Charachter Study (III)

So I wasn't in class but I know whats going on! 
In our story ( Myself, Sam, Ricky, Nakeysha) theirs a lot of action. 

Smith and Shower-Handel are both policemen that are chasing after Nakesha's character because of her escaping from her city. Eeeeeeeeeee-Eeeeeeeee is a friend of X'O and Sam's due to the fact they are all in a hip hop group. Then as mentioned in the last post (I think?) Smith and Shower-Handel are chasing after Nakesha, then runs into the three of us getting out of a gig in France, and she asks us to protect her. After trying some distractions, I end up shining my bald head blinding the two. As she then comes with us on our bus, she tells us her story, and how she's on the run, and that a voice in her head influenced her to do it. But it wasn;t a voice in her head, it was Lissette (who's character is an ant) telling her to do these things. The group is now driving down to Spain. And that's about what we have for now. 




 That was copied from Sam Wellard's Blog because i couldn't have said it any better. :) 

Character Study (I)

                                                        The Journey Of An Ant.
  
My Name is Lissette. I live in a strange world. I mean, What world has these weird looking giants in it? I'm not so sure what their called but yet they seem so stubborn and they smell funny too. Me and my colony would gather food and take it to our safe spot where the birds and the weird looking giants will not get them. There's a lot that goes on here! It gets really exciting and sometimes intense. We lose a lot of us daily because the weird giant seem to be destroying us every time they get in our way while we try harvesting, and sometime they are putting our food into some sort of hole located by their eyes. I am not so sure what they are? and it seems to interest me a lot with the way they communicate.. they are pretty loud and we are pretty small compared to them. My mom says their giant birds. but who knows right?

The Struggle of the Dashboard.

So i made one alright. But i didn't really know how to use it but HEY! i tried :) It's pretty useful except im having trouble knowing what to put in my little boxes, But whatever i mean i get stuff done fast without one too, so i don't see this as mandatory.

Scholarship Help.

If anyone needs help finding scholarship money, i have a few websites if you are interested, just email me :)

Novelist Unite!

Hello Novelists, I'm here to inform you that Myself and Connor Albright are going to be starting a club for all the people who are going to be in the National Novel Writing Month. We will be meeting in Dr. Preston's every Thursday at lunch, if you have any questions please contact me at Lissettevillalobos0@gmail.com or Connor at trisportalbright@gmail.com . Please join us! :)

Any Suggestions? :)

So im avng a hard time picking a new book....Wanted to know if anyone has read any of these or could suggest any ? :) thanks!








1. The Rape Of The Lock By Alexander Pope
2. Of Mice & Men By john steinbeck
3. Never Let Me Go By Kuzuo Ishiguro 
4. The Love Song Of J. Alfred Prufrock By T.S. Eliot 
5. Heart Of Darkness By Joseph Conrad
6. As I Lay Dying By William Faulkner
7. Sons and Lovers By D. H. Lawrence 
8. Broken For You By Stephanie Kallos
9. As You Like It By William Shakespeare 
10. The street by Ann Petry 


The Suggestion Box Is Now Open :)

Literature Analysis #1

So I started reading and I started getting really bored with this book...So i switched it. The book that i decided to switch it to was " The Great Gatsby" By F. Scott Fitzgerald. I've become very.. how can i put this.. Obsessed? Yes. Obsessed with this book. Why? I'm not so sure yet. But this is my second time reading it ( Yes i got permission, duh.) 

 

If you have never read this story.. Well im not so sure what to tell you at this point. My emotions during this whole book was just off the wall. When we read it in class it didn't get my attention but when i started from the beginning on my own, I ended up finishing it before the whole class! haha thats how consumed I got. I do not want to be a big, as people say, "Spoiler", But i do want to highlight some key things you should and probably want to know.

• First off if you don't like obsessive love stories then you might as well put the book down now. 
•  This story is about a man named Gatsby, Jay Gatsby. A wealthy man who was in love with someone he could not have. 
•  Gatsby was in love with the one and only Daisy buchanan, who was married to Tom buchanan. I wouldn't say Daisy was in love with her husband but she was still with him.
•  Now in this story, Daisy seemed quite odd to me. Like if she faked her feelings towards certain people. Like Gatsby for say. For example Jay says, "
  “She only married you because I was poor and she was tired of waiting for me. It was a terrible mistake, but in her heart she never loved anyone except for me.”

• I don't believe Daisy ever loved Gatsby, She was a snob! once she saw gatsby she fell in love again yes, but also with his money. 

 I Think i'll give more details later. I don't wanna spoil this for anyone. By the way if you liked the new movie....You seriously need help. I thought it was crap. The old one was better. But the book was above and beyond brilliant. :)


























 

Vocabulary #5

obsequious: obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

beatitude: supreme blessedness.

bete noire: a person or thing that one particularly dislikes.

bode: be an omen of a particular outcome.

dank: disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold.

ecumenical: representing a number of different Christian churches.

fervid: intensely enthusiastic or passionate, esp. to an excessive degree.

fetid: smelling extremely unpleasant.

gargantuan: enormous

heyday: the period of a person's or thing's greatest success, popularity, or vigor.

incubus: a male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women.

infrastructure: the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.

inveigle: persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.

lagniappe: something given as a bonus or extra gift.

prolix: (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy.

protege: a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person.

prototype: a first, typical or preliminary model of something, esp. a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied.

sycophant: a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.

tautology: the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g., they arrived one after the other in succession ).

truckle: a small barrel-shaped cheese, esp. cheddar.

Essay In Progress

               Just give me an hour to do more research on this " Iron Man " hehe.

WHY THIS BOOK?

 

So it's a little nerdy...No one will notice:). I chose this book because i was always a fan of the movies and you know how people say " The book was better than the movie!" Well i believe them, i mean the Great Gatsby was a lovely book. WAY better than the movie! :D

Will Study For Food!

Well, Im thinking of moving to Oxnard with my dad after high school and going to community college. It has always been my dream to attend UCSB but i pretty much messed up my chance last year but its all good, as long as i graduate this year :). Anyways, after 2 years i will hope to transfer to either UCSB or Cal Poly.

Vocaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabbulary numero tres! :D

apostate: a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle.

effusive: expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.

impasse: a situation in which no progress is possible, esp. because of disagreement; a deadlock.

euphoria: a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.

lugubrious: looking or sounding sad and dismal.

bravado: a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate.

 consensus: general agreement.

dichotomy: a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.

 constrict: make narrower, esp. by encircling pressure.

Gothic: of or in the style of architecture prevalent in western Europe in the 12th–16th centuries, characterized by pointed arches, rib vaults, and flying buttresses, together with large windows and elaborate tracery.

punctilio: a fine or petty point of conduct or procedure.





metamorphosis: (in an insect or amphibian) the process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.

raconteur: a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.

sine qua non: an essential condition; a thing that is absolutely necessary.

quixotic: exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.

vendetta: a blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family.

non sequitur: a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement.

mystique: a fascinating aura of mystery, awe, and power surrounding someone or something.

quagmire: a soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.

parlous: full of danger or uncertainty; precarious.