Roots and Derivatives
Corp(or): body, corpse
Cred: to believe, to trust, credo
Cur(r), Curs, course: to run, to flow, current
Dic(t): to speak, to say, diction
Word List
Benediction: the invocation of a divine blessing, as at the close of a religious service; a blessing or state of blessedness. I recieved a sensation of benediction at today's mass.
Concourse: a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng. I jogged along the concourse in the building to see what had occured.
Concurrent: occuring at the same time; meeting or acting together. In order to open the vault, we have to turn our keys on a concurrent fashion.
Corporal: related to the physical body. Anatomy is a branch of corporal study.
Corpulent: very stout; fleshy and obese; fat. The corpulent elephant charged towards us.
Credibility: the quality of being believable or trustworthy. He is a source of credibility since he has never lied to me.
Credulity: the (naive) willingness to believe too easily without proof. The people who display credulity in this town will believe he is innocent after his pathetic hearing.
Cursory: done in a superficial or hasty manner. The old man displayed cursory when he hastily confiscated the toy from the toddler.
Dictum: an authoritative saying or maxim. The judge made announced his dictum on the defendant's fat yesterday evening.
Incorporate: to form into one body or fuctioning unit; to combine several different things into a whole. In order to incorporate religious ideaology into global occurances, one must have a penetrating outlook on life.
Incredulous: not believing, skeptical, or doubting. One must always be incredulous of the word of one who is not credible.
Indicative: characteristic of or very much like; suggestive. Not many of my associates have indicative mentalities as I do.
Monday, November 17, 2014
Friday, November 14, 2014
Lit Analysis Essay
Part 1
Throughout the book, Billy Pilgrim travels between moments in his life. Billy Pilgrim was drafted in the army for WWII. He was then shopped oversees for the battle of Bulge in Belgium. During the battle, he was captured by enemy forces which leads him to Dresden. Dresden later is bombed which herds Billy into a slaughterhouse in order to evade the incoming bombs. After the war, Billy returns to Illium to pursue Optometry. He then attends an asylum and meets a man named kilgore, who is writing a book, While in the asylum, events trigger his flashbacks of the war. It then forwards to when a relative has a wedding, in which he is captured by aliens that trap him with an actress named Montana Wildhack, While aboard the alien ship, Montana conceives Billy's babies. Billy never sees her again. Time then changes to a point in which Billy is in a plane crash and becomes the lone survivor. He then was taken to get surgery. After the surgery, billy then says that he remembers everything.
Part 2
I believe the theme is that war takes a toll on the body AND mind of a person. I believe Vonnegut tried to take on the topic of war and the harshness of it. One thing to point out is that Billy Pilgrim's so called moments of "time travel" are actually just a byproduct if war on a person's mind and the feeling of wanting to go back in time to unsee the harshness of war
Part 3
Billy Pilgrim is a flat character. However, This book jumps around from different points in time.
Part 4
"Poo-tee-weet?" this is a phrase said by the Bird after the massacre. This symbol shows that war is intellectual like that bird that is speaking.
Part 5
I chose this book because I wanted to read an Anti-war book. The senselessness killing of war is just not needed and the this book explains why.
Part 6
" So it goes" this phrase takes the harsh fact that war is not a fun topic and that death can take a toll on the mind.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Greek Drama Questions
1.What kind of prize is given for dancing choruses of worshipers?
The prize consisted of a bull or a goat.
2.How many spectators would gather in the open-air theatre of Dionysos?
The capacity of spectators that would gather in the open-air theatre of Dionysos came to be an estimated amount of fourteen thousand spectators.
3. How does the mask affect the voices of the actors?
The masks amplified the wearer's voice.
4. Why was Antigone suspenseful to viewing audiences?
It was suspenseful due to being well known to the audience, so the audience knew what the characters didn't know.
5. How is the shepherd to leave the infant on the mountains?
The shepherd was to leave the infant to die alone on the mountainside with his ankles pinned together.
6. What is the riddle the Sphinx gave to Oedipus?
"What creature goes on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?"
7. Who are Oedipus' kids?
Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene.
8. After Oedipus is exiled, Who takes over Thebes?
Creon took over Thebes as sovereign.
9. What did the family do to the dead body?
The family would close the deceased's eyes and mouth to prepare the body for "the wake". Then the women of the house would cleanse the body and dress it in white.They would then point the feet of the deceased towards the door and would sprinkle the feet of the departed with with herbs in order to keep evil spirits at bay. Then the closest relative in reference to the deceased would hold the deceased's head while other mourners who beat their faces, tear their hair, and sing sorrow songs.
The prize consisted of a bull or a goat.
2.How many spectators would gather in the open-air theatre of Dionysos?
The capacity of spectators that would gather in the open-air theatre of Dionysos came to be an estimated amount of fourteen thousand spectators.
3. How does the mask affect the voices of the actors?
The masks amplified the wearer's voice.
4. Why was Antigone suspenseful to viewing audiences?
It was suspenseful due to being well known to the audience, so the audience knew what the characters didn't know.
5. How is the shepherd to leave the infant on the mountains?
The shepherd was to leave the infant to die alone on the mountainside with his ankles pinned together.
6. What is the riddle the Sphinx gave to Oedipus?
"What creature goes on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?"
7. Who are Oedipus' kids?
Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene.
8. After Oedipus is exiled, Who takes over Thebes?
Creon took over Thebes as sovereign.
9. What did the family do to the dead body?
The family would close the deceased's eyes and mouth to prepare the body for "the wake". Then the women of the house would cleanse the body and dress it in white.They would then point the feet of the deceased towards the door and would sprinkle the feet of the departed with with herbs in order to keep evil spirits at bay. Then the closest relative in reference to the deceased would hold the deceased's head while other mourners who beat their faces, tear their hair, and sing sorrow songs.
Friday, November 7, 2014
Into Antigone Writing Assignment
First of all, I would convince my sister to join me in helping my cause to dethrone my uncle. I
would then assemble a rebellion that also believes that my brother should be buried with honor.
After that, i would need a plan to bury my brother without my uncle disturbing his grave. I believe
my uncle should just let me bury my brother, because it is demanded of the gods that I do. I would
then try to keep my parent away from my uncle so he would not hurt them while I try to defy his
laws. Then I would use the rebellion I have recruited in order to Dethrone my uncle. If our rebellion
were to be minute compared to my uncle's army, then I would proceed in using that rebellion to
assassinate my uncle rather than fighting his army head on. However, before I do this i must access
the situation and look at it from my uncle's perspective, so I would have to ask him for his reasoning
behind all this madness in order to understand why he would do this in an alternate world. If I
manage to dethrone my uncle then this would lead to multiple events. First, I would need to give my
brother the proper burial he needs. Second, I would try to get back home by using the Antigone
machine. Third, if that works then I would search for a new leader to lead the newly owned kingdom
that I now have. Finally, hopefully all of this works out but for now I have to convince my sister to
join my cause.
would then assemble a rebellion that also believes that my brother should be buried with honor.
After that, i would need a plan to bury my brother without my uncle disturbing his grave. I believe
my uncle should just let me bury my brother, because it is demanded of the gods that I do. I would
then try to keep my parent away from my uncle so he would not hurt them while I try to defy his
laws. Then I would use the rebellion I have recruited in order to Dethrone my uncle. If our rebellion
were to be minute compared to my uncle's army, then I would proceed in using that rebellion to
assassinate my uncle rather than fighting his army head on. However, before I do this i must access
the situation and look at it from my uncle's perspective, so I would have to ask him for his reasoning
behind all this madness in order to understand why he would do this in an alternate world. If I
manage to dethrone my uncle then this would lead to multiple events. First, I would need to give my
brother the proper burial he needs. Second, I would try to get back home by using the Antigone
machine. Third, if that works then I would search for a new leader to lead the newly owned kingdom
that I now have. Finally, hopefully all of this works out but for now I have to convince my sister to
join my cause.
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