Simulacrum:
1. a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
2. an effigy, image, or representation
Sentence: "That picture is just a simulacrum of my past"
Apocryphal:
1. of doubtful authorship or authenticity.
My own definition: not valid or true; suspicious
Sentence: The culprit told an apocryphal story to avoid getting arrested.
Venal:
1. willing to sell one's influence, esp. in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary
Drawing:
Canonical:
1. authorized; recognized; accepted
Gambit:
1. any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage.
Inveterate:
1. firmly established by long continuance, as a disease, habit, practice, feeling, etc.; chronic.
my own definition: continuous; routinely.
Pinguid:
1. fat; oily
my own sentence: In order avoid having a pinguid face, one should always wash one's face. :)
Teleological:
1. the study of the evidences of design or purpose in nature.
moving forward in a purposeful manner to a known end
Example: Happy ending, Wuthering Heights.
Sophism:
1. any false argument; fallacy
Initially, the author and his companion, Bioy believed that the existence of Uqbar was a sophism because they could not find any information about such realm in any books. Then, they discuss about the language of Tlon, which contains no nouns because Tlon is a world with "a heterogeneous series of independent acts", not "a concourse of objects in space",
Vocab Please correct the following sentence: the boston common a public area in downtown bosteon is the main settin for the shrot story the patriot which is about a man who argues to such an extent that it became _
A common public area in downtown, Boston is the main setting for the short story The Patriot, which is about a man who argues to such extent that it became _
Endemic:
Include the word endemic and use one other word
Def: natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous
- It was interesting how the author related "homosexuality" to Gregory. I've never thought of it this way before. It just goes to show that there are multiple ways of interpreting the story.
- The Metamorphosis represents the "alienation" which is endemic in the global society.
- Literature represents reality and reality represents literature...
Castration
def: to deprive of strength, power, or efficiency; weaken:
Inculcate
def: to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly
Write a paragraph about the "In Your House: Wrestling as Televised Spectacle" Griffiths explores the visual aspect of one of the most violent sports - wrestling. Men are considered superior because they become the spectator who have the full control of their gaze while women go through castration as they become the main object of such condemning gaze. In the society, there is an automatic inculcation of the idea that women are viewed as "lacking" objects of display. For example, when men enter the wrestling ring, the audience sees power and victory; on the other hand, when women enter the exact same ring, they are not watching a sport - but rather a pornography.
Epicurean
def: fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits, esp. in eating and drinking.
Iniquity
def: gross injustice or wickedness; a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sin
Diaphanus:
Def: very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent.
Sentence: The sheet that covered my bed was diaphanus.
Emissary:
Def: a representative sent on a mission or errand
Sentence: An Emissary used gambit to convert the inhabitants into Christians
Cipher:
Def: A secret or disguised way of writing
Sentence: The sneaky spy used cipher to inform the country about the upcoming danger.
Parallelism & Repetition
Day 1 With Proposition
The rabbit jumped around the tree, over the rock and under the bridge to catch his prey.
I fell over the rock because I slipped on the ice.
She was overwhelmed with fear and fear brings out the best of human imagination; fear, therefore induces various, unexpected reactions.
Day 2
1. Which of the following doesn't work? Why.
a. Bill played a musical number by Bach; Joan, Beethoven.
b. Lou Williams was in for adultery; John Jones for gambling.
c. His mother told him to rent a car; his sister, to pack the suitcases.
B, punctuation is incorrect. Needs a comma.
2. Write your own original example.
I traveled to Paris; Bob, to London.
3. Find one from something you have read (this may take a couple of weeks).
Day 3
Exercise
Write a short 4-5 sentence paragraph concerning your reading about Frankenstein. Include a colon.
Frankenstein, unlike many other classical novels, is very simple and unique; The story is told through a letter written by the main narrator to his sister. One does not have to deeply scrutinize every word written in the book, for the voice is casual and colloquial. More often than not, when writing a letter to a relative or a close friend, the writer is very honest about his feelings and emotions; hence, honesty can be felt when reading the novel.
Day 4
"Walled off from the roaring traffic of the Embankment and Fleet Street and High Holborn, each Inn is a self-centered community with its own gardens, lush with cherry and magnolia, camelia, and crocus; its own library; its own dining hall; its labyrinth of walks and lawns; its blocks of offices and flats let out mostly to barristers." Robert Wernick, Smithsonian, May 1992
This paragraph is effective because it includes several repetitions of sentence structure such as "its own library" and "its own dining hall". Such strategy puts more emphasis on the listed qualities. Even though the sentence is pretty long, I personally do not find it confusing or complex, partly because of its use of simple language and straight forward descriptions.
Day 5
1. Look carefully at the following sentence. Does it work? If so, why? If not, where can the sentence be broken into two or shorter ones that are not overwhelming.
Robert Mondavi's father, Cesare, came from Sassafarento near Ancona, on the Adriatic coast of the Marches -- not a particularly rich or fertile part of Italy even now, nor, except for Verdicchio, much of a wine-growing region, and a good deal less so, no doubt, in 1883, when Cesare was born, the son of a large, simple family and possibly the first member of it, I have read somewhere, to be able to sign his name. -- by Cyril Ray "Robert Mondavi of the Napa Valley
I like how he used it in the beginning because it makes the sentences less formal which adds more of a voice to it. If you read it out loud, you notice the change of tone and voice as you read the parts after the different commas. It does lose its effect after a while because personally, it creates confusion so I have to read it a couple times to understand the phrase. Maybe separating the sentences between no doubt and in 1883 makes it less so. There should be a period after no doubt and then start a new sentence beginning with "In".
2. Does this sentence work? If so, why? If not, please correct. The typical teenage user of snuff is white, active, and athletic, and subjected to very heavy peer pressure.
Subjected to very heavy peer pressure, the typical teenager user of snuff is white, active and athletic
3. Same instructions -- The children gathered around the clown wishing for a balloon, angling for a smile, bowing before the childhood consumerism
The children gathered around the clown wishing for a balloon, angling for a smile, bowing, before the chldhood consumerism.
Day 6
1) The Voice is colloquial and casual throughout. Use of words like "damn"...
2) Many dialogues are included
3) Deals with a teenager and his/her life outside of her home without family members
4) The stories are written in third perspective but focuses on one character throughout the story
5) The setting is in the city
January 11th 2010
I was overwhelmed with dismay and dismay brought tears to my eyes
January 13th 2010
In Frankenstein,the first four letters and the preface I read weren't mainly about the story; it covered the intention of the writing and background of the narrator. The book starts with an exploration of the narrator and covers a lot of topics through his letters. For example, loneliness risks taken by discovery of new knowledge. It seems like the letters are foreshadowing what's coming up in the future of this book. -- Try for 3 sentences. There is a possibility of a colon AND a dash.
1. a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
2. an effigy, image, or representation
Sentence: "That picture is just a simulacrum of my past"
Apocryphal:
1. of doubtful authorship or authenticity.
My own definition: not valid or true; suspicious
Sentence: The culprit told an apocryphal story to avoid getting arrested.
Venal:
1. willing to sell one's influence, esp. in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary
Drawing:
Canonical:
1. authorized; recognized; accepted
Gambit:
1. any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage.
Inveterate:
1. firmly established by long continuance, as a disease, habit, practice, feeling, etc.; chronic.
my own definition: continuous; routinely.
Pinguid:
1. fat; oily
my own sentence: In order avoid having a pinguid face, one should always wash one's face. :)
Teleological:
1. the study of the evidences of design or purpose in nature.
moving forward in a purposeful manner to a known end
Example: Happy ending, Wuthering Heights.
Sophism:
1. any false argument; fallacyInitially, the author and his companion, Bioy believed that the existence of Uqbar was a sophism because they could not find any information about such realm in any books. Then, they discuss about the language of Tlon, which contains no nouns because Tlon is a world with "a heterogeneous series of independent acts", not "a concourse of objects in space",
A common public area in downtown, Boston is the main setting for the short story The Patriot, which is about a man who argues to such extent that it became _
Endemic:
Include the word endemic and use one other wordDef: natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous
- It was interesting how the author related "homosexuality" to Gregory. I've never thought of it this way before. It just goes to show that there are multiple ways of interpreting the story.
- The Metamorphosis represents the "alienation" which is endemic in the global society.
- Literature represents reality and reality represents literature...
Castration
def: to deprive of strength, power, or efficiency; weaken:Inculcate
def: to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestlyWrite a paragraph about the "In Your House: Wrestling as Televised Spectacle"
Griffiths explores the visual aspect of one of the most violent sports - wrestling. Men are considered superior because they become the spectator who have the full control of their gaze while women go through castration as they become the main object of such condemning gaze. In the society, there is an automatic inculcation of the idea that women are viewed as "lacking" objects of display. For example, when men enter the wrestling ring, the audience sees power and victory; on the other hand, when women enter the exact same ring, they are not watching a sport - but rather a pornography.
Epicurean
def: fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits, esp. in eating and drinking.Iniquity
def: gross injustice or wickedness; a violation of right or duty; wicked act; sinDiaphanus:
Def: very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent.Sentence: The sheet that covered my bed was diaphanus.
Emissary:
Def: a representative sent on a mission or errandSentence: An Emissary used gambit to convert the inhabitants into Christians
Cipher:
Def: A secret or disguised way of writingSentence: The sneaky spy used cipher to inform the country about the upcoming danger.
Parallelism & Repetition
Day 1With Proposition
The rabbit jumped around the tree, over the rock and under the bridge to catch his prey.
I fell over the rock because I slipped on the ice.
She was overwhelmed with fear and fear brings out the best of human imagination; fear, therefore induces various, unexpected reactions.
Day 2
1. Which of the following doesn't work? Why.
a. Bill played a musical number by Bach; Joan, Beethoven.
b. Lou Williams was in for adultery; John Jones for gambling.
c. His mother told him to rent a car; his sister, to pack the suitcases.
B, punctuation is incorrect. Needs a comma.
2. Write your own original example.
I traveled to Paris; Bob, to London.
3. Find one from something you have read (this may take a couple of weeks).
Day 3
Exercise
Write a short 4-5 sentence paragraph concerning your reading about Frankenstein. Include a colon.
Frankenstein, unlike many other classical novels, is very simple and unique; The story is told through a letter written by the main narrator to his sister. One does not have to deeply scrutinize every word written in the book, for the voice is casual and colloquial. More often than not, when writing a letter to a relative or a close friend, the writer is very honest about his feelings and emotions; hence, honesty can be felt when reading the novel.
Day 4
"Walled off from the roaring traffic of the Embankment and Fleet Street and High Holborn, each Inn is a self-centered community with its own gardens, lush with cherry and magnolia, camelia, and crocus; its own library; its own dining hall; its labyrinth of walks and lawns; its blocks of offices and flats let out mostly to barristers." Robert Wernick, Smithsonian, May 1992
This paragraph is effective because it includes several repetitions of sentence structure such as "its own library" and "its own dining hall". Such strategy puts more emphasis on the listed qualities. Even though the sentence is pretty long, I personally do not find it confusing or complex, partly because of its use of simple language and straight forward descriptions.
Day 5
1. Look carefully at the following sentence. Does it work? If so, why? If not, where can the sentence be broken into two or shorter ones that are not overwhelming.
Robert Mondavi's father, Cesare, came from Sassafarento near Ancona, on the Adriatic coast of the Marches -- not a particularly rich or fertile part of Italy even now, nor, except for Verdicchio, much of a wine-growing region, and a good deal less so, no doubt, in 1883, when Cesare was born, the son of a large, simple family and possibly the first member of it, I have read somewhere, to be able to sign his name. -- by Cyril Ray "Robert Mondavi of the Napa Valley
I like how he used it in the beginning because it makes the sentences less formal which adds more of a voice to it. If you read it out loud, you notice the change of tone and voice as you read the parts after the different commas. It does lose its effect after a while because personally, it creates confusion so I have to read it a couple times to understand the phrase. Maybe separating the sentences between no doubt and in 1883 makes it less so. There should be a period after no doubt and then start a new sentence beginning with "In".
2. Does this sentence work? If so, why? If not, please correct. The typical teenage user of snuff is white, active, and athletic, and subjected to very heavy peer pressure.
Subjected to very heavy peer pressure, the typical teenager user of snuff is white, active and athletic
3. Same instructions -- The children gathered around the clown wishing for a balloon, angling for a smile, bowing before the childhood consumerism
The children gathered around the clown wishing for a balloon, angling for a smile, bowing, before the chldhood consumerism.
Day 6
1) The Voice is colloquial and casual throughout. Use of words like "damn"...
2) Many dialogues are included
3) Deals with a teenager and his/her life outside of her home without family members
4) The stories are written in third perspective but focuses on one character throughout the story
5) The setting is in the city
January 11th 2010
I was overwhelmed with dismay and dismay brought tears to my eyes
January 13th 2010
In Frankenstein, the first four letters and the preface I read weren't mainly about the story; it covered the intention of the writing and background of the narrator. The book starts with an exploration of the narrator and covers a lot of topics through his letters. For example, loneliness risks taken by discovery of new knowledge. It seems like the letters are foreshadowing what's coming up in the future of this book. -- Try for 3 sentences. There is a possibility of a colon AND a dash.