The BIG question

So Nick an I were having an intense conversation about life, you know who defines whats right, and whats wrong. which i guess is every athiasts question right? not that religion has anything to do with it, but if that comes into play than all those hard questions become simple and resolve themself. I dont think thats good enough. I would be engulfed with joy if i knew that i was part of something bigger than myself...life is a wonderful mistery.

vocab list #9

 Bosom: Close to the <3, chest
2. Prudently: Practically
3. Inveterate: Habitually
4. Propensity: Likely hood, Natural tendacy to behave in particular way.
5. Repose: state of rest
6. Stripling: youth, young
7. Sequester: isolate, Or hide away
8. Purport: To intend, Mean, Signify, Imply
9. Imbibed: Drink In
10. Apparition: A vision of something super natural
11. Incessant: On going
12. Cognomen: Name, Nickname, Last name
13. Reverie: Dream-Like state, trans, day dream
14. Gambol: play
15. Spectre: ghost you can see
16. Terry: To linger, delay

Vocab. List #8

Flout: Openly disregard (a rule, law or convention): "these same companies still flout basic ethical practices".


Caveat: A warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations. “Yet it is appropriate to issue certain caveats here”

Blazon: Display prominently or vividly. ”The knights shield displayed an heraldic blazon which identified the knight”


filch: Pilfer or steal (something, esp. a thing of small value) in a casual way “I didn’t have enough money for the headphones, so I filched them.”


fractious: Easily irritated; bad-tempered: "they fight and squabble like fractious children".


Equitable: Fair and impartial. “The tax policies are equitable”


autonomy: A self-governing country or region “America is not a autonomy country”


addendum: An item of additional material, typically omissions, added at the end of a book or other publication. “See addendum to the rics post graduate diploma in property investment prospectus”


Amnesty: An official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses. “I would like to declare an amnesty, in the hope they may be returned”


Axiomatic: Self-evident or unquestionable. “The war in the west that the war was won in the west has become axiomatic”


Extricate: Free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty. “Extricatestill extricating himself out of his parachute so he had no chance to run anywhere.”


Soporific: Tending to induce drowsiness or sleep. “Engine noise is minimal with only a slight and quite soporific vibration.”


Scathing: Witheringly scornful; severely critical: "a scathing attack on the governor".


Unwieldy Difficult to carry or move because of its size, shape, or weight: "the first mechanical clocks were large and unwieldy".


Vapid: Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging: "tuneful but vapid musical comedies".


Prognosticate: Foretell or prophesy. “Prognosticates some great revolution in the land.

Sepulchral: Of or relating to a tomb or interment: "sepulchral monuments".


Salutary: (esp. with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) Producing good effects; beneficial.


Straitlaced: priggish: exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my plugs".


Scourge: A whip used as an instrument of punishment. “we used to scourge them in the prison.”


Precept: A general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought. “This violates every precept of english law as well as natural justice.”


Transient: Lasting only for a short time; impermanent. “Our relationship was Transient.”

just a wee late... vocab list #7

 ad infinitum: No limits; endless
ex. Counting numbers is ad infinitum.
2. apportion: to divide proportionally
ex. The brothers apportion their chores.
3. bona fide: authentic; true
ex. The president's words were bona fide.
4. buoyant: able to float; floating
ex. The drift wood was buoyant.
5. clique: a small, exclusive group of people
ex. There are many cliques in school.

6. concede: to acknowledge
ex. The teacher conceded the student's work.
7. congenial: agreeable or pleasing in nature or character
ex. The terms of the contract were congenial.
8. lofty: extending high in rank or in height
ex. The CEO is lofty.
9. migration: to go from one country or region to another; to shift
ex. Migration boomed the United State's population in the 1800s.
10. perceive: to identify by means of the senses
ex. I was able to perceive the board by seeing it.
11. perverse: determined to counter what is expected
ex. The failing student was preverse and got an A on his exam.
12. prelude: any action, event, comment, etc. that precedes something else.
ex. The prelude to the book gave us a hint on what to expect.
13. rancid: having an unpleasant smell or taste
ex. The bathroom gave off a rancid smell.
14. rustic: simple, unsophisticated
ex. The essay was rustic.
15. sever: to seperate from the whole
ex. Being different dosn't necessarily sever anyone from humanity.
16. sordid: dirty
ex. The restaurant was sordid.
17. untenable: incapable of being defended, as an argument
ex. He couldn't come up with a conclusion so his thesis was untenable.
18. versatile: capable of many uses
ex. Water is versatile.
19. vindicate: to justify by argument or evidence
ex. The lawyer's case was vindicate.
20. wane: to decrease in strenght
ex. After someone stops working out, they will wane.

Take a walk.

So here I am on the top of a mountain, it's hard to breathe. But anyways I though I'd be alone here, it seems that no matter where you go there's always something to remind you that civilization along with all the problems it comes with is waiting for you as soon as you walk back down. Even up here there's paved roads and telephone poles to remind you that industrialization has take over and the only way out of this earth is death. And up here it easy to "trip" and not have to worry About the problems you might have tomorrow... But I have a brain and with that brain comes a little voice saying that life is worth living and that all this beauty surrounding me makes up for every imperfection humanity comes with, even though I know that isn't true. So now I'll walk back down to my car where I can contemplate that this dream that others call life isn't worth waking up from.

A dream with in a dream

I'm not going to BS On this post and I won't sugar coat what I'm about to say life sucks and there's tons of obstacles to go thru, and that's what poe was going on about how all of his best memories seemed to be only a dream and once we awakes it's all gone, and dreaming and remembering aboutall those great times that can never be relived unless you think about it but the feeling of nestalga can only last and support you for so long

vocab words Week of september 24th

Adroit; Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.


Amicable; of relations between people) Having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor.


Averse; Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something


Belligerent; Hostile and aggressive


Benevolent: Well meaning and kindly.


Cursory; Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed


Duplicity; Deceitfulness; double-dealing


Extol: Praise enthusiastically


Feasible; Possible to do easily or conveniently


Grimace; A twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.


Holocaust: Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale


Impervious; Not allowing something to pass through; not penetrable


Impetus The force or energy or momentum with which a body moves


Jeopardy; Danger of loss, harm, or failure


Meticulous; Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.


Nostalgia; A sentimental longing for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.


Quintessence: The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class


Retrogress: Go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one


Scrutinize: Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly


Tepid; Showing little enthusiasm

vocabulary list #5

Allude: Suggest or call attention to indirectly


clairvoyant: A person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.


conclusive: (of evidence or argument) Serving to prove a case


disreputable: Not considered to be respectable in character or appearance


endemic: (of a disease or condition) Regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.


exemplary: Serving as a desirable model


fathom: A unit of length equal to six feet (approximately 1.8 m), chiefly used in reference to the depth of water./ Understand after much thought.


guile: Sly or cunning intelligence.


integrity: The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.


itinerary: A planned route or journey.


misconstrue: To misunderstand or be in error


obnoxious: Extremely unpleasant


placate: Make (someone) less angry or hostile


placid: Not easily upset or excited.


plagiarism: The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.


potent: Having great power, influence, or effect


pretext: The text before the text


protrude: Extend beyond or above a surface


stark: Severe or bare in appearance or outline


superficial: shallow

　

Revision... For the most part

Well considering I didn't turn an esseay in to begin with I really can't fake this and say what I'd do to improve my writing, instead I'll go on saying how I really should of prepared more to at least finish this assimgment. I hope the honesty counts for something. (granted not much) so for now I'll just wait this one out

AHA!!!!

My aha moment was on the conversation on symbolism, not exactly when doctor Preston was giving his "lecture" but when I was talking to Ian. He brought up that not only words and logos represent something, but also colors. For example when you see red and yellow most people think OMG MCDONALD'S!!!! so yeah that's my Aha moment.

September 4th vocab words and Definitions

 encomium:  A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly.
 coherent:  Logical and consisten 
 belabor:  Argue or elaborate/ Attack or assault 
 eschew: Deliberately avoid using; abstain from 
 acquisitive: Excessively interested in acquiring money or material things 
 emulate: Match or surpass 
 arrogate: Take or claim 
 banal: So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring 
 excoriation: abrasion: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off. 
 congeal: Solidify or coagulate
 carping: Difficult to please 
 substantiate: Provide evidence to support or prove the truth of
 temporize:Avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time
 largesse: Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others 
 tenable: Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection 
 insatiable: Impossible to satisfy 
 reconnaissance: Preliminary surveying or research: 
 germane: Relevant to a subject under consideration 
 ramify: Cause to branch or spread out 
 intransigent: Unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something 
 taciturn: Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. 
 invidious: Likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger in others

Today's lesson was...

Mood and tone. So today we were asked to post about the mood and tone of earth on turtles back, it's a mith. Something that has been past on an on I think the mood for this little myth was one of percervirance, for example when the animals were determined to pull the earth out of the water and for the tone? It was one of amazement

For the Record...

So this is my first post on the blog...not to excited but i am sure this class will be one of the best ones i'm taking through out my high school years.