IMMIGRANTS IN OUR OWN LAND

I think jimmy was in a very dark place when he wrote this poem because it starts to decline as he writes.

SOUND OF THUNDER STUDY GUIDE

I.
annihilate-destroy utterly
expendable-unneeded
infinitesimally-too small to measure
primeval-ancient
resilient-strong
revoke-to cancel
sheathed-protective covering
subliminal-unconscious
taint-trace
undulate-move with a smooth wavelike motion
foreshadowing-to signal
An example of foreshadowing is when the guide tells Eckels not to panic at the first shot of the T-Rex and he does and it makes the other guides panic.
simile-uses words "like" and "as"
An example of a simile is when Eckels compares Africa to Illinois and uses "like".
metaphor-unstated comparison
An example of a metaphor is when Bradbury compares pterodactyls to night fever.
protagonist-main character
The protagonist is Eckels.
II.
Visited the Time Safari Inc.
10,000 and government action
live in 1492, because Deutscher had worst kind of dictatorship.
6 safari leaders died and 12 hunters were killed
Mr Travis
4 others
2 shots in the eye and then go to the brain

AN EARTH SHATTERING FART

I think this story is really suspenseful. The way Bradbury uses a lot of words that are giving hints on what's happening but he makes you figure things out by yourself. I really like how they go back in time becuase I've always wanted to do that!

EMERSON PRESENTATIONS DAY 3

we can't sit around and wait for happiness
don't rely on other people to bring you happiness
Emerson urges his readers to follow their individual
don't be a person your not people only judge us from what they see
can't hate something you don't know

EMERSON PRESENTATIONS DAY 2

everyone's opinions say something
speak the truth no matter what
don't give into labels becuase we're our own person
do what ever makes you happy
rely on our own beliefs
your not living life to please others but to please yourself
being great and try to understand yourself
society might judge them
people don't wanna say what they think becuase they don't wanna be judged

EMERSON PRESENTATIONS DAY

every hearts vibrates to its own string- relates to some people
kids are capable of great things
nothing can make you happier than yourself
you give yourself the advice you need wants everyone to open their mind and see what other people think

IM SELF RELIANT

what does Emerson mean by "society is a wave?"

VOCAB

meme- an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation

virus- an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host

viral- relating to or involving an image, video, piece of information, etc., that is circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another

blog- a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style

wiki- website that allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users

url- universal resource locator

website- a location connected to the Internet that maintains one or more pages on the World Wide Web

www- World Wide Web

Internet- The global communication network that allows almost all computers worldwide to connect and exchange information

2.0- used to denote a superior or more advanced version of an original concept, product, service, etc

open source- denoting software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified

COLLEGE CAREER

The college career thing was kind of fun, it talked about a lot of different careers and what to do after college.

TEAM VOCAB

The presidential debate was aggravating the American people. Donald Trumps supporters are hypnotized by the things he says. He also accused Hilary for being a liar and he would put her in jail if he becomes president. His ideas will transform America to chaos. I think Donald Trump should be suspended from from the debate for not acting professional. The future with trump will be melancholy for the citizens. Meanwhile others are anticipating Hillary Clinton plans will be good for the country.

LETTER TO MENTOR DRAFT 1

Dear mentor,
           I want you to help me with my big question. Why does the week start on Sunday and end on Saturday? When we think of Sunday, we think of the last day of the week not the first. And Saturday is like the first day of break from a hard week of school/work. I'm confused on this subject, please help in anyway possible.

VOCAB

venomous-capable of injecting venom

stolid-calm

hypnotized-capture the whole attention of someone

suspended-temporality prevent from continuing

transformed-dramatic change in the form

accuse-charge someone with an offense or crime

anticipate-to expect

fringe-an ornamental border of threads left loose

melancholy-a feeling of pensive sadness

earnestly-purposeful

dissolve-cause to become incorporated into a liquid

aggravate-make a problem worse or more serious

illuminate-light up

capillary-any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules

proboscis-the nose of a mammal

RESPECT MY AUTHORITY

When I'm in out in public authority threatens my willingness from being myself by seeing a police car or grown up that I know. Those things hold me back by being older and more mature so I try to act polite in front of them. I'm usually fun and out going but when I see them it takes a while to get used to the way they react to my actions.

INCITING INCIDENT

The inciting incident of the pedestrian is when Leonard Mead got stopped by a cop and started questioning him.

MISTAKES FOR PRESIDENT

Last night in the president debate was very confusing becuase Clinton is a liar and trump is just mean. They just kept talking about stamina and how Hillary doesn't haven't any and that trump doesn't know how to be president.

SOMETIMES MY MIND...

Sometimes my mind wanders off and I don't know what I'm thinking. Something usually happens a little later and jogs my memory and I remember what I was thinking.

PEDESTRIAN

My first impression is that he seems like he likes to have a lot of alone time and enjoys night walks.

MY BIG QUESTION DISCIPLINE

why do we say we're going to something but when it comes to reality, we don't do it?

vocabulary list #4

intermittent-not continuous or steady
ebb-the movement of tide out to sea
regress-return to a former or less developed state
tendency-an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior
antiseptic-donating substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
Some graphs are intermittent graphs.
The ebb took my surfboard out to the sea.
Nobody would regress form California.
I have a tendency to eat a lot.
My parents bought some antiseptics for my cat.

MY ARIES

I think my grade was a good grade because I put a lot of work in it and I did what was needed. I think I deserve an A because I've turned in most/all of the work and got good grades on them for this course.

literary analysis #1

#3 I feel like the author wakes up early and drinks caffeine in the morning because he uses very diacriptive language. I think the author excerises because he shows a lot of energy towards writing. No I don't think the authors drinks alcohol. I think the author eats a nice nutritional breakfast from Denny's.
#4 literary technique: imagery because he uses diacriptive language. diction because he uses mean words for count Olaf so he could sound like a mean guy. foreshadowing because in the beginning of the story the author says to put down the book and read a different one and it makes you want to keep reading to see what happens.

literary analysis #1

1. it starts off by the children's parents dying and they didn't have any close family so they were forced to live with this weird uncle that they don't like and tried to steal all their money by marrying the daughter so they run away.
2. the theme is good versus evil because the kids are just trying to live and the evil uncle is trying to control their life.

YGB QUESTIONS

I think the authors purpose was to say that people aren't always who they say they are because his childhood teacher seemed nice but she was friends with the devil. At first faith does fit her until GOODMAN brown leaves and she turns evil. I think the pink ribbons signified Faith's good in her and once the ribbons were gone she turned evil. I think GOODMAN brown was dreaming because when he saw Goody from his childhood she didn't even look at him and all of his fears became reality in his dream. I think the old man is really the devil because he uses Faith in a ceremony that turns her to evil. The staff represents GOODMAN brown to go onward in the forest with the devil and the witch because he wants to turn brown evil also. If brown stayed with his wife I think he would have still had his wife because he wouldn't have let anything happen to her and protected her from evil .

YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN

my first impression on young GOODMAN brown is that he should've went back to the village to see what was going on. if he sensed something was wrong then he should've gone back but he wanted to stay true to Faith and stayed away for one night. I think GOODMAN brown is weird because he doesn't talk to his wife the wrest of his life so he'll never know if she turned evil.

conscience of a hacker

after reading this I could tell the writer was trying to prove a point. he was trying to let everyone know what interests him and getting frustrated because people don't like hackers.

SOCRATIC SEMINAR

similarities are that they use the same descriptive language and the difference is they talk about how earth started and we don't talk about that in present day

MY BIG QUESTION

why does the week start on Sunday and end on Saturday ?

ANCIENT STORIES

It's different because it talks about taking animals and the way earth started. It's very important for the text to be enchanted in the retelling so people get the main idea of the story. Another story like earth on turtles back is Morning glory in Evening Shadow because it talks about a guy coming to America like the way the lady came to the water with all of the talking animals.

The Earth on Turtle's Back

The earth on turtles back is a story about how life started on earth. I like how the muskrat volunteered to save a human that he didn't even know and almost died trying :)

Thoughts on "Richard Cory"

After reading the first stanza of Richard Cory, it seemed like everybody liked him and I was just confused why he shot himself. I wanna know more about the reason he shit himself.

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