Vocabulary #6

Meme- an idea, behavior, style or usage that spreads from one person to another
Virus- the causative agent of an infectious disease
Viral- spreading very quickly to many people
Blog- Online journal
Wiki- a website that allows visitors to make changes, contribution, or corrections
Website- a place on the world wide web that contains information about a person, organization, etc., and usually consists of many web pages joined by hyperlinks
www- world wide web
Internet- an electronic communications network
2.0- for the audience to contribute
Open Source- any software, any code open to the public

LETTER TO A MENTOR DRAFT 1

 

 

             Dear Mentor

                    My name is Esperanza. My big question is why are people lazy or why do they get lazy. For example, what causes people to become lazy? I want to learn more about this because I see that many people now a days are really lazy and a lot say that they weren't always so lazy before. I would also want to lean what causes people to become lazy because I feel like it would be really interesting and it grabs my attention.

My Big Question

 

 Why are people lazy or why do people get lazy?



Vocabulary #5

 

 

Venomous- expressing very strong hatred or anger

 

Stolid-showing little or no emotion

 

Hypnotized-capture the who attention of (someone); fascinate

 

Suspended-temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect

 

Transformed-make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of

 

Accuse-claim that someone that has done something wrong

 

Anticipate-regard as probable; expect or predict

 

Fringe-an ornamental border of threads left loose or formed onto tassel or twists

 

Melancholy-a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause

 

Earnestly-a serious and intent mental state

 

Dissolve-to officially end; or disappear

 

Aggravate-make worse or more serious

 

Illuminate-light up

 

Capillary-involving, held by, or resulting from surface tension

 

Proboscis-the long, thin nose of some animals

 

Vocabulary #4

 

 

 

Intermittent-occurring at irregular intervals, not continuous or steady

 

Ebb-a low point

 

Regress-return to a former or less developed state

 

Tendency-an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior

 

Antiseptic-germ free

MY AERIES

 

 

The grade that I earned on my essay is a C-. I received a C- because I didn't get to really finish the essay and it needed more to it. I do agree with the grade I received. In this coarse I have done some of the blog and vocabulary. I think for this first grading period I think I've earned a C. 

Vocabulary

 

Theme-the central message

The theme of the book was courage.

Tone-the authors attitude

The tone of the story is direct.

Mood-how the reader feels

The mood  of the book was mellow.

Diction-the words an author chooses to tell a story

 The writer’s diction is characterized by short simple sentences that are easily understood.

Syntax-the way an author chooses to a story
 Because I do not like the way my sentences read, I am going to ask my teacher to tutor me on syntax.

Stupid-lack of intelligence or common sense
She is not stupid.

Adumbrate-to foreshadow
There are so many different kinds of fans out there that you can't adumbrate which kinds will come in the near future.

Apotheosis-the ideal example
His appearance as Hamlet was the apotheosis of his career.

Ascetic-characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence
An ascetic life of prayer, fasting, and manual labor

Bauble- a showy, usually cheap, ornament

An example of a bauble is the colored bell that dangles from a jester's hat

Beguile-to influence by trickery

They frequently beguile their toil with carols.

Burgeon-to grow or develop quickly
The town burgeoned into a city.

Complement-something that completes or makes perfect
My brother and his girlfriend complement each other perfectly.

Contumacious-stubbornly perverse or rebellious\
A defendant is very contumacious.

Curmudgeon-a bad tempered, difficult person
My grandpa is curmudgeon.

Didactic-intended for instruction

James was a very didactic person; he really loved teaching.