The Monkey's Paw

The Monkey’s Paw

1. If you had three wishes, what would they be? Why? (No wishing for more wishes.) Explain each response.
1. I wish to have enough money to be able to take care of my family for the restof their lives.
I wish for this because I would really like to help out alot of my family members with their financial problems so they couuld live worry free lives. I have always been a person who takes care of others.
2. I wish there was a cure for cancer.
I strongly wish for this because I know what its like to lose someone you love to cancer. Its just so sad that people have to live with a disease that can not be cured.
3. I wish to be an eight time scholar graduate with all A's.
This is something that I have been working really hard to do because i want to have only A's. I am already a two time scholar so I'm slowly working my way up to all eight.

2. Is there anything that you are superstitious about? Explain. (If not, explain why not.)

I am not a very superstitious person. I think that half the stuff is just a bunch of maid up tales to scare people. I have never been a strong believer in any thing that has to do with luck or fate. I think everything happens for a reason.


Also, complete this chart in your Notebook while you read:

Wish: "I wish for two hundered pounds."

Prediction(what will happen next.) : I predict that Mr.White will get his money, but something bad wil come out of it.

Consequence: Mr. White got his money but lost his son to a machinery accident.

Wish: "I wish my son alive again."

Prediction(what will happen next.) : I think the son Herbert will come back, but I have a feeling he won't look the same.

Consequence: Mr. White had know idea wether or not that was his son knocking at their door. This made him too scared to answer the door, but Mrs. White was too anxsious to answer the door and didn't care if she would be teriffed by what she would see.


Wish: Mr. White wished for his son to be gone.

Prediction(what will happen next.) : I think the son will be gone before Mrs. White can answer the door.

Consequence: There son was not at the door anymore and Mrs. White was sad. There son was gone forever because there last wish was for him to be gone again.

Vocabulary Sentences #6

Vocabulary Sentences #6

1. The girl had visions that were inevitable; it scared her.

2. The boy had a phobia of elevators, so he always took the stairs.

3. After the death of the girl's grandmother she wanted seclusion, but her family wanted her to be open with her feelings.

4. Lucy rebuked her friend after she found out that her friend flirted with her boyfriend.

5. Bonnie and Clyde were a notorious couple that committed crimes in the 1920s.

6. The weather in Santa Maria fluctuates so much that one day its super hot and then the next day its raining.

7. The girl was never candid, so no one ever believed anything she said.

8. The sophomoric boy always picked on other kids younger than him.

Definitions #6

Vocabulary #6 Definitions

1. inevitable(A): going to happen no matter what

2. phobia(N): a strong fear

3. seclude(V): to hide away from others
-ion(N)

4. rebuke(V): to critieize someone publically
-s,-ed,-ing

5. notorious(A): famous for something bad
-ly(ADV)

6. fluctuate(V): to change often
-s,-ing,-ed

7. candid(A): honest/sincere
-ly(ADV)

8. sophomoric(A): immature (soph=knowledge/more=idiot)

Definitions 1-4

Definitions#1

1. Debunk(V): to prove something false
-s,-ed,-ing

2. Iminent(A): about to happen
-ly(ADV)

3. Affluent(A): wealthy
-ly(ADV)

4. Routine(A): Ordinary, normal

5. Benign(A): harmless

6. Malevolent(A): evil
-ly(ADV)

7. Enlighten(V): to teach something new
-s,-ed,-ing

8. Inquire(V): to ask
inquiry(N)
-s,-ed,-ing

Definitions#2

1. Preplexing(A): confusing
-ly(ADV)

2. Resilient(A): tough, determind
-ly(ADV)

3. Amend(V): to fix or change
-s,-ed,-ing

4. Fickle(A): indecisive

5. Benevolent(A): good
-ce(N)

6. Desist(V): stop doing something
-s,-ed,-ing

7.Listless(A): tired, lazy
-ly(ADV)

8. Lackluster(A): not impressive

Definitions #3

1. Dwindle(V): to reduce in number
-s,-ed,-ing

2. Subtle(A): not obvious
-ly(ADV)

3. Gullible(A): willing to believe anything
-ly(ADV)

4. Erratic(A): unpredictable
-ly(ADV)

5. Condescending(A): Concieted; to talk down on someone
-ly(ADV)

6. Aspire(V): to seek to become or achieve
-s.-ed,-ing

7. Pristine(A): untouched; perfect condition
-ly(ADV)

8. Nettle(V): to annoy/bother
-s,-ed,-ing

Definitions #4

1. Hapless(A): unlucky
-ly(ADV)

2. Scratinize(V): to look closely
-ly(ADV)

3. Domicile(N): home

4. Clarify(V): to explain more clearly
-ies,-ied,-ing

5. Asinine(A): stupid/idiotic

6. Infer(V): to figure out without being told
-s,-ed,-ing
inference(N)

7. Eloquent(A): well spoken
-ly(ADV)

8. Strife(N): conflict

Definitions #5

1. Plaintive(A): very sad
-ly(ADV)

2. Flaunt(V): to show something off

3. Distraught(A): emotionally upset
-ly(ADV)

4. Queue(N): a line of people or things

5. Accure(V): to gain over time
-s,-ed,-ing

6. Relentless(A): never stopping
-ly(ADV)

7. Leery(A): untrusting
-ily(ADV)

8. Crass(A): rude/vulgar/badmanners
-ly(ADV)

Vocbulary Sentences #5

Vocabulary Sentences #5

1. My sister was feeling plaintive, so she decided to go to bed early.

2. Before the girl lost her voice, she would flaunt off her singing all the time.

3. The girl was distraught; her boyfriend dumped her at prom.

4. To get tickets for the 1D concert I had to wait in the queue for five hours.

5. After saving her money for three years, the girl accrued enough money to take a trip to New York.

6. Eventhough the girl was told she would die, she still relentlessly fought the cancer.

7. The girl was leery about going to the party at her friends house.

8. The boy spoke crassly to the teacher and got detention for a month.

Vocabulary Sentences #4

My Autobigraphy

Hello everyone, my name is Aliyeah! If I were to describe my life today in words, I would say its challenging, happy, comfortable, and exciting. My life is challenging becuase I like to take alot of hard classes. Right now I’m taking AP World History and it is very hard. I have always been a person who likes to challenge my abilities. I am a determined student who loves to go above and beyond. I have a very happy life ,because I am a very happy and positive person. My family and friends are an extremly important part in my life because they support everything I do. I am very grateful for everything I have in life, so I would say my life is very comfortable.
I would say my life is very exciting. I am always doing things at school and outside of school. I’m in clubs at school and I am always going out with friends to see movies. I would like to recommend that people should go see The Mortal Insturments, City of Bones. Its a really good movie. After I graduate from high school I would love to take a trip to Paris, France. Its always been my dream since I was little to see the Effiel Tower. One thing I really hope to do when I grow up is to travel the world. I just love to explore new places and learn their history and culture.
Some places I would love to visit other than France are, England, Greece, Italy, and Ireland. One reason why I would like to visit England is because my favorite author Jane Austin is from there. A reason I would love to go to Greece is because I love how the buildings sit on rocks. I would love to visit Italy because I want to see the Roman Coliseum. One reason why I would love to go to Ireland would be to visit my family there and learn more about my ancestors. Another thing I would like to do after I graduate would be to go to fashion design school. My dream school I would like to attend is FIDM. FIDM is a fashion and design school in downtown LA. I really love to draw new designs and hope to someday make the drawings come to life. In college I really want to take a business class because someday I hope to own a clothing franchise. I am very excited to go to college and study things I love. That is pretty much all there is to know about me, I hope everyone enjoyed my autobiography.