My Value

My life has always been a little tough. Even though I have had some trouble in my life I have always tried to make the best out of every situation. The value that I have on my life is a lot I treasure it dearly. I have always have done what's best for myself and I also think if what would benefit others. Something that I value everyday is the fact that my mother is with me. I never will know when her last day will be with me. Ever since i have found out what disease she has I have valued her more. Also something that is very important to me is the fact that I have a roof over my head and family that loves me. Valuing something like education can make each day go by easier. In the long run education is the only thing that will help and actually make you who you are.

Vocab #6

Adroit- someone who is quick and skillful in their thoughts, behavior, or actions
Amicable- friendly
Averse- having a strong feeling of opposition
Belligerent- Agressive
Benevolent- characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
Cursory- done or made quickly
Duplicity- deceitfulness in speech or behavior
Extol- to praise highly
Feasible- possible to do easily or conveniently
Grimace-  a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
Holocaust- destruction or slaughter on a mass scale
Impervious- immune
Impetus- a moving force
Jeopardy- danger of loss harm, or injury
Meticulous- extremely careful and precise
Nostalgia- a sentimental longing of affection
Quintessence- the pure and concentrated essence of a substance
Retrogress- go back to an earlier state
Scrutinize- to examine or observe with great care
Tepid- lacking in emotion warmth or enthusiasm
Accede- to give one's assent
Brandish- to wave or flourish
Comprise-  to consist of
Deft- skillful
Destitute- deprived of
Explicit- clearly defined
Extirpate- to destroy completely
Inopportune-  occurring at an inconvenient time
Ironic- the opposite of what is expected to happen
Musty- to emit horrific odor
Officious- assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way
Ominous- giving the impression that something bad is going to happen
Pinnacle- the highest point
Premeditated- think out or plan beforehand
Rampant- violent in action or spirit
Solace- comfort in a time of distress
Supple- bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed
Venal- open to bribary

Rhetoric of the Op-Ed

Ethos, Logos, & Pathos 
The goal of argumentative writing is to persuade your audience that your ideas are valid, or more valid than someone else's. The Greek philosopher Aristotle divided the means of persuasion, appeals, into three categories--Ethos, Pathos, Logos.

Ethos (Credibility), or ethical appeal, means convincing by the character of the author.
Pathos (Emotional) means persuading by appealing to the reader's emotions.
Logos (Logical) means persuading by the use of reasoning.

Freedom of Choice

Making decisions is always a tough thing to do. There is always pros and cons to making a decision. The opportunities that this would present is that you would get control over what you want to do. Making your own decisions would make things easier because you get to do what you want to do. What I prefer to do is to make my own decisions. I don't like when people make decisions for me because it might be something that I don't want to do. Also when you make your own decisions you feel more in control of what you are doing.

Declaration of Learning Independence

I Alina, declare that i will try my hardest to earn an A in this course. I will try my best at every assignment given and try and turn it in on time.

No Child Left Untableted

I think that this is a great idea. New things are being created every day and why not use them. This would be a great thing for our future. After reading the article i see why people are concerned but it would be for the benefit of our generation as well of the newer generations. This generation revolves around technology. Some teachers from the article loved the tablets but not all of them did. I believe that overall this would be a benefit and that schools should allow it.

Vocab #5

1)adroit: skillful or dexterous 


The mom knew that he was adroit because he could tie his shoes at the age of 3. 


2)amicable: characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable


The kids were amicable to the new girl in school, they made he feel welcome. 


3)averse: having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance; opposed 


Lawyers are averse, their job requires them to have a strong feeling of opposition. 


4) belligerent: warlike; given to waging war 


she was very belligerent with her argument today.


5) benevolent: characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings 


The church group was benevolent by giving away backpacks with school supplies in it to help out the people that cant afford it. 


6) cursory: going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial 


He was so cursory that on his test he forgot to write his name. 


7)duplicity: deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing 


The duplicity of her actions will cause something bad in her life. 

8) Extol: to praise highly, laud 

Most teenage girls extol Justine Bieber.  

9) Feasible: capable of being done, effected or accomplished 

That project is feasible, it can be done by tomorrow. 

10) Grimace: a facial expression, often ugly or contorted that indicates disapproval, pain

In cheer we did some grimace facials.

11) Holocaust: a great or complete devastation or destruction especially by firing

The holocaust killed a lot of people in Europe. 

 12) Impervious: not permitting penetration or passage incapable of being injured or impaired

Special trained agents are impervious to pain.

 

13)  Impetus: moving force, impulse, stimulus

As the roller coaster shot up i felt a strong impetus. 

14) Jeopardy: hazard or risk of exposure to loss harm, death or injury; peril or danger 

If he comes in late one more time he might be in jeopardy of loosing his job.

 15) Meticulous: taking or showing minute details; precise, thorough 

Her meticulous project earned her an award. 

 16) Nostalgia: a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's lives

A feeling of nostalgia hits us once in a while. 

17) Quintessence: the pure and concentrated essence of a substance

Wine is a form of quintessence. 

18) Retrogress: to go backward into an earlier and usually wise condition

Its better to retrogress and then do things right.

19) Scrutinize: to examine in detail with careful or critical attention 

I scrutinized the test to see if i knew any of the questions. 

20) Tepid: characterized by a lack of force or enthusiasm

The little girl had a tepid reaction when they told her they were going to go fishing. 

Literature Analysis #1 Heaven is For Real

TOPIC(S) and/or EVENT(S) 
1.  My non fiction book was about a little four year old boy, Colton, who as a result of a ruptured appendix, gets emergency surgery. While in the operating room he doesn't experience a near death type of experience because he never actually died. He tells us about how he sees his father and mother praying for him. Over time he tells his parents about his experience of when he was in heaven and how his experience was when he met Jesus. While he was in heaven lots of things happen. The things that stood out to me were when he sat on Jesus' lap, there were thousands of colors that we have never seen before, no one is old there and no one wears glasses, it never gets dark, he met his great grandfather, there is light above everyone's head, and the gates from heaven are made out of gold and pearls. 
2. The author decided to write about this topic because he was Colton's father. 
3. Why i chose this book was because my cousin recommended this book to me. She told me that it was a really good book. Also why I picked it was because of the title. The title Heaven is For real  made me wonder is heaven really for real? What made me keep on reading this book was because of all the things that happen to the family and also Colton's entire experience in heaven, even though it felt like a long time, it was only three minutes long. 
4. I found the book realistic because kids are usually pure and innocent and that is why i believe that God did take Cloton up to heaven. 

People 
1. The author uses his personal observations to write this book. The author chose to write this book because this experience happened to his own son. The authors tone was amazed. Since he was Colton's father he was telling what Colton has told him about his experience of when he was in heaven. 
2. Colton is a little four year old boy who was raised around a Christian setting and as a result of a burst appendix he was rushed to the hospital. Undergoing surgery he is taken to heaven and his experience is one of a kind. Colton looked like a normal four year old. 
Todd is Colton's father and he is the author and the narrator. He tells the story of what happened to his son while he was in heaven. Todd looked like a normal dad. 
Jesus is God's son and he was the one that received Colton into heaven. He was the one who should him everything.  Jesus was beautiful and had a long beard and was wearing white and had a purple sash. 
3. What was interesting about them to write about was that first of all Colton was a four year old that wouldn't harm anyone and that was very innocent. Todd was the type of father and minister that put his family and faith over everything else. Jesus was a guide to Colton and this represents how he is a guide for humanity. 

Style 
1. The author used symbolism in the form of what Cloton's age represented. It represented his innocence and how he was pure. He also used a form of journalistic style because he told the audience everything that was leading up to the surgery. 
2. The author focused on lengthy descriptions of what was going on. This choice effected the book by giving it a sense of what was going on. 
3. The tools that he used were symbolism and he knows how to explain well. 
4. The authors attitude toward the characters was amazed. He was amazed by everything he was hearing. 
5. He didn't offer any resources to why this all happened. 

Enduring Memory 
What i expect to remember for a long time was all of the things that happened to him while he was in heaven. I think that these thing are going to stay in my mind for a while because everything seemed so beautiful the why that they were described.     

Vocab #4

1) Accede: to give consent, approval or adherence

2) Brandish: to shake or wave, as a weapon 

3) Comprise: to include or contain

4) Deft: dexterous; nimble; skillfull; clever 
5) Destitute: deprived of; lacking food, clothing and shelter
6)Explicit: clearly developed or formulated

7) Extirpate: to remove or destroy totally; do away with

8) Inopportune: inappropriate; inconvenient; untimely 

9) Ironic: using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

10) Musty: having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold

11) Officious: objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services

12) Ominous: portrending evil or harm; threatening

13) Pinnacle: the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame

14) Premeditated: done deliberately; planned in advance

15) Rampant: violent in action or spirit; raging; furious

16) Solace: comfort in sorrow, misfortune or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort

17) Stately: majestic; imposing in magnificence 

18) Supple: bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant; flexible

19) Suppress: to put an end to the activities of a person, body of  persons

20) Venal: willing to sell one's influence; especially in return for a bribe 

Vocab #3

1) Accomplice  -a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or wrongdoing 
2) Annihilate -to destroy the collective existence or main body of; destroy utterly 
3) Arbitrary -subject to individual will or judgement without restriction 

4) Brazen -shameless or impiadent 

5) Catalyst -a person or thing that precipitates  an event or change

6) Exodus -a going out a departure or emigration, usually of a large number of people

7) Facilitate -to make easier or less difficult; help forward, to assist the progress

8) Incorrigible -bad beyond correction or reform

9) Latent -present but not visible, apparent, existing as potential

10) Militant -vigorously active and aggresive, especially in support of a cause

11) Morose -gloomily or sullenly ill, humored as a person or mood

12) Opaque -not transparent or translucent; imprnetrable to light

13) Paramount -chief in importance or impact; supreme above others in rank or authority

14) Prattle -to talk in a foulish or simple-minded way

15) Rebut -to refute by evidence or argument to oppose by contrary proof

16) Reprimand -a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority

17) Servitude -slavery or bondage of any kind

18) Slapdash -in a hasty manner, careless

19) Stagnant -not flowing or running as water, air stale or foul from standing

20) Succumb- to give way to superior force; to yield to disease, wounds, old age