Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Calendar and To-Do List
To Do List:
A
1. Get Sabrina's signature
2. Edit blog
3. Visit a professor
B
1. Math Homework
2. Organize school papers
3. Clean bedroom
C.
1. Make an appointment for Ed Plan
2. Edit Powerpoint
3. Bake cake for M's birthday
Foyer
Foyer (n.): the lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house, a vestibule or entrance hall in a house or apartment.
Source Sentence: I only needed to turn a corner into a dicey situation, or crowd some frightened, armed person in a foyer somewhere, or make an errant move after being pulled over by a policeman.
Context Clue: "Ionly needed to turn a corner...armed person..."There are security guards at theaters, hotels, and sometimes apartment houses. They can become suspicious of him because of his appearance.
Original Sentence: There is no running along the ancient castle's foyer.
Source Sentence: I only needed to turn a corner into a dicey situation, or crowd some frightened, armed person in a foyer somewhere, or make an errant move after being pulled over by a policeman.
Context Clue: "Ionly needed to turn a corner...armed person..."There are security guards at theaters, hotels, and sometimes apartment houses. They can become suspicious of him because of his appearance.
Original Sentence: There is no running along the ancient castle's foyer.
Accomplice
Accomplice (n.): A person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing, often as a subordinate.
Source Sentence: Her flight made me feel like an accomplice in tyranny.
Context Clue: "...the ability to alter public space in ugyly ways." His looks made her rund away from him.
Original Sentence: Although the man did not literally kill the victim, he was the killer's accomplice: therefore, he too was put away in jail.
Source Sentence: Her flight made me feel like an accomplice in tyranny.
Context Clue: "...the ability to alter public space in ugyly ways." His looks made her rund away from him.
Original Sentence: Although the man did not literally kill the victim, he was the killer's accomplice: therefore, he too was put away in jail.
Earnest
Earnest (adj.) Serious in intention, purpose, or effort.
Source Sentence: After a few more quick glimpses, she picked up her pace and was soon running in earnsest.
Context Clue: To her...black man-a broad six feet inches... both hands shoved into the pockets of a bulky military jacket-seemed menacingly close. His appearance intimidated her and she felt she was in danger by being so close to someone such as himself.
Original Sentence: The earnest worker did not like to mess around at work.
Source Sentence: After a few more quick glimpses, she picked up her pace and was soon running in earnsest.
Context Clue: To her...black man-a broad six feet inches... both hands shoved into the pockets of a bulky military jacket-seemed menacingly close. His appearance intimidated her and she felt she was in danger by being so close to someone such as himself.
Original Sentence: The earnest worker did not like to mess around at work.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Following Through
When I made plans for last week, I was nervous I wouldn't follow through. Sometimes I go on planning stuff and I just don't get to it. As the week went on I followed my plan and made things easier for me to handle. I'm glad I followed through my plans and I even got ahead on my reading for reading class. I am the type of reader that evaluates every single sentence while reading. Therefore I take longer to read a couple of chapters. Knowing what kind of reader I am helps me plan more time for reading, I guess that counts as a reading strategy, making enough time to read it entirely and thoroughly. I also planned to use the predicting strategy. That helped my understand why things happened in the book, and why things didn't happen. The adjustments I need to make from last week to the next is that I should focus more on doing things the right was the first time. Sometimes I try to do things quickly to be able to fit my schedule that I don't focus on doing it correctly and efficiently.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Vocabulary
The word menacingly is an adverb.
The definition of menacingly is being with the intent of harming.
The sentence from the text is, "To her, the youngish black man-a broad six feet two inches with a beard and billowing hair, both hands shoved into the pockets of a bluky military jacket-seemed menacingly close."
My context clue that before that sentence, the author tells how he could have sworn he wasn't walking too close to the lady. Then the next one says how obviously, she thought that because of the way he looked, he was too close to her. Like in the movie, "Dennis the Menace"... Dennis was a dangerous boy to be around.
Its antonym would be, (peacefully) walking near someone.
Its synonym would be, in a threatenly fashion or position.
My original sentence is: The meteor seemed menacingly close to earth.
The definition of menacingly is being with the intent of harming.
The sentence from the text is, "To her, the youngish black man-a broad six feet two inches with a beard and billowing hair, both hands shoved into the pockets of a bluky military jacket-seemed menacingly close."
My context clue that before that sentence, the author tells how he could have sworn he wasn't walking too close to the lady. Then the next one says how obviously, she thought that because of the way he looked, he was too close to her. Like in the movie, "Dennis the Menace"... Dennis was a dangerous boy to be around.
Its antonym would be, (peacefully) walking near someone.
Its synonym would be, in a threatenly fashion or position.
My original sentence is: The meteor seemed menacingly close to earth.
Vocabulary
Uninflammatory is an adjective.The word elicit is a verb.
The definition of uninflammatory is to not be at a dangerous or a trouble-causing distance.
The sentence from the text is, "As I swung onto the avenue behind her, there seemed to be a discreet, uninflammatory distance between us."
My context clue is that flammatory means to blow up in any form, to cause trouble. and uninflammatory must mean the opposite due to its prefix. So that mean, that he meant he was not in close enough to the woman to cause harm or trouble in any way.
Its antonym could be to be in a threatening position or too close into another's personal space.
Its synonym could be to be at a safe distance from another, enough to feel safe and not endangered from harm. Not too close to a person enought to cross "the line".
My original sentence is: I got near the intimidating lion in an inflammatory distance.
The definition of uninflammatory is to not be at a dangerous or a trouble-causing distance.
The sentence from the text is, "As I swung onto the avenue behind her, there seemed to be a discreet, uninflammatory distance between us."
My context clue is that flammatory means to blow up in any form, to cause trouble. and uninflammatory must mean the opposite due to its prefix. So that mean, that he meant he was not in close enough to the woman to cause harm or trouble in any way.
Its antonym could be to be in a threatening position or too close into another's personal space.
Its synonym could be to be at a safe distance from another, enough to feel safe and not endangered from harm. Not too close to a person enought to cross "the line".
My original sentence is: I got near the intimidating lion in an inflammatory distance.
Vocabulary
The word elicit is a verb.
The definition of elicit is to draw forth, or bring out...
The sentence from the text is, "At dark, shadowy intersecitons in Checago, I could cross in front of a car stopped at a traffic light and elicit the thunk, thunk, thunk, thunk of the driver-black, white, male, or female-hammering down the door locks.
My context clue is that it is logical that they musct be showing their fear of him, as if to warn him that they are alert and aware of him and his every move. Also, elicit comes from latin, to bring forth into the light. "Luz" or "Lucir" means light. Which is can be formed to elicit. I can see the relationship.
Its antonym would be to hide.
Its synonym would be to be obvious.
My original sentence is: Mother said to elicit what I have learned, into the game.
The definition of elicit is to draw forth, or bring out...
The sentence from the text is, "At dark, shadowy intersecitons in Checago, I could cross in front of a car stopped at a traffic light and elicit the thunk, thunk, thunk, thunk of the driver-black, white, male, or female-hammering down the door locks.
My context clue is that it is logical that they musct be showing their fear of him, as if to warn him that they are alert and aware of him and his every move. Also, elicit comes from latin, to bring forth into the light. "Luz" or "Lucir" means light. Which is can be formed to elicit. I can see the relationship.
Its antonym would be to hide.
Its synonym would be to be obvious.
My original sentence is: Mother said to elicit what I have learned, into the game.
My Parent's Divorce
It is sad to say that I am in a way traumatized by my parent's divorce. It really changed my personal life. I take relationships very seriously and I don't ever "hook up" as teens say it. I tend to over analyze everything a guy says when he trys to flirt with me. I don't like it when they flirt as though they could have me in their arms in a second. Bonding requires respect and time. Also, I don't dress to impress because I want a guy who is not so interested in looks. It doesn't mean I dress hideously, but I try not to let too much cleavage show as other girls do to attract guys. I want "them", (referring to my possible partners, one at a time of course) to really like me in order for me to allow myself to be in a long relationship. I have very strong beliefs of what love should be... I have high standards but nothing fictional...but I do believe my love is out there. It may be obvious that the event also turned me into a romantic. I am very scared of divorcing my future partner. My siblings and I have a difficult time having our father around since we all moved out with my mother. I would never want the same thing to happen to my children in the future. Yes, I know that things don't always turn out the way we plan them, but I say there is no problem in trying. Sometimes my friends think that I should let go of the seriousness of relationships and try to have fun. But I think that that fun is not the kind of fun I want.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
The Things You Carry
The Things I Carry
I carry the guilt of helping raise my brothers the wrong way, the regret of not showing them love and patience in my younger years. I carry my mother’s guilt of separating us from our father with the divorce. I carry my father’s loneliness, his wanting to be loved, and his needing to see his children grow up. I carry my mother’s longing to have a house again and to remarry and have a stable life. I carry with me the pain of the people with low self-esteem. I carry my lack of confidence and self-esteem. I carry my concern for my little brother because he is gaining too much weight and he can’t handle “fat jokes”. I carry my concern for my father’s depression. I carry my anger against UCI Hospital for not taking care of my mother’s first baby delivery. She lost her baby boy because of them. I carry stress over my dad not being able to pay his bills. I carry the most anxious feeling hoping I get enough money for my tuition for all of my schooling. I carry the hope to get my parents and my siblings out of our bad situation. I carry the hope for my mom and dad to somehow love each other again and for them to get married again. I carry my increasing weight, and my thoughts of me being ugly. I carry my make-up with me to hide face from the world. I carry my covered up clothes to hide my imperfections. I carry my laziness to commit to working out. I carry the guilt of eating unhealthy while my mom wastes time telling me not to. I carry the feeling that I am annoying to people around me by saying the bad things about myself; my eating habits, my appearance…
I always carry with me my morals and values. I carry the guilt of having bought a cheese burger with fries and a coke when I don’t even have money for art supplies… I carry the guilt for asking for my mom’s lunch money to be able to buy school supplies. I carry the longing for us to win the jackpot. I carry my precaution to not lose my textbooks. I carry the sadness of not being able to keep my beautiful school textbooks to sell them for money. I carry the guilt of me not ever taking an interest in cars or driving; family sometimes needs my help. I carry my faith, compassion, and my respect toward others. I carry God with me to protect me from harm.
I carry the guilt of helping raise my brothers the wrong way, the regret of not showing them love and patience in my younger years. I carry my mother’s guilt of separating us from our father with the divorce. I carry my father’s loneliness, his wanting to be loved, and his needing to see his children grow up. I carry my mother’s longing to have a house again and to remarry and have a stable life. I carry with me the pain of the people with low self-esteem. I carry my lack of confidence and self-esteem. I carry my concern for my little brother because he is gaining too much weight and he can’t handle “fat jokes”. I carry my concern for my father’s depression. I carry my anger against UCI Hospital for not taking care of my mother’s first baby delivery. She lost her baby boy because of them. I carry stress over my dad not being able to pay his bills. I carry the most anxious feeling hoping I get enough money for my tuition for all of my schooling. I carry the hope to get my parents and my siblings out of our bad situation. I carry the hope for my mom and dad to somehow love each other again and for them to get married again. I carry my increasing weight, and my thoughts of me being ugly. I carry my make-up with me to hide face from the world. I carry my covered up clothes to hide my imperfections. I carry my laziness to commit to working out. I carry the guilt of eating unhealthy while my mom wastes time telling me not to. I carry the feeling that I am annoying to people around me by saying the bad things about myself; my eating habits, my appearance…
I always carry with me my morals and values. I carry the guilt of having bought a cheese burger with fries and a coke when I don’t even have money for art supplies… I carry the guilt for asking for my mom’s lunch money to be able to buy school supplies. I carry the longing for us to win the jackpot. I carry my precaution to not lose my textbooks. I carry the sadness of not being able to keep my beautiful school textbooks to sell them for money. I carry the guilt of me not ever taking an interest in cars or driving; family sometimes needs my help. I carry my faith, compassion, and my respect toward others. I carry God with me to protect me from harm.
Vocabulary
Taut: Taut is an adjective.
Definition: Taut means tense, or tough.
Sentence from text: Elsewhere-visiting friends in SoHo, where sidewalks are narrow and tightly spaced buildings shut out the sky- things can get very taut indeed.
Context clue & explanation from text:
E-xample- In central Manhattan, the near-constant crowd cover minimiezes tense one-on-one street encounters.
A-ntonym-An antonym for taut would be peaceful.
S-ynonym-A synonym for taut would be intense.
Y-our Logic-My logic is that after the sentence in the example, the sentence from the text, was added. The key word is "Elsewhere", which means, on the other hand, or the opposite.
Link to Online Dictionary: tightly stretched, tense.
Original Sentence: Things can get taut during midterms.
Definition: Taut means tense, or tough.
Sentence from text: Elsewhere-visiting friends in SoHo, where sidewalks are narrow and tightly spaced buildings shut out the sky- things can get very taut indeed.
Context clue & explanation from text:
E-xample- In central Manhattan, the near-constant crowd cover minimiezes tense one-on-one street encounters.
A-ntonym-An antonym for taut would be peaceful.
S-ynonym-A synonym for taut would be intense.
Y-our Logic-My logic is that after the sentence in the example, the sentence from the text, was added. The key word is "Elsewhere", which means, on the other hand, or the opposite.
Link to Online Dictionary: tightly stretched, tense.
Original Sentence: Things can get taut during midterms.
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