE face on the boss.

 Holocaust: a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire.

The HOLOCAUST in Germany killed hundreds of people.

 Impervious: not permitting penetration or passage

You are sometimes able to IMPERVIOUS the bad odor by closing the door.

Impetus: a moving force; impulse

 Jeopardy: hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury

His felt like his life was in Jeopardy.

Meticulous: taking or showing extreme care about minute details

Artists seem to be very METICULOUS with their paintings.

Nostalgia: a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time

While thinking about my past I feel NOSTALGIA and wish to return.

Quintessence: the pure and concentrated essence of a substance.

 Retrogress: to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition

When an awkward moment happens I don’t want to RETRGRESS.

Scrutinize: to examine in detail with careful or critical attention

Whenever I go to an art show I SCRUTINIZE the pieces.

 Tepid: moderately warm

I like the TAPID breeze of summer.

Laughing Heart Questions

1)The name of this poem is called The Laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski.
2) The use of this poem by a corporation might be considered ironic because the poem is basically saying that your life is your life and that you should know it while you have it, meaning that you should never let anyone take over your life because its yours. While a pair of jeans isn't going to change your life at all.
3) The poem reflects the reputation of the author because he always knew that no matter what, there is light or faith for you to keep going.
4)I googled the information on on Levis Go Forth and found it there.

Vocabulary Number 5

 Allude: refer to something the author thinks you should know.
As I'm reading in the text the author gives me clues of how the character is.

 Clairvoyant: able to read minds.

`In my opinion CLAIRVOYANTS only exist in movies.

 Conclusive: final, decisive

My art teacher was CONCLUSIVE about what bowls we had to do for the festival.

 Disreputable: poor reputation

The DISREPUTABLE secretary wasn't able to get a job.

 Endemic: natural to an environment

Leafs are ENDEMIC for the cycle of  life.

 Exemplary: worthy of imitation

The EXEMPLARY act that my math teacher made really did help me understand my homework.

 Fathom: notical measure of death v. to understand

 
 Guile: trick

As the clown left my little sister with her mouth opened with his GUILE.

 Integrity: thought, speech, and action

It is important for people to be aware of their INTEGRITY.

 Itinerary: trip schedule, trip plan

Before going on a family vacation one should always have an ITINERARY.

 Misconstrue: misunderstand, misrepresenting

A MISCONSTRUE action lead to an argument.

 Obnoxious: rude, loud, abrasive,

I hate when I'm talking with my friends and all of the sudden little OBNOXIOUS kids interrupt.

 Placate: calm down

My father would always tell me to PLACATE when i would be fooling around.

 Placid: calm peace full

I love the PLACID nights at the beach.

 Plagiarism: to take someones words and use them as your own.

In school I was always thought that PLAGIARISM is never taking me anywhere good.

 Potent: powerful

When I was a little girl I used to love watching power rangers to me they were very POTENT.

 Pretext: an excuse, to think before you do something

Many times when I do something wrong

 
 Protrude: stick out

The hay stack was PROTRUDE.

 Stark: obvious easy to see

The stain on her shirt was STARK.

 Superficial: shallow surface

The SUPERFICIAL river felt warm enough to swim in.

Vocabulary List 4

Melancholy: Depression, sad

Certain MALANCHOLY songs get me in a sad mood. 

Exemplary: Worthy of imitation

The EXEMPLARY word problem that my math teacher gave us helped me a lot.

Peculiar: Uncommon

Her shirt was very PECULIAR.

Dread: To fear greatly

I DREAD to dogs because they bark loud.

Bough: Branch of a tree

My dad cut a BOUGH because it was too big.

Pious: Devout; Sincerely believing

I have PIOUS in God.

Communion: A group of persons having a common religious faith.

In the catholic religion in order to get married you have to have the first COMMUNION done as well as the confirmation.

Auditor: A university student registered for a course without credit and without obligation to do work assigned to the class.

The AUDITOR student does extra work for his own benefit.

Multitude: A great number

In school there is a MULTITUDE of students attending.

Eloquence: The practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness.

many people get good jobs because of their ELOQUENCE.

Despair: Loss of hope

In my opinion I don’t  think one should ever have DESPAIR.

Hoary: Gray or white with age

Today's Notes

The color of the notebook is in the way I see the notebook. Many people can see the exact same notebook in a total different shade. The paper I was writing on was smooth, I feel like it's because of my senses. Other people who have sensitive skin might feel like it's rough.

Displacement- When you take a character out of his or her habitat somewhere where they don't belong.

AHAA!!!!!

The only aha moment that I had yesterday was when Dr. Preston was telling us that we will end up like the chimpanzee, a loser, if I don't question other peoples vocabulary. Now that I had this aha moment I want to try harder because I want to achieve many things in life.

Symbols for "Young Goodman Brown"

Pink Ribbons: To me it symbolizes her innocence as a little girl.

Staff: The staff is a symbol of the devil.

Wife: She symbolizes heaven

The wife’s name is a symbol of his personal faith in goodness.

The word Faith: To me it symbolizes that he is somewhat religious and that he wants to take the right path.

Dark forest:  It symbolized his journey into evil.

Goodman’s rejection of the staff: That symbolizes that he is reluctant to the evil in the world.

Goodman’s acceptation of the new staff: It symbolizes that he is beginning to accept evil in the world.

Pink ribbon falling from the sky: It symbolizes that he is losing his faith.

Vocabulary #3

Encomium:  Formal expression of high praise.

 Coherent:  Logically connected

I have a COHERENT relationship with my friend.

 Belabor:  To work at something repeatedly or more than is necessary

When I don’t feel that good about the essays I write I BELABOR on it.

 Eschew:  To abstain or keep away from.

I eschew my homework from my little sister.

 Acquisitive:  Eager to get wealth, possessions

 Emulate: To try to equal or excel

I try to emulate her good grade in class.

 Arrogate:  Assume or appropriate to oneself without right.

 Banal: Devoid of freshness or originality

Many people are BANAL because they want to fit in.

 Excoriation: To strip off or remove the skin from your body.

 Congeal: To change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing

I CONGEAL  water into ice cubes using the freezer.

 Carping: Characterized by fussy or petulant fault finding

 Substantiate: To establish by proof or competent evidence

In science you SUBSTANTIATE a hypothesis.

 Temporize:  To be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.

When my parents don’t want to let me go somewhere they TEMPORIZE so that it can get late and I won’t be able to go.

 Largesse:  Generous bestowal of gifts.

I like to have LARGESSE for my family every once in a while.

 Tenable: Capable of being occupied, possessed, held, or enjoyed, as under certain conditions

 Insatiable: Incapable of being satisfied or appeased

 Reconnaissance: An examination or survey of the general geological characteristics of a region.

 germane: Closely or significantly related

 ramify: To divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts

 intransigent: Refusing to agree or compromise

 taciturn: Inclined to silence

 invidious: Resentment, or envy

Signs and Symbols

I accually never thought about the sings and symbols, I knew that the words were things that some people made and that they didnt mean anything. They are just words that represent something, so that people can know what we are talking aboout. I did know this I accually never thought about it until now.

"On Line Security"

Yesturday I learned that even when you get something that pops on your computer saying that I have won a million dollars that can bring viruses in my computer and mess it up. The best way to prevent from getting those viruses is to press the "x" on the top instead of pressing anything else for example ignore or remind me later, because only that can download many viruses and mess up the computer.

Goodman Brown Questions and comments

Who was the one that seemed to wriggle like a living serpent?
Goodman Brown seems to do anything to help anyone take the right path.
Goodman Brown also seems to be very religious.

Vocabulary

Intercede: The act to interpose in behalf or someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition.

I interceded in the game because my friend needed help.

Hackneyed: Made common place or true; stale, banal.

Approbation: Approval, commendation.

I needed approbation to construct a new house.

Innuendo: An indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.

The innuendo made her realize that her shirt was stained.

Coalition:  A combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.

The coalition of the two metals made a fine boat.

Elicit: To draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke.

We elicit the drawing by putting a frame on it.

Hiatus: A break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.

The hiatus made us finishe the project ten hours later.

Assuage: to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate.

My cough was assuaged after I drank some medicine.

Decadence: The act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay

The business sells went into a decadence after the depression.

Expostulate: to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate.

I expostulated with my friend because I didn't like her behavior.

Meritorious: Deserving praise, reward, esteem

She was meritorious because of her good grades.

Unctuous: Having an oily or soapy feel.

Petulant:  Moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance.

Provincial: Having or showing the manners, viewpoints, etc.

Transcend: to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed

Lurid: gruesome; horrible; revolting

Prerogative:  An exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like

Umbrage: Offense; annoyance; displeasure.

Jaded:  Worn out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse.

Simulate: To create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like)

Tone and mood of "Earth on Turtle's Back"

I think that the tone of this story is how the earth was created on the turtles back, and that the mood is how the animals and the human were able to work together. The expository is how it all started from the dream she had. She told it to her husband the chief, and he said that it was a strong dream that they had to do something about it. He had the workers try to pull out the tree but they weren't able to so he did it himself. The lady was peeking down from the top of the branches, and as fell into the whole of water she was only able to grab some seeds. There every animal tried to help her by diving deep into the water to get a piece of the earth for her to live and be safe. Out of all of them the muskrat was the only one that sacrificed the most and achieved it. Then the turtle volunteered to grow earth on its back, there the lady was able to plant the seeds that she grabbed. Right then earth was able to grow, making it a safe environment for her.

Assignment 1

This year this class started out awesome. At first my teacher seemed to be a little CURMUDGEON, but he really isn't. I did not feel nervous but I was expecting us to work different meaning with books and so much writing. I also liked the class because no one seems to be ASCETIC, instead everybody talks to each other in a good way. Even though one can wear a BAUBLE no one looks at you like you're different.  It feels good to turn back and know that most of us can converse with each other and agree on something. Mr. Preston and his helper gave us a DIDACTIC lesson about the blogs. I was able to create the blog in a BURGEON way. The thing that I also like about my teacher is that he will COMPLIMENT us whenever we do something valuable. In the future I know that I will not do something ADUMBRATE that will get me a F for the semester. I won't be expecting myself, teacher, and classmates to turn CONTUMACIOUS through out the school year, I hope for the best and that everybody has fun.

Socratic seminar

The purpose of arguing is to find the truth, or to get closer to the truth. The conversation that we had in class today was pretty interesting. We all had many different point of views on why people argue and and the way people think about having their right to their opinions. I personally think that people argue because they don't agree on something or just because they are to proud that they can't admit that they are wrong. Sometimes it's also because some people don't know how to talk to the other people, in the way that they can be mean or they just don't care about what others think or have to say.

Reflections on Week 1

1) The only thing that might effect my grade in this class is the access to a computer. Usually I use my friend's but not often. I honestly don't like asking her every day, it will bug her and make her feel uncomfortable, just the exact same way that I will feel. I would also go to the career center and do it there, but Im not able to finish it all in with the one hour that I have. I really hope I get internet soon.

2) The greatest learning experience I've ever had is in this class. It made me learn how to create my own blog and how to use it, even though it was very confusing and frustrating. I am also starting to get used to doing my homework here. It kind of changed me in a way that I'm on the computer about everyday now, which is something that I'm not used to. The people around me in this class are nice and seem to be very helpful which is good so that I can get help from them when I'm confused.

3)This class up to now is very fun and interesting therefore I'm really exited to learn may new great things. Thinking about it it's not that hard to pass I just have to go on the blog and do my homework there, everything that we have done is really normal work but in a way better. What I am really looking forward to in this class is to learn differently but in a fun way. I think it can make a difference in my life in the way that I am letting people read all my thoughts, which is something I am not used to doing.