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"Com" Words 5-12-17
- It was time to complete my journey, so I stayed the beast.
- Let's not try to compare him with her.
- We need a compass to find our way out of this forest!
- She is the best companion in the world of best companions!
- It's nice to have company after a while, you know?
- She just went and made the cake, she even combined the milk with the eggs!
- This is such a complex set of instructions!
- She follows the command of the general.
- We need to ask the committee about this situation, what do you think they will say?
- Hey computer, i'm home!
- Let's not start making comparisons with her and I! We don't even look alike! How?
- Those where some mean comments that you posted the other night about my sister! Take them back you jerk!
- This is way to complicated for me!
- Communicate is what they said, it would be easy is what they said!
- we have communication with the alien
Vocab 4-27-17
Kiara Apeles
4 - 26 - 17
VOCABULARY — Bridge to Terabithia
1.) Word: Pervert (Noun) A person whose sexual behavior is regarded as a normal and unacceptable.
Sentence: I have a friend, his name is Travis. He always tries to sneak into or hang around the girl's bathroom. People call him the pervert of the class.
2.) Word: Despise (verb) Look down on with disdain.
Sentence: I could tell he despised me. He look down on me like I was some child.
3.) Word: Distant (Adjective) Located far away spatially.
Sentence: I could only see her from a distance, her car driving away with my friend.
4.) Word: Whine (Verb) Complain whiningly
Sentence: The girl started to whine abruptly, yelling "I want my toy!!!"
5.) Word: Peculiar (Adjective) Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.
Sentence: "I don't there, there is just something peculiar about this kid." He mumbled.
6.) Word: Pandemonium (Noun) A state of extreme confusion and disorder.
Sentence: She had pandemonium, I guess this is too epic for her.
7.) Word: Assuring (Verb) Giving confidence
Sentence: She assured me that everything would be alright. I felt confidence grow inside.
8.) Word: Proverbial (Adjective) Relating to or resembling a condensed but memorable saying.
Sentence: This is the proverbial seven score and four years ago, knowing of this day.
9.) Word: Postpone (Verb) to hold back for a later time.
Sentence: They had to postpone the quiz till Monday for the children.
10.) Word: Protest (Noun) Utter words of objection.
Sentence: My friend likes to protest against bullies.
4 - 26 - 17
VOCABULARY — Bridge to Terabithia
1.) Word: Pervert (Noun) A person whose sexual behavior is regarded as a normal and unacceptable.
Sentence: I have a friend, his name is Travis. He always tries to sneak into or hang around the girl's bathroom. People call him the pervert of the class.
2.) Word: Despise (verb) Look down on with disdain.
Sentence: I could tell he despised me. He look down on me like I was some child.
3.) Word: Distant (Adjective) Located far away spatially.
Sentence: I could only see her from a distance, her car driving away with my friend.
4.) Word: Whine (Verb) Complain whiningly
Sentence: The girl started to whine abruptly, yelling "I want my toy!!!"
5.) Word: Peculiar (Adjective) Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.
Sentence: "I don't there, there is just something peculiar about this kid." He mumbled.
6.) Word: Pandemonium (Noun) A state of extreme confusion and disorder.
Sentence: She had pandemonium, I guess this is too epic for her.
7.) Word: Assuring (Verb) Giving confidence
Sentence: She assured me that everything would be alright. I felt confidence grow inside.
8.) Word: Proverbial (Adjective) Relating to or resembling a condensed but memorable saying.
Sentence: This is the proverbial seven score and four years ago, knowing of this day.
9.) Word: Postpone (Verb) to hold back for a later time.
Sentence: They had to postpone the quiz till Monday for the children.
10.) Word: Protest (Noun) Utter words of objection.
Sentence: My friend likes to protest against bullies.
Them Hutington Library
This week, we went to the Morgan Library, one of the most beautiful places I have been to! The two main arts that I wanted to write about was...the Diana or Artemis and the Japanese garden!
First if all, Diana was a greek and roman god, mainly with mythology. She was the goddess of hunting and also the moon. She has a twin brother named Apollo or...Apollo. Everywhere we went in the house, we say at least two Dianas, but the last diana that I saw was the painting. I could clarify that that was her because of the bow she had, the dog or deer, and the crescent moon she had on her head.
The next piece of art that I enjoyed was the Japanese Garden! Mainly because I love anime but that is beside the point. The cherry blossom trees were blooming and it was absolutely amazing! Not to mention how large the garden was, it was like you step foot IN Japan! They say that the purpose of its making was to fit the different gardens around the area, including the China Garden, Desert Garden, Jungle, and much more. This would be considered a piece of art because of how much time it must of taken to build the gardens, but I am not too sure if they were built when Mr. Mornadge was still alive. Over all, this specific piece of art has to be my one and truly favorite
First if all, Diana was a greek and roman god, mainly with mythology. She was the goddess of hunting and also the moon. She has a twin brother named Apollo or...Apollo. Everywhere we went in the house, we say at least two Dianas, but the last diana that I saw was the painting. I could clarify that that was her because of the bow she had, the dog or deer, and the crescent moon she had on her head.
The next piece of art that I enjoyed was the Japanese Garden! Mainly because I love anime but that is beside the point. The cherry blossom trees were blooming and it was absolutely amazing! Not to mention how large the garden was, it was like you step foot IN Japan! They say that the purpose of its making was to fit the different gardens around the area, including the China Garden, Desert Garden, Jungle, and much more. This would be considered a piece of art because of how much time it must of taken to build the gardens, but I am not too sure if they were built when Mr. Mornadge was still alive. Over all, this specific piece of art has to be my one and truly favorite
Vocab.
Today has to be the worst day ever! My best friend jeopardized the plan! Right then and there, all I can do is ponder because of her choice. The intensity of that mission was just right then and there perpetual! Is she hadn't been so timid onto getting the piece, I wouldn't be dreading over her! All the encouragement I gave her, all the cajoling...even my speech was surly. So now, I just contemplate onto my choices. My remorse for her wouldn't be the same as it is today. The worst part of this is that she would be obliterated after touching the artifact. In fact, I sense our friendship withering away. I was so ferocious at her! My anger started boiling inside me. I remembered her speech...she spoke it so keenly and clear. It was as if I was staring at...myself
Summary
In the short story, Gift of the Magi, a woman named Della wants to buy something for her husband, Jim. Della, out main character, lives in a poor house with a salary of eight dollars. Her husband, Jim, use to be very wealthy until they suddenly became broke. She only had one dollar and eighty-seven cents and it was Christmas Eve. Using the one belonging that she loved, also known as her hair, she sells it for twenty dollars. It was enough to buy Jim a gold chain for his most precious watch, which was passes down by generation to generation. When Christmas day came, Della brought Jim his present. He saw that she had cut her hair for the gold chain, but she didn't know that he sold his watch for valuable combs. In the end, our character find out that it doesn't matter how much or what the present is that they receive. The thing that matters where each other, their love, and their faith.
Hw for 11-28-16
Answer the following questions for tomorrow: 1. Who is responsible for Coyotito's death?Why? 2. Should Kino have thrown the pearl back in the ocean? Why? 3. Why is the story called the Gift of the Magi? 4. What is the deeper meaning of the short story “The Gift of the Magi”?
Answers:
1.) Kino is responsible for Coyotito's death because if he had just sold the pearl, then he wouldn't have been shot in the head by that rifle! Is Kino wasn't so greedy, then there would be peace through the town of La Paz. 2.) Yes because if he tried to sell it, would good will it do? He lost his son, he got the rifle, but his life wouldn't be any better with the money. 3.) The story is called Gift of the Magi because the Magi grave gifts to Jesus with love and worship. Dala sold her hair for Jim, whom she loved very deeply about like how the. ago gave the gifts to Jesus. 4.) The deeper meaning of this story is that it doesn't matter how much the gift costed, as long as you gave it to them with love it's perfect!
1.) Kino is responsible for Coyotito's death because if he had just sold the pearl, then he wouldn't have been shot in the head by that rifle! Is Kino wasn't so greedy, then there would be peace through the town of La Paz. 2.) Yes because if he tried to sell it, would good will it do? He lost his son, he got the rifle, but his life wouldn't be any better with the money. 3.) The story is called Gift of the Magi because the Magi grave gifts to Jesus with love and worship. Dala sold her hair for Jim, whom she loved very deeply about like how the. ago gave the gifts to Jesus. 4.) The deeper meaning of this story is that it doesn't matter how much the gift costed, as long as you gave it to them with love it's perfect!
Facts about O'Henry
- His real name is William Sydney Porter
- He was a American short story writer
- He was born September 11, 1862
- He died June 5, 1910
- His short stories expressed character through humor, grim or ironic
- He had one daughter
- He is the author of the short story, The Gift of the Magi
- He was born in North Carolina
- People know him for his pen name of O'Henery
- He attended school for a while, then he clerked at his uncle's drugstore
- O'Henery was sent to prison for three years after his wife's death
- He is mostly known for his story The Four Million
- After his death, his stories were still collected
- The gift of the Magi is about the poverty-stricken New York who sell valued positions for a Christmas gift
- He used a lot of suprise endings in his short stories
Vocabulary
Cautious (Adjective): (of a person) careful to avoid potential problems or dangers. (of an action) characterized by the desire to avoid potential problems.
clef (noun): any of several symbols placed at the left-hand end of a staff, indicating the pitch of the notes written on it.
desert (Noun) a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.
feverish (Adjective) having or showing the symptoms of a fever. displaying a frenetic excitement or energy.
goading (Verb): provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction.
guttural (Adjective) (of a speech sound) produced in the throat; harsh-sounding.
lumbered (Verb) move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
monolithic (Adjective) formed of a single large block of stone. (of an organization or system) large, powerful, and intractably indivisible and uniform.
monotonously (Adjective) uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone : marked by a sameness of pitch and intensity.
panic (noun) sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior.
pelted (verb) attack (someone) by repeatedly hurling things at them.
resin (noun) a sticky flammable organic substance, insoluble in water, exuded by some trees and other plants (notably fir and pine).
rutted (Verb) engage in rutting.
shimmering (verb) shine with a soft tremulous light.
slouching (verb) stand, move, or sit in a lazy, drooping way.
spurs (noun) a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward.
strayed (Verb) move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place.
symbolic (Adjective) serving as a symbol.
triumphant (Adjective) having won a battle or contest; victorious.
warning (noun) a statement or event that indicates a possible or impending danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation.
SENTENCES
She was very cautious over the occasion.
He wrote all of the clefts in the write style.
The desert was so wide, it was also very hot.
She looked very feverish after the party.
She was goading about the win yesterday.
She made a very guttural sound when it was her turn to sing.
The tree lumbered down the hill, and it was gone.
Over many years, the it became a monolithic.
He had a harsh monotonously voice while asking the kids who did it?
She was in a panic after the car crash.
He was pelted down by the cops.
The resin then rose from the waterm, and burned everything in it's path.
The building rutted and was gone.
The pearl shimmered in the sun.
He slouched after the long doy of training.
The spurs where thrown as a decision for the criminal
He strayed away from the trail they needed to follow.
He had a symbolic sign implanted onto his fingers,
He was trumphant after the race.
The warnings where severe, but no one herd it.
clef (noun): any of several symbols placed at the left-hand end of a staff, indicating the pitch of the notes written on it.
desert (Noun) a dry, barren area of land, especially one covered with sand, that is characteristically desolate, waterless, and without vegetation.
feverish (Adjective) having or showing the symptoms of a fever. displaying a frenetic excitement or energy.
goading (Verb): provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction.
guttural (Adjective) (of a speech sound) produced in the throat; harsh-sounding.
lumbered (Verb) move in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
monolithic (Adjective) formed of a single large block of stone. (of an organization or system) large, powerful, and intractably indivisible and uniform.
monotonously (Adjective) uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone : marked by a sameness of pitch and intensity.
panic (noun) sudden uncontrollable fear or anxiety, often causing wildly unthinking behavior.
pelted (verb) attack (someone) by repeatedly hurling things at them.
resin (noun) a sticky flammable organic substance, insoluble in water, exuded by some trees and other plants (notably fir and pine).
rutted (Verb) engage in rutting.
shimmering (verb) shine with a soft tremulous light.
slouching (verb) stand, move, or sit in a lazy, drooping way.
spurs (noun) a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward.
strayed (Verb) move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place.
symbolic (Adjective) serving as a symbol.
triumphant (Adjective) having won a battle or contest; victorious.
warning (noun) a statement or event that indicates a possible or impending danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation.
SENTENCES
She was very cautious over the occasion.
He wrote all of the clefts in the write style.
The desert was so wide, it was also very hot.
She looked very feverish after the party.
She was goading about the win yesterday.
She made a very guttural sound when it was her turn to sing.
The tree lumbered down the hill, and it was gone.
Over many years, the it became a monolithic.
He had a harsh monotonously voice while asking the kids who did it?
She was in a panic after the car crash.
He was pelted down by the cops.
The resin then rose from the waterm, and burned everything in it's path.
The building rutted and was gone.
The pearl shimmered in the sun.
He slouched after the long doy of training.
The spurs where thrown as a decision for the criminal
He strayed away from the trail they needed to follow.
He had a symbolic sign implanted onto his fingers,
He was trumphant after the race.
The warnings where severe, but no one herd it.
Twist on the story!
"Good morning, my friend," the stout man said. "What can I do for you?"
Kino stared around the office, now squinting because of the sun outside. As his focus got more precise, the only thing he could see was the pearl buyers eyes, unwinding like those of a hawks. He was waiting for the pearl he thought.
"I brought a pearl." Kino spoke as his brother walked to his side. They bother where now inside, looking at the stout perl buyer, and his coin dancing around his fingers.
"Ah, you brought a pearl? A man brings a pearl and says it's a good pearl but its just like the others." The man said. "Now, let us see this pearl so we could tell the price, and sell it!"
Now, Kino wanted to add his own dramatic effects. So, he slowly pulled out his brown leather bag, and slowly pulled out the deer skin wrapping the great pearl. He then slowly opened the deer skin to reveal the great glistening pearl. He released it onto the velvet tray and the buyer just stared at it. He stared at it, his expression not changing even the slightest.
"Well?" Kink asked calmly, "Is it a good pearl?"
The pearl buyer starred at it for a few moments, before fixating back to reality.
"This is a good pearl." He said, "One of the best that I have seen so far! I'll put..." He paused for a minute or two, thinking about the price he wanted the pearl for. He knew he couldn't go to high nor too low for fear of them leaving or wasting their pesos.
Kino and Juan Tomás held their breaths. The neighbors outside whispered to one another passing it on like a herd to another, "No price, there has been no price yet!" Kino was hopping with all his will and faith that it would be a reasonable price.
"Would you like me to offer...about 30,000 pesos? No more no less."
Kino let his breath stray in the air for a moment, before looking at his brother for wisdom.
"Is 35,000 available?" Asked Kino.
"Yes indeed it is!" Replied the pearl buyer, his voice with the tone of joy, "I will like to buy this pearl for 35,000 pesos!"
The neighbors all celebrated with joy, for Kino was a rich man now, richer than any pearl could be sold for.
Kino stared around the office, now squinting because of the sun outside. As his focus got more precise, the only thing he could see was the pearl buyers eyes, unwinding like those of a hawks. He was waiting for the pearl he thought.
"I brought a pearl." Kino spoke as his brother walked to his side. They bother where now inside, looking at the stout perl buyer, and his coin dancing around his fingers.
"Ah, you brought a pearl? A man brings a pearl and says it's a good pearl but its just like the others." The man said. "Now, let us see this pearl so we could tell the price, and sell it!"
Now, Kino wanted to add his own dramatic effects. So, he slowly pulled out his brown leather bag, and slowly pulled out the deer skin wrapping the great pearl. He then slowly opened the deer skin to reveal the great glistening pearl. He released it onto the velvet tray and the buyer just stared at it. He stared at it, his expression not changing even the slightest.
"Well?" Kink asked calmly, "Is it a good pearl?"
The pearl buyer starred at it for a few moments, before fixating back to reality.
"This is a good pearl." He said, "One of the best that I have seen so far! I'll put..." He paused for a minute or two, thinking about the price he wanted the pearl for. He knew he couldn't go to high nor too low for fear of them leaving or wasting their pesos.
Kino and Juan Tomás held their breaths. The neighbors outside whispered to one another passing it on like a herd to another, "No price, there has been no price yet!" Kino was hopping with all his will and faith that it would be a reasonable price.
"Would you like me to offer...about 30,000 pesos? No more no less."
Kino let his breath stray in the air for a moment, before looking at his brother for wisdom.
"Is 35,000 available?" Asked Kino.
"Yes indeed it is!" Replied the pearl buyer, his voice with the tone of joy, "I will like to buy this pearl for 35,000 pesos!"
The neighbors all celebrated with joy, for Kino was a rich man now, richer than any pearl could be sold for.
Summary
The Short Story "First Day" by Edward P. Jones takes place in New Jersey during September on the first days of school. It tells the story of a little girl and a Moma who wants to make sure her child gets the education she needs. They go through some obstacles with bad receptionists and the school they really want to go to. They go through tough times to get to this goal. First, Moma faces with being rejected from the school of Seaton because of living in a poor community. Then, she is appointed to go to the school of Walker Jones School, an school closer to their home. After that, Moma starts telling the receptionist of Seaton reasons on why she wants her daughter to gee hear instead of Walker Jones. Next, she gets rejected again and is forced to go to the school of Walker Jones. Finally, the little girl finds out that her mother can't read, making the woman at the front desk in Walker Jones, more proud of herself. As the story ends, we find the little girl having to attend a class at Walker Jones, while Moma is worried for her daughter who know attends this school.