Literature Analysis: The Joy Luck Club

Although much of the plot of each story revolves around men, The Joy Luck Club as a whole centers on the relationships between mothers and daughters. How would the book differ if Chinese characters were fathers and sons instead? What do the characters find particularly female about their life experiences and points of view?

The Joy Luck Club has lots of mother and daughter relationship problems. Many of these problems were because of the difference between their cultures, the mother being Chinese and the daughter being American. I believe the book would completely change if the characters were based on men. Men are more calm, less influential, and less emotional than women are. 

If the characters in the story were men, it would definitely change because men are more calm and more drama free than women are. In the chapter called "The Rule of the Game", Waverly gets overwhelmed with her mother's constant pressure for the game of chess. Waverly breaks down one day asking why her mother always tries to take credit for her success. This creates conflict between these characters because at the end of the day, Waverly lost interest in something she once had passion for and all because of her mother being selfish.

The book would change if it involved men instead of women because men are a lot less influential than women are. After Suyan passed away, it was June's call to take over her mother's legacy and fulfill her wish. June was influenced by her mother and her legacy to fly to China and find her long lost sisters and give them Suyan's message. Men don't usually influence other's or have a sense of control over someone, which is why I think this would be different if it was a book based on men.

The last reason why the book would change is because men are less emotional than women. They never really express what they are feeling like women do. The chapter called "The Voice" from the wall portrays how Lena is confused from her mother's actions and state of mind. Ying-ying, Lena's mom, suffered from a loss of her baby. She would always cry and never say much and claim to see the future. This affected Lena's life because she never really got to interact with her mother throughout her childhood. By this, a wall was created upon them causing diversity between them.

In conclusion, that is why I think this book would be different if it was focused on Chinese men. In my opinion, the book was very inspiring in the sense of how we should always be grateful of what and who we are with our loved ones and if there are misunderstandings we should always try to fix them. 

LM Questions 9-15

9. Why is Tom Leppard called "Leopard  Man"? 

-Tom Leppard is tattooed from head to toe with leopard spots, therefore, is called the "Leopard Man". 

10. What does the author think about the people with tattoos and piercings? Why does he have these opinions? 

-The author finds himself unimpressed with individuals that have tattoos and piercings because he thinks they are basically attention seekers.

11. How is Leopard Man different from other tattooed and pierced people?

-Leopard Man is different because he does not live for people's reactions, he lives in solitude, according to the author.

12. Where does Leopard Man live?

-He lives in a small cabin in the Scottish wilderness.

13. According to Feys, what kind of people does society fear? Why?

-Society fears loners, those mysterious creatures who pursue their own values without seeking others' permission or permitting others to hamper them. They fear them because they aren't like them.

14. What is the "world's most common but dangerous psychological disorder?" Explain Feys argument in this paragraph.

-Conformity is the world's most prevalent and most pernicious psychological disorder. Feys argument in this paragraph is that being human is to be an individual and people shouldn't live by what society thinks or feels about what you do. He states that "Living in society, we are under constant pressure to surrender our individuality to the will of the majority, the school, the workplace, the family, etc." 

15. Why is Leopard Man so happy?

-Leopard Man is happy because he is free and he simply doesn't find any value in society and is away from it.

Diction

1. Low or Informal Diction:
"... I only climbed on the spare spar and leaned over the rail as far as I could, to bring my eyes nearer to that mystery floating along side."

2. Elevated language or informal diction:
Opaque: not able to be seen through
Elongated: usually long in relation to its width
Phosphorescent: something glows with light without becoming hot to the touch
Elusive: difficult to find, catch, or achieve
Cadaverous: resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony
Ghastly: causing great horror or fear
Immersed: dip or submerge in a liquid

Paraphrase: The side of the ship made a hazy belt of shadow on the darkling glassy shimmer of the sea. I saw at once something extended and pale floating very close to the ladder. Before I could form a guess a faint flash of shimmering light, which seemed to issue suddenly from the naked body of a man, flickered in the sleeping water with the intangible, silent play of summer lighting in a night sky. With a gasp I saw revealed to my stare a pair of feet. like a resting swimmer, the sea lighting played about his limbs at every stir, and he appeared in it terrible, silvery, fishlike.

3. The elevated language contributes to the tone to make it sound more formal and more mysterious. Paraphrasing the passage affects the tone in a casual way. It sounds less formal and when reading the passage, it's not as intriguing as reading elevated words since it makes it sound better.

4. Abstract and Concrete Diction:
Opaque belt of shadow, Phosphorescent light, A headless corpse, and A board livid back immersed right up to the neck in a greenish cadaverous glow.

5.The author chose to leave the captain, the ship, and the crew nameless in the story because he wanted the readers to keep thinking and be clueless as to who was being described. The elevated words are the ones which unveil what the objects are and how they look.

6. Denotation and Connotation
The denotative meaning of the title "The Secret Sharer" is of the person who talks about their side that other people don't see, which is dark.

Latin Roots #6

Roots and Derivatives

1. corp(or) (body): corpse, corporation, corps
2. cred (to believe, to trust): credo, credit, credentials 
3. cur(r), curs, course (to run, to  flow): current, excursion, concur, curriculum
4. dic(t) (to speak, to say): diction, dictionary, addict, interdiction

Word List

1. benediction n: the invocation of a divine blessing, as at the close of a religious service; a blessing or state of blessedness -We attended the benediction at St. Mary's church.
2. concourse n: a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng -Entering the park, there is a concourse for the public to take their dogs.
3. concurrent a: occurring at the same time; meeting or acting together -It will be a concurrent meeting in the school library with all the teams in there.
4. corporal a: related to the physical body -Your arm is a corporal.
5. corpulent a: very stout; fleshy and obese; fat -The corpulent pig experienced his last time in the mud.
6. credibility n: the quality of being believable or trustworthy -The bank my mom has been using for almost eight years must have great credibility.
7. credulity n: the (naive) willingness to believe too easily without proof -You should not have too much credulity because people may take you for granted.
8. cursory a: done in a superficial or hasty manner -We got a cursory basketball team this year.
9. dictum n: an authoritative saying or maxim -For the speech, we all have a dictum of how much to say.
10. incorporate v: to form into one body or functioning unit; to combine several different things into a whole -Our mission was to incorporate the puzzle in twenty minutes.
11. incredulous a: not believing, skeptical, or doubting -She was known as a incredulous person ,therefore, no one really talked to her.
12. indicative a: characteristic of or very much like; suggestive -He bought me indicative shoes for my birthday. 

Literature Analysis #2

Their Eyes WereWatching God

Janie Crawford is a young girl returning back home to Eatonville. The people of the town gossip about her and her troubles. Phoeby Watson, Janie's best friend goes and sees how Janie is doing and why she's back in town. Janie begins to tell Phoeby her life story starting with her childhood living with Nanny, Janie's grandmother. Phoeby is the audience in this case and Janie is the storyteller. When Janie was a little girl she and her nanny lived in the backyard of white people who treated them as family. One night, Nanny caught Janie kissing Logan Killicks. Janie then marries Logan, but ends up leaving him after her makes her do men work. Janie moves to Florida with her new husband, Joe Starks. Starks becomes mayor of Eatonville and Janie feels like he's using her for power of the town. Janie leaves Joe and marries Tea Cake, her first real love. At the end of the story, Tea Cake and Janie have problems and Janie ends up shooting him. Tea Cake's death is the reason for her return.

The main theme of this book would be love and relationship versus individual. The author, Zora Neale Hurston, wrote about this topic because the novel is a female book and explains how complicated loving someone can be. Hurston's use of language in the book shows Janie's quest to find her voice.

Janie is the protagonist in Their Eyes Were Watching God. Janie is a dynamic character. She goes from one husband to another trying to find what she really wants. It changes her because with each man, she learns something different about herself. Another major character would be Tea Cake because he is Janie's first real love. He attracts Janie and takes good care of her until they get really comfortable with each other and have arguments. He changes how he is with her, and Janie still loves him.

One significant symbol from the book would be the big hurricane in the Everglades. The hurricane kills some of Janie and Tea Cake's friends. Some are saved by staying inside of Tea Cake's home. The hurricane represents how chaotic and cruel the world can be. It shows how some people have bad and mean  personalities when you really get to know them. Their friend, Motor Boat, joins Janie and Tea Cake in their house and the narrator notes everybody is united in the same struggle.

The book's title came to my attention because of God's name. I'm into reading books that have some religion in it, it interests me. I googled the book and read about what it was about and thought it would be a good book for me to read, and it was. Once I started reading the book, I was already into it because of the authors quotes in the first chapters.

Janie is a young girl, trying to find what she wants and what is right for her. I can relate to that because I'm at the point in life where I choose what I want to do after high school. I have to find what is right for me also since I want to be dong something I love when I'm older. I can also relate Janie to my Aunt who has had three husbands, trying to find the right one.

From reading this book, I've learned how men and women want different things from each other. I'll remember the way the author describes men and women when it comes to love. I chose this because sooner or later, everyone finds their own love and this will help and give others some type of advice when that time comes. 

Greek Drama Questions

1. What kind of prize is given for dancing choruses of worshipers? -The dancing choruses of worshipers began competing for prizes such as a bull or a goat.
2. How many spectators would gather in the open-air theatre of Dionysos? -As many as fourteen thousand spectators gathered in the open-air of Dionysos.
3. How does the mask affect the voices of the actors? -Masks had exaggerated mouthpieces that amplified the actors' voices.
4. Why was Antigone suspenseful to viewing audiences? -Greek audiences' suspense did not come from their anxiety about what would happen next, because they already knew the story. 
5. How is the shepherd to leave the infant on the mountainside? -The shepherd was ordered to leave the baby on the mountainside with his ankles pinned together.
6. What is the riddle the Sphinx gave to Oedipus? -The riddle of the Sphinx is "What creature goes on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?"
7. Who are Oedipus' kids? -Oedipus' kids were: Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene.
8. After Oedipus is exiled, who takes over Thebes? -After all disasters, Creon takes over Thebes.
9. What did the family do to the dead body? -The family buried the body as greatest heroes die.

Antigone Quick Write

My family and I are in a place that I'm unfamiliar with. We're surrounded by the men of the women of the place and they're assuming that we are there to take over the place. My parents are out of their minds and my brother have killed each other fighting for the throne. The only person I have left is my sister. My uncle, the king, has ordered that my favorite brother is to have no burial, but my other jerk brother is to be buried as a national hero. This is not right and it's up to me to figure out what to do with this problem.

I plan to take the body of my favorite brother and bury him myself. Even though the king has declared that whoever buries the body is to be executed, I believe that what I plan to do is right for the family. First, I'd try to convince my sister to help me. If not I'd go to the body by myself and take him to a place where no one could find him. To not get caught up, I'd kill somebody else and put the body where my brother was so that they still think he's there. When I finally have my brother, I'd take him somewhere in the woods to bury him as he should be buried.

Latin Roots #5

Roots and Derivatives

1. cent(i) (hundred): century, centennial, centigrade, centimeter
2. cid(e), cis(e) (cut, kill): homicide, incision, suicide, scissors, circumcise
3. clam, claim (cry out, declare): clamor, exclaim, proclaim, disclaim
4. cord, cour (heart): accord, courage, encouraged, cordiform, cordate

Word List

1. bicentennial a, n: (related to) a celebration of a two hundredth anniversary; a, happening once in a period of two hundred years or lasting two hundred years -In 1976, the United States held it's bicentennial celebration. 
2. centenarian n: a person who has lived to be one hundred years old -I met a centenarian at my mom's work, he was one hundred and seven years old.
3. centurion n, a: a Roman officer commanding one hundred men; a, related to the military mind, especially as it favors military solutions for handling social problems -The old centurion was able to tell his men about the times he was in war.
4. clamorous a: characterized by continuous loud and complaining voices; noisily complaining insistent -The clamorous voices of the girls in PE class were starting to irritate me.
5. concise a: covering much in few words; brief and to the point -He made a very concise speech, but it had a lot of meaning to it.
6. concordance n: a condition of harmony or agreement; an alphabetical index indicating reference passages, as from a writer's works -We had a concordance on who would take the trophy home.
7. cordial a: of the heart; warm and friendly; amiable -Everyone at the meeting was cordial and no body made anyone feel left out.
8. discordant a: (sounding) harsh or inharmonious; clashing -She gave a discordant threat after he had got in a fight with her son.
9. genocide n: the systematic extermination of an ethnic group -Hitler's killing is an example of genocide.
10. incisive a: keenly penetrating; cutting into -The movie had many incisive scenes.
11. proclamation n: an official statement or announcement that informs or honors -We had a proclamation before basketball season started.
12. reclaim v: to claim again; to restore to former importance or usefulness -I am planning to reclaim my old room and make it into a little workout room.

Latin Roots #4

Roots and Derivatives

1. bon, boun (good): bonus, bounty, bountiful, bonify, boon, bon voyage, bonhomie
2. capit, capt (head, chief, leader): capital, captain, capitalize, decapitate, per capita, capitol
3. carn(t) (flesh): carnal, carnality, carnival, carnation, carnify
4. ced(e), ceed, cess (go, yield, surrender): recede, proceed, success, concede, exceed, procession, unprecedented 

Word List

1. accession n: the attainment of a certain rank or dignity; an increase by means of something added; the act of becoming joined -The Navy will soon have the accession, so pray that you get in.
2. bona fide a: in a good faith: genuine -He had a bona fide look on his face as he walked on stage to give his presentation.
3. bonanza n: a sudden and unexpected source of money or riches; a windfall -A bonanza sometimes happens to the poor people in movies.
4. bounteous a: inclined to be generous; plentiful and abundant -After going to school most of his life, he is a bounteous man.
5. capitulation n: a surrendering, usually upon prearranged terms or conditions: a final giving up
6. carnage n: a great slaughter, as in a battle -There was a carnage in Iraq over food.
7. carnivorous a: flesh-eating, as an animal -As they were walking in the dark woods, they saw a carnivorous creature beside the river.
8. incarnate a: literally. in the flesh: in bodily form; personified; flesh-colored -The incarnate body was lying beside the road.
9. intercede v: to act on another's behalf: to meditate -It is mostly Japanese people that intercede.
10. precedent n, a: a previous act or decision taken as a valid model; a, having gone before -Her precedent was a great idea after all.
11. recapitulation n: a brief repetition: a summary, as of what has already been said -Our teacher was getting annoyed because of his recapitulation.
12. reincarnation n: a thing that is reborn, or comes back into being, although perhaps in a different (bodily) form -There are many people who believe in reincarnation.

Literature Analysis #1: The Crucible

1. The plot in The Crucible by Arthur Miller starts when Reverend Samuel Parris finds a group of girls dancing in the woods with his Negro slave, Tituba. This leads the people in Salem, Massachusetts to wonder and think witchcraft is about and the Devil is among them.
2.  The author of this novel/play writes about townspeople being in chaos and order. Miller says that the hysteria in Salem had a certain inner procedure which we were duplicating once again, and by revealing the nature of that procedure we could see what we were doing to ourselves. That's how the play came to be.
3. I chose this book because when I was looking down the list of books, the title sounded interesting to me. I googled the book and saw that it was about witchcraft so that made it sound more interesting. The introduction of the book was pretty long, but I decided to keep going til the first chapter came up and that's when I started getting into it.
4. I do find the book realistic just because I believe that there are those that worship evil things. I do not make any connections with the characters in the book because I'm Catholic and have never been accused of doing witchcraft. 
5. The author writes of John Proctor being angry with everyone, therefore yelling at everyone with hatred. "Proctor, his mind wild, breathless: I say-I say- God is dead!". Miller writes about Mary Warren being inaudible and not knowing what to say to the Deputy. "Mary Warren, almost inaudibly: I did, sir." He also writes characters sounding very suspicious. " Danforth, suspiciously: What is he about here?" There are lots of different tones the author uses for the characters.
6. Assumption- "Proctor: Excellency, you surely cannot think to let so vile a lie be spread in open court! Danforth: Indeed not, but it strike hard upon me that she will dare come here with such a tale." Audience-(townspeople) " Proctor: ...it is not easy to prove she's fraud, and the town gone so silly" Characterization- "Proctor was a farmer in his middle thirties. He was the kind of man- powerful of body, even-tempered, and not easily led." Flashback- "Proctor: ...On the last night of my joy, some eight months past. She use to serve me in my house, sir." Tragedy- "The final drum roll crashes, then heightens violently... and the drums rattle like bones in the morning air." Colloquial Expressions- "Giles:...he were a fair judge, your father. Y'see, I had a white mare that time, and this fellow come to borrow the mare-" Jargon- "Aye."

Characterization:

1. The author describes each character very well. Here he describes Reverend Samuel Parris "At the time of these events Parris was in his middle forties. In history he cut a villainous path, and there is very little good to be said for him." My thoughts about Parris were that he was a good man and not what everyone said he was. Here Miller describes Reverend John Hale of Beverly "Mr. Hale was nearing forty, a tight-skinned, eager-eyed intellectual." My thoughts about Mr. Hale were that he would be a big help on finding and chasing away the evil spirits in Salem.
2. The author's syntax does not change. His language in sentences are well arranged and very proper English.
3. The protagonist is a dynamic character. John Proctor at first makes everyone believe him and his wife about them being innocent but the court and everyone else soon finds out the truth which changes the story.
4. After reading the book I do not think I'd met or read a character in real life. 

Enduring Memory:
The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play in four acts. In 1692 nineteen men and women were accused and hanged for witchcraft in a small village in Salem, Massachusetts. It started when Reverend Samuel Parris found young girls dancing and playing at conjuring with a West Indian slave called Tituba. The group of girls found confess that they talked to the Devil and they soon start to accuse others of doing the same. The others are then hanged if they do not confess. "Proctor: Who charged her? Cheever: Why, Abigail Williams charge her." Throughout the play, husbands try and try to convince the Judge and Deputy that everything the group of young girls say are lies.

Latin Roots #3

Roots and Derivatives

1. aud(it) (hear): audience, auditorium, audition, audiovisual
2. avi (bird): aviation, aviculture, aviatrix, avifauna
3. belli(i) (war): rebellion, rebel, belligerent, postbellum
4. ben(e) (good, well): benefit, benevolent, benediction, benfice, benison

Word List

1. antebellum a: before the war, especially the American Civil War, typical of how things were before any war -They had an antebellum family dinner.
2. audit v, n: to attend a class only as a listener, not for credit; to check or examine a company's financial records; n, the process of making such an examination -We have one audit in my fourth period class.
3. auditory a: related to the sense of hearing -The auditory headphones are great for the drive in.
4. avian a: characteristic of or pertaining to birds -Pet's Co has an avian so i would suggest going there to buy a new bird.
5. aviary n: an elaborate structure for housing birds -My cousin, who loves birds, has an aviary in her backyard which was a gift from her mom.
6. avionics n: the technology of (using) electronic equipment in aviation, missilery, and space flight -Every year Air Force members find new avionics.
7. bellicose a: eager to fight or quarrel; hostile -Some bellicose girls at Pioneer have very unattractive attitudes.
8. belligerency n: the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action -If you ever travel to Iraq, be cautious of belligerency.
9. benefactor n: a person who gives another (financial) help; a patron -The benefactor in Teen Wolf gave money to those who killed the supernatural.
10. beneficiary n: one who receives a benefit (of payment), as from an insurance policy -My mom will soon get her beneficiary due to the car accident.
11. benign a: not malignant; gracious and kindly; good-natured -Mr. Glenn is a very benign and humorous teacher.
12. inaudible a: unable to be hear -Be thankful that you are able to hear because there are those who are inaudible.

The Siren Song

Main Character: The Siren(s)- Beautiful half-woman, half-bird like creatures. Evil. They are not Godesses.

Setting: Flowery island of Anthemoessa. 

Main Plot: In the story, the main plot is that the Siren is telling her secret of the song.

Main Conflict: As men pass the island, Anthemoessa, they hear the Siren song. The main conflict in this story is that these Sirens sing a song and trick men to get out of their boats and "save them", but actually die.

Explanation: This myth attempts to explain the origin of why birds sing. With the Sirens, mythology has created a physical personification of the danger of falling for a beautiful woman.

Favorite Journal

Many young people want to be older because they see that older people get to do whatever they want and a lot of young people want to drive and be independent. Older people want to be young again because when you're old, all you do is work and hardly get any free time for yourself like you do when you are young. My age right now is, in my opinion, the age where I start to learn way more about how life really is and to just have fun in high school and enjoy all the great things that come to me because you never know when all that could be gone.

Journal

"Actions express priorities." -Mohandas Gandhi

My priorities here are to improve my self-esteem, reading, and writing. I am enrolled in this course to learn and prepare for more advanced classes. To express my priorities, I will do all work that is assigned and try to keep my grade in this class higher than a C. Success looks like a lot to me. I see success in finishing school and college and having a job you like. To give and change is also success. You'll know I've made it when I finish school and get into college. To prepare myself to maintain and focus on my bold goals, I will think about what I do, before I do.

Purpose of Myth Review

1. Name 4 fundamental questions that myths address.
-Who am I?
-How do I relate to that universe?
-How much control do I have over my own life?
-What is the nature of the universe in which I live?
2. Name 4 themes in world mythology.
-The first parents are often Gods of sky and earth
-The Gods destroy at least one world of mortals by causing a great flood
-In the world as in nature, birth, maturity, and death are often followed by rebirth
-Heroes are children of Gods who have an unusual birth, possess extraordinary strength, kill monsters with the help of special weapons, embark on an arduous journey, descend into the underworld as part of their tasks, and have an unusual death.
3. What is the beginning of the universe for most major cultures?
-Most of the major cultures start with the beginning of the universe- a chaotic, formless mass that a God or pair of Gods separates
4. What do hero myths and epics teach members of society?
-Heroic myths and epics of a society teach it's members the appropriate attitudes, behavior, and values of that culture
5. Why do ordinary people identify with heroes?
-Heroes human weaknesses are often as instructive as their heroic qualities. Their imperfections allow ordinary people to identify with them and to like them
6. What is the foundation of Matriarchal Society?
-The political, economic, social, and religious foundation of the matriarchal society was the agricultural year.
7. What is Sigmund Freud's view of myths?
-Sigmund Freud followers viewed myths as the expression of the individual's unconscious wishes, fears, and drives
8. Myths demonstrate that people possess...
-Myths are identical products from identical minds, so myths around the world possess a common structure. Their myths demonstrate that they possess the intellectual capacity to understand the world in which they live

BOR Essay

Birth Order Research on Firstborn Children 

Education expert and speaker Dr. Gail Gross said, "Because they have had so much control and attention from their first-time parents, they are over-responsible, reliable, well-behaved, careful and smaller versions of their parents." This statement is relevant to my topic because Birth Order Researchers have also said this about firstborn children. I am an older child and researchers have found traits I connect with and some I do not. 

One trait from the B.O.R states that older children are well-organized. I am a organized person with my school work and how I keep all my papers in my bag/backpack. I am also organized with my bedroom. I hate when it is messy and I keep it clean with all my clothes hanging and folded. Therefore, I agree with this trait of being a well-organized person.  

Another trait from researchers say we are tolerant. An example of me being a tolerant person is when my friends plan to do something I don’t really want to do, but I do anyways. I go with what they want because everything can't always be my way or what I want to do. People also don't always agree with what I like. Instead of getting offended, I accept their opinions and the fact that they are not like me. Being tolerant is how I am sometimes, so I also agree with this trait. 

The B.O.R states that firstborns are likely to have a career in science. In most of my past science classes, I've thought that they were boring. Not sure if it was the teachers and how they worked in class, but that's my opinion on the classes. Although I do like science in general, I don’t think I'd have a career in science. This is one trait I don't agree with because science just really isn't my best subject in school. 

From some of my life experiences and my personality, I can relate to most of the Birth Order Research traits on firstborns. My thought about the research is that it's pretty interesting how there are many people with common characteristics depending on their birth order. This has changed my views of getting to know someone with the same birth order as mine because they might have the same opinions about the research on firstborn children. 

BOR Research and Evidence T-Chart

What the Research says	Evidence showing accuracy or inaccuracy
Sarcastic	I am sarcastic sometimes. You can ask my friends. Not a mean sarcastic of course, but funny.
Well-Organized	I am well-organized. All my schoolwork is organized in my binder which is kept in my organized bag/backpack. My room is pretty organized as well.
Holding Grudges	I totally disagree with this trait. I don't like to hold grudges against anyone or anything. I'm the "forgive and forget" type of person.
Tolerant	I am sort of a tolerant person. Even if I don't agree with what my friends plan to do sometimes, I go with it anyway just because I know everything can't go my way all the time. I find a way to put up with it just sometimes though.
Career in Science	I disagree with the career of science. I like science, but it's not really my thing to do.

Reflections On Week 1

1. There is nothing that will or should affect my participation in this class right now. I have internet access, transportation to school, and a pretty well organized schedule. I have the time after school to get all my homework done and keep up with everything Mr.Ostini posts.
2. An awesome best ever learning experience that changed me was when I went to Cal Poly and watched the girl's basketball team practice. It was in 8th grade with my basketball team from Tommie Kunst. I learned that to be able to even be on the team, you'd have to have really good grades and keep them up to play. From listening to each of the girl's talk about how they manage to play ball and do well in school inspired me to do good in my classes. It's student before athlete. I knew my ideas for school were changing because watching them made think about how I wanna live my life in college.
3. I am most excited for meeting all the new people in this class. I look forward into learning more about and improving my reading and writing. I think the learning will really help and make a practical difference in my life because reading and writing is very useful in everything and is required for everyone to know. 

Words from Latin Roots #1

Roots and Derivatives

     1. act, ag, ig: to do, to move, to drive
     2. ali, alter: another, other
     3. am: at/ to love
     4. anim: life, spirit, soul


Word List

1. agenda- a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done, matters to be acted or voted upon, etc.: We all use our agenda to keep track of our assignments. 
2.  agile- quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe: The frog made an agile jump to the other side of the pong.
3.  alienate- to make indifferent or hostile: He started to alienate his friends after choosing his girlfriend over them.
4.  altercation- a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy: The three men had a long altercation about who was keeping the house after the death of their father. 
5.  amiable- having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable: When we first met our teacher, she gave us an amiable greeting.
6.   amorous- inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love: They both had an amorous look on their face after having dinner.
7.   animated- full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: Old animated movies are lots of my favorites. 
8.   equanimity- mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium: The front office has an equanimity that anything loud should not be brought in there.
9.   inalienable- not alienable; not transferable to another or capable of being repudiated: The post office called us saying our mail to NY is inalienable until the next two months.
10.   inanimate- not animate; lifeless: I have an inanimate baby doll.
11.   magnanimous- generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: My mother is a very magnanimous person after forgiving those who caused her an injury.
12.   reactionary- of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conversation or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change: We need more reactionary people to change the bad to good in our society.

My Six Words

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My name is Kristy Rose Tumbaga and above is a short vine of my six words. I chose "Every Failure Leads Up To Success" because it describes me as a person and athlete.
We all make mistakes... but sometimes there are some people that give up and don't try to fix their mistakes.
When I come to a point where something is difficult for me to do or understand, I keep trying until I get it. We not only fail by trying to do or understand something, but by how we live.
I had a friend make me think everything she did, I had to do to stay friends with her. For me following her and getting me into lots of trouble in middle school, was a failure of mine that I learned from. I learned to choose better friends and that really helped me because when they did good in school it made me want to do the same.
This year is going to be my fourth year playing basketball. Four years is not as long as many other girls have been playing. When I started I was in seventh grade playing power forward or the 4. As I made mistakes and learned more about the game, I made my way up to point guard when I got to high school. I'm proud of myself for sticking with basketball even though I fail many times in games or in trying to improve my skills. It's all about learning from your mistakes. You go through it so you can learn from it.