tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72709856904788576312024-03-12T15:26:13.431-07:00Chase Uriarte's AP Lit Comp BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-60271705569452858962014-04-29T12:16:00.002-07:002014-04-29T12:16:48.846-07:00Lit Terms 5<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Parallelism</b>: the principle in sentence structure that states elements of equal function should have equal form.<br /><b>Parody</b>: an imitation of mimicking of a composition or of the style of a well-known artist.<br /><b>Pathos</b>: the ability in literature to call forth feelings of pity, compassion, and/or sadness.<br /><b>Pedantry</b>: a display of learning for its own sake.<br /><b>Personification</b>: a figure of speech attributing human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract ideas.<br /><b>Plot</b>: a plan or scheme to accomplish a purpose.<br /><b>Poignant</b>: eliciting sorrow or sentiment.<br /><b>Point</b> <b>of View</b>: the view that the person is seeing it from or experienced .<br /><b>Postmodernism</b>: literature characterized by experimentation, different, breaking the fourth wall. Blurring the boundary between imaginary and real things<br /><b>Prose</b>: the ordinary form of spoken and written language or language with out rhyme<br /><b>Protagonist</b>: opposes the antagonist, main character in a fiction<br /><b>Pun</b>: play on words; the humorous use of a word emphasizing different meanings or applications.<br /><b>Purpose</b>: what the author intends you to get from it<br /><b>Realism</b>: writing about the ordinary aspects of life and showing it as it is.<br /><b>Refrain</b>: a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a poem or song<br /><b>Requiem</b>: any chant, dirge, hymn, or musical service for the dead.<br /><b>Resolution</b>: point in a literary work where an answer is found or a problem had been solved<br /><b>Restatement</b>: idea repeated for emphasis.<br /><b>Rhetoric</b>: use of language, used to persuade<br /><b>Rhetorical Question</b>: question suggesting its own answer or not requiring an answer; used in argument or persuasion.<br /><b>Rising</b> <b>Action</b>: building the plot making way towards the climax<br /><b>Romanticism</b>: movement in western culture in the eighteenth and continuing to the nineteenth century as a revolt against Classicism.<br /><b>Satire</b>: use of humor and exaggeration to criticize people's stupidity<br /><b>Scansion</b>: the analysis of verse in terms of meter.<br /><b>Setting</b>: the time and place in which events in a story, novel, play or narrative occur.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-70913174815950932822014-04-29T12:02:00.001-07:002014-04-29T12:02:32.604-07:00Lit Terms 4<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong>Interior Monologue</strong>: a form of writing which represents the inner thoughts of a character.<br /><strong>Inversion</strong>: words out of order for emphasis<br /><strong>Juxtaposition</strong>: the intentional placement of a word, phrase, or sentences to contrast with another nearby.<br /><strong>Lyric</strong>: a poem having musical form and quality, short showing of the author’s<br />innermost thoughts and feelings.<br /><strong>Magic(al) Realism</strong>: a style of painting and literature in which<span id="hotword"> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">imaginary</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">and</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">often</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">images</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">or</span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">events</span> are depicted <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">detailed </span> <span class="hwc" id="hotword" name="hotword">manner.</span> </span><br /><strong>Metaphor(extended, controlling, and mixed)</strong>: an analogy that compare two different things imaginatively.<br /><strong> Extended</strong>: a metaphor that is extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it.<br /><strong> Controlling</strong>: a metaphor that runs throughout the piece of work.<br /> <strong>Mixed</strong>: a metaphor that ineffectively blends two or more analogies.<br /><strong>Metonymy</strong>: literally device of figurative language in which the<br /> name of an attribute or associated thing is substituted for the usual name of a thing. Ex: suit for a business man<br /><strong>Mode of</strong> <strong>Discourse</strong>: persuasion argument... description, and exposition.<br /><strong>Modernism</strong>: literary movement characterized by style, rejecting tradition, symbolism and psychology.<br /><strong>Monologue</strong>: a long speech told by a character</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong>Mood</strong>: the atmosphere or feeling of the story<br /><strong>Motif</strong>: a recurring feature in a piece of literature.<br /><strong>Myth</strong>: a story, often about immortals, and sometimes connected with religious rituals, that attempts to give meaning to the mysteries of the world.<br /><strong>Narrative</strong>: a story or description of events.<br /><strong>Narrator</strong>: someone who narrates or tells a story.<br /><strong>Naturalism</strong>: extreme form of realism.<br /><strong>Novelette/Novella</strong>: short story or short prose narrative<br /><strong>Omniscient Point of View</strong>: knowing everything, usually the third person.<br /><strong>Onomatopoeia</strong>: use of a word with a sound that imitates or suggests the meaning. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong>Oxymoron</strong>: a figure of speech in which two contradicting words or phrases are combined to produce a rhetorical effect.<br /><strong>Pacing</strong>: the rate of something moving<br /><strong>Parable</strong>: a story designed to show some religious principle, moral lesson, or fact. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><strong>Paradox</strong>: a statement that conflicts with itself or opinion opposite to generally accepted ideas</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-23589884420597742512014-04-27T19:23:00.003-07:002014-04-27T19:23:54.338-07:00Lit Terms 3<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Exposition</b>: beginning of a story that sets gives facts, information, and details<br /><b>Expressionism</b>: movement in art, literature, and music showing inner feelings<br /><b>Fable</b>: a short story that usually had animals as characters and usually is true<br /><b>Fallacy</b>: a Latin word that means to deceive. An untrue fact or belief<br /><b>Falling</b> <b>Action</b>: part of the narrative or drama after the climax.<br /><b>Farce</b>: a comedy with laughter and dialogue<br /><b>Figurative Language</b>: speech or writing where imaginative language is used to show figures of speech<br /><b>Flashback</b>: a narrative device that flashes back to prior events.<br /><b>Foil</b>: a person or thing that when compared one, makes another seem better or more prominent.<br /><b>Folk</b> <b>Tale</b>: story passed on by word of mouth<br /><b>Foreshadowing</b>: in fiction and drama, a device to prepare the reader for what is to come without giving it away.<br /><b>Free</b> <b>Verse</b>: verse with irregular pattern or no rhyme<br /><b>Genre</b>: a category or class of artistic endeavor having a particular form, technique, or content.<br /><b>Gothic Tale</b>: a style in literature characterized by gloomy settings, or violence.<br /><b>Hyperbole</b>: an exaggerated statement often used as a figure of speech or to prove a point.<br /><b>Imagery</b>: figures of speech or vivid description, conveying images through any of the senses.<br /><b>Implication</b>: a meaning that is to be understood by the reader but that is not fully stated by the author.<br /><b>Incongruity</b>: the deliberate joining of opposites or of elements that are not appropriate to each other.<br /><b>Inference</b>: a judgement or conclusion based on given evidence, the forming of an opinion with a degree of probability according to facts already available.<br /><b>Irony</b>: a contrast between what is said and what is meant, or what is expected to happen and what actually happens.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-11787331574236629792014-04-14T09:14:00.001-07:002014-04-14T09:14:51.476-07:00Lit Terms 2 <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b>Circumlocution</b>: a roundabout or evasive speech or writing, in which many words are used but a few would have served<br /><b>Classicism</b>: principles of ancient Greece and Rome: traditions, reasoning ,order, and everything in balance<br /><b>Cliché</b>: something over used in society<br /><b>Climax</b>: the highest point in a story where the question is answered<br /><b>Colloquialism</b>: informal conversation using slang or made up changed words<br /><b>Comedy</b>: a piece of work with a happy ending but it now is known to be funny making the audience laugh and smile<br /><b>Conflict</b>: struggle or problem in a story that must be solved<br /><b>Connotation</b>: a meaning beyond the dictionary meaning<br /><b>Contrast</b>: a device where an idea or object is compared with the opposite to provide clarity<br /><b>Denotation</b>: dictionary definition<br /><b>Denouement</b>: tying up the ending of a story after the climax<br /><b>Dialect</b>: the language of a particular district, class or group of persons; the sounds, grammar, and diction employed by people distinguished from others.<br /><b>Dialectics</b>: formal debates usually over the nature of truth.<br /><b>Dichotomy</b>: split or break between two opposing things.<br /><b>Diction</b>: the style of speaking or writing as reflected in the choice and use of words<br /><b>Didactic</b>: having to do getting educated of learning ex: education.<br /><b>Dogmatic</b>: rigid beliefs and customs.<br /><b>Elegy</b>: a mourning poem or song that shows views on death or remembering a person who has passed on<br /><b>Epic</b>: a long narrative poem written by a hero, who believes and shows their custom or race<br /><b>Epigram</b>: witty aphorism<br /><b>Epitaph</b>: a message or note that someone may want on their tombstone<br /><b>Epithet</b>: a name or phrase that could insult someone<br /><b>Euphemism</b>: the use of an indirect word or expression that is mean or offensive<br /><b>Evocative</b>: making memories and remembering things</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-64894589403937152552014-04-14T09:02:00.000-07:002014-04-14T09:02:46.463-07:00Lit Terms 1<u>Allegory</u>: story, poem or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.<br />
<u>Alliteration</u>: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words<br />
<u>Allusion</u>: the reference to something else without out saying it directly<br />
<u>Ambiguity</u>: doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention<br />
<u>Anachronism</u>: something or someone that is set in the wrong time era and does not fit in <br />
<u>Analogy</u>: a similarity between two like figures<br />
<u>Analysis</u>: a method of studying the nature of something<br />
<u>Anaphora</u>: repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more sentences.<br />
<u>Anecdote</u>: a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.<br />
<u>Antagonist</u>: the adversary of the hero or protagonist of a drama or other literary work:<br />
<u>Antithesis</u>: the direct opposite<br />
<u>Aphorism</u>: a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation<br />
<u>Apologia</u>: an apology, as in defense or justification of a belief, idea, etc.<br />
<u>Apostrophe</u>: a sign that indicates possession or connects two words<br />
<u>Argument</u>: a disagreement, when two people have a different view on something.<br />
<u>Assumption</u>: something taken for granted; a supposition: a correct assumption.<br />
<u>Audience</u>: the people listening, and watching or the people or person that is reached out to.<br />
<u>Characterization</u>: the creation and convincing representation of fictitious characters.<br />
<u>Chiasmus</u>: a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-8882387619699141942013-12-13T13:22:00.003-08:002013-12-13T13:22:42.129-08:00Literature Analysis #3 The Last Lecture<br />
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1. Randy Pausch was a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He was married and had three children. Randy was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August of 2006. He knew the ods of him living were against him but he still had hope. He stayed positive and didnt let the cancer bring him down. He decided to give a last lecture to help guide the students. His wife wasnt too happy about this, but later changed her mind. His cancer went away temporarily, but came back on August 15, 2007. The cancer spread to his liver and came back stronger. He decided to take life day by day. He respects that his wife always supported him and had big expectations for his kids. He had a neew look on life now that he knew he would soon die. This book is very inspirational to people but he did die at the age of 47 on July 25, 2008.<br />
2. I would have to sat that no matter what happens to always stay positive have hope ad live life to the fullest and to achieve your childhood dreams.<br />
3. The authors tone is happiness and to achieve your goals and never quit.<br />
"I was aware from an early age, that Nasa wouldnt want me. I had heard that astronauts couldnt have glassed. I was okay with that."<br />
"I wont die the next day or the day after that, or the day after that. So today, right now, well this is a wonderful day. And i want you to know how much Im enjoying it."<br />
"After i die, i want themto take my kids for the weekends, here and there, and just do stuff. Anything fun they can think of."<br />
4. Point of View: First person "I already had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but I was optimistic." Page 1<br />
Imagery: "My romance with football started when my dad dragged me, kicking and screaming to join a league."<br />
Symbols: The Last Lecture represents what Randy wanted people to know about him, and to give them a good lasting impression on how important goals are.<br />
Conflict: Randy gets pancreatic cancer and he is going to die so he agrees to have a last lecture.<br />
Setting: He lived in Pittsburgh before he was diagnosed with cancer.<br />
Metaphor: "We can't change the hand we are dealt"<br />
Flashback: Randy looks back to when he was a kid and achieved his childhood dreams<br />
Anecdote: When Randy talks about being able to know what zero gravity feels like<br />
Genre: Nonfiction true story about the authors life, childhood and happiness<br />
Metaphor: Loyalty is a two way street<br />
Characterization<br />
1. Direct: Randy Pausch himself because he talks about his childhood goals and how he is going to deal with the last lecture<br />
Indirect: He talks about his wife and how she always supported him<br />
Indirect: He talks about his children and what he expects for them after he's gone<br />
Direct: Randy's dad was a World War 2 medic who served in Battle of the Bulge.<br />
2. The way the story was written in a very relaxed/calm way and the diction and syntax don't really change<br />
3. Randy is very dynamic because he changes to overcome obstacles and is a very round character.<br />
4. Yes I feel like I met Randy Pausch and I am now even more thankful for what I have. I now want to be more positive because things could be worse.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-38144160405716297382013-12-13T10:49:00.002-08:002013-12-13T10:49:16.095-08:00Literature Analysis #2 <b>Great Expectations</b><br />
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1. There is a young boy named Pip who is 6 years old and lives with his sister and her husband Joe(Mr. Gargery). Pip takes food from his sister to feed a convict at churchyard so he does not starve. Pip goes to Miss Havisham's house to play with Estella her adopted daughter, who Pip begins to like and later falls in love with. When Pip is old enough he gets a job but he would rather become a man and marry Estella. He randomly gets a fortune from an unknown benefactor, so Pip moves to London and Mr. Jaggers who is a lawyer begins to take care of him then Pip becomes friends with Herbert Pocket. On Pip's 21st birthday Mr. Jaggers gives him a 500 pound yearly allowance. On Pip's 23rd birthday the convict shows up to Pip's house and he tells Pip how he is Pip's undiscovered benefactor. The convict's real name is Abel Magwitch who was not to return to England so Pip finds a way to get him out of the country. Estella gets married and later finds out Magwitch is her dad. Magwitch get sent back to jail and later dies. He later moves to Cairo and works at Herbert's shipping yard for many years then moves back to England while Joe marries Biddy and Pip later reunites with Estella.<br />
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2. I'd have to say the theme of Great Expectations is love, and that good deeds are could benefit you in the future. I think that is the theme because Pip is all along trying to find someone to love as his own and because of him feeding the convict he later had a benefactor who helped him for many years.<br />
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3. I'd have to say I think the author's tone has to do with family and friends because throughout the story Pip is looking for just that. He doesn't have a father or mother so he sees himself as the people he is surrounded by so he helps the convict out, he depends on Miss Havisham, he lives with his sister and her husband in law then he later falls in love with Estella who he doesn't have a chance with. "Where's your Mother?" "There, sir!" said I"<br />
"Who d'ye live with?" "My sister, sir - Mrs. Joe Gargery - wife of Joe Gargery, the blacksmith, sir."<br />
"I cannot adequately express what pain it gave me to think that Estella should show favour to a contemptible, clumsy, sulky, booby, so very far below the average."<br />
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4. Imagery: "I realeased the leg of the table and ran for my life" Pg24<br />
Metaphor: "When I was the first hired out as shepherd t'other side the world, it's my belief I should ha'turned into a molloncolly mad sheep myself."<br />
Conflict: Miss Havisham tells Pip she is helping him and it ends up not being true, she was hiding the convicts identity<br />
Symbols: The mist represents not being able to see so when the convict came he couldn't see<br />
Hyperbole: "I looked at Wemmick, whose face was very grave."<br />
Poit of View: First person, Pip is telling the story of him growing up and how it all became who he is today.<br />
Genre: Fantasy, Pip grows up gets a benefactor and is moved to London then Mr.Jagger gives him a 500 pound allowance to good to be true.<br />
Allusion: Pip and Herbert go to see Mr. Wopsle in a production of Shakespears Hamlet.<br />
Settiing: London, Pip moves to London and lives with Mr. Jagger and is given a 500 pound annual allowance.<br />
Onomatopeia: "Ay, ay, dear buy"<br />
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<b>Characterization</b><br />
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1.Direct: Pip beging the study as a young orphan who lives and is being raised by his sister and brother-in-law.<br />
Indirect: Joe Gargery, Pips brother-in-law has a huge impact on Pip, stays with abusive wife.<br />
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2.I would have to say that the author does use a little more syntx but overall is equally detailed no matter what is happening.<br />
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3. Yes, Pip is a dynamic character. He goes from being an orphan to growing up and living in London getting an annual allowance from Jaggers. Pip is also a round charater because he overcomes obstacles and changes.<br />
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4. Yes, after reading this i felt like i knew and know people who are fake and crazy just like Mis Havisham.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-37483894294320657302013-12-08T20:14:00.000-08:002013-12-11T14:54:30.364-08:00Literature Analysis #1 Tuesdays with Morrie<br />
1. Mitch Albom graduated from Brandeis University, his favorite professor is Morrie Schwartz. Mitch took all of Morrie's sociology classes and he promises to go back and visit Morrie, although he never goes back until he sees Morrie on Nightline and finds out Morrie is ill with ALS which will soon make him paralyzed. Mitch decides to go to Boston and visit Morrie, from then on he goes to see Morrie every Tuesday. Morrie gives Mitch lessons on what life is all about and that once you are faced with death everything is seen differently. Mitch begins to record everything they do or talk about to write a book (this book). Morrie tells Mitch to start talking to his brother so he does but his brother says he is ok and does not want to talk. On the 14th Tuesday Charlotte told Mitch that Morrie hadn't been doing too well and this was the day to say final goodbyes. Morrie died on a Saturday. After his death Mitch reached his brother and they agreed to chat later.<br />
2. The theme of the story is to be different and take a step back to see whats around you. Morrie taught Mitch the meaning of life and how he needs to be different and be proud of what he has and be thankful. Mitch listens to all that Morrie has to say because he knows Morrie is well educated he enjoys his stories and Morrie has a different look on life since he has been faced with death.<br />
3. The author's tone showed Mitch's true love for Morrie as a human being and his favorite professor, and how he enjoyed learning the meaning of life and Morrie's look on life. "No books were required, yet many topics were covered, including love, work, community, family, aging, forgiveness, and finally, death." "Morrie honked loudly into the tissue. "This is okay with you, isn't it? Men crying?" Sure, I said, too quickly. He grinned. "Ah, Mitch I'm gonna loosen you up. One day, I'm gonna show you it's okay to cry." "I don't know how to say good-bye. He patted my hand weakly, keeping it on his chest. "This . . . is how we say . . . good-bye . . ." He breathed softly, in and out, I could feel his rib-cage rise and fall. Then he looked right at me. "Love . . . you," he rasped. i love you, too, Coach."<br />
4. Foreshadowing: "Morrie's doctor guessed he had two years left. Morrie knew it was less." through out the whole story we knew Morrie would eventually die. page 10<br />
Theme: "He would not wither. He would not be ashamed of dying." page 10<br />
Imagery: "I had not seen him in sixteen years. His hair was thinner, nearly white, and his face was gaunt." page 27<br />
Point of view: "I may be dying, but i am surrounded by loving, caring souls." page 36<br />
Conflict: "You know how I'm going to die?" he was faced with death page 36<br />
Flashbacks: "Before college I did not know the study of human relations could be considered scholarly" page 39<br />
Mood: "I asked Morrie if he felt sorry for himself. "Sometimes, in the mornings," he said. "That's when i mourn. I feel around my body, I move my fingers and my hands- whatever I can still move-and I mourn what I've lost." page 56<br />
Climax: "Morrie died on a Saturday morning." page 187<br />
Resolution: "I look back sometimes at the person I was before I rediscovered my old professor." page 191<br />
Setting: "The last class of my old professor's life took place once a week in his house, by a window in the study where he could watch a small hibiscus plant shed its pink leaves" page 1<br />
Characterization<br />
1. Direct Characterization: When Mitch goes to introduce his parents to Morrie on the graduation day, he says "He is a small man who takes small steps, as if a strong wind could, at any time, whisk him up into the clouds."<br />
Direct Characterization: When Mitch is describing Morrie he says "In his graduation day robe, he looks like a cross between a biblical prophet and a Christmas elf."<br />
Indirect Characterization: Mitch is descried as a student who took all of Morrie"s classes and after Morrie's death they say he is 20 at that time but not too much detail is given<br />
Indirect Characterization: Janine is a professional singer but she does not sing to people when they ask but she sings to Morrie and it brings so much joy to him he begins to cry when she is done singing.<br />
2. Yes i believe the authors syntax and diction both change when he describes Morrie, by describing him in ways that I can picture in my head due to detailed imagery and he makes Morrie seem so different and special.<br />
3. I would say that Mitch is dynamic because he stops talking to Morrie after graduation and does not keep up to his promise, but he later gets back in touch with his old professor. He begins to adjust his schedule to go see Morrie every Tuesday and he helps with Morrie who is ill. He is a round character because the story gives us a good idea of who he is, how he thinks and he changes through out the story.<br />
4. Yes I feel like I met Morrie in real life because he is described in such a detailed way that I know how he feels, what he looks like, and what he does for a living. He has a different look on life that he is now facing death.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-76894075719661696362013-09-20T01:58:00.006-07:002013-09-20T01:58:50.835-07:00Vocab #4<span style="color: #e69138;">Accolade</span><span style="color: #b45f06;">:</span> an award<br />
-I got an accolade for being in the spelling bee in sixth grade<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Acerbity</span><span style="color: #b45f06;">:</span> to be firm<br />
-when I make a decision I show acerbity so people know I'm serious<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Attrition:</span> to weaken<br />
-the old man began to attrition<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Bromide:</span> unoriginal idea<br />
-there are a lot more bromides then there are originals<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Chauvinist:</span> exaggerated patriotism<br />
-the war veteran would be a chauvinist when it came to old war stories<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Chronic:</span> frequent recurrence<br />
-my dad has chronic back pain<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Expound: </span>to explain an idea in detail<br />
-on the first day of school Dr. Preston expounded open source learning<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Factionalism: </span>a group of people forming a cohesive<br />
-the team was very factionalism<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Immaculate:</span> perfect, neat<br />
-the new car was immaculate<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Imprecation:</span> a spoken curse<br />
-when you say you haven't got something it gets jinxed so you knock on wood because its an imprecation<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Ineluctable:</span> cannot be avoided<br />
-school is ineluctable so you might as well take advantage of it<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Mercurial:</span> changeable<br />
-I wish some of the stuff in my past was mercurial<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Palliate:</span> to relieve<br />
-the advil palliated my headache<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Protocol: </span>international agreement<br />
-Obama made a protocol with Canada<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Resplendent:</span> very shiny<br />
-my suburban is resplendent after I wash it<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Stigmatize:</span> to disgrace<br />
-the kid stigmatized his parents because he got an F in class<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Sub Rosa:</span> privately<br />
-the conversation with my mom was sub rosa<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Vainglory:</span> pride from an achievement<br />
-I had vainglory when I achieved a past goal<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Vestige:</span> a mark of something that was present but now disappeared<br />
-my paper had a vestige from a pencil mark<br />
<span style="color: #e69138;">Volition:</span> the act of willing to do something<br />
-I had the volition to help my sisterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-1211834057712364622013-09-20T01:17:00.005-07:002013-09-20T01:17:32.629-07:00Declaration of Learning Independence <span style="color: #bf9000;">S</span><b>mart</b><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000;">M</span><b>easurable</b><br />
<span style="color: #bf9000;">A</span><b>ttainable</b><br />
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My goal is to use this class to the best of my advantage from this day forward although I already should have been doing it. I plan on achieving this goal by the end of the year or even sooner like by the next grading period but I want to keep it up once I have achieved it. I also plan on going above and beyond with this course and I know Dr. Preston will help keep me in line but also to I am responsible for myself achieving it and getting the goal reached!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-88336331547350083232013-09-20T01:06:00.004-07:002013-09-20T01:06:29.244-07:00Vocab #3<span style="color: red;">Apostate:</span> a person who forsakes religion<br />
-the priest was an apostate<br />
<span style="color: red;">Effusive:</span> pouring out or overflowing<br />
-the bath tub was effusive<br />
<span style="color: red;">Impasse:</span> a situation with no escape<br />
-when the cops surround you it is an impasse<br />
<span style="color: red;">Euphoria:</span> intense happiness<br />
-when I'm with friends and driving my suburban i feel euphoria<br />
<span style="color: red;">Lugubrious:</span> gloomy<br />
-the weather is very lugubrious<br />
<span style="color: red;">Bravado:</span> display of courage<br />
-when I first got my own room I didn't have the courage to fall asleep without my mom in the room<br />
<span style="color: red;">Consensus:</span> general agreement<br />
-in class we have more than a consensus that this class is way better then the typical class<br />
<span style="color: red;">Dichotomy:</span> a division between two things<br />
-the street was the dichotomy for the housing complexes<br />
<span style="color: red;">Constrict:</span> make narrower<br />
-sometimes when they make bridges they are more constricted than the road<br />
<span style="color: red;">Gothic:</span> a language or dark style<br />
-that girl is wearing all black so I made the assumption that she is gothic<br />
<span style="color: red;">Punctilio:</span> a fine point of conduct<br />
-when he is mad there is a bad punctilio<br />
<span style="color: red;">Metamorphosis:</span> a complete transformation<br />
-between eighth and ninth grade a lot of people when through metamorphosis<br />
<span style="color: red;">Raconteur:</span> a person who is good at relating stories<br />
-my grandma has done a lot of the stuff I am now doing so I tell him stories and he is a raconteur<br />
<span style="color: red;">Sine: </span>something essential<br />
- the thesis in a story is sine<br />
<span style="color: red;">Quixotic:</span> impulsive<br />
-when she is in the line she is very impulsive<br />
<span style="color: red;">Vendetta:</span> private feud<br />
-when I see an old friend we know our vendetta but other people don't<br />
<span style="color: red;">Non Sequitur:</span> a conclusion that does not follow the previous statement<br />
-this sentence is a non sequitur<br />
<span style="color: red;">Mystique:</span> raised value<br />
-gold is very mystique<br />
<span style="color: red;">Quagmire: </span>an extremely difficult situation<br />
-today when my suburban broke it was quagmire<br />
<span style="color: red;">Parlous:</span> someone who is smart but dangerous<br />
-professional boxers are parlousAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-37398182409938681582013-09-20T00:30:00.001-07:002013-09-20T00:30:32.126-07:00Why this Book? I picked Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom because my mom recommended it then as I began to read it I was hooked and wanted to learn about him and his teacher and I plan on finishing it to find out what all happens, because I;m very interestedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-75302171384759880282013-09-20T00:26:00.004-07:002013-09-20T00:26:25.571-07:00Vocab #2<span style="color: lime;">Accoutrements:</span> clothing accessories<br />
-Girls have accoutrements on everyday<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Apogee:</span> highest point or climax<br />
-the people who climbed Mount Everest reached the apogee in the world<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Apropos:</span> perfect timing<br />
-when i got to class it was apropos<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Bicker:</span> to get in a petulant argument<br />
-I hate when my friends bicker<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Coalesce:</span> to come together<br />
-In history for an assignment five people had to coalesce<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Contretemps:</span> an inopportune occurrence<br />
-whenever kids talk while the teacher is talking it is contretemps<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Convolution: </span>a rolled up or coiled condition<br />
- the burrito is in a convolution<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Cull:</span> to pick<br />
-authors get to cull the ending<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Disparate:</span> distinct in type<br />
-skunks are very disparate<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Dogmatic:</span> certain of truth<br />
-if you have facts for your opinion you must be dogmatic<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Licentious:</span> unprincipled in sexual matters<br />
-the little boy is very licentious<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Mete:</span> to distribute<br />
-the pizza delivery man meted the pizzas<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Noxious:</span> harmful to health<br />
-the chemicals made me noxious<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Polemic:</span> strong verbal attack<br />
-two girls we crying because they had just been in a polemic<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Populous:</span> a dense population<br />
-China is very populous<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Probity:</span> strong moral principles or integrity<br />
-when my sister was younger she had no probity<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Repartee:</span> conversation characterized by quick witty remarks<br />
-the two old men over there got into a repartee<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Supervene:</span> something additional that occurs<br />
-in every class there is a supervene event<br />
Truncate: to cut short<br />
-he was telling a story but it was truncated<br />
<span style="color: lime;">Unimpeachable:</span> impossible to question<br />
-the dog is unimpeachable<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-7457541077839519092013-09-19T23:56:00.001-07:002013-09-19T23:56:55.920-07:00My Opinion Isn't a Right-Interdependence: depending on everyone.<br />
-Saying I have the right to my own opinion is not always true but can help you in an argument if the other person doesn't know how to respond or know what they are talking about.<br />
-Anyone can have their own opinion, but that doesn't mean they are correct.<br />
-You aren't completely free to have your own opinion.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-61801919619237972722013-09-19T23:49:00.003-07:002013-09-20T02:05:39.155-07:00Vocab #1<span style="color: blue;">Adumbrate:</span> to foreshadow something<br />
-the beginning of that story didn't really adumbrate the topic.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Apotheosis:</span> climax<br />
-almost every story has an apotheosis although every story should.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Ascetic: </span>self discipline<br />
-in karate they teach you to be ascetic.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Bauble:</span> no importance<br />
-if everything on our blogs were to give bauble to the course it would be bad.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Beguile:</span> to deceive<br />
-the mime beguiled the audience so they really thought he was in a box.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Complement:</span> to complete something or comment on perfection<br />
-the teacher complemented me on my haircut.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Contumacious:</span> disobedient<br />
-the thief was very contumacious.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Curmudgeon:</span> bad tempered or angry oldman<br />
-that curmudgeon gave me a dirty look for waking him up.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Didactic:</span> designed to teach<br />
-books are didactic.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Disingenuous:</span> not straight forward<br />
-she was very disengenuous because she always spoke under her breathe.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Exculpate:</span> to prove not guilty<br />
-evidence helped exculpate the criminal.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Faux Pas:</span> socially awkward act<br />
-whenever I'm with my friends some stuff we do is faux pas.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Fustian:</span> a loud noise<br />
-the fustian came from that car that back fired.<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Hauteur:</span> arrogance<br />
-my dog shows hauteur when he sees smaller dogs<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Inhibit:</span> to inspect<br />
-birds always inhibit a location before they lay their eggs<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Jeremaid:</span> a complaint<br />
-the curmudgeon always has a jeremaid<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Opportunist:</span> a person who takes opportunities<br />
-the volunteer was an opportunist<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Unconscionable:</span> not listening to your own conscience<br />
-I was unconscionable and ended up making the wrong decisonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-42702039371745896702013-08-14T22:17:00.000-07:002013-08-14T22:17:17.060-07:00 My Big Question I guess my Big Question would be what would be classified as a big question? I think all questions deserve an answer but something that may be my big question might not be someone else's and may be simple to them but someone else's big question could be simple to me, or maybe we are interested in each other's questions and both are wondering the same thing. How do you know if a big question is a big question and not just a normal question, or are all questions big questions?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-8775153213462982012013-08-14T21:58:00.001-07:002013-08-14T21:58:44.850-07:00Follow up on Levi's Go Forth Commercial Last year I took Dr. Preston's junior American Literature class and we did this same assignment and I thought it was a cool commercial and after memorizing the poem I felt as if I better understood it. This year when we were told we needed to memorize it I was like ok I did this last year but I was thinking I needed to read memorize it, but that was not the case after reading over it twice it came back to me and I knew it! I was very surprised I did due to it being an English class assignment.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-50362815519996326332013-06-05T02:35:00.001-07:002013-06-05T02:35:45.164-07:00The Final Question has been Answered!<a href="http://prezi.com/wva0flsjyxy9/">The Big Questions!</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-48000925543663769012013-02-21T22:46:00.002-08:002013-02-21T22:46:59.727-08:00Fox in Socks! <a href="http://youtu.be/BwDuCZrR59w">http://youtu.be/BwDuCZrR59w</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-23917870487504224932013-02-20T22:20:00.005-08:002013-02-20T22:20:42.730-08:00Spring Vocab 5Brouhaha - Excited Public Interest <div>
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Cloy - To become uninteresting</div>
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Many things in life are fun at the beginning and we get addicted then it begins to cloy not much later </div>
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Demeanor - Conduct or Behavior</div>
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The rapist got arrested for bad demeanor</div>
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Deference - Respectful or Courteous</div>
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Adults expect kids to be deference to them </div>
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Enigmatic - Resembling an enigma</div>
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Sometimes I get an enigmatic feeling in my chest </div>
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Definitive - Most reliable, or defining</div>
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Some questions or words have more than one definitive answer</div>
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Bumptious - Offensively self assertive </div>
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I am beginning to be bumptious with myself because if not i tend to kick back and not do what needs to be done </div>
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Choleric - Extremely irritable</div>
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Sometimes you can tell when someone is very choleric </div>
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Bulwark - A person or thing giving strong support </div>
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My Abuelito and Abuelita ( Grandpa and Grandma) are the definition of a bulwark to me</div>
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Curtail - To cut short </div>
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Even though some projects are given way in advance some people curtail the project just to get done fast </div>
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Adamant - Utterly unyielding in attitude </div>
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It isn't good when someone is very adamant so you have no clue what they are thinking or feeling</div>
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Profligate - Shamelessly immoral </div>
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Some people are very profligate in movies like when a car will drive by and they will flash their body parts </div>
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Mawkish - Mildly sickening flavor </div>
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I love milk but i hate the mawkish after taste </div>
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Thwart - To oppose successfully or prevent </div>
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I have helped thwart things from happening before</div>
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Onus - A difficult or disagreeable obligation</div>
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When someone has done something for me i have felt obligated to repay them the favor but that favor is sometimes onus</div>
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Requisite - Required or necessary for a particular purpose </div>
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Sometimes a pretest seems dumb but it is requisite </div>
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Mollify - To soften in feeling or temper </div>
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People who are Bipolar can be very angry one minute and mollify the next </div>
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Sartorial - Pertaining to tailors and their trade </div>
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Sartorial can do with sewing </div>
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Presentiment - A feeling or impression that something is about to happen </div>
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In horror films the music often gives off presentiment</div>
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Impromptu - Made or done without previous preparation</div>
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People often skip the directions and are very impromtu</div>
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Forbearance - To prohibit</div>
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It's forbearance to abuse animals </div>
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Remit - To transmit or send</div>
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I when to the post office to remit my letter </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-45353735148052744322013-02-20T21:37:00.003-08:002013-02-20T21:37:40.641-08:00Spring Vocab 3Proboscis - To have the nose of a mammal<br />
The whale has a proboscis nose<br />
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Pantomime A Dramatic Entertainment<br />
The pantomime made my mom tear up<br />
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Proclivity - To choose something normal<br />
I tend to have proclivity when I get something to eat<br />
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Centrifuge - To separate different liquids<br />
Oil and Water tend to automatically centrifuge<br />
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Odious - Very unpleasant<br />
When a skunk sprays it is and odious smell<br />
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Jargon - Words used by professionals but normal people don't get<br />
Dr. Preston has a wide category of jargon words<br />
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Ravenous - Very Hungry<br />
When I watch the food channel I become ravenous<br />
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Parlor - Living room or somewhere to sit down<br />
Almost everyone has a parlor in their home<br />
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Stagnant - No flow and tends to smell bad<br />
In some places around the world there are stagnant rivers<br />
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Cacophony - Harsh and bad sounding<br />
The music my sister listens to is cacophony<br />
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Tamped - Full of clay<br />
As a Kid in elementary school my friends and i used to dig until we got to clay the sandbox was very tamped<br />
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Flourished - To develop<br />
Flowers flourish during spring<br />
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Plateau - Area of high level ground<br />
From the bottom of the grand canyon the top looks very plateau<br />
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Rollick - To act in a jovial fashion<br />
On my birthday I am very rollick<br />
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Asylum - Place for protection<br />
A lot of the people preparing doomsday last year hid in their asylum<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-71003214403824269392013-02-20T21:01:00.000-08:002013-02-20T21:01:09.461-08:00Spring Vocab 1 This is very late but I plan on getting the ball rolling!<br />
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Bramble - Prickly bush<br />
This scrape on my arm feels like I ran into a bramble<br />
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Imperceptibly - Moving in a way almost impossible to see<br />
That car is moving in an imperceptible sort of way<br />
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Musk - Scent given off by a deer<br />
That cologne has a musk smell to it<br />
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Minstrel - White person who dresses black<br />
That comedian is a minstrel<br />
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Stolid - Secure not going anywhere<br />
This Atm machine is very stolid<br />
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Grille - Grate<br />
I can't find the grille for my barbecue pit<br />
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Kerosene - Lighter Fluid<br />
I need more kerosene for my lighter<br />
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Ventilator - Anything that blows air<br />
People who have asthma may need a ventilator<br />
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Hypnotic - Having to do with hypnosis<br />
A magician will never tell his hypnotic secrets<br />
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Refracted - Reflective<br />
The mirror is refracted<br />
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Stride - To walk with purpose<br />
The speed walkers take big stridesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-63559646742881251132013-02-04T22:25:00.000-08:002013-02-04T22:25:36.750-08:00Spring Vocabulary 2Cadence:. A rhythmic pattern<br />
His songs have a lot of cadence.<br />
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Dentifrice: A tooth paste<br />
I put dentifrice on my toothbrush every morning<br />
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Leisure: Freedom from demands no set pace<br />
I work at my own leisure because I am to boss<br />
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Saccharine: Resembling sugar<br />
This salt has a saccharine feel to it<br />
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Centrifuge: An apparatus that rotates at high speeds<br />
The earth can be considered a centrifuge <br />
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Sieve: A strainer<br />
I use a sieve to separate big and little pieces<br />
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Suffused: to overspread with or as with a liquid color<br />
I suffused the sponge with water and soap<br />
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Patronage: to control appointments<br />
The receptionist has a lot of patronage<br />
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Phonograph: machine that reproduces sound<br />
The phonograph industry has came a long way from the start<br />
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Vessel: to hold liquid<br />
This vessel my friend is a cup<br />
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Profusion: great amount<br />
The bank robbery lost a profusion of cashAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-79384263709061157642013-01-10T22:22:00.002-08:002013-01-10T22:22:39.689-08:00Spring Post Music as Literature Yes I consider all music literature because it is all a form of writing, or talking about something to get your point across. Literature is any form of writing it isn't just specific to only one category and it groups them all together. A Novel is a narrative portraying characters usually presented in action with scenes, a Poem is a composition in verse that is very artistic and has a high level of language, a Rap has a lot of slang, rhymes and a flow the purpose is to out rap your opponent, a Song is a type of lyrical art that is sang, and last but not least a Symphony is an elaborate instrumental composition of usually 3 or 4 movements.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270985690478857631.post-34624591040738787162012-09-16T18:01:00.001-07:002012-09-16T18:01:37.576-07:00Levi's Go Forth Commercial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1. The poem is called The Laughing Heart and it is written by Charles Bukowski.<br />2.I think it is ironic because the poem talks about your life being your life and how you need to take the chances the gods offer you so it is weird they used it for a Levi's commercial maybe the jeans are a chance the gods are offering us? <br />3. Charles Bukowski's life wasn't so good from what I read and in the poem it gives off a good vibe so i believe it does not give off his reputation.<br />4. I googled Levi's Go Forth poem and it took me to this <a href="http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2011/levis-go-forth-with-legacy/">http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2011/levis-go-forth-with-legacy/</a> then I read about his life on wikipediaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875940853706196355noreply@blogger.com0