Something Interesting

Something interesting I thought of was who invented time? And how did people manage their day back when their wasn't such thing?

Some more thought on Immigrants on our own land

  I gave it a little more thought and reread the poem and I think what makes his story special and different is Bacas honesty, as well as his original imagery and the passion of his writing . He doesn't need to really imagine, he writes about what he feels and his past experiences.

Immigrants in our own land analysis

Theme-  The main theme is expectations vs reality . The immigrants or prisoners come each with their heart hoping they'll get a chance to change their lives , the reality is that hardly anybody will achieve their goals.

Tone -  The poem begins with a hopeful tone, by the end, it is more serious and almost a depressing tone .

Mood-  The mood is sad because we can feel the way prisoners suffer .

Devices - Imagery , Diction, metaphor

Immigrants on our own Land 1st Impression

My first impression after we read the poem was that it was really real and it makes you appreciate freedom .

Vocabulary A Sound of Thunder

1) Quaver-  A shake or tremble in a person's voice.

2) Phlegm- When someone is suffering from a cold.

3) Dictatorship-  Absolute authority.

4) Finicky-  Fussy about ones needs or requirements.

5) Annihilate- Destroy utterly, obliterate.

6) Subtle-  Delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.

7) Sterilized- Deprive  ( a person or animal) of the ability to produce offspring.

8)  Cease- Bring or come to an end.

9) Stagnating - Cease to flow or move.

10)  Revoke-  Put an end to the validity or operation of ( a decree, decision, or promise)

An Earth Shattering Fart

Ray Bradburys story was pretty long but what I managed to understand from it was that he is asking us if we had a chance to go back in time would we do it. It also talked about protecting the wildlife at all costs and not harm anything in it.

EMERSON FOR THE YOUNG BUCK

What I've learned so far from Emerson's essay on Self Reliance is that he is sending us messages throughout his understanding or the way he sees things in life. One thing I've remembered clearly is that he tells us not to settle in conformity and to try to avoid it. He has a point in that because if we get used to conformity, then we will never change or get better as a person, whatever doesn't challenge us doesn't change us is what he's trieng to say. He also wants us to follow our own instincts and ideas. I think he is trieng to tell us that we should do whatever we want to do , and not let others be our decision makers. He also pointed out that although we are inventing so much technology and inventing many other things, we are becoming less active or we get lazier.  For instance we can't walk a mile without complaining, but back then it was nothing to people. We also can't think with our brains alot of the time we use our phones to help us out with everything. Emersons Self Reliance is a essay full of things to think about.

EMERSON SAID IT

1) Do not think the youth has no force, because he cannot speak to you and me.

2) Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

3) Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world.

4) My life is for itself and not for a spectacle.

5) With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do.

Something Interesting About the Book I'm Reading

I still haven't chosen a book yet, it's hard trieng to find one that catches your interest.

MY AMERICAN VOICE

I speak up only when I have to really. I'm not shy but I'm not all that loud either. I think it is important to speak up in certain situations, like someone is getting bullied or you have a question or concern .

Vocabulary Fall list #5

1)  venomous - Secreting venom; capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting.
The snakes bite was very venomous, and killed the man .

2)  Stolid- Calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.
The class is always stolid when that old substitute comes.

3)  Hypnotize- Produce a state of hypnosis in (someone).
The magician Hypnotized the man for a minute.

4)  Suspended-  Temporarily prevent from continuing or bieng in force or effect.
The football game was suspended due to the bad weather conditions.

5)  Transformed -  Make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of.
The haircut transformed the guy for life .

6)  Accuse-  Charge (someone) with an offense or crime.
The teacher accused me of eating in class.

7)  Anticipate-  Regard as probable; expect or predict.
I anticipated that the substitute was going to be mean.

8)  Fringe-  An ornamental border of threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge clothing or material.
The material was being fringed.

9) Melancholy- A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
It seems like girls always have melancholy.

10)  Earnestly-  Implies having a purpose and being steadily and soberly eager in pursuing it.
I wanted those shoes Earnestly.

11)  Dissolve-  Become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.
The ice cream was dissolving to fast and dripping .

12)  Aggravate-  Make ( a problem, injury, or offense) worse or more serious.
The substitute Aggravated alot .

13) Illuminate-  light up.
The bright light Illuminated the whole room.

14) Capillary- Any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterials and venules.
Capillary is a very confusing word.

15) Proboscis-  Nose of mammal, especially when it's long and mobile, such as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of tapir.
The proboscis of the elephant was very long and he used it to eat.

Respect my Authority?

I think some people with authority abuse and take advantage of their power sometimes, like for example police shooting people just because they have a badge on that makes them the law. Or teachers acting like their your boss, and not allowing you to ever argue with them, even when your right and their wrong.

The Pedestrian First Impression

My first impression of the story was that it's another kind of mysterious story hard to understand if you don't know what the author is talking about. I think the guy might be crazy.

My Yoda

An ideal mentor for my big question would probably be someone religious with a lot of knowledge.

Fall Vocab #4

1)  Intermittent- Occuring at irregular intervals, not continous or steady.
The intermittent rain poured down a couple times, but stopped quickly.

2)  Ebb- The movement of the tide out the sea .
I knew the tide would be on the ebb.

3)  Regress- Return to a former or less developed state.
Rather than regress, you should always strive to move forward.

4)  Tendency- An inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior.
For students, there is a tendency to socialize in class.

5)  Antiseptic- Of, relating to, or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms.
Treatment by our antiseptic methods may preserve the lives of thousands of soldiers.

Vocabulary #2

Faith - Complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
I have faith in God.

Threshold- A strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room.
I have never seen a threshold.

Tarry- Of, like or covered in tar.
Tarry is an unusual word.

Resolve- settle, or find a solution to a problem.
I have trouble resolving the problems in my math homework.

Discern- Percieve or recognize.
I did not Discern it.

Martyr- A person who is killed because of their religion or other beliefs.
Back in the days there were more Martyr,  because there wasn't really any justice or laws .

Mirth- Amusement especially as expressed in laughter .
She was full of Mirth.

Catechism - A summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions, and answers, used for the instruction of Christians .
Lots of people go to Catechism.

Pious- Devoutly religious.
A person who is Pious may be grateful to God for something or may be in need of help, and is very serious about their religion .

Frenzy- A state of period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior.
I am never Frenzy about going to math.

My Big Question

My big question is why there's so many homeless and starving people , but there's millions of rich people in this world with more money than they know what to do with?

Response to "The Right to your opinion"

I started reading a little bit and it reminded me that we all have the right to our opinions, and we can almost never be wrong about our opinions because it's what we think about something, and we're all allowed to think differently and have different ideas because that's what makes us who we are.

Welcome!

Hello my name is Leo and welcome to my blog. I will be blogging about my thoughts and ideas about things , and I hope you get to know me better through this blog.