Leopard man questions 9-15

9. Tom leopard is called " leopard man " because he's known as a guy who has tattoos of leopard print all over his body. 

10. The another thinks that people with tattoos and pericings are desperate for societies attention and he finds himself unimpressed by them. He has these opinions because he thinks that when people try to attract in a positive form and have failed. They go for attention.

11. He's different from other people that have tattoos and pericings because this man lives in the wilderness wearing no clothes. People usually have a decent amount of tattoos but this man has it all over his body.

12. Leopard man lives in the wilderness. 

13. Society fears people who are lonely or known as " loners ". They pursue there own values without seeking others permissions. 

14. His argument was how even normal people have disorders as well as "normal" . They may suffer from alcoholism, eating disorders, amid attacks, depression, and ect. 

15. Leopard man is happy because he's free to himself and doesn't have to worry about what others think of him. He doesn't have to live up to anybody's expectations. 

Latin roots #6

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

Word List
benediction-the invocation of a divine blessing, as at the close of a religious service, a blessing or a state of blessedness

 concourse-running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng

 concurrent-occurring at the same time; meeting or acting together

 corporal-related to the physical body

 corpulent-very stout; fleshy and obese; fat

 credibility-the quality of being believable or trustworthy

 credulity-the (naive) willingness to believe too easily without proof

 cursory-done in a superficial or hasty manner.

dictum-an authoritative saying or maxim

incorporate-to form into one body or functioning unit; to combine several different things into a whole

incredulous-not believing, skeptical, or doubt

indicative-a characteristic of or very much like; suggestive

Diction

1."…I only climbed on the spare spar and leaned over the rail as far as I could, to bring my eyes nearer to that mystery floating alongside."

2.Opaque: not able to be seen through; not transparent.

Elongated: unusually long in relation to its width.

Phosphorescent: something glows with light without becoming hot to the touch

Elusive: difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

Immersed: dip or submerge in a liquid.

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

Ghastly: causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre.

3. Elevated language makes the text & time more formal. Paraphrasing the passage will make it shorter.

4.Abstract & concrete diction:

a)saw b)climbed c)clutched d)stare

5. The authors chose to leave the captain, ship, & crew nameless to creat a mysterious tone.

Denotation & connotation: 

6. The Denotation of the title The Secret Sharer is that the sharer is secretive in a sense that the person says, or, shares something that is not meant for anyone else to hear or see.

Literature Analysis #2 "The Scarlet Letter"

Book Title: The Scarlet Letter
Author: Nathaniel Hawthrone

         In the novel "The Scarlet Letter", by Nathaniel Hawthrone it talked a lot about "A". "A" was a marking, standing for adultery. The beginning of this novel starts off with Hester Prynne being escorted out of jail. She was in jail for Adultery and caring her child. There was many hatred on for her and her actions. Throughout the novel, Hester showed a big improvement on herself  and daughter Pearl. By the end Hester had a choice about taking out the Scarlet letter but choose to not.
         The main theme in this novel I would describe is love and fear of society. I chose love to be a theme because throughout the whole book, there was always some kind of love. No matter if the parents didn't technically like each other, this novel still contained a lot about love. Another main theme I found in "The Scarlet Letter" was fear of society. Even though today many people have a fear of society . A lot of people get judged very quickly whether its good or bad. Therefore, that's why many people are afraid of speaking or doing anything because they are afraid of what other people would think or say of them.
          The protagonist in this novel is Hester. I would describe her as a round character due to the changes throughout this novel. Her changes was how at first she was in a punishment, so they forced her to were there scarlet letter "A". Through more then half way to the novel finishing. many people changed there view towards Hester and pearl. To make things right, they had even allowed her to be able to take off the letter that was patched on her.
            A symbol was shown by Pearl. Pearl is the daughter of Hester and her "secretly" father is Roger Chillingworth. Pearl had represented Hester's adultery and a sin. She had represented a sin because Hester had betrayed the rules. Therefore, when Pearl was first born everyone had considered her by a sin. Even though she was known as something bad, her mother loved her dearly. Pearl had also symbolized the love for both of her parents.
            I had gotten interest in this book because of the previous blog post that we had read from others. This novel all sounded like a scandal but then again a twist of events. I kept reading this because more then half way I knew I was going to want to finish this novel. What had really caught my attention was how Hester was coming out of jail with her daughter Pearl which everyone at that time was against Hester and her daughters actions.
            I can't really say I connect to a specific character, but overall I can connect to the actions everyone had in town. For example, getting judged based off  the things you say or do. Still til this day, everyone gets judged weather if its good or bad. You shouldn't be scared of society. Sooner or later many of us are going to have to realize its reality. many people just go on doing whatever they want as in not caring what others think or say.
            As it says "It was meant for a blessing for the one blessing of her life. It was meant doubtless as the mother herself had told us for a retribution, too; a torture to be felt at many an unthought-of moment." (Hawthrone 86) It signified how Pearl was a symbol of Hester's adultery sin. Not only does it symbolize sin but also the love between her parents. I am going to remember this because it is true. Either ways good or bad there is always going to be a blessing having a child. Therefore, this saying really does tell a lot.

Greek Drama Handout questions

1. What kind of prize is given to dancing choruses of workshippers?

 The kind of prize that's given is a bull or a goat. 

2. How many spectators would gather in the open-air theatre of Dionysos?

Fourteen thousand spectators gathered in the open-air theatre. 

3. How does the mask affect the voices of the actors?

Each mask had its own mouthpiece which changed the actors voices. 

4. Why was Antigone suspenseful to viewing audiences? 

The suspenseful had came from the things the actors didn't know. 

5. How is Shepard to leave the infant on the mountainside?

Instead of the Shepard leaving the infant, he gave it up to the childless king and queen. 

6. What is the riddle of Sphinx have to Oedipus? 

The riddle was answering a question and if it was right they get saved. 

7.who are Oedipus' kids?

 Oedipus kids are Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone and Ismene. 

8. After Oedipus is exiled, who takes over Thebes?

Creon had taken over.

9. What did the family do to the dead body?

 Special annual festivals were held to remember there burial. 

Jonathan Safran Foer Webinar

Write up ..
A: Persuasive and informative

B: Jonathan Safran Foer

C: Jonathon Safran Foer Webinar

D: October 28, 2014

F:

        What I found important in this is how people look at eating animals. There's many examples that comes down to the topic. For example, it's like the turkeys we eat during thanksgiving vs a dog.Yes, I am against eating dogs. Some people are even against eating turkeys but here in the United States we see that it makes a difference with dogs. If people can eat turkeys, why can't they eat dogs, same difference right? 

     

      In the video I just watched, there was an out numbered of 76 million people that had got food poisoning. It really caught my attention because it questions what I eat. I'm not a vegetarian and I eat meat. It questions me to the types of food I'm eating and what it is really made from. This shows how food like this can be dangerous and may even change your point of view on how you see these two types. 

       

         An important fact that had caught my  attention is the way people understand this. Many people thinks it is weird to be a " vegetarian " because many people you know isn't a vegetarian. Mostly everyone around you like meat. Everyone has their own perspective on this, as well as you do to being a vegetarian. People shouldn't judge by the way you see stuff. If this world was going to be about everyone being alike and seeing everything in the same way, there wouldn't be a one of a kind. There wouldn't be debates about stuff like this. 

My life : This relates to my life because of the way I see things differently to others. I now get how people can actually debate about this topic in various ways. For example, one type of person ( vegetarian ) see things differently then ( meat eaters ). I would never in my life eat a dog. As I was small I was surrounded by dogs, which are pets I still own today. I wouldn't be thrilled if one day we just cooked up one of my pets for dinner. I see the cows in a different way because they aren't animals that people really take care of vs dogs. Many of us eat all the other animals possibly named. If we can eat cows, pigs, fish and etc .. then people should be able to eat dogs as well. Yes, even though I'm against this I strongly think it should go both ways not just one way. Reading part of the book, and watching this video it didn't change my view of becoming a vegetarian. What it really did was opened my eyes more about the two types. 

          

Latin Roots #5

Roots and Derivatives

1. cent(i)
2. cid(e)
3. clam, claim
4. cord, cour

Word List

1. bicentennial- related to a celebration of a (two hundredth anniversary; a happening once in a period of two hundred years or lasting two hundred years.                                              Sentence: At school, they have bicentennial reunions to reunite the sports team all together.
2. centenarian-a person who has lived a hundred years                                                                                                                                Sentence: Many people have the blessing to live centenarian.                                                                                                                                                                     
3. centurion -a Roman soldier commanding a military unit known as a century        Sentence: The centurion was in charge of 50 men to fight the battle.                                                                                                                             
4. clamorous-characterized by insistent complaining                                                                                                                              Sentence: The character in the novel was being  clamorous towards the main character.        
5. concise-covering much in few words; brief and to the point                                                                                                                                Sentence: While taking notes, you should write concise words.  
6. concordance-condition of harmony or agreement                                                                                                                         Sentence: The concordance in class today was over the homework assignment.  
7. cordial- warm & sincere; amiable                                                                                                                               Sentence: While writing the letter, it was cordial. 
8. discordant-(sounding) harsh or inharmonious                                                                                                                         Sentence: Many people don't think what they say so it comes out discordant.
9. genocide-the systematic killing of an entire ethnic group                                                                                                                                 Sentence: The Jewish were killed in a genocide.
10. incisive- keenly penetrating; cutting into                                                                                                                                    Sentence: Cutting the wood, David I had described it as incisive.
11. proclamation-  an official announcement informing or honoring                                                                                                                           sentence: After soccer season was over, we had a proclamation as a whole group.
12. reclaim-to restore to former importance or usefulness                                                                                                                            Sentence: Taking the test, she reclaimed her score.