Simulacrum:
1. a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
2. an effigy, image, or representation: a simulacrum of Aphrodite. Apocryphal: of doubtful authenticity/authorship, although widely circulated as being true
Harry Potter is an apocryphal. There are rumors that J.K. Rowling did not write some parts of the book. Venial: unable to be corrupted Venal: able to be corrupted/susceptible to bribery. Venereal: relating to sexual desire or sexual intercourse Canonical: according to or ordered by canon law Gambit: sacrifice one makes for an advantage
When Harry played chess with Ron, he always had a tactical gambit.
Boss's behavior can be interpreted in two different ways. When Boss had first saved the fly, and kept putting him through struggle, it is a simulacrum of Boss's denial to accept his son's death. Boss viewed the fly as his boy, who struggled in the inkblot or the war. I found the Boss's also an irony. In The Fly, Boss's torture of the fly was a gambit. He was entertained by the fly's struggle for survival, so he had planned to sacrifice the life of a fly for his own entertainment. It was cruel of the Boss to do such harm to the innocent fly, but in a way was reminiscent of Japanese in Nanking, murdering innocent Chinese men for their own entertainment. The murdering of the fly was a simulacrum of malevolence of human. Inveterate: having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change
Charlie was a inveterate challenger. He likes to climb rock mountains without safety gears. Pinguid: of the nature of or resembling fat; oily or greasy.
Billy had diagnosed with obesity. I recognized the first time I met him because he was pinguid. Teleological: the explanation of phenomena by the purpose they serve rather than by postulated causes. Moving forward in a purposeful manner.
Many superhero cartoons, movies, and novels have a teleological aspect. In most cases, superheroes end up saving the society. Yet many authors still write superhero stories. Sophism:
1. a specious argument for displaying ingenuity in reasoning or for deceiving someone.
2. any false argument; fallacy.
Please correct the following sentence: The Boston Common, a 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 sophism. Endemic: belonging or native to a particular people or country. Castration: removal of testicles of men/animal
According to Freud, girls and boys go through castration complex. For boys it is the fear of loss of penis, and for girls, a rather envy of penis. Inculcate: instill by persistent instruction
Jonathan inculcated his pupils with knowledge. Epicurean: devoted to sensual enjoyment, tendency to sense things Iniquity:immoral or grossly unfair behavior Rapacious: aggressively greedy or grasping Diaphanous: light, delicate, translucent (esp. fabric) Synecdoche: (specific, direct) a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa Metonym: (loose) a word, name, or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated Polysyndeton: conjunction Apostrophe: abstract concept referring thing something else Sepulchre: a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried. Emissary: a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.
The emissary of Republic of Korea was inculcated by the president to explorer a sepluchre in the United States. Cipher: encode
The emissary on his mission was rapacious of earning recognition, he ciphered all his records of his visits, so no one could understand them.
Parallelism/Repetition
Prepositional Repetition Phrase:
Before I I brushed my teeth and after I ate McMorning but during the time period I was in the bathroom, I saw my dog poop. Dependent Clause Repetition Phrase:
If I had studied for the test, during break when I did not do anything, when there was nothing much to do, I could have done better. Repetition:
In reality, it does not matter how much effort you put in your work, but what really matter is the result.
Colon
1) Frankenstein children now know and Frenkenstein in the actual book are not identical: children only know it as a monster with a scar and screw in his head.
2) Frankenstein starts with a letter: the letter was from Robert to his sister.
3) Frankenstein by Mary Shelley has another name: it is called The Modern Prometheus.
4) Robert writes to his sister about his feelings: he is very lonely and in need of a friend to talk to.
5) The novel Frankenstien begins from an expedition to North Pole in 1800s The following sentence has a lengthy series joined by repeated possessive pronouns. Do you think the sentence is effective or weak? What feature contributes strength or detracts from the rhetorical effectiveness?
"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
I think it is effective because repetition of possessive noun puts emphasis on the point author attempts to make. As you read silently to yourself you will get the tendency to start taking your time, pause often, and read poetically due to the repetition.
COMPOUND SENTENCE WITH ELLIPTICAL CONSTRUCTION
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.
2. Write your own original example.
I was up for seasoned fried chicken; mom, regular fried chicken.
3. Find one from something you have read (this may take a couple of weeks).
synaesthesia: using one sense to describe another sense Types of Fallacy:
argumentum ad hominem: an argument which links the validity of a premise to a irrelevent characteristic or belief of a and person advocating the premise
non sequitur: due to its apparent lack of meaning relative to what it follows,[1] seems absurd to the point of being humorous or confusing
post hoc ergo propter hoc: false cause,coincidental correlation orcorrelation not causation.
Explanation: 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"
The commas in the sentence does not work to explain but rather confuse the reader. Therefore it does not work. The first instinct one receives as soon as he/she reads this sentence is- "what?". At first, I doubt whether it was a run-on sentence or not. If I were to rewrite this sentence I would stop at "... no doubt."
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"
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.
This works because as author intended, the emphasis on 'subjected to very heavy peer pressure' is noticeable.
3. Same instructions -- The children gathered around the clown wishing for a balloon and angling for a smile- bowing before the childhood consumerism.
Poetry:
Title
Paragraph
Connotation
Attitude of author/speaker
Shift
Title
Theme
Sample sentence:
Jake has always been described as pinguid; Jackie as skinny. 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, and etc it seems like the letters are foreshadowing whats coming up in the future of this book. -- Try for 3 sentences. There is a possibility of a colon AND a dash.
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 is risks taken by discovery of new knowledge, and etc. It seems like the letters are foreshadowing what's coming up in the future of this book.
Il-jee's Quarter 1 Assignment
Visual Rhetoric Examples:
Visual rhetoric are what we see everyday- unconsciously. As a simple definition, visual rhetoric is "is a form of communication that uses images to create meaning or construct an argument". The pictures we see in college brochures, pictures we see in magazines, propagandas, posters, any images contain meanings and arguments in depth. The representation hold distinct definition
Reading Blogs
1) Find one blog that is a “regular” person’s post, but you feel could serve as a college essay. Link to it on your page the wiki and explain why (briefly). http://hongkongwong.com/
This is a blog by a man currently in UK, who likes to tweet (twitter) and blog (wordpress). I have been following him on twitter since last year, when I first began twittering. I chose this blog as a blog that could serve as a college essay because it reflects well of his thoughts and his personality. His blogs are inspired by books he comes across accidentally, articles or quotes he finds interesting. He not only writes for himself but for inspiration of others. On one of his blog posts, he posted, "As fun as random has been, I ultimately want Hong Kong Wong to be a blog that has some benefit to your life, and really adds immense value." 2) Find a blog that discusses a topic in-depth in some way that you are interested in. Either comment on their blog, quote them on your blog and link to their blog with a message on theirs that you did so, or some other way of connecting you have. Regardless, link these to your page on the wiki. http://exploring--psychology.blogspot.com/2009/07/real-world-psychology.html http://twitter.com/ijkam
Since I haven't got started with a blog, I decided to connect to him through twitter. As soon as I found his blog, I found his twitter and followed him. 3) Find one more blog post of note, link to it on ning, and briefly explain what makes it “good”. http://kisenglish112008.ning.com/profiles/blogs/a-good-blog Chusok Reading: Sputnik Sweetheart, Haruki Murakami
a. identify climax, major conflict, resolution or denoument, what type of plot (see page of literary terms) climax: When Sumire gets lost in an island of Greece
major conflict:
resolution:
denoument:
b. comment about setting
The story takes in a modern time, somewhere in Tokyo. Murakami captures the lifestyle of a writer and teacher very well. Compared to the amount of content Murakami put on emotions of the characters, setting descriptions are very little. However, one of my favorite setting in the story was the island of Greece, where the sand was pure white and the beach was translucent blue.
c. identify one major symbol and one minor. Major symbol: Homosexuality, was a form of motivation and desire for Sumire to live. It was a lightening that struck Sumire in her life, that created the turning point.
Minor symbol: Cat in Miu's memory is symbolic of Sumire.
d. discuss two characters. Label as round or flat, dynamic or static. Are they archetypal or foils? Sumire is a dynamic character. Ever since she coincidentally meets Miu, her desires and her thoughts begin to change. Although Sumire had lived and dedicated all her life to become a writer, Sumire takes a break to become Miu's personal secretary. She is a foil character because her homosexuality contrasts with the narrator's sexuality.
Narrator is a flat and round character through out the novel. Becuase he narrates the story, we know every detail of his life. He is in love with Sumire, and still thinks of her even after Sumire's death(?). He has been lonely throughout the course of his life, but Sumire, ever since they met at the University he found a friend he could share his thought with. Like Sumire, narrator likes to read, and listen to classical music. Even after Sumire's disappearance, narrator thinks of spending time with Sumire, and often imagines himself enjoying his time with Sumire.
e. Open to the exact middle. What page? Write one paragraph about how this one page relates thematically, symbolically,
or other (just not all plot) to the rest of the book. Page 105 discusses Miu's memory of a missing cat. Her memory is symbolic of the plot, Sputnik Sweetheart. Miu claims that she waited silently by the tree for her cat to calm down but one day the cat had disappeared without a sound. Sumire, just like the cat one morning disappeared for days. Miu waited days for Sumire's return, and eventually asked for narrators help. However, Sumire never returned to her boss or to her friend.
f. Tell me one thing other that really only someone who has read the book will get.
I think Carrot is a typical example of a rebellious child in Japan. As many Asian Studies students may now, suicide rate is believed to be higher because of the lack of communication but the criticisms children receive from their parents.
Il-jee's Quarter 1 Vocabulary
Simulacrum:
1. a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.
2. an effigy, image, or representation: a simulacrum of Aphrodite.
Apocryphal: of doubtful authenticity/authorship, although widely circulated as being true
Harry Potter is an apocryphal. There are rumors that J.K. Rowling did not write some parts of the book.
Venial: unable to be corrupted
Venal: able to be corrupted/susceptible to bribery.
Venereal: relating to sexual desire or sexual intercourse
Canonical: according to or ordered by canon law
Gambit: sacrifice one makes for an advantage
When Harry played chess with Ron, he always had a tactical gambit.
Boss's behavior can be interpreted in two different ways. When Boss had first saved the fly, and kept putting him through struggle, it is a simulacrum of Boss's denial to accept his son's death. Boss viewed the fly as his boy, who struggled in the inkblot or the war. I found the Boss's also an irony. In The Fly, Boss's torture of the fly was a gambit. He was entertained by the fly's struggle for survival, so he had planned to sacrifice the life of a fly for his own entertainment. It was cruel of the Boss to do such harm to the innocent fly, but in a way was reminiscent of Japanese in Nanking, murdering innocent Chinese men for their own entertainment. The murdering of the fly was a simulacrum of malevolence of human.
Inveterate: having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change
Charlie was a inveterate challenger. He likes to climb rock mountains without safety gears.
Pinguid: of the nature of or resembling fat; oily or greasy.
Billy had diagnosed with obesity. I recognized the first time I met him because he was pinguid.
Teleological: the explanation of phenomena by the purpose they serve rather than by postulated causes. Moving forward in a purposeful manner.
Many superhero cartoons, movies, and novels have a teleological aspect. In most cases, superheroes end up saving the society. Yet many authors still write superhero stories.
Sophism:
1. a specious argument for displaying ingenuity in reasoning or for deceiving someone.
2. any false argument; fallacy.
Please correct the following sentence: The Boston Common, a 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 sophism.
Endemic: belonging or native to a particular people or country.
Castration: removal of testicles of men/animal
According to Freud, girls and boys go through castration complex. For boys it is the fear of loss of penis, and for girls, a rather envy of penis.
Inculcate: instill by persistent instruction
Jonathan inculcated his pupils with knowledge.
Epicurean: devoted to sensual enjoyment, tendency to sense things
Iniquity:immoral or grossly unfair behavior
Rapacious: aggressively greedy or grasping
Diaphanous: light, delicate, translucent (esp. fabric)
Synecdoche: (specific, direct) a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
Metonym: (loose) a word, name, or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated
Polysyndeton: conjunction
Apostrophe: abstract concept referring thing something else
Sepulchre: a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried.
Emissary: a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative.
The emissary of Republic of Korea was inculcated by the president to explorer a sepluchre in the United States.
Cipher: encode
The emissary on his mission was rapacious of earning recognition, he ciphered all his records of his visits, so no one could understand them.
Parallelism/Repetition
Prepositional Repetition Phrase:Before I I brushed my teeth and after I ate McMorning but during the time period I was in the bathroom, I saw my dog poop.
Dependent Clause Repetition Phrase:
If I had studied for the test, during break when I did not do anything, when there was nothing much to do, I could have done better.
Repetition:
In reality, it does not matter how much effort you put in your work, but what really matter is the result.
Colon
1) Frankenstein children now know and Frenkenstein in the actual book are not identical: children only know it as a monster with a scar and screw in his head.2) Frankenstein starts with a letter: the letter was from Robert to his sister.
3) Frankenstein by Mary Shelley has another name: it is called The Modern Prometheus.
4) Robert writes to his sister about his feelings: he is very lonely and in need of a friend to talk to.
5) The novel Frankenstien begins from an expedition to North Pole in 1800s
The following sentence has a lengthy series joined by repeated possessive pronouns. Do you think the sentence is effective or weak? What feature contributes strength or detracts from the rhetorical effectiveness?
"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
I think it is effective because repetition of possessive noun puts emphasis on the point author attempts to make. As you read silently to yourself you will get the tendency to start taking your time, pause often, and read poetically due to the repetition.
COMPOUND SENTENCE WITH ELLIPTICAL CONSTRUCTION
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.
2. Write your own original example.
I was up for seasoned fried chicken; mom, regular fried chicken.
3. Find one from something you have read (this may take a couple of weeks).
synaesthesia: using one sense to describe another sense
Types of Fallacy:
argumentum ad hominem: an argument which links the validity of a premise to a irrelevent characteristic or belief of a and person advocating the premise
non sequitur: due to its apparent lack of meaning relative to what it follows,[1] seems absurd to the point of being humorous or confusing
post hoc ergo propter hoc: false cause, coincidental correlation or correlation not causation.
Explanation: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"
The commas in the sentence does not work to explain but rather confuse the reader. Therefore it does not work. The first instinct one receives as soon as he/she reads this sentence is- "what?". At first, I doubt whether it was a run-on sentence or not. If I were to rewrite this sentence I would stop at "... no doubt."
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"
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.
This works because as author intended, the emphasis on 'subjected to very heavy peer pressure' is noticeable.
3. Same instructions -- The children gathered around the clown wishing for a balloon and angling for a smile- bowing before the childhood consumerism.
Poetry:
TitleParagraph
Connotation
Attitude of author/speaker
Shift
Title
Theme
Sample sentence:
Jake has always been described as pinguid; Jackie as skinny.
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, and etc it seems like the letters are foreshadowing whats coming up in the future of this book. -- Try for 3 sentences. There is a possibility of a colon AND a dash.
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 is risks taken by discovery of new knowledge, and etc. It seems like the letters are foreshadowing what's coming up in the future of this book.
Il-jee's Quarter 1 Assignment
Visual Rhetoric Examples:
Visual rhetoric are what we see everyday- unconsciously. As a simple definition, visual rhetoric is "is a form of communication that uses images to create meaning or construct an argument". The pictures we see in college brochures, pictures we see in magazines, propagandas, posters, any images contain meanings and arguments in depth. The representation hold distinct definitionReading Blogs
1) Find one blog that is a “regular” person’s post, but you feel could serve as a college essay. Link to it on your page the wiki and explain why (briefly).http://hongkongwong.com/
This is a blog by a man currently in UK, who likes to tweet (twitter) and blog (wordpress). I have been following him on twitter since last year, when I first began twittering. I chose this blog as a blog that could serve as a college essay because it reflects well of his thoughts and his personality. His blogs are inspired by books he comes across accidentally, articles or quotes he finds interesting. He not only writes for himself but for inspiration of others. On one of his blog posts, he posted, "As fun as random has been, I ultimately want Hong Kong Wong to be a blog that has some benefit to your life, and really adds immense value."
2) Find a blog that discusses a topic in-depth in some way that you are interested in. Either comment on their blog, quote them on your blog and link to their blog with a message on theirs that you did so, or some other way of connecting you have. Regardless, link these to your page on the wiki.
http://exploring--psychology.blogspot.com/2009/07/real-world-psychology.html
http://twitter.com/ijkam
Since I haven't got started with a blog, I decided to connect to him through twitter. As soon as I found his blog, I found his twitter and followed him.
3) Find one more blog post of note, link to it on ning, and briefly explain what makes it “good”.
http://kisenglish112008.ning.com/profiles/blogs/a-good-blog
Chusok Reading: Sputnik Sweetheart, Haruki Murakami
climax: When Sumire gets lost in an island of Greece
major conflict:
resolution:
denoument:
The story takes in a modern time, somewhere in Tokyo. Murakami captures the lifestyle of a writer and teacher very well. Compared to the amount of content Murakami put on emotions of the characters, setting descriptions are very little. However, one of my favorite setting in the story was the island of Greece, where the sand was pure white and the beach was translucent blue.
Major symbol: Homosexuality, was a form of motivation and desire for Sumire to live. It was a lightening that struck Sumire in her life, that created the turning point.
Minor symbol: Cat in Miu's memory is symbolic of Sumire.
Sumire is a dynamic character. Ever since she coincidentally meets Miu, her desires and her thoughts begin to change. Although Sumire had lived and dedicated all her life to become a writer, Sumire takes a break to become Miu's personal secretary. She is a foil character because her homosexuality contrasts with the narrator's sexuality.
Narrator is a flat and round character through out the novel. Becuase he narrates the story, we know every detail of his life. He is in love with Sumire, and still thinks of her even after Sumire's death(?). He has been lonely throughout the course of his life, but Sumire, ever since they met at the University he found a friend he could share his thought with. Like Sumire, narrator likes to read, and listen to classical music. Even after Sumire's disappearance, narrator thinks of spending time with Sumire, and often imagines himself enjoying his time with Sumire.
- e. Open to the exact middle. What page? Write one paragraph about how this one page relates thematically, symbolically,
or other (just not all plot) to the rest of the book.Page 105 discusses Miu's memory of a missing cat. Her memory is symbolic of the plot, Sputnik Sweetheart. Miu claims that she waited silently by the tree for her cat to calm down but one day the cat had disappeared without a sound. Sumire, just like the cat one morning disappeared for days. Miu waited days for Sumire's return, and eventually asked for narrators help. However, Sumire never returned to her boss or to her friend.
- f. Tell me one thing other that really only someone who has read the book will get.
I think Carrot is a typical example of a rebellious child in Japan. As many Asian Studies students may now, suicide rate is believed to be higher because of the lack of communication but the criticisms children receive from their parents.