Chapter 17:
Characters: Holden, Sally
Theme: Irrational
Symbol: Ernie- the symbol of being too good, and showing off- you become a phony.
Summary: Holden was waiting for Sally, and started to think about the girls that came back from school and how they one day will be marrying dopey guys. Sally came down the stairs and looked really pretty so Holden excused her from being late. He didn't really like her but when he saw her he had the urge to marry her. They go to the movie Lunts, and made-out in the back-seat of the taxi on the way over. Holden didn't think the movie was bad, but the actors were very talented and that made him irritated. He compared them to Ernie who is a very good pianist, and when you become great at something you become a show-off and then become a phony. During the intermission they went out to have a smoke, and then Sally saw a man she knew across the lobby. The man saw her too, came over to say hello, and the two continued to flirt with Holden standing right there. After they watched the second part of the play they hopped in the cab, and Holden was not happy. Sally then wanted to go to Radio City to ice skate. Holden thought she just wanted to go to show off her butt. They weren't good, but when they took a break Holden becomes crazy and starts to speak in different tones. He yells, and Sally asks him to quite down, but he denies ever screaming. He then asks Sally to run away with him, escape from society, and live in a cabin. Sally tells him that's ridiculous, and he starts to get more upset and calls her a "royal pain in the ass." Holden starts to apologize, but she's upset and angry with him, and then he leaves without her.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Chapter 15
Chapter 15
Characters: Holden, Sally Hayes
Theme: Hypocritical
Summary: When Holden wakes up he calls Sally Hayes to make a date to a matinai. He leaves the hotel and his bags at the Grand Central Station. He starts to worry about having his money stolen or lost, and then remembers that his dad hates when he loses things. Holden doesn't really care if he misplaces his things. He also remembers his mom and how she's still not over Allie dying, and starts to get scared about what the news of getting kicked out of another school will do to her. While Holden is eating breakfast he sees two nuns with crappy suitcases. The crappy suitcases have to do with money, and he believes that money makes people depressed. He gives the nuns ten dollars as a charity, but somewhat regrets it because he has to pay for the date with Sally, but then thinks he didn't give enough.
Characters: Holden, Sally Hayes
Theme: Hypocritical
Summary: When Holden wakes up he calls Sally Hayes to make a date to a matinai. He leaves the hotel and his bags at the Grand Central Station. He starts to worry about having his money stolen or lost, and then remembers that his dad hates when he loses things. Holden doesn't really care if he misplaces his things. He also remembers his mom and how she's still not over Allie dying, and starts to get scared about what the news of getting kicked out of another school will do to her. While Holden is eating breakfast he sees two nuns with crappy suitcases. The crappy suitcases have to do with money, and he believes that money makes people depressed. He gives the nuns ten dollars as a charity, but somewhat regrets it because he has to pay for the date with Sally, but then thinks he didn't give enough.
Chapter 14
Chapter 14
Characters: Holden, Sunny, Maurice
Theme: He stands up for himself. Not a coward.
Summary: Holden sits in his hotel room and smokes while he starts to think about leaving Allie home one day from a BB-gun game. It was right befor his death, and he feels guilty for it. Any time he thinks of Allie he wonders back to that day, but instead tells Allie to come along. Holden then crawls into bed, and feels like praying but his religion problems stop him from doing so. Then someone knocks on the door, and Holden opens it in his pajamas to find Sunny and Maurice standing there. Maurice and Holden argue about what was really said in the elevator about the cost. Holden knows that he said only five, but Maruice denies it and wants the extra five even though nothing really happened. Murice pins him to the wall, hits him, and Sunny grabs his wallet and the five dollars. Holden curls up on the floor and thinks of this moment as a movie, but he doens't like movies so he tried to avoid that thought. He ends up getting up however and goes into bed.
Characters: Holden, Sunny, Maurice
Theme: He stands up for himself. Not a coward.
Summary: Holden sits in his hotel room and smokes while he starts to think about leaving Allie home one day from a BB-gun game. It was right befor his death, and he feels guilty for it. Any time he thinks of Allie he wonders back to that day, but instead tells Allie to come along. Holden then crawls into bed, and feels like praying but his religion problems stop him from doing so. Then someone knocks on the door, and Holden opens it in his pajamas to find Sunny and Maurice standing there. Maurice and Holden argue about what was really said in the elevator about the cost. Holden knows that he said only five, but Maruice denies it and wants the extra five even though nothing really happened. Murice pins him to the wall, hits him, and Sunny grabs his wallet and the five dollars. Holden curls up on the floor and thinks of this moment as a movie, but he doens't like movies so he tried to avoid that thought. He ends up getting up however and goes into bed.
Chapter 13
Chapter 13
Characters: Holden, Sunny, Maurice
Theme: Hypocritical
Summary: After leaving the nightclub he kind of feels like an idiot so instead of buying another cab ride he walks 41 blocks back to the hotel. He thinks about the gloves that were stolen from him at Pencey and what he would do to the guy who stole them. Holden wouldn't plan on hitting the guy, but knew that the blame/admit game he would play with him could take hours. Holden gets to the hotel and goes into the elevator to find some guy asking him if he wants a prostitute to be sent to his room for five dollars. Holden is depressed already so told the guy sure so he gets to his room and changes his shirt. He then admits to being a virgin. Sunny the prostitute knocks, and comes into the room. She's a young girl with a high pitch voice and when she took off her dress Holden started to panic by then realizing it was wrong. He starts to make excuses saying he just got surgery and needs to rest, and he thought he was better but wasn't. Sunny sits on his lap trying to seduce him, but it doesn't work. Holden gives her the five dollars and tells her to leave, but she tells him it was supposed to be ten.
Characters: Holden, Sunny, Maurice
Theme: Hypocritical
Summary: After leaving the nightclub he kind of feels like an idiot so instead of buying another cab ride he walks 41 blocks back to the hotel. He thinks about the gloves that were stolen from him at Pencey and what he would do to the guy who stole them. Holden wouldn't plan on hitting the guy, but knew that the blame/admit game he would play with him could take hours. Holden gets to the hotel and goes into the elevator to find some guy asking him if he wants a prostitute to be sent to his room for five dollars. Holden is depressed already so told the guy sure so he gets to his room and changes his shirt. He then admits to being a virgin. Sunny the prostitute knocks, and comes into the room. She's a young girl with a high pitch voice and when she took off her dress Holden started to panic by then realizing it was wrong. He starts to make excuses saying he just got surgery and needs to rest, and he thought he was better but wasn't. Sunny sits on his lap trying to seduce him, but it doesn't work. Holden gives her the five dollars and tells her to leave, but she tells him it was supposed to be ten.
Chapter 12
Chapter 12
Characters: Holden, Lillian Simmons
Theme: He can't find anything good enough to fit his liking...
Symbol: The Central Park lagoon- it symbolizes his innocence, he cares about something.
Summary: He gets into the cab and goes to a Greenwich Village nightclub called Ernies. On his way he again asks the driver what happens to the ducks in the Central Park lagoon in the winter. The taxi driver get's very upset, and will have no stupid questions asked. Holden tries to make conversation with the guy, but still seems to get angry. Interesting enough, Holden likes the man just isn't sure why the short temper. He get's to Ernie's he orders a scotch and coke while listens to the Ernie play the piano. He wonders if Ernie actually knows he's bad or he's just deaf. Holden gets irritated when people clap loudly and scream their heads off after a song because he believes the music is badly played. The conversations around him make him even more uneasy because to him they are all phony. A girl walks in, and is very obnoxious. Her name is Lillian Simmons who used to be the girl that Holden's brother D.B used to date. She tries to get him to sit with her, but Holden thinks that she's using him so he'll bring her up in a conversation the next time he talks to D.B. Not going to happen, so he makes an excuse and leaves the nightclub to escape.
Characters: Holden, Lillian Simmons
Theme: He can't find anything good enough to fit his liking...
Symbol: The Central Park lagoon- it symbolizes his innocence, he cares about something.
Summary: He gets into the cab and goes to a Greenwich Village nightclub called Ernies. On his way he again asks the driver what happens to the ducks in the Central Park lagoon in the winter. The taxi driver get's very upset, and will have no stupid questions asked. Holden tries to make conversation with the guy, but still seems to get angry. Interesting enough, Holden likes the man just isn't sure why the short temper. He get's to Ernie's he orders a scotch and coke while listens to the Ernie play the piano. He wonders if Ernie actually knows he's bad or he's just deaf. Holden gets irritated when people clap loudly and scream their heads off after a song because he believes the music is badly played. The conversations around him make him even more uneasy because to him they are all phony. A girl walks in, and is very obnoxious. Her name is Lillian Simmons who used to be the girl that Holden's brother D.B used to date. She tries to get him to sit with her, but Holden thinks that she's using him so he'll bring her up in a conversation the next time he talks to D.B. Not going to happen, so he makes an excuse and leaves the nightclub to escape.
Journal 11
Chapter 11
Characters: Holden
Theme: Innocence
Summary: He walks to his room and thinks about Jane; how they met at their summer homes after his mother complained about her dog that went to the bathroom on their lawn. They became good friends, and she was the only one who he had ever shown Allie's baseball glove too because he not only trusted her but knew she liked to write and read poetry. He also recalled the day where Jane's drunk stepfather asked her for cigarettes, but didn't answer him. He left, and she began to cry so Holden held her and kissed her. They always held hands, but not much more than that. 'All you knew was, you were happy,' that's how he thought about holding Jane's hand, and he said she was very good at holding hands. He got back to his room, and was upset about all his thoughts. Instead of sleeping when he wasn't tired, he headed back downstairs to get in a taxi.
Characters: Holden
Theme: Innocence
Summary: He walks to his room and thinks about Jane; how they met at their summer homes after his mother complained about her dog that went to the bathroom on their lawn. They became good friends, and she was the only one who he had ever shown Allie's baseball glove too because he not only trusted her but knew she liked to write and read poetry. He also recalled the day where Jane's drunk stepfather asked her for cigarettes, but didn't answer him. He left, and she began to cry so Holden held her and kissed her. They always held hands, but not much more than that. 'All you knew was, you were happy,' that's how he thought about holding Jane's hand, and he said she was very good at holding hands. He got back to his room, and was upset about all his thoughts. Instead of sleeping when he wasn't tired, he headed back downstairs to get in a taxi.
Chapter 10
Chapter 10:
Characters: Holden
Theme: Hypocracy
Summary: Holden goes down to the Lavendar Room in the Edmont's nightclub, but before he leaves he thinks about calling his sister Pheobe. He describes her an intelligent girl who is very pretty, but is emotional. The description is somewhat like Allies to where they both have red hair, and very smart for their age. She enjoys The Steps and can quote and mimick parts of it while it's playing. She enjoys writing stories about a girl named 'Hazel Weatherfield.' Insead of calling her he heads downstairs and tries to order a drink but the waiter refuses to bring him anything but a coke. He sits by the 'older' women and thinks one is more beautiful than the others and asks if she wants to dance. She laughs, and he feels a little irritated. He tells the girls he'll dance with all three off them, but they don't pay too much attention because they had seen a movie star not long ago, and decided that maybe he'd show up at the Lavendar Room. Holden ends up dancing with all three, and then sitting at their table. It is impossible to get the ladies to speak more than two words or even any at all. For his own amusement he says that he just saw Gary Cooper the movie star walk out. The women freak out, pay for their drinks that they didn't even offer to buy themselves, and leaves.
Characters: Holden
Theme: Hypocracy
Summary: Holden goes down to the Lavendar Room in the Edmont's nightclub, but before he leaves he thinks about calling his sister Pheobe. He describes her an intelligent girl who is very pretty, but is emotional. The description is somewhat like Allies to where they both have red hair, and very smart for their age. She enjoys The Steps and can quote and mimick parts of it while it's playing. She enjoys writing stories about a girl named 'Hazel Weatherfield.' Insead of calling her he heads downstairs and tries to order a drink but the waiter refuses to bring him anything but a coke. He sits by the 'older' women and thinks one is more beautiful than the others and asks if she wants to dance. She laughs, and he feels a little irritated. He tells the girls he'll dance with all three off them, but they don't pay too much attention because they had seen a movie star not long ago, and decided that maybe he'd show up at the Lavendar Room. Holden ends up dancing with all three, and then sitting at their table. It is impossible to get the ladies to speak more than two words or even any at all. For his own amusement he says that he just saw Gary Cooper the movie star walk out. The women freak out, pay for their drinks that they didn't even offer to buy themselves, and leaves.
Chapter 9
Chapter 9:
Characters: Holden
Theme: Hypocracy
Summary: He's at Penn station and wants to call someone but can't think of anyone to call to continue to keep him 'safe' from being found or discovered. He wants to call his sister but is afraid his parents would answer, and his mom always knows when it's him. His brother D.B is in Hollywood so he won't waste his time. He even thought about calling Jane's mom to find out when she got out for break. Instead of calling anyone he decides to pay for a taxi. He asks the driver where the ducks go in the Central Park lagoon go in the winter, but he seemed not to care. Holden goes to Edmont Hotel, and finds that there are some crazy people staying there. One man was dressed in womans clothing, and in a different room a man and woman were taking turns spitting water at eachothers faces. He then ends up calling Faith Cavendish, a girl he knew about from a friend he met at a party. He doesn't know Faith, but wants to go on a date with her. She didn't want anything to do with Holden until he mentioned Princton, but still she said no because she needed beauty sleep.
Characters: Holden
Theme: Hypocracy
Summary: He's at Penn station and wants to call someone but can't think of anyone to call to continue to keep him 'safe' from being found or discovered. He wants to call his sister but is afraid his parents would answer, and his mom always knows when it's him. His brother D.B is in Hollywood so he won't waste his time. He even thought about calling Jane's mom to find out when she got out for break. Instead of calling anyone he decides to pay for a taxi. He asks the driver where the ducks go in the Central Park lagoon go in the winter, but he seemed not to care. Holden goes to Edmont Hotel, and finds that there are some crazy people staying there. One man was dressed in womans clothing, and in a different room a man and woman were taking turns spitting water at eachothers faces. He then ends up calling Faith Cavendish, a girl he knew about from a friend he met at a party. He doesn't know Faith, but wants to go on a date with her. She didn't want anything to do with Holden until he mentioned Princton, but still she said no because she needed beauty sleep.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Journal Entry 8
Chapter 8:
Characters: Holden, Mrs. Morrow
Theme: Hypocracy
Symbols: ______
Summary: He walks to the train station, and brings up the fact he used to enjoy trains but this time he just didn't care and wanted to get away. An attractive older woman sits next to him and strikes up a conversation about his bag and where he goes to school. Her name was Mrs. Morrow and her son is in Holden's class. Holden's outlook on Ernest Morrow was that he was the biggest 'basterd' he had ever met snapping people with towels as he walked out of the shower. Ernest is just another phony Holden doesn't like, but decides to play a stupid little lie game with his mother. He starts off lying about his name, and saying random crap about Ernest to make her seem like she has an angel of a son instead of just some 'sensative' boy. He also told her that all the blood on his face was from a snowball. In his mind he was attracted to this woman even though she was a lot older than him so he asked her to get a drink with him. She refused, and asked if someone in his family was sick which is why he was leaving early. He lied again saying it was him that was sick, Mrs. Morrow was very symathetic, and he sort of felt bad about that one.
Characters: Holden, Mrs. Morrow
Theme: Hypocracy
Symbols: ______
Summary: He walks to the train station, and brings up the fact he used to enjoy trains but this time he just didn't care and wanted to get away. An attractive older woman sits next to him and strikes up a conversation about his bag and where he goes to school. Her name was Mrs. Morrow and her son is in Holden's class. Holden's outlook on Ernest Morrow was that he was the biggest 'basterd' he had ever met snapping people with towels as he walked out of the shower. Ernest is just another phony Holden doesn't like, but decides to play a stupid little lie game with his mother. He starts off lying about his name, and saying random crap about Ernest to make her seem like she has an angel of a son instead of just some 'sensative' boy. He also told her that all the blood on his face was from a snowball. In his mind he was attracted to this woman even though she was a lot older than him so he asked her to get a drink with him. She refused, and asked if someone in his family was sick which is why he was leaving early. He lied again saying it was him that was sick, Mrs. Morrow was very symathetic, and he sort of felt bad about that one.
Journal Entry 7
Chapter 7:
Characters: Holden & Ackley
Theme: How he hates the prep school
Symbol: Wanting to join the monastary- he may want to be involved in something more, but is still worried there are phonies or 'basterds'
Summary: He is in Ackleys room, and they talk about the blood on his face, why Holden wants a light on, what the hell he's doing IN HIS room, and why he wants to play Canasta at about midnight. Holden asks Ackley if he can sleep in his roommates bed because he leaves ever weekend. Ackley doesn't like that idea, and thinks it would be bad if for some reason his roommate came home to find some other guy in his bed. Holden then sits on the bed, and starts to think about Jane and Stradlater which made him sick. He reasures Ackley he's not staying there, and Ackley falls asleep but Holden isn't done talking so wakes him up again. He brings up becoming a monastary without being a catholic, but thinks he'd be stuck with bastards. He then leaves, and decides he's going to go to New York to wait for his parents to read the letter about him getting kicked out. He grabs his stuff and leaves.
Characters: Holden & Ackley
Theme: How he hates the prep school
Symbol: Wanting to join the monastary- he may want to be involved in something more, but is still worried there are phonies or 'basterds'
Summary: He is in Ackleys room, and they talk about the blood on his face, why Holden wants a light on, what the hell he's doing IN HIS room, and why he wants to play Canasta at about midnight. Holden asks Ackley if he can sleep in his roommates bed because he leaves ever weekend. Ackley doesn't like that idea, and thinks it would be bad if for some reason his roommate came home to find some other guy in his bed. Holden then sits on the bed, and starts to think about Jane and Stradlater which made him sick. He reasures Ackley he's not staying there, and Ackley falls asleep but Holden isn't done talking so wakes him up again. He brings up becoming a monastary without being a catholic, but thinks he'd be stuck with bastards. He then leaves, and decides he's going to go to New York to wait for his parents to read the letter about him getting kicked out. He grabs his stuff and leaves.
Journal Entrie 6
Chapter 6:
Characters: Stradlater, Holden.
Theme: Jealousy. Stradlater took Jane out, and when he came home he didn’t say anything about the date. Holden got irritated and started asking questions. “That’s a professional secret, buddy,” Stradlater told him, and he got very angry.
Symbol: “All the kings in the back row.” Symbolizes a girls' innocence.
Summary:
Holden can't seem to get Jane off his mind, and then Stradlater comes home and doesn't say anything about the date. He reads the essay Holden wrote for him, and calls him stupid because it was supposed to be about a room or something basic and simple. Instead he wrote it about his dead brothers baseball mit that had poems written on it. Holden tries not to bring up Jane but cannot resist so he asks how the date was. Stradlater tells him it was a secret so tension rises immediatly, especially after he tells Holden they were Ed Banky's car. Holden eventally attcks Stradlater, and Stradlater hits him and pins him to the floor to calm him down. Holden drives him crazy and Stradlater hits him in the face, his nose starts bleeding, but then Stradlater worried that he hurt him so he gets up, and leaves the room. Holden goes out to Ackley's room.
Characters: Stradlater, Holden.
Theme: Jealousy. Stradlater took Jane out, and when he came home he didn’t say anything about the date. Holden got irritated and started asking questions. “That’s a professional secret, buddy,” Stradlater told him, and he got very angry.
Symbol: “All the kings in the back row.” Symbolizes a girls' innocence.
Summary:
Holden can't seem to get Jane off his mind, and then Stradlater comes home and doesn't say anything about the date. He reads the essay Holden wrote for him, and calls him stupid because it was supposed to be about a room or something basic and simple. Instead he wrote it about his dead brothers baseball mit that had poems written on it. Holden tries not to bring up Jane but cannot resist so he asks how the date was. Stradlater tells him it was a secret so tension rises immediatly, especially after he tells Holden they were Ed Banky's car. Holden eventally attcks Stradlater, and Stradlater hits him and pins him to the floor to calm him down. Holden drives him crazy and Stradlater hits him in the face, his nose starts bleeding, but then Stradlater worried that he hurt him so he gets up, and leaves the room. Holden goes out to Ackley's room.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Words of the Day
Pedagogical: Adj: The eighth graders showed great pedagogical skills towards the incoming seventh graders.
Stenographer: N: The boy's stenographer helped him take notes for ten chapters out of his book.
Stenographer: N: The boy's stenographer helped him take notes for ten chapters out of his book.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
words of the day
Convent: N: The convent of students decided to riot against the school's decision to cut DDF.
Blase: Adj: I felt blase towards Anna's instant amazement towards car surfing.
Blase: Adj: I felt blase towards Anna's instant amazement towards car surfing.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Words of The Day
Nonchalant: Adj: I felt nonchalant today during math, even though class completely sucked.
Bourgeois: N or Adj: The bourgeois man went to buy a new suit.
Bourgeois: N or Adj: The bourgeois man went to buy a new suit.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Words of the Day
Halitosis: N: Anna told Danny he had halitosis during biology today, and he asked what she was talking about. "You obviously didn't do your homework!" anna suggested.
Incognito: Batman was incognito until Kayla decided to reveal his deepest secret.
Incognito: Batman was incognito until Kayla decided to reveal his deepest secret.
Comparison...woops...
Comparison Between the Characters: The House and Leonard Mead
The House and Leonard are both alone, and have just about the same idea of the meaning of home. The House was the last thing left after the atomic bomb, and even without people it continued to go through its day like any other. It cooked, cleaned, read memorable stories, and still tried to please its owners. It was definitely robotic yet in the end still strived to save itself from the flaming fire. It didn’t have thoughts, but still did what it was there to do.
Leonard had his own mind, thoughts, and followed his own actions. He’s a leader not a follower especially when it came down to brainwashed people throughout his town. Even though there were other people around, he was still alone. Leonard walked the streets late, and in all the ten years he had been walking he hadn’t seen one other person. The split sidewalks down the road led him to different houses with lights and a television on. He’s judged for not enjoying the T.V like everyone else, and was questioned on why he was out so late. He was sent away, and we still don’t know if he ever actually changed.
Both the characters or figures were alone but coped with their setting and surroundings. The House went on with its life, and Leonard just didn’t change his life style and just adjusted to what everyone else was doing without letting it affect him.
Monday, November 16, 2009
words of day; CTR
Ostracize: The child was ostracized by his friends when he moved to a nearby town.
Grippe: The girl had grippe so she had to stay home to get better.
Grippe: The girl had grippe so she had to stay home to get better.
Words for Catcher and the Rye
Ostracize (V)- to banish or exclude
Grippe (N)- old fashioned term for influenza
Halitosis (N) term for bad breathe
Incognito- (Adj) having someone’s true identity concealed
Nonchalant (Adj)- feeling or appearing relaxed or casually calm, no excitement or enthusiasm
Bourgeois (Adj)- characterized by the middle class
Convent (N) Christian community
Blasé (Adj) unimpressed or indifferent because of experience before
Boisterous (Adj) noisy or energetic
Pedagogical (Adj) relating to teaching
Stenographer (N) the action or process of writing in shorthand or taking direction.
Grippe (N)- old fashioned term for influenza
Halitosis (N) term for bad breathe
Incognito- (Adj) having someone’s true identity concealed
Nonchalant (Adj)- feeling or appearing relaxed or casually calm, no excitement or enthusiasm
Bourgeois (Adj)- characterized by the middle class
Convent (N) Christian community
Blasé (Adj) unimpressed or indifferent because of experience before
Boisterous (Adj) noisy or energetic
Pedagogical (Adj) relating to teaching
Stenographer (N) the action or process of writing in shorthand or taking direction.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Words of The Day October 19, 2009
Tempestuous: Adj: The tempestuous student's caused the poor teacher to run out of the room.
Edifice: Noun: The twin towers were edifices of New York.
Edifice: Noun: The twin towers were edifices of New York.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Words of the Day october 14 09
Elucidate (v) -Mr. Buddy was not very good at elucidating the timing of the test.
Torpid: (ADJ) After the test i felt torpid towards thinking about anything else besides sleep.
Torpid: (ADJ) After the test i felt torpid towards thinking about anything else besides sleep.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Words of The Day Oct. 13
Dissipate: VB: We dissipated eggs along the trees and tall grass for the children's Easter egg hunt.
Disparage: ADJ: Ian's lack of self control over was disparaging.
Disparage: ADJ: Ian's lack of self control over was disparaging.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Words of The Day Oct.12
Dogmatic: Fielding's dogmatic speech about DDF gave the school board no other reason then not to keep it.
Egregious: The school shooting was egregious to the town and the community.
Egregious: The school shooting was egregious to the town and the community.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
09/7/9 SDROW WEN
1) Dogmatic-ADJ- opinionated, assertive, or determined
2) Egregious- ADJ-shocking or appalling
3) Dissipated- VB- to scatter in various directions- disperse.
4) Disparage- VB- to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle
5) Elucidate-VB- to provide clarification; explain.
6) Torpid-ADJ- inactive or sluggish
7) Tempestuous- ADJ- stormy emotion, blustery, turbulent
8) Edifice-NOUN-a building, esp. one of large size or imposing appearance
9) Decorous-ADJ- proper, decent, appropriate.
10) Eulogium-Noun-honor, privilege, reward
11) Propriety-Noun- decency, respectability
12) Sagacious-ADJ- wise, clever, intelligent
13) Voluminous-ADJ- roomy, spacious, full, big, large
14) Arduous-ADJ- difficult, hard, vigorous, demanding, tough, challenging
15) Alacrity-NOUN- willingness, readiness, enthusiasm
16) Languid-ADJ- relaxed, unhurried, lethargic, listless
2) Egregious- ADJ-shocking or appalling
3) Dissipated- VB- to scatter in various directions- disperse.
4) Disparage- VB- to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle
5) Elucidate-VB- to provide clarification; explain.
6) Torpid-ADJ- inactive or sluggish
7) Tempestuous- ADJ- stormy emotion, blustery, turbulent
8) Edifice-NOUN-a building, esp. one of large size or imposing appearance
9) Decorous-ADJ- proper, decent, appropriate.
10) Eulogium-Noun-honor, privilege, reward
11) Propriety-Noun- decency, respectability
12) Sagacious-ADJ- wise, clever, intelligent
13) Voluminous-ADJ- roomy, spacious, full, big, large
14) Arduous-ADJ- difficult, hard, vigorous, demanding, tough, challenging
15) Alacrity-NOUN- willingness, readiness, enthusiasm
16) Languid-ADJ- relaxed, unhurried, lethargic, listless
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Words of the Day 9/23/09
psychopathic: ADJ: Anna's psychopathic ways forced her friends and family to disown her.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Blog: The Thrill of the Grass VS. Monkey's Paw
The theme of both stories was similar, and the true way of "home" had to be worked for. The Thrill of the Grass considered their home as a baseball field, or the seats they sat in while they watched the games behind first base. The family from the Monkey's Paw didn't like their home, and felt the need to wish for things to make their life better. Why are these alike? In both scenarios they had to strive to make their homes more preferable by tearing up astroturf or wishing for 200 pounds. In the Monkey's Paw however they did not just get what they wanted, it was basically a trade; if you get this, then what do you lose in return? In one case, they lost their father for money. In The Thrill of the Grass they replaced the grass, but also got the players on strike to come back. For them it was a win win situation. In conclusion, both had homes just wanted to revive them.
Words of The Day 9/22/09
Tremulous: ADJ: The boy shook tremulously before the race
Silhouette: NOUN: The woman's silhouette showed in the street light against nightfall.
Silhouette: NOUN: The woman's silhouette showed in the street light against nightfall.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Harrison Burgeron Script
Harrison Burgeron:
Narrator: The year was 2081, and the government has designed different ways to get all people to be equal. There is no contrast among individuals. Has the government gone too far? This is for you to answer. Here's the Burgeron's story; George and his wife Hazel's son Harrison was taken away at age 14 for being too unordinary. The fact they can even remember that is an amazement. George is very intelligent giving him the disadvantage of having to wear a mental handicap radio in his year which tuned to the government transmitter. It only allowed him to think about things in short bursts, and using his unfair benefit of his smart mind. His wife on the other hand, was perfectly average.
George: Change the channel honey.
Hazel: Oh look! Ballerinas! That was a nice dance.
Narrator: The ballerinas were really no better than anyone else. They were obligated to wear sash weights, bags of birdshot, and masks to cover their faces.
BZZZ
Hazel: What was it this time?
George: It was like somebody hitting a milk bottle with a peen hammer.
Hazel: You know, I would like to be a handicap general one day. To be able to pick all those different sounds to send to people would be interesting, and then chimes on Sunday! They would be in honor of religion.
George: I would like Sundays then. You'd be as good as anyone else.
EEEEK
Hazel: That sounded bad...
Narrator: George was white, trembling, tears rolling down out from his red eyes, shaking across the floor.
Hazel: Come sit on the couch and rest your neck.
Narrator: George's head hurt, but when you have 47 pounds of birdshot in a canvas bag padlocked around the thing holding your head up...that's misery.
George: It's okay. I don't notice it anymore, just apart of me.
Hazel: Do you think we can adjust the bag by taking out just a few lead balls?
George: No, you can't just get away with that. If I tried, then someone else will, and then someone else, and then we'll end up back in the dark ages again. Society would crash.
Narrator: The television tuned into a different channel for a news bulletin. The announcer had a serious speech impediment making the message unclear. He gave up quite fast.
Hazel: At least he tried.
Narrator: The man let one of the dancers continue. She must have been beautiful having to wear a hideous mask, and there was no doubt she was the most graceful of all them. She was stuck with weights that were as big as those worn by two-hundred-pound men.
Ballerina: Ladies and gentlemen...I'm sorry. My voice is unfair, excuse me. Harrison Burgeon, age fourteen has escaped from jail, where he was held on suspension for plotting to overthrow the government. He is a genius, an athlete, under-handicapped, and extremely dangerous.
Narrator: She changed her voice into a squawk, and a picture of Harrison flashed across the screen. No one had ever had heavier handicaps, and he outgrew then faster than the H-G men could make them. He was stuck with massive headphones, spectacles that made him part blind and gave him serious headaches. Also to top it off was a nice red nose, no eyebrows, and black caps to cover his pearly white teeth. He carried 300 pounds in weights.
Ballerina: Don't try to reason with him.
BOOM.
Narrator: A sudden earthquake, and then Harrison appeared on the stage.
Harrison: I am the emporer! Do what I say! Remove your handicaps, and the first woman to stand up will be my Empress!
Ballerina: I want to be me, show what I am capable of.
Narrator: Harrison removed her handicaps, her mask and then smiled.
Harrison: Now let us dance! Music! Play your best, and I'll make you barons, dukes, and earls. Narrator: Their best did not show, and it was unexceptable. He took two men from their chairs and waved them like batons and sang the music as he wanted to hear it.
Harrison: I said your BEST!
Narrator: After his masquerade, the music started and improved. Harrison and the ballerina danced, swung, and leaped.
Diana Moon Glampers- Not on my watch!
BOOM
Narrator: She pulled out her ten-gauge shotgun, and in two shots both of them were dead. She turned to the musicians.
Diana Moon Glampers: All of you, put your handicaps back on or else!
Narrator: The Burgeron's television burned out.
Hazel: What happened to the tel..
George: I need a beer.
ZAP
George: You been crying?
Hazel: Yeah, I can't remember why though.
George: Forget sad things
Hazel: I always do.
George: That's my girl
ZING
Hazel: You okay? I could tell that one was a doozy.
George: You can say that again.
Hazel: I could tell that one was a doozy.
Narrator: That day their son died. Right in front of their eyes, but forgot it instantly. Did the government go too far?
Words of The Day 9/21/09
Acrimonious: ADJ: Rori was acrimonious about the race in Ketchikan.
Ephemeral: ADJ: The ephemeral fly was born and died in the same day.
Ephemeral: ADJ: The ephemeral fly was born and died in the same day.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Theme
The theme of both The California's Tale and the Thrill of The Grass both have some of the same kinds of theme: Home. The California's Tale showed that Henry's home was not quite the same without her, or his life. The Thrill of the Grass showed that their "home" or their place of safety and tranquility had subsided after the strike. Henry's home had the touch of a woman, and the touch of the baseball field in The Thrill of The Grass was the fake grass they did not like. They had to fix it. The bases were spots where they felt was could be not only the best place to watch the game, but also where they felt entitled to watch from. If you abandoned that place, you maybe were not as "first class" as the rest of the family was. Both stories showed how home was important, and the difficulties one can go through when something changes it unknowingly.
Words 9/17/09
Irate: ADJ- The irate runner elbowed the girl into the car during the race.
Verdant: ADJ- The verdant child did not listen to the teacher giving directions.
Verdant: ADJ- The verdant child did not listen to the teacher giving directions.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Words of the Day 9/16/09
Recalcitrant: The boy's recalcitrant attitude forced his mother to hide him in the basement.
Sublime: Prefontaine's gave the runners a new sublime attitude towards running.
Sublime: Prefontaine's gave the runners a new sublime attitude towards running.
Words
Recalcitrant: ADJ- having a uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.
Sublime: ADJ- to inspire great admiration or awe.
Irate: ADJ- feeling or characterized by great anger.
Verdant: ADJ- green with grass or other rich vegetation
Acrimonious: ADJ- angry or bitter
Ephemeral: ADJ- Lasting for a very short time.
Tremulous: ADJ: shaking or quivering slightly.
Silhouette: Noun- the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background.
Psychopathic- Noun- a person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior.
Sublime: ADJ- to inspire great admiration or awe.
Irate: ADJ- feeling or characterized by great anger.
Verdant: ADJ- green with grass or other rich vegetation
Acrimonious: ADJ- angry or bitter
Ephemeral: ADJ- Lasting for a very short time.
Tremulous: ADJ: shaking or quivering slightly.
Silhouette: Noun- the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background.
Psychopathic- Noun- a person suffering from chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behavior.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Comparison
The stories Harrison Burgeron and The Pedestrian both possess themes in both the meaning of home and freedom.
Harrison was different, and because of this he lost his freedom and was taken away from home. Home for him is not necessarily safe or a place to feel relaxed. His 300lb. weights, the red nose nose, the glasses and the mental handicap made life more difficult than it could have been. He was extraordinary and was punished for it. "Freedom" the power or right to act, speak, or think without restraint. Do you think he had this opportunity? Harrison didn't have the right to think because of the handicap, the way to speak out against controversy, and he couldn't act any different than anyone else. His freedom and home are uncontrollably biased and unreasonable.
The Pedestrian showed that a man who loved enjoying the outdoors and taking long walks was not tolerated. You had to be a certain way, like everyone else who watches television, movies, and the news. Is this bad? Is this good? It doesn't matter besides the fact that Leonard liked to take strolls down the deserted sidewalks at night. His home was a safe house, where no one else thought anything more than just an alive, lit up room. Ironically, he would rather not be there, so instead was punished for not liking some good ol' When The Price Is Right. He had the freedom to think and speak for himself until the cop car took him away. He could do what he wanted, but it was wrong. His freedom was stripped from him because of the discrimination of the variation of people.
Both these stories relate in ways where they may have had freedom, but it disappeared because of prejudice. The value of home is showed in both stories as well, and if they don't have it, their freedom is effected in some way.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Affirmative Action
“Affirmative action” means positive steps taken to increase the representation of women and minorities in areas of employment, education, and business from which they have been historically excluded. When those steps involve preferential selection—selection on the basis of race, gender, or ethnicity—affirmative action generates intense controversy.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/affirmative-action/
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