Phonar Assignment

It was around 5:30ish and the sun was already starting to go down and the moon was already coming up. It was a nice day, warm, but with a pleasing little breeze. I remember driving in my neighborhood and looking up and seeing this big beautiful thing. At first glance I thought it was a light post, but at a second glance I realized it was the moon. It looked so big, and because the sun was going down, it gave the moon a reddish glint. It was so  huge and beautiful that I had to pull over so that I would be able to get a better look at it. It was such an outstanding sight that another driver had stopped to take a picture. I thought about taking one, but I knew that the picture would not do the image of the moon justice. I also just kind of wanted to bask in the beauty of it because I knew this was a rare sight. It honestly was one of the most stunning things I had seen in a long time and I knew that a single picture would not suffice. 

Vocab #6

Abase-behave in a way so as to belittle or degrade (someone).
- I watched my students abasing themselves in front of the teacher.
Abdicate-ail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty).
- John had to abdicate his fathers business when he passed away.
Abomination-a thing that causes disgust or hatred.
 -Michael Meyers in the movie Halloween is an abomination.
Brusque-abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.
- Someone who is nervous is going to be brusque.
Saboteur-a person who engages in sabotage.
 -Bumper in the  movie Pitch Perfect is an example of a saboteur when he throws a burrito at Fat Amy.
 Debauchery-excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.
 -My sister is debauchery when craves chocolate.
Proliferate-increase rapidly in numbers; multiply.
 -China is proliferating in population all the time.
Anachronism-a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.
 -You could say my great grandma is an anachronism.
Nomenclature-the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline.
 -Parents who are about to have a baby are going to nomenclature for their baby.
Expurgate-remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account).
 -Upon reading Canterbury Tales, the orator expurgated risque portions of the novel.
Bellicose-demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
 -My dad is a perfect example of a Bellicose.
Gauche-lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward.
 -Sometimes i''m a little gauche.
Rapacious-aggressively greedy or grasping.
 -The billion got far in life because he was rapacious.
Paradox-a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.
 -Going to war to bring peace is a paradox.
Conundrum-a confusing and difficult problem or question.
 -Most days in math, the teacher gives us conundrums.
Anomaly-something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
 -A person with two heads is an anomaly.
Ephemeral-asting for a very short time.
 -The ephemeral joys of high school.
Rancorous-characterized by bitterness or resentment.
 -A lot of people say that Jean is a rancorous person.
Churlish-rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.
 -My younger sister Sam is honestly the recarnation of the devil and acts so churlish towards me.
Precipitous- dangerously high or steep.
-Mount Everest is a precipitous mountain.

THE POINT OF CANTERBURY TALES IS

In the story "Canterbury Tales," the author Chuacer lived in a time period where he had to stay one step smarter then his audience and how the content had to be satirical. Chaucer includes many genres that give a different view on life,  different characters, and all the different walks of life and they all tie in with how he felt about his time period and his experiences in life.

GREEN EGGS AND HAMLET

 a) I really don't know anything about Hamlet. I've always wanted to read it, but I never got around to it. (the second one is not a lie) b) The only thing I know about Shakespeare is that he has written tons of plays and that he is really smart.  c) Well for me personally when teachers say we are going to be reading Shakespeare, the teachers expect the students to undertand the text when it's difficult to read. My problem is that it's sometimes hard to read and the teachers don't always explain it the best. d) I think reading it a loud is a great idea and also having you stop and discuss in detail what Shakespeare is trying to say and if there is any underlining meaning; which there usually is.

vocabulary #5

Shenanigans-mischief; deceit, or prankish.

-My sisters are always doing shenanigan things to my parents and me.

Ricochet-the motion of an object or a projectile in a rebounding or a deflecting way, one or more times.

-The ball ricocheted and hit me right in the back.

Schism-division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties.

-Republicans and Democrats are a schism.

Eschew-to abstain or keep away from; shun, or avoid.

-Parents try to eschew alcohol from their kids at an early age.

Plethora-over abundance or excess.

-You could say tree’s aren’t really a plethora any more.

Ebullient-over-flowing with enthusiasm or excitement; high-spirited.

-I like to be ebullient every day.

Garrulous-excessively talkative in a roundabout manner.

-Everyone always has that friend that is garrulous.

Harangue-scolding or a long intense verbal attack.

-My mom likes to harangue me every time I do something wrong.

Interdependence-the state or condition of being mutual reliant on each other.

-Kurt and I are interdependent on each other,

Capricious-subject to, led by, or indicative by a sudden unpredictable change.

-People with erratic behavior can also be categorized as capricious.

Loquacious-talking or tending to talk much; talkative.

-When some people get nervous they become loquacious.

Ephemeral-lasting a very short time.

-The weekend seems to be ephemeral.

Inchoate-not yet fully developed; premature.

-One of my close friends was born inchoate, which made her want to specialize in that field of birth and babies.

Juxtapose-to place close together, side by side.

-To juxtapose something is also to compare two things.

Perspicacious-having keen mental perception and understanding.

-It takes a really intelligent person or actor to be perspicacious.

Codswallop-rubbish, non-sense.

-When a friend says something not smart, you can reply with codswallop and totally impress and freak them out at the same time.

Mungo-low grade wool, from felted rags or waste.

-I can imagine that mungo is not the most comfortable clothing to wear.

Sesquipedalian-given to using long words, containing many syllables.

-In high ranking spelling bees, I can imagine that the words are sesquipedalian.

Wonky-shaky, groggy, unsteady or unreliable.

-Every morning when I wake up, you could describe me as wonky.

Diphthong-an unsegmentable, gliding speech sound varying continuously in phonetic quality but held to be a single sound or phoneme and identified by its apparent beginning and ending sound.

-“The production of a diphthong acoustically is a glide between two sounds.” –Dictionary.com