R.I.P. Steez , one of my favorite rappers.

https://youtu.be/kIOTAtX_r_g

Immigration in are own land

Theme- there will be changes that can be good or bad.
Tone- it sounded serious.
Mood- he was telling a serious message. Anyone can change during tough times
Devices - metaphor

Future

One choice that made that affected my future was probably when I was convinced to go to church. We all know how are parents could be , they can be really religious. But Emerson once said that if he is seen as a Devils child , he will be one. He doesn't like to be told what to be society. Just cause you don't go to church doesn't that you're a bad person. People can believe in what they want. You can still be happy with God or without. In " The sound of thunder" Eckel is convinced not to destroy anything from the past cause it will destroy the future . He can cause many problems. It's similar to not going to church , people believe you're a bad person and will cause problems. They can say that you're going to be a problem in the future if you don't do this or that. But in opinion you can do whatever makes you happy.

My mad dream of an essay

Remember that time you ate that spicy [taco] just before you went to bed on the night before the big [essay test]?  Oh, that weird dream you had about the 2016 presidential election.  When you woke up you couldn't quite remember the [important] details, but after reading "On Self-Reliance" and "A Sound of Thunder" it's all coming back to you now.

The dream started badly.  You were in line with your family at a [buffet] waiting to be sent to [get locked up].  Everywhere you looked there were posters of president-elect [Donald Trump ], looking like a crazy [dog] who could eat a whole [chicken].   

Suddenly, there was Ralph Waldo Emerson telling you, "[ To be great is to be misunderstood ]."  You realized that you have something to contribute to the world so you decided to [give a speech].  But it wasn't easy.  First you had to put on a fancy [suit] and [ability microphone ] and then you had make a [time machine] to go back in time to the [park] so you could convince people to learn about the candidates and the [racism going on].

But right there in the [park] there was a giant [man] and it started [yell] ing at everyone.  People started to [fight back].  You grabbed a [stick] from a nearby [the tree] and yelled [stop and listen].  Everyone stopped and listened, so you kept going.

The sound of thunder study guide

1.Vocabulary
Annihilate-defeat utterly

Expendable-of little significance when compared to an overall purpose, and therefore able to be abandoned

Infinitesimally-extremely small

Primeval-of or resembling the earliest ages in the history of the world

Resilient-able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions

Revoke-put an end to the validity or operation of 

Sheathed-put a weapon in a sheathe

Subliminal- below the threshold of sensation or consciousness

Taint-a trace of a bad or undesirable quality or substance

Undulate-move with a smooth wavelike motion

2. LITERARY
Foreshadowing- be a warning or indication of a future event.
EX.

Simile-a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind. Using like or as.

Metaphor- a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Protagonist - main character in the story
Ex: Eckel

3. QUESTIONS
1. Eckel visits a time machine safari
2. He would get fined
3. Keith being elected as president
4. Go back in time to 1492
5. 6 safari leaders died  and the Safari is not responsible for the death.
6. Travis
7.Lesperance
8. Blind it first the shoot it for the head
9. Christ isn't alive nor was Moise
10.
11. So they can't step anything from the past that will change history
12. The cloths changed
13. So they can't spread bacteria
14. They can only shoot dinosaurs with a red mark
15.
16.
17. The author describes how Eckel is feeling.
18. The dinosaurs was not the size he expected
19. Red paint
20. He was rushing towards the time machine.
21. They throw up
22.
23. They are going to leave him
24.
25. There was something under his boot.
26. Eckel finds a butterfly
27. The president is different from the beginning
28. To shoot Eckel

An Earth Shattering Fart

The story is amazing! The foreshadowing is "wow". It starts off with Eckle wanting to go hunting.  Towards the end all the decision that he had his mind put him insane , he didn't want to hunt. The story is a great example of foreshadowing.

Emerson presentation day

Can't sit around and wait for happiness to happen. Don't relay on other people. Emerson was a lecturer and a poet. He was know to be individual. Don't compare yourself with other people. Accept ourselves so we can grow.

Emerson presentation day

- Just cause a person is young , it doesn't mean they're not capable to do anything.
- Nobody can make you happy but you make yourself to be happy.
- Tell the truth.
-  Be who you are.

My Emerson

For my project , my group will be doing a poster of Emerson's quotes. His words will be formed as a human figure . If it's good enough, we can probably hang it on the wall.

Emerson for the young buck

Emerson is saying to be yourself , don't be afraid to show who you truly are. He doesn't want you to follow what society wants you to be. It's good to be different. Emerson wants the youth to be geniuses cause they have creative minds. Emerson also that children are better and the elderly.

I saw this video. Very strong message.

https://youtu.be/dqTTojTija8

Author in progress

My Emerson writing,  I think I did pretty well. The first question was a bit confusing because it was asking for 3 things , and I got kind of confused. It took me a while figure it out . The mind map helped me out with some questions. Most of all I think I did well on the Emerson test.

Vocabulary #6

Meme- a humorous image, video, piece of text, etc. that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users.
Ex: These presidential memes are very funny to me !
Virus- a piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data.
Ex: My phone is slow I think it has a virus.
Viral- relating to or involving an image, video, piece of information, etc., that is circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another.
Ex: Facebook has many viral videos.
Blog- a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style.
Ex: A blog can be very useful in class.
Wiki- website that allows collaborative editing.
Ex: A wiki can give you many information about things you're looking for.
Website- a location connected to the internet
Ex: We use websites daily to look up things.
Www- World Wide Web
Ex: Many websites have WWW to find a link.
Internet-a communication network that allows computers worldwide to connect.
Ex: You can look up anything on the Internet.
2.0-better or more advanced.
Open source- made freely available and may be redistributed and modified.

Team Vocabulary

The presidential debate was aggravating the American people. Donald Trumps supporters are hypnotized by the things he says. He also accused Hilary for being a liar and he would put her in jail if he becomes president. His ideas will transform America to chaos. I think Donald Trump should be suspended from from the debate for not acting professional. The future with trump will be melancholy for the citizens. Meanwhile others are anticipating Hillary Clinton plans will be good for the country.

Letter to mentor

Dear Historian,
     I got a big question that I've been thinking lately. Was America really great? Was the past of this nation great , did a lot of good things happen ? Why does Trump think that America was Great. Did we all get along at one point ? I'm just trying to look for an answer or anything that can help me understand.
                      Sincerely, Leo O.
  

Vocabulary #5

1. Venomous- capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting.
2. Solid- firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid.
3. Hypnotized- capture the whole attention of (someone); fascinate.
4. Suspended- temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect.
5. Transformed- make a thorough or dramatic change in the form.
6. Accuse- charge (someone) with an offense or crime.
7. Anticipate- regard as probable; expect or predict.
8. Fringe- an ornamental border of threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge clothing or material.
9. Melancholy- a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
10. Earnestly- fervent, intent, purposeful, determined, industrious, ambitious.
11. Dissolve- (with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.
12. Aggravate- make (a problem, injury, or offense) worse or more serious.
13. Illuminate- light up.
14. Capillary- any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
15. Probosic- the nose of a mammal, especially when it is long and mobile, such as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of a tapir.

RESPECT MY AUTHORITY

An authority figure could be a priest from church. They can make you feel good and bad. Priest threaten you if you do something bad. "You won't go to heaven" or " You're going to hell" and other stuff cause of your "sins". You can't be your self. You always/have to be a good perfect person. I'm not trying to say that you have to be a bad person. Sometimes you could do something bad and regret it but in church,  it will always be a problem against them.

Inciting incident

Leanard was walking on the side walk when he sees a car. The car was police , it asked him questions. It was weird because the cop arrested him for walking. 

Presidential Debate

The debate was one of a kind. Both Hillary and Trump sounded like a joke. They both aimed at the each other's problems are taxes and Emails. Trump couldn't back up his argument , he would interrupt Hillary whole she was speaking. It's funny that many people think is fucked with these two running as president.

Pedestrian

My first impression: this story is very descriptive and blows your mind up with an image.

My Big discipline question

Was America really great ? Trump got me thinking about it. Was it great for everyone in the country or just an individual group ?

Vocabulary 4

Intermittent- occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady.
Ebb- the movement of the tide out to sea.
Regress-return to a former or less developed state.
Tendency-an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior.
Antiseptic-of, relating to, or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease causing microorganisms.

Vocabulary #3

coherent- of an argument, theory, or policy logical and consistent.
belabor- argue or elaborate a subject in excessive detail.
eschew- deliberately avoid using
acquisitive- excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.
emulate- match or surpass 
banal- lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
excoriation- is a harsh criticism
congeal- solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling
carping- difficult to please, critical
substantiate- provide evidence to support or prove the truth of
temporize- avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time.
largesse- generosity
tenable- able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
insatiable- impossible to satisfy
reconnaissance- military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features
germane- relevant to a subject under consideration
ramify- form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out.
intransigent- unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.
taciturn- reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

My AERIES

I got a B- on my essay. I wasn't really ready to write the essay , the graded wasn't what I expected. I didn't really put much information like I should. A B- is good enough because I added some things on the essay.

Literature Analysis Questions #1

1. The book I'm reading is called Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs.  The beginning of the chapter the plot is in New York City. A young teenager named Jacob had a weird experience with his Grandfather stories. His grandfather had a crazy childhood back in the 1940s during world War 2. The story goes when Jacob's grandfather tells him about men following him and trying to kill him . Before  Jacob's grandfather died he told Jacob to visit an island near England.  Jacob soon finds out that his Grandfather's stories were real.
2. The theme is the story is dark, it has a strange feeling when it comes to the stories from the grandfather. Also when he gets killed.
3. Based on the author's tone , he seems to be very creative and descriptive. To describe Ransom Riggs morning routine , he could be drinking his coffee and eating breakfast. He could be on his laptop ,looking for ideas to creative fictional stories with dark history.

4. The author does a good job in the tone, he describes how the character feels. He puts a picture in my mind , knowing how the setting is.  The author also puts me in the point of view of the Jacob , the way he sees things. 

Young Goodman Brown

The story of Young good Brown was weird,  interacting with devil. His life was like a lie to him. Not everyone is nice and the devil made him realize that.

Vocabulary #2

1. Faith- complete trust or confidence in someone or something
2. Threshold- a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room.
3. Tarry- of, like , covered with tar.
4. Resolve- settle or find a solution.
5. Discern- perceive or recognize something.
6. Martyr- a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
7. Mirth- amusement, especially as expressed in laughter.
8. Catechism- a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers, used for the instruction of Christians.
9. Pious- devoutly religious.
10. Frenzy- a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior.

YBG questions

1. The purpose of the story was showing that the mind can always be foolish. Your mind can give you an illusion of what happen in your past.
2.  Young Goodman Brown wife Faith does not really fit into her. She is not who Young Goodman Brown thought she would be towards the blog.
3. I think the  pink ribbon represents faith in the story.
4. Everything that that Brown witness was like an illusion. It was a dream.
5. The old man was the devil. In the story the old lady said that Brown was talking to the devil in the woods.
6. The staff represents the story of Adam and Eve, seems similar. The staff plays with Brown's mind.
7. If Brown stayed home , it would be a whole different story. He would still have faith.

MY BIG QUESTION

     Was America really great ?

Notes

 The similar things about the story and stories that are told today  is that they might use the same words, which can understandable. 
 The difference can be that the the story is older and it's like a tale, it's more of a oral story , coming straight out of a tellers mind. 

The Earth on Turtle's back

             The story was interesting , I liked the way the story tells how old it is. Animals and Sky people were involved, which made it interesting!

My Opinion

                      My Opinion on...

  Your right to opinion: What I think about the article , it's pretty true . Having rights may be the one you can't have . There's types of rights such as irrelevant rights. The beginning explains why you should know your rights but you must know the ones that will work. 

Richard Cory: This poem gives you an ironic feeling. It said that Richard was a happy man. He was very wealthy but one day he killed himself