Vocab: Spring 2

Accoutrements: Additional items of dress of equipment.

philip had some very nice accoutrements in his basket.

Apogee: The highest point in the developement, the climax.

scary movies can feel like there are numerous apogees.

Apropos: Being at once opprotune and to the point.

apropos our date for another time.

Bicker: Argue about petty and trivial matters.

there bickering was quite annoying.

Coalesce: Come together and form one mass or whole.

the rivers coalesced into a big lake.

Contretemps: An unexpected and unfortunate occurence.

i am glad those contretemps didnt do any lasting damage.

Convolution: A form or part that is folded or coiled.

the tornados convolution speed was what gave it its force.

Cull: Select from a large quantity.

his score was culled from everyone else because it was higher than anybody else.

Disperate: Essentially different in kind; not allowed comparison.

Even though they look the same disperate in little differences.

Dogmatic: Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.

he changed dogmatic views everytime he heard a different representative speak.

Licentious: Promiscious and unprincipled in sexual matters.

in strict religous communities, licentious actions are frowned upon.

Mete: Disponse or allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment.

if you do a crime then a mete is in order.

Noxious: Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

the way people treat eachother is very noxious.

Polemic: A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.

the older generation say polemic statements about how this geration is disgraceful.

Populous: Containing many people or inhabitants; having a large population.

the general populous didnt like the mayors wrongful doings.

Probity: The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.

normal people have a stronger probity than people who hurt people

Repartee: Conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or repplies.

their repartee didn't seem very friendly.

Supervene: occur later than a specified or implied event or action, typically in such away as to change the situation.

they supervened the ball just before the other player could catch it.

Truncate: To shorten by or as if by cutting.

he prepared a long speech but had to truncate it a bit to make time for other speakers.

Unimpeachable: Not able to be doubted, questioned, or criticized.

dictators are almost compleately unimpeachable by their country.

VOCAB #1 PERFORMANCE REVIEW

I did fairly decent on the test. mainly cause i studied a llittle bit. i didnt devotely study but i did when we got the words and before the test but i think i can do even better the next time.

Vocab: Spring 1

Adumbrate: To outline, sketch or forshadow.
The car was a good piece of adumbrated evidence in the trial.

Apotheosis: Glorification of a subject to divine level.
Just because someone runs a military doesnt mean they reached apotheosis levels.

Ascetic: A person who practices self discipline.
The cult only accepted ascetic attitudes.

Bauble: A small showy trinket or decoration.
She was very proud of her bauble collection.

Beguile: To trick or deceit someone.
No one like that Beguiled attitude the suspicious man had at the bar.

Burgeon: To grow rapidly.
The flowers burgeon like weeds with this new fertalizer.

Complement: To make perfect.
Yin needs yang to make a complement combination.

Contumacious: To rebel or resist.
Teens usually have a contumacious attitude to authority figures.

Curmudgeon: An ill-tempered person.
The old man down the street was such a curmudgeon.

Didactic: Intended to teach, Particularly in having moral instruction as ulterior motive.
The teacher had a didactic personality.

THE CHOICE (Questions)

The source: The choice

1. The choice that the article i read reffered too was giving their daughter a medicine that can stop cancer cells from progressing but this also may affect healthy cells that help her grow. she is 5 years old so it is a kind of critical time for a child to develope.

2. To me, this is a really big coice. either you let her die slowly from cancer or you let her take it and she becomes better but there can be risk later on.

3. I feel the author uses the word "poison" because , well it IS Poison everytime he gives his daughter this medicine and it slowly kills her. just like the cancer.

4. I feel she should do what she wants while she can. she may not make it because of the cancer or she may develop some problems later on in life because of the medicine.

5. If i wasnt going to make it past 30. i would want to spend as much time with my family as i could. all the way upto the end.

6. If a family member isnt going to make it for very long i can see a lot of people accepting the discomfort for their loved one. I know i would do anything for my loved ones.

7. suffering isnt a necessary thing in life. but it isnt not needed. some people need a little bit of suffering so that they know what it is like. and suffering can change you quite a bit. for good or for worse. one can only hope it is for good.

8. He describes parts that hurt him in a way that everyone can understand. and we all imagine if that was our child, could we all make the same choices. would we hate ourselves. or would we just not do anything. its a very sad thing to think about.

Hacking My Education

I will be following my passion most likely, if there is a way to relate the subject to animals then i most likely will. animals are still a deep passion of mine so being able to work on animals sounds pretty fun to me.

Start of 2nd semester

I hope this semester is a good one

Literature analysis #3

Hakeem Olajuwon

The Dream

By Miles Harvey

Topics/Events

1.  This story is about Hakeem Olajuwon. He was a Professional basketball player back in the 1984-2002. He is considered one of the best Centers of all time. He was on the Houston Rockets and Torronto Raptors. He Grew up in Lagos Nigeria. He didnt play basketball from birth. He started in highschool in nigeria. He had been in other sports but later switched to basketball because of his size. But decided to come to america for college and then he got recommended to a coach and it started from there.

He became something by accident and i find that very interesting for all this greatness to be just a whim, Its very motivational.

2.  I feel that the author of this book found that Hakeem Olajuwon was worth writing about. He isnt a super well known person like Shaquille and David Robinson. But was considered one of the best centers of all time. I would find him worthy of having a book written about him.

3.  I kind of just came across the book and when i looked through it a little. I kind of was like " this doesnt look half bad". So i started to read it and before i knew it. it was over.

4.  I couldnt really find this book relatable to my real life just because I dont know anybody that has gone pro and became the best in their division.

People

1.  I feel that the author wrote this book kind of just to write a book. It was very entertaining but i feel like they could have written a bit more if they were really into it. Their tone was more of boring information than really enthusiastic. but then again that is probably better then someone jumping around subjects and not really giving me any information.

2.  There was only one character in the book and that was Hakeem. He is a 6' 10" Nigerian man who is amazing at basketball.I dont think i could write this character in any other way than how he is or is described.

3.  I think the fact that hakeem has come quite a long way to becoming a pro. that is the main reason i find him as a good subject to write about.

More on Character/People

I would go into more detail about the character but this book isnt very long so i couldnt get all of the information about the character. It just tells his story. Its pretty abrupt but i atleast know the story know.

Style

1.  It was more of a journalistic form of writing. it was very informative but it didnt go into too much detail on all the events.

2.  He focused mainly on the events that happened. so this changed the book into an informational book than an actual book. It is still a good read though.

3.  There isnt really a mood that i got from reading this book. like i had said earlier. it is more informational then event oriented.

4.  He was more interested into the subject than the audience. he was very focussed on the facts. more so than describing the events. they kind of just brought up the event and that was it.

5.  He didnt really offer any other resources on the subject. i took it into my own hands to do a little more research about the subject. it was kind of like reviewing everything i read but with a little more depth on everything.