Study guide

        Vocab

      1. Annihilate - destroy utterly , obliterate
      2. Expendable - designed only to be used only ones then abandoned or destroy
      3. Infinitesimally
      4. Primeval
      5. Resilient
      6. Revoke
      7. Sheathed
      8. Subliminal
      9. Taint
    10. Undulate

Sound of thunder response

 My thought on the story was that I thought It was to obvious to tell the people
To not get off the path because everybody know someone always gets of the path or does something dumb ,Or it was just good forshadowing.  I like how it was intersting it kept me reading.

Presentations day 3

I went I said some quotes  I think it went ok was a bit nervous

  Andrea went up and said quotes talking about speaking out
   
Tanya Noelia and yami
 They drew a drawing with quotes. They were talking about going where you want not where
people  want you to go and to give in to your first instinct
And to be your self ..

English presentation day 2

 Elyssa went and she and her group gave there thought on quotes that they thought were interesting
They  interpreted them

Mario and his group explained there quotes but in a more spiritual way with the "every man is his own star " quote

Ruby wrote an essay with there thoughts and what they think about Emerson's
Quotes .

David made a video called color showing picture of nature
They did it  to be different. The theme to me was finding your self

Notes

   
 Alvaro went first and he was using quotes  he thought that Emerson was trying to say that Emerson thought that Emerson wants us to know to just think for your self not about what people think

Edmundo & Frank
Said quotes and said the quotes in there own words

Chia  Jesus Dom and Michael did a different presentation they
Said quotes and showed pictures there idea was be your self ..

Uri and his partner they wrote an essay there main idea of their essay was how
Emerson thought and his ideas  . They explained what they wrote


Elyssa and her group gave quotes and gave they're thoughts about then ..

Vocab 5

1. venomous - poisonous , toxic 
2. stolid - calm and dependable 
3. hypnotized - produce state of hypnosis 
4. suspended - temporarily prevent from continuing 
5. transformed - make a dramatic change in the form 
6. accuse -  charge with an offense or crime 
7. anticipate - regard probable 
8. fringe - an ornamental border of threads 
9. melancholy - a feeling of pensive sadness
10. earnestly - resulting from 
11. dissolve - become of cause to become  incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solutions  
12. aggravate - make a problem worse or more serious 
13. illuminate - light up 
14. capillary - any of the fine branching blood vessels 
15. proboscis -  a nose of a mammal or something coming out of the face 

Authority figures

     How athority figures " help" you be on your best behavior is by your fear of getting in trouble  because if you get in trouble you will have to face the consequences something people don't really want to do, but if you don't fear the consequences and don't care then i think you would act how you want 😐

Fall list #4

intermittent - occurring at irregular intervals ; not continues or steady 
ebb - movement of tide out to see 
regress - return to a former or less devolpoed state 
tendency - an inclination towards a particular characteristic or type of behavior 
antiseptic-  of relating to or denoting substances that prevent the growth of diseases causing microorganisms - a microscopic organism. Bacterium, virus, or fungus.

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The Pedestrian First impression

My first impression of this story is that it is a little mysterious and that the guy might be crazy.

Big question #2

What does it mean to be alive?

Vocab #3

coherent - logical and consistent
belabor - argue or elaborate in excessive detail 
eschew - deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
acquisitive -excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.
emulate - match or surpass , typically by imitation.
banal - so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
excoriation - a harsh criticism.
congeal - solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.
carping - difficult to please; critical
substantiate - provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
temporize -avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time
largesse - generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.
tenable - able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
insatiable - impossible to satisfy.
reconnaissance - military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
germane - relevant to a subject under consideration.
ramify - form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out.
intransigent - unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something
taciturn - reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

"Earth on a turtles back " response

      The story of " Earth on a turtles back "  was an interesting story because
it showed that even the smallest person can do big things.  I also like it because
it was short but had a good message.  I liked how they made the Muskrat the
Hero of the story.

MY AERIES

 I got a little supprised with the grade that I recieved because I didn't think the essay was that good.
I received that grade because I guess it was well written I don't really agree with it because it wasn't that good 🤔. I have recieved D's and C's and I haven't really done a lot in this course so I think I deserve a D or an F for this class.

My big question

How would life be if there was no money ?

Vocabulary list #2

Faith - complete trust or confidence in someone or something
•I have faith that I will graduate even if it's a low gpa

Threshold-  the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon result or condition to occur or be manifested
 You must go to the threshold of learning to become knowledgeable

Tarry - of , like or covered in tar
Dinosaurs bones found in tar are tarry

Resolve - settle of find a solution to problem
To resolve a problem you have to find the cause

Discern - perceive or recognize
You can' easily discern someone you know a lot by there voice

Martyr -  a person who is kill because of their  religious or other beliefs
Jesus Christ was killed like a matyr

Mirth - amusement especially as expressed in laughter
You can't show your mirth during a funny movie

Catechism - a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians.
I did my catechism bearly last year

Pious - devoutly religious 
I don't know any one that is pious. 

Frenzy -  a state of period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior 
 Kids get frenzy when they eat to much sugar 

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