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Vocab list 9

Ultimate: highest, not subsidiary
Interactive: acting one upon or with the other
Principle: a personal or specific basis of conduct or management
Guidance: advice or counseling, the act or function of guiding
Collaboration: a putting together of one or more elements to create a whole, or product
Formative: giving form or shape, pertaining to formation or development
Summative: additive, cumulative
Racism: a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
Intelligence: apacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity
Hyperbolic: exaggerated
Consent: to permit, approve, or agree
Doctrine: a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religionor government
Hunch: to thrust out or up in a hump
Predominant: having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others
Discretion: the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment
Provision: a clause in a legal instrument
Seizure: the act or an instance of seizing.
Warrant: authorization, sanction, or justification.
Infraction: breach; violation; infringement

Vocab list 8

cursory: going rapidly over something
impetus: a moving force
pinnacle: the peak of something
contumely: insulting display of contempt
bereavement: period of mourning after a loss
cache: a hiding place, or being hidden
consummation: completion, an act of consummation
calamity: great misfortune or disaster
avarice: insatiable greed for riches
fortify: protect or strengthen
erratic: deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion
ubiquitous: existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time
fortitude: mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity
nonchalant: coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited;
affect: to act on
effect: something that is produced by action or cause
misappropriate: to put to a wrong use
pragmatic: of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
metacognition: higher-order thinking that enables understanding
devoutly: devoted to divine worship or service

value of life

Value of life

 

VOCAB LIST #7

cursory: going rapidly over something

impetus: a moving force

pinnacle: the peak of something

contumely: insulting display of contempt

bereavement: period of mourning after a loss

cache: a hiding place, or being hidden

consummation: completion, an act of consummation

calamity: great misfortune or disaste

avarice: insatiable greed for riches

fortify: protect or strengthen

erratic: deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion

ubiquitous: existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time

fortitude: mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity

nonchalant: coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited;

affect: to act on

effect: something that is produced by action or cause

misappropriate: to put to a wrong use

pragmatic: of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations.

metacognition: higher-order thinking that enables understanding

devoutly: devoted to divine worship or service

DEAR STEVE

When you hear the name Steve Jobs and how successful he has become you automatically think that he probably had a simple life that was probably handed to him but little do you know that

THE VALUE OF LIFE

Something that I need to work on in the class is definitely the vocabulary. I don't study it as much as I should and It would also be a great way to expand my everyday vocabulary. Also understanding the reading is important because sometime you dint understand the reading and its hard to answer questions about it when you dint understand. By not understanding what you just read it butchers the entire story and the prompt. I feel like one thing I need to learn how to do is understand different kinds of reading like Hamlet for example because a lot of the things he says I don't understand. a lot of the thing I didn't understand are the vocabulary words he uses.

Vocabulary List fall #5

Adroit: expert or noble in use of hands or body

Amicable: characterized by goodwill.




Averse: strong feeling of opposition.

Belligerent: warlike.

Benevolent: kindly feelings


Cursory: rapidly over something

Duplicity: deceitfulness in speech or conduct

Extol: to praise highly

Feasible: capable of being done

Grimace: facial expressions

Holocaust: complete devastation or destruction

Impervious: not permitting penetration

Impetus: a moving force

Jeopardy: hazard or risk to exposure to loss

Meticulous: showing extreme care about minute details


Nostalgia: wistful desire to return in thought

Quintessence: pure concentrated essence

Retrogress: go backward to earlier/worse conditions


Scrutinize: examine in detail

Tepid: moderately warm

Literature Analysis 1

Sorry this is late I thought we had to write it on paper.

TOPIC(S) and/or EVENT(S)

1. As we have discussed in class, a book is said to be nonfiction if its content is based on facts or events.  What is your book about?  [a]. Try writing a paragraph first to capture your thoughts.  [b]. Then see if you can boil it down to one clear statement.  (Even if you feel like you can just skip to [b], please do both; remember that your reader doesn’t know what you know.

- the book 29 gifts " how a month of giving can change your life" is about a woman named Cami Walker who develops muscular sclerosis a month after her wedding. She decides to not focus on the on her own pain but to focus on helping others. She helps different people each day for 29 days and gives them meaningful gifts. The gifts can be anything from a smile to cup coffee but something that is meaningful or thoughtful. She got the idea from an African medicine lady named Mbali Creazz. I think that this is very touching that she's deciding to not focus on her own suffering and give gifts to strangers that are meaningful.

2.  Why did your author choose to write about this topic, person or event?

- The author chose to write about this story because its a true story. This happened in Cami Walker's life and she felt that other people might do the same thing she did to not worry about being sorry for herself and share the good with other people.

3. Why did you choose this book?  What about the book appealed to you the first time it came to your attention (and how did it come to your attention)?  What about the book made you want to keep reading once you began?

- I chose this book for no particular reason. it didn't appeal to me I simply asked my mom if she had a non fiction book and she gave me this one. she said it was good and to read it. I kept reading because I needed to use it for my literature analysis but also it was very touching.

4. Did you find the book realistic?  Did you make any connections between people/events you read about and people/events in your own life?  Why or (if you didn’t) why not?

- yes, I found the book realistic because it really was a true story. I am de a connection with the authors friend Lori because she used to be a dancer and now also developed muscular sclerosis and is in a wheel chair now. One day Cami went to visit Lori and she was feeling down and she kept talking about how she missed dancing and how she is now in a wheel chair and cant dance anymore. Cami's gift to her was telling her that she can still dance but just in a different way. she told her about a group of people that are disabled and dance with their arms in their chairs and maybe she could choreograph them. I related to this because I tend to focus on the negative a lot and it really made me think.

PEOPLE

1   1. Since this book is nonfiction, the theory goes that the author didn’t create characters.  But that’s not entirely true, is it?  Doesn’t the author report his/her own interpretations based on personal observations?  If we met his/her subjects for ourselves we might see them completely differently.   What do the author’s choices say to you?  Why did s/he choose to write about this book?  What is the author’s tone, and what (if anything) does it say about the author and his/her subjects?

a     

       - the author did not create characters because

 

vocabulary: fall #4

Accede: give consent or approval

 Brandish: to shake or wave, as a weapon

 Comprise: to include or contain

 Deft: skillful

 Destitute: without meaning or subsistence

 Explicit: fully expressed or demonstrated

 Extirpate: to remove or destroy totally

 Inopportune: inappropriate or inconvenient

 Ironic: using words to convey a meaning that is opposite of the meaning

 Musty: lacking originality or vitality

 Officious: official

 Ominous: portending evil or harm

 Pinnacle: a lofty peak

 Premeditated: planned in advance, done deliberately

 Rampant: violent in action or spirit

 Solace: comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble

 Stately: majestic

 Supple: bending readily without breaking

 Suppress: put an end to activities of

 Venal: willing to sell someone's influence

WILL STUDY FOR FOOD

For my scholarship I wish to receive at least $1,000 for housing and school fees such as books. school books are a mandatory item when it comes to furthering my education and they are also very costly. As well are the costs of room and board.

Vocabulary Fall #3

accomplice: a person who helps another commit a crime

 annihilate: destroy

 arbitrary: based on random choices

 brazen: bold without shame

 catalyst: substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent change

 exodus: mass departure of people; immigrants

 facilitate: make easy/ easier

 incorrigible: not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed

latent: existing but nit developed or manifest

 militant: combative and aggressive in support of political/ social cause

 morose: sullen and ill-tempered

 opaque: not able to be seen through; transparent

 paramount: more important than anything else; supreme

 prattle: to speak foolishly

 rebut: claim or prove that evidence is false

 reprimand: a rebuke, esp. an official one.

 servitude: the state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful.

 slapdash: done too hurriedly and carelessly

 stagnant: still not moving

 succumb: fail to resist (pressure, temptation, or some other negative force).

ESSAY IDEA

Today in class we through around a lot of essay topics mostly about obesity. I came up with the topic of how the word obese or overweight gets thrown around loosely because now in society a size 6 is considered plus size and plus size mean overweight / obese when everyone is built differently. I think writing bout it and getting a better understanding of the word obese will help people not to judge and think twice about commenting on other peoples appearances.

vocabulary: fall #2

obesity: when a person is extremely over weight

 accumulate: gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of

 mass: large body of matter with no definite shape

 disease: dead

 diet: the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.

 prevalence: the fact or condition of being prevalent; commonness.

 stigma: a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.

 prevent(able): capable of being prevented; "conscious of preventable human suffering"

 adolescent: in the process of developing from a child into an adult.

 cardiovascular: of or relating to the heart and blood vessels

 excessive: more than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate

 mechanism:a system of parts working together in a machine; a piece of machinery

 sedentary: tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.

 predispose: make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition.

 syndrome:

a group of symptoms that consistently occur together or a condition characterized by a set of associated symptoms.

THIS IS PHAT!

In Newport a woman bought chicken nuggets from McDonald's and as she was putting the chicken nuggets on a plate for her kids a full deep fried chicken head fell out beak and all. The woman called McDonald's Tuesday night and made a complaint. McDonalds said she could return the box for a refund or for another box. The woman declined due to her loss of appetite.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=94840&page=1

The Actual Picture!:
 

vocabulary: fall #1

expository: Intended to explain or describe something

 composition: The nature of something's ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.

 assuage: Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense: "the letter assuaged the fears of most members".

 decadence: Moral or cultural decline, esp. after a peak of achievement

 hackneyed: Lacking significance through having been overused

 coalition: An alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states.

 transcend: Be or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division).

 meritorious: Deserving reward or praise: "a medal for meritorious conduct".

 lurid: Very vivid in color, esp. so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect: "lurid food colorings".

 petulant: (of a person or their manner) Childishly sulky or bad-tempered

REFLECTIONS ON WEEK 1

1. Are there any factors that you think are going to affect your participation or experience in this class? Access to a computer?  Mobile/smart phone?  Transportation?  Friends/family? Schedule?

No I don't think there are any factor that are going to affect my participation in the class. the only thing I can think of is if my computer network isn't working or if I used up all my Internet data on my cell phone.

2. Think of an awesome best ever learning experience that changed you. What did you learn? Where were you? What happened? Who else was there? Did it teach you anything about how you learn (or pay attention... or remember, or think?) How did you know what was happening?

In 8th grade I tried out for the cheer team. I practiced and practiced and worked so hard and I was sure I was going to make the team because of how hard I worked and how I was starting to come together. and then I was devastated that when the paper with the list of everyone who made it came out I wasn't on there and ALL of my friends were. I thought my life was over and I was so upset but then my mom just kept telling me to keep my head up and everything will workout fine in the end. at the time I didn't listen but then a week later I got a call from the Cheer coach saying that I was on the team because someone had dropped out. so then I realized that hard work pays off most of the time but with it doesn't you cant beat yourself up about it because everything will work out in the end. and to just believe in yourself an keep your head up.

3.What are you most [excited/concerned] about in this class? What do you look forward to in learning?  How do you think it can/will make a practical difference in your life?

My most concern is being on time and essays. For the past 2 years I have always been late to school everyday to my first period and this year I'm trying so hard to get to school on time so I'm just afraid to get in trouble about being late. I'm doing pretty well so far about being on time so far though:) and essays because I'm not the best writer. I look forward to sharing thoughts and just to see how other people process things in their heads differently than me and to hear all their thoughts. I think it will give me a better understanding on how everyone's different and how you can agree to disagree but still understand someone else's point of view.

5 GO-TO SOURCES FOR GOOD NONFICTION

The 5 sources to go to for a non-fiction read are:
1)  www.scholastic.com

2) resources.primarysource.org/nonfiction

3) www.amazon.com/Books

4) www.nationalgeographic.com

5) www.tmz.com


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A Truly Interesting Peice of Non-Fiction.

So I stumbled across a truly interesting piece of non fiction. On November 3 ,2012 in Denver Colorado, a mail man delivered mail to a home with something interesting on the front porch... a dead body! and the mail man was not shocked at all because he thought is was a left over Halloween decoration. eventually after looking at it for a while and then realized it was a dead body. the mail man instantly became shocked and very upset and called the police. The News reported that the dead man, collapsed and died November 2 on his porch steps after returning home from his night shift job.
Truly interesting!
http://www.zipadeeday.com/story/236/mailman-mistakes-corpse-for-halloween-decoration/

My Big Question!

My big question is is there really an afterlife? is heaven or hell real? is there a god? I always feel so weird asking that question because what if he is real and he's looking down on me at this moment asking why I am questioning his existence. is the devil real? and is he really behind all the evil in the world or are some people just crazy?

What Is Expository Composition?

Expository composition is a type of writing that is meant to explain, describe, and inform the readers.