1. Ghost why you disruptin'? We didn't do nothin' - Tia
My dad just died, slice me up revenge pie. - Tia
2. You come without a voice, but we ain't got no choice. - Bridgit
3. We need Hamlet here before you disappear. - Stephanie
4. Gertrude is a hoe and everybody knows. - Chrystal
Her new husband blows, and he ain't your average Joe cause he rollin' in that dough. - Chrystal
5. You'll never be my father so don't f****** bother. - Connor
6. You give Denmark a bad name, stop putting us to shame. - Yun
7. I met up with a ghost in which my father's soul was host. - Eric
8. I was warned twice but the truth I had to entice. - Laike
9. You ripped my family apart by stopping my father's heart. - Will
10. So now I'll act insane even if it puts my name to shame. - Jeff
11. I know what I'm doing but you're just misconstruing. - Terry
12. You think I want the throne, but I'm just in the love zone. - Chase
13. She thinks my frame of mind isn't so aligned, - Sean
That's only cause she's blind to what I've been assigned. - Sean
14. My parents wanna know the truth so they went back to my youth. - Jhaicelle
15. They paid two of my friends to see what's wrong with my head. - Edgar
16. They think I'm senseless but soon they'll be defenseless. - Edgar
17. I know this comes off tough but it's all just really fluff. - Jisu
18. I need more real emotion so his legacy receives notion. - Sophia
19. Disgrace has put my thoughts to sleep but I know that talk is cheap - Taylor
20. The one thing left to do is prove that he is liable with hard evidence that will be undeniable. - Me
21. HAMLET! - Substitute
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Literary Fiction and Empathy
Reading literary fiction can help you understand others because it allows your imagination to fill in the gaps that aren't provided. In literary fiction, authors don't give you a superfluous amount of description for each character, so just based off what relatively little information they have given you, you are expected to interpret how they will react or what they are actually feeling. This skill can then be carried over into real life as you go to interviews or on blind dates and can act as a huge help. In Hamlet, Shakespeare doesn't directly describe him as an emotional character who is in control of his feelings, we have to infer that based on his soliloquy and reactions to previous occurrences. Literary fiction thus challenges us to become more observant and empathetic people as we try and decipher the world around us.
Literature Analysis #2 - Great Expectations by: Charles Dickens
1. This story takes place in London in the middle of the nineteenth-century and the main character, Pip, is a young boy who was orphaned but is now raised by his sister along with her husband. One day, he visited the graveyard that was home to his deceased family members and was attacked from behind by a man who threatened to kill him. The man's name was Magwitch and was a criminal who escaped from jail. Later on Pip discovers wealth from an anonymous benefactor who he later on discovers was this man that threatened to take his life. Pip's uncle takes him to Ms. Havisham's creepy old house and there he meets Estella, a stunning young lady assigned to break boy's hearts at the request of the bitter Ms. Havisham. Pip quickly falls in love with her and never stops this pursuit, even after the day she marries an abusive man. Pip later on discovers that Estella is actually Magwitch's daughter, which doesn't alter his feelings for her as they eventually live happily ever after.
2. The theme of this novel is that love can truly blind a person. Pip spent his entire life focused on attaining a girl who appeared to be a goddess to him. He was never able to start a relationship with her until later on in both of their lives and primarily focused on trying to get her rather than understand the type of person she was and her character. He spent the majority of his life fixed on this young lady and that sometimes interfered with his life and caused him to make poor decisions.
3. The tone of this novel is a simultaneous mixture of both affliction and sanguine.
- “Nothing was needed but this; the wretched man, after loading wretched me with his gold and silver chains for years, had risked his life to come to me, and I held it there in my keeping! If I had been attracted to him by the strongest admiration and affection, instead of shrinking from him with the strongest repugnance; it could have been no worse. On the contrary, it would have been better, for his preservation would then have naturally and tenderly addressed my heart.”
2. The theme of this novel is that love can truly blind a person. Pip spent his entire life focused on attaining a girl who appeared to be a goddess to him. He was never able to start a relationship with her until later on in both of their lives and primarily focused on trying to get her rather than understand the type of person she was and her character. He spent the majority of his life fixed on this young lady and that sometimes interfered with his life and caused him to make poor decisions.
3. The tone of this novel is a simultaneous mixture of both affliction and sanguine.
- “Nothing was needed but this; the wretched man, after loading wretched me with his gold and silver chains for years, had risked his life to come to me, and I held it there in my keeping! If I had been attracted to him by the strongest admiration and affection, instead of shrinking from him with the strongest repugnance; it could have been no worse. On the contrary, it would have been better, for his preservation would then have naturally and tenderly addressed my heart.”
- “Well then, understand once for all that I never shall or can be anything but miserable unless I can lead a very different sort of life form the life I lead now.”
- "I walked away at a good pace, thinking it was easier to go than I had supposed it would be. But the village was very peaceful and quiet, and the light mists were solemnly rising, as if to show me the world, and I had been so innocent and little there, and all beyond was so unknown and great, that in a moment with a strong heave and I sob I broke into tears."
4. - Dickens identifies Pip both as the main character and narrator on the first page: "...I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip."
- Dickens uses innuendo to explain that Pip is an orphan without a direct statement on the first page of the novel as well."I give Pirrip as my father's family name, on the authority of his tombstone and my sister..."
- First person point of view on page 5: "I looked all around for the horrible young man, and could see no signs of him."
- The chains and flowers acted as metaphors for what would hold the characters back from pursuing their passion if they allowed them to on page 82 "... think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one memorable day."
- During this time period, coachmen were a commonality and since they no longer exist, they give us a great frame of reference on page 139 "Nevertheless, a hackney-coachmen, who seemed to have as many capes to his greasy great-coat as he was years old.."
- During this time period, coachmen were a commonality and since they no longer exist, they give us a great frame of reference on page 139 "Nevertheless, a hackney-coachmen, who seemed to have as many capes to his greasy great-coat as he was years old.."
- The setting of this novel was a crucial aspect because London was where Pip needed to travel in order to collect his fortune on page 142 and fun fact; Dickens grew up in London as well. "As I was looking out at the iron gate of Bartholomew Close into Little Britain, I saw Miss Jaggers..."
- Even though Estella said this about herself on page 415, I feel like the change is a symbol for the entire change that occurred throughout the novel because it felt as if nothing remained the same or came out to be what you expected. "I am greatly changed. I wonder you know me."
CHARACTERIZATION
2. Dickens' syntax changes when he focuses on the characters because he narrates the story with such graceful and eloquent English whereas the characters use common English that is often times unintelligent or even incorrect.
3. Pip is both a dynamic and round character because he changed so much throughout the novel. At the inception he was a small orphaned boy who was attacked by an escaped convict and basically had no chance of making something of himself. However, as he grew up he realized that he could become successful and in fact did because he was so determined. He also went from hating the man that threatened to take his life, Magwitch, to actually helping him escape.
4. After reading this story I felt like I had simply read about a character. I felt as if everything that happened to him was actually quite rare and thus hard to relate to. I know children are orphaned every single day and that more and more people are brutally attacked, but those kinds of things rarely happen to people I know in the small little bubble that I inhabit. Also, who randomly gets a chance to collect a gargantuan fortune and travel to London to collect it from an anonymous benefactor? People just don't give out free money from the good of their hearts anymore like they used to. Although it is not impossible, but now it is highly unlikely for criminals to escape from jail and the fact that Pip helps him later on in life as well makes it even more unbelievable to me as he committed a heinous crime towards Pip himself. And last but not least, Pip gets his dream girl at the end of the novel because of his constant persistence. This continues to be a recurring theme even with today's movies, but it has to be one of the most unrealistic happenings. Pip was a cool dude, but the fact that it was hard to relate him made it difficult for me to come away from the novel feeling like I had actually met him.
- Even though Estella said this about herself on page 415, I feel like the change is a symbol for the entire change that occurred throughout the novel because it felt as if nothing remained the same or came out to be what you expected. "I am greatly changed. I wonder you know me."
CHARACTERIZATION
2. Dickens' syntax changes when he focuses on the characters because he narrates the story with such graceful and eloquent English whereas the characters use common English that is often times unintelligent or even incorrect.
3. Pip is both a dynamic and round character because he changed so much throughout the novel. At the inception he was a small orphaned boy who was attacked by an escaped convict and basically had no chance of making something of himself. However, as he grew up he realized that he could become successful and in fact did because he was so determined. He also went from hating the man that threatened to take his life, Magwitch, to actually helping him escape.
4. After reading this story I felt like I had simply read about a character. I felt as if everything that happened to him was actually quite rare and thus hard to relate to. I know children are orphaned every single day and that more and more people are brutally attacked, but those kinds of things rarely happen to people I know in the small little bubble that I inhabit. Also, who randomly gets a chance to collect a gargantuan fortune and travel to London to collect it from an anonymous benefactor? People just don't give out free money from the good of their hearts anymore like they used to. Although it is not impossible, but now it is highly unlikely for criminals to escape from jail and the fact that Pip helps him later on in life as well makes it even more unbelievable to me as he committed a heinous crime towards Pip himself. And last but not least, Pip gets his dream girl at the end of the novel because of his constant persistence. This continues to be a recurring theme even with today's movies, but it has to be one of the most unrealistic happenings. Pip was a cool dude, but the fact that it was hard to relate him made it difficult for me to come away from the novel feeling like I had actually met him.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Hamlet Act I Scene II
- Hamlet Sr. died recently because everyone is still in grief
- Gertrude was queen (married to Hamlet Sr.), then when he died she wasn't queen anymore, and then she married King Claudius and became queen again
- Claudius was Hamlet Sr.'s brother
- Hamlet: "(Aside) A little more than kin, and less than kind."
- (Referring to Claudius) He means that they're related a little but doesn't want him to call him son and doesn't know how he feels about him yet
- Gertrude takes Claudius' side when he argues with Hamlet
- Claudius is insensitive to Hamlet but Hamlet wants to grieve to get back at Claudius
- Claudius publicly shames him for grieving his father
- Hamlet gives us insight into his own thoughts (first time ever in literature)
- Hamlet wants to commit suicide so he doesn't have to witness what is going on (w/ Claudius)
- Hamlet asks what the point of everything is
- Basically calls Gertrude a slut
- Hamlet asks straightforward questions when they are telling him about the ghost (like a cop) and we have seen three sides of Hamlet so far
- This suggests that he is in great control of his character based on what the situation demands; he is disciplined, humble, loyal, and smart
- Gertrude begs him to stay and not go to Wittenburg and Hamlet said he will try his best to obey her
- Horatio told Hamlet about them seeing his father as a ghost and Hamlet said that he would visit them later on that night to see if he returns to talk to his deceased father's ghost
- What are Hamlet's thought on possibly conversing with this ghost? What are his expectations?
- Gertrude was queen (married to Hamlet Sr.), then when he died she wasn't queen anymore, and then she married King Claudius and became queen again
- Claudius was Hamlet Sr.'s brother
- Hamlet: "(Aside) A little more than kin, and less than kind."
- (Referring to Claudius) He means that they're related a little but doesn't want him to call him son and doesn't know how he feels about him yet
- Gertrude takes Claudius' side when he argues with Hamlet
- Claudius is insensitive to Hamlet but Hamlet wants to grieve to get back at Claudius
- Claudius publicly shames him for grieving his father
- Hamlet gives us insight into his own thoughts (first time ever in literature)
- Hamlet wants to commit suicide so he doesn't have to witness what is going on (w/ Claudius)
- Hamlet asks what the point of everything is
- Basically calls Gertrude a slut
- Hamlet asks straightforward questions when they are telling him about the ghost (like a cop) and we have seen three sides of Hamlet so far
- This suggests that he is in great control of his character based on what the situation demands; he is disciplined, humble, loyal, and smart
- Gertrude begs him to stay and not go to Wittenburg and Hamlet said he will try his best to obey her
- Horatio told Hamlet about them seeing his father as a ghost and Hamlet said that he would visit them later on that night to see if he returns to talk to his deceased father's ghost
- What are Hamlet's thought on possibly conversing with this ghost? What are his expectations?
Hamlet Act I Scene I
- Shakespeare wants his audience to want to know the answers
- The setting is in a castle, possibly Elsinore, in Denmark, and it is midnight
- exeunt: more than one person is leaving the scene
- read by the punctuation and not the lines
- the boys saw a ghost
- usurp: disturbed; disrupted
- Marcellus asks why is a ghost disturbing them?
- Hamlet and his father have identical names
- Hamlet Sr. killed Fortinbras Sr. who has a nephew with the same name as well
- Hamlet Sr. died but won Fortinbras
- Horatio is simply telling what he was told and was not actually there when it occurred
- King ghost appears because something is wrong
- alludes to Julius Caesar with both the plot and writing style
- They all figure if the ghost won't talk to them then he will surely speak to his son, Hamlet
- The setting is in a castle, possibly Elsinore, in Denmark, and it is midnight
- exeunt: more than one person is leaving the scene
- read by the punctuation and not the lines
- the boys saw a ghost
- usurp: disturbed; disrupted
- Marcellus asks why is a ghost disturbing them?
- Hamlet and his father have identical names
- Hamlet Sr. killed Fortinbras Sr. who has a nephew with the same name as well
- Hamlet Sr. died but won Fortinbras
- Horatio is simply telling what he was told and was not actually there when it occurred
- King ghost appears because something is wrong
- alludes to Julius Caesar with both the plot and writing style
- They all figure if the ghost won't talk to them then he will surely speak to his son, Hamlet
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Vocab #6
1. abase: cause to feel shame, hurt the pride of
Ex: The defeat of her team abased her as she was their leader.
2. abdicate: give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
Ex: He was forced to abdicate the thrown when the people threatened to murder him.
3. abomination: an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; a person who is loathsome or disgusting; hate coupled with disgust
Ex: It was an abomination when she took the last ten scoops of ice cream just because there were excited children behind her waiting in line.
4. brusque: marked by rude or peremptory shortness
Ex: I simply asked her to pass the tissue box but she was very brusque with me in the morning as she had not drank her coffee yet or received more than four hours of sleep the previous night.
5. saboteur: someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks; a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
Ex: The saboteur of their relationship was his jealous ex-girlfriend who was responsible for their break up.
6. debauchery: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
Ex: There are always debaucheries on New Year's Eve to celebrate the inception of a fresh year.
7. proliferate: cause to grow or increase rapidly; grow rapidly
Ex: The weeds in her grass proliferated after she refused to cut them.
8. anachronism: an artifact that belongs to another time: a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age; something located at a time when it could have not existed or occurred
Ex: My grandmother still asks what a "Facebook" is because she is an anachronism.
9. nomenclature: a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
Ex: An example of nomenclature is the language of sculpture.
10. expurgate: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
Ex: I downloaded the clean version of the song for my little sister because I wanted to expurgate the explicit language.
11. bellicose: having or showing a ready disposition to fight
Ex: The angry rebels were bellicose and ready to storm the protest march.
12. gauche: lacking social polish
Ex: There was a hint of gauche when she refused to carry a conversation with the volunteer.
13. rapacious: excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities; living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
Ex: I am always rapacious when I come home from school as the school day aggrandizes my hunger.
14. paradox: (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
Ex: An example of a paradox is going to war to create peace.
15. conundrum: a difficult problem
Ex: We faced a conundrum when he realized that he left his credit card at home after we finished eating our dinner at the restaurant.
16. anomaly: (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perhelion (as observed from the sun); a person who is unusual; deviation from the normal order or rule
Ex: She was an anomaly because she kept all of her used tissues in her backpack and collected them.
17. ephemeral: lasting a very short time; anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
Ex: My hunger seemed ephemeral after we arrived at the buffet.
18. rancorous: showing deep-seated resentment
Ex: I could tell she was rancorous about the subject as she was the first person to get out of her chair and start yelling.
19. churlish: having a bad disposition; surly; rude and boorish
Ex: Her husband was very rude when he told her that she looked fat.
20. precipitous: characterized by precipices; extremely steep; done with very great haste and without due deliberation
Ex: The rock climber miraculously got to the top of the precipitous boulder.
Ex: The defeat of her team abased her as she was their leader.
2. abdicate: give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
Ex: He was forced to abdicate the thrown when the people threatened to murder him.
3. abomination: an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; a person who is loathsome or disgusting; hate coupled with disgust
Ex: It was an abomination when she took the last ten scoops of ice cream just because there were excited children behind her waiting in line.
4. brusque: marked by rude or peremptory shortness
Ex: I simply asked her to pass the tissue box but she was very brusque with me in the morning as she had not drank her coffee yet or received more than four hours of sleep the previous night.
5. saboteur: someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks; a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
Ex: The saboteur of their relationship was his jealous ex-girlfriend who was responsible for their break up.
6. debauchery: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
Ex: There are always debaucheries on New Year's Eve to celebrate the inception of a fresh year.
7. proliferate: cause to grow or increase rapidly; grow rapidly
Ex: The weeds in her grass proliferated after she refused to cut them.
8. anachronism: an artifact that belongs to another time: a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age; something located at a time when it could have not existed or occurred
Ex: My grandmother still asks what a "Facebook" is because she is an anachronism.
9. nomenclature: a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
Ex: An example of nomenclature is the language of sculpture.
10. expurgate: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
Ex: I downloaded the clean version of the song for my little sister because I wanted to expurgate the explicit language.
11. bellicose: having or showing a ready disposition to fight
Ex: The angry rebels were bellicose and ready to storm the protest march.
12. gauche: lacking social polish
Ex: There was a hint of gauche when she refused to carry a conversation with the volunteer.
13. rapacious: excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities; living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
Ex: I am always rapacious when I come home from school as the school day aggrandizes my hunger.
14. paradox: (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
Ex: An example of a paradox is going to war to create peace.
15. conundrum: a difficult problem
Ex: We faced a conundrum when he realized that he left his credit card at home after we finished eating our dinner at the restaurant.
16. anomaly: (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perhelion (as observed from the sun); a person who is unusual; deviation from the normal order or rule
Ex: She was an anomaly because she kept all of her used tissues in her backpack and collected them.
17. ephemeral: lasting a very short time; anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
Ex: My hunger seemed ephemeral after we arrived at the buffet.
18. rancorous: showing deep-seated resentment
Ex: I could tell she was rancorous about the subject as she was the first person to get out of her chair and start yelling.
19. churlish: having a bad disposition; surly; rude and boorish
Ex: Her husband was very rude when he told her that she looked fat.
20. precipitous: characterized by precipices; extremely steep; done with very great haste and without due deliberation
Ex: The rock climber miraculously got to the top of the precipitous boulder.
Monday, October 13, 2014
A Photo Not Taken
It was 10:04 P.M. August 12, 2012. The whole family was exhausted from an entire day spent waiting, anxious, and aching from those uncomfortable hospital couches, which you would think should be softer than a cloud. We were complaining, but my sister was the one who was there for two days already and pushing for an hour before they decided to perform a cesarean section. All five feet of her held a 20 inch baby for nine months; he was a third of her size already and he wasn't even a minute old. She lost a lot of blood and had to have a transfusion as well as extend her stay in the hospital past the average expected time. However, an hour and a half after he was brought into this world I was able to see my nephew. It was the most surreal thing I had ever experienced. Being only 17 years old I hadn't ever given birth so it was the closest thing I had come to to feeling like a newborn was mine. His slumber was peaceful, he didn't look alive yet. As everyone "Aww'd" and tears of joy ran down their face, his little eyes fluttered and were opened to expose him to the people he would be closest to. He was the newest addition to our family and we couldn't be happier. In that moment it was amazing to add a new member to our crazy family, but heartbreaking to think it could have been at the cost of one of the two people he would need most in his world that could provide him with anything he could possibly ever need. Seeing him for the first time created mixed emotions indescribable by a simple photograph.
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Vocabulary #5
1. shenanigans: mischief; prankishness; deceit; trickery
Ex: Her shenanigans caused her to be kicked out of Wal-Mart temporarily.
2. ricochet: the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow; rebound
Ex: The basketball ricocheted off the backboard and after they rebounded the ball they scored a point.
3. schism: division or disunion, especially into two parties; church or state related
Ex: A schism was created between the couple when they got into an argument.
4. eschew: to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid
Ex: I need to eschew from soda and cheese balls to maintain a healthy diet.
5. plethora: overabundance; excess
Ex: Buffets provide a plethora of food, especially if they were only meant for one person.
6. ebullient: overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited
Ex: It was decided that we would choose an ebullient person to be Willy the Warrior.
7. garrulous: excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial manners; wordy or diffuse
Ex: I asked her why she had my necklace and all she gave me was a garrulous response that didn't answer my question.
8. harangue: a scolding or long or intense verbal attack; long pompous speech or writing; sermonizing lecture
Ex: The bully gave me a harangue after I tried to sit in her seat on the bus the first day of school.
9. interdependence: the quality or condition of being interdependent; mutually reliant on each other
Ex: Our interdependence provided a great rock for one another when we both faced difficult situations.
10. capricious: subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic; fanciful; witty
Ex: Our weather is very capricious and that is why I ALWAYS bring a jacket to school.
11. loquacious: talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; babbling; wordy
Ex: My three year old niece is very loquacious as she is learning the English language.
12. ephemeral: lasting a very short time; short lived; transitory
Ex: When I scored a goal, my fame was only ephemeral as they came back and scored 893 more.
13. inchoate: not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary; not organized
Ex: The inchoate project received a C but would probably have earned an A if they were given two more weeks.
14. juxtapose: to place close together or side by side especially for a comparison or contrast
Ex: We juxtaposed the two essays to see what an A and D would look like.
15. perspicacious: having a keen mental perception and understanding; discerning
Ex: I was very internally sad, but only my perspicacious friends were able to notice it behind my smile.
16. codswallop: nonsense; rubbish
Ex: My grade in that class was codswallop because I did every assignment and got A's on every test.
17. mungo: a low grade wool from felted rags or waste; shoddy
Ex: You can find many mungo sweaters at thrift stores for winter.
18. sesquipedalian: given to using long words; a word containing many syllables
Ex:She explained the rules to us in a sesquipedalian manner so that it was much easier for her to win.
19. wonky: shaky; groggy; unsteady; unreliable; not trustworthy; stupid; boring
Ex: The wonky kid behind me in my stats class always tries to cheat off my tests and takes my dang pencils.
20. diphthong: an unsegmentable, gliding speech sound varying continuously in phonetic quality but held to be a single sound and identified by beginning and end sound; digraph
Ex: The diphthong at the beginning of the episode let me know that Pretty Little Liars was what was going to air.
Ex: Her shenanigans caused her to be kicked out of Wal-Mart temporarily.
2. ricochet: the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow; rebound
Ex: The basketball ricocheted off the backboard and after they rebounded the ball they scored a point.
3. schism: division or disunion, especially into two parties; church or state related
Ex: A schism was created between the couple when they got into an argument.
4. eschew: to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid
Ex: I need to eschew from soda and cheese balls to maintain a healthy diet.
5. plethora: overabundance; excess
Ex: Buffets provide a plethora of food, especially if they were only meant for one person.
6. ebullient: overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited
Ex: It was decided that we would choose an ebullient person to be Willy the Warrior.
7. garrulous: excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial manners; wordy or diffuse
Ex: I asked her why she had my necklace and all she gave me was a garrulous response that didn't answer my question.
8. harangue: a scolding or long or intense verbal attack; long pompous speech or writing; sermonizing lecture
Ex: The bully gave me a harangue after I tried to sit in her seat on the bus the first day of school.
9. interdependence: the quality or condition of being interdependent; mutually reliant on each other
Ex: Our interdependence provided a great rock for one another when we both faced difficult situations.
10. capricious: subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic; fanciful; witty
Ex: Our weather is very capricious and that is why I ALWAYS bring a jacket to school.
11. loquacious: talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; babbling; wordy
Ex: My three year old niece is very loquacious as she is learning the English language.
12. ephemeral: lasting a very short time; short lived; transitory
Ex: When I scored a goal, my fame was only ephemeral as they came back and scored 893 more.
13. inchoate: not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary; not organized
Ex: The inchoate project received a C but would probably have earned an A if they were given two more weeks.
14. juxtapose: to place close together or side by side especially for a comparison or contrast
Ex: We juxtaposed the two essays to see what an A and D would look like.
15. perspicacious: having a keen mental perception and understanding; discerning
Ex: I was very internally sad, but only my perspicacious friends were able to notice it behind my smile.
16. codswallop: nonsense; rubbish
Ex: My grade in that class was codswallop because I did every assignment and got A's on every test.
17. mungo: a low grade wool from felted rags or waste; shoddy
Ex: You can find many mungo sweaters at thrift stores for winter.
18. sesquipedalian: given to using long words; a word containing many syllables
Ex:She explained the rules to us in a sesquipedalian manner so that it was much easier for her to win.
19. wonky: shaky; groggy; unsteady; unreliable; not trustworthy; stupid; boring
Ex: The wonky kid behind me in my stats class always tries to cheat off my tests and takes my dang pencils.
20. diphthong: an unsegmentable, gliding speech sound varying continuously in phonetic quality but held to be a single sound and identified by beginning and end sound; digraph
Ex: The diphthong at the beginning of the episode let me know that Pretty Little Liars was what was going to air.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Character Study I
It was time. My car was completely packed with all of my belongings I needed to furnish my dorm and get through my first semester in college. After much decision I chose to attend San Diego State University with my good friend, Nicole Meyer. We always got along and had been friends since elementary school so I was excited to start this journey with a familiar face. We carpooled down there and sang our hearts out at every song we knew. As we arrived, I soaked up the sun just while walking through the beautiful campus and couldn't wait to enjoy the warmth nearly everyday. The next morning I was surprised by a small person jumping on top of me and playfully punching me. I was initially irritated because I love sleep but when I saw who it was I was completely alright with it. Nicole had contacted Sierra the day before to arrange this surprise and I couldn't have been any happier. When I first began looking at colleges I looked at them with Sierra because both of our majors were similar and some colleges offered both. It was heartbreaking that San Diego couldn't accommodate Sierra but she didn't tell me that she would be attending Point Loma close by. She actually fooled me the entire time by telling me the common apps was such a tedious process that she wasn't even going to bother applying. It was a tough decision choosing San Diego because I really missed being with all five sassy feet of Sierra everyday, but now I realized we could visit each other quite often. Sierra had actually surprised me so much that we decided to do the same exact thing to Hannah at UCSD. After Sierra, Nicole, and I ate breakfast we called Hannah's mom to get all the information we needed to recreate the scene. The next day was just as amazing and fun when her face lit up as she saw us laughing and smiling. It was a great reunion and we decided to celebrate with a sushi lunch date. After reconnecting with all of my friends and realizing that they were close by, I decided that college was definitely something that I didn't have to tackle all by myself.
Green Eggs and Hamlet
a) Hamlet... hmm I am aware that Shakespeare is the author and there is a lot of unexpected deaths and backstabbing oh and the famous quote, "To be or not to be." And yeah that's about it.
b) I don't really know that much about William Shakespeare as a person but as an author I know he wrote a lot of classics and liked to use iambic pentameter in his plays. My lack of knowledge is starting to embarrass me.
c) Many students involuntarily frown when they hear Shakespeare because the way that the material is presented makes the reading process much more difficult. The iambic pentameter has a weird flow that we aren't quite used to and the old language and unfamiliar vocabulary makes me want to throw my hands up in the air and give up. The stories themselves are extremely intriguing, but the difficult reading process soaks up the fun in examining them.
d) Studying this play would be an amazing experience if we got to act out some parts and talk about the scenes in class. It would make the process a lot more personalized and being a visual learner, a lot easier to comprehend and retain as a weapon for battle against the AP exam and any other future courses.
b) I don't really know that much about William Shakespeare as a person but as an author I know he wrote a lot of classics and liked to use iambic pentameter in his plays. My lack of knowledge is starting to embarrass me.
c) Many students involuntarily frown when they hear Shakespeare because the way that the material is presented makes the reading process much more difficult. The iambic pentameter has a weird flow that we aren't quite used to and the old language and unfamiliar vocabulary makes me want to throw my hands up in the air and give up. The stories themselves are extremely intriguing, but the difficult reading process soaks up the fun in examining them.
d) Studying this play would be an amazing experience if we got to act out some parts and talk about the scenes in class. It would make the process a lot more personalized and being a visual learner, a lot easier to comprehend and retain as a weapon for battle against the AP exam and any other future courses.
The Point of Canterbury Tales Is...
Through Chaucer's multiple descriptive stories in Canterbury Tales he is able to accurately describe the various social classes in society. He meticulously uses irony to comment on the expectations of different social classes versus their realities, and does so with both humor and realistic characterizations.
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