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Post by Jeffrey Pak on Apr 5, 2010 15:07:43 GMT -8
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Post by Jeffrey Pak on Apr 5, 2010 15:10:00 GMT -8
Topic Fact Opinion F O Conclusion | or | T Evidence Analysis E A C
Expository (explain) ex) How to Bake a Cake | T F O F O C (Can have extra F's and O's) Eating a taco is really hard business. First, shove one end of the taco into the mouth. This is the only easy part in eating a taco. Nothing happens, except the taco goes into the mouth. Second, when the taco shell is chewed, the hard shell will fracture. This is one of the hard parts. If the shell is not chewed properly, the mouth will get splintered, and might start bleeding. Third, since most of the stuffing inside will push out the other end, block the other end with a hand or napkin. This is the other difficult part. Stuffing will squish, and the juice will ooze all over the hands or napkin, soaking them. Repeat steps 1 to 3, until the taco magically disappears. The taco can be a very dangerous weapon, unless used properly.
Number 1: The pigs took over the whole farm! First, they taught themselves the language of the humans, but left us in the shadows, puzzled. They only taught us the basics, minute phrases that turned our heads into solid bricks. Then, they made the commandments. The pigs thought that this was a good idea because they could memorize it, but those of us who could not memorize the long list were left with the small, annoying phrase, "Four legs good! Two legs bad!" Lastly, they had us manipulated, working our heads off, but they did not do anything! They said that they had the minds, so we had to do all the work! We really are stupid. We should have listened to the pigs and just not tried so hard. Wait...huh? Number 2: The pigs took over the whole farm! It is like they read what to do out of a book. How to Take Over a Farm of Stupid Animals could be the title. "First, create a new language that you can memorize, but the others cannot. Teach all the details, even the minutiae, to yourself, but only teach the dumb animals small phrases, one at a time. Second, make new rules. Again, only rules that can be memorize by nobody but you should be created. For the idiots, make some annoying chants, ones that they can use. Lastly, manipulate them, waste their energy, but do not do anything yourself. Make up some lame excuse for that, too. Muahahahahaha!" Now, I need a copy of that book so I can manipulate them myself! ... What am I doing here?
Mea culpa Mea culpa Mea Maxima Culpa I'm sorry Czar = ruler Karl Marx: Communism and socialism =Old Major Stalin =Napoleon Trotsky =Snowball Stalin killed many people, and locked some people in a cell in Siberia, like a concentration camp.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________\ Beelzebub=Satan Beelzebud=different God Lord of the Flies comes from Beelzebud Beelzebud turned into Beelzebub (good)---------------->(bad) 1)accessible(a):easy to approach, reach, enter ex)accessible on foot 2)aversion[av=away, vert=turn](n):firm dislike ex)strong aversion to snakes 3)debilitate(v):weaken;enfeeble ex)debilitated by old age 4)elaboration(n):addition of details ex)elaborate on the idea 5)fervor(n):glowing ardor ex)fervor of the protesters 6)incorrigible(a):not correctable ex)incorrigible habit 7)materialism(n):preoccupation with physical comforts and things ex)materialistic society 8)pitfall(n):hidden danger ex)pitfalls of life 9)reprove(v):censure; rebuke ex)reprove the unruly student 10)superfluous[super=over, flu=flow](a):unnecessary excessive; overabundance ex)superfluous details
1)acclaim(v):applaud ex)acclaim the heroes 2)banal(a):hackneyed;commonplaced;trite ex)banal essay 3)decorous(a):proper ex)her decorous behavior was praised 4)elated(a):overjoyed ex)elated child at Disneyland 5)fitful(a):spasmodic; intermittent ex)several fitful attempts 6)indefatigable(a):tireless ex)indefatigable marathon runner 7)meager(a):scanty; inadequate ex)meager earning 8)pithy(a):concise; meaningful ex)pithy remark 9)repudiate(v):disown; disavow ex)repudiate all debts 10)surpass(v):exceed ex)surpassed his rival 1)acknowledge(v):admit to be real or true ex)acknowlege the truth 2)barren(a):desolate; fruitless and unproductive ex)barren desert 3)defame(v):harm someone's reputation ex)defamed my character 4)elegy(n):poem or song of lamentation ex)elegy for the dead 5)flagrant(a):blatant ex)flagrant violation of the rules
6)indelible(a): not able to be erased ex)indelible ink 7)meander(v):wind or turn in its course ex)meander through the park 8)placate(v):pacify; concliate ex)placate the angry customer 9)rescind(v):cancel ex)rescind the contract 10)surreptitious(a):secret;furtive;sneaky;hidden ex)surreptitious peek
caveat emptor=let the buyer beware
________________________________________________________________________ Sesquipedalian Denouement Denouement=Day.New.MA Means conclusion of a story Denouement= A sesquipedalian(big word that not many people know) Sesqui=1 1/2 Ped= foot
non Sequitur=irrelevant (not)(sequence) 4 types of essays: description expository persuasive(only important) preemptive=just in cases: i hate him he hates me i think he's going to hit me i'll hit him first. WMD=Weapons of Mass Destruction axis of evil= nobody should like them, helpers of the bad guys: Iraq, Iran, N. Korea, (maybe) Cuba T:Benjiman is a Hero figure. F:Ben realizes that Boxer is going to get slaughtered. O:He doesn't run around and panic, and he doesn't try to cause a riot. F:He also finds some commandments that were changed. O:He still doesn't cause a riot, for he wants nobody to die in the hands of Napoleon. C:Ben knows how to stay calm. T:Moses is a faliure in the story. F:He never helps anybody. O:This shows that he is lazy and worthless. F:He spreads rumors about crazy things. O:This shows that he wants attention, but he doesn't want to work for that attention. C:Moses is one of the most perfect faliures. T:Snowball is a hero. F:He helped create the blueprints for the windmill, to get food. O:This shows that he is willing to help his friends. F:He tried to stop Napoleon from doing corrupt things to the farm. O:This shows that he is devoted to the farm. C:He should be the most honored animal in the farm. T:Boxer is an awesome hero figure. F:He worked day and night to help create the windmill. O:This shows that he loves the farm, and he will do anything to help it. F:He tried to help the farm in any way possible, even when he was weak from old age. O:This shows that no matter what happens to him, he will not give up the farm. C:Boxer is the most devoted hero to the farm. T:The sheep are the stupid failures in this story. F:They couldn't memorize the commandments, so they had to turn to an idiodic phrase. O:This shows that they have simple minds, and they couldn't possibly ever help the farm. F:When the commandments were changed, the sheep didn't even ask, but they only willingly changed. O:This shows that they don't have a sense of what's going on around them. C:The sheep would never survive in the world without help.
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Post by paragraph hw on Apr 5, 2010 15:11:10 GMT -8
T:Bob the builder is a big failure. F:Bob the builder has talking trucks and vehicles.This raises children's expectations on cars, and it manipulates their minds to make them believe magic. O:This gives them false hopes, and obscures them from the real world. F:He keeps chanting, "CAN WE DO IT?" and the only answer he gets is, "YES WE CAN! O:He already knows the answer--nobody on his team dares to say that they can't do it--yet, he just keeps chanting it, and saying, "OK" like an idiot. C:Bob the builder, the show, should be canceled, because even Barney is better than him. Bob the builder is the biggest faliure of all time and space. He has talking trucks and vehicles. This raises children's expectations on cars, and it manipulates their minds to make them believe in magic. This gives them false hopes, and obscures them from the real world. He keeps chanting, "CAN WE DO IT?" and all the vehicles answer is, "YES WE CAN!" He already knows the answer--nobody on his team dares to say that they can't do it--yet, he just keeps chanting it, and saying, "OK" like an idiot. Bob the builder, the show, should be canceled, because even Barney is better than him.
T:Can't Rudolph change his song? F:The song states that if you spot him, you can see his shiny nose. O:On Christmas, kids will be looking up in the sky, not looking where they are going. That way, cars can hit them, they can fall into manholes, and might even crash into windows of shops. F:Santa just walks up to Rudolph some random day, and asks him to guide the sleigh. O:Kids are distracted by the song, and don't realize that Rudolph is not special. He just got randomly chosen. Santa could go up to any reindeer and tie a flashlight to his nose. C:Songs hide the real truth from the little kids. Can't Rudolph change his song? The song has major mistakes. It states that if you spot him, you can see his shiny nose. On Christmas, there will be groups of kids that will look up in the sky, but not looking where they are going. That way, cars can hit them, they can fall into manholes, crash into windows of shops, and more. In the song, Santa just walks up to rudolph some random day, and asks him to pull the sleigh. Kids think that because of that, Rudolph is special. They are distracted by the song, and don't realize that Rudolph is not special. He just got randomly chosen. Santa could go up to any reindeer to ask him. The children protest, "But he has a shiny nose!" If Santa is magical, why can't he just magically fuse a red-tinted lightbulb to a reindeer and ask him to pull the sleigh? Songs hide the real truth from little kids.
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Post by JEFFREY PAK on Apr 7, 2010 14:40:44 GMT -8
ad nauseum=too much. quid pro quo=something for something (give and take) Lesson 9 words: 1)acquiesce(v):submit or comply silently or without protest ex)acquiesce to the demand 2)beguile[guile=deceit](v):mislead or delude ex)beguiled by the devil 3)deference(n):respectful submission to opinion of others ex)show deference to elders 4)elicit(v):draw out by discussion ex)elicit answers from students 5)florid(a):ruddy; reddish; flowery ex)florid complexion 6)indict(v):charge ex)indict the suspect 7)mercenary(n):interested in money or gain ex)selfish and mercenary 8)ponderous(a):weighty; unwieldy ex)ponderous lecture; ponderous burden 9)reserve(n):self-control ex)judge's air of reserve 10)susceptible(a):impressionable; easily influenced ex)susceptible to colds
Lesson 10 words: 1)acquire(v):to gain for oneself ex)aquire wealth 2)belie(v):contradict; give false impression ex)his size belies his strength 3)degrade[de=down](v):lower in rank; debase ex)movies degrade the minorities 4)eloquence(n):expressiveness ex)eloquence of the speaker 5)foolhardy(a):rash, bold ex)don't be foolhardy 6)indifferent(a):unmoved or unconcerned by ex)feel indifferent toward the poor 7)methodical(a):systematic ex)methodical approach to the problem 8)pragmatic(a):practical ex)pragmatic considerations 9)resigned(a):accepting one's fate ex)resigned to die 10)sustain(v):experience; support; nourish ex)sustain and injury/ sustain life Run-on sentences happen when there are compound sentences. can use: _____, and_____ _____, but_____ _____, or_____ _____; _____ _____. _____
_____; however_____ _____; therefore_____
Subordinating conjunction starts a dependent clause.
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Post by Jeffrey on Apr 14, 2010 14:34:21 GMT -8
allegory of the cave allegory= symbolic story socrates = father of philosiphy plato = student of socrates plato wrote allegory of the cave vocabulary lesson 11: 1)adroit(a):nimble in use hand or body; skillful ex)adroit handling of the ball 2)benevolent[bene-good/volent(volo)-will wish](a):generous ex)the benevolent priest delineate(v):portray ex)delineate the riot in pictures 3)elucidate(v):explain;enlighten ex)elucidate the theory 4)frivolous(a):lacking in seriousness ex)frivolous point/ frivolous lawsuit 5)indigenous(a):native ex)the indigenous people 6)meticulous(a):excessively careful;painstaking; scrupulous ex)meticulous housekeeper 7)prattle(v):babble ex)baby prattled on 8)resolution(n):determination ex)New Year's resolution 9)sycophant(n):servile flatterer; yes man ex)I'm sick of sycophants vocabulary lesson 12: 1)adulation(n):flattery; admiration ex)adulation of the fans 2)benign(a):kindly; favorable ex)benign sun; benigh tumor 3)denounce(v):condemn; criticize ex)denounce the crime 4)elusive(a):evasive; baffling ex)elusive quarterback 5)frugality(n):thrift; economy ex)the frugal gourmet 6)indiscrimitate(a):choosing at random; confused ex)you should read indiscriminately 7)misanthrope(n):one who hates mankind ex)evil misanthrope 8)precarious(a):uncertain; risky ex)precarious investment 9)resolve(n):determination ex)a firm resolve 10)taciturn(a):habitually silent; talking little ex)taciturn cowboy vocabulary lesson 13: 1)adversary(n):opponent; enemy; foe ex)defeat the adversary 2)bequeath(v):leave to someone by a will ex)bequeath the family fortune 3)deplore(v):regret; disapprove of ex)i deplore laziness 4)emaciated(a):thin and wasted ex)emaciated children in Africa 5)furtive(a):stealthy; sneaky ex)furtive glances 6)indolent(a):lazy ex)indolent couch potato 7)miserly(a):stingy; mean ex)miserly old man 8)preclude(v):make impossible; eliminate ex)preclude the possibility 9)respite(n):interval of relief; time for rest ex)no time for respite 10)taint(v):contaminate; cause to lose purity ex)tainted food vocabulary lesson 14: 1)adverse(a):unfavorable or antagonistic ex)adverse wind/ adverse reaction 2)blasphemy(n):cursing; irreverence; sacrilege ex)thou shalt not blaspheme 3)deprevity(n):corruption; wickedness ex)depravity of the criminals 4)embellish(v):adorn; ornament ex)embellish the truth/ embellish the dress 5)garrulous(a):loquacious; wordy; talkative ex)garrulous old men 6)induce(v):persuade; bring about ex)sleep inducing pills 7)misnomer(n):wrong name; incorrect designation ex)'Indian' was a misnomer 8)precocious(a):advanced in development ex)precocious child 9)resplemdemt(a):dazzling; glorious; brilliant ex)resplendent new clothes 10)tantamount(a):equivalent in affect or value ex)statement tantamount to a confession
vocabulary lesson 15: 1)advocate(v):speak or write in favor of ex)Lincoln advocated freedom of the slaves 2)blighted(a):suffering from a disease; destroyed ex)blighted by the storm 3)deprecate(v):express disapporval of ex)the teacher deprecated the use of slang 4)emulate(v):imitate; rival ex)emulate the tutor 5)glutton(n):one who eats too much ex)gluttony is a deadly sin 6)inert(a):inactive; lacking power to move ex)remain inert in bed 7)mitigate(v):appease; moderate ex)mitigate his anger 8)predator(n):creature that eats another animal ex)predators of the jungle 9) restraint(n):moderation or self-control ex)show some restraint 10)temper(v):moderate; tone down or restrain ex)temper your temper
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Post by Jeffrey Pak on Apr 19, 2010 15:02:10 GMT -8
ars longa = art is long vita brevis = life is short Plato wrote about Socrates, his teacher Plato wrote many books wrote: "republic" said that there should be classes where people were bred into classes 1)rulers 2)soldiers 3)workers plato advocated "eugenics" (eu=good gen=gene) thought that soldier men only married soldier women so that the children were like spartans goes like that for the workers and rulers too. Licking a popcycle, Mr. K fell down. Laughing hysterically at the sentenct that Mr. K wrote on the Ustream video for all the students to see and model after, Jeffrey fell off his chair. Participial phrase.
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Post by Jeffrey on Apr 19, 2010 16:59:50 GMT -8
OJ Simpson: Orenthal James Simpson his ex-wife=murdered OJ got blamed OJ=black ex-wife=white trial=racist 90% of white thought he was guilty 90% of blacks thought he was innocent
Johnny Cochram=high powered lawyer(black) Mark Fuhrman=police officer that was supposed to gathered the evidences Black people thought that Mark was a racist (phony policeman) that wanted to be racist so did the jury some policemen of that time=racist some planted evidence just to be racist OJ put on the glove was too small he was proved innocent all jury=black(except for 1 white lady) all voted him innocent So made the phrase, "If the glove don't fit, criminal case=people vs OJ double jeopardy=when someone is found innocent for a crime, they cannot be charged for the same crime ever again. civil case= John Doe vs OJ criminal case: all people civil case: only majority
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Post by JEffrey on Apr 28, 2010 14:43:32 GMT -8
summa cum laude(best) =with highest praise magna cum laude(better) =with great praise cum laude(good) = with praise cum=together, with laude=praise _________________________________________________________________ Cogito Ergo Sum: I think therefore I am. was from Rene Descartes thought that everything is dubitable but found something indubitable: When I doubt something, I am thinking about it. How can I think, unless something else is dreaming about thinking. Lesson 16 vocabulary: 1)aesthetic(a):pretaining to a sense of the beautiful ex)aesthetic value 2)bolster(v):support; prop up ex)bolster the arguement with facts 3)deride(v):scoff at ex)people derided Noah 4)endorse(v):approve; support ex)endorse the candidate/ endorse the check 5)gratify(v):to please ex)she felt gratified by the praise 6)infamous(a):notoriously bad ex)OJ's infamous trials 7)mock(v):ridicule; imitate; often in derision ex)mock the teacher 8)predecessor(n):former occupant of a post ex)Clinton's predecessor 9)reticence(n):reserve; uncommunicativeness ex)reticence of the suspect 10)tenacity(n):firmness; persistence ex)tenacity of the detective Lesson 17 vocabulary: 1)affable(a):friendly; cordial ex)kids love their affable teacher 2)braggart(n):boaster ex)my brother's a braggart 3)derivative(n):unoriginal; derived ffrom another source ex)a derivatice of the original formula 4)engender(v):cause; produce ex)confidence engenders success 5)gratuitous(a):given freely; unwarranted ex)gratuitous violence in movies 6)infer(v):duduce; conclude ex)what can you infer from the passage? 7)mollify(v):soothe ex)mollify the angry customer 8)predilection(n):partiality; preference ex)predilection for classical music 9)retract(v):withdraw;take back ex)retract his statement 10)tentative(a):hesitant; not fully worked out or developed ex)tentative plan Lesson 18 vocabulary: 1)affirm(v):to assert positively; maintain as true ex)OJ affirmed his innovence 2)brevity(n):conciseness(shortness) ex)brevity of a telegram 3)despondent(a):depressed; gloomy ex)despondent mood 4)enhance(v):increase; improve ex)enhance the program 5)gravity(n):seriousness ex)gravity of the situation 6)ingenious(a):clever; resourceful ex)what an ingenious idea 7)morose(a):ill-humored; sullen; melancholy ex)sad and morose 8)presumptuous(a):arrogant; taking liberties ex)presumptuous challenge 9)reverent(a):respectful; worshipful ex)reverent worshippers 10)terse(a):concise; abrupt; pithy ex)terse and short Lesson 19 vocabulary: 1)agenda(n):outline of the things to be done ex)morning agenda 2)cajole(v):coax; wheedle ex)cajoledinto doing all the work 3)despot(n):tyrant; harsh ex)despotic ruler 4)enigma(n):puzzle; mystery ex)he's an enigma 5)gregarious(a):sociable ex)gregarious partygoers 6)inherent(a):firmly established by nature or habit ex)inherent characteristic 7)mundane(a):worldly as opposed to spiritual ex)talk about mundane matters 8)pretentious(a):ostenatious; pompous ex)pretentious teacher 9)rhetorical(a):pertaining to effective communication ex)rhetorical skills in speech 10)threadbare(a):shabby and poor ex)threadbare sweater Lesson 20 vocabulary: 1)alleviate(v):to lessen; mitigate ex)alleviate the pain 2)calculated(a):deliberately planned ex)calculated decision 3)detatched(a):emotionally removed; calm and objective ex)feel detached from his family 4)enmity(n):ill will; hatred ex)enmity between the enemies 5)guile(n):deceit; duplicity; wiliness ex)guile and deceit 6)innate(a):inborn ex)innate talent for music 7)munificent(a):very generous ex)munificent benefactor 8)prevalent(a):widespread; generally accepted ex)prevalent view 9)rigor(n):severity ex)rigor of military training 10)thrive(v):prosper; flourish ex)bees thrive in the summer
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Post by JEffrey on Apr 28, 2010 17:07:55 GMT -8
Hello: Salve-1 person Savete-group of persons the letter V sounds like the letter W It was a sunny day. Jon, the nerdy single dude that is the owner of Garfield, is drinking some coffee. Garfield, the lazy and fat orange cat, comes walking along the table. Trying to change Garfield's attitude, Jon turns to Garfield and tells him, "You never show me any gratitude." Planning to harrass Jon, Garfield decides to give Jon some gratitude to show that he can give gratitude at anythime. While Jon is sipping his coffee from his mug, Garfield comes along and slaps him on the back stating, "Good job, pal." The statement is dripping with sarcasm. Jon is caught in surprise when Garfield slaps him. The action creates a very loud slapping noise. Jon's hair stands up, and his coffee splashes out of the mug from the impact. Becoming furious, Jon turns around and yells, "Ow!" He has a very angry face. Baring his teeth, Jon glares at the fat cat. His coffee is all over the table. With an innocent and puzzled look on his face, Garfield stares at Jon. He asks sarcastically, "And that's the thanks I get?" Counting numbers(natural numbers):1,2,3... Whole numbers:0,1,2... Integer:-2,-1,0,1,2,3...
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Post by jeffrey on May 5, 2010 14:48:31 GMT -8
Hello: Salve-1 person Savete-group of persons the letter V sounds like the letter W It was a sunny day. Jon, the nerdy single dude that is the owner of Garfield, is drinking some coffee. Garfield, the lazy and fat orange cat, comes walking along the table. Trying to change Garfield's attitude, Jon turns to Garfield and tells him, "You never show me any gratitude." Planning to harrass Jon, Garfield decides to give Jon some gratitude to show that he can give gratitude at anythime. While Jon is sipping his coffee from his mug, Garfield comes along and slaps him on the back stating, "Good job, pal." The statement is dripping with sarcasm. Jon is caught in surprise when Garfield slaps him. The action creates a very loud slapping noise. Jon's hair stands up, and his coffee splashes out of the mug from the impact. Becoming furious, Jon turns around and yells, "Ow!" He has a very angry face. Baring his teeth, Jon glares at the fat cat. His coffee is all over the table. With an innocent and puzzled look on his face, Garfield stares at Jon. He asks sarcastically, "And that's the thanks I get?" Counting numbers(natural numbers):1,2,3... Whole numbers:0,1,2... Integer:-2,-1,0,1,2,3... ________________________________________________________________________ alma mater: soul mother refers to the school that you graduated from IQ=Intelligence Quotient it is the division of: mental age x 100 physical age 10/10=100 IQ 12/10=120 IQ Antonyms 1)drench:(wet) dry out 2)stimulate: supress 3)civil: rude 4)rupture: union 5)groundless:(no reason) well-founded 6)bungle:(goofed) handled it competently 7)ostentatious: modest 8)vigilant: inattentive 9)capitulation: restistance 10)mutability:(muta=change) constancy tense=time TENSE: past-did prestent-do future-will do past perfect tense-had done (Before I ate the cake, I had blown out the candle.) (Before I ate the huge chicken, I had washed my hands.) (Before I bought my laptop, I had saved a bunch of money.) (Before I ruptured the balloon, I had blown it up.)
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