Vocabulary Sentences #10

1. Every time she was told to clean her room she would bemoan about it.

2. During the test she was very pensive.

3. After her husbands death she was devoid of happiness.

4. The melanchony girl was forced to see a therapist.

5. Nobody could mollify the traumatized child after what he witnessed.

6. Every vacation I go on I have to get a snowglobe as a memento.

7. The girl claimed she didn't know stealing was illicit.

8. The woman had an anxiety attack as soon as the plane began to ascend.

Vocabulary Definitions #10

1. Bemoan(V): coplain about

2. Pensive(A): deep in thought
-ly(ADV)

3. Devoid(A): entirely without

4. Melancholy(A): sad/emo

5. Mollify(V): to calm someone
-ied, ying, ies

6. Memento(N): a keepsake or souvenir

7. Illicit:(A): illegal
-ly

8. Ascend(V): to climb/ to go up
-s, -ing, -ed

Vocabulary Sentences #9

1. The choclate hazelnut spread on my toast was so savory, it made the plain toast taste better.

2. The ice ceam was so enticing that I saw the person eating it, eat it in slow motion.

3. The husband of the dead woman was so tactless, so they considered him as a suspect.

4. The student refused to cheat on the test because she had integrity.

5. Even though it was supposed to be volunteer work, the volunteers were compensated for there time.

6. The student had no clue of what to do because she was aloof during the instructions.

7. On the field trip to the zoo, the students were told not to goad the lion.

8. The little girl was excited because on her first day of school she made many cohorts.

Vocabulary Definitions #9

1. Savory(A): delicious

2. Entice (V): to tempt

3. Tactless (A): insensitive
-ly (Adv.)

4. Integrity (N): self-worth/ self-respect

5. Compensate(V): to pay for services

6. Aloof (A): disinterested/ spaced-out
-ly (Adv.)

7. Goad(V): to taunt

8. Cohort(N): friend

Vocabulary Sentences #8

1. The malignant smell in the house caused the man to faint.

2. Due to the constant clicking of the students pens; the teacher beacme ornery.

3.  After school I become indolent and I refuse to do my chores. 

4. The girl belittled her friend by calling her dumb in front of all there friends.

5. Explorers jeopardize their lives every time they travel to unknown places.

6. The girl's demise began when she started drinking and driving.

7. Things went awry when our car got a flat tire on are way to SLO.

8. The man was so frugal, he only showered once a week.

Vocabulary Definitions #8

1. Malignant(A): harmful
           -ly(ADV)

2. Ornery(A): irritable(cranky)

3. Indolent(A): lazy
         -ly(ADV)

4. Belittle(V): to insult or put down

5. Jeopardize(V): to put in danger
-ed,-ing-,ect.

6. Demise(N): downfall or death

7. Awry(N): not according to the plan

8. Frugal(A): cheap
     -ly(ADV)

Literature Analysis

Sense and Sensibility
By Jane Austen

1. The book starts off with an outline of the Dashwood family. Mr. Henry Dashwood is the husband of Mrs. Dashwood and the father of John, Elinor, Marianne, and Margret. His son John Dashwood is from a former wife of his. Mr. Henry Dashwood was getting older, so he started to write his will. He knew he had to leave everything to his son, but he wanted to leave something for his wife and daughters. Before he died he asked his son to give each of his sisters three hundred pounds. After the death of his father, Mr. John Dashwood was going to keep his promise to his father, until his wife commented on it. Mrs. John Dashwood convinced her husband to give his sisters fifty pounds a year apiece instead. Since Mrs. Dashwood and her daughters no longer owned their estate Norland, they had to buy a new home. Mrs. Dashwood bought Barton cottage in Barton Park. The Dashwoods were constantly being asked to parties by Sir John Middleton. At these parties they met a lot of people, such as Sir John Middleton's wife Lady Middleton and her mother Mrs. Jennings. One day while Marianne and Margret were walking it started to rain, so they decide to run back to the cottage. While they ran down the hill Marianne fell and twisted her ankle. A Dashing gentleman came and picked her up and carried her in his arms to the cottage. His name was Willoughby. After that Marianne and Willoughby started to fall in love. Elinor felt bad for Colonel Brandon who had fallen in love with Marianne first. But soon Willoughby had to leave to London and this made Marianne sad for weeks. Elinor had met these sisters named Lucy Steele and Anne Steele. Lucy once confessed to Elinor her secret engagement to Mr. Edward Ferras. Elinor was shocked, this was the man she was in love with. Elinor told nobody of what she knew and tried to forget about it. Later in the story Elinor and Marianne went to London with Mrs. Jennings. Marianne tried so hard to get a hold of Willoughby. But instead she received a note from him stating he was to get married and that he didn't love her anymore. Marianne was sad for months. Soon later in London came the announcement of Lucy and Edwards marriage. Elinor was hurt but not like her sister. Later on, her sister got really sick and almost died, but she survived. Colonel Brandon helped out a lot with Marianne's recover and also went for Mrs. Dashwood and Margret so they could see Marianne. Elinor one day got a visit from Willoughby. He explained to her how he loves Marianne and that he was really sorry for breaking her heart. He said he had to marry a woman with money because he had nothing. Elinor told him that Marianne forgave him already and that she will forgive him to. When Mrs. Dashwood arrived she couldn't wait to tell Elinor of how Colonel Brandon confessed his love for Marianne to her. Elinor did not want to tell anyone of Willoughby's coming to the house so she kept it a secret for now. Mrs. Dashwood wishes to marry Marianne off to Colonel Brandon.

2.Themes:
Love: is a big theme in this book. Throughout the book you can see how Marianne falls for Willoughby and how Elinor loves Edward.
Money: In this book money is everything. Like how Mr. John Dashwood wanted to give less money to his sisters. Also how Willoughby had to marry a woman with money because he had nothing. Having money is all that matters throughout this book.
Gossip: Mrs. Jennings is a perfect example because she always spreads new about everyone. Telling everyone else's business to the whole world is important in this book. When someone has juicy news they have to tell everyone, and that is what Mrs. Jennings does throughout the book.

3. Tone:
The tone of the author is very detail. Throughout the book she describes of what is going on in the book like happiness, sadness, love, and anger.
Examples:
"For God's sake tell me, is she out of danger, or is she not?"
"Mr. Willoughby, I advise you at present to return to Combe."
"Colonel Brandon loves Marianne; he has told me so himself."

4. "As good a kind of fellow as ever lived, I assure you." pg. 32
This quote foreshadowing because Willoughby in the end turns out not to be a kind fellow because he broke Marianne's heart.

"Pray, are you personally acquainted with your sister in-laws mother, Mrs. Ferras?" pg.91
This quote is an example of character motivation. When Lucy told Elinor this, Elinor quickly told her no because she thought is was odd why she asked her that question.

She was sensible and clever, but eager in everything; her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation. pg.5
The author is using direct characterization to describe Marianne.

Margret, the other sister, was a good humored, well disposed girl; but as she had already imbibed a good deal of Marianne's romance, without having much sense, she did not, at thirteen, bid fair to equal her sisters at a more advanced period of life.pg.6
The author is using character foil. She describes how different Margret is compared to her sisters.

"In deed to say the truth I am convinced with in myself, that your father had no idea of giving them any money at all."pg.9
The author is using dramatic irony. Mrs. John Dashwood thinks that Mr. Henry Dashwood didn't intend on leaving his daughters money, but us readers know that he did.

Vocabulary Sentences # 7

1. The driver could not inhibit the other driver from texting on the freeway, so he called the cops.

2. The aberrant noise scared the people while they were sleeping.

3. I loathe getting bad grades; thats why I work hard to get good grades.

4. The girl proved her prowess when she sang opera, at her school talent show.

5. The teacher found the student's writing incoherent, so she asked the student to rewrite it.

6. The girl read the epitaph and it said " to are beloved dog," but she didn't understand why a dog needs an epitaph.

7. Lucy's story telling was so elaboraet, that she became a famous author.

8. By the look on the her countenance, I could tell she was mad at her test score.

Vocabulary Definitions # 7

1. Inhibit(V): to slow or stop something from happpening
-s,-ted,-ting

2. Aberrant(A): unusal/unexpected
-ly(ADV)

3. loathe(V): to hate
-d,-ing,-s

4. Prowess(N): exceptional skill or ability

5. Incoherent(A): unable to be uderstood
-ly(ADV)

6. Epitaph(N): a headstone or what's written there

7. Elaborate(A): having many details or steps
(V): to add more info

8. Countenance(N): face/facial expression

Compare and Contrast Antigone Final Draft

The play is called Antigone, and is written by Sophocles. The two main characters of the story are Antigone and Creon. The conficts between Antigone and Creon are a result of both their similarities and differences. Antigone believes that her brother Polyneices deserves a proper burial, but creon thinks otherwise.

Both Antigone and Creon are very different people when it comes to their loyalty. Antigone, is very loyal to her family throughout the story. For example, Antigone says “ I say that this crime is holy: I shall lie down in with him in death,  and I shal be as dear to him as he to me,” (prologue, 58-60). In this quote Antigone is telling Ismene, her sister, that her crime is holy and that she shall be dear to her brother as he to her. Antigone is also loyal to the gods. In scene four Antigone tells creon how the gods know she did a good deeed. She also explains to him how she will not go against the laws of the heaven. The only thing creon is loyal to is to the State. Like in this quote Creon says “ the State is the king!” (3,110). This means he wiil only go by the laws of the State and will only listen to the State. The people Creon is definitely not loyal to is his family. In scene one he makes a law not allowing anyone to bury his nephew Polyneices. In scene two he puts Antigone to death for burying Polyneices, her brother. As you can see Antigone is very loyal to her family and the gods, while Creon is only loyal to the State and is disloyal to his family.

Even though Antigone and Creon have many differences, they do have a similarity. Antigone and Creon both have a lot of pride. In the play, Antigone states, “ I shall have honor, too” (2,63). This quote shows Antigone’s pride because she is saying that people will honor her for the good deed that she did. In scene two Antigone acts very prideful. Antigone tells Creon how she denies nothing, which means she know she broke the rules and she is proud she broke them. In this scene Antigone takes pride in in confessing that she buried her brother. Creon shows his pride to when he says, “ If we must lose, lets’ lose to a man at least! Is a woman stronger tham we?” (3,50-51). Creon has so much pride,  that losing to a woman is impossible to him. He says that if he loses let it be to a man, rather than a woman. In scene three Creon acts very prideful. Creon talks to his son Haimon about how he won’t free Antigone.  The only reason he won’t free Antigone is because he has too much pride. So as you can see in a similar way Antigone and Creon are both prideful people.

Throughout the play each character is to blame for their own out come. This is true for good reasons. Antigone is locked away in a vault for her crime, and in the vault she kills herself. Creon is punished by the god for not burying Polyneices and for not freeing Antigone. In the end its their own faults for why they had a tragic end.