Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Life after this blog post
" Problem is, you think you have time," i once read. Patience is a good virtue but I don't think it fits in my category. I forget to remind myself that every day is a gift and to treat it like if it were my last. Take chances, love hard, work hard, don't be left unheard! So to my life after this blog post...live to my fullest, love like no tomorrow, and work with blood, sweat, and tears!!
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Connecting the DOTS
I feel more comfortable with this research project because I had guidance from Dr. Preston. I can now breath and take in a different perspective on my paper. My topic is about stereotypes and I can use Law enforcement and boxing sports to tie it together. At first I was in shock and just bummed, this encouragement and guidance makes me feel less stressed and aggravated on tackling my big assignment. I am more confident and ready for the challenge!
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
7 Times
Erica's tone is clearly disappointed and has a statement to be heard. Her facts are there supported by her articles. It is enough evidence to support her statement. But the thing that trips me out is that in each article, it has it's own perspective and tone itself. One says this and the other says that and that raises the question of who the heck is right? All each have the basics but each article does have it's own effect on telling the story. She seems to have a sentimental connection about the topic because the tone of voice seamed to be directed to violence.
Erica's writing techniques come as indirect because she does not fully come out head to head but simply stating her opinion. Her punctuation is there but a little dull when I think she wants to catch some attention to her phrases and other things. The message I interpreted was that she was emotionally disturbed and that she opposes to how many times the boy was shot and thought of racial profiling.
Erica's writing techniques come as indirect because she does not fully come out head to head but simply stating her opinion. Her punctuation is there but a little dull when I think she wants to catch some attention to her phrases and other things. The message I interpreted was that she was emotionally disturbed and that she opposes to how many times the boy was shot and thought of racial profiling.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Vocabulary #9
Ultimate- Being last in a series, process, or progression
(The ultimate response to protect our children is to do it ourselves)
Interactive- Acting or capable of acting on each other
(To try and have an anti-social child try to interact with someone, takes time and patience as a virtue)
Principle- Basic truth, law, or assumption
(The Lawyer on Anabell's case makes it a principle that the only information they can share is with the court itself)
Guidance- The act or process of guiding
(The is the reason for Rehab, which is to offer guidance to those who cannot do it alone)
Collaboration- working practice where individuals work together for a common purpose
(A high school class learning about open source learning is honestly a brilliant example of collaboration)
Formative- A giving or capable of giving form; constructive
(It is a way of respect to honor the dead in a formative manner and proper barrier)
Summative- of, pertaining to, or produced by summation (addition)
(The police have a duty and that to being summative to stopping crime)
Racism- Belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and of racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a certain race
(Collaborating a group of people who maintain the same negative belief about someone's skin color is Racism)
Intelligence- Ability to learn from, understand, and interact with one's environment
(The person who created a source of learning to the standards of most high school kids-use of internet, is just plain intelligence)
(The ultimate response to protect our children is to do it ourselves)
Interactive- Acting or capable of acting on each other
(To try and have an anti-social child try to interact with someone, takes time and patience as a virtue)
Principle- Basic truth, law, or assumption
(The Lawyer on Anabell's case makes it a principle that the only information they can share is with the court itself)
Guidance- The act or process of guiding
(The is the reason for Rehab, which is to offer guidance to those who cannot do it alone)
Collaboration- working practice where individuals work together for a common purpose
(A high school class learning about open source learning is honestly a brilliant example of collaboration)
Formative- A giving or capable of giving form; constructive
(It is a way of respect to honor the dead in a formative manner and proper barrier)
Summative- of, pertaining to, or produced by summation (addition)
(The police have a duty and that to being summative to stopping crime)
Racism- Belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and of racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a certain race
(Collaborating a group of people who maintain the same negative belief about someone's skin color is Racism)
Intelligence- Ability to learn from, understand, and interact with one's environment
(The person who created a source of learning to the standards of most high school kids-use of internet, is just plain intelligence)
Sunday, November 3, 2013
What I See Is All In My Head
Honestly, it is true that our eyes and brain can tell us lies and not even realize it. As I was watching the video's my eyes were deceiving and the subjects on the screen were so simple and the more I scrutinized the screen, the more complex it looked. In my understanding, what I learn to see comes from the real world aside from 'in here.' How to balance out what my eyes and brain tell me is real then from what isn't, is contrary. But what we learn out here is what makes our brain stimulate to configure what is to be real and not to be.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Filter Bubbles
I learned a different perspective on Google and the internet itself. I really did not think much into it but yes it has crossed my mind about how technology master minds us humans through web. Now that I understand more of how TED talks' have introduced me to this type of knowledge, I have no secrets, nothing is personal, space is invaded through web! The internet should be questioned and maybe a meeting with the founders on how to make it less robot controlling like. I'm going to start searching through duckduckgo.com!!!!!!!!! A research tool on the web where it's not like Google and profiles you by what you click, what browser is being use, and where your sitting position is.
Tools that change the way we think!
"Back in 2004, I asked [Google founders] Page and Brin what they saw as the future of Google search. 'It will be included in people's brains,' said Page. 'When you think about something and don't really know much about it, you will automatically get information.'
'That's true,' said Brin. 'Ultimately I view Google as a way to augment your brain with the knowledge of the world. Right now you go into your computer and type a phrase, but you can imagine that it could be easier in the future, that you can have just devices you talk into, or you can have computers that pay attention to what's going on around them and suggest useful information.'
'Somebody introduces themselves to you, and your watch goes to your web page,' said Page. 'Or if you met this person two years ago, this is what they said to you... Eventually you'll have the implant, where if you think about a fact, it will just tell you the answer."
-From In the Plex by Steven Levy (p.67)
Responce: Internet has completely changed the way people think now a days. The technology from today is like our cruches. Just liike the TED talk, google thinks for us now, a machine judges what we like by what we first click on our browser. The technology does so much for us and makes things so much easier in just about everything we do. We live in a system of where Robots control just about everything. But how to balance out what we ourselves have control over and what we let control us without knowing. The new founding of the NSA! I did not know that existed or the 12 year old boy who was brilliant at hacking the government system just to get codes for his games! It is good and bad, i know when i use technology it can be time consuming and my train of thought is somewhere else than my own. It depends on what im doing as well. Confrontation-communication is a huge notice of negative effect that technology has impacted on us. We use texting, email, skype or whatever to communicate through whether than face to face. There are so many factor's that go into my opinion of technology and the internet but I wonder if I am entitled to my opinion if not the opinion of my knowledge coming from what i have learned from the internet.
Responce: Internet has completely changed the way people think now a days. The technology from today is like our cruches. Just liike the TED talk, google thinks for us now, a machine judges what we like by what we first click on our browser. The technology does so much for us and makes things so much easier in just about everything we do. We live in a system of where Robots control just about everything. But how to balance out what we ourselves have control over and what we let control us without knowing. The new founding of the NSA! I did not know that existed or the 12 year old boy who was brilliant at hacking the government system just to get codes for his games! It is good and bad, i know when i use technology it can be time consuming and my train of thought is somewhere else than my own. It depends on what im doing as well. Confrontation-communication is a huge notice of negative effect that technology has impacted on us. We use texting, email, skype or whatever to communicate through whether than face to face. There are so many factor's that go into my opinion of technology and the internet but I wonder if I am entitled to my opinion if not the opinion of my knowledge coming from what i have learned from the internet.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Literature Analysis #3
Topics/ Events
The book I read is called Wild Swans by Jung Chang. The author shares her story starting with her grandmother, the first generation and ending with the author herself, third generation. A brutal life story from the beginning.
My belief, for the reason being this book was written is because, the passion for writing that Chang has. In addition, to let her story be told of a crucial life that she had to go through. It still happens today, and that is why it's known that china will not publish her books or any other that are connected to it.
I choose this book believing it would be good to know some history and it was a random choice but it also was recommended by my cousin who fell in love with it. Therefore I took the chance and read it. The title is catchy and sounds fancy to me. Now I have a set of point of view to how it relates to the book, and why the title was chosen. After reading the first two pages, I had to go back and skim through it one more time to make sure I understood the text. It caught me with surprise and had me wondering a little more. From there I kept my interest in the book until the end. More an more information, facts, events in the book just took me by surprise and I had to keep digging for answers. The hard part for me was understanding vocabulary and the context, somehow I just got lost on some of it.
This book is realistic and to prove so, there are facts and research, and witnesses to the event's that took place. There is a connection to the author and some of the event's that happen in the book. They are deep and It has been the only book so far I emotionally connect with. It is unbelievable to me because I could not imagine such calamity in a country, and now I know!
People
The author does create her own interpretation of some characters in the book and although their real character's and some names are give, it' not all there. The author even explains from the beginning that some characters are classified for particular reasons.
If we would have personally met those characters year's ago, our perspectives would be completely different. If an identity has to confidential, I believe there is a good reason for it and of course the personality of that person is going to be different as well with everybody, cautiousness. The choices done by the author tell me about her character a little bit. For example, when pushed to marry someone who she did not love or even like, and the man's father being on his death bed, gave her courage to stand up and say no. She was not going to marry someone she did not love an lie to herself although she felt sad. But it was a situation where it would manipulate the marriage because of the dying father.
The grandmother, Yu-Fang, was described as a concubine. She is the first wild swan. Her feet were inward from breaking them in at such a young age because it was the rule in order to find a wealthy husband to take any interest in her. Small, petite, bright, quiet, and obedient. Her fictional character would be indirect. Mysteriously interesting and giving some character to someone understated in such manner.
De-Hong being the second wild swan in the book, is a rebellious, courageous, cautious, and bright girl. Not only did she have the determination and ambition to stand out one day but in which she accomplished successfully years after. Now her character would be direct because the personality already is brought to attention and even as like an animated or cartoon character that is fictional, having these personalities would be interesting.
These two character's are so interesting to write about because of a connection I have with them. Also, they stand out and are the couple of main people in the book. They are brought up several times and each time giving new information about them or that involves them. The personalities have a reflection on me because I emotionally compare myself to these two character's. That is what makes them so interesting in my perspective.
Direct Characterization:
"He was very bright and knowledgeable, and my mother respected him tremendously."
Indirect Characterization:
"Being in intelligence gave "Loyalty" power, which brought him money. Gradually he began to change."
Giving both approaches just may be the authors perspective on how she saw certain characters. The way I see it is if used in direct tone, it may be factual but if character is described indirectly than that's her own perspective and not factually known to her best knowledge. In some results I can understand what the character means and can get a clear image of the character. But when it's indirect, I take it for my own view on how I would see the character with some pointer tips from the author.
The author's phase does change when describing or talking about a character. It seems to come off as more emotion or just usage of vocab that gives me a hard time to understand the passage. The Protagonist stays the same through out the story. Always strong in their own way and make it through to be what they were the whole story. The protagonist is round and is tied to just about every event described in the book.
Styles
The author used a journalistic style of writing. For example, "On the night of the festival in 1944, my mother and grandmother were sitting under a trellis covered with winter melons and beans, gazing through the gaps in the shadowy leaves into the vast, cloudless sky." In this quote it gives the facts, and states what had happened that night described. Letting her memory stroll back to that night.
Several structures are rolled into this book. Some people or places are lengthy description's and mostly the text is put into action. This type of work used makes me understand more of the book and gives me a better aspect of how to look on the main issue to the passages.
The tools used by the author is directed by the phrase and subjects to words used in the passage. The phrases comes off as respectful and confident. Also the personality with the words and dialect used to create a mood for the reader. And sometimes it's just how the author feels and just puts it out there, therefore creating an effective mood coming from the author directly to the reader.
The attitude I got from it was just informative and fragile. There is allot of events created in calamity in several different ways. Fragile to talk about and understand what the author had went through, the feeling is sometimes just unbearable because of the image described and it becomes visual when added detail is set forth in mind.
It did not matter in my thinking of what the author's resources were because I was so into what she had to say in the book. At point I was curious to how the reader got her resources but then later in some parts it informs me that she had either got it from another witness or saw it somewhere and even talked to certain people (dialogue) described in the book.
I will not take life for granted, it opened my eyes to more knowledge according to history about china and such. The point was to be heard, in my opinion for what the author had gone through. Her passion ended up being writing and that is beautiful to see in someone who went through some tough times in life, have the potential to not give up and find something they enjoy, not letting herself be discouraged by other's.
Bonus:
In my book, the key people learned allot towards the end and came out to be wise. Without experience and a few mistakes one grows wiser and not ignorant. It is told in the end of the book a brief explanation of how those character's are today. For example the third generation of the wild swans is now in London and has a Ph. D degree in linguistics and is content from what I understood.
The book I read is called Wild Swans by Jung Chang. The author shares her story starting with her grandmother, the first generation and ending with the author herself, third generation. A brutal life story from the beginning.
My belief, for the reason being this book was written is because, the passion for writing that Chang has. In addition, to let her story be told of a crucial life that she had to go through. It still happens today, and that is why it's known that china will not publish her books or any other that are connected to it.
I choose this book believing it would be good to know some history and it was a random choice but it also was recommended by my cousin who fell in love with it. Therefore I took the chance and read it. The title is catchy and sounds fancy to me. Now I have a set of point of view to how it relates to the book, and why the title was chosen. After reading the first two pages, I had to go back and skim through it one more time to make sure I understood the text. It caught me with surprise and had me wondering a little more. From there I kept my interest in the book until the end. More an more information, facts, events in the book just took me by surprise and I had to keep digging for answers. The hard part for me was understanding vocabulary and the context, somehow I just got lost on some of it.
This book is realistic and to prove so, there are facts and research, and witnesses to the event's that took place. There is a connection to the author and some of the event's that happen in the book. They are deep and It has been the only book so far I emotionally connect with. It is unbelievable to me because I could not imagine such calamity in a country, and now I know!
People
The author does create her own interpretation of some characters in the book and although their real character's and some names are give, it' not all there. The author even explains from the beginning that some characters are classified for particular reasons.
If we would have personally met those characters year's ago, our perspectives would be completely different. If an identity has to confidential, I believe there is a good reason for it and of course the personality of that person is going to be different as well with everybody, cautiousness. The choices done by the author tell me about her character a little bit. For example, when pushed to marry someone who she did not love or even like, and the man's father being on his death bed, gave her courage to stand up and say no. She was not going to marry someone she did not love an lie to herself although she felt sad. But it was a situation where it would manipulate the marriage because of the dying father.
The grandmother, Yu-Fang, was described as a concubine. She is the first wild swan. Her feet were inward from breaking them in at such a young age because it was the rule in order to find a wealthy husband to take any interest in her. Small, petite, bright, quiet, and obedient. Her fictional character would be indirect. Mysteriously interesting and giving some character to someone understated in such manner.
De-Hong being the second wild swan in the book, is a rebellious, courageous, cautious, and bright girl. Not only did she have the determination and ambition to stand out one day but in which she accomplished successfully years after. Now her character would be direct because the personality already is brought to attention and even as like an animated or cartoon character that is fictional, having these personalities would be interesting.
These two character's are so interesting to write about because of a connection I have with them. Also, they stand out and are the couple of main people in the book. They are brought up several times and each time giving new information about them or that involves them. The personalities have a reflection on me because I emotionally compare myself to these two character's. That is what makes them so interesting in my perspective.
Direct Characterization:
"He was very bright and knowledgeable, and my mother respected him tremendously."
Indirect Characterization:
"Being in intelligence gave "Loyalty" power, which brought him money. Gradually he began to change."
Giving both approaches just may be the authors perspective on how she saw certain characters. The way I see it is if used in direct tone, it may be factual but if character is described indirectly than that's her own perspective and not factually known to her best knowledge. In some results I can understand what the character means and can get a clear image of the character. But when it's indirect, I take it for my own view on how I would see the character with some pointer tips from the author.
The author's phase does change when describing or talking about a character. It seems to come off as more emotion or just usage of vocab that gives me a hard time to understand the passage. The Protagonist stays the same through out the story. Always strong in their own way and make it through to be what they were the whole story. The protagonist is round and is tied to just about every event described in the book.
Styles
The author used a journalistic style of writing. For example, "On the night of the festival in 1944, my mother and grandmother were sitting under a trellis covered with winter melons and beans, gazing through the gaps in the shadowy leaves into the vast, cloudless sky." In this quote it gives the facts, and states what had happened that night described. Letting her memory stroll back to that night.
Several structures are rolled into this book. Some people or places are lengthy description's and mostly the text is put into action. This type of work used makes me understand more of the book and gives me a better aspect of how to look on the main issue to the passages.
The tools used by the author is directed by the phrase and subjects to words used in the passage. The phrases comes off as respectful and confident. Also the personality with the words and dialect used to create a mood for the reader. And sometimes it's just how the author feels and just puts it out there, therefore creating an effective mood coming from the author directly to the reader.
The attitude I got from it was just informative and fragile. There is allot of events created in calamity in several different ways. Fragile to talk about and understand what the author had went through, the feeling is sometimes just unbearable because of the image described and it becomes visual when added detail is set forth in mind.
It did not matter in my thinking of what the author's resources were because I was so into what she had to say in the book. At point I was curious to how the reader got her resources but then later in some parts it informs me that she had either got it from another witness or saw it somewhere and even talked to certain people (dialogue) described in the book.
I will not take life for granted, it opened my eyes to more knowledge according to history about china and such. The point was to be heard, in my opinion for what the author had gone through. Her passion ended up being writing and that is beautiful to see in someone who went through some tough times in life, have the potential to not give up and find something they enjoy, not letting herself be discouraged by other's.
Bonus:
In my book, the key people learned allot towards the end and came out to be wise. Without experience and a few mistakes one grows wiser and not ignorant. It is told in the end of the book a brief explanation of how those character's are today. For example the third generation of the wild swans is now in London and has a Ph. D degree in linguistics and is content from what I understood.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Vocabulary #8
Cursory- something done quickly with only one small attention to detail
(UC's have always done a cursory overview on student applications who's resume's are not impressive)
Impetus- force to make something happen
(I dislike when my mother is constantly impetus towards the regulations of my future)
Pinnacle- highest point
(The pinnacle point in my life is when I succeed to graduate college)
Contumely- Rudeness, insult
(Jessica shows contumely with emotion towards the acts of civil rights movement for African American's)
Bereavement- have been deprived
(The three son's had been left in bereavement after the mother's death)
Cache- place for storing provisions
(Jack in the box has a cache for it's different supply of food)
Consummation- fulfillment
(Couples who cannot get pregnant find consummation in adopting children)
Calamity- event bringing terrible loss
(911 left a calamity to the economic world forever and will never be forgotten)
Avarice- desire for wealth
(Many people who grow up with little, likely grow and strive to become avarice)
Fortify- To strengthen and secure
(It takes a great barrier of mental strength to fortify one's emotions stability after being in war for so long)
Erratic- lacking consistency
(Students are erratically brain dead in this generation of today)
Ubiquitous- being/seeming to be everywhere
(Children with ADHD are ubiquitously active)
Fortitude- strength of mind
(Military soldier's are mostly told to fortitude themselves when dealing with emotions, before combat)
Nonchalant- unconcerned
(How could one be so nonchalant to events that bring calamity)
Affect- to have influence/cause of something
(The 15th amendment had such a great affect on the African American's back in the day)(Willie is going to get a high score on his quiz which will have a greater affect on his grade)
Effect-Influence/ result
(Japan's defeat by the Russians had a great effect on the Chinese people) (Makayla's verbal abuse is going to effect Lisa's self esteem)
Misappropriate- unethical
(Many law firm's use misappropriate charges in any of their cases, making people think they are getting the best lawyer's the more money paid)
Pragmatic- concerned with facts/ practical
(It's pragmatic for teacher's to find themselves self conscious of what they teach when student's show no effort)
Metacognition- thinking about one's own mental process
(My big question in life leaves me with the metacognition of the possible answers)
Devoutly- devoted to divine service/worship
(Once I am in the military I will devoutly set forth to fortitude my all, sweat, blood, and tears)
(UC's have always done a cursory overview on student applications who's resume's are not impressive)
Impetus- force to make something happen
(I dislike when my mother is constantly impetus towards the regulations of my future)
Pinnacle- highest point
(The pinnacle point in my life is when I succeed to graduate college)
Contumely- Rudeness, insult
(Jessica shows contumely with emotion towards the acts of civil rights movement for African American's)
Bereavement- have been deprived
(The three son's had been left in bereavement after the mother's death)
Cache- place for storing provisions
(Jack in the box has a cache for it's different supply of food)
Consummation- fulfillment
(Couples who cannot get pregnant find consummation in adopting children)
Calamity- event bringing terrible loss
(911 left a calamity to the economic world forever and will never be forgotten)
Avarice- desire for wealth
(Many people who grow up with little, likely grow and strive to become avarice)
Fortify- To strengthen and secure
(It takes a great barrier of mental strength to fortify one's emotions stability after being in war for so long)
Erratic- lacking consistency
(Students are erratically brain dead in this generation of today)
Ubiquitous- being/seeming to be everywhere
(Children with ADHD are ubiquitously active)
Fortitude- strength of mind
(Military soldier's are mostly told to fortitude themselves when dealing with emotions, before combat)
Nonchalant- unconcerned
(How could one be so nonchalant to events that bring calamity)
Affect- to have influence/cause of something
(The 15th amendment had such a great affect on the African American's back in the day)(Willie is going to get a high score on his quiz which will have a greater affect on his grade)
Effect-Influence/ result
(Japan's defeat by the Russians had a great effect on the Chinese people) (Makayla's verbal abuse is going to effect Lisa's self esteem)
Misappropriate- unethical
(Many law firm's use misappropriate charges in any of their cases, making people think they are getting the best lawyer's the more money paid)
Pragmatic- concerned with facts/ practical
(It's pragmatic for teacher's to find themselves self conscious of what they teach when student's show no effort)
Metacognition- thinking about one's own mental process
(My big question in life leaves me with the metacognition of the possible answers)
Devoutly- devoted to divine service/worship
(Once I am in the military I will devoutly set forth to fortitude my all, sweat, blood, and tears)
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Activities 27-32 'What is a Life worth?'
By: Rachael Garner, Judith Botello, Kayla Mcclintock, Amparo Adame, Alicia Ramirez, Johna Emerick
Mr.Crabs want's to sue Plankton because he wants him to compensate for his bankruptcy.
(Compensate-Make up for a loss)
The disparity shaggy gets when Scooby runs out on a partner crime mystery.
(Disparity-unfairness)
The district takes account to the valuation of spending's faulted within the cities put together.
(Valuation- determination of a monetary value)
Shandra believes it is easier to litigate her offender than to let the situation happen to any other person.
(Litigation- legal act, suing)
Tree's are always a source that commodifies into cash.
(Commodify- turn something into monetary value)
Judy's discretion is advised to sensitive and emotional people.
(discretion- judgment)
Liability- Debt or disadvantage
Credit cards are one of the biggest liability a human being can have in this new age.
Beneficiary- Benefited by money
(John's company is going to be beneficiary if he comes through highly with profit in the Fall)
Tort- Lawsuit to a wrongful act
(The case of La Llorona had the police looking to tort the husband who had survive the brutal massacre)
Allocation- distribution of money(in this case)
(Brandy became the allocation to business for her rich product)
Squeamish- easily offended
(Couples become so squeamish when conversations consist of each other's bank accounts)
Garish- Offensively bright/showy
(Vain people are garish)
Gall- Impudence
(No one has seen such gall or courage)
Traumatize- To inflict pain or stress on someone
(Such incentive and brutal actions can traumatize a person's mental health)
Callous- uncaring, cold
(A insecure woman tends to abide by men who's personality is callous)
Inconsolable- unable to be comforted
(Traumatized children with disorders are ceased to be inconsolable the rest of their lives)
Indignant- Angry over an injustice
(Offender's take lawyer's by their side is if they had the reason to be indignant for their own crime)
Balk- resist
(It is hard to balk peer pressure at the a age of teen's)
Deteriorate- gradually fall apart
(Watch the fire deteriorate the coal inside the metal box)
Rhetorical- related to the effective use of language
(Answering a question with a question is a rude and rhetorical humor)
Rorschach Test- inkblot test revealing a person's viewpoint
(A piece of paper filled with ink is shown to three people and each are asked what they see. Each have a different point of view and to help understand this further more we use the Rorschach Test to understand how the image is visualized)
Artillery- Heavy ammunition used against enemies
("Let's Getter' done boy's, round up your ammunition, we going to war!!")
Analogy- Comparison intended to illustrate common elements between different items
(An analogy is done between two viruses with the same disease)
Solidarity-Unity based upon common interest
(A group of people who all believe in Jesus, create a solidarity upon their belief)
Orchestrated- Carefully arranged to achieve a specific effect
(Molly is orchestrated to make a feeling of sensation to touch)
Concoct- put together from many materials
(A league of friendship cannot concoct when there ignorance and kids tend to see "me" in Team)
Mechanism- Technique for achieving a certain result
(The organ's mechanism are distributed by their ATP support found in Plant cell's)
Activity 28
In the beginning the article speaks about how people are squeamish to the idea of putting a price tag to an individual's life. From here the details and statement's followed by saying that companies tend to pay out settlement's depending on injuries vs. death. Not all companies are this way but some don't seem to care as explained. Even if it was the affect to an employee's death, to not care enough to pay for their injuries. In this passage it seems to talk about a human life, the quality behind an individual.The working environment revolved around life is what affects a human's worth of their own life, as it seems.
Activity 29/30:
If it were Hamlet taking a look at Amanda Ripley's article I believe he would abide by the feeling she put's out into the article itself. The concept of choice in Hamlet and the statement on putting a price on a human's life worth has some connections into thought. Where Hamlet Contemplates on the effect of his uncles thrown is in comparison with how Amanda exclaims companies decision of an individual's death. Just like in 9/11, the despaired and traumatized nation, financially, emotionally, and politically infested with negativity. It ties together and i believe would see eye to eye with Hamlet.
Activity 31:
The article is unbiased in the perspective of interviewing the families and stating the effects left by the event. Through thought it comes off to be emotional and non prejudice. Open minded to the distraught population that has been affected which financially affects the one's in charge of paying for the damage.
In the beginning it all begins with statistics and going into deeper evidence that involves personal view's that are factual as eye witness to the event. The personal statements and stories have an emotional effect on the reader, it is hard to not vision or think of how the personal view's cannot be disturbed by such huge event, affecting millions of other's.
I Believe that the publication and Amanda are to be trusted in this case. Publications are known to be over exaggerated but with such case that affected millions, it is a sensitive historic event that would not be fake and left to be untold as a lie. I'm sure agencies would be strict on the media's regulations when this event happened.
There is definitely emotion involved with the reader when the personal stories are introduced. They are stories that are too profound to even overview. The logic comes within the facts stated and statistics used to enforce the point given.
Activity 32: Entry to chart
Mr.Crabs want's to sue Plankton because he wants him to compensate for his bankruptcy.
(Compensate-Make up for a loss)
The disparity shaggy gets when Scooby runs out on a partner crime mystery.
(Disparity-unfairness)
The district takes account to the valuation of spending's faulted within the cities put together.
(Valuation- determination of a monetary value)
Shandra believes it is easier to litigate her offender than to let the situation happen to any other person.
(Litigation- legal act, suing)
Tree's are always a source that commodifies into cash.
(Commodify- turn something into monetary value)
Judy's discretion is advised to sensitive and emotional people.
(discretion- judgment)
Liability- Debt or disadvantage
Credit cards are one of the biggest liability a human being can have in this new age.
Beneficiary- Benefited by money
(John's company is going to be beneficiary if he comes through highly with profit in the Fall)
Tort- Lawsuit to a wrongful act
(The case of La Llorona had the police looking to tort the husband who had survive the brutal massacre)
Allocation- distribution of money(in this case)
(Brandy became the allocation to business for her rich product)
Squeamish- easily offended
(Couples become so squeamish when conversations consist of each other's bank accounts)
Garish- Offensively bright/showy
(Vain people are garish)
Gall- Impudence
(No one has seen such gall or courage)
Traumatize- To inflict pain or stress on someone
(Such incentive and brutal actions can traumatize a person's mental health)
Callous- uncaring, cold
(A insecure woman tends to abide by men who's personality is callous)
Inconsolable- unable to be comforted
(Traumatized children with disorders are ceased to be inconsolable the rest of their lives)
Indignant- Angry over an injustice
(Offender's take lawyer's by their side is if they had the reason to be indignant for their own crime)
Balk- resist
(It is hard to balk peer pressure at the a age of teen's)
Deteriorate- gradually fall apart
(Watch the fire deteriorate the coal inside the metal box)
Rhetorical- related to the effective use of language
(Answering a question with a question is a rude and rhetorical humor)
Rorschach Test- inkblot test revealing a person's viewpoint
(A piece of paper filled with ink is shown to three people and each are asked what they see. Each have a different point of view and to help understand this further more we use the Rorschach Test to understand how the image is visualized)
Artillery- Heavy ammunition used against enemies
("Let's Getter' done boy's, round up your ammunition, we going to war!!")
Analogy- Comparison intended to illustrate common elements between different items
(An analogy is done between two viruses with the same disease)
Solidarity-Unity based upon common interest
(A group of people who all believe in Jesus, create a solidarity upon their belief)
Orchestrated- Carefully arranged to achieve a specific effect
(Molly is orchestrated to make a feeling of sensation to touch)
Concoct- put together from many materials
(A league of friendship cannot concoct when there ignorance and kids tend to see "me" in Team)
Mechanism- Technique for achieving a certain result
(The organ's mechanism are distributed by their ATP support found in Plant cell's)
Activity 28
In the beginning the article speaks about how people are squeamish to the idea of putting a price tag to an individual's life. From here the details and statement's followed by saying that companies tend to pay out settlement's depending on injuries vs. death. Not all companies are this way but some don't seem to care as explained. Even if it was the affect to an employee's death, to not care enough to pay for their injuries. In this passage it seems to talk about a human life, the quality behind an individual.The working environment revolved around life is what affects a human's worth of their own life, as it seems.
Activity 29/30:
If it were Hamlet taking a look at Amanda Ripley's article I believe he would abide by the feeling she put's out into the article itself. The concept of choice in Hamlet and the statement on putting a price on a human's life worth has some connections into thought. Where Hamlet Contemplates on the effect of his uncles thrown is in comparison with how Amanda exclaims companies decision of an individual's death. Just like in 9/11, the despaired and traumatized nation, financially, emotionally, and politically infested with negativity. It ties together and i believe would see eye to eye with Hamlet.
Activity 31:
The article is unbiased in the perspective of interviewing the families and stating the effects left by the event. Through thought it comes off to be emotional and non prejudice. Open minded to the distraught population that has been affected which financially affects the one's in charge of paying for the damage.
In the beginning it all begins with statistics and going into deeper evidence that involves personal view's that are factual as eye witness to the event. The personal statements and stories have an emotional effect on the reader, it is hard to not vision or think of how the personal view's cannot be disturbed by such huge event, affecting millions of other's.
I Believe that the publication and Amanda are to be trusted in this case. Publications are known to be over exaggerated but with such case that affected millions, it is a sensitive historic event that would not be fake and left to be untold as a lie. I'm sure agencies would be strict on the media's regulations when this event happened.
There is definitely emotion involved with the reader when the personal stories are introduced. They are stories that are too profound to even overview. The logic comes within the facts stated and statistics used to enforce the point given.
Activity 32: Entry to chart
Friday, October 18, 2013
Avtivity 26: Making predictions and asking questions
1) My prediction about the content of the article due to what the subtitle claims, it is going to talk about the debts it has left the nation. How people's lives were affected not only emotionally but also financially. Much detail will be included in the article because it clearly left a huge crisis on the the state, the people, the world.
2) The connection between our first article of, "What is a life worth," and the article from Steve Jobs is the theme of writing. They both have the similar titles of 'what is life worth' and 'what is a life worth.' I'm sure that they both will have smiliar content of texts in their article. My question is what would be their purpose and main points in their perspectives of each article.
3)The article seems to me as if it is going to speak in somewhat the perspective of first person but also dialogue because the tittle does seem to infer that it is dedicated to those who were affected in the 9/11 event. Skimming through the sections of writing, that is what I seem to get from it.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Activity 25: Surveying the text
In my anticipation I believe the committed time to read this article is less than 30 minutes with full concentration. The body paragraphs are short but I'm sure there is main points to each and every one which can be time consuming to understand what each point is leading to the next body paragraph.
I have read Hamlet a couple of times and that piece of writing was short but more time consuming because of the text and concept, the words chosen and the format. More deep thinking was required into Hamlet's piece of, "To be or not to be."
The publication I know is from Shakespeare himself I believe in the 1600's is when he published his piece of writing.
The type of writing is found to be cognitive thinking. The decision that needs to be made is described attached to results of the thrown. It has a sense of metacognition.
I have seen this kind of writing in schools of education more likely or individuals who love plays or who are writers themselves and like Shakespeare for inspiration.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Value of life
Our week to be by the end of this Friday of October the 18 is to have at least started the second activity as a group and than set for the weekend that each individual do the divided work of activities split by three people and all shared on our blogs so we end up on the same page.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Melancholy Grad
A wise man once said, "Experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him." -Aldous Huxley
We have been through the depths of the high's and low's of our lives. My decision to be here today has devoutly effected my strength. To work or not to work our selves off is a metacognition that is ubiquitous amongst everyone today. I fortify my attitude and decisions today, I have reached the pinnacle to my life. The bereavement I am left with may be erratic but built metacognition when the thought to fortitude weaknesses into strength. 'To be or not to be! let the mind learn and decisions consume our faith, Thank you!
We have been through the depths of the high's and low's of our lives. My decision to be here today has devoutly effected my strength. To work or not to work our selves off is a metacognition that is ubiquitous amongst everyone today. I fortify my attitude and decisions today, I have reached the pinnacle to my life. The bereavement I am left with may be erratic but built metacognition when the thought to fortitude weaknesses into strength. 'To be or not to be! let the mind learn and decisions consume our faith, Thank you!
Literature Analysis #2
Topic/Event
"Bossypants" by Tina Fey is a remarkably funny and entertaining book. Tina goes into the basic stories from her past to her present future, adding sense of humor, ridicule, smart ass remarks. Her point is getting her story across, how it began that has lead to where her success is now.
In the introduction Tina explains, "Each component of this book was selected to provide you with the maximum book performance, whatever your reading needs may be." She does point out examples of why she would write this book. She is a business woman and entertainer.
This book stood out to me because for one- I recognized her from the comedy show Saturday Night Live and two-the book cover. So I read the first page of introduction and after a few lines of reading she hooked me in with her sense of humor. After that I knew this was the book I wanted to read and clearly interested in.
This book is real talk to me, just straight forward and no sugar code. I really enjoyed this book and it connected to me because of the work ethics she goes through in this book, the settings I get caught up in include sense of humor but honesty from the author's perspective.
People
In this book, it is correct that not all character's are true some names are used to hide the identity of the real person the author is talking about. Also the observations viewed by the author just has me to think that there is a reason to such discrete character's. I don't know how to really take it but I know there is a reason for everything.
Tina's dad was described as a well respected and serious looking man. He was known as Don Fey and he is to be known someone you don't want to mess with. He acted with dignity and honor walking around as a business man with high value and taste.
Tina Fey is an ordinary gal living in the fast lane to success. She is known as intelligent, persistent, go getter and bossy. This character gains respect much because of her ethics and her hard work and her values tie into how she is full time on the job like crazy, while being a mother and married.
These two character's catch my eye for how they are described and their importance in the book, the father has an important role because he is talked about in the beginning and has a whole chapter about him before moving on to any other. Tina herself is described by people who have opinionated much of her appearance. She describes herself through her life experiences but with such great sense of humor, she doesn't sugar code anything, just straight forward and honest. Her thought's and a short biography about her is what takes my interest.
Indirect- "In my opinion Tina Fey completely ruined SNL. The only reason she's celebrated is because she's a woman and an outspoken liberal. She has not yet a single funny bone in her body." -Jerkstore
"Jimmy Fallon, who was arguably the star of the show at the time, turned to her and in a faux-squeamish voice said, "Stop that! It's not cute! I don't like it."
Direct
"And, more important, for all those years that I was sure that boys could tell when I had a loaf-of-bread-sized maxi pad going up the back of my pants, they actually had no idea."
"The point is, Lorne did not do what I would have done, which is to say, "Your being crazy. Get back in here. Everyone else is here. Do you think you're more important than everybody else?" -Tina
It's good to have indirect characterization in her book because it's not all about the author, it adds detail to the book, some evidence to her main point in the passages. It let's me know Tina is honest and has a good image to help the reader understand. The direct is clear good support for herself as the narrator and main character in the whole book.
The diction of Tina changes within her writing and it can be seen and sensed when there are comments written of her opinion. How she personally views or shows evidence. But the tone can be negative by what words are chosen to describe or used in a sentence.
The protagonist is dynamic in her book and keep's a reader hooked. The words chosen, sentence structure, personal evidence.
In my reaction I feel as If I met Tina in someway. She did not give anyone much fictional characteristics. Everything is put into a real life perspective. Just felt honesty bringing the book to life when the story is known to be real and the author is straight forward with their reader's.
Style
The style chosen to write this book is more journalistic than anything. When she describes her father, her teenage experiences, she does not symbolize her life, she is straight forward and a little blunt. Or even when Tina get's her first job, feelings, opinions are put into place.
The description to some settings and people described come to be simple and some just a little longer. Mostly it is spoken into dialogue mode and this gives the impression of being real with the reader. I at least feel as if it is that way and the connection to just being open and having a sense of humor gives a good vibe to keep someone interested.
On some chapter's the authors mood changes into sarcasm or straight forward or even a little pissed off. It is hidden behind the sarcasm written.
Tina uses company names in her book but nothing cited or copied into the book, just her brief life and herself come out the book. This does not affect my reading, I enjoy these types of book with direct dialogue, it jumps at me and catches me knowing the author's style of words and/or style of writing.
This book has given me a sense of attitude I want to say, it has just made me laugh and think behind her humor, mostly her work ethics. She describes it to be hard in the industry when there is controversy about woman not being made to be funny and how they female's aren't funny in general. That catches my attention because for some reason I thought about woman's rights. It somehow connected to my thought and how it still happens today, discriminating against woman's ethical work. I really enjoyed the book and would recommend to read it. It is hilarious in my opinion and one has to have an open mind to sense of humor.
"Bossypants" by Tina Fey is a remarkably funny and entertaining book. Tina goes into the basic stories from her past to her present future, adding sense of humor, ridicule, smart ass remarks. Her point is getting her story across, how it began that has lead to where her success is now.
In the introduction Tina explains, "Each component of this book was selected to provide you with the maximum book performance, whatever your reading needs may be." She does point out examples of why she would write this book. She is a business woman and entertainer.
This book stood out to me because for one- I recognized her from the comedy show Saturday Night Live and two-the book cover. So I read the first page of introduction and after a few lines of reading she hooked me in with her sense of humor. After that I knew this was the book I wanted to read and clearly interested in.
This book is real talk to me, just straight forward and no sugar code. I really enjoyed this book and it connected to me because of the work ethics she goes through in this book, the settings I get caught up in include sense of humor but honesty from the author's perspective.
People
In this book, it is correct that not all character's are true some names are used to hide the identity of the real person the author is talking about. Also the observations viewed by the author just has me to think that there is a reason to such discrete character's. I don't know how to really take it but I know there is a reason for everything.
Tina's dad was described as a well respected and serious looking man. He was known as Don Fey and he is to be known someone you don't want to mess with. He acted with dignity and honor walking around as a business man with high value and taste.
Tina Fey is an ordinary gal living in the fast lane to success. She is known as intelligent, persistent, go getter and bossy. This character gains respect much because of her ethics and her hard work and her values tie into how she is full time on the job like crazy, while being a mother and married.
These two character's catch my eye for how they are described and their importance in the book, the father has an important role because he is talked about in the beginning and has a whole chapter about him before moving on to any other. Tina herself is described by people who have opinionated much of her appearance. She describes herself through her life experiences but with such great sense of humor, she doesn't sugar code anything, just straight forward and honest. Her thought's and a short biography about her is what takes my interest.
Indirect- "In my opinion Tina Fey completely ruined SNL. The only reason she's celebrated is because she's a woman and an outspoken liberal. She has not yet a single funny bone in her body." -Jerkstore
"Jimmy Fallon, who was arguably the star of the show at the time, turned to her and in a faux-squeamish voice said, "Stop that! It's not cute! I don't like it."
Direct
"And, more important, for all those years that I was sure that boys could tell when I had a loaf-of-bread-sized maxi pad going up the back of my pants, they actually had no idea."
"The point is, Lorne did not do what I would have done, which is to say, "Your being crazy. Get back in here. Everyone else is here. Do you think you're more important than everybody else?" -Tina
It's good to have indirect characterization in her book because it's not all about the author, it adds detail to the book, some evidence to her main point in the passages. It let's me know Tina is honest and has a good image to help the reader understand. The direct is clear good support for herself as the narrator and main character in the whole book.
The diction of Tina changes within her writing and it can be seen and sensed when there are comments written of her opinion. How she personally views or shows evidence. But the tone can be negative by what words are chosen to describe or used in a sentence.
The protagonist is dynamic in her book and keep's a reader hooked. The words chosen, sentence structure, personal evidence.
In my reaction I feel as If I met Tina in someway. She did not give anyone much fictional characteristics. Everything is put into a real life perspective. Just felt honesty bringing the book to life when the story is known to be real and the author is straight forward with their reader's.
Style
The style chosen to write this book is more journalistic than anything. When she describes her father, her teenage experiences, she does not symbolize her life, she is straight forward and a little blunt. Or even when Tina get's her first job, feelings, opinions are put into place.
The description to some settings and people described come to be simple and some just a little longer. Mostly it is spoken into dialogue mode and this gives the impression of being real with the reader. I at least feel as if it is that way and the connection to just being open and having a sense of humor gives a good vibe to keep someone interested.
On some chapter's the authors mood changes into sarcasm or straight forward or even a little pissed off. It is hidden behind the sarcasm written.
Tina uses company names in her book but nothing cited or copied into the book, just her brief life and herself come out the book. This does not affect my reading, I enjoy these types of book with direct dialogue, it jumps at me and catches me knowing the author's style of words and/or style of writing.
This book has given me a sense of attitude I want to say, it has just made me laugh and think behind her humor, mostly her work ethics. She describes it to be hard in the industry when there is controversy about woman not being made to be funny and how they female's aren't funny in general. That catches my attention because for some reason I thought about woman's rights. It somehow connected to my thought and how it still happens today, discriminating against woman's ethical work. I really enjoyed the book and would recommend to read it. It is hilarious in my opinion and one has to have an open mind to sense of humor.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Vocabulary #7
Cursory-something done quickly with only one small attention to detail
(When I asked Jen about the whether she replied with cursory information off her phone)
Impetus- Force to make something happen
(An angry mob is impetus to make their presence clear by brandishing their weapon towards the other mob)
Pinnacle- Highest point
(This is the pinnacle point in his life, he needs to take it with confidence)
Contumely- Rudeness/humiliating language
(They say she's not tall enough, she is too slow, she's not pretty, but she does not respond to their contumely; she walks with broad shoulder's and chin up high passing every single body who thinks opposite of her, proud and loud)
Bereavement- to leave alone, especially by death-have been deprived
(I feel as though I cannot see past the light, I'm left of bereavement seeking this pain to take me)
Cache-place for storing provisions, safekeeping
(The cache of the survival ration is discovered after a forgotten storm that happened a decade ago)
Consummation- Fulfillment; a goal or end act of consummating
(Wonderer's are lovers of the word looking for consummation)
Calamity- event bringing terrible loss
(The loss of many innocent lives in the Aurora shooting at the Aurora movie theater was a calamity)
Fortify-To strengthen and secure
(In order to fortify a supple piece of string is to stretch its length to full extent and hold down its width to prevent its momentum)
Erratic- no fixed or regular course; lacking consistency
(Her drinking has increased, so has the erratic confusion the next morning from forgetful memory)
Ubiquitous- being or seeming to be everywhere
(Technology is seemingly ubiquitous to growing around the world, it has gone viral)
Fortitude- Strength of mind that allows one to endure pain
(If only teens from today would fortitude and find the respect to their own body image)
Nonchalant- Seeming to be coolly, unconcerned or indifferent
(Some children from the world war times, became nonchalant to the huge event and had no mental effect on them)
Affect-To have influence/ cause of something
(When the republicans and democrats cannot compromise they can have a erratic downfall affecting the system of government)
Effect- Result of the cause
(The effect between the battle of political parties lead to over 80,000 jobless employee's)
Misappropriate- Unethically, inappropriate
(It's so easy for a store manager to misappropriate their employee's pay hours)
Pragmatic- Concerned with facts or actual occurrences
(For the respect of it's people, the political parties seem so pragmatic about the economy they affect the 80,000 jobless employee's effected today)
Metacognition- Awareness of one's own learning and thinking process
(Sometimes studying is a metacognition for my forgettable memory)
Devoutly- Devoted to divine worship or service
(I am devoutly devoted to my military service of 10 year's)
(When I asked Jen about the whether she replied with cursory information off her phone)
Impetus- Force to make something happen
(An angry mob is impetus to make their presence clear by brandishing their weapon towards the other mob)
Pinnacle- Highest point
(This is the pinnacle point in his life, he needs to take it with confidence)
Contumely- Rudeness/humiliating language
(They say she's not tall enough, she is too slow, she's not pretty, but she does not respond to their contumely; she walks with broad shoulder's and chin up high passing every single body who thinks opposite of her, proud and loud)
Bereavement- to leave alone, especially by death-have been deprived
(I feel as though I cannot see past the light, I'm left of bereavement seeking this pain to take me)
Cache-place for storing provisions, safekeeping
(The cache of the survival ration is discovered after a forgotten storm that happened a decade ago)
Consummation- Fulfillment; a goal or end act of consummating
(Wonderer's are lovers of the word looking for consummation)
Calamity- event bringing terrible loss
(The loss of many innocent lives in the Aurora shooting at the Aurora movie theater was a calamity)
Fortify-To strengthen and secure
(In order to fortify a supple piece of string is to stretch its length to full extent and hold down its width to prevent its momentum)
Erratic- no fixed or regular course; lacking consistency
(Her drinking has increased, so has the erratic confusion the next morning from forgetful memory)
Ubiquitous- being or seeming to be everywhere
(Technology is seemingly ubiquitous to growing around the world, it has gone viral)
Fortitude- Strength of mind that allows one to endure pain
(If only teens from today would fortitude and find the respect to their own body image)
Nonchalant- Seeming to be coolly, unconcerned or indifferent
(Some children from the world war times, became nonchalant to the huge event and had no mental effect on them)
Affect-To have influence/ cause of something
(When the republicans and democrats cannot compromise they can have a erratic downfall affecting the system of government)
Effect- Result of the cause
(The effect between the battle of political parties lead to over 80,000 jobless employee's)
Misappropriate- Unethically, inappropriate
(It's so easy for a store manager to misappropriate their employee's pay hours)
Pragmatic- Concerned with facts or actual occurrences
(For the respect of it's people, the political parties seem so pragmatic about the economy they affect the 80,000 jobless employee's effected today)
Metacognition- Awareness of one's own learning and thinking process
(Sometimes studying is a metacognition for my forgettable memory)
Devoutly- Devoted to divine worship or service
(I am devoutly devoted to my military service of 10 year's)
Friday, September 27, 2013
To Act Or Not To Act
Some differences I notice between Hamlet and Steve's, "Value of life," speech is their situations. Job explained his concept through self experience connected to three huge experiences in his life that connect to where he is at today. Hamlet goes more into a tough decision he has about killing his uncle or not. The thought and feeling is expressed in his piece, on value of life after the decision he would make of taking action or not. There are many small differences here in their perspective due to the situation they tie their value of life to.
Dear Steve
What I just read was inspiring. It is crazy how life works. I don't understand that without education and knowledge of school, somehow his potential drove through a brick wall. I mean although he should have finished college somehow with general education but his passion had the potency to create something so huge and effective in the world. His three stories are all inspiring, it sets a great example about keep moving forward and not giving up, living life as if it were the last day. Of course dropping out is not always the best choice and it doesn't always work for everybody. The last story is what caught my attention. I have a connection to it from my personal experience but not every person is given the opportunity to keep living on what they do. Some people really have a small amount of time in their life and cannot accomplish what they wish they could. I believe Steve's message is clear to the concept of valuing life.
To be honest i was a little confused in the beginning on his organized thoughts. He seems to jump around allot from past to present and it through me off a little but i tried to look at the words for past/present terms and just rereading some context to make sure i understood the image given out of his three stories.
To be honest i was a little confused in the beginning on his organized thoughts. He seems to jump around allot from past to present and it through me off a little but i tried to look at the words for past/present terms and just rereading some context to make sure i understood the image given out of his three stories.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
The Value of Choice
Thinking critically is an idea that pops in my head, I would like to learn on organizing my thoughts and putting them into perspective. My whole idea in this curriculum is that i will be benefited in some way according to our open source learning method. I hope to see myself improve in my thinking process when it comes to any subject in life. Just like the article, "The value of life," explains little things such as vocabulary, analyzing, rereading , prediction, est, growing the influential skills that will have a purposeful use in my life, i look forward to. By the end of this study i will hope to see an improvement in my process of thinking and understanding in critical subjects of my life. Although I already like the method of open source learning and i find it interesting but it would be nice to see more progress when doing such things as a class like Socratic seminars. I believe we can learn much in experience from our peers. How deep our thinking can improvise a better and formal way of educating ourselves between one another.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Dashboard/Netvibe
I feel that creating this dashboard can be a organizing tool for some and maybe just a distraction or waist of time. In my opinion this tool is somewhat useful because I do not have easy internet access all the time to see this tool so it won't cross my mind often to check it. I believe that this can have a good impact on me, I feel like if I did have easy access to the internet, I can use this to be organized and it would save me time for research or whatever I need. The fact that we can put little tabs of different websites all on page linked to other's, seems pretty convenient for people who don't have patience or time to wait for pages to upload. I like this tool but if only it were as useful as I needed it to be.
Monday, September 23, 2013
Vocabulary #6
Accede- Agree to demand, request, or treaty
(To satisfy John's wife, he accedes to wear a tuxedo for dinner)
Brandish- Menacing wave of something
(My accomplice ran and at the same time brandishing his tech nine in the air)
Compromise-To come to an agreement from to sides
(The legislative branch has to compromise with the executive branch due to the methods of amendments)
Deft- skillful or quick
(My co-worker is so deft she should become manager of this industry)
Destitute-Not having basic necessities in life
(When she was left destitute by death of her husband, she decided to get up and leave the country)
Explicit-Clearly expressed
(Jane became explicit in detail about her personal life at home)
Extirpate-completely remove, destroy or pull out of root
(The kids from next door extirpated the flowers from the front of our yard)
Inopportune- Situation occurring at an inconvenient time
(Jane and John put grand mother in an inopportune spot when they tend to argue)
Ironic-Opposite of what is meant or expected to happen
(It would be ironic for me to think dogs can talk)
Musty-Moldy, stale smell
(Under the house, holds a musty odor from the wet rain that fell through yesterday)
Officious-Offering unwanted advice/service
(Shane gives an officious manner when lectured by his mother about his troubles)
Ominous- Menacing, threatening
(The possible war with Syria can be ominous to society of both worlds)
Pinnacle-Architecture(highest point)
(Lui V may have his most pinnacle master piece posted to the left side of the Quest building)
Premeditated- Preplanned
(Josh premeditated his position before even adjusting his scope on his M-14)
Rampant- Occurring with out restraint
(My neighbors has a rampant growth of weeds in his yard)
Solace-Comfort in sorrow, distress
(Aunt Sharell gave solace to Shianne in the time of her mother's death)
Stately- Impressive, dignified in size
(Number 32 on varsity is stately built compared to our player's)
Supple- Flexible
(If humans had supple momentum, this world would look like a big cup of noodles)
Suppress-To keep something from happening
(All opposition was ruthlessly suppressed by political police)
Venal-Corrupt or willing to take tribe
(Ana's venal experiment opposed her hypothesis)
Adroit-Someone skillful
(Jacky is an adroit leader towards her peers)
Amicable-Someone/something that's friendly and shows peace
(Between the republic and democratic government's, unexpectedly they were amicable in today's meeting)
Averse-Feeling of distaste
(A leader of dictatorship is averse to the will of his people's opinions)
Belligerent- Aggressive
(Eli is a belligerent student in class, therefore it is best he is homeschooled)
Benevolent- Enjoying helping others/good will
(My grand mother is benevolent towards the people she cares for)
Cursory-Something done quick with only one small attention to detail
(Group A is treated with anti-biotics while Group B will receive a cursory treatment)
Duplicity-Delightfulness
(The president was accused of duplicity in his dealing with the congress)
Extol-To praise highly
(Some churches extol their music to god with such heart)
Feasible-Something is possible, doable or likely
(Some quizzes are feasible when given the option to look back at notes)
Grimace-Face indicating displeasure
(After taking a bite of lemon, my face grimaces and I automatically spit it out)
Holocaust- Complete or near total destruction of life
(A nuclear holocaust looms larger each minute if someone doesn't do anything to stop it)
Impervious-Unable to be affected by
(Shayna is impervious to her subscription prescribed by her doctor)
Impetus-Force to make something happen
(Rosa park's case promoted impetus for the civil right's movement)
Jeopardy-Danger of loss, harm, failure
(Ana is in jeopardy of execution from the king)
Meticulous- Showing great attention to detail
(Joseph is so meticulous about his appearance)
Nostalgia-Wistful affection for the past
(People who are deep in depression may have nostalgia towards something or someone who model from the past)
Quintessence- Most concentrated
(He's the quintessence of arrogant ruthlessness, yet he's awkwardly innocent)
Retrogress-To go backwards
(A two year old should play with knowledgeable toys that help progress the mind)
Scrutinize-To look at something very carefully
(Detective Truman scrutinized the scene of his investigation for more clues)
Tepid-Showing little enthusiasm
(Shannon's nervous speech unfortunately led a tepid audience to her performance)
(To satisfy John's wife, he accedes to wear a tuxedo for dinner)
Brandish- Menacing wave of something
(My accomplice ran and at the same time brandishing his tech nine in the air)
Compromise-To come to an agreement from to sides
(The legislative branch has to compromise with the executive branch due to the methods of amendments)
Deft- skillful or quick
(My co-worker is so deft she should become manager of this industry)
Destitute-Not having basic necessities in life
(When she was left destitute by death of her husband, she decided to get up and leave the country)
Explicit-Clearly expressed
(Jane became explicit in detail about her personal life at home)
Extirpate-completely remove, destroy or pull out of root
(The kids from next door extirpated the flowers from the front of our yard)
Inopportune- Situation occurring at an inconvenient time
(Jane and John put grand mother in an inopportune spot when they tend to argue)
Ironic-Opposite of what is meant or expected to happen
(It would be ironic for me to think dogs can talk)
Musty-Moldy, stale smell
(Under the house, holds a musty odor from the wet rain that fell through yesterday)
Officious-Offering unwanted advice/service
(Shane gives an officious manner when lectured by his mother about his troubles)
Ominous- Menacing, threatening
(The possible war with Syria can be ominous to society of both worlds)
Pinnacle-Architecture(highest point)
(Lui V may have his most pinnacle master piece posted to the left side of the Quest building)
Premeditated- Preplanned
(Josh premeditated his position before even adjusting his scope on his M-14)
Rampant- Occurring with out restraint
(My neighbors has a rampant growth of weeds in his yard)
Solace-Comfort in sorrow, distress
(Aunt Sharell gave solace to Shianne in the time of her mother's death)
Stately- Impressive, dignified in size
(Number 32 on varsity is stately built compared to our player's)
Supple- Flexible
(If humans had supple momentum, this world would look like a big cup of noodles)
Suppress-To keep something from happening
(All opposition was ruthlessly suppressed by political police)
Venal-Corrupt or willing to take tribe
(Ana's venal experiment opposed her hypothesis)
Adroit-Someone skillful
(Jacky is an adroit leader towards her peers)
Amicable-Someone/something that's friendly and shows peace
(Between the republic and democratic government's, unexpectedly they were amicable in today's meeting)
Averse-Feeling of distaste
(A leader of dictatorship is averse to the will of his people's opinions)
Belligerent- Aggressive
(Eli is a belligerent student in class, therefore it is best he is homeschooled)
Benevolent- Enjoying helping others/good will
(My grand mother is benevolent towards the people she cares for)
Cursory-Something done quick with only one small attention to detail
(Group A is treated with anti-biotics while Group B will receive a cursory treatment)
Duplicity-Delightfulness
(The president was accused of duplicity in his dealing with the congress)
Extol-To praise highly
(Some churches extol their music to god with such heart)
Feasible-Something is possible, doable or likely
(Some quizzes are feasible when given the option to look back at notes)
Grimace-Face indicating displeasure
(After taking a bite of lemon, my face grimaces and I automatically spit it out)
Holocaust- Complete or near total destruction of life
(A nuclear holocaust looms larger each minute if someone doesn't do anything to stop it)
Impervious-Unable to be affected by
(Shayna is impervious to her subscription prescribed by her doctor)
Impetus-Force to make something happen
(Rosa park's case promoted impetus for the civil right's movement)
Jeopardy-Danger of loss, harm, failure
(Ana is in jeopardy of execution from the king)
Meticulous- Showing great attention to detail
(Joseph is so meticulous about his appearance)
Nostalgia-Wistful affection for the past
(People who are deep in depression may have nostalgia towards something or someone who model from the past)
Quintessence- Most concentrated
(He's the quintessence of arrogant ruthlessness, yet he's awkwardly innocent)
Retrogress-To go backwards
(A two year old should play with knowledgeable toys that help progress the mind)
Scrutinize-To look at something very carefully
(Detective Truman scrutinized the scene of his investigation for more clues)
Tepid-Showing little enthusiasm
(Shannon's nervous speech unfortunately led a tepid audience to her performance)
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
FREEDOM OF CHOICE
The freedom to my choice can help my independency and help me learn about myself and capabilities. The bad thing is we all make mistakes, sometimes mistakes lead to severe consequences in life, they cannot be taken back. At times freedom and the power can be overruled by ourselves as individuals. We become opaque with such cockiness and control, it is taken advantage of and abused.
There is probably a more amount of pros than cons due to the subject of freedom of choice. I honestly enjoy my freedom of choices. Many opportunities appear when I decide a chosen path for myself. New door's open but some doors just stay open and not closed while trying to open another one. It is the same with choice. Because of my freedom of choice, it attracts revolution and that caused by letting my choice be spoken loud. Many people can oppose my decision but it is best for me and maybe it isn't.
There is probably a more amount of pros than cons due to the subject of freedom of choice. I honestly enjoy my freedom of choices. Many opportunities appear when I decide a chosen path for myself. New door's open but some doors just stay open and not closed while trying to open another one. It is the same with choice. Because of my freedom of choice, it attracts revolution and that caused by letting my choice be spoken loud. Many people can oppose my decision but it is best for me and maybe it isn't.
No Child Left Untableted
Unfamiliar Vocab:
Luddite-One who fears technology
Strenuously-Requiring great effort, energy
Commodified - To turn into
Repudiation-Refusal
Preliminary-Proceeds, prepare for
After reading this article, I believe that the world is learning technology and its educational tool. I agree that some teacher's need to understand and come to compromise with new technology. It is not like if the being on a smart phone or tablet for the whole 7 hours of school. It depends on the teacher and how they use the advanced technology with the program. It might just help teach some students because of the style needed to be learned. It a teaching tool but teacher's need to give it a chance. Open source learning has lead me to believe in this style of education. I like it and it's something that in my opinion, make my education more endurable to process, it can be fun and it depends on how the teacher uses the advancement tool given to him/her.
Luddite-One who fears technology
Strenuously-Requiring great effort, energy
Commodified - To turn into
Repudiation-Refusal
Preliminary-Proceeds, prepare for
After reading this article, I believe that the world is learning technology and its educational tool. I agree that some teacher's need to understand and come to compromise with new technology. It is not like if the being on a smart phone or tablet for the whole 7 hours of school. It depends on the teacher and how they use the advanced technology with the program. It might just help teach some students because of the style needed to be learned. It a teaching tool but teacher's need to give it a chance. Open source learning has lead me to believe in this style of education. I like it and it's something that in my opinion, make my education more endurable to process, it can be fun and it depends on how the teacher uses the advancement tool given to him/her.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
DECLERATION OF LEARNING INDEPENDENCE
The class of Open Source Learning has helped answer my BIG question. This class has been an eye opener, I had no idea of a blog or how much value it can have if used professionally. Some people are tepid about the idea and just see it as another class to pass towards graduation. Time and thought put into my work sometimes makes me scrutinize to the concept of the assignment. Which engages me to understand more of the learning concept to this class.
My big question was if I were going to be successful in life. Now I don't know if I am, but I sure as heck will sacrifice going through a holocaust if necessary. My knowledge and power to endure education like this class, is a step to unfold the answer to my question. The best part is to have a benevolent teacher by your side which makes the class feasible to learn.
I will impetus my mental focus and keep acknowledging this class to be meritorious in my life.I become petulant when only a few student's want to learn and the rest lack motivation, it retrogresses the process to our learning environment. But I'm not perfect myself, I just like being pushed to my limits sometimes. :)
My big question was if I were going to be successful in life. Now I don't know if I am, but I sure as heck will sacrifice going through a holocaust if necessary. My knowledge and power to endure education like this class, is a step to unfold the answer to my question. The best part is to have a benevolent teacher by your side which makes the class feasible to learn.
I will impetus my mental focus and keep acknowledging this class to be meritorious in my life.I become petulant when only a few student's want to learn and the rest lack motivation, it retrogresses the process to our learning environment. But I'm not perfect myself, I just like being pushed to my limits sometimes. :)
Vocabulary #5
Adroit-Someone skillful at doing something
(Jackelyn is an adroit basketball player)
Amicable-Someone/something that's friendly and shows peace
(Between two senates, it was an amicable meeting without argument)
Averse-Feeling of distaste or strong opposition
(Democrats and republican's both have averse beliefs on their government)
Belligerent- War like or aggressive
(Some children become belligerent towards themselves caused by bullying)
Benevolent-Enjoying helping other's
(Ellen DeGeneres owns up to her show when her attitude is benevolent to those in need)
Cursory-Something done quick with only one small attention to detail
(Group one is rather given cursory treatment unlike group B of the experiment)
Duplicity- Deceitfulness
(The president was accused of deceitfulness in his dealing with congress)
Extol- To praise highly
(Some churches extol their music to god with all their might)
Feasible-Something is possible, doable and likely
(Some quizzes are feasible when given the option to revise notes)
Grimace- Face indicating displeasure
(Jenni has a grimace look when she finds out she has to spar with someone 20lb over her weight )
Holocaust- Complete or near total destruction of life
(Some student's attitude about a late due assignment, is acting like if the holocaust was near)
Impervious-Unable to be affected by
(John worked impervious to the heat)
Impetus-Force to make something happen faster
(Rosa park's case promoted impetus results to admit the civil rights movement)
Jeopardy-Danger of loss, harm, failure
(Ana is in jeopardy of execution and no self defense system to protect her innocence)
Meticulous- Showing great attention to detail; very careful
(Joseph is so meticulous about his appearance he just might turn out like Alan harper form two and a half men)
Nostalgia- Wistful affection for the past
(Lets have a nostalgia fest the whole family can enjoy)
Quintessence-Most concentrated essence of something
(You will never reach heart of the matter, you will fail to grasp the quintessence of boxing)
Retrogress-To go backwards
(Since it's been two years I have not boxed it seems as of my skills have retrogressed)
Scrutinize-To look at something very carefully
(Detective Truman scrutinized his formal investigation one again)
Tepid-Showing little enthusiasm
(Shannon's opera performance left a tepid audience)
(Jackelyn is an adroit basketball player)
Amicable-Someone/something that's friendly and shows peace
(Between two senates, it was an amicable meeting without argument)
Averse-Feeling of distaste or strong opposition
(Democrats and republican's both have averse beliefs on their government)
Belligerent- War like or aggressive
(Some children become belligerent towards themselves caused by bullying)
Benevolent-Enjoying helping other's
(Ellen DeGeneres owns up to her show when her attitude is benevolent to those in need)
Cursory-Something done quick with only one small attention to detail
(Group one is rather given cursory treatment unlike group B of the experiment)
Duplicity- Deceitfulness
(The president was accused of deceitfulness in his dealing with congress)
Extol- To praise highly
(Some churches extol their music to god with all their might)
Feasible-Something is possible, doable and likely
(Some quizzes are feasible when given the option to revise notes)
Grimace- Face indicating displeasure
(Jenni has a grimace look when she finds out she has to spar with someone 20lb over her weight )
Holocaust- Complete or near total destruction of life
(Some student's attitude about a late due assignment, is acting like if the holocaust was near)
Impervious-Unable to be affected by
(John worked impervious to the heat)
Impetus-Force to make something happen faster
(Rosa park's case promoted impetus results to admit the civil rights movement)
Jeopardy-Danger of loss, harm, failure
(Ana is in jeopardy of execution and no self defense system to protect her innocence)
Meticulous- Showing great attention to detail; very careful
(Joseph is so meticulous about his appearance he just might turn out like Alan harper form two and a half men)
Nostalgia- Wistful affection for the past
(Lets have a nostalgia fest the whole family can enjoy)
Quintessence-Most concentrated essence of something
(You will never reach heart of the matter, you will fail to grasp the quintessence of boxing)
Retrogress-To go backwards
(Since it's been two years I have not boxed it seems as of my skills have retrogressed)
Scrutinize-To look at something very carefully
(Detective Truman scrutinized his formal investigation one again)
Tepid-Showing little enthusiasm
(Shannon's opera performance left a tepid audience)
Monday, September 9, 2013
Vocabulary #4
Accede-Agree to demand, request or treaty
(To satisfy John's wife, he accedes to wear a tuxedo to dinner tonight)
Brandish- Menacing wave of something
(My accomplice ran and brandished his tech nine in the air)
Compromise-2 sides come together to one conclusion
(The legislative branch has to compromise with it's own powers when disagreed upon the people)
Deft-Skillful or quick
(my co-worker is deft to her knowledge with this company I believe she should become manager)
Destitute- Not having basic necessities in life
(When she was left destitute by death of her husband, she decided to get up and travel the world)
Explicit-Clearly expressed
(Jane gave an explicit description of her personal life)
Extirpate-Completely remove, destroy or pull out
(White Bengal tiger's are on the verge of being extirpated)
Inopportune-Situation occurring at an inconvenient time
(Samantha and I are talking and enjoying our conversation until Joe shows up at an inopportune time)
Ironic-opposite of what is meant or expected to happen
(It's ironic to thing dogs can talk)
Musty-Moldy, stale smell
(Under the house, holds a musty odor)
Officious- offering unwanted advice
(Shane gives an officious manner towards his mother)
Ominous- Menacing, threatening
(The possible war with Syria will be ominous to society)
Pinnacle- Highest point (Architecture)
(Mount Everest may have a pinnacle as high as the dark skies wonder for infinity)
Premeditated- Preplanned
( Attack on the president is premeditated between I and my accomplice)
Rampant- Occurring without restraint
(My neighbor has rampant growth of weeds in his yard)
Solace- Comfort in sorrow
Aunt Sherrill gave solace to Denise in the time of her mother's death)
Stately- Impressive, dignified in size
(Number 32 on the soccer team is not stately in movement)
Supple- Something/someone that bends or moves
(The movement of the balls will keep the glove supple)
Suppress- To keep something from happening
(All opposition was ruthlessly suppressed by political police)
Venal-Corrupt or willing to take tribes
(Ana's venal experiment annihilated to dust)
(To satisfy John's wife, he accedes to wear a tuxedo to dinner tonight)
Brandish- Menacing wave of something
(My accomplice ran and brandished his tech nine in the air)
Compromise-2 sides come together to one conclusion
(The legislative branch has to compromise with it's own powers when disagreed upon the people)
Deft-Skillful or quick
(my co-worker is deft to her knowledge with this company I believe she should become manager)
Destitute- Not having basic necessities in life
(When she was left destitute by death of her husband, she decided to get up and travel the world)
Explicit-Clearly expressed
(Jane gave an explicit description of her personal life)
Extirpate-Completely remove, destroy or pull out
(White Bengal tiger's are on the verge of being extirpated)
Inopportune-Situation occurring at an inconvenient time
(Samantha and I are talking and enjoying our conversation until Joe shows up at an inopportune time)
Ironic-opposite of what is meant or expected to happen
(It's ironic to thing dogs can talk)
Musty-Moldy, stale smell
(Under the house, holds a musty odor)
Officious- offering unwanted advice
(Shane gives an officious manner towards his mother)
Ominous- Menacing, threatening
(The possible war with Syria will be ominous to society)
Pinnacle- Highest point (Architecture)
(Mount Everest may have a pinnacle as high as the dark skies wonder for infinity)
Premeditated- Preplanned
( Attack on the president is premeditated between I and my accomplice)
Rampant- Occurring without restraint
(My neighbor has rampant growth of weeds in his yard)
Solace- Comfort in sorrow
Aunt Sherrill gave solace to Denise in the time of her mother's death)
Stately- Impressive, dignified in size
(Number 32 on the soccer team is not stately in movement)
Supple- Something/someone that bends or moves
(The movement of the balls will keep the glove supple)
Suppress- To keep something from happening
(All opposition was ruthlessly suppressed by political police)
Venal-Corrupt or willing to take tribes
(Ana's venal experiment annihilated to dust)
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Literature Analysis #1
Topic and /or Event
The book I am reading is called, "A SNIPER'S JOURNEY,"-Gary Mitchell with Michael Hirsh. This book talks about one man's journey in the military. The beginning when he announces to his parents about his decision and to the end of his journey and how he survived. The experiences he goes through and how they have shaped him when he gets out the military. The point is that for this man, the military left him with mental effects that were not so positive after fighting in the Vietnam war.
I believe the author wrote this book to let out his experience from the Vietnam war and how it gradually impacted his own life afterwards.
I honestly have my own plans to go into the military soon after high school, therefore I had interest in this book titled, "A Sniper's Journey." It must have some relative concept about being in the military. Once I started to read the book I remember the beginning and how it expressed feelings about the narrative's situation. It reminded me of how I would feel when I made my decision about joining the military. The book did not seem fake at all and seemed as real as can be, as if the narrator was really talking to me about his experience.
I have not yet made full connection but the concept of my joining and not knowing how to feel or what to expect when I join. I feel strong about the person who wrote this book and that I wish I could speak face to face and have a full on conversation about hi journey and he if he could just answer my questions right there and then.
People
Gary is the main character in the book and any other characters described are not put in a non-fictional manner where they would not be the same as if I were personally to meet them in person. His Sargent is described many times because he is the one to send him on missions. But Gary chose to write this book to let out to the world about his experience in the Vietnam war. How it had impacted him physically, mentally and emotionally. Also, the things people leave out about the war and how the system works on his end.
One main character was his Fist Sargent, this man he describes to be older and meaner. Always serious and tough with wrinkles on his face. I would probably used direct characterization because again it is hard to keep a real character to look like a fake on e in the book.
I believe this character is interesting, just how tough he is and that is how any sergeant is, it is just still interesting to know how they are emotionally and physically.
Style
Gary Mitchell used a journal type of writing. For example, "My mind was reeling with all sorts of thoughts-most of them ugly." Here he expresses his thought and feeling ugly about it. It is spilling his experiences, thoughts, feelings in a journal. He writes in his perspective but does not include specific dates. He throws in the month or the times of the month. His narrative perspective gives off his book to have a journalistic style.
The author uses a little bit of everything in his book from lengthy description to his dialogue. This affects how I read the book because the descriptions give better image to head and dialogue to help support what he talk's about or his sense of setting between the dialogue.
Gary shows allot of his personal thought into the setting of the book. He does use dialogue and a little description for some subjects he explains. All this helps me visualize and try to feel what he did when imagining to be in his situation.
I believe the author's attitude towards his audience is to have them feel what he felt and to see the main plot of his story. To inform and educate other's based by his own experience.
The resources used in Gary's book was his personal experience from war. There cannot be newspaper or internet at his campsites. All he had was his experience, his life worth serving there, and his word.
Summary
I will always remember his whole experience. It is the first book I read about a soldier's perspective on the Vietnam war. I have a connection because I also would like to join the army. The part of feeling death crawling up the spine and the shadow's that haunt ones sleep, is what twists my head around. Is there a feeling like that? I personally have lived a good life and have not encountered that. I look forward to expecting the feeling though. The support and having each other's back as a team is how one will only survive. I mean there was allot of things I picked up from reading this book. Once I read it again I may have more things to add as to what will stick in my brain forever. Gary Mitchell is a Hero in the Vietnam war. That I will remember always.
The book I am reading is called, "A SNIPER'S JOURNEY,"-Gary Mitchell with Michael Hirsh. This book talks about one man's journey in the military. The beginning when he announces to his parents about his decision and to the end of his journey and how he survived. The experiences he goes through and how they have shaped him when he gets out the military. The point is that for this man, the military left him with mental effects that were not so positive after fighting in the Vietnam war.
I believe the author wrote this book to let out his experience from the Vietnam war and how it gradually impacted his own life afterwards.
I honestly have my own plans to go into the military soon after high school, therefore I had interest in this book titled, "A Sniper's Journey." It must have some relative concept about being in the military. Once I started to read the book I remember the beginning and how it expressed feelings about the narrative's situation. It reminded me of how I would feel when I made my decision about joining the military. The book did not seem fake at all and seemed as real as can be, as if the narrator was really talking to me about his experience.
I have not yet made full connection but the concept of my joining and not knowing how to feel or what to expect when I join. I feel strong about the person who wrote this book and that I wish I could speak face to face and have a full on conversation about hi journey and he if he could just answer my questions right there and then.
People
Gary is the main character in the book and any other characters described are not put in a non-fictional manner where they would not be the same as if I were personally to meet them in person. His Sargent is described many times because he is the one to send him on missions. But Gary chose to write this book to let out to the world about his experience in the Vietnam war. How it had impacted him physically, mentally and emotionally. Also, the things people leave out about the war and how the system works on his end.
One main character was his Fist Sargent, this man he describes to be older and meaner. Always serious and tough with wrinkles on his face. I would probably used direct characterization because again it is hard to keep a real character to look like a fake on e in the book.
I believe this character is interesting, just how tough he is and that is how any sergeant is, it is just still interesting to know how they are emotionally and physically.
Style
Gary Mitchell used a journal type of writing. For example, "My mind was reeling with all sorts of thoughts-most of them ugly." Here he expresses his thought and feeling ugly about it. It is spilling his experiences, thoughts, feelings in a journal. He writes in his perspective but does not include specific dates. He throws in the month or the times of the month. His narrative perspective gives off his book to have a journalistic style.
The author uses a little bit of everything in his book from lengthy description to his dialogue. This affects how I read the book because the descriptions give better image to head and dialogue to help support what he talk's about or his sense of setting between the dialogue.
Gary shows allot of his personal thought into the setting of the book. He does use dialogue and a little description for some subjects he explains. All this helps me visualize and try to feel what he did when imagining to be in his situation.
I believe the author's attitude towards his audience is to have them feel what he felt and to see the main plot of his story. To inform and educate other's based by his own experience.
The resources used in Gary's book was his personal experience from war. There cannot be newspaper or internet at his campsites. All he had was his experience, his life worth serving there, and his word.
Summary
I will always remember his whole experience. It is the first book I read about a soldier's perspective on the Vietnam war. I have a connection because I also would like to join the army. The part of feeling death crawling up the spine and the shadow's that haunt ones sleep, is what twists my head around. Is there a feeling like that? I personally have lived a good life and have not encountered that. I look forward to expecting the feeling though. The support and having each other's back as a team is how one will only survive. I mean there was allot of things I picked up from reading this book. Once I read it again I may have more things to add as to what will stick in my brain forever. Gary Mitchell is a Hero in the Vietnam war. That I will remember always.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
WILL STUDY FOR FOOD
I am still in the process of looking for a scholarship to apply for. In all honesty with the scholarship money, I will put some into savings for school and some to support my living. Making sure I help my family put food on the table and maybe saving for a car so i won't have to take the bus to Hancock, or even walk to. I do not expect a certain amount because any little amount has a big impact and I am thankful for what ever i am given. Even if it was $50 for something little, it starts somewhere and that would be so huge for me. I hope to get my own place after high school while going to a 2 year community college. The cost from living in California differ in various ways from the state of Colorado. But i will work hard and hope to start my life and keep expanding my knowledge and succeed to my best ability.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Vocabulary: Fall #3
Accomplice-Person who helps another commit a crime
(My accomplice and I are on an undercover mission for a latent CIA case)
Annihilate- Destroy utterly; wipe out
(The tornado coming is warned to annihilate everything in it's path)
Arbitrary- Based on random choice; unpredictable
(To choose a blue ball out of 6 different colors in a bag, is arbitrary)
Brazen- Bold with out shame
(Shelly has a brazen demand for special treatment because she is rich)
Catalyst- An agent that provokes
(the bombing attack was the catalyst for war)
Exodus- A mass departure; outflow
(The mass exodus of floodwater from the beach continue to flow through the cities)
Foliate- Leaf like motifs; decorated with leaves
(Foliate decorations at certain angels for the fall party)
Incorrigible- not being able to be corrected, improved, or reformed
(John has an incorrigible habit for not taking one for the team)
Latent- Existing but not yet developed; hidden
('Genie's' case study had to be latent at times due to the code of ethics)
Militant- Combative and aggressive support of political or social issue
(Marines are the most militant to social issue)
Morose- Ill tempered
(When people talk about Maywhether being the best boxer, I have a morose look on my face)
Opaque- Not being able to see through
(When going through the car wash, window's are opaque with soap)
Paramount- Important than anything else
(Obesity should open people's eyes and have a paramount of concern to society)
Prattle- Foolish talk
(After playing tongue twister, I prattle to even speak in a regular manner)
Rebut- Claim or prove that accusation/evidence is false
(Tyler, as a lawyer has the power to rebut every case that lies in his hands)
Reprimand- A rebuke; scolding
(Bullies face reprimand form society and court punishment)
Servitude- Lack of personal freedom
(Court orders servitude for serious offence)
Slapdash- Done too carelessly
(When movie director's make series, they become slapdash in sequence)
Stagnant- No sign of activity
(Stan's international sales remain stagnant compared to last year's 10% decrease)
Succumb- Fail to resist
(Succumb to peer pressure to drink stupidly)
(My accomplice and I are on an undercover mission for a latent CIA case)
Annihilate- Destroy utterly; wipe out
(The tornado coming is warned to annihilate everything in it's path)
Arbitrary- Based on random choice; unpredictable
(To choose a blue ball out of 6 different colors in a bag, is arbitrary)
Brazen- Bold with out shame
(Shelly has a brazen demand for special treatment because she is rich)
Catalyst- An agent that provokes
(the bombing attack was the catalyst for war)
Exodus- A mass departure; outflow
(The mass exodus of floodwater from the beach continue to flow through the cities)
Foliate- Leaf like motifs; decorated with leaves
(Foliate decorations at certain angels for the fall party)
Incorrigible- not being able to be corrected, improved, or reformed
(John has an incorrigible habit for not taking one for the team)
Latent- Existing but not yet developed; hidden
('Genie's' case study had to be latent at times due to the code of ethics)
Militant- Combative and aggressive support of political or social issue
(Marines are the most militant to social issue)
Morose- Ill tempered
(When people talk about Maywhether being the best boxer, I have a morose look on my face)
Opaque- Not being able to see through
(When going through the car wash, window's are opaque with soap)
Paramount- Important than anything else
(Obesity should open people's eyes and have a paramount of concern to society)
Prattle- Foolish talk
(After playing tongue twister, I prattle to even speak in a regular manner)
Rebut- Claim or prove that accusation/evidence is false
(Tyler, as a lawyer has the power to rebut every case that lies in his hands)
Reprimand- A rebuke; scolding
(Bullies face reprimand form society and court punishment)
Servitude- Lack of personal freedom
(Court orders servitude for serious offence)
Slapdash- Done too carelessly
(When movie director's make series, they become slapdash in sequence)
Stagnant- No sign of activity
(Stan's international sales remain stagnant compared to last year's 10% decrease)
Succumb- Fail to resist
(Succumb to peer pressure to drink stupidly)
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
ESSAY IDEA:
One of my favorite topics in our class group was the fact of stereo typing the word obesity. This would help with writing because it is a counter argument. Writing my argument and/or a persuasive piece of writing, will be more defined and more out spoken through thought. Like spilling thoughts on a notebook. One thinks more than speaks at times. Thoughts are millions and if put to words, than it helps a writer see what their thoughts are put to. The challenge to make it better and organizing the thoughts come into place. Writing about something of a person's interest becomes a better piece of writing than a person who see's it as just another assignment need to be finished.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Vocabulary: Fall #2
Obesity: The condition of being overweight.
Accumulate: Acquire an increasing number or quantity of.
Mass: Typically large body of water with no definite shape.
-The majority of
Disease: A disorder of structure in a human, plant, or animal that create symptoms affecting a specific spot.
Diet: Specific food a person, animal, or community habitually eat.
Prevalence: Fact of being commonness.
Stigma: Mark of disgrace associated with certain circumstances, quality, or person.
Prevent(able)- To keep from happening
Adolescent: Process of development from child into an adult
Cardiovascular: Of relating to or involving heart and blood vessels
Excessive: More than normal
Mechanism: Arrangement of connected parts in a machine: natural process by which something takes place.
Sedentary: Inactive; (a person) spending too much time seated
Predispose: To give tendency to beforehand; make liable
Syndrome: A group of symptoms that are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, and such like
Accumulate: Acquire an increasing number or quantity of.
Mass: Typically large body of water with no definite shape.
-The majority of
Disease: A disorder of structure in a human, plant, or animal that create symptoms affecting a specific spot.
Diet: Specific food a person, animal, or community habitually eat.
Prevalence: Fact of being commonness.
Stigma: Mark of disgrace associated with certain circumstances, quality, or person.
Prevent(able)- To keep from happening
Adolescent: Process of development from child into an adult
Cardiovascular: Of relating to or involving heart and blood vessels
Excessive: More than normal
Mechanism: Arrangement of connected parts in a machine: natural process by which something takes place.
Sedentary: Inactive; (a person) spending too much time seated
Predispose: To give tendency to beforehand; make liable
Syndrome: A group of symptoms that are characteristic of a specific disorder, disease, and such like
Sunday, August 25, 2013
PROS AND CONS: OBESITY
http://www.goodfats101.com/fats-101/good-vs-bad/ A good thing about eating fatty foods are that they can replace the bad food. Fatty foods also can help with health problems such as cholesterol, reducing risk of diabetes and can improve cell development.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennifercohen/2012/04/24/9-bad-habits-that-make-you-fat/ The article describes how the most popular habits are found in people that increase the ability to gain fat. Also how some people get fat by mental illness.
http://news.yahoo.com/7-bad-foods-eating-op-ed-171956097.html So certain fat foods are good in their own way. If fat foods are processed with healthier ingredients, as well as how much fat food is consumed.
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/2013/03/18/dietary-fat-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly The bad and the good about fat foods is described in this article put together. The belief of bad foods also create a mental belief on fat foods themselves. how harmful it can or cannot be.
I have come to the conclusion that fat foods has affected obesity in many ways. Foods and image is a big reason due to obesity. The image people advertise, foods become more appealing and harmful to the mind. Fatty foods do have their bad effects but in their own way they do good in the immune system. In my belief no matter what, fatty foods are increasing obesity. The image set in the media, affects society to think obesity is good and bad. Even having obese friends can affect a person to act upon obesity themselves. A mental conscious of being skinny by skipping meals affects many. If obesity is not stopped and helped in some way, about half of the population around the world will be obese.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennifercohen/2012/04/24/9-bad-habits-that-make-you-fat/ The article describes how the most popular habits are found in people that increase the ability to gain fat. Also how some people get fat by mental illness.
http://news.yahoo.com/7-bad-foods-eating-op-ed-171956097.html So certain fat foods are good in their own way. If fat foods are processed with healthier ingredients, as well as how much fat food is consumed.
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/blogs/eat-run/2013/03/18/dietary-fat-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly The bad and the good about fat foods is described in this article put together. The belief of bad foods also create a mental belief on fat foods themselves. how harmful it can or cannot be.
I have come to the conclusion that fat foods has affected obesity in many ways. Foods and image is a big reason due to obesity. The image people advertise, foods become more appealing and harmful to the mind. Fatty foods do have their bad effects but in their own way they do good in the immune system. In my belief no matter what, fatty foods are increasing obesity. The image set in the media, affects society to think obesity is good and bad. Even having obese friends can affect a person to act upon obesity themselves. A mental conscious of being skinny by skipping meals affects many. If obesity is not stopped and helped in some way, about half of the population around the world will be obese.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
THIS IS PHAT!
http://healthyliving.azcentral.com/obesity-affecting-today-5790.html Obesity is a major issue in society. It had increased and keeps to increase rapidly. It has affected billions of lives around the world and affects society in economic ways, so on and so forth.
Vocabulary Fall #1
Expository: Serving to set forth or explain.
Composition: Structure or the resulting state.
Assuage: Relieve of something, to make less severe.
Decadence: Falling to an inferior condition or state.(Decay)
Hackneyed: Stale-banal.
Coalition: A union comes together in a whole.(combination or alliances)
Transcend: To go beyond.(extent, exceed)
Meritorious: Reward, deserving praise.
Lurid: Terrible in intensity: horrible: shocking: gruesome.
Petulant: Impatience, moved to, irritation.
Composition: Structure or the resulting state.
Assuage: Relieve of something, to make less severe.
Decadence: Falling to an inferior condition or state.(Decay)
Hackneyed: Stale-banal.
Coalition: A union comes together in a whole.(combination or alliances)
Transcend: To go beyond.(extent, exceed)
Meritorious: Reward, deserving praise.
Lurid: Terrible in intensity: horrible: shocking: gruesome.
Petulant: Impatience, moved to, irritation.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
A truly interesting piece of non-fiction!
"Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man," a truly interesting non-fiction book to read. This book gives insight to a man's playbook. Helping woman understand what drives a man about a woman and how one could tell if he is a keeper or not. This book is a playbook for relations. As Steve Harvey exclaims, "My hope is to empower you with a wide-open look into the minds of men." It is a man's personal insight of another man transfered to a woman for advice. He is phsychologically demonstrating a man's way of thinking, helping woman with serious relations in their love life.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
What is Expository Composition?
An Expository Composition is expressing an idea to one's best knowledge. It is written into many essays, reports, est. Self expressing knowledge in many ways to the world using different resources.
"What's your BIG QUESTION!?"
My big question in my opinion is, "will I succeed?" Wondering how far I will make it in life. Hoping all my goals become accomplishments. Growing more knowledge to know I can go beyond succees. It will depend on what I learn and how I learn it. Helping myself can depend on mu success in the future. My big question is if I succeed when moving forward will that be all that will become of me.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
"IT'S ALL LATIN TO ME!"
This quote means it's all gibberish.. Something is not understood and this quote is used to show a subject does not make sense. Also derived from the quote "It's all Greek to me." Take this morning for example, with Dr. Preston, he was talking about a task with a subject I am not familiar with, I thought to my self... "This is all gibberish to me," lost in what he was talking about, I was thinking, "Summer was over to soon." The point is this quote is a figure of speech when one does not understand something.
This quote means it's all gibberish.. Something is not understood and this quote is used to show a subject does not make sense. Also derived from the quote "It's all Greek to me." Take this morning for example, with Dr. Preston, he was talking about a task with a subject I am not familiar with, I thought to my self... "This is all gibberish to me," lost in what he was talking about, I was thinking, "Summer was over to soon." The point is this quote is a figure of speech when one does not understand something.
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