Vocabulary Fall List #6

1. Meme - an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.
2. Virus - a piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or data.
3. Viral - relating to or involving an image, video, piece of information, etc., that is circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another.
4. Blog - a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style.
5. Wiki - a website that allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users.
6. URL - an address that identifies a particularfile on the Internet, usually consisting ofthe protocol, as http, followed by the domain link.
7. Website - a location connected to the Internet that maintains one or more pages on the World Wide Web.
8. www - World Wide Web.
9. Internet - The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link billions of devices worldwide.
10. 2.o - a cloud presenting web 2.o themes.
11. Open source - denoting software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified.

Team Vocab

Letter to Mentor

    My big question that I would ask everyone is why is it easy for people to lie rather than to be honest? I didn't really choose one certain person because at one point everyone has lied so it only makes sense to ask everyone. I've noticed this since I was a child but I was always curious to find out why. The thought of even lying is insane to me but when it comes to telling the truth people find it challenging. Even joking around, any type of lie, we have all lied. The lying part isn't even as important I want to know why its hard to say the truth and easy to lie when it should actually be the other way around. I have a feeling you guys as my mentors can help me come to a conclusion to my big question.

Vocabulary List #5

1. venomous: (of a person or their behavior) full of malice or spite.
2. stolid: (of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.
3. hypnotized: produce a state of hypnosis in (someone).
4. suspended: temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect.
5. transformed: make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of.
6. accuse: claim that (someone) has done something wrong.
7. anticipate: regard as probable; expect or predict.
8. fringe: not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme.
9. melancholy: a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
10. earnestly: serious in intention, purpose, or effort;sincerely zealous:
11. dissolve: (with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution
12. aggravate: make (a problem, injury, or offense) worse or more serious.
13. illuminate: light up.
14. capillary: any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules
15. proboscis: the nose of a mammal, especially when it is long and mobile, such as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of a tapir.

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.