Acquiesce (V)
I acquiesce everyday because I am totally awesome so people always complement me...
Abstinence (N)
I started eating jello again after 30 years of abstinence...that's a lie i hate jello...
Monday, October 11, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Words of the day 10/8
Admonish (V)
My mommy admonished me to stay away from strangers...I should've listened...that's how I met Anna
Abstract (ADJ)
Mr. Fielding's English 11 class is more like Abstract English
My mommy admonished me to stay away from strangers...I should've listened...that's how I met Anna
Abstract (ADJ)
Mr. Fielding's English 11 class is more like Abstract English
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Words of the day 10/7
Aesthetic (adj or N)
The most aesthetic part of the class is Danny Moore
Aggrandizement (N)
I aggrandize my bank account by making money
The most aesthetic part of the class is Danny Moore
Aggrandizement (N)
I aggrandize my bank account by making money
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
words of the day 10/6
Affinity (N)
The man has an affinity for adrenaline rushes.
Aberration (N)
Because the girl had three arms, the boys said she was the aberration in the school.
The man has an affinity for adrenaline rushes.
Aberration (N)
Because the girl had three arms, the boys said she was the aberration in the school.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
The Interview
4)
In this chapter a deal is made. Hester's husband will never be in contact with her again as long as she never reveals his identity as Roger Chillingworth. Later she asks,"Art thou like the Black Man that haunts the forest round about us? Hast thou enticed me into a bond that will prove the ruin of my soul?" This is the first we see "the Black Man" used in the story. The Devil is called the black man. This is because early in human life, certain religions expressed belief in the incarnation of a god in a human or an animal. This god was always called a devil by the Christians and it appeared disguised as an animal or dressed inconspicuously in black.
When she says he is the black man, she brings fourth the idea that she made a deal with the devil, and will therefore have to give up her soul. At least, that's the way it is supposed to work.
In this chapter a deal is made. Hester's husband will never be in contact with her again as long as she never reveals his identity as Roger Chillingworth. Later she asks,"Art thou like the Black Man that haunts the forest round about us? Hast thou enticed me into a bond that will prove the ruin of my soul?" This is the first we see "the Black Man" used in the story. The Devil is called the black man. This is because early in human life, certain religions expressed belief in the incarnation of a god in a human or an animal. This god was always called a devil by the Christians and it appeared disguised as an animal or dressed inconspicuously in black.
When she says he is the black man, she brings fourth the idea that she made a deal with the devil, and will therefore have to give up her soul. At least, that's the way it is supposed to work.
Recognition
3)
Hester says that her child will seek a heavenly father and not know of an earthly one. She says this out of rebel. She doesn't like the society she has been living in, and maybe if she and her daughter break away from the pack, they can bring others to believe in what they believe in. Part of the original society's way of life is having a father. If Pearl only seeks a heavenly father, she will be more like her mother: mentally strong, morally right, and will conquer in her quest.
Hester says that her child will seek a heavenly father and not know of an earthly one. She says this out of rebel. She doesn't like the society she has been living in, and maybe if she and her daughter break away from the pack, they can bring others to believe in what they believe in. Part of the original society's way of life is having a father. If Pearl only seeks a heavenly father, she will be more like her mother: mentally strong, morally right, and will conquer in her quest.
Words of the day 10/5
Advocate (N)
I am the only advocate for wrestling in this whole school...and that makes me a sad Danny...
Acclaim (V)
They acclaimed the work of Danny Moore, in his english class, to be the best work ever done by a student.
I am the only advocate for wrestling in this whole school...and that makes me a sad Danny...
Acclaim (V)
They acclaimed the work of Danny Moore, in his english class, to be the best work ever done by a student.
Monday, October 4, 2010
The Market-Place
2)
When Hester squeezes her child so hard that it cries she realizes where she is at. She sees her realities, priorities, and ultimately she knows she must act now or fall. This is where we start to see that Hester Prynne is mentally strong, morally right, and will conquer.
This is what I think because in the very end of the paragraph I referred to, it reads, "all else vanished." This means that no matter what happens, she will stick to what she believes. She's in it all the way now, and can't turn back.
When Hester squeezes her child so hard that it cries she realizes where she is at. She sees her realities, priorities, and ultimately she knows she must act now or fall. This is where we start to see that Hester Prynne is mentally strong, morally right, and will conquer.
This is what I think because in the very end of the paragraph I referred to, it reads, "all else vanished." This means that no matter what happens, she will stick to what she believes. She's in it all the way now, and can't turn back.
The Prison Door
1)
I relate this chapter to the idea of overcoming a conflict. First off, "The Prison-Door", the metaphor we see here is that prison is a problem, something that hinders oneself, or something that one might have to keep inside. The door, represents something good. It represents hope. A door can hold something back, but eventually, all doors will open, you just might have to do something about it.
Now we take a look at the last paragraph. "This rose-bush, by a strange chance, has been kept alive in history; but whether it had merely survived out of the stern old wilderness, so long after the fall of the gigantic pines and oaks that originally overshadowed it,-or whether, as there is fair authority for believing, it had sprung up under the footsteps of the sainted Ann Hutchinson.
To me, this is an example of an obstacle overcome, or maybe still in the process of overcoming. The little rose bush. A rose bush helps and hinders. In short, the flower is pretty, but the thorns hurt. That little bush survived while the stern and gigantic pines and oaks fell. Well what was so special about the pines and oaks? Pine trees are chopped down and decorated because they do not posses "the right stuff", so to say, in order to survive like the rose-bush. The oak trees...well they aren't special either. So why did the pines and oaks overshadow the rose-bush when we can certainly say the rose-bush is way more superior? The rose-bush is Hester Prynne (pure and wise), and the pines and oaks are who make her wear the scarlet letter (they have power)
I relate this chapter to the idea of overcoming a conflict. First off, "The Prison-Door", the metaphor we see here is that prison is a problem, something that hinders oneself, or something that one might have to keep inside. The door, represents something good. It represents hope. A door can hold something back, but eventually, all doors will open, you just might have to do something about it.
Now we take a look at the last paragraph. "This rose-bush, by a strange chance, has been kept alive in history; but whether it had merely survived out of the stern old wilderness, so long after the fall of the gigantic pines and oaks that originally overshadowed it,-or whether, as there is fair authority for believing, it had sprung up under the footsteps of the sainted Ann Hutchinson.
To me, this is an example of an obstacle overcome, or maybe still in the process of overcoming. The little rose bush. A rose bush helps and hinders. In short, the flower is pretty, but the thorns hurt. That little bush survived while the stern and gigantic pines and oaks fell. Well what was so special about the pines and oaks? Pine trees are chopped down and decorated because they do not posses "the right stuff", so to say, in order to survive like the rose-bush. The oak trees...well they aren't special either. So why did the pines and oaks overshadow the rose-bush when we can certainly say the rose-bush is way more superior? The rose-bush is Hester Prynne (pure and wise), and the pines and oaks are who make her wear the scarlet letter (they have power)
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