Roots and Derivatives
1. duc(t), duce (to lead)
2. fed(er), fid(e) (faith, trust)
3. fin(e) (end, limit)
4. flect, flex (to bend)
Word List
1. aqueduct- a large pipe or other conduit made to bring water from a great distance
Sentence: Romans used aqueducts to supply their homes with fresh water.
2. conducive- tending to lead, help, assist, or result in
Sentence: Studying by myself and listening to music is conductive to concentrate.
3. definitive- completely accurate, reliable, and authoritative; decisive or conclusive
Sentence: The doctor announced to the family it was much too early to give a definitive diagnosis.
4. fidelity- faithfulness to one's promises or obligations; steadfast faithfulness; technological faithfulness
Sentence: In many relationships fidelity is very important.
5. fiduciary: an individual who holds something in trust for another; a trustee
Sentence: The old man is a fiduciary who left life possessions to his grandchildren.
6. finale- a "grand" conclusion, as of a performance; the last scene of a play
Sentence: The grand finale of my favorite television show had me on the edge of my seat every second.
7. finite- limited or bordered by time or by any measurement; measurable
Sentence: There was a finite amount of answers to all the test problems.
8. flexuous- winding in and out; bending or wavering
Sentence: The flexuous road was hard to drive through.
9. inducement- anything used or given to persuade or motivate; an incentive
Sentence: The clever child's inducement lead him to get his favorite toy.
10. inflection- a slight change in tone or modulation of the voice, as in a point of emphasis
Sentence: Theater acts are full of different inflections for every character played
11. perfidious- a characteristic of one who would intentionally betray a faith or trust; treacherous
Sentence: Many villains in movies have perfidious behaviors and acts that lead them to commit crimes.
12. traduce- to speak falsely of; to slander or defame; to disgrace another's good name; to vilify
Sentence: The lawsuit was caused due to a traduce against the company's reputation.
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Joy Luck Club
3. Does Jimg-mei succeed or fail to honor and/or fulfill her mother’s legacy? If she succeeds how in detail does she do so? If she fails what should she have to do in order to succeed?
After Jing-mei’s mother dies, Jing-mei is left to fix the missing pieces of an uncertain puzzle. Jing-mei is not only to live under her mother’s shadows at the Joy Luck Club but fulfill her legacy. The legacy left to reunite with the lost twin sisters and discover her true identity. Through the bumps of confusion and importance Jing-mei learns valuable lessons from them. She succeeds her mother’s legacy and completes the puzzle.
Jing-mei and her mother do not have the best mother-daughter bond. Like many Chinese mothers, high expectations and strong opinions are a major aspect of their lives. Jing-mei struggles through this obstacle of trying to know her identity. Her mother had faith in finding that “prodigy” talent of her daughter; however, she ends in disappointment and with no hope. Little did Jing-mei know her mother wants her to discover her identity with life lessons. After her mother’s death Jing-mei is left upon reflections of her mother and realizes her mother’s true love.
One reflection of her mother’s love is when a crab dinner occurred on Chinese New Year. Jing-mei was about to take a bad crab when her mother takes it for herself. Without realization Jing-mei does not recognize the best quality. This suggests Jing-mei does not even recognize her own type of quality. Later that day her mother gave her a jade pendant. “This is young jade. It is a very light color now, but if you wear it every day it will become more green.” (Tan pg 209). Jing-mei is a symbol to the jade. She will improve and deepen overtime. Without the wisdom and reasons of her mother Jing-mei would have not succeeded her mother’s legacy. Jing-mei cherished the memories of her mother and grew up later to bloom her identity.
With that being said, this gave Jing-mei the motivation to see her lost twin sisters in China. Her mother passed away before getting a chance to meet them. Therefore, her mother passed down her this “cherished wish” for Jing-mei to reunite with them. Without the motivation of her others especially her mother Jing-mei would not have accomplished this legacy. Once Jing-mei arrives to China she accepts and understands her identity. Also, she connects with her sisters and realizes they are all a resemblance of their mother. “Together we look like our mother. Her same eyes, her same mouth, open in surprise to see, at last, her long-cherished wish.” (Tan pg 288). At last their mother’s legacy is accomplished.
Jing-mei goes through a slow process of trying to unravel the legacy her mother left her to fulfill. Living under so many shadows Jing-mei is always uncertain. She had to first go through the process of finding her identity before reuniting with her sisters. Without lessons and memories of her mother she would have not fulfilled her legacy. In the end, Jing-mei fulfilled her mother’s legacy, the legacy of reunion and identity.
After Jing-mei’s mother dies, Jing-mei is left to fix the missing pieces of an uncertain puzzle. Jing-mei is not only to live under her mother’s shadows at the Joy Luck Club but fulfill her legacy. The legacy left to reunite with the lost twin sisters and discover her true identity. Through the bumps of confusion and importance Jing-mei learns valuable lessons from them. She succeeds her mother’s legacy and completes the puzzle.
Jing-mei and her mother do not have the best mother-daughter bond. Like many Chinese mothers, high expectations and strong opinions are a major aspect of their lives. Jing-mei struggles through this obstacle of trying to know her identity. Her mother had faith in finding that “prodigy” talent of her daughter; however, she ends in disappointment and with no hope. Little did Jing-mei know her mother wants her to discover her identity with life lessons. After her mother’s death Jing-mei is left upon reflections of her mother and realizes her mother’s true love.
One reflection of her mother’s love is when a crab dinner occurred on Chinese New Year. Jing-mei was about to take a bad crab when her mother takes it for herself. Without realization Jing-mei does not recognize the best quality. This suggests Jing-mei does not even recognize her own type of quality. Later that day her mother gave her a jade pendant. “This is young jade. It is a very light color now, but if you wear it every day it will become more green.” (Tan pg 209). Jing-mei is a symbol to the jade. She will improve and deepen overtime. Without the wisdom and reasons of her mother Jing-mei would have not succeeded her mother’s legacy. Jing-mei cherished the memories of her mother and grew up later to bloom her identity.
With that being said, this gave Jing-mei the motivation to see her lost twin sisters in China. Her mother passed away before getting a chance to meet them. Therefore, her mother passed down her this “cherished wish” for Jing-mei to reunite with them. Without the motivation of her others especially her mother Jing-mei would not have accomplished this legacy. Once Jing-mei arrives to China she accepts and understands her identity. Also, she connects with her sisters and realizes they are all a resemblance of their mother. “Together we look like our mother. Her same eyes, her same mouth, open in surprise to see, at last, her long-cherished wish.” (Tan pg 288). At last their mother’s legacy is accomplished.
Jing-mei goes through a slow process of trying to unravel the legacy her mother left her to fulfill. Living under so many shadows Jing-mei is always uncertain. She had to first go through the process of finding her identity before reuniting with her sisters. Without lessons and memories of her mother she would have not fulfilled her legacy. In the end, Jing-mei fulfilled her mother’s legacy, the legacy of reunion and identity.
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Leopard Man Questions
9. Tom Leppard is called “Leopard Man” because he tattooed leopard spots all over his body, set of leopard teeth, and living just like a wild animal/leopard.
10. The author is rather unimpressed with people who have tattoos and piercings because he believes they are desperate for society’s attention.
11. Leopard man is different from other tattooed and pierced people because he's not aiming for society's attention but rather solitude and individuality.
12. Leopard man lives in a small cabin in the Scottish wilderness.
13. "Ordinary" people fear what they don't understand such as loners because they pursue their own values without seeking others' permission or permitting others to hamper them.
14. The "world’s most dangerous/common psychological disorder" is conformity because we are in constant pressure and surrender our individuality to the will of the majority.
15. Leopard man is happy because he seceded from society to follow his own values,aspirations,tastes, and etc. Not to get under the pressure of society's standards with conformist or non-conformist. He is happy to be his individuality and express it by isolating himself.
10. The author is rather unimpressed with people who have tattoos and piercings because he believes they are desperate for society’s attention.
11. Leopard man is different from other tattooed and pierced people because he's not aiming for society's attention but rather solitude and individuality.
12. Leopard man lives in a small cabin in the Scottish wilderness.
13. "Ordinary" people fear what they don't understand such as loners because they pursue their own values without seeking others' permission or permitting others to hamper them.
14. The "world’s most dangerous/common psychological disorder" is conformity because we are in constant pressure and surrender our individuality to the will of the majority.
15. Leopard man is happy because he seceded from society to follow his own values,aspirations,tastes, and etc. Not to get under the pressure of society's standards with conformist or non-conformist. He is happy to be his individuality and express it by isolating himself.
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Diction Handout
1. An example of jargon is,"...I only climbed on the spare spar and leaned over the rail as far as I could, to bring to bring my eyes nearer to that mystery floating alongside."
2. Elevated Language
-Opaque:(adj.) not allowing light to pass through.
-Elongated:(verb) to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend.
-Phosphorescent:(adj.) persistent emission of light following exposure to and removal of incident radiation
-Elusive:(adj.) hard to express or define
Paraphrase: The side of the ship made a cloudy belt of shadow on the darkling glassy shimmer of the sea. But I saw at once something extended and pale floating very close to the ladder. Before I could form a guess a faint flash of luminous light, which seemed to issue suddenly from the naked body of a man, flickered in the sleeping water with the indefinable, silent play of summer lighting in a night sky.
3. The use of elevated language contributes to the tone to make it sound formal, descriptive, and mysterious. Paraphrasing the passage affects the tone in a more neutral way making it sound not as intriguing as elevated words. This also helps younger audiences understand the passage.
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 wants to build up suspense. He may also want to focus more on the description and language than the characters. The description and language give more emphasis and meaning to the passage.
6. The denotative meaning of the title The Secret Sharer is of a person who talks/reveals about their unknown side that other people don't see such as their dark side.
Words, Detonations, and Connotations
Cadaverous-of or like a corpse, esp in being deathly pale; dead
Darkling-of or relating to growing darkness;darkness
Pale-lacking brightness of color;white
Phosphorescence-emission of light without heat;glow
Ghastly-shockingly frightful or dreadful;frightening
Headless-without a head;no mind
Fishlike-characteristic of a fish;feature
2. Elevated Language
-Opaque:(adj.) not allowing light to pass through.
-Elongated:(verb) to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend.
-Phosphorescent:(adj.) persistent emission of light following exposure to and removal of incident radiation
-Elusive:(adj.) hard to express or define
Paraphrase: The side of the ship made a cloudy belt of shadow on the darkling glassy shimmer of the sea. But I saw at once something extended and pale floating very close to the ladder. Before I could form a guess a faint flash of luminous light, which seemed to issue suddenly from the naked body of a man, flickered in the sleeping water with the indefinable, silent play of summer lighting in a night sky.
3. The use of elevated language contributes to the tone to make it sound formal, descriptive, and mysterious. Paraphrasing the passage affects the tone in a more neutral way making it sound not as intriguing as elevated words. This also helps younger audiences understand the passage.
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 wants to build up suspense. He may also want to focus more on the description and language than the characters. The description and language give more emphasis and meaning to the passage.
6. The denotative meaning of the title The Secret Sharer is of a person who talks/reveals about their unknown side that other people don't see such as their dark side.
Words, Detonations, and Connotations
Cadaverous-of or like a corpse, esp in being deathly pale; dead
Darkling-of or relating to growing darkness;darkness
Pale-lacking brightness of color;white
Phosphorescence-emission of light without heat;glow
Ghastly-shockingly frightful or dreadful;frightening
Headless-without a head;no mind
Fishlike-characteristic of a fish;feature
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