RESPECT MY AUTHORITY

Most authority figures threaten my willingness to be myself in public. This is because I am usually loud and like to talk a lot and older people usually do not like this. Most people get annoyed and tell me to be quiet or you can just see it in their face that they want me to shut up.

Inciting incident

the guy gets stopped by the cop

The Pedestrian First Impression

This story is very very descriptive. It explains everything a lot and gives much details.

Vocabulary #4

1. Intermittent- occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.

-the rain was very intermittent last week.

2.ebb-the movement of the tide out to sea.
- The turtle got caught on the ebb.

3.regress-return to a former or less developed state.
-The soldier regressed after he finished his duties in the war.

4.tendency-an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior.
-The weird kid has a tendency to be sad at night.

5.antiseptic-of, relating to, or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms.
-I liked my room clean so it was antiseptic.

My Big Question ???

Why are there so many types of different languages, cultures, ethnicities, etc?

-Culture

-Human-beings

-Science

My Big Question ???

Why are there so many types of different languages, cultures, ethnicities, etc?

-Culture

-Human-beings

-Science

Vocabulary #3

1.coherent- logical and consistent.
His research was absolutely coherent and deserved an A+.
2.belabor-argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail.
the teacher belabored the student and embarrassed him.3.eschew-deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
the boy eschewed talking back to his teacher4.acquisitive-excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.
the boy stayed in school because he was acquisitive and waned a good job.5.emulate-match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
He tried to emulate famous people on Tv.6.banal-so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
Since he was so Banal, he had to emulate everybody's ways.7.excoriation-place where your skin is scraped or abraded. 
8.congeal-solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.
The water seemed to Congeal to ice.9.carping-difficult to please; critical.
My girlfriend is a very carping person.10.substantiate-provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
The detectives tried to substantiate the murders.11.temporize-avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time.
The class had temporized before their test.12.largesse-generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.
She gave out gifts with such largesse.13.tenable-able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
The Righetti Warriors football team was tenable.
14.insatiable-impossible to satisfy.
The insatiable desire to be great was burning inside me.15.reconnaissance-military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
16.germane-relevant to a subject under consideration.
The students essay was not Germane to the question.17.ramify-form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out.p
Our offense was made to Ramify the defense when we ran the ball.18.intransigent-unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.
I remained intransigent on my opinion towards soccer.19.taciturn-reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
The taciturn boy began to spoke a lot and it surprised all of us.

Vocabulary #1

Theme - the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
Tone - a modulation of the voice expressing a particular feeling or mood.
Mood - Mood is a Literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. 
Diction - The choice of words in a story
Syntax - the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
Adumbrate - report or represent in outline
Apotheosis - the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax.
ascetic - characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
bauble - a small, showy trinket or decoration.
Beguile - charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.

Burgeoun - begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.

Contumacious - (especially of a defendant's behavior) stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority

Compliment- a thing that completes or brings to perfection.

curmudgeon - a bad-tempered or surly person.

didactic - intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.

How are the theme and tone of Young Goodman Brown and Earth on Turtles Back different and how can you tell by the authors use of diction and syntax?

Intro: The theme and tone are different because of the way the author puts the words and which words he uses in the stories.

Body:
A. Theme
B. Tone
C. Syntax & Diction
Conclusion: Syntax, Diction, Tone & Theme make these stories different.

YGB: Our decisions make us who we are.
EOTB: We can all accomplish great things no matter who we are.

My Aeries

I received an A- on my essay. I think it was a pretty accurate grade and I think that is what I deserved. I received it because of my evidence and my organization of my ideas. I agree 100% with the grade I have received. I have done most of my work I would say about 90% of the assignments. I think I have earned an A- for the first grading period.