Ch 10 Common Core Questions

1) Ralph said "That was murder" as he barely came to realize what they had done (Golding 156).
Piggy said, "It was an accident" as he was denying the truth of the their savage acts and tried to justify what they had done (Golding 157).
Samneric claimed not to be there when they said, "Yes, we were very tired so we left early." (Golding 158)

2) Ralph's explanation for Simon's death was that it was murder and he felt bad about it while Jack was telling his tribe that they had killed the beast and did a good job but says they must continue to defend against it because it is never truly dead.

3) We can conclude that Jack is ruling through fear and feels that he can do whatever he wants to any of the boys at anytime.

 The chief is now Jack because he is in control of everything on the island.

Ebola editorial questions

1) Betsy McCaughey identifies a problem that there is not enough room for Ebola patients to be properly taken care of.

2) She offers the solution that the four bio- containment centers should be expanded instead of outfitting hundreds of hospitals to treat Ebola.

3) Infection expert Sean Kaufman views the CDC's guidelines for protective gear I'm treating Ebola patients as "dead wrong."

4) Rep. Michael Burgess made a point about CDC head Thomas Frieden by holding up a photo showing him wearing a protective suit that covered him head to to and compared it to the guideline that CDC had issued.

5) A) Yes, I agree with Ms. McCaughey's commentary.

B) My dad also agrees with her commentary

Summary Assignment

In the news article titled Oklahoma considers gas chamber to execute death row inmates, the author focuses on Oklahoma being the first state in the nation to allow nitrogen gas to execute death row inmates. First, the author explains that republican legislators are pushing to make this happen. Next, the author states that a bill is scheduled for a hearing Wednesday to make death by "nitrogen hypoxia" a backup method of execution. Finally, the author concludes by using Rep. Mike Christian's statement that using this method to cut off an inmate's supply of oxygen would be a low-cost

http://www.ksby.com/news/oklahoma-considers-gas-chamber-to-execute-death-row-inmates/

Knowledge

Knowledge is key to the foundation of everywhere in the world. We gain such knowledge through multiple sources that allow us to seek the world through different perspectives. Ignorant people tend to be perplexed when dealing with everyday societal problems because they choose not to be aware of what is happening with the economy. No one can be successful without knowledge.

Editorial: Cyber Bullying VS Bullying In Real Life

In my opinion, cyber bullying isn't a real thing. People receive hate comments against them everyday but it is up to them whether they want to read what is being said to them or not. Getting rid of cyber bullying is as easy as shutting off your device or logging out of social media. All it is is people behind the screen of their phones or computers not posing much of a threat. No one can hurt you physically through the screen and shouldn't hurt you emotionally either because you don't have to read it.

Bullying in real life is an issue that is much harder to be dealt with. Studies show that bullies tend to have grown up with a hard life so they use their anger to put down others and that makes them feel better about themselves. In real life the bullies can find a way to get into people's heads and haunt them every day. Most people that are bullied are afraid to say much because than they will be labeled as a "snitch" or a "wussy". This can even lead to more bullying in some cases and turn out worse.

Lit Analysis #3

   In life, every person’s behavior is different depending on who is in their presence.  This is inescapable, even if it is a simple difference of thought when associating with different types of people.  In the case for some Chinese-Americans, the conflict of having to choose between the characteristics of the heritage and the characteristics of their illustration of a normal American in order to fit in can be a difficult conflict to overcome and deal with. 
           Genuineness is one of the greatest attributes one can possess.  The ability to remain consistently authentic is something that can only be mastered through confidence and being comfortable with whom you are.  In the perspective of a Chinese-American, one of the most difficult tasks possible is to keep their pride with also trying to fit in. American society can give the impression some people who appear different that they are aliens and can only be accepted if they change to become less different from them.  A shallow or insecure person would try to transform and be accepted. Others who are stronger would rather value who they are even if it means having a low quantity of associates.

            Individuals will never be able to be able to approach situations in life in the potentially best way possible when the have to deceive themselves and others in order to create a mental artificial comfort that shuns reality.  Being real with oneself is always necessary in the pursuit of becoming the best version of yourself.  Without confidence and an open mind, one can never accomplish anything of significance in the same quality as if they would if they possessed that mentality.  In the perspective of a Chinese-American, although acceptance might feel satisfying to some degree, they would never be exempted of the grotesque weights of insecurity and low self-esteem and self-confidence because they would only be receiving an artificial experience that is untrue to oneself.

            Perspective is everything in life.  It is our reception of things and determines how we interpret and apply them into our own lives to make us intellectually wiser.   Several things can alter the clarity of our outlook such as ignorance and interpersonal conflicts such as the inability to comfortable with who we are and using that to relay a positive and confident outlook on life in order to remain genuine and restrain ourselves from deceiving ourselves which can be proven to be one of the most dangerous yet common blindfolds placed over our eyes by society.

Diction Worksheets

1. An example of low or informal diction is, "...I only climbed on the spare spar and leaned over the rail as far as I could, to bring my eyes nearer to that mystery floating alongside."

2. Words & Definitions
-Opaque: not able to be seen through
-Elongated: unusually long in relation to its width.
-Phosphorescent: something glows with light without becoming hot to the touch
-Elusive: difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
-Immersed: dip or submerge in a liquid
-Cadaverous: resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony
-Ghastly: causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre

Paraphrasing the paragraph:

The side of the ship made a hazy belt of shadow on the darkling glassy shimmer of the sea. I saw at once something extended and pale floating very close to the ladder. Before i could form a guess a faint flash of shimmering light, which seemed to issue suddenly from the naked body of a man, flickered in the sleeping water with the intangible, silent play of summer lighting in a night sky. With a gasp I saw revealed to my stare a pair of feet, the long legs, a broad livid back shot right up to my neck in a greenish cadaverous glow. As he hung by the ladder, like a resting swimmer, the sea lighting played about his limbs at every stir, and he appeared in it terrible, silvery, fishlike.

3. The elevated language contributes to the tone to make it sound more formal and more mysterious. Paraphrasing the passage affects the tone in a casual way. It sounds less formal and when reading the passage, it's not as intriguing as reading elevated words since it makes it sound better.

4. 4 examples of concrete diction in the passage are:
- phosphorescent light
-opaque belt of shadow
- a board livid back immersed right up to the neck in a greenish cadaverous glow.
- a headless corpse

5. The author chose to leave the captain, the ship, and the crew nameless in the story because he wanted the readers to still keep thinking and being in a way clueless as to who was being described. The elevated words are the ones which unveil what the objects are and how they look like.

6. The denotative meaning of the title The Secret Sharer is of a person who talks about their side that other people don't see, which is dark.

Word

Denotation

Connotation

Cadaverous

resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony

Body

Darkling

of or relating to growing darkness.

Darkness

Pale

light in color or having little color.

White

Phosphorescence

something glows with light without becoming hot to the touch

Flashy

Ghastly

causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre

Scared

Headless

having no head

No mind

Fishlike

a characteristic of a fish