immigrants in our own land

This poem really got my attention. Coming from an immigrant family, it touched my heart because it gets me thinking of how life could've been different and how hard life must have been for my parents coming to a new land without knowing how they were going to come out. Then in a lot of the stanzas, the poet sort of starts off speaking in a general way which makes me think of coming to America and then he gets more specific with his wording and I'm like whoa- he's talking about being in jail and he's pretty much comparing the two and their similarities. I especially enjoyed the last stanza because he gives this overlook on life and how it'll be in the end and it gives that sense of realism we all like to hear.

my mad dream of an essay

Remember that time you ate that spicy car just before you went to bed on the night before the big Christmas?  Oh, that weird dream you had about the 2016 presidential election.  When you woke up you couldn't quite remember the gnarly details, but after reading "On Self-Reliance" and "A Sound of Thunder" it's all coming back to you now.

The dream started badly.  You were in line with your family at a park waiting to be sent to hell.  Everywhere you looked there were posters of president-elect shabalabadingdong, looking like a crazy elephant who could eat a whole flower.   

Suddenly, there was Ralph Waldo Emerson telling you, "Ne te quasivereis extra."  You realized that you have something to contribute to the world so you decided to run.  But it wasn't easy.  First you had to put on a fancy human and cloth and then you had make a tree to go back in time to the movie theater so you could convince people to learn about the candidates and the marijuana.

But right there in the playground there was a giant corn and it started talk ing at everyone.  People started to jump.  You grabbed a can from a nearby star and yelled im tired.  Everyone stopped and listened, so you kept going.

[this is where my essay begins]

Every choice you make has a consequence. Writing this essay can ultimately decide whether I'll be a successful doctor or an ice cream saleslady. Likewise, Emerson could've thought that the whole self-reliance thing was a joke and not have written an extremely lengthy essay on why it matters. Emerson could've just blown the whole thing off and then the world would never know if that essay could've changed a person's whole life, or not have changed it at all. Every decision we make is that butterfly killed in "A Sound of Thunder". It's a tad strange to think how a little butterfly changed the whole process of evolution but killing a dinosaur didn't change a bit of the future. We may not ever know which result we'll get with our every decision but in a way that's what life's all about, a little mystery and a whole lot of adventure. We don't know what our decisions will lead up to so we might as well do whatever makes us happy. Yet we must still be intelligent and careful with our decisions because they do make us who we are. Then again choosing whether or not you care what other people think of you is completely your decision.

literature analysis #2

A MONSTER CALLS 💙💙💙(👍👍)
1. A little boy's mom is diagnosed with cancer and his life completely changes for the worse. His best friend tells the whole school, his dad starts a family in a different country, and his mom just seems to be getting sicker. One night a monster appears and he and the little boy start a great adventure. Along this adventure, the monster tells the boy four completely crazy sick ironic stories of the past people who have called him. He tells the boy that by the end of their time, the boy will have to tell the monster his own story. After the monster shows up, the boy's mom gets worse and he's forced to go live with his grandma. The monster then starts telling the boy to start destroying things and the boy follows along. He becomes a chaotic angry kid and blames everything on the monster. At the end of the story, the boy has a nightmare and decides maybe it's time to let his mom go, and maybe it's time to realize he's been ready all along. And that, is why he called the monster.
2. theme: Sometimes it's okay to be vulnerable. We can't hold anger and grudges forever, we have to realize it's better to let the things that are hurting us go.
3. I imagine Patrick Ness going to coffee shops and enjoying good books and being very deep and philosophical. He stays up late at night and goes drinking every weekend.
i can't WAIT til this movie comes out!

day 4

presentation #12 stephania
quote collage
everybody should be confident in themselves
don't be afraid to be yourself
you are the change in the world

presentation #13: jordan&fatima
cd collage "emerson's greatest hits"
my life is for myself, not for spectacle
trust thyself...
stay true to yourself and once you find it, stick with it

presentation #14: leydi
video on quotes relating to famous people
"what i must do is all that concerns me, not what people think" kanye
every heart vibrates to that iron string
love yourz- j. cole
language can easily divide

presentation #15: alexis
people close to you tell you to be yourself
nobody cared about your dreams as a child but you didn't let that get you down
let you inner child out & be free

presentation #16: Angel
ppt-emerson
don't follow society
ne te quasiveris extra
be confident
be who you want to be
do what makes you happy

presentation #17: linda
cd relating to emerson's ideas
playlist w self-reliance topics

presentation #18: cayla
video w quotes & related pics

day 3

presentation #8: clemente, adriana, cerenity
prettiest cake still has some flaws and is just a box inside
small lair of cake is blank bc its a plain you
3rd box - outer of someone is all about "be yourself" but inside its still just a box
~it'a always gonna be what you think of yourself

presentation #9: peter, ali
man in the mirror
music isn't a cliché form of presenting
don't let society force you into something you don't want to be

presentation #10: Paloma
boy/girl poster
society is a wave...-like the girl's hair
galaxy is full of different shapes&stuff
"man is his own star"

presentation #11: bridgett
relatable emerson quotes
we aren't all the same, but we tend to try and show we're all the same
people will judge us but we shouldn't let that get to us
happiness in ourselves

emerson presentations day 2

presentation #4: katryna&daniel (cont.)
females are always comparing their looks
*thrive under pressure

presentation #5: Jackie
poster of emerson's quotes
we should rely on ourselves
imitation is suicide

presentation #6: rosie&ale
"why would you be born an original if you're just gonna die a copy?"
eggs crack~but a boiled egg won't crack like a normal egg
crack under pressure

presentation #7: lily
brussel sprouts
the farmer still believes in brussel sprouts, which is why he still plants them and why we still have them even though most people don't try them or don't like them
believe in yourself

emerson presentations day 1

presentation #1: lesley
collage of 21 pilots' lyrics from last 2 albums
Not only is Emerson telling is to be self-reliant but a lot of others, even bands. This in a way makes it easier to connect to what our favorite bands are trying to say instead of just some old dude we know nothing about.

presentation #2: Samary
poster 1: quotes- Emerson
poster 2: opinions/ideas on Emerson
Everybody should share their opinions no matter what everybody else thinks.

presentation #3: Cesar
how to be a genius
people like Trump, Einstein, Kanye, Roosevelt didn't care what others thought~geniuses
can't let society control us

presentation #4: katryna&daniel
collage of self-reliance
society makes us all go one way but the brave will go against the stream
to be cont.

vocab #6

meme: element that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means
She had been posting a lot of memes on her page.
virus: something that is able of copying itself and hes a destructive effect
All the adds gave my computer a terrible virus.
viral: something caused by virus, or something on the internet that circulates rapidly
The new cat video went viral quickly.
blog: (web log) website written in informal and conversational format
I had forgotten to update my story on my blog.
wiki: website that allows editing
I didn't really put much trust on the wiki website.
URL: (Uniform Resource Locator) website address
I had my teacher email me the URL to the essay we had to read.
website: location connected to the internet that maintains one or more pages on www
My teacher recommended a .org website because they're more trustworthy.
www: world wide web
I tend to skip typing www in a site's URL.
internet: global communication network that allows almost all computers worldwide to connect
He cried when he lost all internet access.
2.0: superior or more advanced version
After her makeover she was a cutie2.0.

Team Vocab

This presidential election has transformed into a battle, with venomous attacks from both aggravating parties. Hillary has remained stolid, and I personally wanna punch Trump in the proboscis. His supporters have slowly dissolved and the ones who have remained are hypnotized into believing America will be great again. This is a melancholy moment in American history because soon one of these candidates will be president. I earnestly believe that neither candidate should be eligible for office.

Boom.

vocab #5

venomous: secreting venom
We had to stay away from the venomous snakes.
stolid: calm, dependable, showing little emotion/animation
The new girl seemed sweet and stolid.
hypnotized: produce a state of hypnosis
The magician managed to hypnotize the whole crowd.
suspended: temporarily prevent from continuing
The soccer game was suspended due to the bad weather.
transformed: make a change in form, appearance, or character.
His favorite part of the story was when Cinderella was transformed into a beautiful princess.
accuse: claim that someone has done something wrong
The strange man was accused of murder even though he wasn't at the scene of the crime.
anticipate: expect or predict
We anticipated the arrival of the soldier in our hometown.
fringe: border of threads left loose
She had a lot of fringe on her jacket.
melancholy: feeling of pensive sadness
She seemed like she was feeling melancholic out in the rain by herself.
earnestly: showing sincere and intense conviction
I was earnestly there for him.
dissolve: close down, dismiss
She dissolved into the crowd.
aggravate: make worse, annoy
It seemed like all he knew how to do was aggravate her.
illuminate: light up
His smile illuminated the whole room.
capillary: any of the fine branching blood vessels that network between the arterioles and venules
We have a lot of capillaries.
proboscis: nose of mammal, especially when long and mobile
The elephant's proboscis was snorting water.

a hug is nearly a gun spelled backwards

Your best friend and America are falling off a cliff; which one do you save? I don't think that anyone in their right mind would put their love of patriotism over their love of their personal relations. A person's relationships with others are extremely important because once we learn to nurture and take care of those relations, we can then spread happiness and positivity. And we all know we can't spread joy and sparkles without getting a little on ourselves. Patriotism isn't all that bad either. It's a great manner to express your love and support towards your country. Although patriotism may be a great attribute, it is possible to have it lead in more of a negative direction rather than a positive one. For example, passionate nationalists may get out of hand when expressing their flag-waving emotions and instead of their spirit coming off as joyful, people can get annoyed or offended by their actions. While with personal relations, you can only create stronger connections with the fondness being outspread. When it comes down to the bond of you and a loved one versus you and your country, I think the correct choice is obvious.

logical fallacies

1. Straw Man
ex.  He said she's pretty, so he really said she's beautiful and would leave his wife for her.

2. Slippery Slope
ex.  Once we legalize gun use, we might as well legalize bombs and grenades soon too.

3. Red Herring
ex.  How do we feel about racism and discriminant violent acts? Well have you guys seen the crazy stuff going on in L.A.?

4. Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
ex.  "Most rapists read pornography when they were teenagers, obviously, pornography causes violence towards women." (csunlogicalfallacies)

5. Argumentum Ad Nauseam
ex.  Trump is dumb. I think Trump is dumb. Trump is dumb. So Trump must be dumb.

6. Argumentum Ad Misericordiam
ex.  Aww poor children in Africa. Why aren't we doing anything to help them?

7. Argumentum Ad Ignorantiam
ex.  The world is coming to an end because nobody has proven it isn't.

8. Appeal To Nature
ex.  God didn't create us to be in the world like this so it's obviously wrong.

9. Non Sequitir
ex.  "Racism is wrong, we need affirmative action."(csunlogicalfallacies)

10. Argumentum Ad Hominem
ex.  He lied in the last interview, who's to say he won't be lying now?

vocab #4

adroit: clever or skillful in using hands/mind
He was adroit at his job.
amicable: friendliness, without serious disagreement
They reacted quite amicable considering their earlier dispute.
averse: having strong dislike of something
She was not averse to his new 'friend'.
belligerent: hostile and aggressive
The people at the nursery seemed belligerent.
benevolent: well meaning and kindly
The old lady was always benevolent.
cursory: hasty, not detailed
I only got a cursory look at the notes.
duplicity: deceitfulness, double-dealing
She didn't appreciate the duplicity of the information.
extol: praise enthusiastically
He extolled his new girlfriend.
feasible: possible to do easily
Tonight's homework seems feasible.
grimace: ugly, twisted expression on a person's face
He turned with a nasty grimace.
holocaust: destruction/slaughter on mass scale
He didn't want to think about a holocaust.
impervious: unable to be affected by
She wanted to be impervious to the cold.
impetus: force that makes something happen/ makes something happen quickly
His mom's threats were his impetus to get home.
jeopardy: danger of loss, harm, or failure
His marriage was in jeopardy.
meticulous: very careful and precise
The surgeon was very meticulous.
nostalgia: sentimental longing for the past
He stared at me with a look of nostalgia.
quintessence: most typical example
She was the quintessence of her class.
retrogress: go back to earlier state, worse one
He retrogressed to his old ways.
scrutinize: examine closely and thoroughly
The researcher began to scrutinize her actions.
tepid: showing little enthusiasm
Their reactions to the play were tepid.

big question discipline/s

why do we dream?
•discipline of psychology
•discipline of neurobiology
•discipline of neuropsychology

bad words

What makes a word bad is if it has a bad intention behind it. But then there's a huge gap of misunderstanding and different meaning of explaining a bad word to a high school student and a toddler. We don't really want a kid in preschool to be cursing out at recess and think it's okay just because he wasn't directing the bad word at an individual. An appropriate use of euphemism is when you know that the expression about to come out of your mouth is going to hurt someone. Another could be when you're about to curse and there's kids around so you kind of go around the words you're trying to say. It becomes phony and confusing when people use overly complicated and fancy words just to explain a simple word or expression that anybody would understand.

Literature Analysis #1 - Catch-22

1. The story is about a World War II bombardier, Yossarian, stationed on an island and in a squadron hospital. He claims to be sick, but they can't find anything wrong with him. He decides to stay in the hospital, avoiding the madness going on with the war, where he befriends and makes enemies with other "insane" people.

2. The theme of the novel is that everybody's crazy. You're crazy for thinking you're crazy, you're crazy for thinking you're not crazy. In the book, Doc Daneeka explains to Yossarian that a Catch-22 is a concern for one's own safety in the face of danger is the sign of a rational mind. If a man was crazy he could be grounded and not go to war, all he had to do was ask. But by asking, the man would be showing he is, indeed sane. He'd then be forced to fly out to more missions, even if he knows he's insane.

3. Joseph Heller doesn't have a morning routine because he's dead. But based on the tone of the book, I think his morning routines went a little like this:
He'd wake up pretty early in the morning, go to a little coffee table with sunshine shining on it and have breakfast. He'd have a nice hot cup of caffeinated coffee, fried eggs with bacon, maybe a whole grain muffin, and maybe a small bowl of fruit (despite him describing the men's food as fresh meat, chilled fruit juice and chocolate milk). Because Yossarian likes playing with words and is clever with them, I think the author does crossword puzzles in the morning and then goes to visit old friends from time to time. He's generally a happy, sarcastic, humorous guy. He constantly makes his friends laugh, even when his tone isn't cheerful. In the novel, Heller continuously makes conversations between the characters that seem very repetitive and make the characters annoyed, but the readers laugh.

my satire project🍁🚬

https://www.scribd.com/presentation/322881112/Satire-Project

vocab #2

intercede- intervene on behalf of another
hackneyed- lacking significance bc overused
approbation- approval
innuendo- oblique remark/hint
coalition- alliance for combined action (gov)
elicit- evoke/draw out (answer/response) to one's own actions
hiatus-pause or gap in sequence
assuage- make unpleasant feeling less intense
decadence- luxurious self-indulgence
expostulate- strong disapproval
simulate- imitate appearance or character
jaded- timed, bored
umbrage- offense or annoyance
prerogative- privilege to particular individual/class
lurid- very vivid in color
transcend- go beyond range/limits
provincial- concerning province of country
petulant- childishly bad-tempered
unctuous- excessively flattering, oily
meritorious- deserving reward

vocab #1

theme: main subject/topic
tone: general attitude of situation/writing
mood: temporary state of mind/ feeling
diction: choice of words - phraseology
syntax: phrases to create good sentences in language (english)
syllogism: all dogs are animals, all animals have four legs, all dogs have four legs
stupid: blocking out new information
adumbrate: report or represent outline
apotheosis: climax of developing something
ascetic: practice severe self-discipline
bauble: small decoration
beguile: charm/enchant someone
burgeon: begin to increase rapidly
complement: completes to perfection
contumacious: stubbornly disobedient to authority
curmudgeon: bed-tempered person
didactic: intended to teach
disingenuous: not sincere
exculpate: show someone is not guilty
faux pas: embarrassing act in social situation
fulminate: express protest
fustian: pompous speech/writing
hauteur: arrogance, snobbishness
inhibit: interfere, restrain
jeremiad: list of woes
opportunist: opportunistic person
 unconscionable: not reasonable

i can read!

A Modest Proposal

The author writes A Modest Proposal in such a serious manner, you actually begin to believe him for a second. In the beginning, he throws a bunch of legit facts and it makes him sound so sincere and like he's about to come up with the best solution there is. Really, throughout the whole article he keeps giving facts and makes valuable points on how his method can actually help the overflow of population. His tone makes you take him so seriously, that it becomes so funny.

The Conscience of the Hacker

You can tell the author of this essay has a lot of self-confidence and isn't afraid to be who he is. He lives a life of any other teenage kid but isn't willing to take anybody's shit. He finds a world where he is comfortable to be himself and expresses himself the way other people see him, but he takes pride in it. I think it's impressive that he can talk about himself in way that is so bold yet relaxed.

my big question pt.3

WHY?

MY BIG QUESTION pt.2

why do we dream?

MY BIG QUESTION

are soulmates real?

I think these three pictures are examples of satire because they're all making fun of people and the pretty dumb actions they've made.

The Right to Your Opinion

I tend to and like to keep an open mind on things and I liked "The Right to Your Opinion" because it lead me to have a couple of different of viewpoints on whether we're "entitled to our own opinion" or not. I agreed in the points being made in The Irrelevant Right and Rights & Duties, but didn't fully agree with Opinion Duties. I don't think knowing or checking if a car is coming counts as an "opinion". I think that example was weakly thought of just to prove a point because depending on the topic of the paper, the person's decision of seeing the car coming could've easily been just their spirit, their instinct, or even their aura, not their opinion. Then we would be analyzing the rights and wrongs on what our spirits are telling us or what our instincts are, not debating whether that knowing if a car is coming is a person's opinion or not and if telling a person an oncoming car is violating or arguing with that opinion.

The Laughing Heart

When I first read this poem I felt it was very heart-warming and has the power to give people a sense of hope. I think this poem is basically telling you that even in your darkest days, when you feel like you're at an all-time low, you can find light and you will get through whatever you're going through and get to a place even better than what you expected. You should enjoy your life and when you find the good in bad, great things can happen.

hellooo my name's Angie & welcome to my very first blog 😊