Vocabulary: Fall List 4

Intermittent: occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
Sentence: I know many people who are intermittent.
Ebb: the movement of the tide out to sea.
Sentence: Last summer we saw the a really huge ebb.
Regress: return to a former or less developed state.
Sentence: Few people will regress in the future.
Tendency: an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior.
Sentence: Students have the tendency to talk while others are talking.

Antiseptic: scrupulously clean or pure, especially so as to be bland or characterless.
Sentence: The woman walking looked antiseptic.

Brag Sheet

I have done community service with the school, we have helped the ederly and it was surprisingly a fun experience. I almost got awards for every single year in elementary, I have 6 in total. I got 2 awards in jr high. And I think that's about it.

Literature Analysis Questions 1

1. The novel I read I was Catcher in the Rye,   by J. D. Salinger. It's about a 16 year old named Holden Claufield, he talks about his life and how eneded up where he is. He starts by talking about moving from school to school because of his grades. Holden isn't specific about where he's at but I believe he's at s resting home while telling the story. He just has this really inteeredting journey of life and the decisions he makes, makes him loose people he loves.

2. The theme that I got from this book was learning to grow up and dealing with death. As Holden talks about Allie (his brother that died) he breaks down everytime. He realizes it never gets easier, he just got better and comfortable talking about it. While he also starts discovering the world snd growing up. He slowly but surely talks about his sexual experiences. He learns about how feelings work.

3. From the tone of the story I think I know the authors morning routine or I can probably guess it. He would get up in the morning, have coffee and a normal basic breakfast. The usual eggs, sausage, pancakes, hash browns, etc. He's probably one of those people who when they wake up in the middle of the night they don't bother to try to sleep again instead they do something to kill time.

My Aeries

The grade I got on my essay was an A-. The first thing that came into my mind was happiness. It was definitely worth the reading and going through words I didn't undertand. I don't know if I agree with my grade I would give it a B+  because I know I could've done better. For my vocab tests I have a decent grade in that, and I keep up with my journals. I'm satisfied with my grade and the way Mr. Preston grades us.

Vocabulary List #3

Coherent -

(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.

Belabor - argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail.
Eschew - deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
Acquisitive - excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.
Emulate - match or surpass (a person or achievement), 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 - money or gifts given generously.
Tenable -

able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.

Insatiable - (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.
Reconnaissance - preliminary surveying or research.
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 - (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Young Goodman Brown Questions

1. I think Hawthorne's purpose for writing this story was to show us that we should expect the unexpected. Honestly Hawthorne had many purposes for writing this story he made many good points in this story. Throughout the entire story he was very clever and just made the story more interesting maybe he did that to keep us reading or maybe not.
2. Young Goodman Brown's wife who is named Faith is actually a great name for her. The name Faith fits her because in the story she remained having hope no matter what the situation was. I think there were some point in which Brown had faith in her and didn't.
3. I think the ribbons signify the goodness. I think that the pink ribbons is what kept their relationship stable and good.
4. I think that Young Goodman Brown witnessed everything but in a dream. In the story his mom comes back to life, also his dad they were all together at one point which is bizarre because like I said his parents came back to life. Although the story doesn't say that it was an awful nightmare I bkeieve it was.
5. The old man is the "devil", I believe this because in the story he came out of the forest when Young Goodman Brown was there. Also there were many signs showing that something evil/ bad was going to happen. You start noticing that ever since the old man showed up into Brown's life weird things just started happening.
6. I feel like the staff was part of the old man or like his accomplice. The staff was also a sign or symbol.
7. If Young Goodman Brown wouldn't have ventured the forest I think everything would be the way it was. He would still have Faith and his wife, maybe his townspeople. At the same time I feel like he still would've have gone to the forest because he wanted to reach his "destination". So maybe things would be different, maybe not.