Diction worksheet thang

1. side...I only climbed on the spare

spar and leaned over the rail as far as I could, to bring my eyes nearer to that

mystery floating alongside.

2. The side of the boat cast a large think shadow onto the surface of the glistening water. But i was quick to spot a long pale object floating near the ladder. Before i could even begin to fathom what it was, I saw a light that came from what i made out to be the body of a naked man accompanied bye the flickering light of lightning in the night sky. Then I basically saw a headless body clutching to the ladder. Oh NO a hEAdlesS corpse!!!!!!!!!!!!! A cigar fell out of my open mouth and made a bunch of cigar noises because it was so quiet that they were actually audible. He looked fishy.

3.The "elevated" language makes the piece sound leaps and bounds more serious by comparison to the paraphrased version, courtesy of yours truly.

Questions 9-15 Leopard Man

9. Tom Leppard is called the Leopard man because he got tattooed to look like a leopard and he lives out in the wilderness.

10.The author of the article thinks that tattoos and piercings are just a way to get attention through shock value. He probably has these opinions because he's a closed minded prick.

11. The Leopard man is only different from other pierced people in the way that he lives. He's a hermit. That's literally the only difference that I think is substantial. In normal circumstances, people do not get their tattoos and piercings for the enjoyment and reaction of others. Unless they're not too smart. In which case we should just ignore them because they marked up their bodies for the wrong reasons.

12. The Leopard man lives on the outskirts of an Irish town if i recall correctly and he only goes in every now and again to get supplies.

13. According to the author people fear loners. This is probably due to the fact that "loners" aren't dependent on socializing or the opinions and feedback of others. They can live totally independent of most people and can function perfectly fine on their own. Also people tend to fear what is different.

14. The worlds most common and psychological disorder to date is conformity. The reason being that conformity causes us to surrender our individuality. And that individuality is a VITAL part of what makes us human. Losing that is basically losing our sense of selves, or well basically yourself as a whole.

15.The Leopard man is so happy because he's living the way that he wants to. Away from all of the pressure and judgement of society that everyone else would normally deal with. He is free of pretty much everything and is living the life of a cheetah... on a $500 budget.

Reading log prologue to part 2

U: it's pretty late right now so I'm not sure whether or not anything I think is accurate but at any rate I think what was really going on is that the author is trying to say something about the stubbornness of children about how they will do what ever they want regardless of them being abvised to do otherwise

Reading log chapter 4

P: I predict  that in the next chapter it will be the final story that is told before the journey to find the twins begins.

Reading log chapter 3

R: I was honestly really surprised with the fact that Lindo's plan worked out pretty much perfectly and that all of her efforts weren't wasted. Because it seems like everyone that I read something like this hat something HAS to go wrong, however this was obviously not the case. And I'm gererally proud that she was able to keep her promise to her parents whilst also keeping her integrity and self-worth

Reading log chapter 2

?:  I wonder what's the reason that an-mei decided to tell the story if her childhood? What purpose could it possibly serve? Does it serve any relevance to the rest of the story? Or was she trying to communicate some sort of story out of it?

reading log chapter one

S: in this chapter as the character talks  her mother, she reveals that she had lost everything on her travels back in China. this includes get twin babies, and is her mother's daughter of course so this means that she was not one of those twins. Her auntie then tells her before she is about to leave that the unfinished business was that she had recently located her missing children in China but that's when she died. it's now get daughters mission to locate them and tell them about their mother.

The Road- Cormack Mcarthy

     The Road by Cormack Mcarthy is the story of an unnamed man and his son traveling through a post-apocalyptic world trying to survive as long asd they can. On their journey for survival the father tries to keep his son from losing hope in the "new world." On this journey the man and his son ecounter different peoples good and bad, along with different obsticles  such as the mans cough that worsens as thhe novel progresses. The young boy gets sick as well and the man prepares for the death of his son but he makes a full recovery. The same cannot be said for the man because at the end of the novel the man succums to his sickness and dies in front of his son. The son waits there for three days until he is taken in by a family, he lives on.

      The main theme of the book besides literally survival, would most likely be not to give up hope, or to keep ones humanity. The novel takes place on a post apocalyptic world, a "new"world. This would normally mean that all rules and ethics are gone because survival comes first. Thats usually the case, however, in this novel the man and his son fight to stay ethical and moral to be the good guys. For example there was a point in the story were their supplies were taken from them. The boy and his father catch up to the theif. Once they do the father makes the man removes his clothes and leaves him as he left them. The boy stops his father and reminds him that theyre basically killing him and that theyre supposed to be good guys.
    The protagonists i would think are pretty round and dynamic the main character, of the man and boy, the man would most likely be the main character. The man is trying to keep his son from losing hope whilst his son serves as his fathers moral compass. Its a post apocalyptic world that these two must live in and they have to adapt to it without losing their sense of humanity and find reasons to goon. The man has one goal throughout the novel and thats to keep hid don alive until hr himself, dies.
    One very significant symbol throughout the book is the dreams. In the book, bad dreams are considered to be a good thing. They meant that there was still something to drive them foreward.Good dreams however, were considered to be the oppposite they signified acceptance of death, that one was ready to move on. The dreams are a vital component of the book because it helps build a connection in the readers mind as the father has more and more pleasant dreams toward the ending of the novel and his life.
  I chose this book because i wanted to see what an apocalypse looked like from a  literary perspective.Most of us have experienced the movies and the video games. I had completley forgotten about the middleman so i decided to pick up the road. Thats when i was finally able to begin what i deemed,the trial of tears.
   In the interest of time I will skip the connections and move on to the idea that i except to remember for a long time is when the father tells his son that he shouldnt just give up when things are difficult because in the "new" world survival is everything and giving up means dying. Ichose this because its blatanty abucus, but it was beautifully integrated into the novel with a good guy/bad guy theme.

Greek Drama Q&A

1. What kind of prize is given for dancing choruses of worshippers?
The prizes that the choruses vigorously competed for were a bull or a goat.

2. How many spectators would gather in the open-air theatre of Dionysos?
fourteen thousand spectators would gather in the open-air theatre.

3. How does the mask affect the voices of the actors?
The mask would amplify the actors voices.

4. Why was Antigone suspenseful to viewing audiences?
The suspense that the spectators felt came from their knowledge of the things that the characters

5. How is the shepherd to leave the infant on the mountainside?
Alone to die with his ankles pinned together.

6. What is the riddle the Sphinx gave to Oedipus?
"What creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?"

7. Who are Oedipus’ kids?
Antigone, Ismene, Polyneices, and Eteocles.

8. After Oedipus is exiled, who takes over Thebes?
Creon

9. What did the family do to the dead body?
Who's dead body?

A case for eating dogs response

Eating dogs has been a deemed a taboo all over the place, but the thing is that its not any different from eating any other animal. Aside from the dogs title, man's best friend, they have no unique qualities that set them apart from other animals that are regularly consumed by people.
There really is no reason why we shouldn't be eating dogs, and if anything it would be more beneficial to eat them. There's a growing problem in the economy with traditional meat processing being incredibly costly because of environmental factors such as energy usage. But the cultivation of dog meat would be leaps and bounds more affordable because of their abundance. Not so much in the homes of people but either on the streets or in shelters. Twice as many animals are put to sleep than are adopted. All of these euthanized animals could be used for meat and should be because on top of being widely available its also good for your health.
Eating dog would not only benefit our environment per less energy usage it also lowers the cost for meat production and the dog population would be able to sustain itself. This means less interference of humans with trying to force breed animals.
There aren't that many reasons that we shouldn't eat dogs just like we would eat any other form of meat. The only thing holding us back is our sentiment for the animal as a culture. But if we could get past this then we could improve on several aspects like meat shortage and to an extent prevent a form of animal cruelty.

Purpose Of Myths

Myths attempt to answer the following ?'s

• What is the nature of the universe in which we live
• How do I feel about how I'm going to die for sure one day
• How much control do I have over my own life
• How can I lead a satisfying life

4 Themes in Myhtology

• Parents often gods
• Those gods create humans
• Destroy 1 world of mortals through a flood
• There are heros that are the children of the gods

Whats the beginning of the universe

• Most major cultures describe the beginning of the universe as: Chaotic, formless mass that god or pair of gods seperates

What do epics/hero myths teach members of society

• They teach its members the appropriate attitudes, behavior, and values of that culture

Why do ordinary people identify with heros

• They do a ton of cool things but they aren't perfect. Those imperfections allow for identification 

Whats the foundation of matriarchal society

• Based on the fact that women could give life they were respected as such

What's Smigmund Freud's view of myths

• They viewed myths as an expression of the individuals unconscious wishes, fears and drives

Myths demonstrate that people posses

• Myths demonstrate that they possess the intellectual capacity to understand the world in which they live

How Schools Kills Creativity

After watching the Ted Talks I finally realized how messed up our education system is. Rather than praising people for their skills and natural talents. We romanticize academic excellence as if it were the only thing that mattered.  As a result there are several students who don't think that they have anywhere to go in life because they don't perform as well in those areas as others do. In addition several forms of art such as dance, painting, theater, etc, aren't truly considered valuable career paths but mostly hobbies. People who do excel in those areas are then forced to undergo judgement for doing something that they enjoy. There are several things that I have wanted to do but I never got the chance to because I was constantly told that i had to focus on my "core" subjects.      

Yet another journal entry

Whether or not something is interesting is completely up to the individual. Your likes and dislikes have complete control on whether or not you think something is interesting or not. But what I have seen over the few years that I have been alive is that comprehension also plays a large role in interest and enjoyment. After all, how can you enjoy something that you don't understand? For me something that i found super interesting was a show called Madoka I found myself completely infatuated with the show although for a majority of the first part i was completely and utterly lost.  But it was different for my friend who was also watching it at the same time as me but as soon as first set of credits came on she gave up on the show. It was confusing because of a whole time travel deal and there being different timelines within the episode but that is often very difficult to follow, so i can understand the reason for the confusion

Literature Analysis #1

Sophie's World

Jostien Garrder

Plot: The story begins with 14 year old Sophie Amundsen one day returning from school. She arrives home and checks her mail per usual, however this time she gets a envelope from an unknown sender. Upon examination of the contents of the letter she finds a sliver of paper that read,"who are you?" Sophie considers the question and answers it as best she can considering the questions' lack of apparent origin. Within the next few days Sophie continues to receive envelopes and it's soon revealed that the envelopes are given to her by her unknown sender in an attempt to teach her philosophy and have her think as such through teaching Sophie about the history of philosophy and several philosophers. The unknown sender then reveals himself to be a man by the name of Alberto Knox. Whilst all of this occurs Sophie also receives a post card from the father of a girl by the name of Hilde Knag wishing his daughter a happy birthday. Sophie then begins to connect the dots and feels that Hilde and the philosophy teachings are somehow connected.

Theme: Throughout the story there are several different themes but they all fall into the category of philosophy. For example one of the themes was that one needs to experience the good and the bad in order to see the difference between one or the other, this is so that you can truly appreciate how good something is by looking at its polar opposite. Another running theme throughout the book is free will because it hints at something that is later discovered in the book but it also explains how if fate were real then you could not do anything at all and you would be fine because no matter what you do you are going to somehow do what you were "destined" to do.

Why?: I chose to read this book because you(ostini) said that it was a book about philosophy, a subject that just so happens to be one of my keen interest. At first when I began to read I didn't like it very much at all because of the way that the book was written but as time goes on i got used to it. What kept me reading, I think, was when Alberto begins to ask Sophie all sort of questions about Philosophy and seeing the way that she personally thought about the matter.

Realistic/connections?: I wouldn't really classify this book as being realistic at all really. there were some things that were possible to occur in the real world but for the most part the book is/seems fictional. The book was also conveniently about philosophy, this allowed me to make several different connections to the book because it allowed me to answer the questions that were asked of Sophie, along with her.

Tone: The story for the most part was told in third person. I think that this made the author sound generally cold but the author also definitely provided clear insight into the mind of Sophie Amundsen. "She tried to think extra hard about
being alive so as to forget that she would not be alive forever. But it was impossible.
As soon as she concentrated on being alive now, the thought of dying also came into
her mind." I think that the tone i enjoyed the most was when the author spoke as the philosopher because he seemed much more charismatic that way "I must add that from now on I will no longer be able to deliver the letters
personally. It would be much too risky in the long run. In the future, letters will be
delivered by my little messenger." Whenever Sophie's mom showed up the tone changed to being more negative and it reminded me of stereotypical bad parent, "“Is he the one who told you about the rabbit and the top hat?” her mother asked.
Sophie nodded.
“He—he doesn’t do drugs, does he?”  "

Literary Devices:
1: Allusion: The author makes constant references to various myths of the past when he talks about the history of specific philosophers. " He therefore
assumed that everything was built up of tiny invisible blocks, each of which
was eternal and immutable. Democritus called these smallest units atoms."
2:Hyperbole " They are also unbreakable She couldn’t ever remember having seen a
broken Lego block"
3: Metaphor: ". Actually, we are the
white rabbit being pulled out of the hat. The only difference between us and
the white rabbit is that the rabbit does not realize it is taking part in a magic
trick"
4:Symbolism: There are several instances in which the author seems to unnecessarily note the color of things but as it turns out that's symbolism. "Sophie let herself quickly into the red house."
5: Situational Irony: " Could it be the messenger? Her heart
started beating faster. It sounded like a panting animal was coming.
The next moment a big Labrador pushed its way into the den."
6:Sensory Detail:" Although it was almost dark outside, she could make out the shape of a human
figure. It was a man, and Sophie thought he looked quite old. He was certainly not her
age! "
7:Imagery: "The girl in the mirror did not react with as much as a twitch. Whatever Sophie
did, she did exactly the same. Sophie tried to beat her reflection to it with a lightning
movement but the other girl was just as fast. "

Characterization: I think that Sophie Amundsen was a round character because she adapted to what was going on with her surrounding situations accordingly. The prime example being the fact that Sophie was able to adapt her thinking to that of a philosopher and to be equally matched to the likes of Alberto.
When initially reading the book it was more like I was simply reading a character above everything else. But as the story began to progress it became much easier to identify with Sophie and by the end of the book i felt like i had personally met her and Alberto.

Enduring memory:
Because the book was about philosophy it is difficult to pick just one of the many lessons that the subject entails. However if I must, i feel what I will remember for a long period of time is the lesson that Sophie had to learn about in the beginning of the book when Sophie realized that she had to experience the bad in order to be able to appreciate the good. Another idea was the one that you cannot really be living or being appreciative of the world around you if you don't question it. Because otherwise how are you going to come to understand it?

aud(it) (hear): Audience, auditorium, audition, audiovisual.
Avi (bird): aviation, aviculture,  aviatrix, avifauna
Bell (I) (war): Rebellion, rebel, belligerent, postbellum
Ben (e) (good, well) Benefit, benevolent, bediction, benefice, benison

antebellum a: before the war,especially the American Civil War, typical of how things were before any war
-  Jews were much happier  in antebellum poland

audit: to attend a class only as listener, not for credit: to check or examine a companys financial records; the process of making such examination
- There was an audit at burger king so i couldn't eat any food
auditory; a related to the sense of hearing
-The deaf kid was born with a lack of auditory sensory.
avian; characteristics of or pertaining to birds
-Planes dont look like avian creatures

aviary; an elaborate structure for housing birds
-kathy bought an aviary to celebrate her 5th bird

belligerency; the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action
-The boy acted belligerency toward his mother after being dropped off at school.
benefactor; a person who gives another (financial) help: a patron
-i try not to be the benefactor because i try not to be a gold digger
beneficiary: one who receives a benefit ( of payment), as from an insurance policy
-after i was in car accident i became a beneficiary for my "pain" and "suffering."
benign; not malignant: gracious and kindly: good-natured
in the morning i look everything but benign
inaudible; unable to be heard
after the concert everything seemed in audible to me.

Latin Roots #2

Roots and Derivatives:

1. Anni/annu/enni - year

2. Aqua/aque - water

3. Arm - arm, weapon

4. Art - art, craft, skill

Word List:1. Aqua - the hue of the sea; bluish green

The aqua sea reminded me of the vast, blue sky.

2. Aquaculture - the cultivation of water plants and animals for human food

Some people enjoy aquaculture because of the pretty plants they get to see, like coral.

3. Aqueous - like of, or formed by water; watery

If ice melts in your soda, it may become more aqueous.

4. Armada - a fleet of warships

In the navy, some people will be in charge of oversea armadas.

5. Armature - equipment or clothing for battle, or any protective covering an arm like extension

When in battle, the proper armature to wear would be something light weight, but protective and you should bring a sword, gun or shield.

6. Armistice - a temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to a peace treaty

When in an argument, people may agree on an armistice because of stress.

7. Artifact - any object  produced by the art of the human hand; simple or primitive objects from the distant past

Ancient artifacts from China may be vases or old tables from a thousand years ago.

8. Artifice - cunning ingenuity; clever or sly trickery

In some myths, there may be someone who acts like an artifice or a trickster.

9. Artisan - a person skilled at a craft, usually a handicraft

Potters and sculptors are talented types of artisans.

10. Millennium - a period of peace and great PROSPERITY; a thousand years

We live in the second millennium of the common era.

11. Perennial - year after year; throughout the years;  a plant that blooms annually

People like to have a garden of perennials because they grow yearly.

12. Superannuated - worn out or retired, from age and years of use of hard work; obsolete or outdated.

After 50 years of working or so, people may become superannuated.

Reflection on week one

I know that i certainly missed this one by a long time. But I think that in all the time that has passed, that I at least have more to compare the first week to. I wanted to start off by saying that at the moment it is WAY more complicated than i could have ever imagined on the first day of class. Although, much of it is my own fault, its difficult to believe in what I've managed to get myself involved with even now. I mean I'm not going to say that i haven't enjoyed myself but the repercussions are beginning to show themselves in my grades. as of late I've been much less focused and for the most part i already want to be done, I've come to realize that i cant handle as much as i thought i could. Or at least I just haven't been able to manage anything well at all. My emotions have played a big role in all of this because its difficult to get anything done at all when half the time you're emotionally unready. After getting way off topic, i just want to say that, i enjoyed it and im grateful for all of the things that im experiencing and have experienced.
Thank You.

ROOTS AND DERIVATIVES

1. act, ag, ig: to do, to move, to drive
2. ali, alter: another, other
3. am: at/ to love
4. anim: life, spirit, soul

WORD LIST

1. agenda DEF list or outline of things to be considered or done.  My agenda is all filled up for this week
2. agile DEF Marked by ready ability to move with quick easy grace. The deer was very agile as it moved through the under brush.
3. alienate DEF To make unfriendly, hostile or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed. white people alienate minorities.
4. altercation DEF A noisy heated, angry dispute. i had an altercation with my mom about the fact that i wanted pizza rolls for dinner.
5. amiable DEF Archaic: pleasing, admirable. Leaf Coneybear is a very amiable character.
6. amorous DEF Strongly moved by love, especially sexual love. i am very amorous towards anything that looks remotely like a young Tom Cruise
7. animated DEF endowed with life or the qualities of life. All of my favorite TV Shows are animated.
8. equanimity DEF evenness of mind especially under stress. This homework assignment does not provide me equanimity.
9. inalienable DEF incapable of being alienated. white people are inalienable.
10. inanimate DEF not animate. Rocks, although very cool, are inanimate.
11. magnanimous DEF showing or suggesting a lofty and courageous spirit. although faced with twelve hours of homework at 9:00 PM I remain magnanimous 
12. reactionary DEF relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction. rocks are not reactionary, they are rocks, but they still cool.

BOR essay B)

Renzo Pulido

8/26/14

Period 2

Defined by Order of Birth?

According to recent research on birth order, there seems to be a correlation between the order of a persons birth and certain personality traits. Those traits specifically apply to people who fall into a certain birth order category such as, oldest, middle, youngest, or only child. Personally I am an only child (sheds a single tear), and some of the traits being cold blooded and self-centered, however just because the research says it's generally true doesn't mean that it applies to all. Regardless of that, its not completely wrong either.

For example research states that on average, only children tend to procrastinate in order to relieve the burden of perfectionism. I know that i certainly have to potential to be a perfectionist, alas i am also very easily aggravated by stress. So in some rather futile attempts to relieve that stress, i procrastinate. I will quite literally put off going to my dads house because i don't really want to go at the moment. But as for school, this is a perfect example, i started on my rough draft in the middle of AP World (today)  right after i finished a test. Another thing that’s true despite the fact that its quite opposite to procrastination is being conscientious. Although i do think of procrastination fondly, i also love to do a good job on whatever i can with the limited amount of time i give to myself as a result of my procrastination. For instance, right now i could be completely illiterate and try to get this out in ten minutes, but i'm better than that. Instead, i will give myself twenty to create this english marvel.

The research also attributed mental traits that are typical of only children, for example one that really hit home for me was being critical of oneself and of others. I can't think of a time where i wasn't really critical of something that i had done, either it being a choice of mine or of some work that i had done. I feel that the reason is because i had never grown up with anyone closely, i began to compare myself to people that others looked up to for their academic excellence or their outstanding talents.i grew up thinking that i could do so much better than what i am currently doing and that really does stay true to me to this day. Additionally, the research also states that only children are also objective. When confronted with anything that is even minorly cumbersome i take myself out of the situation and try to think of what the best option is for all involved, regardless of how i feel about the situation. For example, my friends had gotten into this huge fight thing and it was getting real damn emotional so i tried my best to take what i felt out of the question so that i could see what to do logically. So as you can see several things about the research can be true about a person BUT there were a few things that just didn't apply.

Despite the fact that much of the research was accurate in some aspects does not mean that it is completely right. For example the research states that only children are self centered. This is something that is the what hope is completely wrong. Its quite the opposite actually, i am actually centered around people. I love being around people and i love to learn about people and get to know them. Its for this reason that i don't like to hold grudges, i like to know how other people are doing and to know how they're feeling. Another thing that researchers got wrong was the mentioning that only children are cold blooded. This is mostly untrue for me because i feel, so much. To top that off as well i am extremely empathetic, of course i have my own emotions but my emotions can be so easily influenced by whatever someone significant to me is feeling. Thats the reason that so many people think that i have mood swings, it may not be that but i seem to have just as much control over my emotions as someone with mood swings. But to give the gist, i feel.

For the most part, the researchers seemed to know what they were talking about, they were right about the majority of things that they said besides a few of the negatively connoted information. What i found odd about this research was the thought that so much of what has to do with who you are as a person actually has something to do with your biology. Its almost difficult to comprehend how me being an only child is in part a reason for why i am the person that i am today.

Week reflection

I don't really know how to feel about this entire week so far its going by pretty quick and I've been procrastinating like crazy but I can't help it because I hate doing anything in the middle of the day so on the average day ive been going to sleep at 12:00 so that's really all I have going on. I think the only thing thats going to impact my experience in class is going to be my habit if prioritizing certain classes over others based on how much homework that I have. And as for what was my best learning experience was probably in math class in eighth grade when my teacher taught us about being valuable teenagers and doing what's right and becoming the people we want to be.

birth order??

Upon examination of all the traits that applies to specific birth order categories, i realized that a lot of what was said or at least mentioned was accurate more often than not. (im going to keep this thing in this format because i have no idea how to make one nor do i have the energy to look into it)

First off, the research states that only children tend to be able to interact better with those that are any age other than their own. Personally i can support this by saying that i simply dont really like too many people in my class year, not so much for any particular reason, i just find the majority to be obnoxious. Another thing that applies pretty well to me as an only child is the fact that i like to be "the rescuer" if you're having any sort of problem you can almost always count on me to come to you always willing to take some of the pressure that you have off your shoulders and at least try to help out with it. Like Ostini, i am a self-proclaimed procrastinator, i always put things off to the end to finally do something. Take this for example, its like eleven at night or something and i barely started this, i have no shame in this, im just telling it how it is. Although there was correlation between the age and some specific attributes, i would have to disagree with the assumption that all are self-centered, and cold blooded. I love people. A lOT. and i love to be around people and get to know them and such because after all i enjoy the company of another voice other than my own.

Six words

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