SAT week 33

1. emphatic
2. esoteric
3. righteous
4. motley
5. disillusioned

You

I think the author was inspired by the loss of someone very dear to him. Not just a friend, but something deeper, almost like a soulmate. Through all the excitement and events, he is still reminded of a single person, and he will never lose the memories of that person.

Granger Laws

Were a series of laws passed in western states of the United States after the American Civil War to regulate grain elevator and railroad freight rates and rebates and to address long and short-haul discrimination and other railroad abuses against farmers.

Tariff

Tax on imported goods. Used by US to encourage people to buy goods made in the US.

3/31

SS provides benefits to people who are retired, disabled, or unemployed.
Medicare provides health care to people 65 and over.
Medicaid provides health  for families and individuals with low income.

Favorite Board Game

My favorite board game was Monopoly because I loved money when I was a kid and it was awesome to rack up and buy a bunch of stuff.

Crucible

The girls were caught in the woods and are now starting to blame random people for being witches, taking the spotlight off of themselves.

SAT Week 30

1. deposition
2. harlot
3. immaculate
4. perjury
5. pretense

Education

I would probably give around a 7 or 8. We goof off a lot but we actually do learn some stuff occasionally. 

presidents

washington, adams, jefferson, madison...

Test Ban Treaty

Kennedy, in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis, says that bombs must be tested underground.

Birth rates

1. 1947
2. 1975
3. Baby Boomer Generation
4. Soldiers returning from war
5. Vietnam War

Lies

Usually when I am caught in a lie I just confess. An example is when I lied to my parents about some stuff I was doing on the weekends. Instead of going to where I told my mom, I went somewhere else. My mom eventually found out and I just confessed.

SAT Week 28

1. In Night, Elie heralds “ ... an American Tank stood at the gates of Buchenwald” becoming a symbol of hope for the Jews and all other prisoners who were praying for _liberation_ from the hell-like camps.
2. The H.U.A.C. was used by by senator Joe McCarthy to promote_witch-hunt_ for supposed communists in the United States senate; however, it became more of a means to promote personal vendetta against enemies as opposed to actually looking for communists in the United States Senate.
3. Just before WWII, France and Great Britain adopted a form of _appeasement_ in order to tame the wild beast Germany and its ferocious dictator Hitler by giving them the land they desired—The Sudetenland.
4. A martyr is a person who is _persecuted_ for standing up for his or her beliefs even when those beliefs are not popularly accepted by the people in power. One of the most famous examples of a martyr is Joan of Ark, nineteen years old at the time of her death, who after claiming to hear God's voice guide her to fight for France, she was labeled a witch and then burned at the stake. She later received Sainthood by the Catholic church.
5. Adolf Hitler was not known for being one to _mitigate_ his temper; even during national speeches in Germany, he was known to strike the podium and shout his messages to the point of being incoherent during moments of passionate anger. 

Industry

Industry is the production of an economic good (either material or a service) within an economy.


The Industrial Revolution itself refers to a change from hand and home production to machine and factory. (1820-1870)

Axis & Allied

Axis - Germany, Japan, Italy
Allied - US, Gr. Br., Soviet Union, France

Best President

Ronald Reagan - Reaganomics

Dictator

10:00 a.m. - wake up to bed & breakfast cooked by my women

11:00 a.m. - bathed by my women

12:00 p.m. - burn some Jews

2:30 p.m. - smoke break/nap

5:00 p.m. - burn homosexuals

6:00 p.m. - stone a few people

6:45 p.m. - dinner with my women

7:30 p.m. - burn African Americans

8:30 p.m. - smoke break/chill with ladies

9:30 p.m. - bath

10:00 p.m. - chill until I fall asleep

Stereotypes

1. All _Mexicans_ are construction workers and illegal immigrants.
2. All _feminine_ men are gay.
3. All _black people  can not swim, but they can sing!
4. All _blondes_ are ditzy, air-headed, and just plain dumb.
5. All _Indians  smoke weed and are abusive to their girlfriends.
6. All _Asians_ are excellent at math and know some sort of martial art.

Questions

How did WWII start?
How many people did Hitler kill?
What is antisemitism?

SAT 2/25

1. Reparations
2. Treaty
3. Transient
4. Literate
5. Plateau

Compromises

Compromise of 1850: defused a four-year confrontation between the slave states of the South and the free states of the North that arose following the Mexican-American War (1846–1848). The compromise, drafted by Whig Henry Clay and brokered by Democrat Stephen Douglas avoided secession or civil war at the time and quieted sectional conflict for four years.


Compromise of 1877: also known as the Corrupt Bargain, refers to a purported informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election and ended Congressional ("Radical") Reconstruction. Through it, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the White House over Democrat Samuel J. Tilden.


Great Compromise:  was an agreement between large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution. It proposed a bicameral legislature, resulting in the current United States Senate and House of Representatives.

Political Machines

A political machine is a disciplined political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who receive rewards for their efforts. 

Pronoun POV Practice

Accepting who one is shows gratitude for being born into this world. Changing who one is for the benefit of others is displaying a sense of ungratefulness and lack of self-confidence. Why not be proud of one's identity? Who is to say he or she is nobody just because of his or her skin tone? The person who says it is exposing himself or herself as a hypocrite unworthy of someone's presence.

SAT Week 25

1. When Johnny hurled a cupcake across the cafeteria, no one could have ever imagined the severity of the food fight that would _ensue_.

2. Joanie always felt the presence of _serendipity_ in her life; she found a one hundred dollar bill as a child, she found a 2,000 dollar Coheri Indian Warhead as a teen, and she first met her future millionaire husband in Burger King.

3. After losing four straight times to the school's number one tennis player, Jake's _morale_ finally plummeted, so he decided not to play him anymore and risk embarrassment.

4. After living in Las Vegas, Nevada for three years, Jenni's _morals_ changed as she no longer found fault in many things she used to when living at home, such as gambling and regular consumption of alcohol.

5. If Tahler and Dan were to incite their classmates to storm The White House and burn it down, this would be a form of _sedition_.

Goal

To not fail.

SAT Practice

1. D
2. B

Worst Day at Work

Since I don't have a job my "work" is school and I hate getting up and coming to school so pretty much every day is the worst.

SAT Prep

E
A

Most Distinctive Summer Memory

Going to the beach and having funnnn.

What I want to be when I grow up?

A professional studio musician.

PBL

Challenge - group members (Katie & Shea)

Joy - dancing with Matt Gray

SAT W.O.T.D. Practice (week 23)

1.Marilyn seems to be trying to _disavow_ her earlier statements about the man she is now engaged to marry; formerly, she stated, “He is a pig, and I would not touch him with a ten foot pole.”


2.Since no one in AP Biology except Katie will be able to attend the important study session after school today, her friends are begging her to take _copious_ notes so they will not miss anything important they need to know to pass the exam.

3.During his restroom break, Tim decided to _saunter_ down VAPA's main hall; he was caught by Principal McRae without a note and landed in Dr. Duckworth's office.

4.It _baffles_ me that Alexa makes Cs and Ds in most of her classes yet she scored a 2,050 on the SAT.

5.During the argument, the prosecutor brought to attention the fact that the defense attorney seems to _contradicts_ himself; earlier he stated “James has been known to have anger problems, but he is not a killer,” but then later he said, “James has solid control over his anger, and no one really has taken note of his so-called anger problems.”

Colored

"Colored" usually means an African American person, with a negative connotation normally. Hurston redefines this by giving it a different connotation, with a meaning that almost represents uniqueness and individuality.

DBQ & Synthesis

Similarities
Use documents to support a thesis
Must cite sources
Read for 15 minutes (suggested)
Do not simply paraphrase -- no "laundry list"
Must "enter into a conversation"
Consider the author's purpose, audience, and point of view
Must develop a clear, organized argument

Differences

Sources provided
Documents provided

Primary and secondary sources used
Only primary sources used

Suggested writing time: 40 minutes
Suggested writing time: 45 minutes

Outside information not required
Outside information required

Must use a minimum of three sources
Expected to use more than half of the documents (not specifically stated in the directions)

Prompt in three parts: directions, introduction, and assignment
Directions with statement or question

Agricultural & Technological Inventions

Cradle and scythe introduced
Cotton gin
cast-iron plow
Silo
Barbed wire

SAT Week 22

1. A caterpillar's transformation into a butterfly is a well-known _transfiguration__ in nature.


2. Alexander the Great rode in full __gallantry__ atop his coal colored horse covered in armor of pure gold to face 1,000 Burman soldiers who were ready to decimate him.

3. Not only did Jacob's mom notice that he had grown several inches over the summer, but she also noticed that he become a bit _portly_ and wondered what grandma had been feeding him in Nashville.

4. Twirling locks of hair around the face, batting eye lashes, and speaking in soft, whispery tones are all forms of _coquetry_ women use to show they are attracted to the male across from them.

5. “I _relish_ the moments we have spent together,” said Todd just before he hugged his girlfriend one last time before heading off to Iraq.

14 Points

A speech delivered by United States President Woodrow Wilson to a joint session of Congress on January 8, 1918. The address was intended to assure the country that the Great War was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe. 

World War 1

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
After submarines sank seven U.S. merchant ships and the publication of the Zimmerman telegram
Poison gas, machine gun, tank, airplane, submarines, and U-boats were invented. 

Great Music Videos

Good directing
Good symbolism
In some cases, pretty women, money, and marijuana
Cars

Dream Automobile

My dream car is the hippie van, or 1950-60's Volkswagen Type 2. I would want it tie-dye or something like the Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo. The inside will only have two front seats and the back will have fur and soft stuff all over the place to "chill".

SAT Week 21

1.Finally, out of Nannie's talk and her own _conjectures_ over the matter, Janie made a sort of comfort for herself in her mind.




2.Janie stood at Nannie's gatepost looking at first up the road and then down it waiting for life to _commence_.



3.When Pheoby told Janie the townspeople believed that Tea Cake had taken all her money and left her for a younger girl, Janie said they were wrong and that Tea Cake had given her every _consolation_ in the world.



4.It was a _languid_ sort of day; the townspeople gathered on Phoeby's porch and watched the dust swirl down the street in silence.



5.Nannie looked at Janie: “Whut's de matter, sugar? You ain't none too _spry_ dis mornin'. What done sucked de life outta you? I know you ain't tired”

Muckraker

A muckraker is, primarily, a reporter or writer who investigates and publishes truthful reports involving a host of social issues, broadly including crime and corruption and often involving elected officials, political leaders and influential members of business and industry. Upton Sinclair is considered to be one because he reported on the unsanitary procedures that were going on in factories. I think the most disturbing of the passage was the fact that farmers liked the cows to have tuberculosis because it made them fatter.

SAT Words Week 20

1.Five or six more men left the porch and surrounded the   fractious   beast, goosing him in the sides and making him show his temper; the beast snorted wildly and kicked at every leg in refusal to cooperate.


2.In not only establishing Eatonville as the first black incorporated town in America, Mr. Starks claimed to make it the   metropolis   of the state; his ambition—at first—motivated everyone.

3.After the marriage began, Janie stood on the porch   sullen  as if she were attending a funeral everyday.

4.She knew that the world was a stallion rolling in the fields of blue   ether  ; she just hadn't learned quite yet how to reign it in.

5.Ever since the storm, Tea Cake had been acting ornery; even the look in his eyes told Janie that Tea Cake wasn't always in his own body.

SAT Sentences

sodden
bellowed
pugnacious
gilded
plume

American Dream

I don't think it has changed much, except for how it is achieved. In the 20's a lot of people got rich by illegal things, which is still the same today, but now it seems like there is more ways to become "rich" and successful.

Gatsby

How did Mr. Wilson find out so fast that Gatsby was the driver of the car?

That is my question and what I would like to discuss during the seminar.

New Year's Resolution

Did not make a resolution, I just want to improve on my grades in this class and improve and sharpen my drumming skills.