Influencing the Future Essay

       Although it doesn't seem like it, the choices we make today even if their small things have the potential to change events or set them in motion. We don't usually think about this but there are lot novels which talk about these questions and two of these are called "On Self-Reliance" and "A Sound of Thunder." These stories are able to make people think  a bigger picture a out what theses stories are able to illustrate to the reader. They able to make the reader think about the choices, they have made in their life and how it could've gone differently if they picked a different path. From these stories, I was able to realise one of the choices I have made.
       One of the examples in my life that I realized made a outcome was in my Physics class. We get homework that is usually due in one week from it is given to us. The reason I made this one of the example is that i usually say I'll start it on Monday but i would do it on Thursday night when it is due. This makes it for where I try to solve them as fast as I can and usually leading to mistakes. I'm positive that I would have a better grade if I start it as soon as i get home but I have other homework assignments and I get home from school tired, while my mom is telling me to help her with chores around the house.
        A essay written by Emmerson called "On Self-Reliance" talks about his ideas and why people act in some ways. He is able to talk about how people act the way they act and how other people see them and how they see themselves. Most importantly though were the choices that make a difference to the person either good or bad.  

* I'll think of more for this essay soon.
         

A Sound of Thunder

I like this story mostly because I always thought what would happen if someone can go back in time and change something in the past.

Emmerson Presentation Day 3

Today is the last day of presentation and we had three groups go up and talk about their quotes in Emmerson's essay, while one group made a poster/picture for the presentation.

Emmerson presentation Day 2

On the second day of presentation we had a video presentation about Emmerson's essay. It was like a motivational video which talks about being yourself. We also had some presentations of people talking about quotes that can be found in the essay.

Emmerson Presentation Day 1

The first day of presentations to me went well. I volunteered as the first on to go up to present. On this day we talked about Emmerson's beliefs which were about to not think what other people think.

Emerson for the young buck

From Emerson's view, I have learned his thoughts on peoples behavior when by themselves and with society on how they act around people. I also learned from Emmerson about one of his beliefs, which is that he believes that people shouldn't care what other people think about them. He states it in his article which was, "These roses under my window make no reference to former roses or to be better ones; they are for what they are..." The whole point of this article was so Emerson can give people who are afraid of how people react to their opinion the reasoning on why they shouldn't keep their ideas to themselves. 

Dark Souls 3: Dancer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDTuVzIT0Y4&t=48s

For this boss, I felt like I still  could've done better with the dodges but the main reason why I'm writing is because this fight does feel like a dance since the boss moves elegantly. Another thing that I liked about the boss is that the sword, which is on fire, when she hit certain objects the fire would spread and soon the arena where you fight her is set on fire and it looks really nice and it sets a cool fight. 

Vocab: Fall list #6

Meme- an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.
They passed on the video to classmates and it was becoming a meme.
Virus- an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.
The disease was considered a virus that was found on the lab rat.
Viral- relating to or involving an image, video, piece of information, etc., that is circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to another
The video on the blog was becoming viral.
Blog- a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style.
The blog the girl had was always updated everyday after school.
Wiki- a website that allows collaborative editing of its content and structure by its users.
They went on the wiki to know how the object worked.
URL- Shorter versions for Uniform Resource Locator.
He copied the URL for later in order to find the website again.
Website- A location on the internet where it has whatever information the creator puts.
The company made a website in order to see if they can get more customers.
WWW- Short for World Wide Web
Most people put WWW in the address bar in order to find a website.
Internet- A global communication network that allows people all over the world to talk to other people.
He went on the Internet in order to message his friend, who moved to a new state.
2.0- A idea or product that is made to be better than the original.
The IPhone 2 is a basically a better version than the original IPhone.
Open source- Something the creator makes and allows anyone to make changes to in order to see more ideas.
Wiki's are all open source, which allows people to put in information that can be true or false.

Dark Souls 3: Aldrich

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy4fN_iNbJ4

This boss was probably the one that kept surprising me the most out of all the bosses. The reasons for that is because the move where he sent arrows into the sky was where I tried to hide behind pillars but then the later started coming from above instead of an angle which almost got me killed. This was also the first boss I beat on my first try.

My American Voice

With my type of personality, I don't really speak up unless it's something I believe is wrong to do. I feel that when someone does stand up for someone or something then that's when other people start joining the speaker and it can either be good or bad depending on the speakers implication of when the speaker stood up. The reason I say that what a speaker can go good or bad is because some people will get power because they promise people benefits and not really tell them their right plan, like Hitler during WW2. Mostly though people use their words for good in order to inspire people from all over their country, and sometimes the whole world.  

Dark Souls 3: Abyss Watchers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwgwIOJk-3Y

This was the second boss and it was a pretty fun fight but I messed up on the dodges. Later on though since I already beat the game, I definitely got better at timing it right with the dodges.  

Team Vocab

The citizens of America feel aggravated about this years presidential election and they see their hope dissolving. Americans feel that their earnestly work will be for nothing. It makes me sad that no one has attempted to illuminate us when it comes to politics. People's breaking point is getting to the size of a capillary. Trump has a proboscis. Donald Trump accuses Hilary of not being a good candidate. Donald Trump should be suspended from being a candidate. The debate has hypnotized us into thinking that Donald and Hilary could be presidents. I think this debate is venomous. The candidates aren't very stolid.

Vocabulary: Fall List #5

Venomous- Full of malice or spite
The teenager replied with a venomous tone.
Stolid- calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation
My physics teacher is very stolid.
Hypnotized- Capture the whole attention of someone
The kids were hypnotized by the magic trick that one of the parents showed them.
Suspended- temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect.
The two highschoolers were suspended from their school for starting a fight. 
Transformed- make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of
The character of the story was able to transform from a immature to a responsible kid.
Accuse- Charge someone with a crime
The lady was accused of stealing the purse from the story. 
Anticipate- regard as probable; expect or predict.
They were anticipating that their package would arrive in at least 3 days. 
Fringe- not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme
The store was very fringe compared to the ones near the houses.  
Melancholy- a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause
The surrounding area of the forest had a melancholy feeling to it.
Earnestly- implies having a purpose and being steadily and soberly eager in pursuing it
Most students have a earnest feeling about graduating. 
Dissolve- close down or dismiss
The city's old mall was dissolving into a abandoned building.
Aggravate- make worse or more serious
The students were only making the student more aggravating. 
Illuminate- Light up
The girl's feelings were illuminated after hanging out with her friends. 
Capillary- any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules
The capillary's work on taking oxygen within the blood to the rest of the body. 
Proboscis-  the nose of a mammal, especially when it is long and mobile
Most animals have a proboscis on them. 

Just a random post

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1e92NtAxzw

The game is Dark Souls 3 and Dr.Preston said we should put more blogs than the assignments that he gives us, so I am going to put a video of me fighting the first boss of the game. I'll probably put the other bosses on here later but for now this should do. 

Respect my authority

Authoritative people can help you be inspired and try harder if they help you or something meaningful. To me, someone who always said something that made sense to me is Bruce Lee. One of my favorite quotes is, "Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." To me this quote is to tell people that they can adjust to changes in life that can be positive or negative. While some people can be bad authoritative people who try to control certain behaviors.  

Inciting Incident

I believe that the most exciting part of the story was when the pedestrian, Leonard Mead, went past the cop car and there was no one in the front seat to show that this story is futuristic.

The Pedestrian : First thoughts

I feel like the story is going to be similar to Young Goodman Brown in that the character will see people and what they are actually like

Fall Vocab #4

Intermittent-occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady
The texts were coming at intermittent in the middle of the night.
Ebb- gradually lessen or reduce
The cookie jar was ebbed away because of the other children.
Regress-return to a former or less developed state
They returned from the war in a regressed state.
Tendency-an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior
The children had a tendency to make trouble when left alone.
Antiseptic-of, relating to, or denoting substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
The antiseptic was working well on the disease around the area. 

My Aeris

I earned a B- on my essay and my first reaction was that I did pretty good . I feel that I would've gotten a better grade if I put more detail into themes and tones. I do agree with my grade because I didn't really try much on the themes and tones. I feel like I have a B for this class because I don't turn in anything or complete some blogs.

Vocab #3

Coherent- Logical and Consistent
The employee is very coherent on getting on time.
Belabor- Argument or elaborate in excessive detail
The debate team are very belabor
Eschew- Deliberately avoid using
People were very eschew about going down that road.
Acquisitive- excessively interested in acquiring money or material things
The young man was very acquisitive about work.
Emulate- match or surpass
He emulated the old man in order to find water.
Banal- So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
The children were very banal when they got back to school.
Excoriation- Harsh criticism
The people were excoriation on the teens.
Congeal- Solidify or coagulate
The congealed back their relationship.
Carping- Difficult to please
The student's mom was very carp.
Substantiate- provide evidence to support or prove the truth of
The lawyers had to substantiate in order to prove him innocent.
Temporize- Avoid making a decision
The opportunity was missed because the mayor still temporized.
 Largesse- Generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others
They were largesse about giving money to the charity.
Tenable- able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
They were very tenable on protecting their town.
Insatiable- impossible to satisfy
The children were very insatiable.
 Reconnaissance- military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features
The army was told to reconnaissance the area before going into battle.
Germane- relevant to a subject under consideration
They were working on graphs, which was germane.
Ramify- form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out
The school district were ramified.
Intransigent- unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something
The people across the street were very intransigent.
Taciturn-  reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little
The students in the back of the room were taciturn.       
 

Conscience of a Hacker Response

When I read the story I realized that it has the same mindset for me, which is when teachers keep repeating lessons that I already know but that's pretty much where the similarities end. I use computers but I don't know much about it only how to change minor things.  

Response to reading

My response to the Richard Cory story is that the story shows that people who have everything aren't always happy with it or themselves.

My 3 Big Questions

How does a tablet work?
Which state has the most people?
How long would it take for the sun to go out?
 

Vocab: Fall List #2

Faith- Complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
The owner had lots of faith in his dog to bring back what he wanted.
Threshold- The magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded  for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result or condition to occur or be manifested.
The threshold during the race was so much that everyone became quiet when they waited to see who won the close race.
Tarry- Stay longer than intended
Although they agreed to leave earlier they tarried.
Resolve- To find a solution to a problem
They wanted to resolve the problem of all the invasive species in the state.
Discern- To recognize something
She discerned the boy in blue as his son.
Martyr- A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
The martyr decided that he had to end his life because of his beliefs.
Mirth- amusement, especially expressed in laughter
The kids had lots of mirth when they have recess after lunch.
Catechism- A summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers.
The priest repeated the Catechism to the people in church.
Pious- Devoutly religious
The people in church right now are very pious.
Frenzy- A state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior.
The children were in a frenzy when they were released for a break from the classroom.
 
 
  

Young Goodman Brown

The story of young goodman brown was a weird story where there were lots of difficult words.

Notes

Theme- Central message or main idea
Tone- The authors attitude toward the characters, the topic, or the audience
Mood- Emotion the readers feel
Argument- The search for truth
Truth- That which can be factually verified in the world
Validity- Test of reasons

Anceint Stories

The language in the story used to words a lot more. For example, when the cheiftan's wife fell down it kept repeating the word down to show that it was a big fall. It's important that a story is told word for word because people back then might have forgot important parts in the story or might have changed the story a bit from not remembering certain parts.

The earth on turtle's back

Im positive that this story is a native american story on how earth came to be.

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