Latin Roots #7

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.

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. 

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.

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

Latin Roots #6

Roots and Derivatives

1. corp(or)
2. cred
3. cur(r), curs, course
4. dic(t)

Word List
1. benediction-the form of blessing pronounced by an officiating minister, as at the close of divine service. Sentence: The priest offered a benediction at the end of service.
2. concourse-an assemblage; gathering. Sentence: Everyday at school I walk around many concourses in order fr me to get to class.
3. concurrent-occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side. Sentence: My uncles have concurrent birthdays because they are twins.
4. corporal-of or relating to the body; bodily. Sentence: Teachers are prohibited from using corporal punishment to discipline the students.
5. corpulent-large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat. Sentence: The corpulent cop was breathless after attempting to chase a kid from running away.
6. credibility-the quality of being believable or worthy of trust. Sentence: One of my biggest credibility is to always tell me the truth even though it may e hurtful. I rather live with truths than lies.
7. credulity- willingness to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility. Sentence: When I was younger my credulity was a part of me especially when my brothers made up stories of monsters/unknown creatures.
8. cursory-going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial. Sentence: I make cursory glances on books whenever they're boring.
9. dictum-an authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion;a saying; maxim. Sentence: My dictum to everyone out there is always be happy even when the world gets cruel because it also gets beautiful:D
10. incorporate-to form or combine into one body or uniform substance, as ingredients. Sentence: The flour, eggs, and milk are incorporated in order to make delicious pancakes.
11. incredulous-not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical. Sentence: Roger Federer's games are very incredulous because his hits are so beautifully hit.
12. indicative-showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive. Sentence: Smiling to everyone is an indicative of sharing happiness.

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

This war novel, Catch-22, by Joseph Heller starts off by introducing the reader with the different aspects of each character and briefly describes the setting. Throughout this novel the protagonist, Yossarian, is going through many dilemmas of attempting to survive this war. Yossarian and his squadron face many obstacles in order to survive. Such as, the colonel increases the number of missions every time in order for them not to go back home. They also have to face Catch-22 which is a paradoxical law. Catch-22 applies to many different aspects of wartime life. This is pretty much a trap that is shown throughout the novel. The novel climaxes to the point of Yossarian having the option to return back home but with a catch or face prison. After one of his fellow squadron dies Yossarian clings onto his idea. The novel ends up with tying up all the loose ends with each character.  Heller ends the novel with Yossarian making a decision of fleeing to Sweden and escaping the war.

The main theme of Catch-22 is death. Heller shows this by having Yossarian's main goal to stay alive or at least die trying. Yossarian is constantly worrying about death and imagining the ways he could possibly die. Throughout the novel Heller presents many deaths of the squadron. I believe Heller wrote about this theme mainly to either show the certainty of death or to show how precious life really is. I also believe Heller showed death a lot to present how war really is.

The protagonist is very dynamic and round.  Yossarian is a complicated character to realize if he changed or not. But, throughout the novel Yossarian's main objective is to stay alive. He has changed his attitude and morals after the many obstacles such as the number of missions increasing, Catch-22, and the people in his squadron. His decision to escape wasn't at first his objective because he did not want to end up in the consequence of it. However, in the end he satisfied himself to escape in order to stay alive. Another main character is the chaplain. He is an easy person to point out to be dynamic and round. At first he was very fearful, a saint, friendly,  and always going by God's words. At the end of the novel, the chaplain ends up lying, not being quite as fearful as before and not going a lot by God's word. Like he lied to the hospital to benefit for him to stay there and avoid the war.

There are many symbols, motifs, and metaphors that are significant to the novel. One would be the soldier in white. The soldier in white pretty much represents how the army treats soldiers as interchangeable/replaceable objects. This reveals the character's mindset of believing its the same person without realizing the army's work. The number of missions is another significance in the novel. Throughout the novel, the number of missions increases. It helps with the understatement of Catch-22. This is a primary trap from which soldiers in the squadron cannot escape. This allows soldiers like Orr and Yossarian to seek alternative ways to escape.

I chose this book because Mr. Ostini kept mentioning to the class this book is excellent and we should read it. I chose this book also because it had to deal with war and I always wanted to read a war book. It especially caught my attention when I read a summary about it online. Many things kept me to want continue reading. Such as, the many obstacles each character had to face, morals, sanity, staying alive, and especially Catch-22.

It made me many connections with me especially the part of trying to stay alive and Catch-22. In my life such as Yossarian I had faced many obstacles that changed my perspective of morals and giving myself hope to stay alive. My life used to be another obstacle of trying to stay alive everyday. I gave myself hope and decided like Yossarian to escape this battlefield in order to survive. Catch-22 connects very much with life because there are traps in life which are paradoxical and very confusing/complicating.

One idea that I'll remember from this novel is the will to stay alive. This has related to me in different ways especially my past life. Yes people are going through different obstacles with different levels of pain. However, only you have the choice of will to stay alive and keep your importance/morals together in order to get through this. From my experience of my past life staying alive is one of the best choices you will choose in life and I guarantee you will not regret it.

Greek Drama Questions

1. What kind of prize is given for dancing choruses of worshipers?
As for the prizes given out for the dancing choruses of worshipers they will be given a bull or a goat.
2. How many spectators would gather in the open air theater of Dionysus?
In the open air theater of Dionysus they'll be as many as 14,000 spectators. 
3. How does the mask affect the voices of actors?
In order to amplify the actor's voices they'll exaggerate n the mouthpieces. 
4. Why was Antigone suspenseful to viewing audiences? 
the audience viewed Antigone as suspenseful because the audience had the knowledge of things the character on stage didn't know.
5. How is the Shepard to leave the infant on the mountainside?
The Shepard was ordered o leave the infant to die in a mountainside with his ankles pinned together.
6. What is the riddle the Sphinx gave to Oedipus?
The Sphinx's riddle to Oedipus is, "What creature goes on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, three leg in the evening." 
7. Who are Oedipus' kids?
Polyneices, Eteocles, Atigone, and Ismene are Oedipus's children.
8. After Oedipus is exiled, who takes over Thebes?
After Oedipus is exiled Creon, Jocasta's brother, takes over Thebes.
9. What did the family do to the dead body?
-Creon gave Etoecles a proper burial whereas he let Polyneices rot at a dump.
-They closed the dead person's eyes and mouth, and then began to prepare the body for the prothesis, the wake.