Literature Analysis #3 Book

For the literature analysis #3 I chose The Story Of My Life  by Helen Keller. I chose this book because I had learned about Helen Keller before and I thought it was really interesting so I wanted to learn more about her. Another reason I chose this book because I thought it would be cool to read about her life from her own perspective.

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.