Sunday, September 30, 2012

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.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

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

Monday, September 24, 2012

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

Monday, September 17, 2012

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

 

Sunday, September 16, 2012

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

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

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.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

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