Fall Vocab list #2

Accoutrements-an accessory item of clothing or equipment

That girl has all of the accoutrements it takes to be a fashion guru.

Apogee-far from the earth

The markets recovered quickly and the dotcom bubble reached its apogee.

Bicker-petulant quarreling

My sister and I constantly bicker with each other.

Coalesce-to grow together

Siblings usually get to coalesce in a loving home.

Contretemps-an inopportune or embarrassing occurrence or situation

One of her lingering challenges will be the contretemps over the birds.

Convolution-a rolled up or coiled condition.  

The cords convolution made it hard to stretch out.

Cull-to select from a group

Others in the community cull the pictures into sets.

Disparate-containing or made up of fundamentally different and often elements

These disparate interests work against regional planning and promote sprawl.

Dogmatic-characterized by or to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts

But those looking for a less dogmatic argument will be disappointed.

Licentious-lacking legal or moral restraints

The only thing co-opted is the date, which was used to try and entice the pagans from their rather licentious festivities.

Mete-to give out by measure

Commanding officers have become increasingly reluctant to hold courts, martial, or to mete stiff penalties when they do.

Noxious-physically harmful or destructive to living beings

The noxious gas was the result of the impact.

Polemic-an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another

Not that he was short of prejudice and polemic.

Populous-having a large population

It’s an area that’s populous and more urban, and so it carries less of a musical history.

Probity-adherence to the highest principles

But their reputation for probity and virtue is deteriorating fast.

Repartee-a quick or witty reply

Do not be intimidated, but do not expect much repartee or laughter either.

Supervene-to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous

The heavenly gods supervened during the storm.

Truncate-having the end square or even

Comments are useless if you truncate the conclusion.

Unimpeachable-impossible to discredit

The man’s theory was unimpeachable.

 

Special thanks to Dictionary.com

Beowulf Questions

My amazing group split the questions up equally. Here is a link to everyone elses blog to find the rest of the questions and answers.
1. The awesome Breanna Timmons
2. The lovely Amara Sharp
3.The welder Whitney Houg
4. The alwasy sassy Sarah Stevens
5.I did this section
6. The crazy tan Connor Albright

The Dragon Wakes

1.      How much later does part 2 take place? What kings have died in the meanwhile? What danger now exists?

Part 2 takes places 50 years later. King Hygelac and his son Heardred have both died. The danger that now exists is the dragon that is attacking the kingdom.

2.      Why is the dragon angry? Why did the man take the cup? How did the treasure come to be there in the first place? (The speech of the lone survivor, the one who put the gold in the barrow, is in a typically old English elegiac tone.)

The dragon is angry because a man stole a cup from his treasure. The man stole the cup from the treasure to honor his lord. The treasure was there because ancient people hid it there.

3.      What did the dragon destroy that evening?

The dragon destroyed buildings and homes in the kingdom.

4.      Why does Beowulf think his home was burnt? Why does he order a new shield? How will he fight this battle? What will happen to him?

Beowulf thinks his home was burnt because he did something to anger god. He orders a new iron shield so that it can’t be burned like his old wood one would be against the dragon. Beowulf plans to fight this battle until the death.

5.      How did Hygelac die? (the description in lines 2354-2379 begins one of the several versions of Geatish history and Hygelac’s death we will get.) What did Beowulf do after Hygelac’s death? What happened when he returned home? Did he accept Hygd’s offer to become king?

Hygelac was killed by the Frankish king in a battle. Beowulf killed the Frankish king and refused to become king in loyalty to his cousin.

6.      What happened to Hygelac’s son Heardred? (That’s the story in lines 2380-2390.) How did Beowulf plan to revenge Heardred’s death (lines 2391-2396)?

Heardred was killed by the Swedish. Beowulf planed on revenge by befriending the man that killed Heardred.

7.      How many men accompany Beowulf as he goes to meet the dragon?

Eleven men accompany Beowulf to meet the dragon.

8.      What happened to Hygelac's oldest brother Herebeald? Who killed him? What did this do to his father King Hrethel? What happened between the Swedes and Geats after Hrethel's death? What happened to Haethcyn? How did Beowulf revenge Hygelac's death?

Herebeald was killed by Heathcyn (the younger brother). King Hrethel went into a depression and then died. After Hrethel’s death the Swedes and Geats continued having their conflicts. Heathcyn died and Beowulf revenged Hygelac’s death by killing a lot of the Swedes.

AP test essay

AP Test essay #1



George Elliot's views on old leisure and the leisure of her time vary greatly. Elliot views the leisure of the old times to be spent living your life and the leisure of her time spent reading and riding in trains and making things more complicated.

       Old leisure was a simple things that people did. Elliot viewed it as living life, doing simple tasks that made easier. she said that leisure time was spent among nature in fruit trees or sleeping with no regards to the world. These things did not make life complicated but made them easy and relaxing. 

     The leisure of Elliot's time made things complicated. Elliot uses examples such as riding in a train, she says that it opens your mind and makes you want to do more things. These leisure activities made life complicated it wasn't just about sauntering in the trees it was about going out to art museums and experiencing things for the first time which as we know is not always relaxing. 

      The leisure activities varied greatly it went from being alone to going and being I public and doing things that cost money. Life was changing all around Elliot and she took notice of these things.

Reflections on Week 1

1. The only factors that may affect my participation in this class is be my schedule, I work most days after school and I do some babysitting but I don't think these things will ever stop me from doing my homework but if they ever do I wanted you to know why.

2.  One thing that really changed my life was when I learned that essays did not have to be five paragraphs. I have no idea where I was when I learned this but it really did change my life.

3. I am most excited to learn how to personalize my blog and learn how to do more with it. I am most excited to learn how to apply for scholarships. This class will make my life a lot easier because I am able to do my homework with out a book, pen or paper.

vocab 1

Adumbrate-to foreshadow vaguely

Apotheosis-elevation to divine status

Ascetic-practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline

Bauble- a showy usually cheap trinket

Beguile-to lead by deception

Burgeon-to send forth new growth

Complement-something that fills up, completes or makes perfect

Contumacious-stubbornly disobedient

Curmudgeon-ill tempered

Didactic-designed or intended to teach

Disingenuous-fake

Exculpate-tending or serving to

Faux pas-social blunder

Fulminate-to utter or send out with denunciation

Fustian-strong cotton and linen fabric

Hauteur-arrogance

Inhibit-to prohibit from doing something

Jeremiad-a prolonged lamentation or complaint

Opportunist-taking advantage of opportunities

Unconscionable-not guided or controlled by conscious 

The ending of the novel is already adumbrating in the first chapter.

His apotheosis has only led him to pure agony.

Although her project was a failure people still admired her ascetic life.

The “expensive” toy turned out to be a bauble.

The car sales man beguiled the young woman.

People expect the stock market to burgeon again.

Good wine is a complement to a good meal.

The contumacious student was constantly sent to the principal’s office.

She was always a curmudgeon when the Dodgers lost.

You must have teaching skills and good didactic skills.

Many people find your comments disingenuous.

The servers exculpate the customers.

The girl was so afraid of a faux pas that she checked her post five times.

Politicians fulminate about double standards.

They are sort of stately fustian, and lofty childishness.

The man’s hauteur was not appreciated by anyone.

The school inhibited cell phones on campus.

The jeremiad will always have its place in such a course.

The man’s conduct in public office has been opportunist.

Advocates for schools consider such cuts unconscionable. 

Essay #2

Montaigne's techniques and topics completely support Foster's notion. Montaiges techniques are all over the place, he truly speaks his mind and does not stick to a set plan, while Austen has a set plan her technique is well thought out and exact.

       Montaigne's writing sketched a small picture of what is going on inside a great mind. He has so many different thoughts at once that he is unable to keep them in order and get them out on paper in order. As Foster said it is barley a sketch which is very true it is not letting us see all that is going on in his head we only see one part the part that he wanted us to see. 

     Austen has a technique that is completely different, it is one that is well thought out she did not just start writing what she thought she planned things out making a love story as complicated as it could get. Pride and Prejudice was so well thought out that it is around 200 years old and it is still relevant to life today. As for Montaigne who's book is not as relevant to our lives today. Montaigne and Austen had writing styles that were so different it makes it interesting to read both works and compare and contrast them. 

     The human brain is an unpredictable thing that makes everybody a completely different person. That is why Montaigne and Austen have such different writing styles. The writing that they do lets us as a reader look at how they think and what they think about because their books are an expression of what they are thinking.

Poem #1

1. The Laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski.
2. It is ironic because it is about being your own person and living your life the way you want but a big corporation wants you to conform to the image that they want people to be while wearing there clothing.
3. Yes, Bukowski was said to be an outsider and in the poem he talked about being your own person and when some people do that they become outsiders because they are not the same as other people.
4. I used google to help me answer questions 1 and 3.

Essay #1

            In The Poisonwood Bible Orleanna Price is faced with separation from everything she has ever known. Orleanna was not only separated from her life in the states but she was separated from her sense of security. These thing broke her down mentally but at the same time they made her become a strong independent woman.

            Orleanna went to Africa with her husband to help him with his missionary trip to try and “save African souls” in the village of Kilanga. Not only is she forced to raise her four daughters in the small village unsure of what would happen to them every day but she could not listen to the radio or read the newspaper like she was so use to doing back in the states, this struggle was one that brought her personal pain. She did not want to stay in Africa with all of the political turmoil. She did not only have to fear for her life but she also had her daughters to worry about.  All of these thing that she was not use to broke her down inside. She would constantly plead to her husband about how she wanted to leave. Since he was the man of the house he was in control and would not let her take the children back to America. With the struggles of trying to adapt to life in a whole new way Orleanna mentally broke to the point that she stayed in bed for a month.

            These pains did not only break her but they made her a strong independent woman. Orleanna had to be the anchor for her children while they were Africa. Her husband had gone crazy trying to “save African souls.” Being strong while in Africa helped her to become a strong independent woman when she finally escaped to the states. She had to live on her own completely and make her own money to live off of. It also helped her teach her daughters how to become their own person and how to live on their own. Orleanna had to get over the loss of a child and deal with a psycho husband all at the same time. This experience did not make her hate Africa but it did make her look at her old life in a whole new way.

            The experience was not one only filled with bad memories and traumatizing events but it was one that taught Orleanna a lesson she will never forget. She learned that you almost have to think for yourself and watch your back or bad things will happen.