Vocab list #2

intercede- intervene on behalf of another
The mom interceded in the argument her children were having.
hackneyed-a phrase that is overused or is a stereotype
Now a days the word "literally" has become hackneyed. 
approbation-approval or praise
 I can go to the concert with my parents' approbation.
innuendo- An allusive remark or hint that gives off the wrong idea
Everything Tom says is innuendos and some people find that funny while others don't.
coalition-a group formed to gain an advantage 
Sometimes buisnesses form a coalition to get more customers. 
elicit-to draw out or bring forth
The stage actor hoped his performance would elicit a grand aplause from the audience.
hiatus-a period of the time something is stopped
After finals week, a well derved hiatus is awaited from the students. 
assuage-to provide relief 
To assauge Alexa's headace, she took a pill.
decadence-state of moral or artistic decline
The blue quilt are cloth decadence.
expostulate-to express strong disagreement 
My sister would expostulate her opinion if I made any suggestions on what to watch on tv.
simulate-to replicate an image or behavior
Some people use apps that simulates sounds which helps them fall asleep at night.
jaded-depleted with excitement or enthusiasm 
After the delayed and long flight, Sam was feeling a bit jaded and did not want to fly again.
umbrage-to take/find something offensive
prerogative-a special right or privlage 
Since Sally was manager at Taco Bell, she had the prerogative to discounts whenever she wanted free food.
lurid-full of unpleasent details ment to shock or interest people.
transcend-to exceed the limits of something
provincial-concerning a provence of a country
The clothes she used to wear in the small town where provencial to the ones from the big city.
petulant-to describe something irritable 
The petulant little boy was annoyed by evereything.
unctuous-not expressing true feelings
Politicians tend to be unctuous when delivering a speech.
meritorious-deserving of rewards or praise
The gold medal was the olympians' most meritorious reward.

Vocab Fall list #1

Theme-the central idea of a piece of writing

Tone-the author's attitude toward the characters, the subject, and/or the audience

mood-the emotional state of the reader

dictation: The action of saying words allowed to be recorded 

syntax-the sequence in which words are formed into sentences

adumbrate-represent in outline

apotheosis-the climax

ascetic-someone who abstains from all forms of indulgence 

bauble-An inexpensive piece of decoration

burgeon-something growing rapidly

Complement-something that perfects/completes an item

contumacious-rebellious  

curmudgeon-bad tempered

didactic-lecture others too much

beguile-to trick someone with charm

On Sunday I made a list on Quizlet. Here's the link: 

https://quizlet.com/146696869/vocab-fall-list-1-flash-cards/

I can read!.. well maybe not

https://youtu.be/oqyhTNn_644

After several attempts of humorous and countless tries at this assignment, I finally decided to just record it. I actually recorded this yesterday and it still won't upload. Something about the file being too big, so as my last resort I posted it on YouTube. As you can see I failed at beating Dr.Preston's record. I hope this video where I stuttered and messed up many times is somewhat entertaining. I sure thought it was.

Literature Analysis Questions #!

1.The Maze Runner is about a teenage boy who wakes up one day in a place called the Glade where he finds other teenage boys there as well. The Glade is a place in the middle of the maze or labyrinth that they are in. Thomas, the main character, and his peers do not remember life before they where put in the maze or why they were sent there. He has an urge to be a runner and help find a way out which his peers tell him is impossible.

2.So far, I think the theme of the novel is hope because Thomas has no memory whatsoever of anything before the glade and he gets frustrated how everyone is treating him. He feels as if life isn't worth while and especially when his peers tell him there is no way out. He still feels a bit of hope and an urge to go out into the maze regardless of what kind of creatures and dangers that his peers tell him lies ahead.

3. I think the author's morning routine is he wakes up early. "Common Greenie,"the tall boy whispered as he stood..,"Supposed to show you something before the wake-up." The wake-up is very early because all of them have jobs to do like farming.
The author probably goes for a run or jog. "He wanted to be a runner. He would be a runner. Deep down inside he knew he had to go out there, into the maze." pg. 46
The author eats breakfast. Most of the time is breakfast consists of eggs and bacon. "He pictured them in his mind as he picked at the eggs and bacon." p.40 

4. Literary techniques I've observed so far are as follows: imagery, flashback,
 onomatopoeia- "We live here that is it. Better than living in a pile of klunk... Klunk's another word for poo, Poo makes a clunk sound."
 setting- "They stood in a vast courtyard several times the size of a football field, surrounded by four enormous walls made of grey stone and covered in spots with thick ivy."
and  hyperbole- "Ah, man,"Thomas mumbled through a mouthful."I was starving".

My Response to the "Conscience of A Hacker"

When I read this, I felt sort of a relation to what the author was saying. He kept a pattern of showing us that adults have stereotypical thoughts about us kids and how we're "all the same". I agree. If  the blame is pointed towards us, or even just trying to give your opinion, the majority of adults wouldn't even listen. "They are just kids. They don't know what they're talking about" is a phrase I've heard from many adults. I don't understand how we can't give our opinion or explain ourselves because of our age so we "don't know anything".

My Satire Aug 23

1.) I think a PowerPoint will be the most effective medium for my satire because I can add pictures and be more creative so that the message will be more memorable.

2.) My message will be directed towards a more sophisticated audience. My tone will be serious yet trying to be humorous and saying skeptical things in order to get my point across. 

3.) The topic for my satire is about the environment and how we need to take good care of it.

Response to "A Modest Proposal":what did I just read?!

I want to start of by saying, I thought this article was really disturbing. However as weird and twisted this may sound, I found and liked his way to capture his audience kind of genius! Before you think I'm an insane person, this is why I think so. He grabbed the reader's attention by saying the most unexpected thing.  Yes, the whole article as about how the Irish should eat babies and sell them in markets in order to solve the over population problem. However, do you really think he would actually want to do that? The thing is, no sane person would actually do that. Before you take that into account, and unless you're a cannibal which is rare, you would be in total shock like I was!  It was creepy how he was explaining everything so calmly and stating scandalous things like how much babies people should eat, but that's just it! That's the element of satire he was using that caught the audience's attention and want to continue reading. If he didn't use satire and just talked about Ireland's problems, no one would read it. I mean why would everyone read about politics, which most people consider boring? He used satire as an advantage and caught people's attention to get his message across which was Ireland needs a lot of changes. No one uses satire anymore because now, people don't think critically and get offended.