Sunday, September 23, 2012
Essay Revision/Improvement Strategy
There are two things I would do to improve my essay. First I would dissect the prompt so I know exactly what it asking for. The second thing I would do is write in more detail.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Vocabulary: Fall List #5
1. allude- refer to something the author thinks you should know
The author alludes to some much in the story.
2. clairvoyant- able to read minds
It was as if the man was clairvoyant.
3. conclusive- final, decisive
The new evidence made it conclusive the woman was guilty.
4. disreputable- of a poor reputation
Charles Bukowski was disreputable
5. endemic- natural to an environment
Aids is endemic in Africa.
6. exemplary- serving as a desirable model; best of its kind
The great white shark is exemplary to it's species.
7. fathom- to understand
Some concepts are hard to fathom.
8. guile- trick
It's hard to guile me.
9. integrity- integrating thought, speech, or action
Some people show large amounts of integrity.
10. itinerary- trip schedule, trip plan
Going to Las Vegas was itinerary.
11. misconstrue- misunderstood; misrepresenting
Don't misconstrue what I am saying.
12. obnoxious- rude, loud, abrasive
Some people are really obnoxious.
13. placate- to calm down; satisfy
Parents must placate their children.
14. placid- calm
Everybody remain placid.
15. plagiarism- to copy someone's work
You can get kicked out of college for plagiarism.
16. potent- powerful
The perfume is extremely potent.
17. pretext- reason for doing something; excuse
Please explain your pretext for your actions.
18. protrude- to stick out
The nail protruded the wood.
19. stark- obvious
It was stark that thing had sold.
20. superficial- shallow, surface
Superficial damage was done to the skin.
The author alludes to some much in the story.
2. clairvoyant- able to read minds
It was as if the man was clairvoyant.
3. conclusive- final, decisive
The new evidence made it conclusive the woman was guilty.
4. disreputable- of a poor reputation
Charles Bukowski was disreputable
5. endemic- natural to an environment
Aids is endemic in Africa.
6. exemplary- serving as a desirable model; best of its kind
The great white shark is exemplary to it's species.
7. fathom- to understand
Some concepts are hard to fathom.
8. guile- trick
It's hard to guile me.
9. integrity- integrating thought, speech, or action
Some people show large amounts of integrity.
10. itinerary- trip schedule, trip plan
Going to Las Vegas was itinerary.
11. misconstrue- misunderstood; misrepresenting
Don't misconstrue what I am saying.
12. obnoxious- rude, loud, abrasive
Some people are really obnoxious.
13. placate- to calm down; satisfy
Parents must placate their children.
14. placid- calm
Everybody remain placid.
15. plagiarism- to copy someone's work
You can get kicked out of college for plagiarism.
16. potent- powerful
The perfume is extremely potent.
17. pretext- reason for doing something; excuse
Please explain your pretext for your actions.
18. protrude- to stick out
The nail protruded the wood.
19. stark- obvious
It was stark that thing had sold.
20. superficial- shallow, surface
Superficial damage was done to the skin.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Vocabulary Fall List #4
melancholy- a deep, pensive, and long-lasting sadness
Why do you look so melancholy?
exemplary- serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind
That's an exemplary example.
peculiar- strange or odd; unusual
You look peculiar today.
dread- anticipate with great apprehension or fear
I dread spiders.
bough- a main branch of a tree
The bough is creepy looking.
pious- devoutly religious
Some people show pious devotion.
communion- the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings
Communion of the saints.
auditor- a listener
The auditor stood still with a blank look on his face.
multitude- a large number
There's a multitude of baseball fans.
eloquence- fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.
Dr. Preston has eloquence.
despair- complete loss or absence of hope
Never despair anything.
hoary- grayish-white
The mans hair is hoary.
Why do you look so melancholy?
exemplary- serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind
That's an exemplary example.
peculiar- strange or odd; unusual
You look peculiar today.
dread- anticipate with great apprehension or fear
I dread spiders.
bough- a main branch of a tree
The bough is creepy looking.
pious- devoutly religious
Some people show pious devotion.
communion- the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings
Communion of the saints.
auditor- a listener
The auditor stood still with a blank look on his face.
multitude- a large number
There's a multitude of baseball fans.
eloquence- fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.
Dr. Preston has eloquence.
despair- complete loss or absence of hope
Never despair anything.
hoary- grayish-white
The mans hair is hoary.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
"AHA" Moment
My "AHA" moment today was when I found out that people buy and do things because of a fear of being lonely.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Vocabulary: Fall List #3
encomium- speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly
The Bible is an encomium.
coherent- logical and consistent
Dr. Preston is coherent.
belabor- argue or elaborate in excessive detail
My sisters always belabor.
eschew- deliberately avoid using; abstain from
I try to eschew calculators.
acquisitive- excessively interested in collecting money or material things.
Mr. Krabs is acquisitive.
emulate- match or surpass, typically by imitation.
My friend tries to emulate my intelligence.
arrogate- take or claim for oneself, without justification.
The man tried to arrogate my wallet.
banal- so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
My cousin is banal.
excoriation- an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off.
My shoe caused an excoriation on my foot.
congeal- solidify or coagulate esp. by cooling.
I congealed the water.
carping- difficult to please; critical
My teacher is carping.
substantiate- provide evidence to support or prove the truth of
The prosecutor couldn't substantiate that the gum was stolen.
temporize- avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time
Sometimes the president temporizes.
largesse- generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others
Dispensing his money was such largesse.
tenable- able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
Talk like that is no longer tenable.
insatiable- impossible to satisfy
That teacher is insatiable.
reconnaissance- preliminary surveying or research
Continue your reconnaissance.
germane- relevant to a subject under consideration
That is not germane to what we are talking about.
ramify- spread or branch out
The canal began to ramify.
intransigent- unwilling or refusing to change one's view or to agree about something
My parents intransigent people.
taciturn- reserved or uncommunicative in speech
The boy is taciturn.
invidious- likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others
My brother is invidious.
Monday, September 3, 2012
Young Goodman Brown 10 Symbols
"Goodman"
1. His name is Goodman Brown.
2. It symbolizes that he is a good man.
3. This influences my understanding of the story because it tells me that he is a good man.
"Faith"
1. Faith is Goodman Brown's wife.
2. It symbolizes that faith will be a part of her character.
3. This influences my understanding of the story because later in the story faith is lost between the characters.
"Pink ribbons"
1. Faith had pink ribbons on her cap.
2. They symbolize Faith's purity.
3. They influence my understanding of the story because later during Brown's "dream" her ribbons/purity is lost.
"Faith's dreams and thoughts"
1. Before Brown sets out on his journey, Faith tells him not to got because a lone woman has bad dreams and thoughts that she's afraid of herself sometimes.
2. This symbolizes that something bad will happen later on.
3. The dreams and thoughts influence my understanding of the story because later on some bad things start happening.
"Thick boughs overhead"
1. Brown is referring to the forest that he is journeying through.
2. They symbolize a scary environment.
3. They influence my understanding of the story because the forest later becomes a scary place for Brown.
"The old man"
1. The old man that Brown runs into in the forest.
2. He symbolizes the Devil.
3. He influences my understanding of the story because what he does and gives to Brown affects the story.
"The old man's staff"
1. The old man (devil) had a staff that he gave to Brown.
2. The staff symbolized evil.
3. It influences my understanding of the story because when the old man gave the staff to Brown, evil things began happening.
"When Brown woke up in the forest"
1. After everything happened, Brown woke up in the forest confused.
2. It symbolizes that he was dreaming
3. It influences my understanding of the story because it tells me that everything that happened was just a dream.
1. His name is Goodman Brown.
2. It symbolizes that he is a good man.
3. This influences my understanding of the story because it tells me that he is a good man.
"Faith"
1. Faith is Goodman Brown's wife.
2. It symbolizes that faith will be a part of her character.
3. This influences my understanding of the story because later in the story faith is lost between the characters.
"Pink ribbons"
1. Faith had pink ribbons on her cap.
2. They symbolize Faith's purity.
3. They influence my understanding of the story because later during Brown's "dream" her ribbons/purity is lost.
"Faith's dreams and thoughts"
1. Before Brown sets out on his journey, Faith tells him not to got because a lone woman has bad dreams and thoughts that she's afraid of herself sometimes.
2. This symbolizes that something bad will happen later on.
3. The dreams and thoughts influence my understanding of the story because later on some bad things start happening.
"Thick boughs overhead"
1. Brown is referring to the forest that he is journeying through.
2. They symbolize a scary environment.
3. They influence my understanding of the story because the forest later becomes a scary place for Brown.
"The old man"
1. The old man that Brown runs into in the forest.
2. He symbolizes the Devil.
3. He influences my understanding of the story because what he does and gives to Brown affects the story.
"The old man's staff"
1. The old man (devil) had a staff that he gave to Brown.
2. The staff symbolized evil.
3. It influences my understanding of the story because when the old man gave the staff to Brown, evil things began happening.
"When Brown woke up in the forest"
1. After everything happened, Brown woke up in the forest confused.
2. It symbolizes that he was dreaming
3. It influences my understanding of the story because it tells me that everything that happened was just a dream.
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