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~Plot ~theme ~charecterization ~examples ~flow ~transitions ~hook ~concultion ~Introduction ~body ~interesting topic ~literary elements ~imagery

Literature Analysis Questions #2

Gabriel - The "newchild" that Jonas’s family cares for at night. He is sweet and adorable during the day, but has trouble sleeping at night unless Jonas puts him to sleep with some memories. He and Jonas become very close. Asher - Jonas’s best friend. Asher is a fun-loving, hasty boy who usually speaks too fast, mixing up his words to the exasperation of his teachers and Jonas. He is assigned the position of Assistant Director of Recreation. Fiona - Another of Jonas’s friends. She has red hair, which only Jonas can see, and works as a Caretaker in the House of the Old. She is mild-mannered and patient. Jonas’s first sexual stirrings come in the form of an erotic dream about Fiona. Larissa - A woman living in the House of the Old. Jonas shares pleasant conversation with her while he gives her a bath during his volunteer hours. Like many inhabitants of the House of the Old, she enjoys gossip and looks forward to her release. The Chief Elder - The elected leader of Jonas’s community. She to shows genuine affection for all of the children at the Ceremony of Twelve, knowing of their names and an anecdote about each one. I think the theme of this story was:fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work. I think that the author does a good job of describing who the characters are but I don't think that Lois Lowry did a good job of describing how the characters look like. For example, the only thing that I remember about Jonas is that his eyes are different then everybody else and people think that is very different to have lighter color eyes then everyone. After reading this book I thought that I really meet jonas and how he went though his life. Also I think that I met all the characters because the story showed me that everyone had a role to their life no matter what it is.

Literature Analysis Question #1

The giver is written from the point of view of Jonas. He is an eleven-year-old boy living in a futuristic society that has eliminated all pain, fear, war, and hatred from anything in the lifetime. There is no prejudice, since everyone looks and acts basically the same. Everyone is very polite. The society has also eliminated choice: at age twelve every member of the community is assigned a job based on his or her abilities and interests. Citizens can apply for and be assigned compatible spouses, and each couple is assigned exactly two children each. The children are born to Birthmothers, who never see them, and spend their first year in a Nurturing Center with other babies, or “newchildren,” born that year. When their children are grown, family units dissolve and adults live together with Childless Adults until they are too old to function in the society. Then they spend their last years being cared for in the House of the Old until they are finally “released” from the society. In the community, release is death, but it is never described that way; most people think that after release, flawed newchildren and joyful elderly people are welcomed into the vast expanse of Elsewhere that surrounds the communities. Citizens who break rules or fail to adapt properly to the society’s codes of behavior are also released, though in their cases it is an occasion of great shame. Everything is planned and organized so that life is as convenient and pleasant as possible. Jonas - The eleven-year-old protagonist of The Giver. Sensitive and intelligent, with strange powers of perception that he doesn’t understand, Jonas is chosen to be the new Receiver of Memory for his community when he turns twelve. Even before his training, Jonas is unusually thoughtful, expresses great concern for his friends and family, and thinks it would be nice to be closer to other people. After his training begins, Jonas’s universe widens dramatically. His new awareness of strong emotions, beautiful colors, and great suffering makes him extremely passionate about the world around him and the welfare of the people he loves, though on the whole he remains level-headed and thoughtful. Jonas’s father - A mild-mannered, tenderhearted Nurturer who works with infants. He is very sweet with his two children. He enjoys his job and takes it very seriously, constantly trying to nurture children who will stay alive until the Ceremony of Names. However, even if he is attached to a child, he will release it if that seems to be the best decision. He has an affectionate, playful relationship with his two children, usually referring to them by silly nicknames, and he likes playing childish games with the children he nurtures. Jonas’s mother - A practical, pleasant woman with an important position at the Department of Justice. Jonas’s mother takes her work seriously, hoping to help people who break rules see the error of their ways. She frequently gives Jonas advice about the worries and fears he faces as he grows up. Lily - Jonas’s seven-year-old sister. She is a chatterbox and does not know quite when to keep her mouth shut, but she is also extremely practical and well-informed for a little girl. tone · Lowry uses direct, simple language with very few figures of speech or ironic comments. The simplicity of the language is appropriate for Lowry’s audience, children between eleven and fifteen, but it also echoes the “precision of language” demanded by Jonas’s community. Despite the simplicity, the tone is somewhat elevated, suited to the nature of Jonas’s discoveries about the richness of life.

VOCABULARY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Bosom- interment center ~The flower was in the bosom of the grass.~ *Prudently- practical ~Its prudently that the answers are on the board.~ *Inveterate-habitually ~ My family is inceterate when it comes to meeting new people.~ *Propensity-likely hood ~ My friend has a propensity for using big words.~ *Repose-state of rest ~I was repose after a run.~ *Stripling-young man ~My mom think that my dad can still pass as a stripling.~ *Sequester-set apart ~The dogs were sequestered from the dogs in the house.~ *Apparition-visual of a ghost ~I saw a apparition in my dream the other night.~ *Purport-attend ~I purport all my classes everyday.~ *Imbibed-drink in when everyone is at a party the are good at imbibed to everything.~ *Incessant-continues ~I am so incessant when it comes to doing homework.~ *Cognomen-name ~When you are part of a native american you get a special cognomen.~ *Reverie-trans like state ~My family was reverie that I have a good friend.~ *Gambol-play ~when my dad goes to Las Vegas, he likes to go gamboling.~ *Spectre- visible ~when its a warm sunny day it is spectre to see the heat rise from the ground.~ *Tarry-linger ~When I am at the store and I see some candy ot somthing sweet, I tarry till I see what I want to get even though people are in line to do the same.~ *[Hessian]- germen worrier ~There were a lot of hessians during the war with hitler.~ *flout- openly disregard * caveat- a warning or caution *blazon- to describe(a coat of arms) in proper terms *filch- to take something of little value *fractious- easily irritated, bad tempered *equitable- having or exhibiting equity *autonomy- independence *addendum- a thing to be added *amnesty- a general pardon for offenses *axiomatic- self-evident and unquestionable *extricate- free someone or something *soporific- tending to induce drowsiness *scathing- withering, scornful *unwieldy- difficult to carry or move *vapid- offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging *prognosticate- foretell or prophesy *sepulchral- relating to a tomb or internment *salutary- producing good effects *straitlaced- excessively strict in manners, morals, or opinion *scourge- to whip or lash *precept- direction given as a rule of conduct *transient- lasting only for a short time *ad infinitum- to infinity; endlessly; without limit. *apportion-to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution *bona fide- made, done, presented, etc., in good faith; without deception or fraud *buoyant-tending to float in a fluid. *lique-a small, exclusive group of people; coterie *concede-to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit *congenial-agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character *lofty-extending high in the air; of imposing height; towerin *migration-the process or act of migrating. *perceive-to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses *perverse-willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary *prelude-a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance *rancid-having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils *rustic-having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils *sever-to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like *sordid-morally ignoble or base; vile *untenable-incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible *versatile-capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor *vindicate-to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like *wane-to decrease in strength, intensity adroit-expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body. The science teacher explain how the adroit works with her jesters. *amicable-characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable I am very amicable when it comes to my friends or meetign mew people. *averse-having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance My dad had an averse to what was going to happen next in the movie. *belligerent-warlike; given to waging war Many children think that belligerent is good to end things when they have a problem. *benevolent-characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings I had benevolent about how this year was going to be. *cursory-going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficia I try to go cursory over my history notes before I took the test today. *duplicity-deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. A drama teacher can duplicity any thing he want to do because they know how to act. *extol-to praise highly; laud; eulogize People can extol anyone they want. *feasible-capable of being done, effected, or accomplished I was feasible to get my vocabulary done. *grimace-a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pail There are people that judge everyone on how grimace they are. *holocaust-a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire. I was very holocaust about my grade was for the test. *impervious-not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable people are rude sometimes that they dont give a impervious for everyone. *impetus-a moving force; impulse; stimulus My dad wanted to impetus when he tried moving me out of his way. *jeopardy-hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury In the story The Giver the new borns are capable to jeopardy. *meticulous-taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough When you are at a hospital and there is a doctor there, they are very meticulous for everything. *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 I am very nostalgia to see my family from Kuntucky again. *quintessence-the pure and concentrated essence of a substance In my Anatamy class we have to be carful with all the quintessence when we are doing a lab. *retrogress-to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition I dont want to be retrogressed to the worst time of my life. *scrutinize-to examine in detail with careful or critical attention. When you have a hard class you have to scrutnize everything to get it right. *tepid -moderately warm; lukewarm Im always tepid when I am at home. *Allude- of allusion (refute to something the author wants us to know) There was a part in the story that was alluding at some part in the story. *Clairvoyant- able to precede things beyond since. When I was in the class and I thought that I was clairvoyant. *Conclusive- final I am glad that it was the conclusive week of school. *Disreputable- poor reputation I don’t want to have a disreputable when I am done with high school. *Endemic- privacies in a place We had to endemic the peanut and the jelly on the big piece of bred. *Exemplary-of a worthy exponent My friends was exemplary their teachers to make them look cool. *Fathom- measure of nautical death (to understand) I read a book and those characters where in a fathom part that they were really scared. * Guile- to trick I had to guile me dad to give me the car I wanted. * Integrity- integrate though words and actions My dad was kind of integrity when he was talking to me. * Itinerary- trip schedule I have an itinerary and I am stressing out about it. *Misconstrue- misunderstand When the history teacher was explaining what we were going to do I misconstrued it to my friend. *Obnoxious- annoying, loud, rude My brother was getting kind of obnoxious when he plays the trumpet. *Placate- calm down or satisfy When I am at home I am very placated. *Placid- calm, peaceful When I go to work it is very placid when there is not one at the store. *Plagiarism- taking someone else work and calling it yours. Plagiarism can be used by doing our homework by copying it and calling it ours. *Potent- powerful God is so potent even though he is not here on earth. *Pretext- reason for doing something I thought about pretext my homework for math class. *Protrude- stick out I like wearing bright colors because it makes me protrude from everybody. *Stark- obvious or clear It was stark what I had to do for homework. *Superficial- shallow or at the surface level The student was very superficial from getting an “A” in the class. MELANCHOLY- a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression. S- I was in a melancholy day when I heard that my mom was having a boy. EXEMPLARY- worthy of imitation; condensable S- My friends exemplary their teachers to make them look cool.. PECULIAR- strange; queer; odd S- There was a peculiar happening in the end of the story. DREAD- to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of something S- a move that I saw had a part that all the characters were dread to death. BOUGH- a branch of a tree S- There was a bough that fell and destroyed the house next door to me. PIOUS- having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for god or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations S- In the story of Goodman Brown showed some pious of a devil. EXEMPLARY- worthy of imitation; commendable S- There was an exemplary conduct. COMMUNION- often-initial capital letters also called Holy Communion. S-My friends were talking about their first communion for church. AUDITOR- a person appointed and authorized to examine accounts and accounting records comparing the change with vouchers, verify balance sheets and income items. S-My dad had to auditor everything on his job applications. MULTITUDE- a great number S- I have a multitude of friends that are very nice. ELOQUENCE- the practice or act of using language with fluency and aptness S- I have a flow of eloquence when I speak Spanish and English. DESPAIR- loss of hope S- Young Goodman Brown had some despair because he was confused about what happened. HOARY- ray or white age S- An old dog with a hoary muzzle was walking down the street when I was driving. *encomium -a formal expression of high praise; eulogy: An encomium by the President greeted the returning hero. *coherent - logically connected; consistent: A coherent argument. *belabor - to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary: He kept belaboring the point long after we had agreed. *eschew - to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid: To eschew evil. *Acquisitive -tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; There was an acquisitive societies. *emulate - to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass: to emulate one's father as a concert violinist. *arrogate -to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right: to arrogate the right to make decisions. *banal-devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite: A banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier. * excoriation-the act of excoriating. Students don't want to excoriate their actions they do. * congeal-to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing: The fat congealed on the top of the soup. * carping-characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding; querulous: carping criticism. * substantiate-to establish by proof or competent evidence: I had to substantiate a charge in my life. * temporize-to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting. I want temporize this words more. * largesse-generous bestowal of gifts. I sometimes give my friend a largesse. * tenable-capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute: My teacher had a tenable theory about something. * insatiable-not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased: insatiable hunger for knowledge for his brain. * reconnaissance-the act of reconnoitering.;we had a reconnaissance on what we should know. * germane-closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent: my teacher said "Please keep your statements germane to the issue." * ramify-to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts; extend into subdivisions. ; The government is ramify into so many things. * intransigent- refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible.: I try not to intransigent with my parents and family. * taciturn- inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation. ; my brother was yelling and then he turned taciturn for a while. * invidious - calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful: invidious remarks.; Although I don't like making invidious things some times its necessary. * Intercede- to plead on an others behalf S: Intercede for the people. * Hackneyed- overused and thus cheapened S: Hackneyed situations come across as fresh and funny. * Approbation- praise, commendation S: This explains why it has the approbation of the greatest scholars of our times. * Innuendo- an indirect or subtle and usually derogatory implication in expression insinuation S: The big knobs in advertising use innuendo all the time. * Elicit – to being out evoke S: Elicit a suitable response from the children for each assembly. * Hiatus – an interruption in space, time, community S: The first is to identify the sacral hiatus. * Assuage- to make less burdensome or painful S: Assuage the bad feelings. * Decadence- a process condition or period of deterioration or decline as in moral or act S: Decadence in a society. * Expostulate- to reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or connect S: My uncle expostulated against his going forth to fight in person. * Simulate- to imitate the appearance or characteristics S: Simulate working conditions, * Jaded-weary of event S: Jaded view of the event. * Umbrage- offense S: my teacher had published some verses of a religious character, which had given umbrage to some sect other. * Prerogative- special right or privilege S: Prerogative of the nation state. * Lurid- sensational; shocking S: Lurid colors chosen for the front cover of a book to attract the buyers. * Transcend- to go beyond the ordinary limit S: Transcends what’s being said about the story. * Provincial- of a particular province S: One bad thing in many places is the provincial. * Petulant- showing impatient irritation S: Petulant behavior carried on for over a year. * Unctuous- overly suave or smug S: Unctuous wine with amazing depth and class. * Meritorious- deserving praise, reward, esteem S: Meritorious contributions to learning.

"BIG QUESTION"

*********** IS THERE ANY LIFE OUT THERE...BESIDES EARTH???!!!??? ********

vocabulary #10

Pedagogue - a strict teacher Cavernous - like a cavern in size, shape or atmosphere Coquettish - a woman who makes teasing sexual or romantic overtures; a flirt Tête-à-tête - private conversation between two persons. Suffice - enough or at least adequate Amorous - showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire

vocabulary

*Bosom- interment center ~The flower was in the bosom of the grass.~ *Prudently- practical ~Its prudently that the answers are on the board.~ *Inveterate-habitually ~ My family is inceterate when it comes to meeting new people.~ *Propensity-likely hood ~ My friend has a propensity for using big words.~ *Repose-state of rest ~I was repose after a run.~ *Stripling-young man ~My mom think that my dad can still pass as a stripling.~ *Sequester-set apart ~The dogs were sequestered from the dogs in the house.~ *Apparition-visual of a ghost ~I saw a apparition in my dream the other night.~ *Purport-attend ~I purport all my classes everyday.~ *Imbibed-drink in when everyone is at a party the are good at imbibed to everything.~ *Incessant-continues ~I am so incessant when it comes to doing homework.~ *Cognomen-name ~When you are part of a native american you get a special cognomen.~ *Reverie-trans like state ~My family was reverie that I have a good friend.~ *Gambol-play ~when my dad goes to Las Vegas, he likes to go gamboling.~ *Spectre- visible ~when its a warm sunny day it is spectre to see the heat rise from the ground.~ *Tarry-linger ~When I am at the store and I see some candy ot somthing sweet, I tarry till I see what I want to get even though people are in line to do the same.~ *[Hessian]- germen worrier ~There were a lot of hessians during the war with hitler.~

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

I think this was an amazing story. I had heard many stories about scary things when I was small but now that I think of it I think that this is a story would have been better ifi heard it when I was small. It would have been a good story to hear.

Sleepy Hollow vocabulary

Tranquility - Peace Vouch - to give crediblity Brook - A small river or stream Prudently - practical Implore - begging Advert - advertise Seqeustered - isolated Pervade - to see through in entirety Reverie - spell or dreamlike state Spectre - see or watch Abounds - its everywhere Magnonimously - generously Laud - admiration Cognomen - surname Grievous - worth grieving over Ingratiate - win over

vocab

Vocabulary *flout- openly disregard * caveat- a warning or caution *blazon- to describe(a coat of arms) in proper terms *filch- to take something of little value *fractious- easily irritated, bad tempered *equitable- having or exhibiting equity *autonomy- independence *addendum- a thing to be added *amnesty- a general pardon for offenses *axiomatic- self-evident and unquestionable *extricate- free someone or something * soporific- tending to induce drowsiness * scathing- withering, scornful *unwieldy- difficult to carry or move *vapid- offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging *prognosticate- foretell or prophesy *sepulchral- relating to a tomb or internment *salutary- producing good effects *straitlaced- excessively strict in manners, morals, or opinion *scourge- to whip or lash *precept- direction given as a rule of conduct *transient- lasting only for a short time

Remix Emerson's "Self-Reliance"

Emerson's Self-Reliance teaches us to trust ourselves. We are all unique in our own ways. Society's concern is creating everything. We want to take life a step at a time because we need to make the best of our life. People want us to be the best and do good things in life. Emerson states individuals have their own voices, "which grow faint and inaudible as we enter the world." Emerson states that individuals who work hard are allowed to do anything and succeed in life. He says, "A cultivated man becomes ashamed of his property, ashamed of what he has, out of respect for his own being.” Awards come to people that dissever it and should have everything good in life… Just believe and trust yourself. I think this essay is about when you have an opinion about something, the opinion should be your own and don’t let anyone tell you what you can and cant do.

"Self-Reliance"

Notes on “Self-Reliance”: I thought that the essay “Self-Reliance” by Emerson was about people being individuals. I think that Self Reliance means use your own thoughts, don’t let people control you, don’t let others people change the way you are. We should trust ourselves and make ourselves stronger. But the thing is many people don’t know now to be themselves and they need to learn that…People should just follow their hearts and their thoughts. The topics that I thought that were important: *Sees a connection between personal and universal *Developing yourselves *Dangers of conformity *Self-heart and prayer *Minds being whole *Self- Reliance is its aversion *Trusting one-self I thought that each of these topics were important because they were the ones that stood out too me when I was ready. One example I thought that related to “Developing Yourselves” was “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall. Speak what you think now in hard words, and to-morrow speak what to-morrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said to-day. — 'Ah, so you shall be sure to be misunderstood.' — Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.” I thought that meant that it’s okay to be different then everyone and is okay to be misunderstood with things that happen or that you do in life… Just remember that you’re different then everyone but at the same time you are the same. This is one of the quotes that stood out to me the most.

vocabulary

*ad infinitum- to infinity; endlessly; without limit. *apportion-to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution *bona fide- made, done, presented, etc., in good faith; without deception or fraud *buoyant-tending to float in a fluid. *lique-a small, exclusive group of people; coterie *concede-to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit *congenial-agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character *lofty-extending high in the air; of imposing height; towerin *migration-the process or act of migrating. *perceive-to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses *perverse-willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary *prelude-a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance *rancid-having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils *rustic-having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils *sever-to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like *sordid-morally ignoble or base; vile *untenable-incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible *versatile-capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor *vindicate-to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like *wane-to decrease in strength, intensity

class work

CLASS WORK RESIGNATION-The act or instance of resigning MARROW-soft material that fills bone cavities STURDILY-substantially built strong SUBLIME- characterized by nobility GENUINE-actually possessing or produced by the alleged or apparent attribute EXCURSION- a usually short journey PYGMIES- myth. A member of a race of dwarfs WRETCHEDNESS- living in degradation and misery EVITABL- avoidable In the "from Thoreau’s Walden" that we read in class I thought Thoreau was his itinerary and had a guile for what he wants to do in life. He was kind of saying that he wants to learn and understand the things he does before doing anything else. He wants to ascetic every point that he think that’s is a good point to him. He lost his despair in everything like if he just gave everything up and just let it all go. I think that he thinks that his life can be very lurid sometimes with all the thing that he has to go though. I also think that he is thinking that he can thinks of pious for what his reactions are. He has his own endemic that he is doing. He is exemplary to what he thinks his life was before he ages. He is very expostulate and innuendo because it seems like he doesn’t care what other people think. For example “Still we live meanly, like ants; though the fable tells us that we were long ago changed into men; like pygmies we fight with cranes; it is error upon error, and clout upon clout, and our best virtue has for its occasion a superfluous and evitable wretchedness. Our life is frittered away by detail.” I think this shows that he is willing to thin about what other think about what he has to say but be happy with whatever he thinks it is.

vocabulary tips

 I would go over all my vocabulary.  The works that I remember and know are going to be in one side and the other side is the ones that I don’t know and I have to practice.  I will try to use the words in a sentence when I am talking

wat I though about when I was walking and Romanticism

2. I took a walk and I was thinking how I was going to read the book by the end of the weekend. Also other things went through my mind like how am I going to pass the english text and my anatomy test. What I can do to pass the test and that after the walk I need to read agian. Well a lot of things were going through my mind and i wasnt focusing on just one thing. 3.http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/rom.html http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/romanticism http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/508675/Romanticism 4.Romanticism, Britannica Classic: “The Spirit of Romanticism” attitude or intellectual orientation that characterized many works of literature, painting, music, architecture, criticism, and historiography in Western civilization over a period from the late 18th to the mid-19th century. It can be expressed by different ways to show people what it is.

A Dream Within A Dream

A Dream Within A Dream I think this poem is a very good poem and I like it. It made me seem that it all happened to me and when I read the poem it made me feel like if it happened to me and I knew how it felt to lose something to. I think that the author was trying to tell us that he was in his days… which means he is going to pass away. At least that’s what I think. I noticed that he wants to show us what he is going through with his words. The I have it all.

vocabulary

* adroit-expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body. The science teacher explain how the adroit works with her jesters. *amicable-characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable I am very amicable when it comes to my friends or meetign mew people. *averse-having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance My dad had an averse to what was going to happen next in the movie. *belligerent-warlike; given to waging war Many children think that belligerent is good to end things when they have a problem. *benevolent-characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings I had benevolent about how this year was going to be. *cursory-going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficia I try to go cursory over my history notes before I took the test today. *duplicity-deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. A drama teacher can duplicity any thing he want to do because they know how to act. *extol-to praise highly; laud; eulogize People can extol anyone they want. *feasible-capable of being done, effected, or accomplished I was feasible to get my vocabulary done. *grimace-a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pail There are people that judge everyone on how grimace they are. *holocaust-a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire. I was very holocaust about my grade was for the test. *impervious-not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable people are rude sometimes that they dont give a impervious for everyone. *impetus-a moving force; impulse; stimulus My dad wanted to impetus when he tried moving me out of his way. *jeopardy-hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury In the story The Giver the new borns are capable to jeopardy. *meticulous-taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough When you are at a hospital and there is a doctor there, they are very meticulous for everything. *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 I am very nostalgia to see my family from Kuntucky again. *quintessence-the pure and concentrated essence of a substance In my Anatamy class we have to be carful with all the quintessence when we are doing a lab. *retrogress-to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition I dont want to be retrogressed to the worst time of my life. *scrutinize-to examine in detail with careful or critical attention. When you have a hard class you have to scrutnize everything to get it right. *tepid -moderately warm; lukewarm Im always tepid when I am at home.

vacabulary

Allude- of allusion (refute to something the author wants us to know)
There was a part in the story that was alluding at some part in the story.
Clairvoyant- able to precede things beyond since.
When I was in the class and I thought that I was clairvoyant.
Conclusive- final
I am glad that it was the conclusive week of school.
Disreputable- poor reputation
I don’t want to have a disreputable when I am done with high school.
Endemic- privacies in a place
We had to endemic the peanut and the jelly on the big piece of bred.
Exemplary-of a worthy exponent
My friends was exemplary their teachers to make them look cool.
Fathom- measure of nautical death (to understand)
I read a book and those characters where in a fathom part that they were really scared.
Guile- to trick
I had to guile me dad to give me the car I wanted.
Integrity- integrate though words and actions
My dad was kind of integrity when he was talking to me.
Itinerary- trip schedule
I have an itinerary and I am stressing out about it.
Misconstrue- misunderstand
When the history teacher was explaining what we were going to do I misconstrued it to my friend.
Obnoxious- annoying, loud, rude
My brother was getting kind of obnoxious when he plays the trumpet.
Placate- calm down or satisfy
When I am at home I am very placated.
Placid- calm, peaceful
When I go to work it is very placid when there is not one at the store.
Plagiarism- taking someone else work and calling it yours.
Plagiarism can be used by doing our homework by copying it and calling it ours.
Potent- powerful
God is so potent even though he is not here on earth.
Pretext- reason for doing something
I thought about pretext my homework for math class.
Protrude- stick out
I like wearing bright colors because it makes me protrude from everybody.
Stark- obvious or clear
It was stark what I had to do for homework.
Superficial- shallow or at the surface level
The student was very superficial from getting an “A” in the class.

what I thought about mind amplifiers prezi !!!!!!

I also liked the verbal communication too and Dr. Preston i really didn't know about the QR either. I'm glad that their is different ways to learn new things then just reading out of a text book.

The Laughing Heart

· Charles Bukowski calls the poem The Laughing Heart.
· I think that this poem is ironic. I also think the poem means that we should live our life to the fullest.
· Charles Bukowski didn’t have a very good childhood when he was growing up. I think he was trying to tell us that we should live our life to the fullest no matter what and to have a good life.
· I went to Google and typed in Levi’s Go Forth. Then it took me to some web page and I got all the information that I needed there.

vocabulary

MELANCHOLY- a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
S- I was in a melancholy day when I heard that my mom was having a boy.
EXEMPLARY- worthy of imitation; condensable
S- My friends exemplary their teachers to make them look cool..
PECULIAR- strange; queer; odd
S- There was a peculiar happening in the end of the story.
DREAD- to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of something
S- a move that I saw had a part that all the characters were dread to death.
BOUGH- a branch of a tree
S- There was a bough that fell and destroyed the house next door to me.
PIOUS- having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for god or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations
S- In the story of Goodman Brown showed some pious of a devil.
EXEMPLARY- worthy of imitation; commendable
S- There was an exemplary conduct.
COMMUNION- often-initial capital letters also called Holy Communion.
S-My friends were talking about their first communion for church.
AUDITOR- a person appointed and authorized to examine accounts and accounting records comparing the change with vouchers, verify balance sheets and income items.
S-My dad had to auditor everything on his job applications.
MULTITUDE- a great number
S- I have a multitude of friends that are very nice.
ELOQUENCE- the practice or act of using language with fluency and aptness
S- I have a flow of eloquence when I speak Spanish and English.
DESPAIR- loss of hope
S- Young Goodman Brown had some despair because he was confused about what happened.
HOARY- ray or white age
S- An old dog with a hoary muzzle was walking down the street when I was driving.

what I learned about online.

I learned that all sites or adds on the side of the internet or on Facebook can carry a virus and that is bad for the computer.. We shouldn't click on anything that is there because it can mess up out computer. Also the pop ups that are on the computer we should click them because it can carry a virus.

what I thought about mss..

I though it was a good thing that I read that because I was getting confused with what was the difference between the sign and the symbol but now I do. My definition for signs is like something that you see everyday or something that I always there to see. Also symbols to me was like something like a picture or words that represent something that we don't see everyday.

what i tought about YGB

I though it was a good story I was very intrusted with it... I also though that it was a good story because I didn't know if it was a dream or what it was.I was glad that I liked because I really haven't found a book that I i am more intrusted in but that story was a good one...I am looking forward on reading more of those stories though out the year.

"aha" wat I remember !!!!!!!

i though that symbols and signs were the same thing.But I just remembered in class that they are not... Symbols is something that represents something else. and that signs is something that accusers naturally and its seen all the time.

vocabulary

encomium -a formal expression of high praise; eulogy: An encomium by the President greeted the returning hero.
coherent - logically connected; consistent: A coherent argument.
belabor - to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary: He kept belaboring the point long after we had agreed.
eschew - to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid: To eschew evil.
acquisitive -tending or seeking to acquire and own, often greedily; eager to get wealth, possessions, etc.: our acquisitive impulses; There was an acquisitive societies.
emulate - to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass: to emulate one's father as a concert violinist.
arrogate -to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right: to arrogate the right to make decisions.
banal-devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite: A banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier.
excoriation-the act of excoriating. Students don't want to excoriate their actions they do.
congeal-to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing: The fat congealed on the top of the soup.
carping-characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding; querulous: carping criticism.
substantiate-to establish by proof or competent evidence: I had to substantiate a charge in my life.
temporize-to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting. I want temporize this words more.
largesse-generous bestowal of gifts. I sometimes give my friend a largesse.
tenable-capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute: My teacher had a tenable theory about something.
insatiable-not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased: insatiable hunger for knowledge for his brain.
reconnaissance-the act of reconnoitering.;we had a reconnaissance on what we should know.
germane-closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent: my teacher said "Please keep your statements germane to the issue."
ramify-to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts; extend into subdivisions. ; The government is ramify into so many things.
intransigent- refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible.: I try not to intransigent with my parents and family.
taciturn- inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation. ; my brother was yelling and then he turned taciturn for a while.
invidious - calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful: invidious remarks.; Although I don't like making invidious things some times its necessary.

symbols

· “Couple loves… Saying I love u” – that shows that he doesn’t want to leave her. It shows a bond of two people.

· Pink Ribbon- He can tell the difference with all women he sees because she has a pink ribbon. That’s what makes faith herself.

· Devil- symbol of danger. Something bad is going to happen.

· Forests-can be a place that something bad can happen or to me it can be a place to get away from people.

· Faith “his wife”- can be a symbol of something that stays with u all the time. Goodman Brown has his wife and she will always be there for him.

· Dream-symbol of something that is false but can happen. Want to know what’s going to happen next and maybe wanting to make it true.

· Life “takes a bullet for someone”- Goodman Brown will do anything for his wife faith and he doesn’t want anything to happen her. It can be a symbol of love.

vocabulary

S = sentences
Intercede- to plead on an others behalf
S: Intercede for the people.
Hackneyed- overused and thus cheapened
S: Hackneyed situations come across as fresh and funny.
Approbation- praise, commendation
S: This explains why it has the approbation of the greatest scholars of our times.
Innuendo- an indirect or subtle and usually derogatory implication in expression insinuation
S: The big knobs in advertising use innuendo all the time.
Elicit – to being out evoke
S: Elicit a suitable response from the children for each assembly.
Hiatus – an interruption in space, time, community
S: The first is to identify the sacral hiatus.
Assuage- to make less burdensome or painful
S: Assuage the bad feelings.
Decadence- a process condition or period of deterioration or decline as in moral or act
S: Decadence in a society.
Expostulate- to reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or connect
S: My uncle expostulated against his going forth to fight in person.
Simulate- to imitate the appearance or characteristics
S: Simulate working conditions,
Jaded-weary of event
S: Jaded view of the event.
Umbrage- offense
S: my teacher had published some verses of a religious character, which had given umbrage to some sect other.
Prerogative- special right or privilege
S: Prerogative of the nation state.
Lurid- sensational; shocking
S: Lurid colors chosen for the front cover of a book to attract the buyers.
Transcend- to go beyond the ordinary limit
S: Transcends what’s being said about the story.
Provincial- of a particular province
S: One bad thing in many places is the provincial.
Petulant- showing impatient irritation
S: Petulant behavior carried on for over a year.
Unctuous- overly suave or smug
S: Unctuous wine with amazing depth and class.
Meritorious- deserving praise, reward, esteem
S: Meritorious contributions to learning.

YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN QUESTIONS

1. What do you think Hawthorne's purpose was for writing this story?
That he will do anything to keep is wife faith to say alive and go to heaven.
2. Hawthorne states that Brown's wife is "aptly named" Faith. After reading the story, do you agree? Does Faith's name fit her personality? Does Brown have true faith in her?
Well I agree because he thinks that anything he does is possible for his wife to be good and loving with good health. I think that this name is good for her because it fits what he thinks about her, even though that he kind of lost a little connection with her.
3. What do you think the pink ribbons signify?
There is something different in her compared to all the other people.
4. Was everything Brown witnessed real, a figment of his imagination; something conjured by evil, or a dream?
Support your answer with passages from the text.
I think that it was a dream it didn’t seem like that could happen to me even though it is a story. For example: “Faith, with the pink ribbons, gazing anxiously forth, and bursting into such joy at sight of him that she skipped along the street and almost kissed her husband before the whole village.” That’s when I figured that he just dreamed because she was okay.
5. Who do you think the old man really is? What textual clues tell you this?
I though the old man was just his consciences talking to him, also trying to help him out.
6. What does the staff represent? Do you think the staff leads Brown onward or is the primary motivator Brown's own conscience/mind?
I think that the staff represented his mind because of wanting to believe everything he was thinking and in the end not being true.
7. If Brown had not ventured into the forest, how would his life be different? If he'd stayed home, would Brown still have Faith? Would he still trust his wife and his fellow townspeople?
I think that by going in to the forest can caused a different thing between his wife and him because things could happen when they are not together. I also think that it would be better if they stayed together they would be together and happy in the end. I think that he would trust her even more if they were together because they can watch over each other and have each other to solve anything they have.

story :Young Goodman Brown

Observations
~ Young Goodman Brown and his wife Faith treat each other like if they are going to die the next day. They make the best of their time together.
~ They make a lot of descriptions about each other that means that is direct. That’s good because it tell us, what they are doing or describing something.
~ They worry about what is going to happen to each other they care what they do. In other words they watch over each other.
Questions
I don’t have any questions for this story …

reflextion for arguement

Opinions
Today in class I learned that there are many people that don’t want to say want they think. People have freedom to do anything and people are able to say what they think. People should just be able to think what they want and not be told if they are right or wrong. But opinion that they have should have a reason for why they think that. People should say their opinion even if they think others wont think the same. If people want to prove something I think they should have a say in everything, they shouldn’t be scared for others to think different. Your own opinion is yours but we thought that you should think about it before u say it because people can take it wrong.
People that say their opinion shouldn’t be challenged to say what are their beliefs for it. It should be something that they believe in and they have a reason for it. I had a argument with a friend in class and I thought some thing and I had my reasons but my friend though something way different and she persuade me to change my mine for my statement. Today in class I heard someone say “don’t need to be big or strong to say your opinion you just need courage to make it true.” I thought that was some thing great so say that meant a lot for me to hear that its like if they want you to say what you think and they will not judge you for what you think. To me opinions shouldn’t matter to any one because its not what they want you to think it what the person wants to think and wants to believe in.

"Reflections on Week 1"

1) Nope I think this class will help me prepare for college. I have internet and a phone to be connected.
2) I was at cal poly upward bound and we learned by playing games and experimenting on other things. There were the students that were involved in upward bound. Well I know that it was working because we learned many things by doing the things we like to do. I helped us learn that we can have fun and learn at the same time.
3) I am most excited to learn in a different way. I am looking forward on improving my vocabulary and writing. This class will help me in the future because it will help me learn in different ways that I didn’t expect. It will also help me see what/ how it might be in college.

what i want to achieve

 


       There is some goal that I have for this class and that is learning new ways to learn. I am also exspecting to get mare help on my English because I am still learning and I am trying my best to do so. I also want a good grade in this class. I expect to learn new things that I don't know and to see if I learn more with with this class with how we are going to learn. The thing that gets me nervous if talking in front of class because I am not good at that or talking in front people.