A dream within a dream

I agree with frank. :) 🐼

vocab fall list #6

adroit- clever or skillful in using hands or mind
The pilot was very adroit as he manuevered the plane through the sky.
amicable-to be friendly
the stranger was very amicable when i asked for directions.
averse-having a strong dislike or to oppose something
some people are very averse against abortion
belligerent-hostile and aggressive
the bully is belligerent.
benevolent- well meaning and kindly

cursory-hasty and not thought through.
the presentation was cursory
duplicity-to be deceitful/double dealer
he was acting very duplicity
extol-praise, enthusiaistacally
the paper was help in extol
feasible-possible to do. likely
the idea was feasible
grimace-a twisted expression on a persons face
He grimmaced at the taste of the lemon
holocaust-destruction or slaughter on a mass scale
the holocause of the jews
impervious-unable to be affected by, unpassable
the castle was impervious to catapults because the high walls
impetus-The force or energy or momentum with which a body moves

jeoparady-Danger of loss, harm, or failure
he was in great jeapardy when the brakes stopped working
meticulous-Showing great attention to detail
the docter was very meticulous
nostalgia-A sentimental longing for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations
quintessence-

retrogress-Go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one
the patient retrogressed
scrutinize-Examine or inspect closely and thoroughly
tepid-Showing little enthusiasm
i am very tepid when doing homework!

vocab fall list #5

1. allude-to refer to something the author thinks you should know
2.clairvoyant- able to read mind
the psychic was clairvoyant.
3.conclusive- final or decisive. to conclude
The evidence was conclusive.
4.disreputable- of a poor reputation
he had a disreputable reputation
5.endemic- native to an enviorment

6.exemplary-Serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind
my vocab list is exemplary.
7.fathom- nodical measure of depth. to understand
you cant even fathom how larg the universe is
8.guile-trick
he beguiled me into thinking it was a good idea
9.integrity- inegrating thought speech and action
i said i was going to do it. so i did it. i have alot of integrity
10.itinerary-trip schedule or plan
the itinerary for the weekend was sleep sleep sleep.
11.misconstrue-to misunderstand
he miscunstrued the whole conversation
12.obnoxious-rude, loud. abrasive
that kid is so obnoxious
13.placate- to calm down or satisfy
he had to placate her to find out what was going on
14.placid-calm
he had a very placid meaner to him
15.plagiarism-taking someones writing without permission
if anyone copys my vocab sentences its plagiarism (-.-)
16.potent-powerful
it was a potent speech
17.pretext- an excuse. text before the text
the pretext was that his dog ate his homework
18.protrude-to speakout

19.stark-easy to see
the red in the sky was very stark
20.superficial-shallow

american fiction novel

1. moby dick
2. adventures of huckelberry fin
3. the great gatsby

AHA!

so i think the aha moment today was when we were alloud to talk with other students. i read the stories but they REALLY did not grab my attention at all. it was like the words i were reading on the page were just to. well boring to hold my attention. but i think being alloud to discuss with our partners (nick) really helped the both of us understand the stories and symbols

language is a symbol
symbol's are a series of codes.

young goodman brown

10 symbolds
1. the staff, The staff is a symbol of temptation to avoid the righteous but difficult path.  and the staff appears as a writhing snake, and a snake represented temptation in the Garden of Eden.
2. faith has oink ribbons, which makes her seem innocent
3.the forest symbolizes a dark unforgiving place. such as hell
4.the old man. symbolized the devil along with the staff with temptation.
5.the fire also symbolizes temptation
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