Sunday, October 21, 2012

David Guetta Movie

Uriel and Ricky basically explained how are class is related to the movie. In the movie David Guetta did something that no artist had ever done before and it turned out to be a big thing that changed his life. This is related to our class because we are doing things differently and I think that it will benefit most of us in the long run.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Ad-Hominem

Ad-Hominem=Argue directed at a person
An example of an ad hominem in the show Full House. Joey and Uncle Jessy re arguing and Joey yells that Uncle Jessie's hair is stupid. This is an example of an ad hominum because what joey said is going directly towards Uncle Jessy.

Vocab "Self-Reliance"





manifest-Capable of being preserved by the senses.
The manifest destiny is something that is interesting to learn.

contemporary (noun)-Modern of our own time.
Cell phones are contemporary.


predominate-Dominate, Powerful.
The predominate person is in charge of the kingdom.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Self-Reliance

1.)Discuss the meaning of the verse perceiving the essay?
The meaning is to not seek outside yourself.
We are individuals.
As and individual we are good.

Monday, October 8, 2012

Vocab #7

1.Ad Infinitum-Repitition
We should always do important processes ad infinitum

2.Apportion-To assign
They did not apportion blame to anyone.

3.Bona Fide-Sincerely
The court will assume that they acted bona fide.

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Vocabulary Midterm Reflection

A. What went well for me on this test was that I felt like I did good and I think I earned a good grade.
B. The thing that did not go well was that the ones I did not know very well were the ones on the test for part 2.
C. About half of the context will stick with me because we are constantly getting new words.
D. The thing that I learned from this experience to help me improve for the next one is to just study the words every week so that way I do not have to study a lot of words before the midterm.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

LAQ #1

 General

1.)The plot of The Hunger Games is that Katniss Everdeen has volunteered to be a contestant for the hunger games because her younger sister Prim was chosen. Throughout the Games she is doing all that she can to survive with the help of Peeta who is the boy from her district. When all seems lost she pulls herself together and becomes the winner of the Hunger Games with Peeta. Katniss also does not know what she will do ounce she gets back and she is concerned that she has fallen in love with Peeta when she only pretended to in order to make people like her. The narrator fulfills the author's purpose of the story because she explains everything well and makes sure that the ideas of the main characters are heard from there thoughts and their actions.