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.