Literature Analysis #3

Harry Potter And the Chamber of Secrets
GENERAL
1. Ever since Harry Potter had come home for the summer, the Dursleys had been so mean and hideous that all Harry wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange impish creature who says that if Harry returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.

Literature Analysis #2

1. Harry Potter is a boy who didn't know anything outside of living in a tiny closet at the foot of his aunt and uncles stairway. But that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to a wonderful place he never dreamed existed. There he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic around every corner, but a great destiny that's been waiting for him... if Harry can survive!

BQ: First Steps

Why do people make stupid decisions and how do people make decisions are two questions that can be answered either difficultly, or easily depending on what you what to answer first and how you want to answer it. If I were to look for the answer on the first question, I would simply state how people make stupid decisions, because they aren't thinking about all of their options or the consequences to their actions.

The second question is simply that people make decisions based off of what they know and what is comfortable to them. No one wants to do something foreign and scary to them, even if it is the best choice and will help them in the end. Decisions are hard to make, and the choices you want to make aren't always the best ones for yourself, or even to others around you.

Big Question

My two big questions are..... Why do people make stupid decisions, and how do people make decisions?

The Medium is the Message

Reading the Legend of Sleepy Hollow is one thing, but watching a video is way more interesting. I found the cartoon version and it kept me interested the entire time. I was able to understand what the story was trying to say, as I watched it happen. Reading the story can get boring looking at text the whole time, but when you have people acting it out, it is so much more entertaining. I loved watching the video.

Vocabulary #10

1. Pedagogue: A teacher; strict.
My sister at times can be a pedagogue.
2. Cavernous: Like a cavern in size, shape or atmosphere.
The cabin in the woods is very cavernous.
3. Coquettish: Characteristically flirtatious in a teasing manner.
She is a very coquettish person who always gets her way.
4. Tête-à-tête: A private conversation or interview.
We had a little tête-à-tête at my school.
5. Suffice: To be enough or adequate.
That is a suffice amount of food for camping.
6. Amorous: Inclined or disposed to love.
He was in an amorous disposition.

Sleepy Hollow Plot Summary

The story takes place in Tarrytown, New York, located in the valley called Sleepy Hollow. The protagonist of the story is Ichabod Crane who works as a teacher in this town. He is a poor teacher and gets only ten dollars per a day from his work. He sleeps in his student’s house at nights to save money. After some time he falls in love with a beautiful girl, Katrina van Tassel in the town. She happens to be the daughter of a farmer in that town. But there is an other guy in the town who loves her. He is a strong and well built Brom Bones who always boasts about the number of people he fought with. One day, Ichabod Crane is invited to van Tassel’s house for a party. He goes there on a horse his friend, Hans Van Ripper has offered him. The horse’s name is Gunpowder and he reaches van Tassel’s place by riding the horse. When Crane reaches arrives at the party, everyone sits down for the dinner. After the dinner the music starts playing and everyone starts dancing. Crane gets the chance to dance with Katrina Van Tassel and Brom Bones looks at them while they are dancing.
After the dance, everyone sits down to recite tales they know. The tales, being the ones about ghosts and other powers, are all exciting and intriguing. Everyone enjoys the story of a headless horseman who haunts a graveyard. When the party finishes, Crane starts to his home on the horse and he had to travel through a graveyard. Surprisingly, he sees the headless horseman in the graveyard and the horseman chases Crane. He chases him till the bridge, where it is said that his head was cut.
In the next morning, Hans Van Ripper is surprised to see the horse alone without his friend Crane. After searching they could only find the horse’s saddle at the place. Near the saddle, they could find only Crane’s hand and besides it a smashed pumpkin.

Vocabulary #9

1. Bosom: Intimate Center
She rest her head on her mom's bosom after a hard day at school.

Storytelling Technique

"A drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land, and to pervade the very atmosphere." The author uses tone here, making you feel as though this place is a very spooky and creepy place to be. It also has a little bit of imagery in it, to give you an idea of how the place looks.

Vocabulary Suggestions

Bosom
Prudently
Propensity
Advert
Stripling
Repose
Sequestered
Interverate
Glen
Pervade
Reverie
Gambols
Collating
Allege
Purport
Imbibed
Laud
Sojourned
Tarry

Legend of Sleepy Hollow Beginning

Both the story and the Blaire Witch project feel as if they are real and actually happening. They seem so interesting and scary to comprehend. The tone is very depressing and knowing the authors back story even makes you feel a little more creepy.

Presidential Debate Logical Fallicies.

President Obama was arguing against what Romney said rather then the issue that was being stated, like the war in Iraq and needing more troops.
Romney said that the world does not want war, so he is pitying the world. He feel sorry for us, so he is trying the help us.
They both keep using numbers to argue when they say that most Americans do this and want this. Although, most Americans can be wrong and not want the right decision.
Lastly, Obama lied and said that Mitt Romney wants to go back to the old ways and not move forward. He lied right in front of everyone with incorrect facts, just to seem more appealing.

I am in a group with Sarah Stevens, Ethan Clardy, Eli Esparza, and Connor Albright.

Vocabulary Remix #8

1. Flout: Openly disregard.

Self Reliance Remix

This explains self reliance. Tell me what you think.

Self Reliance Connection

Ricky and Uriel connected the dots between the David Guetta movie and the course perfectly. David Guetta started out as nothing and was a nobody, but that didn't stop him. No matter what people said, he kept doing what he loved and expressed his thoughts feely. He wanted to go against the flow and try something different and something important to him. Guetta worked hard and long to finally get what paid off, and that is what we all should be doing.

Self Reliance

The verse preceding the essay showed how Emerson had such a positive view on human nature and it set the stage, saying we are good individuals. Emerson meant to say that self-reliance is being able to express your thoughts freely even if it is going against the flow. At some moment in anyones education, people realize that hating people and being envious is stupid and childish. We should all be happy with the things we already have. The quote, "The eye was placed where one ray should fall, that it might testify of that particular ray," means that we are powerful based on our decisions and we should stick up for what we have to say. "The divine idea which each of us represent," means that we were all born sinners and have our own opinions to things. An iron string may not look appealing, but it is still very strong. You should know yourself, so you can trust yourself. Transcendentalism is rising above colonial literature and it is a way of rebeling and going a different way than expected. "Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the man-hood of every one of its members," explains that even though we are all as a whole, we all take different views on things. Society feels they would be powerless without us all being the same. "The virtue in most request is conformity, self-reliance is its aversion," means that we all conform to certain things in society and being self-reliant helps us to make our own decisions. "A foolish consistency is the hob-goblin of little minds adhored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines," shows that going with the flow isn't necessarily good and you should stick out and make your own decisions. "Words as hard as cannon ball," is a simile that means that words are very effective and have a huge impact on how you use them. I think this essay was all about how when we have an opinion, we need to state it. We shouldn't let someone else think of it first and feel guilty afterward. People might tear us down, but we need to get right back up. We need to be self-reliant and do things on our own when we need to do it. On the presidential debates tonight, president Obama said that we need to be self-reliant. Now I fully understand what that means.

Taking on "Self Reliance"

I am approaching this task daily. Everyday I am going to read more and more until I am able to finish the entire article. I am going to try my best to complete this reading assignment and understand what I have just read. In later posts I will explain what was confusing and what parts were clear. Stay tuned.

Vocabulary #7

1. Ad infinitum: To infinity; endlessly; without limit.
"Ad infinitum and beyond!" said Buzz Lightyear.
2. Apportion: To distribute proportionally.
We apportioned the food between three people.
3. Bona fide: Made or presented in good faith.
That is a very bona fide accusation.
4. Buoyant: Tending to float in a fluid.
The bouy in the water is very buoyant.
5. Clique: A small, exclusive group of people.
I am in a sport clique at school.
6. Concede: To acknowledge as true; to admit.
I can concede that what you are saying is correct.
7. Congenial: Agreeable, or pleasing in nature or character.
She was very congenial in her response.
8. Lofty: Extending high in the air; towering.
Those are some lofty towers in New York.
9. Migration: The process or act of migrating; moving.
There was a migration of birds flying south for the winter.
10. Perceive: To become aware of.
People perceive things in many different ways.
11. Perverse: Willfully determined to counter what is expected or desired.
His statement is very perverse and not the normal response.
12. Prelude: Before an action, event or condition.
The concert started out with a prelude.
13. Rancid: Unpleasant smell or taste.
Those rotten strawberries are rancid and disgusting.
14. Rustic: Living in the country; rural.
My grandpa lives in a very rustic town on a farm.
15. Sever: To separate from the whole.
His head was severed and in a moment he was dead.
16. Sordid: Morally ignoble or base; vile.
His mentality was sordid and incorrectly placed.
17. Untenable: Incapable of being defended, as an argument.
She is untenable and for that will be forever alone.
18. Versatile: Capable for turning easily from one to another of various tasks.
I am a very versatile person and can multi-task very well.
19. Vindicate: To clear, as from an accusation.
If she could only prove her alibie, she could be vindicated from all her charges.
20. Wane: To decrease in strength, intensity.
Hercules began to wane from his powers as he jumped into Hades death chamber.

Midterm Thoughts

After taking the vocabulary midterm, I felt that I did fine. Being able to write sentences with the words for extra credit was a big help. I was a little confused on my definitions, because they were different then the ones given. I wish Dr. Preston would just give us his definitions, so that we knew exactly what the words meant. A lot of the content will stick with me forever and I will always remember what they mean. Next time, I hope to have the correct definitions and be more prepared.

Literature Analysis "PEAK"

1. The novel Peak is about a kid who climbed skyscrapers his whole life and wanted to go even higher. When his father showed up out of the blue and offered him the chance to climb Mt. Everest, he couldn't resist. The journey of the climb, is life threatening and encourages us to work for what we want in life and never lose sight of what is in front of us because of our selfish reasons.
2. The theme of the novel is that no matter how much you want something and you see that your friend needs it even more, you should be willing to sacrafice it for the people you love.
3. "I wanted to send Sun-jo packing back to Nepal, but instead, without much enthusiasm, I said, It's ok with me." In this first quote, you can sense that the author wants you to understand what the character is really meaning and how they actually feel without completely portraying it on the outside. "Kathmandu. For me the name conjured up mystery, adventures, possibilities, but the reality was somewhat different." Here, the author first makes you feel excited with the character, until you see that reality hits and you are able to sympathize with the character and understand how he is feeling. "A story is built like a stone wall. Not all the stones will fit. Some will have to be discarded." The author includes several innuendos such as this one, to explain how he thinks things should be done and it makes you want to agree and do the same.
4. "I was so exhausted I wanted to check myself into the hospital as a patient." pg. 42 This one uses hyperbole because of the over-exageration.
"The motorcycle belched out a column of gray smoke so thick I thought the bike had burst into
flames along with my new friend." pg. 56 This one uses personifiation since the inanimate objest is given a human characteristic.
"In this way the smoke cannot catch us" pg. 56 This one also has personification because smoke cannot really run.
"Nepal had beautiful valleys, rustic villages, fields tilled by oxen-pulled plows and sparkling Himalayas." pg. 62 This one is all imagery since everything is painting you a picture.
"She was over six feet tall with limbs like a daddy longlegs'." pg. 82 This one uses a simile, using like to compare two things.
"Josh wriggled out of her tentacles and held her at arm's length so she couldn't snag him again." pg. 82 This one could be indirect characterization, saying that she has arms like an octopus.
"The snow was so thick I wasn't sure how I was going to find my tent." pg. 97 Imagery is used again, describing the picture for you.
"If you take off your gloves above Camp Five your fingers will fall off and you'll be pushing buttons with your nose for the rest of your life." pg. 143 This one is also hyperbole, saying something to the extreme.
"I walked away feeling his eyes drilling into the back of my neck." pg. 153 This one could also be indirect characterization, saying that he has eyes that look as though they can see right through you.
"I remember what my mother said about there being no one better than Josh when you are at the end of your rope." pg. 174 This one can be allusion, how the author is trying to refer to being in despair.

1. "The skin beneath was pale compared to the upper part of his handsome face, which was widburned and sunburned."(pg. 19) Direct. Stated his looks up front
"The judge was going to eat me up and spit me out." Indirect. Makes you feel like the judge is a mean person who hates kids.
"His arm and calf muscles were well defined and powerful." (pg. 57) Direct. Gave you an image to picture him as.
"Mr. Wood, how much time have you spent with your son lately?" (pg. 23) Indirect. States that maybe he doesn't spend enough time with his son and his son doesn't have a good foundation.
The author uses both direct and indirect, to use your imagination and give you a say in how you want to think. Your lasting impression is up to you and other people might have a different view on the situation.
2. I do think the authors diction changes when he is focused on a character. He might be more excited to use one character over the other and might have better ideas flowing, using better writing.
3. The protagonist is a dynamic, round character, because in the beginning he only cared about himself, and in the end he thought of others.
4. After I read the book, I left feeling like I met a person. I was so connected in what was happening in the book, I felt like I got to know this peron one on one. There isn't just one textual example on this, because the entire book is what I connected with.

Paraphrasing from Thoreau's Walden

I went to the forest so I can live for a purpose, to face the important things in life, and see if life could teach me, so I don't die without understanding my life. I don"t want a largesse from life if I don't deserve it because life is potent, also I don't want to be contumacious, unless I have to. I don't want to live superficial and protrude from life's necessities, to not live to ascetically but live with the bare necessities and meritorious attitude, to make a wide path and cut life close, into a corner, and live on the lowest terms, and, if it proved stupid why would I get the uniqueness of it and publish that to the world; or if it was greater than anything, I would let you know about my experience, my journey. It appears most people are curious but scared of life, is it evil, blessed, sinful, or holy, I am going to figure it out on my own.

Still we live with no meaning in our lives and have no idea what our life means. We need to transcend our lives and find the errors. An exemplary man doesn't waste his time on meticulous work but just does the minimum to get by.

Worked with Ethan Clardy and Sarah Stevens

Midterm Review/ Study.

1.  To study for this weeks midterm, everyday I am going to go through my flashcards. The flashcards I dont know, I will put in one pile and then study those. Everyday I will put in more time and effort to memorize and have my parents quiz me. I will also text Sarah Stevens and randomly text her using vocabulary terms.

Romanticism Study

1. On my walk by myself, I thought about a lot of things. I thought about how the bids can fly and we can't. Also, I thought about all the homework I have to do this weekend and how long it is going to take. I started thinking about who I need to talk to this weekend and plan things with and what I was going to say to start things off.

2. http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/rom.html , http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/hum_303/romanticism.html , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism

3. What I wrote previously is exactly what Romantic literature is all about. I used my own thoughts, using myself and I. I also used nature when I talked about the birds and how we arent able to fly but they are. It was all about things I thought and I needed to do.

A Dream Within a Dream

The poem "A Dream within a Dream" has Romanticism all over it. They way the poem is always using me as in first person, is a huge give away. The use of nature is so potent and also reflects Romanticism. For example, "And I hold within my hand, Grains of the golden sand-, How few! yet how they creep, Through my fingers to the deep," vividly paints you a picture including nature. The I's have it and Romanticism is all over this poem.

Essay Revisions

My essay will be more clear the next time I write one. I hope to gather all of my thoughts and express then starkly. I don't want to confuse the people reading it and I hope that people will enjoy reading it. I also want to write more on certain subjects and not necessarily jump from one thing to the next and go down a rabbit hole. My revisions are few, but will make a big difference when I change them.

Vocabulary #6

1. Adroit: Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
My dad is very adroit and can fix anything.
2. Amicable: Having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement.
Jessica is a very amicable person who makes everyone feel good.
3. Averse: Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.
I am very averse about joining the military.
4. Belligerent: Hostile and aggresive.
Don't be so belligerent and give me the card.
5. Benevolent: Well meaning and kindly. Charitable.
She gave a benevolent gift to everyone she saw.
6. Cursory: Hastily, therefore not thorough or detailed.
He made a cursory look through the boxes.
7. Duplicity: Deceitfulness; double dealing.
He talked with a sense of duplicity.
8. Extol: Praise enthusiastically.
Janet gave a scream of extol when she won the lotery.
9. Feasible: Possible to do easily or conveniently.
Writing your name is a very feasible thing to do.
10. Grimace: A twisted expression on a person's face; disgust or pain.
He grimaced after a prank was made on his sister.
11. Holocaust: Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale.
There was a holocaust in Germany when Hitler took over.
12. Impervious: Not allowing something to pass through.
The guards were impervious and wouldn't let people in the barn.
13. Impetus: The force that makes something happen or happen more quickly.
The hammer was impetus in putting the nail in the wood.
14. Jeopardy: Danger of loss, harm or failure.
You could be in jeopardy swimming in the toxic water.
15. Meticulous: Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
 My teacher was very meticulous when we were cleaning our desks.
16. Nostalgia: A sentimental longing of the past.
My sister was in a state of nostalgia and depression.
17. Quintessence: The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
That is the absolute quintessence of professionalism.
18. Retrogress: Go back to an earlier state; typically a worse one.
Travis sadly started to retrogress and lose everything.
19. Scrutinize: Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
My mom will scrutinize my room after I clean it.
20. Tepid: Lukewarm; Showing little enthusiasm.
The crowd clapped with tepid hands when the boring speaker stopped talking.

American Novel

The book I have decided to read is called "Peak", by Roland Smith. It is about a kid who climbed skyscrapers his whole life and wanted to go even higher. When his father showed up out of the blue and offered him the chance to climb Mt. Everest, he couldn't resist. The journey of the climb, is life threatening and will keep you on the edge of your seat for what happens next.

Vocabulary #5

1. Allude: To refer to something the author thinks you should know.
Young Goodman Brown is an allusion to Adam and Eve.
2. Clairvoyant: Able to preceive things beyond the senses.
A clairvoyant person told me my future for twenty dollars.
3. Conclusive: Final; being decisive.
I have made a conclusive decision about what to eat.
4. Disreputable: Of poor reputation.
My dog has a disreputable life of peeing on the carpet.
5. Endemic: Widespread in a particular place.
There is an endemic flock of flamingos in Santa Barbara.
6. Exemplary: Of noteworthy importance; example; model.
My class has two exemplary students who always do their work.
7. Fathom: Understand; measure of notical depth.
I was not able to fathom what my mom was trying to tell me.
8. Guile: Trickiness; cleverness.
She is full of guile ideas.
9. Integrity: Integrate thought, word or deed.
My mom has a lot of integrity.
10. Itinerary: A trip schedule.
The itinerary for Mexico is full of adventures.
11. Misconstrue: Misunderstood; misrepresent.
My dad misconstrued what I was trying to tell him.
12. Obnoxious: Rude; loud.
The girl on her phone in the theater is very obnoxious.
13. Placate: Calm down or satisfy.
We tried to placate my dog for his shot.
14. Placid: Calm or peaceful.
There is a sense of a placid aroma in my house.
15. Plagiarism: Taking someones work and representing it as your own.
I overslept, so I used plagiarism to write my essay.
16. Potent: Powerful.
There is a potent smell in my kitchen from all the food.
17. Pretext: Rational; reason for doing something.
I have a pretext for stealing the cup.
18. Protrude: Stick out.
Her tounge was protruding from her mouth.
19. Stark: Obvious or clear.
It is very stark that I have blue eyes.
20. Superficial: Shallow or surface level.
My skin is superficial to my bones.

Your Life is Your Life

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1. From what poem/author does this commercial borrow (without credit)?
2. Why might the use of this poem by a corporation be considered ironic?
3. Does the poem reflect the reputation of the author? Why/why not?
4. How did you find the answers to #1 & #3? Describe your research process and your sources in detail.
5. MEMORIZE the poem and be prepared to recite it on demand.

1. The author of this poem is by Charles Bukowski.
2.The use of this poem by a corporation is condsidered ironic. The peom used in this commercial is a way of expressing freedom and rebellion, while society tells us to live by rules and society.
3. The poem reflects the author perfectly. Bukowski's childhood was marred by a violent father, who regularly beat him with a razor strop until his teen years, and then by the Great Depression. When Bukowski went through adolescence, he developed an awful case of acne vulgaris which disfigured his face and made him feel like an outsider. His father frequently was out of work during the Depression, and he took out his pain and anxiety on his son. The younger Bukowski took to drink at a young age, and became a rather listless underachiever as a means of rebellion against not only his father, but against society in general, the society his father wanted him to become a productive member of. The young Bukowski could care less.
4. I found the answer to number one from using the first line of your life is your life and I typed it into google. I also saw the comments on the video on youtube and saw them use the authors name and typed up his biography on google as well. Little hints can go a long way, you just have to open your eyes and find them.

Vocabulary #4

1. Melancholy: A deep, pensive, long lasting sadness.
For two years she was in a state of melancholy when her husband died.

2. Exemplary: Serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind.
Kelley is an exemplary student because she always does her homework.

3. Peculiar: Strange or odd; unusual.
There is a peculiar kid in my backyard that sings a song every hour.

4. Dread: Anticipate with great apprehension or fear.
I am dreading having to take my history test.

5. Bough: A main branch of a tree.
On the bough sat a swing tied tightly.

6. Pious: Devoutly religious.
A very pious women told me to repent or die.

7. Communion: The sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings.
After our fight, we had a communion and worked everything out.

8. Auditor: A person who conducts an examination.
My job needs an auditor to look over everything.

9. Multitude: A large number.
Then the multitude began to riot and take down the fence in their way.

10. Eloquence: Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.
My dad spoke with eloquence even though he was nervous.

11. Despair: The complete loss or absence of hope.
He felt utter despair when he saw his most prized cow fall off the cliff.

12. Hoary: Grayish-white.
An old man with hoary hair threw his cain at me.

Hack to School Night

1. The purpose of this class is to teach kids something that they will be able to remember and take away from when the school year ends.

2. I have learned a lot of interesting things in this class. I have learned about online security and how viruses are everywere and your computer is not safe.

3. The hardest thing is trying to blog every night on different things. Sometimes I don't have internet access and it is very hard to get my work done. It gets overwhelming and takes a lot of time out of my day and from my other subjects at school.

4. My goal is to pass this class with an A for every grading period, semster, and the entire year. I don't want to get a bad grade.

5. A socratic seminar is where everyone discusses about something and puts their input in on how they feel. A blog is what I am writing on right now. Where people can write about anything they want and have other people see what they write about and even comment if they want.

Aha Moment

Today while we were reviewing meaning, signs and symbols, I came accross a lot of things that I did not know. I learned that symbols are made from words that are used as a special type of sign and they are designed for a purpose. Symbols are human made and all in writing. I also learned how signs are literal and make you think of something else. Signs also occur naturally. Lastly, I learned that fear is what dominates human advertismement.

Vocabulary #3

1. Encomium: A formal Expression of high praise.
You could hear the encomium sound in his voice when he talked of his son.
 
2. Coherent: Logically connected; Consistent.
When Brad got hit in the head with a soccor ball, he was no longer coherent.

3. Belabor: To explain, worry about or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary.
Why do you always belabor that point over and over?

4. Eschew: To abstain or stay away from; shun; avoid.
We all agreed to eschew from bad words and eating chocolate.

5. Acquisitive: Tending or seeking to aquire and own; often greedily.
She was acquisitive in her endevours of finding a house.

6. Emulate: To try to equal or excel.
Any large computer these days can emulate a computer of some other design.

7. Arrogate: To claim unwarrantably or presumptuously.
Tom wanted to arrogate his sisters markers.

8. Banal: Devoid of freshness or originality. 
My mom uses a banal tone in her voice when she talks to me.
 

9. Excoriation: To strip the skin from a human or animal.
While hunting my father is a fan of the excoriation of rabbits.
 

10. Congeal: To change from a soft or fluid state to a ridged and solid state.
The blood has congealed into blobs.
 

11. Carping: Characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding.
She has silenced the carping critics with a successful debut.
 

12. Substantiate: To establish by proof or competent evidence.
They have found nothing to substantiate the allegations.

13. Temporize: To be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
The opportunity was missed because the mayor still temporized.

14. Largesse: Generous bestowal of gifts.
Dispending his money with such largesse.

15. Tenable: Capable of being held, maintained or defended.
Such a simplistic approach in no longer tenable.

16. Insatiable: Incapible of beng satisfied or appeased.
An insatiable hunger for success.

17. Reconnaissance: A search used for useful military information in the field.
An excellent aircaft for low-level reconnaissance.

18. Germane: Closely or significantly related.
That is not germane to our theme.
19. Ramify: To divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts.
An eleborate system of canals was built, ramifying throughout Britain.
20. Intransigent: Refusing to agree or compromise.
It was like I was talking to an intransigent person.
21. Taciturn: Inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
His speech was very taciturned when he read it.
22. Invidious: Calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hatefull.
She'd put herself in an invidious position.

Goodman Brown Symbolism Response

I think the symbolism in Hawthorne's story is somewhat the most important thing I will ever learn. The moral of the story about good and evil is a very important lesson to everyone, that to be good is best and better for the soul. Using symbols in the story truly told the story just by the use of them. Without these symbols, the story wouldn't have been what it is. Symbol are a very important thing to learn and I agree that this story was a great use of symbols for people to better understand how they make a difference in life. So in a sense, the symbolism in this story is almost the most important thing I will ever learn.

Young Goodman Brown Symbols

1. The staff: In the story, the staff is a symbol of a serpent and a serpent back in biblical times was of the devil and would lead people down bad paths such as Adam and Eve.

2. Pink Ribbons: Mr. Goodman's wife's pink ribbons were a symbol of innocence and purity. When they talked about them, it made you think she could do no harm to anyone.

3. The old man: He symbolizes the devil and trying to lead Goodman to hell with him. How he carries his staff and tries to discourage him in his thoughts.

4. The trees: They symbolized darkness, destruction and blindness. They blind Goodman Brown from what is really right in front of him and add darkness into his thoughts and decisions.

5. The Pious Woman: At first I thought she was just a distraction from the devil, but then I realized how she explains that the devil is in her midst and he tries to distract her as well.

6. Sound of horses: When Goodman Brown started to hear the sound of horses, he felt safe that he could hide behind them and get through the rest of the forest without feeling guily and bad inside.

7. Cloud: The cloud in this story symbolizes doubt and hopelessness. When Mr. Brown looked up to pray to the heavens, a cloud blocked his view and filled his heart with doubt and no hope.

8. Forest Voices: Symbolize depressing and antagonizing words. Mr. Brown started hearing pious and ungodly voices talking in the forest that made his wife doubt God and go toward the devil.

9. The Rock that Arose: Is like a pulpit or alter that is conflicting Brown to either go towards the alter or keep walking and ignore it and the people that were there and then dissapeared.

10. Unhallowed Alter: Symbols unholiness and wickedness. When Goodman Brown and his wife were in front of it, they became faint and unsure of whether to choose heaven or hell.

Online Security

I learned that online security is a very serious thing that shouldn't be taken lightly. If you are clicking random pop ups and advertisments, you could be easily downloading a virus. Viruses can happen quickly and you should clean your desktop daily with anti-virus. You can either buy an anti-virus or download a free one online just to clean up your desktop a bit. Lastly, you should use firefox instead of the internet to control your pop ups and get what you need done quickly. Online security is a great thing that everyone should learn about.

Meanings, Signs & Symbols

Meanings are a reason for why people do things and what they are meant for. I learned that a sign needs to be able to be interpreted before it can become a sign. In the case of if you see smoke, that is a sign that a fire is probably occuring. Symbols stand for something and represent something in particular. Therefore, meanings, signs and symbols all have a second part to what they really mean.

Art

Today I found that the art on Dr. Prestons' blog was created by Ralph Steadman called Freedom and Loathing. A lot of his drawings are very interesting and sometimes not very pleasing to the eye.

Vocabulary Words

1. Approbation: The expression of favorable opinion.
a) When my parents saw how well I was doing in school, they showed approbation in their smiles.

2. Innuendo: A hint; indirect suggestion or reference.
a) My little sister wasn't allowed to watch the movie with us due to excessive use of sexual innuendos.

3. Coalition: A combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose.
a) My church formed a coalition to stop abortions.

4. Elicit: To draw forth, bring out from some source.
a) I tried to elicit information to my grandma, but my phone died.

5. Hiatus: A gap, opening or break.
a) There was a huge hiatus between the trees and the canyon.

6. Assuage: To make easier or milder, relieve, satisfy.
a) Not even nice words could be used to assuage her feelings of her dogs death.

7. Decadence: Decline, decay, or deterioration.
a) There was a sense of decadence in her voice as she found a box of chocolate.

8. Expostulate: To attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning.
a) Trying to expostulate with my parents is a lost casue.

9. Jaded: Wearied, worn out, dulled.
a) My sisters shoes were quickly jaded after she wore them for a month straight.

10. Simulate: To make a pretense of, imitate, to show the outer signs of emotions they might never have felt in life.
a) My mom tries to simulate emotions from my sister to see what is really going on in her life.

11. Umbrage: Shade cast by trees; offense resentment.
a) She was afraid they would take umbrage from her critisicm.

12. Prerogative: A special right or privilege.
a) He had the prerogative to his parking spot for being employee of the month.

13. Lurid: Causing shock, horror or revulsion.
a) There was a lurid sound in her voice as she explained her story.

14. Transcend: To rise above or beyond, exceed.
a) The more he practiced, the more he began to transcend among his peers.

15. Provincial:Pertaining to an outlying area; local.
a) Some styles were provincial to the area, until other states caught on and wore the same things.

16. Petulant: Peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated.
a)  My teacher is a very petulant teacher when kids don't listen to him.

17. Unctuous: Excessively smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression.
a) The girl was so unctuous on how she walked into the room comlipmenting everyone.

18. Meritorious:Worthy, deserving recognition and praise.
a) Days of meritorious accusations kept him happy for the rest of his life.

19. Hackneyed: Used so often as to lack originality.
a) When you say someones name too many time in one day, it starts to sound hackneyed.

20. Intercede: To plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party.
a) I had to intercede that my friend Taylor was not crazy.

Young Goodman Brown Answers

1. I think Hawthorne's purpose for writing this story, was to show how our dreams can really affect how we actually live our lives. I feel as though he wanted to show us how our brains work even after sleeping.

2. After reading this story I agree that Brown's wife was aptly name Faith. Though in his dream he knew not of what side she chose to follow, she stayed faithful throughout the story. Brown does not have faith in her though, because he was not sure what path she chose and wasn't sure if he should trust her for it.

3. I think the pink ribbons signify innocents and happiness. I beleive that Faith was an innocent person and caring toward her husband even though he had fallen away from the world.

4. Everything Brown witnessed was a dream, due to the fact that it was it was a dream of an evil omen. "A stern, a sad, a darkly meditative, a distrustful, if not a desperate man did he become from the night of that fearful dream."

5. I think the old man was really the devil, because it said his staff was like a snake and that is what the devil is. He also called him a serpent and all he did was put evil thoughts in Brown's head and told him not to turn back.

6.The staff represents a snake and how it is very deceiving to people. I wouldn't doubt that it was leading Brown along, but also his mind was in the wrong place, leading him to destruction.

7. If Brown had not ventured into the forest, none of this would have happened. He would not have doubted himself and his beloved wife Faith. They would be living happy lives and he would have a scripture put on his tombstone. I completely believe he would still have trust in Faith and the townspeople with all his heart.

Young Goodman Brown Story

I have just finished reading the story of Young Goodman Brown and I was a bit confused. Due to the text language, it was hard to concept what the writer was trying to say. I can't believe that whole story was about Goodman's dream and how he got so upset when he woke up. I'm not sure if his wife Faith looked up to heaven or wanted to follow the devil. I think it is crazy on how long Goodman Brown's dream went on for and how vivid it was for him to remember everything that had occured. Through the pain and stuggle, Goodman ended with no verse on his tombstone and his death was full of gloom. That just shows how much our dreams have an impact in our lives.

Tone and Mood

The story "Earth on Turtles Back," has a sense of  tone and mood. The tone, or the authors attitude toward the characters, the sublect and or the audience, is encouraging. The story gives off a feeling of happiness that even the smallest animal can do something great with determination. Also, the story gives you hope, that the chief's wife will live and the animals will create land for their people to stand on. The mood, or emotional state of the reader, is also happy. People feel comfort that the little muskrat saved the pregnant wife of the chief, so in the end they can all live happily ever after.

Socratic Seminar Notes

Mostly everyone in class agreed that we as people all have the right to our own opinions. We explained that people should be free to say whatever they want as long as they are open to what other people have to say on the matter. Also, as long as you state reasons to your opinions, you should be able to express anything you would like to say. In some situations, you shouldn't voice your opinion, such as when your parents are telling you to do something and you say that you dont think you should have to do it. There is always a time and place to sate your opinions, you just have to use them accordingly.

On the subject of technology, we all decided that our generation has poor communication. If we were to not have technology, we would all be more social and envolved in other peoples conversation. Since we do have technology, we feel more bold to say things online, than in person. We all feel invincible and that nothing can stop us, or put us down. With that, our socratic seminar came to a close with many opinions stated.

Reflections on Week 1

1. Factors that I think will affect my participation or experience in this class is access to a computer. If I am in a car traveling after a sports game or my family has taken up the computers with their work, it will be difficult to be plugged in with what's going on in the class online. Also, since I don't have a smart phone, it really limits me on internet access.

2. One of the best learning experiences I encountered was being yelled at from playing basketball. I learned how to take criticism without getting angry or fighting back. I always messed up and did something wrong and my coach yelled at me during the game in front of everyone. I learned that if I just pay attention the first time to what my coach has to say, I won't get yelled at later for doing it wrong. I knew that being yelled at was a learning experience, so that I will listen better and not mess up badly again.

3. I am most concerned that I will miss an assignment for this class, or I won't do a good job on one. I am looking forward to ending the year feeling accomplished and happy with what I have done. I think it will make a difference in my life to do everything with hard work and passion.

This Class

This week in class has been challenging and a lot of work. I did not feel strong at all until I took a lot of time to study for the poem and the vocabulary test. I will absolutely need to work hard constantly and work on how to manage my time accordingly. As long as my colleagues are feeling the same way I do, I won't feel as lost. When I see other people posting their comments, I understand how they think and by doing so, it gives me ideas that help me post my own comments. Therefore, when I have people with me, I feel strong about how I approach things.