Monday, January 27, 2014

Hafta/wanna

Is there a difference between life after high school and life in high school? I'm curious why dr.preston picked this title. Did he already know what many responses would be? Why I can say is,High school is a weird time and that is for certain. You are finally starting to branch out into the world and learning a lot of new things.It's a crucial time in the development of many. You have to get a job, do college applications, get you permit,driver license, and all that nonsense.Academic wise, we start each year by saying "Oh, this is the year, I'm going to try really hard," but you and I know that most of the time that never happens and ending up not doing your work. It is true that maybe high school is a "have to" for many because, well without it, your success will definitely not be in your career. It's mandatory to at least complete high school. Then senior year ends, and you are a free bird. Most of the time, people don't know what to do with their life and now that they are in college, you can go out and party without your parents being in your face about it and no one is telling you to go to class. No one is forcing you. You're doing this for you. Life after high school is what you want to do. This is where the difference is. After high school, essentially it's up to you to make the decision. There can be potentially no one telling you what to do.

Senior project/ first draft

I decided to do the old fashion was and do a picture album. The reason is because I can't express what I've been through and with pictures you can get an idea of my experience. I take a lot of photos for memories and I travel a lot since I'm a competitive swimmer. I want people to be able to see from my point of view and enjoy it as much as I do

Vocab #3

apostate-
a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle.
 effusive-
expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
 impasse-
a situation in which no progress is possible, esp because of disaggreement
euphoria-
a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.
 lugubrious-
looking or sounding sad and dismal
bravado-
a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate 
consensus-
general agreement
dichotomy-
a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
 Gothic- 
of or in the style of architecture prevalent in western Europe in the 12th–16th centuries, characterized by pointed arches, rib vaults, and flying buttresses, together with large windows and elaborate tracery.
 constrict-
make narrower
punctilio-
a fine or petty point of conduct or procedure.
metamorphosis-
process of transformation from an immature for to an adult for in 2 or more distinct phases
raconteur-
a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing waysine qua non-
a thing that is absolutely necessary
quixotic-
exceedingly idealistic
vendetta-
a blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family.
 non sequitur-
a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow the previous conclusion or statementmystique-
a fascinating aura of mystery, awe, and power surrounding someone or somethingquagmire-
a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfootparlous-
full of danger or uncertainty 

Thursday, January 16, 2014

vocab #2

accoutrements: personal clothing or accessories
apogee: the highest or most distant point
bicker: to engage in peevish argument
coalesce: to grow or come together into one
contretemps: an embarrassing occurrence
convolution: a coiled or rolled up condition
cull: to select or choose
dispute: at essentially different
dogmatic: pertaining to
licentious: going beyond proper limits
mete: to distribute my measure
noxious: harmful to health or physical well-being
polemic: a controversial argument
populous: heavily populated; crowded
probity: honesty
repartee: a quick and witty reply

Friday, January 10, 2014

something emotional

Something that I dealt with that was very emotional for me was when I officially put all my focus on swimming. What I mean by that, I had to basically drop everything from having no social life and even not going to school because I would be at a competition. I was young and just wanted to be a kid and always hangout with my friends. as I look back now, I realized I made a right decision because I have got so far in swimming and I found out who my true friends are because they always stuck by my side even though I could never really hangout with them. I'm still very committed in swimming and I am going to get a scholarship for it and I am very lucky. I don't see myself not swimming. I don't know where I would be in life without swimming. Who knows, maybe I would be making bad decisions. Swimming has kept me out of trouble.

Hacking my Education

Whenever we discuss hacking this course it can mean many things. It could be with our personal interests and taking our education into our own hands.  by doing this, I can get a clear idea of what I want to do with this class and I feel like its in my own hands. There's tons that I want to do and so much that catches my interest but sometimes I get pretty overwhelmed and can procrastinate. That's something that I want to change this semester. My plan is to really think hard about what I can do in this particular course that is going to help me in the long run, and I know that I have a teacher that will always help me out whenever I need help.

spring vocab #1

Adumbrate- report or represent in outline; foreshadow what will happen next
Apotheosis- the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax
Ascetic- severe self-discipline and abstention
Bauble- something that is superficially attractive but useless or worthless 
Beguile- charm or enchant(someone) 
Burgeon- begin to grow or increase rapidly
 
Complement- a thing that completes or brings to perfection
Contumacious- stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority
Curmudgeon- a bad-tempered or surly person 
Didactic- intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
 

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

The Choice

In this article, The Choice, its being referred to in the title is whether the little girl is going to take her medicine, or the "poison" on her own or if her parents are going to have to force her to take it.  Although it is a real choice there is no alternative. No matter what the little girl chooses she is going to have to take the medicine. The word "poison" is used when talking about the medicine because that is exactly what it is. It's a poison taken to kill the cells, not just the bad ones but all of the cells in order to eliminate the ones that may be dangerous. The little girl wants to play with the toys intended for older children because she knows that with her sickness she may not live to be that old so she argues that since she might not have the chance she wants to play with that toy while she can. I do agree with her because knowing that your life possibly may be cut short i would want to get the absolute most out of it just as she does. If playing with a toy intended for a child a few years older makes her happy then I don't see even the slightest problem with that. If there was a possibility that I might not live past the age of 30 there would be so many things that I would feel pressured to do so before then, so many actually that its hard to just pick one. I would focus mostly on being adventurous and seeing parts of the world other than where I've grown up.i would also try to spend a lot of my time with family because I don't do that often. It would be important for me to get out of here and go to all the places that I want to go to and see before I die. Forcing the uncomfortableness of the medication and horrible taste on their daughter was really their only choice. A few moments of a bad taste is worth an attempt to add time to their daughters life. Suffering is unfortunately most definitely a part of life and love. Everyone will suffer from their own troubles and have to watch those they love most suffer as well. I would feel very uncomfortable to have a kid and go through what the parents are doing but I wouldn't want my child to die at a young age.