The Joy Luck Club Essay

LaTia Turner

December 14, 2014

3^rd Period

The Joy Luck Club Essay

Jing-Mei Woo does succeed to fulfill her mother’s legacy. She succeeded because her wanted her to meet her twin sisters and tell them about her before she died, and that’s exactly what she did.

One way Jing-Mei Woo succeeded her mother’s legacy was by agreeing to write back to her sisters. For example, Jing-Mei Woo said, “‘they’ll think she’s coming then,’ I murmured And I had imagined my sisters now being ten or eleven, jumping up and down, holding hands, their pigtails bouncing, excited that their mother-their mother- was coming, whereas my mother was dead”(Tan 270). This is important because it show how much she cares about what her sisters think, she wants them to know the truth, she cares about them and believes that they should know what happened to their mother.

Another way Jing-Mei Woo succeeded her mother’s legacy is by making the decision not to tell her sisters about her mother’s death. For example, Woo’s mother’s best friend, Auntie Lindo, disagreed with Jing-Mei Woo by saying,” ‘She is their mother. She is your mother. You must be the one to tell them. All these years, they have been dreaming of her.’ And I thought she was right”(Tan 270­).This is important because she agreed with Auntie Lindo that she should be the one to tell them because they’re her sisters and they’re supposed to be close.

The final way that she succeeded her mother’s legacy is by going back to China to meet her sisters. For example, when Woo finally arrived and saw them, they embraced, and she stated in thought,” Together we look like our mother. Her same eyes, her same mouth, open in surprise to see, at last, her long-cherished wish” (Tan 288). This is important because she finally realized what her mother wanted, she wanted all her daughters to come together again, and this is moment when Jing-Mei Woo finally realizes what her mother’s cherished wish was.

Jing-Mei Woo succeeded to fulfill her mother’s legacy. Her mother wanted her to meet her twin sisters, that was her cherished wish. She agreed to write back to her sisters, meet them in China, and tell them about their mother. All throughout meeting her sisters she always thought about how they would feel, which showed that she cared for them even though she didn’t even know them yet, and that’s  what her mother truly wanted.

Leopard Man Questions

9. Tom Leppard is called "Leopard Man" because he is tattooed from head to toe with leopard spots, and he intentionally act like a leopard. He lives in solitude in the wilderness, away from society.

10. The author finds himself unimpressed with individuals who radically alter their appearance through extreme tattooing, piercings, and hair mutilations. He has these opinions being he believes that some people change their appearance just for attention from others.

11. Leopard Man is different from other tattooed and pierced people because he doesn't live for other peoples reactions. He lives in solitude, so he has no one to impress, which is his decision.

12. Leopard Man lives in a small cabin in the Scottish wilderness.

13. Society looks down upon freakish and extraordinary individuals alike and views them with suspicion. They especially fear loners, those mysterious creatures who pursue their own values without seeking others' permission or permitting others to hamper them.

14. Conformity can be seen as the world's most prevalent and most pernicious psychologists disorder. The consequences of it are no less than the suppression and destruction to one's self. Feys argument in this paragraph is that human are meant to be different, and living in society, we are under constant pressure to be different in almost everywhere we're at.

15. Leopard Man is happy because he is free. He lives in solitude and he has no worries about people judging him for who he is. He states, "As far as I'm concerned, if there is a paradise on Earth, I'm in it. You're welcome to what you've got. I'll keep this."

Diction Handout

1.  An example of jargon in the story is, "The cigar dropped out of my gaping mouth with a tiny plop and a short hiss...".

2. opaque-not able to see through; not transparent.
   elongated-unusually long in relation to its width.
   elusive-difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
   cadaverous-resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony.

 The boat made a shadow on the sea at night. Then he saw something long and pale floating towards the boat. As he started to wonder what it was, a flash that looked like lightning in the sky. He gasped as he saw a pair of feet, long legs, and someone's back. The man that he saw grabbed the ladder, but he didn't have a head. Surprised by this headless corpse, his cigar dropped out of his mouth. The corpse raised up his head aside the ship, and the man tried to look closer to see what it was aside the boat. The man held on to the ladder of the boat as if he were a resting swimmer, and the sea lightning shined on him and he appeared like a ghost.

3. It makes the tone more dreary and almost scary. When paraphrasing, the tone becomes more casual and less frightening.

4. 1)One hand, awash, clutched the bottom rung of the ladder.
    2)The cigar dropped out of my gaping mouth.
    3)...leaned over the rail as far as I could...
    4)As he hung by the ladder...

5. The author chose to leave the captain and the group's names out of this passage because he wanted to focus more on the visionary or imagery in the story.

6. The denotation of secret is something kept private, sharing is, however, a public act. This brings to light the dialect of the public versus the private world.

Cadaverous: resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony: corpse/body

Darkling: of or relating to growing darkness: dark

Pale: light in color or having little color: white

Phosphorescence: light emitted by a substance without combustion or perceptible heat: glow with light without becoming hot to the touch

Ghastly: resembling a ghost, especially in being very pale: white

Headless: without a head: lacking good sense or prudence

Fishlike: any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales: any of various other aquatic animals

Latin Roots #6

Roots

1. corp(or): body
2. cred: to believe; to trust 
3. cur(r): to run; to flow
4. dic(t): to speak or to say

Word List

1. benediction: the innovation of a divine blessing, as at the close of a religious service; a blessing or state of blessedness
2. concourse: a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng
3. concurrent: occurring at the same time; meeting or acting together
4. corporal: related to the physical body
5. corpulent: very stout; fleshy and obese; fat
6. credibility: the quality of being believable or trustworthy
7. credulity: the willingness to believe too easily without proof
8. cursory: done in a superficial or hasty manner
9. dictum: an authoritative saying or maxim
10. incorporate: to form into one body or functioning unit; to combine several different things into a whole
11. incredulous: not believing, skeptical, or doubting
12. indicative: characteristic of or very much like; suggestive

Sentences

1. Every Sunday, before church ends the pastor says the benediction.
2.  A railroad is an example of a concourse.
3. My best friend's and my boyfriend's birthday parties were concurrent.
4. My brother was involved in a corporal punishment.
5. My mom used to be very corpulent.
6. That would give him a heads up on how much credibility we put on the so-called psychic tipster.
7. But I had more credulity in those days than I have got now.
8. After a cursory look, she moved on.
9. His favorite dictum in politics was, "Why not leave it alone?" 
10. Like the Arabs they held that demons became incorporate in serpents, as in Gen.
11. He lunged out of the chair and fixed her with an incredulous stare.
12. Small red regions are indicative of rapid plant growth.

Lit Analysis #2

  In the book, Sister Carrie, the story explains that an eighteen-year-old girl named Caroline Meeber, Sister Carrie, moves from her home in Wisconsin, and moves to Chicago to live with her sister. She meets a guy named Charles H. Drouet on the train ride, and they exchange addresses to meet again. She becomes very poor and miserable while living with her sister, and she cannot find work. She then finds Drouet again and he promises to marry and take care of her. They moved in together, but did not get married. Drouet introduces her to his friend named George W. Hurstwood, who was a rich, attractive, middle-aged man, who saw the beauty of Caroline. He fell in love with her and they eventually have an affair. He then stole some money, left his wife, and tricked Caroline into running away with him. They grew poor and Caroline saw Hurstwood as a pathetic old man, and left him. Hurstwood grew miserable and committed suicide while Caroline grew wealthy and became an actress.
  The main theme of this topic is social standing. Throughout the book, all Carrie wanted was wealth and fame. Hurstwood lost his social standing when he stole money from his job and left the country with it. The author chose to write this topic because of the Great Depression, I believe.
  The protagonist is dynamic and round. The book was based on Caroline. You can read her thoughts and how she feels about things. Everywhere she was, you were. Another important character is Drouet. He is important because he started Carrie off in the acting world. If she had not have met him, she would've still been poor.
  One significant symbol in this book was that there was a lot of imagery all throughout this book. The characters are all caught up in their thoughts. There is dialogue, but when they think and they're mysterious about things, that's what's more interesting, also how they look at things that are around them.
 I chose this book because it stood out to me the most. The name of the book made me curious. I looked it up on Google and I read the plot, and it said that is had a little romance in it, which I love. It made me want to keep reading once I began because the beginning started off immediately which action. It didn't have a boring intro, like some books.
 One connection in the book I made was about how Carrie felt about people around her who were so rich, and that wore luxurious clothing. I sometimes feel that way. I want what other people have, I envy them. I ask, why them and not me? She thought that if she could have those things she would be happy. That's how I felt.
  One idea from this book that I expect to remember for a long time is that when the author stated, "A half-equipped little knight she was",(Dreiser). This meant to me that you don't need anybody else to help you do what you want to do, sometimes Caroline relied on men to take care if her and make her become rich. Sometime you just have to be an independent person.

Greek Drama Questions

1) As a prize, dancing choruses and worshipers receive a bull or a goat.

2) As many as fourteen thousand spectators gathered in the open-air Theater of Dionysus.

3) Those masks that they wore had exaggerated mouthpieces that amplified the actors' voices.

4) Suspense did not come from the Greek audiences watching Antigone's anxiety about what would happen next, because they already knew the story. Suspense came from their knowledge of things the characters on stage did not know.

5) The shepherd took pity on the baby.

6) The riddle the sphinx gave to Oedipus was, "What creature goes on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening".

7) Oedipus's kids are Polyneices,  Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene.

8) After Oedipus is exiled, Creon took over as regent of Thebes.

9) To Eteocles body, his Family buried with hero's honor and Polynecies' was left to rot outside the gates of Thebes.

Into Antigone

    If this situation happened to me I would bury my brother regardless of what my uncle says about it. Especially, if my brother was my favorite. No one should be thrown on the ground left for bird and maggot meal. No matter what someone did they should at least have a proper burial. My sister and my uncle aren’t acting like family if they don’t feel the same way that I do. I would talk to both of them and explain my thoughts. I would say that my jerk of a brother should not have a better burial than my favorite brother. That he started the fight in the first place. If they’re trying to be fair then they both should be punished by being thrown on dirt as bird and maggot meal, because they were both fighting not just one. I wouldn’t care if I will be executed if I buried my brother. Although, I don’t think that id get caught I’m pretty sneaky. I would also plan an alibi just in case my “sister” tells our uncle that I buried my brother.

Jonathan Safran Foer Webinar Reaction Assignment

1. After watching the video, complete a write-up that includes the following:
  a. The category of the video was persuasive and informative.
  b. The name of the presenter is Jonathan Safran Foer
  c. Jonathan Safran Foer Webinar
  d. October 28, 2014
  e.The content of the video was him explaining the purpose of his book. At least that's what it sounded like to me. He was explain what he believed the people in this world should do. He believes that people should be vegetarians, and to stop eating the animals. He thinks that its pointless to pay for something that causes you to be obese, and its very expensive sometimes.
  f. One moment that I found memorable in his book was when he said,"...an industrial pig-breeding facility in North Carolina, videotape taken by undercover investigators showed some workers administering daily beatings, bludgeoning pregnant sows with a wrench, and ramming an iron pole a foot deep into a mother pigs' rectums and vaginas"(Foer 181). I chose this moment because I thought that it very brutal and it inspired me THINK about being a vegetarian.
  Another moment that I found memorable in the video is when he says that there are people who justify animal cruelty towards farms animals, but towards pets its different. I chose this moment because I thought that this was informing, but it also made me confused about what he says in his book in the chapter entitled "A Case for Eating Dogs", he makes it seem like eating farm animals are better than eating the dogs.
  The last moment that I thought was memorable was when he questions why we buy and eat meat at expensive rates. What do we get out of it? Why would we constantly eat something that cause us to be obese. I chose this moment because it was motivational and inspiring. After I started asking myself those questions, but then I came to the conclusion that he's right and wrong. He wrong because even if we start  eating stuff like tofu and more healthier things its even more expensive, and hard to find. Why go searching for rice cakes when there's a Jack N the Box down the street? 

2. Explain in 50-75 words how this presentation can relate to your life.
 This presentation can relate to my life because I know a lot of people who are vegetarians, and the they lecture me all the time when I order a cheeseburger from Wendy's. Even though they get on my nerves, they always leave me thinking. What do I get out of eating this burger? What are the ingredients in it? How will it make me healthier. I always come up with the same answer. I don't care, I'm hungry.

Literature Analysis #1 The Scarlet Letter

1. In the beginning if the book that I read, The Scarlet Letter, it's starts off with a woman named Hester Pryne, and she has to stand up in front of the entire town with the "Scarlet letter A" in to her chest. She committed adultery against her husband, Roger Chillingworth. She will not speak the name of the man she cheated on her husband with to anybody. She also had a baby with the man. The setting is in the seventeenth - century Boston. Hester then supports herself by working as a seamstress and her baby girl named Pearl grows up. They live in a small cottage in Boston. Suddenly, officials of the community want to take pearl away from Hester but a man named Arthur Dimmesdale helps her. But something very sad happens to Dimmesdale which makes Chillingworth move in with him. Suddenly, Chillingworth's suspicions start to rise when he notices something about Dimmesdale and Hester. When tragic events happen Hester and her daughter flee without any notice to anyone.More and more events happen which lead to sad, yet happy ending.

2. In my opinion the theme is the novel is sin and shame. Throughout the entire book Hester Pryne wears a Scarlet letter A and an example of adultery and it's practically a sin. She wears a scarlet A on her breast 24/7, so she feels shame.

3. What made me choose this book is that is had a little of something to do with romance, and I love romance novels. I also thought that it had drama and exciting, thrilling moments in the book. But, honestly, I didn't like it. The exposition is really long, and it made not want to keep reading at all throughout the whole book.

4. I did make some connections throughout the book because I have felt shame all through my life. People always hang stuff over my head for the things that I did in the past. So I really connected with Hester and the scarlet letter.

5. In the novel the author's tone is somewhat bitter or harsh. For example when he described the people in Boston as "being of the most intolerant brood"(Hawthorne 86). He is also very opinionated and descriptive, in example, when he described Mr. Dimmesdale as "more careworn and emaciated than as [we] described him at the scene of Hester's public ignominy"(Hawthorne 86). He also uses harsh words like, "scorned them in their hearts, and ...reviled them with their tongues". 

6. An example of a metaphor in The Scarlet Letter was when Hester considers the scarlet letter A to be the Black Man, and according to my research the Black Man is like satan. Another example of a simile was when the author said, "She has wandered without rule or guidance in a moral wilderness; as vast, as intricate and shadowy, as the untamed forest".

Symbolism: "...The sunshine vanished..."

Imagery: "...gray twilight into which the clouded sky and the heavy foliage had darkened the noontide...".

Characterization

1. An example of direct characterization is when Hawthorne describes when Chillingworth sees Hester while standing on the pillar saying, "...the stranger bent his eyes on Hester Pryne. It was carelessly, at first, like a man chiefly accustomed to look inward, and whom external matters are of little value and import...". Another example of direct characterization is when he describes Hester Pryne and a beautiful, tall, thin,  and dignified person. An example if indirect characterization is when in the book people look as Hester as a tramp or a promiscuous person but really she is dignified and loyal. Another example of indirect characterization is that in the book the impression on Mr. Dimmesdale is that he is helpful and trustworthy.

2. The author's diction does not change when describing a character. Throughout the book the text is written in Shakespeare language, i.e., thy, thou, or shall. 

3. The protagonist is dynamic and round. She plays a very big part in book mostly because she's the main character. She being Hester Pryne. She's very dignified and confident and is described toward the end of the book as loyal. 

4. I did feel like I met Hester Pryne personally because the author describes her significantly as if she was standing in my room. I actually had a vision of her as I was reading. Like when she walked off of the pillory that she was on the head up while people were gazing at her in disgust and shame, but she still stood her ground.

One quote that I liked or will remember from the book is "Ah, but let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart". I like this quote because it reminds me of something that recently happened to me a few months ago. Someone really hurt m g feelings to the point where I didn't want to go to the place where I would always see them, but now I have forgiven them, but I will never forget what they did to me.

Roots and Derivatives


1. aud(it) (hear): audience, auditorium, audition, audiovisual

2. avi (bird): aviation, aviculture, aviatrix, avifauna

3. belli(i) (war): rebellion, rebel, belligerent, postbellum

4. ben(e) (good, well): benefit, benevolent, benediction, benfice, benison

Word List

1. antebellum a: before the war, especially the American Civil War, typical of how things were before any war.
- I attended the conventions of the antebellum South.

2. audit v, n: to attend a class only as a listener, not for credit; to check or examine a company's financial records; n, the process of making such an examination.
- Companies must have their accounts audited.

3. auditory a: related to the sense of hearing.
- We learned about the auditory nerves.

4. avian a: characteristic of or pertaining to birds.
- We were learning about avian tuberculosis.

5. aviary n: an elaborate structure for housing birds.
- We built a bird house for an aviary.

6. avionics n: the technology of (using) electronic equipment in aviation, missilery, and space flight.
- I want to study avionics.

7. bellicose a: eager to fight or quarrel; hostile.
- The current dispute has excited bellicose passions.

8. belligerency n: the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action.
- Tom screamed and shook his fist at the waiter in a belligerent way.

9. benefactor n: a person who gives another (financial) help; a patron.
- Bill Gates is a huge benefactor in many charities.

10. beneficiary n: one who receives a benefit (of payment), as from an insurance policy.
- When my neighbor's husband died, she collected the payment from his insurance because she was the beneficiary.

11. benign a: not malignant; gracious and kindly; good-natured.
- What got her MRI back it was benign.

12. inaudible a: unable to be hear.
- The intercom sounds inaudible.

The Siren Song

Main Characters: The Siren. They are beautiful half-woman, half-bird like creatures that are evil.

Settings: The island of Anthemoessa.

Main Plot: The Siren is telling the secret of her song. She's saying why its so easy for her song to capture and kill men.

Main Conflict: The conflict in the story is that when men come passing in there boat the sirens sing their song as a cry for "help", and the song is so beautiful that the men can't resist it. And they die.

Explanation:This myth attempts to explain the origin of why birds sing. With the Sirens, mythology has created a physical personification of the danger of falling for a beautiful woman. Demeter sent girls to search for her daughter, Persephone, who was kidnapped. She turned the girls into birds to search but, eventually the girls gave up and settled on the flowery island of Anthemoessa. They desperately want to get out from under the spell that Demeter put them under, so they trick and kill men.

Latin Roots #2

Roots and Derivatives
1) anni, annu, enni (year): anniversary, semiannual, biennial, bicentennial, annuity
2) aqua, aque (water): aquatic, aqueduct, aquarium, aqualung, subaqueous,  aquamarine
3) arm (arm, weapon): artistic


Word List
1. aqua: the hue of the sea:, bluish-green.
The house was yellow and aqua.

2. aquaculture: the cultivation of water plants and animals for human food.
We had to depend on aquaculture when they were stranded in the desert.

3. aqueous: like, of, or formed by water: watery.
There was a great wall of aqueous marble.

4. armada: a fleet of worships.
We read about and armada of destroyers, minesweepers, and gunboats.

5. armature: equipment or clothing for battle, or any protective covering; an armlike extension.
Shakespeare plot have served as the armature for many novels.

6. armistice: a temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to a peace treaty.
The armistice was declared on November 11.

7. artifact: any object produced by the art of the human hand; simple or primitive objects from the distant past.
Hundreds of unidentified artifacts are stored in numerous rooms beneath the museum.

8. artifice: cunning ingenuity; cleaver or sly trickery.
She was very artifice.

9. artisan: a person skilled at a craft, usually a handicraft.
He is an artisan when he bakes his delicious bread.

10. millennium: a period of peace and great prosperity; a thousand years.
We finally had a millennium in our small town.

11. perennial: year after year; throughout the years; n, a plant that blooms annually.
She has perennial beauty.

12. superannuated: worn out, or retired, from age and years of use of hard work; obsolete or outdated.
She is not superannuated and has no paid vacation.

My Favorite Journal

    To me, a hero is a person who saves lives and/or makes people feel better, and try to make peace around themselves. Heroes are depicted in modern movies and literature by how they're involved in crime fighting and they save other people's life. They risk their lives for other people's life. I don't think that these portrayals are different from classic and ancient ideas of heroes because they both include the hero saving a life. They're always caring and considerate.

Purpose of Myth Review

1. Name four fundamental questions that myths address.
     -Who am i?
     -What is the nature of the universe in which I live?
     -How do I relate to that universe?
     -How much control do I have over my own life?

2. Name 4 themes in world mythology.
     -Birth
     -Gods
     -Death
     -Earth

3. What is the beginning of the universe for most major cultures?
     -Most of the major cultures start with the beginning of the universe - a chaotic, formless mass that a god or pair of gods separates.

4. What do hero myths and epics teach members of society?
     -The heroic myths and epics of a society teach it's members the appropriate attitude, behavior, and values of that culture.

5. Why do ordinary people identify with heroes?
     -In these myths we see ourselves, drawn larger and grander than we are, yet with our human weaknesses as well as our strengths.

6. What is the foundation of the Matriarchal Society?
     -The political, economic, social, and religious foundation of the matriarchal society was the agricultural year.

7. What is Sigmund Freud's view of myths?
     -Sigmund Freud and his followers view myths as the expression of the individual's unconscious wishes, fears, and drives.

8. Myths demonstrate that people possess...
     -The analysis of myths proves that human beings, no matter how primitive their technology, are not mentally inferior. Their myths demonstrate that they possess the intellectual capacity to understand the world in which they live.

Birth Order Research Essay

LaTia Turner August 26, 2014 3rd Period Birth Order Research Essay I was not born as an only child, but I am living in my house without my siblings there, so I consider myself an only child. The Birth Order Research findings described the characteristics of an only child. I think that the research is accurate to its findings because, most of the research was true and I was able to relate it to my own life. The next few paragraphs will provide some examples of the birth order research and how it’s related to my life. Firstly, according to the research a person who is an only child may procrastinate to relieve the burden of perfectionism. I agree with this because I always procrastinate my homework every day. I procrastinate because I don’t want anyone to think I’m a teacher’s pet and perfect because I’m an only child. Another example of how I procrastinate is by not doing my chores until someone tells me to. Then, I don’t have to worry about anyone thinking I’m a perfect child. The research says that only children procrastinate to relieve the burden of perfectionism and I agree. Secondly, the research states that only children are critical of themselves and of others. I agree with this because in my English class in 9th grade we did a Socratic seminar and, we discussed a book that we were reading. A boy made a comment about the book and I disagreed with him, but I didn’t say it. I didn’t think that my opinion was worthy enough to argue with, which made me feel regret after because I felt like I should’ve said how I felt. Another example is when I went to the movies with my friends, and they wanted to see a movie that I had already saw and I didn’t want to see it again. I felt disappointed after because I felt that I should’ve stood up for myself and said how I felt. The research says only children are critical of themselves and others and I agree. Finally, the research states that only children are scholarly and objective, and I agree with this statement. I’m very smart and scholarly because I love to ready and study, and I always achieve A’s and B’s on my report card. I’m in an A.P class and in honors English so, I do consider myself scholarly. One example of why I’m objective is when I was working on a history report and it explained that Christians stole they’re beliefs from another religion. I knew that this wasn’t true because I grew up being a Christian and learning about Christians my whole life. I think that the research is accurate because I am objective and scholarly. In conclusion, the research says only children are objective and scholarly, they procrastinate to relieve the burden of perfectionism, and that they’re critical to themselves and others. The research is accurate because I can relate it to my own life.

Birth Order Traits

What the Research Says Evidence Showing Accuracy or Inaccuracy Gets along well with those older or younger. I disagree with this because I only find it easier to get along with people that are my age. May procrastinate to relieve the burden of perfectionism. I agree with this because I do tend to procrastinate a lot but I don't do it to relieve the burden of perfectionism. Difficulty relating to peers, self centered, cold-blooded. I agree and disagree with this because I do tend to be selfcentered and cold-blooded towards people, but I don't have difficulty relating to my peers if they'd just give me a chance. Critical of self and others. I agree with this because I do criticize others but I do it in my head, I think it but I don't show or say it. I don't criticize myself. Serious I highly disagree with this because I am definitely not serious. I am very much playful and I'm always smiling or joking around all the time. Scholarly, objective I agree and disagree with this because I do consider myself smart and scholarly, but I'm not objective. Careers: Science, medicine, law, accounting, bookkeeping, executive secreteries, engineering, computer science. I agree with this because I want to be a Forensic Scientist which is a science career.

Latin Roots #1

Roots and Derivatives

1) act, ag, ig: to do, to move, to drive
2) ali, alter: another, other
3)am: at/ to love
4) anim: life, spirit, soul

Word List

1. Agenda-  a temporarily organized plan for matters to be attended to;
    Mr. Ostini always has an agenda prepared before class.

2. Agile-  able to move quickly and easily;
    Ruth was as agile as a monkey.

3. Alienate- cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged;
    He has alienated his entire family.

4. Altercation- a noisy argument or disagreement especially in public;
     I had an altercation with the conductor.

5. Amiable- generally pleasant, friendly,  and nice to be around;
    She had an amiable conversation with her boyfriend.

6. Amorous- suggestive of love, lovemaking, or sexual desire
    She rejected his amorous advances.

7. Animated- filled with life and spirit; active;
   Walt Disney is known for his animated movies, like, Beauty and the Beast.

8. Equanimity- calmness or evenness of mind or spirit; even-tempered-ness
   Olivia was full of equanimity.

9. Inalienable- that which cannot be taken away or transferred to someone else;
   Freedom of religion, the most inalienable of all human rights.

10. Inanimate- possessing neither life nor spirit; not alive;
   He was completely inanimate, and it was difficult to see if was breathing or not.

11. Magnanimous- showing a kind of nobleness of mind and spirit; high-minded; free from pettiness;
   LaTia is so magnanimous according to her friend Olive.

12. Reactionary- characterized by ideas suggesting a desire to move backward, especially in matters related to politics; a person with such ideas;
  People should actually go out and get facts before spouting off reactionary nonsense.

Reflections On Week 1

1. I don't think that there will be any factors or problems that will interfere with my participation in this class because I will do whatever it takes to ace this class. Even if I have to step out of my comfort zone in some occasions.

2. The best thing that I learned how to do was make corneal notes. At first, I thought that it was just a waste of time and boring, but then I got better and better at it and it helps me to study and remember important things. 

3. I am most concerned about speaking in front of my class and interacting with people I don't know so, I'm actually hoping that we do that more so that I can get out of that fear. I think that it would apply greatly to my life because I'm planning on going to college and if I'm used to making public presentations and interacting with people, I'll go to college with more confidence.

My Six Word Memoir

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I figured out the six words that I used by going on Google and looking up six word memoir. I searched for one example that I could easily connect to what happened in my life...last year :) so it was really easy figuring out my six words. The six words that I used demonstrates how I felt during the punishment that I was one for a year, and what I had to do during that punishment was even worse :(