Vocabulary #6

abase - verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
abdicate - verb give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
abomination - noun an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorrence; a person who is loathsome or disgusting; hate coupled with disgust
brusque - adj. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
saboteur - noun someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks; a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
debauchery - noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
proliferate - verb cause to grow or increase rapidly; grow rapidly
anachronism - noun an artifact that belongs to another time; a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age;something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
nomenclature - noun a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
expurgate - verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
bellicose - adj. having or showing a ready disposition to fight
gauche - adj. lacking social polish
rapacious - adj. excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities; living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
paradox - noun (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
conundrum - noun a difficult problem
anomaly - noun (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun); a person who is unusual; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
ephemeral - adj. lasting a very short time; nounanything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
rancorous - adj. showing deep-seated resentment
churlish - adj. having a bad disposition; surly;rude and boorish
precipitous - adj. characterized by precipices;extremely steep; done with very great haste and without due deliberation

Everything is a Remix

- remixing started with music 

- taking another piece to remix it 

- creativity 

- light bulb represents a moment of insight

- copy- taking a piece and copying it in the same way  

- transformation- creating variations from an already existing thing such as the steam engine, type writer, light bulb 

- combinations- taking existing stuff and merging them together such as the World Wide Web 

- movie scenes are very similar in different movies such as the  Tin man and Tin women 

- implications on originality of remixing the work of other people 

- two distortions 

- lone creator- romantic idea. dominance idea in the culture 

- ideas are property- ideas are not property. You can't take the idea from someone else. Chain of events happen

- ideas contain other ideas 

My New and Improved Characters Journey

Here I am, stepping foot on the college I dreamed of going to, and it has finally become a reality. All of these years of stress from not only schoolwork but my own personal works have finally paid off. The college campus seems a little intimidating because it is so big and there are so many people I don't know. There are many thoughts and questions running through my head because it is not only a step onto the campus but another step closer to my future. There is so many people here I don't know where to start. I see a kid that looks lost too, I introduce myself to him and he introduces himself to me too. We eventually become "lost" friends trying to find out where to start. His name is Josh and he just so happens to be my roommate. After we chatted for a while we find someone who knows directions and ask them where to go to get started moving in to the dorms. I have all of my essentials ready to go to move in. The person we found for help guided Josh and I to the dorms where we were staying at. This is it, I finally reached my room and it was time to start unpacking.
After finishing setting up in my dorm room, it was time to explore. I walked around the campus with my roommate and friend Josh, and he and I saw some amazing things on campus. The transition from high school to now is unreal and everything is so much bigger. I saw some amazing building and sports complexes. I also met some new people which was good because it is what I'm going to need to do in order to survive college. After exploring the campus for a while, Josh and I headed back to the dorm because it was late and we had class the next day. As we got back, we got into our beds and got ready to sleep. I had a hard time sleeping because many thoughts were running through my head about what I was getting myself into. I finally fell asleep and got lost in my dreams. Morning came and it was time to get ready for class. As I was walking to class, I witnessed what a normal school day looked like by all of the different people I saw. I walked up to the door of my first class, which was history, and I had butterflies in my stomach. I walked into the classroom and introduced myself to the professor and went to my seat. Class went on and my butterflies started to die down. As the day went on and I jumped from class to class, my butterflies were gone. School was finished and I felt good about my first day. I went back to my room where I saw Josh and he and I talked about our first day of school. Both of us had a good day at school and we wanted to celebrate it. We decided to go get some food and then float the river that was right next to the school. We went to the store and bought a raft and then bought and ice chest to bring on board. We started to float down and the scenery was unreal. After floating the river, we got tired because it was late and it was a long day. We headed back to our room where we relaxed until it was the appropriate time to go to sleep. After relaxation, it was time to sleep. I got in bed and my thoughts came back to me about my journey to this school and what my future has in store for me. This is where I start my new journey.

Character Study 3

After finishing setting up in my dorm room, it was time to explore. I walked around the campus with my roommate and friend Josh, and he and I saw some amazing things on campus. The transition from high school to now is unreal and everything is so much bigger. I saw some amazing building and sports complexes. I also met some new people which was good because it is what I'm going to need to do in order to survive college. After exploring the campus for a while, Josh and I headed back to the dorm because it was late and we had class the next day. As we got back, we got into our beds and got ready to sleep. I had a hard time sleeping because many thoughts were running through my head about what I was getting myself into. I finally fell asleep and got lost in my dreams. Morning came and it was time to get ready for class. As I was walking to class, I witnessed what a normal school day looked like by all of the different people I saw. I walked up to the door of my first class, which was history, and I had butterflies in my stomach. I walked into the classroom and introduced myself to the professor and went to my seat. Class went on and my butterflies started to die down. As the day went on and I jumped from class to class, my butterflies were gone. School was finished and I felt good about my first day. I went back to my room where I saw Josh and he and I talked about our first day of school. Both of us had a good day at school and we wanted to celebrate it. We decided to go get some food and then float the river that was right next to the school. We went to the store and bought a raft and then bought and ice chest to bring on board. We started to float down and the scenery was unreal. After floating the river, we got tired because it was late and it was a long day. We headed back to our room where we relaxed until it was the appropriate time to go to sleep. After relaxation, it was time to sleep. I got in bed and my thoughts came back to me about my journey to this school and what my future has in store for me. This is where I start my new journey.

Canterbury Tales 2

Character: The Cook
The Cooks prologue:

•  Indirect characterization because it was giving his appearance and his environment

The Cooks tale:

•  Indirect characterization because he was the one talking which showed his character
• Direct characterization because it directly states the man in the story resembles the cool

Chaucer's tone:

• Chaucer's tone at first consisted of him making fun of the Cook and his life. He made fun of it in a sarcastic way but then realized the cook had lost certain qualities that made him. Chaucer then felt a little guilty and told the Cook to let it go.

Chaucer's humor:

• Consisted of irony because the Cooks wealth and happiness in the beginning later crashed towards the end. Chaucer made fun of the Cook and how the Cook let himself fall.

Canterbury Tales 1

Bede

• A time of illiterate people
• Latin Language
• made up of a lot of cities and long days and nights
• study in god and faith
• Migrants inhabited Britain

Canterbury Tales

• a series of tales told on a pilgrimage to Canterbury
• each story is told differently and through different perspective
• Characters have different social classes such as aristocracy, upper class, middle class, virtuous lower class, and degraded lower class
• Tales have a diversity in personalities with roles in society
• the lower class is described in indirect characterization
• the characters tell stories to Canterbury and on the way back and whoever tells the best Tale, decided by the host, gets a free supper paid by all of the other characters

Some Characters

• The knight- honorable and heroic
• The knights son -the same as his dad
• The monk- ironically fat as he was supposed to live in poverty
• The friar- knew a lot of people and was the best beggar
• The merchant- was in debt but didn't show it and he was respected for it
• The cook- selfish man who lacks in morals
• The doctor- good at his job but was more in it for the money. Science and religion at this time crashed and he didn't read the bible
• The host- was a very kind man and gave advice

Phonar

• Phonar is photography narrative
• It is about habits
• Thinking through doing
• The habits define us and we can inherit habits
• What is a photograph? It is physical, it ages, 2-dimesnional.
• The photograph is about the experience
• The photograph is a square made to ship
• If you want to change the world you have to start describing it differently
• It is all about different perspectives
• Being connected and trusted

Apollos Hester

Stressed out and need some motivation? Watch this kid...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7ymriMhoj0

Green Eggs and Hamlet

a) I don't know much about Hamlet but I do know that is was written by Shakespeare.
b) I know that Shakespeare is an intelligent writer. I also know that he has important messages in his writings.
c) Students frown when they hear the name "Shakespeare" because they know that Shakespeare can be hard to understand/read. I frown when I hear Shakespeare as well because his work is hard for me to understand/read. People who study Shakespeare are able to understand his work and tell us that his work is advanced and intelligent.
d) Well since it is probably going to be hard to understand individually, I would like to tackle this play with some groups so that we can all help one another on questions or confusions we have.

Vocabulary #5

shenanigans- silly of high-spirited behavior
ricochet - noun a glancing rebound; verb spring back; spring away from an impact
schism - noun division of a group into opposing factions; the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
eschew - verb avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
plethora - noun extreme excess
ebullient - adj. joyously unrestrained
garrulous - adj. full of trivial conversation
harangue - noun a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion; verb deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
interdependence - noun a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
capricious - adj. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; changeable
loquacious - adj. full of trivial conversation
ephemeral - adj. lasting a very short time; noun anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form
inchoate - adj. only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
juxtapose - verb place side by side
perspicacious - adj. acutely insightful and wise; mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
codswallop - noun nonsensical talk or writing
mungo-things that tend to be incorrigible reprobates and are best avoided
sesquipedalian- to using long words
wonky - adj. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; turned or twisted toward one side
diphthong - noun a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another

Character study #1

Here I am, stepping foot on the college I dreamed of going to, and it has finally become a reality. All of these years of stress from not only schoolwork but my own personal works have finally paid off. The college campus seems a little intimidating because it is so big and there are so many people I don't know. There are many thoughts and questions running through my head because it is not only a step onto the campus but another step closer to my future. There is so many people here I don't know where to start. I see a kid that looks lost too, I introduce myself to him and he introduces himself to me too. We eventually become "lost" friends trying to find out where to start. His name is Josh and he just so happens to be my roommate. After we chatted for a while we find someone who knows directions and ask them where to go to get started moving in to the dorms. I have all of my essentials ready to go to move in. The person we found for help guided Josh and I to the dorms where we were staying at. This is it, I finally reached my room and it was time to start unpacking.

My Dashboard

I like the idea of the whole netvibes but I don't think it is necessary for me. I have everything I need already in my folders stored on my phone. All of my apps are organized and right in front of me as it is. I have my apps organized in folders such as my school folder. I also have my calender, weather, alarm and all of the necessities organized and on the go so I feel as if the netvibes isn't necessary for me.