Task One: Survival Basics

In David Hambling's informative article entitled How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse he informs the reader on the basics of what you need to survive from a zombie apocalypse. First you need to know your zombies, you need to know what kind there are and how you can deal with them. His second step would be weapons, you need to have weapons but it has to not be heavy, you will most likely kill a zombie faster with a close target. His last step is to keep your head, so for example you need to stay cool and moving . It would be good if you bring a couple of people with you so that you can watch out for one another. Hamblings purpose in this article would be to help you survive and give you some techniques to avoid being dead.

               LITERATURE ANALYSIS #2


 1.  In novel The First Part Last by Angela Johnson is about a teenage boy named Bobby who is eager . On his sixteen birthday he gets news from his girlfriend Nia that she is pregnant. This will mean that his life will be changed forever.  Bobby realizes that he will be a father. Until one day all of sudden school and house parties, hanging out with his friends no longer meant anything to him.  Bobby and Nia are both desperate for having a normal life again. The only way that they can lead back to a normal life would be if the put their baby in adoption. They are trying to do the right thing but they don't know what to choose. After all they end up having everything ready to put their baby in adoption . When Nia had her baby Bobby was the first to have Feather in his arms , he fell in love with his baby and didn't want to give it in adoption so he told the social worker that his daughter will no longer go to adoption , he didn't care what it will take him to be a good father but he just wanted his daughter Feather.  At the end he moves to Brooklyn with Feather and raises her there.


2. The theme of this novel is to figure out what " the right thing " is and then do it. No matter what the cost is : Bobby didn't let his baby be put in adoption.

3. I choose this book because the cover looks very interesting and I read the back of the book and it was actually very interesting.

4. This book seemed to me realistic because its based  on a true story. However I have never been through this situation.

5. The authors tone in this book is more like very understanding and loving. Bobby understands that he is a dad now and he is going to be responsible for his newborn daughter.

6. Symbolism-”It would all be back the way it was before, in a month. Nothing would have changed. We’d leave school and keep on going. No baby in  a month “ (106).

Flashback- “Feather cried yesterday when I left her at the sitter’s. It’s the first time she ever cried for me “ (107).

Foreshadowing- “And that sweet new baby smell . . . the smell of baby shampoo, formula …”(4).

Setting- Brooklyn (128).

internal Conflict- “We made a mistake but we aren't stupid “(120).” ...then walked home and held Feather for the rest of the night, wondering if I would be a man, a good man”(8).

External Conflict-”maybe ill just tell him how all of a sudden the city just feels like its too big and I've been having dreams that I leave feather on the subway and can’t get back inside the train fast enough to get her, and she disappears forever” (129).

Dynamic Character- Bobby changed throughout the novel from being immature to being a very responsible guy.

Exposition- Nia, Bobby’s girlfriend is pregnant and they don't know weather to keep the baby : “ I can't answer , ‘ cause I really don't know what were going to do. I'm thinking of what's going to happen but, I don't know what to feel…”(85). “ I can't imagine a real baby” (85).

Motivation-  The baby is Bobby’s  motivation because he loves looking at her and being with her .

Characterization

1.) “sometimes she looks at me like she knows me.”(80)

Bobby is thinking  that Feather has been with him his whole life just about every moment .

2.) The author changes diction when she talks about Bobby because she makes him sound different to other characters for example,  he seems very independent and responsible compared to Nia his girlfriend “...she's been dancing with everybody”(82)

3.) The protagonist in the novel is more like a round and a dynamic character because Bobby went from immature to being very responsible . He also has many traits.

4.) I feel like i know Bobby because I've learned about his past and how he would just always party and paint on walls with his running buddies, and get in to trouble. He also got his girlfriend pregnant but they don't know what to do and weather to keep it or not. He then decides that he wants his daughter and keeps her, he realizes how much it cost to be a parent but he doesn't care because he loves Feather and is happy with her .Bobby acts eager, restless and impulsive throughout the novel because he is having a hard time in his life.

Enduring Memory Paragraph
This Novel is about  to figure out the right thing and then do it. For example Bobby choose not to have his baby be put in adoption. And now he is very happy that he is with her.

                           Vocabulary # 10

Bemoan (v) - complain about something
The kid bemoaned because he wanted to go the party and eat a lot of food.

Pensive (n) - thinking deeply
She was being pensive because she had a lot in mind and forgot about some things .

Devoid (A) - entirely without
The Halloween basket was devoid with candy.

Melancholy (A) - sad / emo
The melancholy boy was alone.

Mollify (v) - to calm someone
The nurse mollified the guy with his anger .

Memento (N) - to keep safe
The locker was memento with my clothes.

Elicit (A) - illegal
Some fireworks are elicit to the United States .

Ascend  ( V) - to climb / go up
The cop ascended the fence to catch the thief .

Adriana Aguirre

10/23/13

Block: 3

In the article “ The Sociology of Leopard Man “ by Logan Feys is about how the author Logan feels about “ how society tends to discourage people from expressing their unique ideas and behaving in ways that are different from their peers “. I agree with the author .

Logan Feys argument in this article is that he doesn't like people who  try to get attention. He said “ Normally , i find myself unimpressed with individuals who radically change their appearance through extreme tattooing . piercings , hair mutilation , etc. “  It is clear that he doesn't like people who try to do something crazy to get society's attention; therefore, he says “ he is in no position to judge his particular choice “.

To prove the point of Logans’ argument would be when he said “ society looks down upon freakish and extraordinary individuals alike and views them  with suspicion “. He also said “ ordinary people fear of what they don't understand “. Nevertheless , the evidence strongly points that everyone is conformity with one another .

Lastly ,  I agree with the author because I don't think that people should try to be like others . People should also not change for society to like them. Logan said “ To be human is to be an individual human , with individual tastes , talents , values, and dreams that are distinct from those of others” . I believe that everyone has that something that not everyone does and thats what makes them unique . And i believe this because everybody is different which means something is different about each and one of us.

In conclusion, I agree with what what Fey is arguing about. I agree that people should just be themselves and not try to be others . And also that people shouldn't do crazy things to get society's attention.

                       


                                 Quote

" The fire was dead . They saw that straight away ; saw that they had really known down on the beach when the smoke of home had beckoned. The fire was out , smokeless and dead ; the watchers were gone. A pile of unused fuel lay ready. "

                                    Vocabulary # 9

• Savory - delicious

The savory cupcake made me want some more .

• Entice - to tempt

The pizza was at the table and I was enticed t eat it.

• Tactless - insensitive

The tactless boy was told that he was very ugly.

• Integrity - self respect / self - worth

The integrity of the kid was great and didn't get fooled.

• Compensate - pay for service

I compensated my cousin by giving him some hot Cheetos instead of a dollar.

•  Aloof - disinterested / spaced out

The little kid was aloof during class.

• Goad - to taunt

The guy goaded to another guy about who was better at playing a sport.

• Cohort - friend

My cohort is the nicest person in the world.

Adriana Aguirre

Block : 3

October 22, 2013

                                  Five Ways You can Do Your Makeup Better

1. Foundation and Powder First thing first , For the face you need to get a good foundation and a good powder  . The foundation has to be your skin color , don't get one that's too orangey. Also don't get one that's too dark or too light because it will definitely look weird. If you have acne you can wear concealer ,concealer helps cover any type of pimples or spots (“18 MAC to School Makeup Tips”).
2. Spread your foundation good and with care. After you're done spreading your foundation wait a little while for it to settle , then apply your powder cover up with a brush. You can add some bronzer or blush to frame your face or add texture (“18 MAC to School Makeup Tips”).
3. Eyes Now for the eyes , you can add eyeliner with eye shadow or you might want it simple and just have mascara on . If you would like to make your eyes appear bigger you can put white eyeliner on your water line and put mascara also on the bottom eyelashes. When you put  on mascara try not to make it clumpy. Only do a few cotes , don't do a lot because your eyelashes will get stuck together (“ Eye Makeup”).
4. Eyebrows For the girls who do their eyebrows , you need to get a good eye shadow / brow liner that matches your hair on you your eyebrows . If you're doing it with eye shadow make sure you get a good angled brush . And if you are doing it with a brow liner then its best if you find a good shape that you like for your eyebrows to be or look . Also if you’re just going to fill them in use a brush and after your done making the shape , put concealer under and over the eyebrow so it can look a bit natural (“ Eye Makeup”).
5. Final Touch Lastly, for your final touch you can add lipstick or lip gloss . I prefer personally lipstick ,I love lipsticks  . And you can also spray your face with “ Makeup Forever Stay On Spray “ and what that does is makes your makeup stay all day .

                                                       Works Cited

"18 MAC to School Makeup Tips." Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Tips, Pictures and More. MAC, 11 Aug. 2008. Web. 21 Oct. 2013.

"Eye Makeup." Eye Makeup. Brasserie Alize, 27 Mar. 2013. Web. 22 Oct. 2013

"How to Apply Makeup On Oily Skin." How to Apply Makeup On Oily Skin. Ed. Maluniu, Flamin PunkMonkey, Flickety, Lillian May. Maluniu, Flamin PunkMonkey, Flickety,    Lillian May, n.d. Web. 27 July. 2013.

 

                                  Vocabulary # 8

malignant - harmful
 The malignant teacher was so sarcastic but also in a way saying the truth .


ornery - cranky
  No one liked the ornery old lady .


indolent- lazy
 Sometimes my little sister is indolent and doesn't do anything through out the whole day .


belittle - insult or put down
 The bully belittled the kid by telling him that he was ugly and pushed him down.


jeopardize - to put in danger
 I jeopardize my phone when I dropped it.


demise - downfall or death
 Sometimes a movie always has someone demise .


awry - not according to the plan
  My sister and I wanted to go to the mall but it was awry because my parents were busy.


frugal - cheep
 Some people buy clothes in the thrift store because they are frugal .

                           My favorite Mistake

 It all started a summer ago when it was on a sunday , my parents wanted to go to walmart. They wanted to go to walmart to go buy some school supplies for my little sister. My parents asked my sister and I  if we  wanted to go , we said yes because we were really bored. So then i got ready  I always take my purse to stores so  I would feel awkward if i didn't take it , i had a few money . Me and my sister didn't want to  be with my parents because they were talking to someone that they haven't seen in a long time. My sister went to go see the  fishes with my little sister , and  I went to the make-up section. And that is when I saw this really nice foundation . I notice that i didn't have as much money in my purse, so i took the tag off of the foundation and  was about to put it in my purse. It was also my first time stealing . As soon as I was putting it in my purse my sister comes and see’s me , at that point I didn't know what to do . She immediately comes up to me and tells me to put it back or else  she was going to  tell my dad. So  I put it back , and I learned my lesson to never steal .

                 LITERATURE ANALYSIS #1

 1.   The story that I read takes place in Elsewhere , were dead people live in. Elizabeth Hall a fifteen year old dies of a bike accident when a taxi cab runs her over . Elsewhere is were Elizabeth ends up after she dies. "Liz" is the nickname everyone calls her , Liz is so depressed and wants to go back to earth with her old life. She is starting to not like the new life she has begun in Elsewhere. Liz spends most of her time in the Observation Deck witch helps her see her family or anyone on earth with through binoculars. Until one day came along and she was curious who had ran  her over because the guy that did  , ran away in his taxi. Someone talked her into finding out who had killed her , she did find out. And the same person told her about making touch with someone she knows on earth so that she can tell them who it was . Liz had to go to the Forbidden Well witch is in the middle of the sea and you have to dive in really deep to reach earth. She contacts with her best friend Zooey and she tells her who was the person who ran her over , Zooey stays in charge of the rest . Liz goes back to Elsewhere and is happy now . In elsewhere you age backwards from the day of her death until she becomes a baby again and returns to earth. The theme of this book is that no matter where you are you will still have to run through obstacles to be happy in the end. This novel is dynamic , verbal , direct and has a external conflict witch is how Liz is in grief and anger for the loss of her old life , and is sad of her existence in Elsewhere. 




2.      The theme of this novel is basically that you need to struggle a bit to get what you want  .
For example : Liz went to the Forbidden Well and swam really deep to contact someone on earth to tell them who had ran her over.


3. The authors tone is more like a someone who is caring for Liz , or seems like they want the reader to feel the same way like Liz does .
    " you went to the well for me "?
    " Liz (feeling desperate , sad and angry) is still dealing with everything "
    "  I'm so happy now that I'm back "



4. This novel has tragedy , the tragedy is that Liz gets ran over ( page .25)

   It also has foil , Liz  is telling Sarah that she didn't know for the longest time that she was even dead ( page .80)

   It uses a simile to , she is comparing earth to Elsewhere and she says she likes better earth and wishes she can go back to it .( page .48-56)

This novel has a climax , the climax is that she is dead and  now in Elsewhere , she wants to know who ran her over and she decides to go to the Forbidden Well to go to earth .(page .136-150)

  There is always a happy ending in a story witch is called a resolution , the resolution in this novel is that she is born again and is really happy with what she has experienced and lived through in Elsewhere .(page .270-

The Monkey’s Paw

1.   If you had three wishes, what would they be?  Why?  (No wishing for more wishes.)  Explain each response.

My first wish would be to be invisible because I can go anywhere with out being seen .
My second wish would be to be able to read people's minds , because I would be able to know what they are thinking about .
My last wish would be to have A lot of money , because I can buy a lot of make -up , clothes , a big house with a nice pool  , and buy my parents whatever they want because I owe them big a lot .




   2.     Is there anything that you are superstitious about?  Explain.  (If not, explain why not.)


I am superstitious about if I will ever be invisible or being able to read peoples minds because no one ever knows if it is possible .

 

                    Antigone Compare & Contrast

       

 

In the  tragic play of Antigone written by Sophocles is about two characters that don't get along which are Antigone and Creon , Antigone a young girl who would do anything for her brother to be buried properly even if it means to break king Creon's law. Dealing with there similarities and differences it will not lead to good things.

 

There are differences between Antigone and Creon. Antigone is loyal to her family Antigone said "I will burry the brother I love" (2.69).She is also loyal to the gods , she told Creon that  " he has no power against the laws of the gods " (2. ). Creon is Loyal to the state. He said "as long as im the king no traitor is gong to be honored with the loyal man "(2.50). Creon is not loyal to his family. He was telling Choragos " Oedipus , Eteocles and Ploynieces have killed each other , and as I ,  next in blood , have succeeded to full power of the throne "(2.15)

 

Antigone and Creon share a similarities. Antigone is full of pride and says "Creon is not strong enough to stand in my way "(1.35) what Antigone is trying to say is that no one is going to stand in her way , not even the strongest person. Creon also has some pride for himself and said " if we must loose lets loose to a man , at least ! Is a woman stronger then we ?"(2.36). What he is trying to say is that he prefers to loose to a man than a woman , also he is trying to is that no woman can stand up to a men because they are "men".

 

In conclusion , its both of Antigone's and Creon's fault for the tragic outcome in this play. Its Antigone's fault because she disobeyed the kings' law. Also because she could have talked it out with Creon , and made an agreement. But overall its mostly Creon's fault because if one brother was buried with honors why couldn't the other one be too. And nothing would  be happening to Antigone and Haimon if Creon would have been fair and loyal to both deaths.

 

Antigone

• Loyal to family Quote: 
• " I will bury the brother I love "
• Loyal to gods Paraphrase:
• She told Creon "that he has no power against the laws of the gods ." 

Creon

• Loyal to state Quote:
• " As long as I am the king no traitor is going to be honored with the loyal man. "
• Not as loyal to family Paraphrase:
• " Oedipus died, his two sons, the princes Eteocles and Polyneices , have killed each other in battle; and I , as the next in blood , have succeeded to the full power of the throne.

Body 2:

Antigone 

• Pride Example Quote:
• "Creon is not strong enough to stand in my way "
• Pride Example Paraphrase
• what she is trying to say is that no one is going to stand in her way not even the strongest person .

Creon 

• Pride Example Quote
• " if we must  loose lets loose to a man , at least ! Is a  woman stronger then  we ?"
• Pride Example Paraphrase
• Creon thinks that no woman can stand up to a guy just cause they're guys , he also thinks that guys are better then woman's

                                       Vocabulary # 6
                                             

Inevitable (going to happen to no matter what)
The guy was nervous to ask his girlfriend to homecoming  but it was anyways inevitable.

Phobia (a strong fear)

Some people have phobias of heights , but I don't.
 

Seclude (hide away from others)
The poor kid secluded himself because he always saw bullies everywhere.
 

Rebuke ( to criticize or put on blast)
The girl rebuked the guy that would always tell her mean stuff.
 

Notorious (famous for something bad)
My friend is notorious for beating up a guy.
 

Fluctuate (to change)
The weather fluctuates a lot in Santa Maria.
 

Candid (honest / sincere)
Everyone did not liked the candid guy because he would say nothing but the truth.
 

Sophomoric (immature)
A girl never pays attention to the sophomoric guys .

                                                 vocabulary #5  

Plaintive (Very sad)
The plaintive girl cried because she didn't get what she wanted.

Flaunt (to show something off)

Some people like to flaunt and think they are very cool.

 

Distraught (emotionally upset)

I was distraught when I heard that I had a z block.

 

Queue (a line of people or things)

A queue of people were standing for hours cause there was no more chairs.

 

Accrue (to gather over time)

Hopefully one day I realize I've accrued some money and then be able to buy what I want.

 

Relentless (never stopping)

some people are relentless talking.

 

Leery (untrusting)

The leery teacher was so awkward.

 

Crass (rude/vulgar/having bad manners)

Everyone did not like the crassly girl.














#1
Debunk (Prove something false)
Imminent (about to happen)
Affluent (wealthy)
Routine(ordinary, normal)
Benign (harmless)
Enlighten (to teach something new)
Malevolent (evil)
Inquire (to ask)
#2
Perplexing (confusing)
Resilient (tough/determined)
Amend (to fix/to change)
Fickle (indecisive)
Benevolent (good)
Desist (stop doing something)
Listless (tired/lazy)
Lackluster (not impressive)
#3
Dwindle (to reduce in number or amount)
Subtle (not obvious)
Gullible (willing to believe anything)
Erratic (unpredictable)
Condescending (conceited/talking down to someone)
Aspire (to seek to become or achieve)
Pristine (untouched/in perfect condition)
Nettle (to annoy or bother)
#4
Hapless (unlucky)
Scrutinize (To look closely)
Domicile (home)
Clarify (to explain more clearly)
Asinine (stupid/idiotic)
Infer (to figure out without being told)
Eloquent (well-spoken)
Strife (conflict)




 

 

                                My Autobiography

Before I came to high school , I thought that it was going to be hard. And I thought that I wasn't going to make it , I really didn't want to come too Pioneer because I felt like I wasn't even prepared for it . I would always get in trouble in jr high , because I was coocoo I really didn't care about school . the only reason why I would only go to school was just to see or hang out with my friends. I didn't want nothing that had to do to school.
 And here came summer ,I was really happy that there was no more school (: ! But then within a couple of weeks I got bored . There was nothing to do at home , because my parents would work everyday so the weekends were just the funest days that I had during summer -___-.   
 When I went to orientation for high school , I really liked it. So then all of a sudden I got interested in school. I think its cause I matured during the summer :D. I was really excited for my first day of High School. What I liked about my freshman year was that I got easy classes. And also I had better grades compared to 8th grade year. (:
 I liked all my classes because I mostly knew everybody in them :D ! And for the people that I didn't know I met them and they were all really nice C: I met a lot of people in my freshman year (: I like meeting new people c: Also I really got into school , and decided that I needed good grades and so I did (: And from that point I knew that I was becoming a better person , I even felt proud of myself (:  Till this day I am doing very well with myself and school :D
 I am still not sure of what I want to do for my future. But some of my interests are being a doctor( I still don't know what kind), or I would like to investigate crimes , and lastly I would also like to model but I know that isn't a really good career. My main dream is to go to a good university and get a really good job/ career that pays me a good amount of money. (: