Literature Analysis #1

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Plot: Billy (protagonist) is transported in a crowded railway boxcar to a POW camp in Germany. One night, Allied forces bomb the city, then drop bombs to create a firestorm that sucks most of the oxygen into the fire killing about 130,000 people.

Theme: The theme of this story would probably be that war isn't the answer. The bombing of Dresden during World War || destroyed the whole city and killed around 130,000 people.

I chose this book because I like reading about events that happened during wars. This book made me enjoy it because of the action and events that took place all throughout the novel.

This novel was somewhat realistic because it was based on the authors own experience from World War ||. I couldn't find anything to relate to from this novel because I haven't experienced a war in my lifetime.

Latin Roots #3

Roots and Derivatives
1) aud(it) (hear): audience, auditorium, audition, audiovisual
2) avi (bird): aviation, aviculture, aviatrix, avifauna
3) bell(i) (war): rebellion, rebel, belligerent, postbellum
4)ben(e) (good,well): benefit, benevolent, benediction, benefice, bension

Word List:

1) antebellum- before the war, especially the American Civil War, typical of how things were before any war.

Sentence: He's plagued by events from his past and has traces of insanity in his antebellum lineage.

2) Audit- to attend a class as a listener, not for credit; to check or examine a company's financial records; the process of making such an examination.

Sentence:The best way to catch corrupt trusted insiders is through audit.


3) auditory- related to the sense of hearing.

Sentence: Auditory hallucinations have long been understood as a sign of severe mental illness.


4) avian- characteristic of or pertaining to birds.

Sentence :Bird feeders will attract avian visitors to the park.


5)aviary- an elaborate structure for housing birds.

Sentence: I am at home a lot, but am planning a brand new aviary.

6)avionics- the technology of using electronic  equipment in aviation, missilery, and space flight.
Sentence: There is a possibility of interfering with the aircraft avionics.

7) bellicose- eager to fight or quarrel; hostile

Sentence: The gang members were bellicose when they saw a rival gang.

8) belligerency- the condition of warlike hostility; a hostile action

9)benefactor- a person who gives another (financial) help; a patron insurance policy

Sentence: My dad was a benefactor when helping my sister with college.

10) beneficiary- one who receives a benefit (of payment), as a form of an insurance policy

Sentence: My sister was a beneficiary

11) benign- not malignant; gracious and kindly; good-natured.

Sentence: My grandma is a very benign person.

12) inaudible- unable to be heard.

Sentence: When my teacher was sick she was inaudible.

Myth Project: Pandora

main character: Pandora

Pandora: The first mortal female that was created to be beautiful, smart, and curious.

 

Setting: Pandora and Epimetheus's home

 

Main plot: Pandora is given a beautifully decorated box from papa Zeus. The box was not to be open in fact the box was locked and read " UNDER PENALTY OF LAW DO NOT REMOVE" of course being curious Pandora thought her gift was to be opened and upon opening all that makes the world miserable came out: racism, sexism, lust, old age, and etc. All but one thing came out which was hope Pandora got a grip and closed it before she left.

 

Main conflict: Pandora's curiosity and the box

The purpose of this story was to show where all the bad things in the world originated from.

Reflections on week 1

In week one I learned many things about this class. The major topic that we learned about was how school can kill one's creativity. I would agree with this because it feels like we are all just a cog in an industrial model of education. Our education system is pretty much built on how to pass a class, not to educate us. Another thing I learned about this class is that we will be using blogs to stay updated with our work. I feel like this can help us stay organized and it is a good use of modern technology.

How School Kills Creativity

School can kill creativity in many ways. Kids aren't born frightened of being wrong but once they start going to school and grow older they tend to not answer as much questions because of being scared of having the wrong answer. We all get educated out of our creativeness because everyone has to follow the same guidelines. There is always the same topics and students don't really have a choice on what they want to learn. The main purpose of our education system is pretty much to create university professors. I feel like creativity comes from different ways of seeing things but schools take away what we need the most.

Latin Roots #2

Roots and Derivatives

1. anni, annu, enni (year) - anniversary.  semiannual. biennial. bicentennial. annuity
2. aqua, aque (water)- aquatic. aqueduct. aquarium. aqualung. subaqueous. aquamarine.
3. arm (arm, weapon)- army. alarm. disarm. armaments. armory. armor 
4. art (Art. craft. skill)- artistic. artificial. inarticulate. artmobile. article. artificer 

Word List

1. aqua- the hue of the sea: bluish-green                                                                                                             Sentence: I needed to color in the ocean on my assignment but I didn't have the color aqua.
2. aquaculture- the cultivation of water plants and animals for human food                                               Sentence: Ancient civilizations used aquaculture to increase their population.
3. aqueous- like, of, or formed by water: watery.                              Sentence:
4. armada- a fleet of warships.                                                                                                                                   Sentence: The armada attacked the shoreline during the war.
5. armature- equipment or clothing for battle or any protective covering; an armlike extension            
6. armistice- a temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual agreement, as a truce preliminary to a peace treaty.                                                                                                                                                                                       
7. artifact- any object produced by the art of the human hand; simple or primitive objects from the distant past.                                                                                                                                                                                           Sentence: The artifact was kept at the museum.
8. artifice- cunning ingenuity; clever or sly trickery                                                                                                            Sentence: Greek gods used artifice to trick each other.
9. artisan- a person skilled at a craft, usually a handicraft                                                                                                  Sentence: Artisans had to do a lot of work to help upgrade weapons.
10. millennium- a period of peace and great prosperity; a thousand years                                                                      Sentence: Many events have occurred in this millennium 
11. perennial- year after year: throughout the years: a plant that blooms annually                                                       Sentence: The superbowl is a perennial event.
12. superannuated- worn out. or retired from age and years of use or hard work: obsolete or outdated                  Sentence: The old teacher was superannuated.

Journal #7

A lot of young people want to be older because they see the older kids have more privelages. Older people want to be younger because they were too worried about their future to enjoy their childhood. At my age, I feel like I should have appreciated my childhood. It went by faster than expected and now I cant go back.