a sound of thunder vocabulary

phlegm=saliva mixed with discharges from respiratory passages

finicky=exacting especially about details

infinitesimal=immeasurably small

bisect=cut in half or cut in two

tonnage=a tax imposed on ships that enter the U.S.

stagnate=exist in a change less situation

primeual=having existed from the beginning

subtle=working in a hidden way

subliminal= below the threshold of conscious perception

embedded= enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass

mentor letter

dear automotive industry
why is the sport car industry so competitive

the pedestrian

my first impression on the story the pedestrian is a story thats ominous and gloomy.Also a story that has hidding meanings

literary analysis

Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck

·         Briefly summarize the plot of the novel

The novel Of Mice And Men is about the life story of George Milton and Lennie Small. The novel starts off with George saying that he got stuck taking care of Lennie who isn't that smart. The novel is set in the country side and for almost the whole novel it's just hardships they face trying to get money to afford there dream which is to buy their own ranch.

·         succinctly describe the theme of the novel

I think the theme of the novel is loneliness because almost all the characters in the novel say they feel loneliness

·         Based on the author's  tone, describe how you imagine the author's morning routine.  Does s/he get up early or sleep late?  Coffee, tea, or no caffeine?  Yoga/meditation/exercise?  Groggily stumble to the toilet and wish s/he wasn't so hangover?  Breakfast?  If so, what kind of food?  No, I am not kidding.  There is no shortcut for this, only your own imaginative thinking based on how you read his/her work and interpret his/her tone.  Include no fewer than three (3) excerpts from the text that illustrate your points.

I imagine John Steinbeck morning routine as waking up early and drinking coffee with his breakfast of eggs pancakes and bacon and going for a walk. I could not get any of that from his tone in his story writing but he was alive from February 27,1902 to December 20,1968 and was a happy person so I could only imagine that that’s what a wealthy happy person in that time frame would have had his mornings like.

·         Describe five (5) literary techniques you observed that strengthened your understanding of the theme and/or your sense of the tone.  These techniques may include characterization, figurative language, or anything else you've ever studied.  If you can't come up with five, do your best to remember and then look up "literary techniques" online and see if something rings a bell.  Include three (3) excerpts for each technique that will help your reader understand the technique and how it helped you gain insight

I think Similes is one because of all the similes he had in his novel "On the sands of the banks the rabbits sat as quietly as little gray stones"

Another literary technique  is metaphors  because he used a metaphor ever time he would describe peoples personalities for example  ”Lennie is like a crippled dog  It only gets in the way so  they 'put him down"

Another literary  technique that John Steinbeck uses in ever chapter is imagery he used imagery at the begging of ever chapter to give the reader a vivid visual of the setting for that chapter.

John Steinbeck also used a lot of symbolism for example the dream farm that Lennies head becomes a symbol of George and Lennies friendship  .

the last literary technique is foreshadowing one foreshadow  that they did a lot of was George always saying in some  way that" life would be better if Lennie was gone" in the end of the story George ends up shooting Lennie in the back of the head killing him.

young good man brown question

vocabulary #2

faith 
complete trust
i have faith in commercial pilots

threshold
a strip of wood
the threshold of the church

tarry
to travel slow
he was tarry


resolve
settle
the firm aims to resolve problems within 30 days

discern
perceive
i can discern no difference between the two politics

martyr
a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
she was martyr for her faith

amusement
he shook with mirth

catechism
a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians.
His translation of the German Catechism of Justus Jonas, known as Cranmer'sCatechism, appeared in the following year

pious
devoutly religious
there'll be no pious words said over her

frenzy
wild behavior
she worked herself into a frenzy of rage

mirth
amusement especially as expressed in laughter

vocabulary fall #1

theme-the subject of talk
tone-the general character or attitude of a place
mood-state of mined
diction-the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
syntax-the arrangement of words
stupid-lacking intelligence
adumbrate-report
apotheosis-climax
ascetic-characterized
bauble-a small
beguile-charm
burgeon-beginning to grow
compliment-brings to perfection
contumacious-stubborn
curmudgeon-a bad tempered person
didactic-intended to teach

first impression of young goodman brown

I think the theme of young good man brown is good vs evil because the devil is the bad character and god is the good one

Conscience of a Hacker first impression

i think the stor Conscience of a Hacker tells you not to judge a book by its cover

ANCIENT STORIES

How is the language in this text similar to and/or different from the language you use in everyday conversation

the story used more formal language than i think most people would.                           

• Because it began as an oral story, "Earth on Turtle's Back" can be found in multiple text versions.  How important is it for a story to be repeated word for word?  Is meaning embellished, distorted, lost, or enhanced in the retelling?

i think its important to be repeated word for word because if it wasn't the story would be different with the slightest change to word that can change how you feal about something

Journal topic

earth on turtles back first impression

i didnt get the story all i got from the story was that is was a short story about how the earth came to be

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