Vocabulary

Politicized (verb)

Definition: to bring a political character or flavor to.

Source of Sentence: But even Kent State, a middle -American school that had been slient when Harvard and Columbia were erupting in the spring of 1968, had become politicized at the end of the decade.

Context Clue: "Your Logic" it mentions the instances when Harvard and Columbia were "erupting." Just saying that Kent State soon became involved politically in some way.


Sentence: Bringing attorneys in the picture just politicized the whole situation. 




Surly (adj)

Definition:  churlishly rude or bad-tempered.

Source of Sentence: The campus moos was surly.

Context Clue: "Your Logic" the campus was obviously not going to be calm and collective at a time like this.


Sentence: The irritated pop star surly, but bluntly, answered the questions.


Altercation (noun)


Definition: a heated or angry dispute.

Source of Sentence: The odds on killing bystanders in an altercation were high.

Context Clues: "Your Logic" if someone can be killed in an altercation, then it has to be done with an angry intention. 


Sentence: As the insults flew, the altercation became serious, foreshadowing the fist fight.

Weekly Calender

To Do List:

A:

• Do writing process for second english essay.
• Finish Blogging for reading
• Print out Project for reading.

B:

• Make mom dinner
• clean my room
• finish decorating my closet

C:

• Read some EAP poetry
• bake cookies with my sister
• finish watching Riding in Cars with Boys

Final Reflection

Long Term Goal:  Communications Major

Mid Term Goal: FJC Journalism

Short Term Goal: Get Drivers License

September 29^th, 2011

Dear Blake,

                So I finally think I got this college thing figured out. After my first year, it’s been going pretty smoothly. I still get stressed out, but it’s okay. When aren’t I? I’m excited to hear that it’s finally your senior year! Make sure to make the best of it, because it’s honestly one of the best years of your life. But on a better note, we need to go shopping soon! I’ve been driving for a few months already, so I think we can make it Los Angeles and back in one piece. We definitely need to make time for that. I can’t believe it took me so long to get my license. Have you started taking driving lessons yet? Cause if you haven’t, you better start soon. Driving is amazing, I’ll tell you that much. I’ve been so busy lately with school. Did I ever tell you I’ve finally in journalism. I love my teacher, she’s so nice. I didn’t know there was so much more to journalism that I tough. I’m writing about student affairs right now. Not so exciting, but it’s a start. I want to ask my teacher if I can start a blog on campus life. Just about what’s going on in school and what not. That would be so awesome. I really like the communications program here. As far as where I want to transfer, I really want to study abroad. The London College of Communications sounds like such an interesting school. And I heard so many good things about it. But finding the money is going to be hell. Well be sure to write back. Enjoy your senior year!

Sincerely,

Frank

Vocabulary

 Menacingly (Ad verb)


Definition: something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.

Source of Sentence:  ...-a broad six feet two inches with a beard and billowing hair, both hands shoved int o the pockets of a bulky military jacket-seemed menacingly close.


Context Clue: "Your Logic" the description of the tall man seems pretty threatening, and if someone would be that close to you, it would almost seem of bad intention.


Sentence: Seeking revenge to her sister, she menacingly broke inter her room and read her diary. 



Quarry (Noun)


Definition: an animal or bird hunted or pursued.

Source of Sentence: ...she found herself the quarry of a mugger, a rapist, or worse. 


Context Clue: "Your Logic" "she" would obviously be a target for a rapist or a mugger.


Sentence: The hunters had to keep quiet, for the quarry was sensitive to sound.




Wayfarer (noun)


Definition: a traveler, esp. on foot.

Source of Sentence: Suffering a bout of insomnia, however, I was stalking sleep, not defenseless wayfarers.


Context Clues: "example" "your logic" He plays with words, talking about wanting "stalking" sleep, not stalking defenseless people.


Sentence: The streets were crowded with wayfarers, in result of the strike against high prices of the public transportation.

Weekly Calender

To Do List:

A:

1. Finish Blogging for Reading
2. Finish French Homework
3. Do Math Homework

 B:

1. Start outline for English essay #2
2. Catch up on The Things They Carried
3. Study French

C:

1. Clean Room
2. Put morrisset poster on my wall
3. Natural Egg Facial

This and That

This past week has gone pretty smooth. My social life is slowly coming back to life again. My first couple weeks of school were very lonely, but plans are popping out of nowhere. My friends are starting to come over more, and I'm starting to go out more as well. Last week, my friend Avalon came over, and we just hung out and had a very nice Saturday night. As far as future plans, I'm still not sure what’s going to happen this next week. I want go see Jerry Lee Lewis on Saturday, the 15th at the Pomona Fox Theater, but that's a maybe. But Thursday, I'm planning on going to my first rockabilly/new wave club with my good friend Adis. I'm very excited for that.

As far as my academic life, I'm a little behind on my reading for Reading class, but I'm catching up. We’re reading “The Things They Carried”, by Tim O’Brien, and I’ve found myself appreciating it more the second time around. I read this book my junior year of high school, and a lot of the themes are coming back to me. Also, I’m very surprised at how much I’m getting from the chapter readings, and all the practice we do in class with the different types of text book examples. I’m really finding all these new reading skills very useful. SQ3R is amazing! I've actually found myself talking about it with a few friends. I'm such a nerd! But it really is useful. So far, my first essay for English went pretty good. I'm confident in my work, but as far as what my professor thinks, we’ll find out on Monday. I’m hoping for the best.

And for this upcoming week, I’m planning to stick with what I’ve been doing. I really just need to set more homework time. I can’t be leaving things for the last minute anymore, that’s bad!

Vocabulary

Foyer (plural noun)

Definition: The lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house.

Source of Sentence: "I only need to turn a corner into a dicey situation, or crowd some frightened, armed person in a foyer somewhere,..."

The Context Clue: He talks about crowded a person in a small area, and in some cases, a lobby can be this small area.

Sentence: I asked him to wait in the downstairs foyer because my apartment was too messy for anyone to see.



Elicit (verb)

Definition: To draw or bring out or forth.

Source of Sentence: "At dark, shadowy intersections in Chicago, i think i could cross front of a car stopped at a traffic light and elicit the thunk, thunk, thunk, thunk, of the driver-...." 


The Context Clue: When he refers to the "thunk" of the driver, he is talking about the locks of the door. In this, he is listening, or "bringing forth", the sound of this when he is crossing in front of the car.


Sentence: When writing the speech, make sure to elicit what you're honestly trying to bring across. 




Entity (noun)


Definition: Something that has a real existence.

Source of Sentence: "...a fearsome entity with whom pedestrians avoid making eye contact."


The Context Clue: He says he was a "fearsome entity," making him seem like something people are frightened by. 


Sentence: The beautiful entity of the dress was breathtaking, everyone was in full of envy. 

Freeing the Little Monster

For my 18^th birthday, my parents had bought me a ticket to the monster ball. The only word I could use to describe how I felt when I received this gift was pure disbelief. Did this really just happen? Am I asleep?  I really could not believe that I in just a few months from then, I was going to be in the presence of thee Lady Gaga.

                For weeks before the big day, I had to prepare myself.  First was my outfit. I had to come up with something for the occasion. The Monster Ball isn’t just any other concert; it’s a whole theatrical experience. Everyone goes dressed up in their best “gaga” attire, and becomes a totally different person. But instead of remaking one over her extravagant outfits, I decided to make my own version of Gaga fashion. So I studded an acid washed jean jacket, glued sequin all over some doc martin boots, and made an Anna Nicole Smith tank top to finish my overall look: Fame Monster. My outfit was definitely an epitome of Gagas work through my eyes.

                But behind all the glitz and glamour was an even deeper self preparation. I was about to experience a life changing performance from one of the most inspiring women of my generation. It has been said that attending the Monster Ball will change you, and free you from yourself. So for weeks and weeks, I kept reminding myself that I will soon be liberated.

                So the big day finally came. I made sure I arrived extra early, as a super fan would, in order to scope over the outfits of everyone else, and pay respect to one another. I went to this concert by myself, but when I arrived, I knew that I wasn’t going to be alone. Being surrounded by such a close fan base is like being surrounded by all of your brothers and sisters. We were all here for three reasons: to love one another, to love ourselves, and to be freed. I was greeted with open arms by people I’ve never met, and this was just another working of Gaga.

                So the show began. I sang and danced, and yelled and cried. It was one of the most surreal experiences I have ever been through; the art, the fashion, the music, and the meaning. In the middle of the show, Lady Gaga plays her “Manifesto of Little Monsters”, a manifesto written about what she is, and how we all are, under one kingdom. She recites, “When you are lonely, I’ll be lonely too. And this is the fame.” Immediately, I knew I wasn’t alone anymore, and I was free.

Weekly Calender Post

To Do List:

1. Finish Summaries for English
2. Finish French Homwork
3. Do Math Homework

The Things I Carry

 The things I carry come in the form of a trinity. I consider this trinity my most valuable possession; something only I can touch, feel and use. I am made up of three elements: Love, creativity, and my image. I would refuse to live in a world with would deny me any one of these things. If I can’t have all three, I want nothing at all.

I carry with me the skill to love. I believe this skill is not something just anyone can obtain. This skill of love goes beyond anything between two people. It is a skill that I have I have learned to the fullest extent, through heartbreak and joyous moments.  I don’t just love my family and friends; I love myself. I love my anger, my sadness, and my anxiety. The way I think, the way I communicate, and how others take it in. I will have to proclaim myself to be a self centered individual; for I believe we all are to an extent. No one can love us like we love ourselves. I am my own person, and I love myself more than anyone can or ever will.

Through my self-embracement, I carry with me a highly important element: creativity. I consider myself an artist with many limitations. I don’t paint, I don’t sculpt, I don’t sew, and I don’t draw. My one true talent is to create with my mind, mouth and words. I love to write. I like to think of my writing like an incision; I won’t stop till it’s gone through hit the bone. I’m not scared to produce what my mind will manufacture. Like a slaughter house, it has to be done one way or another.

The last thing I carry is the most important of all. Acting like grasping hands, my image completes this trinity I fiercely feed upon. For those not familiar with the theory of perception, this vital element will sound outer-worldly. My image is everything, from when I wake in the morning, and slumber in the night. In my eyes, I am a rude, self-centered little brat from Orange County, California. I am very judgmental, very critical, and I couldn’t care less of what any living soul has to say about it. I believe my image is a product of years of solitude and feeding off media and pop culture. Being scared of who I believe I am isn’t even an option at this point of my self-realization. If you don’t perceive yourself to be, then no one will. If a lie was all I had to believe in, then I will believe in it with every ounce of brain I carry. I am Frank, and I am nothing without my image. I would carry nothing.

Vocabulary

Solace (noun)

Definition: Alleviation of grief or anxiety.

Source of sentence: Yet these truths are no solace against the kind of alienation that comes of being ever the suspect, against being set apart, a fearsome entity with whom pedestrians avoid making eye contact.

The context clue: "ever the suspect" was an indirect antonym. If you were "ever the suspect," you are not alleviated from anxiety or grief.

Sentence: Music is the solace of bad day full of lives hardships.