Ordinary People Vocab 27-Epologue
Inexplicable: Unable to be explained or justified. Part of Speech: Adjective Synonym: Mystifying Antonym: Explicable (230) “For some inexplicable reason he was left out of this.”
Intermediaries: Somebody who carries messages between people. Part of Speech: Noun Synonym: Mediators Antonym: Partisan (235) “Intermediaries. She would not look at him all night.”
Manipulate: To change or present something in a way that is false but personally advantageous. Part of Speech: Transitive verb Synonym: Influence Antonym: Leave alone (238) “I just know how people try to manipulate other people.”
Indispensable: Not to be done without. Part of Speech: Adjective Synonym: Crucial Antonym: Dispensable (241) “The indispensable man, huh?”
Inundated: To overwhelm somebody with a huge quantity of things that must be dealt with. Part of Speech: Transitive verb Synonym: Hectic Antonym: Idle (242) “He is inundated with Howardisms suddenly; all true, those old and wrinkled maxims, proverbs, cliches.”
Maxims: A general rule, principle, or truth. Part of Speech: Noun Synonym: saying Antonym: Not saying (242) “He is inundated with Howardisms suddenly; all true, those old and wrinkled maxims, proverbs, clichés.”
Impromptu: Not prepared or planned in advance. Part of Speech: Adjective Synonym: Spur-of-the-moment Antonym: Prepared (242) “or maybe it was his description of the impromptu picnic on the school lawn in thirty- degree weather, to celebrate the coming of spring.”
Rapturous: To be in a state of excited peace and luxury. Part of Speech: Adjective Synonym: Euphoric Antonym: Depressed (245) “Rapturous. Passionate. Use those.”
Assimilation: The process of becoming part of or more like something greater. Part of Speech: Noun Synonym: Incorporation Antonym: Nonconformity (247) “Data for assimilation, but later, later.”
Dilute: To water down or make less concentrated. Part of Speech: Verb Synonym: Offset Antonym: Increase (250) “He doesn’t want to dilute that first powerful moment, wants to lie still, thinking about it.”
Rebuke: To criticize or reprimand somebody, usually sharply. Part of Speech: Transitive verb Synonym: Give a talking-to Antonym: Praise (252) “Rebuke. Revelation. But it all falls between them.”
Indecorous: Somewhat rude or shocking because of being considered socially unacceptable. Part of Speech: Adjective Synonym: Ill-mannered Antonym: Polite (254) “he would never even presume to lay an indecorous hand on her breast in those days”
Benediction: An expression of approval or good wishes Part of Speech: Noun Synonym: Sanction Antonym: Disapproval (260) “Berger had raised his arms in the familiar gesture of confusion and benediction: Listen, you’re my prized pupil, you know that?”
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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English Nonfiction Assignment
Danny Feiler April 15th, 2009
"Lindsay Lohan Talks To Us" :Suicide Fears
Written dy Kevin O'leary with reportings by Natalie Thomas
April 20th 2009
The article that I have chosen to do my report on, "Suicide Fears", is about Lindsay Lohan's feared suicidal tendencies. Lohan's role in hanging around a new friend, along with the stress and bad influence that came along with her new friend, all added up to a very serious state of depression that soon began turning heads. Lohan's depression began creating fear that she may be suicidal.
According to the article the source of Lohan's depression and lean towards suicide is the time spent with specific actress friend Samantha(last name not given). From when Lindsay and Samantha first started spending time together Lohan began spiraling downward. As stated in the article Lohan was charged with a DUI around the period that she began hanging around Samantha. On top of the DUI, Lohan also was enrolled in rehab. Once let out of rehab, it was said that Lohan turned from drugs, to Samantha, meaning that instead of making stupid decisisions by taking drugs, she began making stupid desisions by hanging around her new friend Samantha.
Lindsay's Friend Samantha was said to have tried to end their friendship but this only made matters worse. Samantha stated that every time she tries to end their friendship, "Lindsay threatens to kill herself".
A said to be close friend of Lohan also stated "She needs to get help because she could harm herself", this statement to me, sums up the drama that has been going on in Lohan's life. Lindsay's reactions to the accusations of her being suicidal were that she is doing fine and she is working with her mother and sister. She says that she is hurt by the relationship shared with her and Samantha but is not depresed or in danger of hurting herself, but merely hurt and insulted.
Some vocabulary words that gave me trouble while reading this article were "garnered", and "turmoil". Through the online resource of Dictionary.com, I've figured out that garnered means to be stored and that turmoil means a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance. To give myself a better understanding of these words i used Dictionary.com to find the parts of speeches, synonyms, and antonyms of both words. The part of speech for turmoil is noun, synonyms are turbulence, disorder, and uproar, and antonyms are order and quiet. For the word garnered, the part of speech is adjective, a synonym is stored, and an antonym is released.
I feel that the main point of this article was to try to prove that Lindsay Lohan is indeed showing signs of being suicidal. I feel that this is the main point because the author uses examples that support Lohan's downfall such as trips to rehab and DUIs and then tries to convince the readers that she is in danger of harming herself by using quotes from Lohan's "close friend" saying she has threatened to kill herself before.
One point of this piece that I did agree with was how the author points out Lohan being suicidal because from the examples he used to persuade the readers that she is suicidal, i also feel that she is in danger of harming herself.
A point of this article that I found difficult to believe was where Lohan claimed to be doing fine in life by taking care of herself and spending time with her family. I found this hard to believe because i don't feel that someone in bad of shape as Lohan was can just recover from that kind of depression without any help.
I thought that this article was a very well-written and developed piece of writing. This article gave me a whole new view on reasons people may have for suicide, it made me realize that every suicidal person has different reasons for being suicidal, and more importantly it isn't just something happening in someones life that causes depression and possible suicide, but it is how people deal differently with events going on in their lives that influence their depression and possible suicide.
"Lindsay Lohan Talks To Us" :Suicide Fears
Written dy Kevin O'leary with reportings by Natalie Thomas
April 20th 2009
The article that I have chosen to do my report on, "Suicide Fears", is about Lindsay Lohan's feared suicidal tendencies. Lohan's role in hanging around a new friend, along with the stress and bad influence that came along with her new friend, all added up to a very serious state of depression that soon began turning heads. Lohan's depression began creating fear that she may be suicidal.
According to the article the source of Lohan's depression and lean towards suicide is the time spent with specific actress friend Samantha(last name not given). From when Lindsay and Samantha first started spending time together Lohan began spiraling downward. As stated in the article Lohan was charged with a DUI around the period that she began hanging around Samantha. On top of the DUI, Lohan also was enrolled in rehab. Once let out of rehab, it was said that Lohan turned from drugs, to Samantha, meaning that instead of making stupid decisisions by taking drugs, she began making stupid desisions by hanging around her new friend Samantha.
Lindsay's Friend Samantha was said to have tried to end their friendship but this only made matters worse. Samantha stated that every time she tries to end their friendship, "Lindsay threatens to kill herself".
A said to be close friend of Lohan also stated "She needs to get help because she could harm herself", this statement to me, sums up the drama that has been going on in Lohan's life. Lindsay's reactions to the accusations of her being suicidal were that she is doing fine and she is working with her mother and sister. She says that she is hurt by the relationship shared with her and Samantha but is not depresed or in danger of hurting herself, but merely hurt and insulted.
Some vocabulary words that gave me trouble while reading this article were "garnered", and "turmoil". Through the online resource of Dictionary.com, I've figured out that garnered means to be stored and that turmoil means a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance. To give myself a better understanding of these words i used Dictionary.com to find the parts of speeches, synonyms, and antonyms of both words. The part of speech for turmoil is noun, synonyms are turbulence, disorder, and uproar, and antonyms are order and quiet. For the word garnered, the part of speech is adjective, a synonym is stored, and an antonym is released.
I feel that the main point of this article was to try to prove that Lindsay Lohan is indeed showing signs of being suicidal. I feel that this is the main point because the author uses examples that support Lohan's downfall such as trips to rehab and DUIs and then tries to convince the readers that she is in danger of harming herself by using quotes from Lohan's "close friend" saying she has threatened to kill herself before.
One point of this piece that I did agree with was how the author points out Lohan being suicidal because from the examples he used to persuade the readers that she is suicidal, i also feel that she is in danger of harming herself.
A point of this article that I found difficult to believe was where Lohan claimed to be doing fine in life by taking care of herself and spending time with her family. I found this hard to believe because i don't feel that someone in bad of shape as Lohan was can just recover from that kind of depression without any help.
I thought that this article was a very well-written and developed piece of writing. This article gave me a whole new view on reasons people may have for suicide, it made me realize that every suicidal person has different reasons for being suicidal, and more importantly it isn't just something happening in someones life that causes depression and possible suicide, but it is how people deal differently with events going on in their lives that influence their depression and possible suicide.
english vocab
Danny Feiler
Ordinary People
Brannigan 11R
Vocab 12-15
Daunted: To make someone fretful, or downcast. Part of Speech: Transitive Verb Synonym: Threatened Antonym: uplifted :96 “He is not daunted, either.”
Fibrous: Something consisting of or resembling fibers. Part of Speech: Adjective Synonym: hair-like Antonym: Thick :98 “In the hospital the seed would grow and begin to produce thick, shiny leaves with fibrous veins running through them.”
Reprimand: To criticize someone for wrong behavior. Part of Speech: Transitive verb Synonym: Rebuke Antonym: Complement :101 “He takes it as a reprimand.”
Utilitarian: A level of importance based on the amount of use. Part of Speech: Adjective Synonym: Value Antonym: insignificant :107 “It is too big a city for that; its streets are too dirty, its buildings too coarsely utilitarian.”
Wellspring: The source of a flowing stream, river,or spring. Part of Speech: Noun Synonym: Waterhole Antonym: Desert :109 “And the wellspring of anger erupts, engulfing them all.”
Revelation: A change in someone's life revealed by a hidden truth. Part of Speech: Noun Synonym: Change Antonym: Unrevealed :120 “Revelation. She's not perfect.”
Delirium: Being delusional caused by poisoning or other un-natural experiences. Part of Speech: Noun Synonym: Hallucination Antonym: sain :123 “... and tanned themselves beside the aquamarine blue of the swimming pool at the Sonesta Beach, looking at other people from the distance of delirium.”
Jaunty: Jolly and carefree. Part of Speech: Adjective Synonym: Gay Antonym: Upset :125 “The green LeMans with its white vinyl top is parked at a jaunty angle in the drive.”
Disarrange: Being put out of order. Part of Speech: Transitive Verb Synonym: Disorder Antonym: Organized :127 “And, knowing that he shouldn't, knowing somehow that it will only disarrange the contours of the day more thoroughly, still he says it:”
Ordinary People
Brannigan 11R
Vocab 12-15
Daunted: To make someone fretful, or downcast. Part of Speech: Transitive Verb Synonym: Threatened Antonym: uplifted :96 “He is not daunted, either.”
Fibrous: Something consisting of or resembling fibers. Part of Speech: Adjective Synonym: hair-like Antonym: Thick :98 “In the hospital the seed would grow and begin to produce thick, shiny leaves with fibrous veins running through them.”
Reprimand: To criticize someone for wrong behavior. Part of Speech: Transitive verb Synonym: Rebuke Antonym: Complement :101 “He takes it as a reprimand.”
Utilitarian: A level of importance based on the amount of use. Part of Speech: Adjective Synonym: Value Antonym: insignificant :107 “It is too big a city for that; its streets are too dirty, its buildings too coarsely utilitarian.”
Wellspring: The source of a flowing stream, river,or spring. Part of Speech: Noun Synonym: Waterhole Antonym: Desert :109 “And the wellspring of anger erupts, engulfing them all.”
Revelation: A change in someone's life revealed by a hidden truth. Part of Speech: Noun Synonym: Change Antonym: Unrevealed :120 “Revelation. She's not perfect.”
Delirium: Being delusional caused by poisoning or other un-natural experiences. Part of Speech: Noun Synonym: Hallucination Antonym: sain :123 “... and tanned themselves beside the aquamarine blue of the swimming pool at the Sonesta Beach, looking at other people from the distance of delirium.”
Jaunty: Jolly and carefree. Part of Speech: Adjective Synonym: Gay Antonym: Upset :125 “The green LeMans with its white vinyl top is parked at a jaunty angle in the drive.”
Disarrange: Being put out of order. Part of Speech: Transitive Verb Synonym: Disorder Antonym: Organized :127 “And, knowing that he shouldn't, knowing somehow that it will only disarrange the contours of the day more thoroughly, still he says it:”
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Frilly McNarcsharc
Frilled Shark: Chlamydoselachus anguineus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frilled_shark
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110481/frill.html
Can grow as big as 6/12 feet
Can vary from colors such as red, white, tan and brown.
The frilled shark preys on big animals that can be easily swallowed whole such as squids and other small fish.
A young boy Chester continued pestering his grandpa, asking questions about his missing pinky finger.
"OK Chester if you really want to know what happened I'll tell you, A shark bit it off when I was around your age."
Chester looked up in amazement,
"Well what did they do to the shark that bit it off grandpa?"
"Well if you want to hear it, I'll tell you the whole story Chester."
"Sure go ahead grandpa I'm all ears!"
"Ok it all started on a beach in New Zealand... I was swimming with my sister in very shallow water, when all of a sudden my sister started screaming. I looked up nd she was already standing on he sand, screaming "SHARK" but before i could get away the shark gnawed my pinky finger off. Before it swam off with my finger i caught a glimpse of it but couldn't tell if it reddish or purpleish. Everyone in the town went on a hunt for the shark that had attacked me.
Frilled Shark: Chlamydoselachus anguineus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frilled_shark
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110481/frill.html
Can grow as big as 6/12 feet
Can vary from colors such as red, white, tan and brown.
The frilled shark preys on big animals that can be easily swallowed whole such as squids and other small fish.
A young boy Chester continued pestering his grandpa, asking questions about his missing pinky finger.
"OK Chester if you really want to know what happened I'll tell you, A shark bit it off when I was around your age."
Chester looked up in amazement,
"Well what did they do to the shark that bit it off grandpa?"
"Well if you want to hear it, I'll tell you the whole story Chester."
"Sure go ahead grandpa I'm all ears!"
"Ok it all started on a beach in New Zealand... I was swimming with my sister in very shallow water, when all of a sudden my sister started screaming. I looked up nd she was already standing on he sand, screaming "SHARK" but before i could get away the shark gnawed my pinky finger off. Before it swam off with my finger i caught a glimpse of it but couldn't tell if it reddish or purpleish. Everyone in the town went on a hunt for the shark that had attacked me.
oceans frilled shark
Frilly McNarcsharc
Frilled Shark: Chlamydoselachus anguineus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frilled_shark
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110481/frill.html
Can grow as big as 6/12 feet
Can vary from colors such as red, white, tan and brown.
The frilled shark preys on big animals that can be easily swallowed whole such as squids and other small fish.
A young boy Chester continued pestering his grandpa, asking questions about his missing pinky finger.
"OK Chester if you really want to know what happened I'll tell you, A shark bit it off when I was around your age."
Chester looked up in amazement,
"Well what did they do to the shark that bit it off grandpa?"
"Well if you want to hear it, I'll tell you the whole story Chester."
"Sure go ahead grandpa I'm all ears!"
Frilled Shark: Chlamydoselachus anguineus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frilled_shark
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110481/frill.html
Can grow as big as 6/12 feet
Can vary from colors such as red, white, tan and brown.
The frilled shark preys on big animals that can be easily swallowed whole such as squids and other small fish.
A young boy Chester continued pestering his grandpa, asking questions about his missing pinky finger.
"OK Chester if you really want to know what happened I'll tell you, A shark bit it off when I was around your age."
Chester looked up in amazement,
"Well what did they do to the shark that bit it off grandpa?"
"Well if you want to hear it, I'll tell you the whole story Chester."
"Sure go ahead grandpa I'm all ears!"
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