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 😊