literary analysis #3

Te Secret to Teen Power

Topics and/or Events

1) my book is about different ways that we should be going about life.  It makes you rethink the way your mind works because it teaches you the secrete about life.  Every single thing that has happened to you is because you made it happen.  Even if it was bad or good.  You sent off a certain energy and thought which brought the law of attraction in to place.  The law of attraction stated that you attract all the stuff that happens to you no matter whether its completely awsome or horrific.  So in all you need to always have a postive mind so that onlky good things come to you.  Dont doubt yourself underneath because thats not healthy because it brings you down. 

2)I think Paul Harrington decided to write this book because he wants to put an effect on peoples lives. Not for bad but for good.  He wants people to have a new prespective on life and show them that they just need to live and be positive about everything.  Everything happens for a reason but it doesnt always have to be the reason that you think.  You can shape your life to how ever you want you just have to set your mind to it.

3)The reason I started to read this book is because my mom suggested it to me due to the fact that she has read The Secret and found it an amazing read which truely changed her for the better.  What appealed to me abouththis book is that it wasnt just a typical story book it actually taught you something that i wanted to learn.  It taught me about myself and I hadnt even gotten half way done.  What made me really want to keep reading this book is that it really got me thinking.  It had me thinking about it even when i wasnt reading the book.  it really sticks with you becuase it was really teaching me about how I should live my life.

4)I did find this book realistic.  Since there was no character I didnt really connect with a character but the author wrote the book so as you read itas like your the character because while you read your thinking about yourself.  It did have peoples stories but none of their stories did relate to me.  They were people going big in life and I dont do that.

People

1)The authors choices say a lot to me about my life and how im not taking full advantage of my well being.  The author chose to write this book so he can change that about people.  He wants people to know that they can do and be what they want they just have to really want it and just always have a positve mind and attitude. The tone of the story is very informational. This book really shows that the author is a very well informed and he is not timid at all.  He is eager to show what he knows and embrace his knowledge to the world.

2)There are no charcaters but there are little life stories of people.  One was Jim Carrey and it talked about how he was broke and living out of a van but he made himself a goal and had a positive attitude and wrote a 10 million doolar check to himself and he wanted to be able to cash it in in 5 years.  So 5 years later he was huge in hollywood and an amazing actor.  He got all of this because he set his mind to it and he stayed positive even at the worst of times.  Antother person was Shiri and she was a girl who had nothing going good in her life.  She was depressed, had bad grades, felt no one loved her, and lived a very unhealthy life style.She wanted change so she started to think positive and started believeing that she was loved and saying positve things like I can and I will.  By just saying things like this and putting a little effort in h er life she noticed her life was changing.  she was flipping her life around.  She was getting good grades and built a family of friends. It took work but she forced herself to think positve and in the end she was rewarded happiness.

3)What makes writing about people success so interesting is that it shows you that if they can do it why cant you.  It helps build a bit of confidence and believing in yourself so that you can go big and do something incredible because you have faith in yourself.  People need that little push and these people give them.

Style

1)The author does use symbolism which is used in fiction writing but he also did write in a journalistic way. He had a lot of different sections that had to do with different things in peoples life and he had a bunch of articles about people so we could hear their story. 

2)The author uses lengthy descriptions of people because he wants you to really get to know them and hear their story.  This has an effect on the book because everyone in the story you really get to know.  even if you dont have a connection you still know all about what they represent and who they are.
3)The tools that the author uses in this book to show mood and tone are he uses a lot of postive language so you feel more upbeat while reading and not bored.  He also uses a lot of symbolism of people so you can feel really close to the people.

lit analysis # 2

Dont hurt Laurie

General

1)Laurie was the child of annabell who was beating her.  laurie and her mother divorced and annabel started to hate laurie due to the fact that she reminded her of her ex husband.  Annabell soon after had remarried  to a man named jack and he had to children who became lauries step brother and sister.  They are all blind to see that laurie is being abused because annabel does it in secrete.  She only does it when absolutly no one is arounds.  One day laurie got really hurt and cut her arm when her mom was beating her so her mother took her to the emergency room.  The doctors cleaned her up and put stitches in her arm but when they were about to leave the doctor started looking at her papers and relized thats shes been in there a lot and started to question how shees been getting hurt and her mother flippped and had a rage and they never went back to that hospital.  Laurie was always being beat by her mom.  She wasnt alloweed to have any firends because her mom didnt wasnt anyone finding out about her but eventually laurie found her self a friend George. He was crippled and couldnt do much but him and kaurie were the best of friends they would always hang out no matter what. they even found a secrete hiding spot that annabell couldnt find.  while they were hanging out they found a dog who had signs that he was abused and extremely hungary so laurie and george started to take care of him and eventually called him theirs.  This dog was one of the best things that hapeen to them but to laurie it was one of the worst.  george was getting really hurt and sick so he eventually had to be readmitted to the hospital and left laurie to be with her mother again.  her mother beat her and pushed her down the stairs and found her dog and took it away from her.  Her step brother and sister found out that laurie was being abused and would not stand for it so they took her to her grandmas house and told her everything so she let her stay there, but it wasnt soon after that anabwll took her away.  Jack didnt believe what was going on until one day he saw by walking in on annabell while she was in action so jack took laurie to his mothers house where she ended up living and her mother was put into a mental institution.

2)The theme of the novel would have to be stand up for yourelf even if it against your family.  You cant let people take advatage of you and most imortantly abuse you. 

3)The authors tone of the story is more depressing because you feel so much simpothy towards laurie.  She gets abused and and shes always having to lie like when she went to the doctors or when people at school like her teacher woul adk her question about how she got urt. Annabell was a cruel person she puched her down the stair and then kicked her telling her to get up. Thats not the happiest thing to smile about.

4)Allusion-laurie would always picture and dream that her mother loved her and that she never did anything bad to her.

Dialouge-Their is a lot of talking between laurie and her step brother because he is one of the only ones that knows everything because laurie tells him.  Also his grandmother laurie ends up living with her because of all the talking and things that happened between her and her mother.

flashback- laurie does have flashbacks of a few times that her mother has been nice and has tried to change but nothing ever happened so laurie was just being put to devistation.

Hyperbole- annabell says that she isnt that bad about abusing laurie but everyone knows thats a lie.  she also say that laurie is a demon child and does everything wrong when laurie does everything she asks she just hurts her.

Irony- jack thinks that nothing is wrong in his house hold and that everything is sunshine and rainbows but when he leaves his house hold turns into a hell hole.

point of view- laurie and her mother have completely different point of views but the same at seeing one another as demons. 

Characterization

1)two indirect characters are Annabell and jacks mother.  Annabell because while we read the strory we are revealed that she is a cruel mother. she abuses laurie and lies about it. she is two faced.  jacks mother because she is a sweet woman and all she tries to do is help laurie by letting her stay at her house to gwt away from laurie and eventually letting her live with her. two direct characters are laurie and jack.  laurie is a direct character because right from the beginning you know she is a young defensless girl who loves life when she living it and not being beaten.  shes scared most of the time but when she gets a chance she lives life to the fullest.  jack you can tell is just an older man who is just around and works all the time so he really isnt home but he loves his family very much and would do anything for them. The author uses both approaches because he wants you you to know some caracters right off the back butothers he wants you to be curious and wonder what their like so it makes you want to read more.

2)The authors syntax changes when he talks about the different characters.  When he talks about annabell its usually dark and cruel like when he is talking about her abusing laurie nothing is ever good about her.  she gets mad for stupid reasons and beats up on laurie like when she pushed her down the stairs.  When he talks about laurie he is more soft and playfull because she is still a young girl.

3)The protagonist is laurie and she is very dynamic because at the begining of the story she is a scared little girl and hates being around her mother but in the end she is a happy girl who isnt scared of anybody because she knows she is around people she loves and will never let anything bad happen to her.

4)After I was done reading this book I felt like I did get to know laurie because I felt her pain and I truely had sympothy for her.  I really felt for her when when her mother kept her enclosed in a world of hate. Her mom didnt let her talk to anyone yet alone ever do anything because she didnt want people to know her secrete.  that really does damage to a kid because they will have no social life and be to them selves.  a child is supposed to have fun and be outgoing and laurie was the opposite until her mother was sent away.

Mind map

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/MindMapGuidlines.svg/250px-MindMapGuidlines.svg.png

BQ: first steps

My question is who is be hind the illuminoty.  I think that the most general places that I can find the answer to my question are books and of couse the internet.  The internet has everything and multiple sites that I can look up.  This is a hard and challenging question that most people to this day still dont know but for the most part we hace a lot of theories.  we have access to so much online that its endless. We can look for days and there will always be a new site or article on the illuminoty. 
Another resourse that I can go to to find the answer to my question is books.  We have libraries everywhere that have written paperback resourses.  Its more work to find them but they have just as much information and can sometimes be better.  Thw only downfall is axtually getting them.  Either way the internet and books are 2 places that I can find the answer or theory to my big question

Big question

Whats behind the luminoty?

Vocabulary 10

1)Pedagogue-a teacher/school teacher
The pedagogue of the class is Dr.Preston.
2) cavernous-being, resembling; hollow or deep
The love I have for you is cavernous in my soul.
3)coquettish-characteristically flirtatious
You are very coquettish towards the ladies.
4) tête-a-tête-
5) amorous-inclined or disposed to love.
I am very amorous to my boyfriend.

Inirial impression of sleepy hallow

My impression from reading this in class is its kind of borning.  It gave me the allusion of that it is talking about war which doesn't interest me at all. 

The legend of sleepy hallow

I feel like it sets the story to be more mysterious like an investigation  almost and this technique is used in all stories ro show yoy how the rest of the story will go

Vocabulary 10/22/12

1)Flout-to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
Why must you show flout towards the child.
2)caveat-a warning or caution.
The news gives caveat when rain is going to come.
3)blazon-to set forth conspicuously or publicly.
The presidential debate is blazon to the US.
4)filch-to steal of small value.
It is wrong even to filch a piece of gum.
5)fractious-refactory or unruly; readily angered.
The bull was fractious to the man with the red cape.
6)equitable-characterized by equality or fairness.
The little boys equitable attitude madeall the kids happy.
7)autonomy-independence or freedom, as of the will or ones actions.
It is your autonomy to go skydiving.
8)addendum-a thing to be added.
The cake needs to be addendum to the table.
9)amnesty-a general pardon for offences.
I have no amnesty towards rude people.
10)axiomatic-pertaining to or the nature of an axiom.
11)exricate-to free or release from entanglement, disengage.
If my friend got into a fight I would try to exricate them.
12)soporific-pertaining to or characterized by sleep/sleepiness.
Eour is very soporific.
13)scathing-bitterly severe as a remark.
The words I hate you are so scathering to the heart.
14)unwieldy-not readily handled or managed in the use of action as from size.
15)vapid-lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor.
One who sits around and does nothing is vipid to one who lives life to the fullest.
16)prognosticate-to forcast or predict from present indication or signs.
It is easy to prognosticate what my brother will do next.
17)sepulchar-of pertaining to, or serving as a tomb.
When I say no I'm sepulchar to not going to happen.
18)salutary-favorable to or promoting health.
It is salutary foroneto eat right.
19)scourge-a whip or lash for the infliction of punishment.
The white man was white laced to the slaves ifthey didn't do what they were asked.
20)straitlaced-excessively strict in conduct or mortality.
It is important for parents to be straitlaced towards their kids.
21)precept-a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.
I precept you to clean your room.
22)transient-not lasting, enduring, or permamnent. 
This job is transient in time.

Self-reliance

1)we need to speak our mind and rely on ourselves, we need to choose our own fate.
2)The need for individual conformity in false consistancy and follow his or her instincts or ideas.
Each persons voice can be as strong as the great man in history.
3)That you get experience, knowledge, and know what your looking for.
Envy is ignorance
4)They were sent to do a partiticular thing to be more comfortable.
You choose what you focus and think about.
5)A way to represent individualism, everyone represents something.
When wet diminish ourselves we aren't living up to our human nature.
6)iron is stronger and it won't break.
It's stronger and it's connecting to trust ourselves.
7)where the author wants to make a different type of writing.
Go up and beyond.
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9) being independent.
10) the more you do something and get the same results you stick with it but then people higher than you take advantage and use it against you.
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vocabulary 7 (read me!!!!!)

1)ad infinitum-endless, without limit
Space is ad infintium.
2)apportion-to distribute proportionaly
The apportion of the cookies is unfair.
3)bona fide-made, done, presented, true
I have bona fide my homework this evening.
4)buoyant-tending to float
The boat is bouyant to the water.
5)clique-a small exclusive group of people
My clique only consists of my good friends.
6)concede-to acknowledge as true
I concede that their will be a zombie appocalipse on december 26, 2012.  Beware!!!!!!
7)congenial-agreeable, suitable, pleasing in nature or character
Are you congenial to the fact that there will be a zombie appocalipse?
8)lofty-extended high in the air
I hope to be in a plane because it is very important to be lofty during the zombie appocalipse.
9)migration-the process or act of migrating
The migration of the zombies will sweep across the us on December 26,2012
10)perceive-to recognize, envision, or understand
I percieve that i will not survive the zombie appocalipse.
11)perverse-intentionally determined
I will be preverse to survive as long as I can from being bit or torn to pieces by a zombie.
12)prelude-to go forward in an act of action
I dont want to prelude a hoard of zombies... because they will eat me.
13)rancid-having an unpleasant smell or taste.
The zombies have racid breath.
14)rustic-unsophisticated, rude, and artless
The zombie I will meet will most likely be very rustic due to their soulless lives.
15)sever-to seperate from the whole
I predict that the zombies will sever many of our body parts.
16)sordid-dirty, filthy, and meanly selfish
Zombies will be sordid because they are walkers that dont take baths.
17)untenable-incapable of being defended.
I hope to not be untenable if their is a herd of zombies coming towards me.
18)versatile-having or capable of many uses
Whenthe zombie appocalipse happens you will need to be versatile with many differnt weapons.
19)vindicate-to upload or justify by argument.
If anyone reading this wants to vinicate my zombie appocalipse prediction I dont want to hear it.
20)wane-a gradual decrease or decline in strength
Hopefully zombies will be wane because they will have decayed underground.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I WATCH THE WALKING DEAD AND ITS A WEEK BEFORE THE 3RD SEASON COMES OUT!!!!!!! :DDD (only on AMC on sunday nights at 9/8c)

Vocabulary midterm reflection

The only thing that I feel went well on this test was that I didn't just leave it blank and not do it.  What didn't go well was that I didn't know as much as I should have which made it way harder.  I think that the content that I know which is just a little bit will stick with me.  What I learned from this experience so I can improve for next time is that I need to study way more than what I did for this one.

Vocab stradegy

My plan and stradegy for studying for our vocab test is to make flashcards and have someone mix them up and hold them up for me so I can be tested

my walk

On my walk I thought about a lot.  It was a nice time to just clear my mind.  It was very relaxing and I would do it again.  While I was out I felt a nice breeze which cooled me down from the heat and I also smelled the fresh cut grass from the people who just cut their lawns.  I saw people walking  some with their dogs, some alone, while others with a friend or a loved one.  I think that a walk ties with romaticism because your out in the nature(kind of) and it may not seem like it but theres a lot of emotion.  All the thoughts that go through your head have some time of feeling which changes your mood and gives you a different feeling.

romanticism

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionart/romanticism
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/rom.html
http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5670

Dream within a dream

I kind of don't understand the poem but from my understanding I think its about a man who is being broken up with by his girlfriend. He didn't want it to happen so he is very upset about the whole thing. She was his hope and he's lost it. He's hoping that he's just dreaming that it happened because he doesn't want to lose her. He wants to hold on to her as tight as he possibly can

Revision to my essay

For next time with my essay I need to put it in paragraph form.  I also need to add more detail to support what im trying to say.  I didnt really use any detail to support my theisis. 

vocabulary 6

1)adroit-expert or nimble in the use of hands or body.
The doctor is adroit for surgery.
2)amieable-friendly
The daycare advisor seems amieable.
3)averse-having strong feeling or disliking.
The dog is averse to animal control.
4)belligerent-aggresivley hostile
Te man was being belligerent becuase the waiter didnt get his order right.
5)benevolent-kind
Horses are very benevolent when you give them carrots.
6)cursory-careless
The way jackie handled being pregnant was cursory.
7)duplicity-dishonest
The little boy had a duplicity attitude because he knew that he was goinig to get in trouble.
8)extol-praise
The christans extol the lord.
9)feasible-easy
I hope that the test in my next class will be feasible.
10)gimace-expression of pain or disgust
The trash smelt so nasty so I had a grimace look on my face.
11)holocaust-slaughter on mass scale
The holocaust was way worse than 9/11.
12)impervious-not allowing fluid to pass through
The human skin is impervious to water.
13)impetus-energy in which the body moves
The runner uses a lot of impetus when he goes on mid night runs.
14)jepardy-danger of failure
I am in jepadry because my mom found out I have an F+
15)metculous-very careful, neat
I was very meticulous when i was skating on the ice.
16)nostalgia-fond memories
Christmas is nostalgia to me.
17)quintessence-perfect example
The teacher is giving us a quintessence on our homework.
18)retrogress- to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition
Hopefully in this recession we wont retrogress into something bad
19)scrutinize- to examine in detail with careful or critical attention
The detectives had to scrutinize the murder scene.
20)tepid-moderatly warm, luke warm
The pool is very tepid so we can actuall yswim in it this time.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

The title of my novel is Breakfast at Tiffany's and it is written by Truman Capote.  I would like to read this novel because it seems like it would be very interesting.  From what I know it could be about a girl who has fame but she still hasn't forgetten who she is.  I've also heard from multiple resources that this is a good read.

Vocabulary 5

allude- refer casually or indirectly
Hopefully I can allude that I need money while talking to my dad.
clairvoyant- having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects
The mind reader claims that she is clairvoyant to my past.
conclusive- serving to settle or decide a question
I am conclusive to whether or not I want to go swimming or running.
disreputable- having a bad reputation
Some people are disreputable because of what they' ve done in their past.
endemic- belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place
Christians are endemic to the church.
exemplary-worthy if imitation
Elvis is very exemplary, that is why he is all over las vegas.
fathom- a unit of length equal to six feet
That ladder is fathom to the ground according to my measuring tape.
guile-crafty or artful deception integrity
Martial arts is very guile by the way the your body moves.
itinerary- a detailed plan for a journey
I have an itinerary for when I go and visit brazil.
misconstrue-to misunderstand the meaning of
I totally misconstrued the homework for tonight.
obnoxious-loud, annoying
The little girl is crying and it is very obnoxious.
placate-to appease or pacify
The sheriff will placate the speeding driver by giving him a ticket.
placid-pleasantly calm or peaceful
The sound of the ocean is so placid and it puts me in such a better mood.
plagiarism- an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own
It is considered cheating if use plagiarism on my essay.potent-powerful, mighty
The MMA fighter looks very potent for his fight.
pretext-something that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object
The pretext of the story is that it is fake when it is actually real.
protrude-to thrust forward
The runner of the race is going to protude all of his efforts to win his race.
stark-harsh, grim, or desolate
The boyscamp teacher is very stark towards the children.
superficial-being at, on, or near the surface
The island is superficial to the water in the ocean.

revision/strategy

I will read and make sure that the what im revising has the content that it needs as well as check for spelling amd grammar.  Once iveread it and made my changes go over it again to make sure that everything is good that i changed amd that i didnt miss anything

Vocab 9/10/12

1)melancholy-a gloomy state of mind.
I am very meloncholy today because its just a bad day.
2)exemplary-worthy of imitation.
The basketball scouts took exemplary in her because of how good she is.
3)peculiar-strange or odd.
That girl is very peculiar in the way she acts.
4)dread-to fear greatly.
I dread coming to school everyday.
5)bough-a branch of a tree.
This bough is very beautiful in the way it blooms.
6)pious- showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God.
I pious jesus for his willing to sacrifice for our sins.
7)communion- fellowship and or association.
In the book the Lord of the Rings the hobbits had to make a communion.
8)auditor-a hearer and or listener.
It is nice of you to be an auditor to the children with their questions.
9)multitude-a great number.
The is a multitude of people at this concert.
10)eloquence-the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness.
We use eloquence to make this world a better place......
11)despair-loss of hope.
I despair trying to get a job.
12)hoary-gray or white with age.
My dad is getting very hoary.

AHA!

An aha moment that I had during class about the way America advertises and how we do things in everyday life because we don't want to be lonely.  We do thing to mae people like us and want to be around us like using soap so we dont smell and dont send people away because we smell.

Symbolism in Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown

Symbolism in Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown is very important because it shows how many thing in life can mean something and how simple it is to recognize it.  Just like the pink ribbon.  It shows how young goodman browns wife is.  It shows that her personality is very sincere and soft.  Something as simple as that can mean and tell you so much about a person life. 

vocabulary 3

1)encomium-a speech.
The president is giving a encomium.
2coherent-theory or policy.
My moms coherent is different then mine.
3)belabor-argue or elaborate detail.
My brother and I belabor about pur differences.
4)eschew-avoid using.
You are eschewing my question.
5)acquisitive-wanting money and or material things.
You are so asquisitive.
6)emulate-to match.
My clothes emulate to my shoes.
7)arrogant-take or claim.
You are so arrogant to the things that I have.
8)banal-boring.
This show is so banal.
9)excoriation-critisize.
Excoriation is not the solution.
10)congeal-solidify.
We need to congeal this water into ice.
11)carping-critical.
It is carping to maintain hygein.
12)substantiate-provide evidence to prove the truth.
The cop needs to substantiate for the judge.
13)temporize-avoid making a decision.
I need to temporize this decision for now.
14)largesse-giving money or gifts.
That girl is so largesse.
15)tenable-maintained or defended.
My room is very tenable.
16)insatiable-impossible to satisfy.
This child is so insatiable.
17)reconnaissance-observation or research.
The doctors are going to reconnaissane this disease.
18)germane-not relevant.
This story is not germane to my likings.
19)ramify- spread or branch out.
Our friendship is going to ramify to others.
20)intransigent-stubborn.
My dog can be very intransigent sometimes.
21)taciturn-uncommunative.
We have a very taciturm relationship.
22)invidious-to get others mad.
People can be so rude just to invidious others.

1) the travler represents the devil and proves that good man brown has a dark side.  2)good man brown.  his name shiws that he is a good man.  3) the pink ribbons showed that young goodmans wife was sweet and innocent and that she was harmless. 4)  the staff represtemted a person who makes people make ba decisions and leads them to do wrong.  5) the trees pepresnted evil dark and caous.

online security

I learned that online security is very important and theres many things you have to do to make sure you and your computer are safe.  Dont click on side pop up and dont put your inforation online unless you know what it is and what it will be used for.  If you arent careul then there could be a possibility that your information could end up getting out and people could get it and you could end up getting a virus on your computer.

meanings signs and symbols 1

i thought that this was very interesting to read. It kind of got me thinking about how its true how in our minds we tie things together that just stick in our minds.  What we see and learn just gets embedded in our minds and without thinking they come up in everyday life.  it says that we are at the top of our food chain and i believe this is true.  Other animals dont think like we do.  We are very clever and different things regeister to our minds like grabbing the knife because someone told you to.   we know we cant go against other animals and win but with our resources we cant defeat any other animal that crosses our path.

fall list #2

1) intercede-to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble.
My brother and I intercede on a daily basis.
2) hackneyed -made common place or trite.
Going main stream is pretty hackneyed.
3) approbation-approval, commendation.
Adults have more approbation than children.
4) an indirect intimation about a person or thing.
He is innuendo to the jury.
5) a combination or alliance.
We need to work in coalition to get things done.
6) elicit-to give rise to.
To elicit the truth.
7) hiatus-any gap or opening.
There is a hiatus in my wall.
8) assuage-to male milder or less severe.
The doctor needs to assuage the patients cancer.
9) decadence-the act or process of falling into an inferrior condition or state.
My attitude shows my decadence.
10) expostulate-to argue or reason.
We expostulated about where we wanted to go.
11) simulate- to make a pretense of.
I will simulate a hypothesis to my experiment.
12) jaded- worn out.
My shoes are jaded.
13) umbrage-offended
I umbrage your attitude.
14) prerogative-a right or privilege..
I have prerogative to do what i want.
15) lurid- gruesome, horrible.
This movie is so lurid.
16) transcende- to rise above or go beyomd.
I will transcend my dreams.
17) provincial- having or showing manners orview points.
Your provinial is different than mine.
18) petulant- showing sudden impatient irritation.
You look petulant to that little girl.
19) unctuous-having an oily or soapy feel.
My hair feels unctuous.
20) meritorious-deserving praise,reward, etc.
Im meritorious to those 100 dollars.

Young Goodman Brown

I dont really understand where goodman brown went. where did he go?  this was a very hard read for me.  Goodman brown really cared for his wife.  Was good man brown associated with the devil?

Earth on Turtles Back

The tone of Earth on Turtles Back is that the author is showing that a lot of people think in the same mind frame and they dont go out if their comfort zone but theirs always those few people or in this case animals that stand out and always make a difference in society. The mood of the story is more happy and sincere.  It makes you feel like maybe you could make a difference in someones life if you just reach out and help them.

8/21/12 socratic seminar

1) You have the right to your own opinion as long as you can back them up and prove them.
2) The purpose of arguing is to get closer to the truth.
3) Believe what you want but dont try and force it on others by force.
4) Have an open mind at all times.
5) Adhominem.
6) Try to put your self in the other persons shoes to see how they feel and thing .

reflections on week 1

1) I have plenty access to a computer as well as family and friends who can help me if i ever need it.  I have a few friends who are taking this course so i can contact them if i need to.   The only thing that can get in the way of me doing my work online is if my internet goes down or I have training which i sometime dont get home till about 9 but thats only for half of the week.

2) I had an experience just like the myth i just read where i went to a tournament in morro bay and i thought i was going to be put against girls but it turned out that there was none so they placed me in the boys division. I freaked out and didnt know what do to all i did was I fought my hardest even though i wasnt as strong and big as everyone else but i still came out with a medal.  this experience showed me that size didnt matter. If i put in the hard work and took my time i could win and that is what i did.  my friends and family stood by my side the whole time to make sure ivgot through itnwith my sanity. This has taught me to never underestimate myself no matter what the situation is big or small.

3) In this class I am looking forward to all of our learning that is going to be taking place online.  Blogger is new to me so that will also be new to me. I am concerned about me being able to always go online because of my training and i feel like this will take a lot of getting used to.  I feel like this will make a difference in my life by just giving me new knowledge about the internet that i didnt have before   .  It will teach me a lot about what i cam do to better myself for my future

vocabulary quiz

     From the first week of being here i already feel i am going to BURGEON to this class.  I am looking forward to your DIDACTIC but i feel it could be CURMDGEON to my skill level.  Sometimes I may seem CONTUMACIOUS but i am very ASCETIC to my work.  I hope this course isnt BEGUILE.  My idea of APOTHEOSIS in this class would be to recieve the BAUBLE of getting an A in this course.  I ADUMBRATE this class to be very educational as well as fun.  I COMPLEMENT  Dr. Preston for coming up with this creative idea for a vocabulary quiz even though it was very CURMDGEON. 

assignment #1

     My reasoning for taking this course is that it is required by the school for me to graduate.  Im not really good with english so im going to struggle with it.  However i will try my best and get through this class.  Im very excited for being in this class because its taking a new path with the way were learning. I have never heard of a teacher using the internet to teach and i think its going to be very interesting. 
     My goals for this class is to at least get a B.  I would like to turn in all my assignments and not fall behind. Since this is an online course i would really need to take time out of my day to go on a computer but i can manage with that.  I feel like my knowledge will expand tremendously while im in this class. I will learn about American literature as well as how to use the internet.  Learning to use the internet will help me a lot in life.  It is an excellent resource to have especially since our world is very dependent on the internet.