1. whimsical - Amby is a very whimisical child. We never know what she's going to do next.
2. indifferent - When it comes to the criticism of others, I am very indifferent. I only care about what I want to be and not what other want me to be.
3. equivocate - In debate competitions, we have to say things that equivocate. We can't let the other team have a statement that is easy for them to prove.
4. capricious - In competitions, I can be extremely capricious. No one knows when I'll do something because i'm very impulsive and unpredictable.
5. arbitrary - When I want things, I can be very arbitrary. I do things without thinking just to get my way.
6. ambiguous - At times, I can be very ambiguous. Sometimes I can be happy but other times very serious. People interpret me in different ways.
7. wily - Every year, a new group of wily sixth graders enter Chinquapin and look for ways to get along with as many people as possible.
8. wary - My nephew became very wary when he saw my graduation dress. He wanted to make sure I wasn't showing anything inappropriate.
9. disingenuous - I hate when people are disingenuous. I'd prefer for them to be straightforward rather than to beat around the bush.
10. spurious - Teenagers always tend to make spurious claims to make themselves appear "cool." Little do they know, everyone already knows about what they claim already.
11. ostentatious - Tons of wealthy people constantly try to wear name brand clothing as an ostentatious display of their wealth. They can't help but show off their great amount of wealth.
12. suppressed - The Class of 2010's commencement speaker's name was suppressed because they wanted it to be a surprise. They didn't want people finding out about it and telling others about it.
13. quandary - My sister was in a quandary because she didn't know if the aloe vera would help her daughter's severe burn. She was perplexed as to the effect it would have.
14. obscure - Today I saw a sticker that said something really disturbing to me. When I showed my dad, he didn't understand. The sticker had an obscure meaning. It was hidden and not everyone understood it.
15. objectivity - Teachers have to look at disciplinary issues with objectivity in order to give a fair punishment. If they let their personal feelings get in the way, they may not give a fair punishment.
16. arbiter - I've heard that sometimes parents who aren't married or involved at all have to get an arbiter to help them decide who gets custody of their child/ren and when the other can see him/her/them/.
17. conflagration - When in California, we learned about times where a conflagration killed huge areas of wildlife recreation. A day after we came home, a conflagration took place. The widespread fire destroyed an area that we backpacked in.
Monday, May 3, 2010
More!
1. inherent - My inherent fear of heights keeps stopping me from going skydiving. I don't understand why i'm so afraid now, I used to love heights.
2. dogmatic - My sister in law has a dogmatic belief that if we drink water with lemon, it'll make your blood bright red.
3. context - When debating, one has to be very careful with what we say because statements can be take out of context. This can change what you are trying to say.
4. assimilation - The assimilation of my mother's genes and my father's genes created me.
5. obstinate - I'm extremely obstinate to my opinions about abortion being wrong.
6. obdurate - I can be very obdurate when it comes to being right. I hate being wrong.
7. dogged - I hope that my dogged efforts to make an 85 for the semester in my AP English class pay off!
8. compelling - I tried coming up with a compelling explanation as to why I hadn't cleaned my room, but my mother didn't fall into my ridiculous claims.
9. tenuous - I was tenuous when taking my Environmental Science Quiz because I was unsure of a lot of the information on it.
10. superficial - I hate girls that are superficial and only care about what is on the outside. They should look within and stop being so shallow.
2. dogmatic - My sister in law has a dogmatic belief that if we drink water with lemon, it'll make your blood bright red.
3. context - When debating, one has to be very careful with what we say because statements can be take out of context. This can change what you are trying to say.
4. assimilation - The assimilation of my mother's genes and my father's genes created me.
5. obstinate - I'm extremely obstinate to my opinions about abortion being wrong.
6. obdurate - I can be very obdurate when it comes to being right. I hate being wrong.
7. dogged - I hope that my dogged efforts to make an 85 for the semester in my AP English class pay off!
8. compelling - I tried coming up with a compelling explanation as to why I hadn't cleaned my room, but my mother didn't fall into my ridiculous claims.
9. tenuous - I was tenuous when taking my Environmental Science Quiz because I was unsure of a lot of the information on it.
10. superficial - I hate girls that are superficial and only care about what is on the outside. They should look within and stop being so shallow.
Mas!
1. Eclectic – All of the students at school have a very eclectic fashion sense. I’ve never seen people dress so differently before.
2. Dilettante – I can’t help people with their science work because I am a dilettante who understands nothing about the subject.
3. Anthology – “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein is an anthology that contains a lot of her greatest poems.
4. Sanction – In Dave’s American Government class we learned that the United States, under the Kennedy administration, imposed sanctions over Cuba in order to protest Fidel Castro’s dictatorship.
5. Impinge – By telling the Yearbook Staff that the yearbook would possibly be published in black and white, Liz impinged their dreams of having an all color book.
6. Amenable – Since no one had really planned things for the beach house we wanted to rent, everyone seemed amenable when I showed them a house we could rent and the price we could get it for. They were very excited.
7. Transient – My mom always tells me to travel and do all of the things I love to do now before I have to settle down and give up my, oh so loved, transient lifestyle.
8. Elusive – Amby’s constant smiles are elusive when trying to take a picture of her because she doesn’t like people to take pictures of her smiling.
9. Inveterate – My siblings are very inveterate Pentecostals; they’ve never known anything other than being a Pentecostal.
10. Innate – Most people have are born being able to listen. To some it is an innate ability, but others are born not being able to hear.
2. Dilettante – I can’t help people with their science work because I am a dilettante who understands nothing about the subject.
3. Anthology – “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein is an anthology that contains a lot of her greatest poems.
4. Sanction – In Dave’s American Government class we learned that the United States, under the Kennedy administration, imposed sanctions over Cuba in order to protest Fidel Castro’s dictatorship.
5. Impinge – By telling the Yearbook Staff that the yearbook would possibly be published in black and white, Liz impinged their dreams of having an all color book.
6. Amenable – Since no one had really planned things for the beach house we wanted to rent, everyone seemed amenable when I showed them a house we could rent and the price we could get it for. They were very excited.
7. Transient – My mom always tells me to travel and do all of the things I love to do now before I have to settle down and give up my, oh so loved, transient lifestyle.
8. Elusive – Amby’s constant smiles are elusive when trying to take a picture of her because she doesn’t like people to take pictures of her smiling.
9. Inveterate – My siblings are very inveterate Pentecostals; they’ve never known anything other than being a Pentecostal.
10. Innate – Most people have are born being able to listen. To some it is an innate ability, but others are born not being able to hear.
More Sentences!
1. Ponderous – Sometimes teachers assign books to read that are extremely ponderous and make it impossible for us to finish reading the entire book on time.
2. Prosaic – I hate when people are prosaic and have no imagination. They need to be creative and do exciting things.
3. Sedentary – I hate being sedentary. I have to constantly travel to places because if I don’t, I get bored.
4. Apprehension – I feel a sense of apprehension just thinking about graduation. I’m extremely anxious but I’m scared of what will come after high school.
5. Harbinger – My ankle is a harbinger of cold weather. Every year, my ankle begins to hurt before chilly days begin.
6. Ominous – The letter I received in the mail from the bank was ominous because if I kept withdrawing so much money, I would’ve over drafted.
7. Premonition – I had a premonition that my sister would have a boy. My feeling was proved right when my sister brought her ultrasound pictures back to show us and it was indeed a boy!
8. Timorous – I was always timorous of going to high school because I thought people would just beat me up left and right. Now I know that, that isn’t true and no longer have fear.
9. Trepidation – We wrote a proposal to cut graduation with trepidation because we weren’t certain on how the administrative team would react.
10. Innovative – My sister is always coming up with innovative ways of keeping her daughter entertained. She comes up with the funniest things.
11. Naïve – He was naïve in his thoughts for his essay. It wasn’t at all sophisticated.
12. Nascent – As the children’s church leaders began their ministry, everyone could see their nascent abilities beginning to develop as the time went by.
13. Novel – The novel way that she introduced the new technique was glorified by many. They had never seen anyone introduce it that way before.
14. Novice – Every time I play video games, I play in the novice level. I’m not at expert just yet.
15. Candor – A lot of my friends have a great deal of candor. In my friend Pedro’s words, they “tell it how it is”.
16. Frank – I hate when people beat around the bush. I’d rather people be frank with me and tell me what is bothering them.
17. Arid – I could never live in an arid environment. I can’t see myself without a hot, sunny, environment.
2. Prosaic – I hate when people are prosaic and have no imagination. They need to be creative and do exciting things.
3. Sedentary – I hate being sedentary. I have to constantly travel to places because if I don’t, I get bored.
4. Apprehension – I feel a sense of apprehension just thinking about graduation. I’m extremely anxious but I’m scared of what will come after high school.
5. Harbinger – My ankle is a harbinger of cold weather. Every year, my ankle begins to hurt before chilly days begin.
6. Ominous – The letter I received in the mail from the bank was ominous because if I kept withdrawing so much money, I would’ve over drafted.
7. Premonition – I had a premonition that my sister would have a boy. My feeling was proved right when my sister brought her ultrasound pictures back to show us and it was indeed a boy!
8. Timorous – I was always timorous of going to high school because I thought people would just beat me up left and right. Now I know that, that isn’t true and no longer have fear.
9. Trepidation – We wrote a proposal to cut graduation with trepidation because we weren’t certain on how the administrative team would react.
10. Innovative – My sister is always coming up with innovative ways of keeping her daughter entertained. She comes up with the funniest things.
11. Naïve – He was naïve in his thoughts for his essay. It wasn’t at all sophisticated.
12. Nascent – As the children’s church leaders began their ministry, everyone could see their nascent abilities beginning to develop as the time went by.
13. Novel – The novel way that she introduced the new technique was glorified by many. They had never seen anyone introduce it that way before.
14. Novice – Every time I play video games, I play in the novice level. I’m not at expert just yet.
15. Candor – A lot of my friends have a great deal of candor. In my friend Pedro’s words, they “tell it how it is”.
16. Frank – I hate when people beat around the bush. I’d rather people be frank with me and tell me what is bothering them.
17. Arid – I could never live in an arid environment. I can’t see myself without a hot, sunny, environment.
Sentences!
1. Virtuoso – Many people have told me that my brother, Isai is a keyboard virtuoso because of his well known piano solo’s at our church. Hardly anyone has said he sucks.
2. Decorous – I gave my Sunday School class popsicles for their decorous attitude. I had to reward them for being so good in front of the Church’s pastor.
3. Stoic – Our class is not always stoic about punishments we receive. We make it known that we don’t think our punishments are fair.
4. Disparage – People who disparage others don’t care about other’s feelings. They only care about what they think and not how their negativity will affect others.
5. Pejorative – People who use pejorative terms when dealing with people who shouldn’t be brought down have no manners. They shouldn’t bring people down in that way.
6. Vilify – Sometimes people spread rumors that vilify others. For example, one girl started a rumor about seeing two girls making out in a closet. This was a lie. They were best friends and weren’t in a closet, but on opposite sides of the classroom. Now everyone says they’re lesbians.
7. Pugnacious – Amberlynn is extremely pugnacious. She fights with people just to get her way.
8. Reprehensible – It is reprehensible of the students to be eating in classrooms therefore they received detentions.
9. Deleterious – Taking too many pills at once can be extremely deleterious because this can cause someone to die.
10. Enmity – Both ex-best friends had a great enmity and wanted to attack each other after everything happened between them.
11. Heinous – When I get mad, I tend to do some heinous things as a way to get back at people. I know that isn’t a good way to handle things, but I still do it.
12. Archaic – My mother dresses in a very archaic way. She looks as if she’s still in the old days.
13. Hackneyed – My favorite shoes are these hackneyed heart print tennis shoes that I’ve had since 8th grade. They’re so comfortable but extremely worn out.
14. Medieval – Some older women at my church have a very medieval fashion sense. They dress as if they were still in their young days and are extremely old fashioned.
15. Mediocrity – Her paper was mediocre. There was nothing exceptionally great about it. It was actually not that good.
16. Mundane – Chinquapin is anything but mundane. Something is always different and exciting.
2. Decorous – I gave my Sunday School class popsicles for their decorous attitude. I had to reward them for being so good in front of the Church’s pastor.
3. Stoic – Our class is not always stoic about punishments we receive. We make it known that we don’t think our punishments are fair.
4. Disparage – People who disparage others don’t care about other’s feelings. They only care about what they think and not how their negativity will affect others.
5. Pejorative – People who use pejorative terms when dealing with people who shouldn’t be brought down have no manners. They shouldn’t bring people down in that way.
6. Vilify – Sometimes people spread rumors that vilify others. For example, one girl started a rumor about seeing two girls making out in a closet. This was a lie. They were best friends and weren’t in a closet, but on opposite sides of the classroom. Now everyone says they’re lesbians.
7. Pugnacious – Amberlynn is extremely pugnacious. She fights with people just to get her way.
8. Reprehensible – It is reprehensible of the students to be eating in classrooms therefore they received detentions.
9. Deleterious – Taking too many pills at once can be extremely deleterious because this can cause someone to die.
10. Enmity – Both ex-best friends had a great enmity and wanted to attack each other after everything happened between them.
11. Heinous – When I get mad, I tend to do some heinous things as a way to get back at people. I know that isn’t a good way to handle things, but I still do it.
12. Archaic – My mother dresses in a very archaic way. She looks as if she’s still in the old days.
13. Hackneyed – My favorite shoes are these hackneyed heart print tennis shoes that I’ve had since 8th grade. They’re so comfortable but extremely worn out.
14. Medieval – Some older women at my church have a very medieval fashion sense. They dress as if they were still in their young days and are extremely old fashioned.
15. Mediocrity – Her paper was mediocre. There was nothing exceptionally great about it. It was actually not that good.
16. Mundane – Chinquapin is anything but mundane. Something is always different and exciting.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Sentences!
Ornate: When I saw my sister's wedding dress, I was in awe! The dress was so ornate and beautiful. It was clear that the designer gave each little bead on the dress a lot of thought and did his best to make it the most beautifully decorated dress.
Malleable: The clay we worked with in Ceramics class was very malleable when wet. Once it was dry, it was impossible to shape it into something.
Intuition: When I was younger, I thought that I was so special because I somehow figured out a lot of things before they happened. Then, my brother told me it was because the things I figured out were obvious, not because I had some type of intuition. I was so bummed.
Emigrate: Tons of people, like my grandparents, emigrate to a different city, state, or country in order to make a better life for themselves and their family. My grandparents came to the United States with a worker's permit and worked here, legally, so that my father, aunts, and uncles could have a better life.
Genre: Out of all the genre's of music, my favorites would have to be country, acoustic, and soft rock. There are so many different categories of music, that it's difficult to choose just one!
Mural: For our graduation, I wanted to cover up the murals in the gym. I simply thought that those huge paintings on the wall would be a distraction during the ceremony and not very elegant.
Narrative: I have realized that my "excerpts" on this vocabulary blog have become more like narratives of my life. They're stories rather than pieces of stories. Or is my life a narrative and the blogs excerpts since they are pieces of my life?
Parody: The other day I saw a parody of Miley Cyrus' "The 7 Things I Hate About You" music video. It was so hilarious because the person imitating Miley's singing and dancing was being so exaggerated with his movements and made himself look ridiculous with a wig and girl clothes on.
Realism: When I visited the Holocaust Musem in Washington DC, I thought the pictures showed a great realism of how things were back then. Whoever took the pictures really knew how to capture what was going on with great accuracy.
Discredit: My friends and I went out for dinner when I returned from my trip to Spain this summer. They told our waiter that it was my birthday and if they could bring me a slice of cake to celebrate. Their claim was easily discredited when they asked for my ID and saw that it really wasn't my birthday.
Plagarism: Everytime we have an assignment for school, our teachers ask us to site our resources so we won't be blamed of plagarism. By citing the sources, we're acknowledging that the ideas aren't ours and that the information we used came from outside sources.
Austere: I walked into my church a couple of months ago and saw that it looked very austere. The decorations had been taken down and the walls had been painted an almost white blue color. It looked plain and ugly.
Malleable: The clay we worked with in Ceramics class was very malleable when wet. Once it was dry, it was impossible to shape it into something.
Intuition: When I was younger, I thought that I was so special because I somehow figured out a lot of things before they happened. Then, my brother told me it was because the things I figured out were obvious, not because I had some type of intuition. I was so bummed.
Emigrate: Tons of people, like my grandparents, emigrate to a different city, state, or country in order to make a better life for themselves and their family. My grandparents came to the United States with a worker's permit and worked here, legally, so that my father, aunts, and uncles could have a better life.
Genre: Out of all the genre's of music, my favorites would have to be country, acoustic, and soft rock. There are so many different categories of music, that it's difficult to choose just one!
Mural: For our graduation, I wanted to cover up the murals in the gym. I simply thought that those huge paintings on the wall would be a distraction during the ceremony and not very elegant.
Narrative: I have realized that my "excerpts" on this vocabulary blog have become more like narratives of my life. They're stories rather than pieces of stories. Or is my life a narrative and the blogs excerpts since they are pieces of my life?
Parody: The other day I saw a parody of Miley Cyrus' "The 7 Things I Hate About You" music video. It was so hilarious because the person imitating Miley's singing and dancing was being so exaggerated with his movements and made himself look ridiculous with a wig and girl clothes on.
Realism: When I visited the Holocaust Musem in Washington DC, I thought the pictures showed a great realism of how things were back then. Whoever took the pictures really knew how to capture what was going on with great accuracy.
Discredit: My friends and I went out for dinner when I returned from my trip to Spain this summer. They told our waiter that it was my birthday and if they could bring me a slice of cake to celebrate. Their claim was easily discredited when they asked for my ID and saw that it really wasn't my birthday.
Plagarism: Everytime we have an assignment for school, our teachers ask us to site our resources so we won't be blamed of plagarism. By citing the sources, we're acknowledging that the ideas aren't ours and that the information we used came from outside sources.
Austere: I walked into my church a couple of months ago and saw that it looked very austere. The decorations had been taken down and the walls had been painted an almost white blue color. It looked plain and ugly.
Daddy Dearest II. (:
I remember thinking at one point in my childhood that my father was omnipotent. I thought he could do anything and everything! I saw how he would fix things that everyone said were no longer usable. He carried on many reclamation projects that others had completely given up on. He had a profound feeling of responsiblity for his family. He worked and gave us everything we needed. But as time went by, it became rare for him to do these things. It was sort of like an obsolete cassette player that you loved so much but you upgraded when CD players came into existence. Sure you have great memories with the cassette player, but they're rare to find -- almost impossible and you now have to get used to the new "thing." My perception of him changed soon after. I guess it's something every child goes through. When you're young, your parent is a true hero, put as you gain a different perspective throughout the years, you realize that you were wrong as a kid. Everything you thought as a kid becomes completely inconsequential. Those ideas you had as a child are thrown out the window and replaced by new ideas you derived through personal life experiences. Everything I knew as a child became trivial. What I thought of my dad was no longer significant. This new father of mine caused me to have no conception of the man he was before. Those memories faded away. Those enlightening words he told me as a child that made me want to reach for the stars, those medleys he created and sang to me when I was sick, and his facetious manner disappeared little by little.
When I first realized this, I was quite melancholic. I obviously wanted my old daddy back. I couldn't believe that the man that he had become was the same man who was always so cordial to his family and friends. Sure I still loved him, but it seemed as if it was incumbent for me to feel like that simply because I was his daughter and that was my responsibility. I remember looking at him sleeping in his bed as the TV blared and my mother was at work and thinking of the man who would lock himself in his bedroom, the room he used as an asylum, to pray and read the bible. I felt such a sadness to see him just laying there.
But just recently, I realized something. No one remains the same forever. Everyone changes and there's nothing I can do about it. But, I can love my dad for the person he is and not for the person he once was. And, I do. I truly do love my father, bad temper and all.
When I first realized this, I was quite melancholic. I obviously wanted my old daddy back. I couldn't believe that the man that he had become was the same man who was always so cordial to his family and friends. Sure I still loved him, but it seemed as if it was incumbent for me to feel like that simply because I was his daughter and that was my responsibility. I remember looking at him sleeping in his bed as the TV blared and my mother was at work and thinking of the man who would lock himself in his bedroom, the room he used as an asylum, to pray and read the bible. I felt such a sadness to see him just laying there.
But just recently, I realized something. No one remains the same forever. Everyone changes and there's nothing I can do about it. But, I can love my dad for the person he is and not for the person he once was. And, I do. I truly do love my father, bad temper and all.
Daddy Dearest (:
For as long as I can remember, my friends have been under the impression that my dad has a very staid personality. This is, in all honesty, a true misconception of my father's persona. Sure my father seems very serious and unemotional in public, but at home he is a completely different person. Now, my father isn't very aesthetically pleasing (this may be an explanation for why people think he always looks mad). Sure he was handsome as a young person, but the many years he spent as an alcoholic and as a tobacco addict really changed his appearance. My dad is far from contemporary. In fact, he's quite old fashioned. Sure, he's trying to get into today's culture (especially with technology), but he still has the same mindset his parents had. I mean, he is 62 and all, but sometimes I think that he is a little behind of even his own years. I remember that when I was younger, he never allowed my sister or I to wear pants in public because they "weren't modest." The topic of wearing pants in public was completely incontrovertible. He had a set mindset of what he thought was right and what was wrong and arguing with him was completely superfluous. It wasn't until I went into high school that my dad agreed to sanction the usage of pants in public for my sister and I and even then he was very ambivalent to the idea.
My most vivid memory of my father when I was younger was that he was very impartial when it came to dealing with his children. He never picked favorites. He always heard both sides of the story and was fair with everyone. Not. My dad was very biased when it came to his children. Sure, most of that served as an advantage to me, since I received great amounts of gratuitous rewards for doing nothing, but I didn't think this was fair at all. Okay, maybe i'm lying, but still, now I see that that wasn't very nice. I remember that my dad would always surreptitiously bring me a bag of popcorn and M&M's after work every day. He and I planned a clandestine meeting place and as soon as I heard the roar of our Astrovan's motor, I would quitely rush outside to collect my goods. We had an auspicious tradition going, but sadly, my dad's benevolent manner flew away like a hot air balloon and never came back.
my sister (cont.)
After many years of having to deal with her constant jealousy that I was the new princess, (Her jealousy proliferated over the years by the way. She even went so far as to tell me that I was adopted.) we acquired a sort of camaraderie. We are now like best friends. I'm there for her when she needs me and she's there when I need her. Over the years, I realized that the jealousy she had towards me when I was born was inevitable. Any child that gains a sibling after being the center of attention is bound to develop some sort of jealousy. Feelings like those are hard to subdue because they're so strong. You can't hold feelings like those back, especially when you're a young girl like she was. And although her attitude as she was growing up wasn't completely transitory, she learned to control it and is no longer as patronizing as before. Now, she has two adorable babies, one of whom is making her pay for everything she did to my mom and truly making her change her perception of parenthood. She has truly become an affable woman whom cares about others, is friendly to as many people as possible, and as easy-going as can be.
yet another excerpt. (mi hermana, my sister)
Growing up with a sister that was nine years older than I was, was not something easy to endure. My arrival was probably the most spontaneous arrival ever. My mother was 35 and my father, 44. Although my mother always says she always planned on having another child, I find her claim very dubious. Anyways, my sister was always very imperious as we were growing up. She wanted everyone to do what she said to do and thought she should always get her way because she was "better than the rest of us." I mean, I don't blame her. She was the only girl for 9 years and my parents raised her in a way that made her develop a very dictorial behavior. Before I came, she was sort of like one of those despotic rulers who had absolute power with my parents when it came down to what she thought should be done. Well, maybe i'm exaggerating, but she was crazy.
She patronized everyone. She behaved as if she was all grown up and everyone else was but an unexperienced youngster. My mom always tells a story of when my sister was four years old and in pre-k. My mother had to go pick my brothers up from their classrooms and she told my older cousin to keep an eye on her while she went to get them. For one reason or another, my cousin took her eyes off of my sister for a second and when she turned around...POOF! She was gone! Of course, my cousin was scared out of her mind and when my mother admits that when she came back, she felt nothing but disdain towards my cousin. She was so upset that she could lose her precious four year old princess! As my mother desperately searched for my sister, a teacher suggested she go home and see if she was there. My mother thought that that was surely impossible, but she listened anyway. When she arrived home, she saw her intrepid four year old sitting at home with my grandfather. She had walked home all by herself! Now, our home was not in proximity of the school and the route home was amazingly convoluted. Everyone always got lost going there because it was so confusing! Her little coup was a flagrant little plan to show our mother that she was all grown up. My mother says that when she arrived, my grandfather told her that my sister said, "Mi mamá se perdió" (my mom got lost). As if my mother was the child and my sister was the adult! Of course after my grandfather told her this my poor cousin, who was effusive in her apologies for losing my sister, was exculpated and her lament was then truncated. But, even though my sister had done wrong, she wasn't penitent for doing what she did. She didn't think she did anything wrong so she didn't think she had anything she had to be sorry for.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
excerpt numero tres. (mis hermanos/my brothers)
Growing up with four brothers was not always the best thing. Each one was different and it wasn’t all that serene around the house. My parents were always telling them that they had no sense of propriety. (It was then that I learned what the word “rude” meant). My brothers were very prudent when it came to their behavior inside and outside of our home, though. They knew what they could and couldn’t get away with in certain places. Around guests or family friends, they had to be as modest as could be. They had to be humble and quiet and use every manner they knew. But they also knew that when my parents were around friends, they couldn’t get mad at them. Every time one of them did something, I would look over and see my parents executing a great deal of equanimity. But, once things got a bit too unruly, my mom would look over at them and give them that stare of hers that told them they would be condemned to a horrible punishment back home.
(my brothers, in RANDOM order)
One of my brothers was always very brusque. He did things his way and didn’t want anyone else’s advice. He went about doing his thing and didn’t take time to be with us. I have solemn memories of growing up with him for that reason. He was never around, and when he was, he was a bit too abrupt with me so I try to block those memories out.
The other was very caustic and still is. People say he and I are very similar, and it must be true ‘cause he’s the smart one in the family. He is the wittiest person I know. He comes up with the darnest things! Everyone knows him for that. While some people are notorious for their very insolent manner when treating others, he gets praised for his hilarious sarcastic jokes and witty comments.
My other brother was always known as the fractious one. He fought about everything with everyone! He always had to be right. No matter what it was, he ALWAYS had to be the right one. This brought forth tons of quarrels in our family.
The last brother has always been known as the incorrigible one. No matter what my parents did, he never listened. He was bad to the bone! Always misbehaving and being rude! Growing up with him was the hardest part of actually growing up. I thought that I’d never make it to see my 6th birthday! At times we thought he was an ingrate and didn't appreciate anything we did for him. But, we soon realize that he was simply rancorous due to a few things that he had to live through when he was younger, and we were able to help him get past it.
Although my brothers were filled with what some exaggerated people may call, "malice", my brothers all grew up to be successful people. Sure my parents accused them of malfeasance once in a while and granted, most of the time they were right, my brothers never meant to harm anybody (not even my mother's favorite old and brittle stock pot which was broken on account of my brothers tried playing baseball with it and a not so putrid lemon). And, I love them so. (:
(my brothers, in RANDOM order)
One of my brothers was always very brusque. He did things his way and didn’t want anyone else’s advice. He went about doing his thing and didn’t take time to be with us. I have solemn memories of growing up with him for that reason. He was never around, and when he was, he was a bit too abrupt with me so I try to block those memories out.
The other was very caustic and still is. People say he and I are very similar, and it must be true ‘cause he’s the smart one in the family. He is the wittiest person I know. He comes up with the darnest things! Everyone knows him for that. While some people are notorious for their very insolent manner when treating others, he gets praised for his hilarious sarcastic jokes and witty comments.
My other brother was always known as the fractious one. He fought about everything with everyone! He always had to be right. No matter what it was, he ALWAYS had to be the right one. This brought forth tons of quarrels in our family.
The last brother has always been known as the incorrigible one. No matter what my parents did, he never listened. He was bad to the bone! Always misbehaving and being rude! Growing up with him was the hardest part of actually growing up. I thought that I’d never make it to see my 6th birthday! At times we thought he was an ingrate and didn't appreciate anything we did for him. But, we soon realize that he was simply rancorous due to a few things that he had to live through when he was younger, and we were able to help him get past it.
Although my brothers were filled with what some exaggerated people may call, "malice", my brothers all grew up to be successful people. Sure my parents accused them of malfeasance once in a while and granted, most of the time they were right, my brothers never meant to harm anybody (not even my mother's favorite old and brittle stock pot which was broken on account of my brothers tried playing baseball with it and a not so putrid lemon). And, I love them so. (:
excerpt numero dos. (mi madre.)
My mother has always been extremely benign. Although she didn’t always show her gentle side, it was always there to mollify us when we were angry, scared, or nervous about something. She had such an astute way of making me feel better when supposed friends of mine had spread slander about me all over the church and showed their hypocrisy towards me. She always had a stratagem that I could use to get them back.
come back soon for more! (:
come back soon for more! (:
excerpt numero uno.
A small excerpt of Aby’s life story told by, Aby with very minimal fabrications!
Growing up, there was a huge disparity between my siblings and me. I am 9-17 years younger than my siblings. I tell my parents that I was an accident but they always find a way to make their explanation on why I was born very florid and although I don’t always understand, it sure sounds nice! Growing up with such older siblings, I always felt servile. I felt like I had to do whatever my siblings told me to do whether right or wrong. I had to make them sandwiches or tea when they were hungry or bring them their stuff from the other room or car when they needed it. I was like their personal little servant. They never allowed me to make any “egregious” errors like to forget to wash my hands before making their snacks or to let their backpacks, coats, or bags touch the ground when bringing them into the house. If I did, I would always be reminded about “that time you dropped my tie in the puddle” or “that time you let the dog lick my bag.” Sometimes, I would cry because they were mean, but my mom was always there to alleviate my sorrows.
more excerpts to come!
Growing up, there was a huge disparity between my siblings and me. I am 9-17 years younger than my siblings. I tell my parents that I was an accident but they always find a way to make their explanation on why I was born very florid and although I don’t always understand, it sure sounds nice! Growing up with such older siblings, I always felt servile. I felt like I had to do whatever my siblings told me to do whether right or wrong. I had to make them sandwiches or tea when they were hungry or bring them their stuff from the other room or car when they needed it. I was like their personal little servant. They never allowed me to make any “egregious” errors like to forget to wash my hands before making their snacks or to let their backpacks, coats, or bags touch the ground when bringing them into the house. If I did, I would always be reminded about “that time you dropped my tie in the puddle” or “that time you let the dog lick my bag.” Sometimes, I would cry because they were mean, but my mom was always there to alleviate my sorrows.
more excerpts to come!
Day 6
Baby Amberlynn was clearly feeling a sense of ebullience when she saw that her mom was bringing a cookie for her to have as a snack. Cookies always make her extremely excited!
My baby niece, Amberlynn, is very frenetic. She never stays in one place. She crawls over tables, runs around the house chasing my puppy, and jumps on her small bed like crazy! She is a very active little girl.
While trekking on the French Way, we ran into many people. Although we were all trekking for different reasons, none of the reasons were cryptic. We all found it easy to understand why each and every person was walking, biking, or crawling to Santiago de Compostela even if their reasons were sometimes weird.
Whoever wears this shirt must have a very haughty attitude to have purchased a shirt that pretty much announces that they're arrogant.
The cross and bible are the simple explanations for my convictions. Everything that I hold true and everything that I've always believed comes from the two.
Allyson Felix's tenacity has allowed her to win many awards and the respect of many. Her persistence and dedication have allowed her to gain the respect of many along with a great amount of awards..JPG)
While designing the "clubs" layout, Eduardo asked for the advice of some of his peers and after a lot of debate, they all came to a consensus and agreed that the first layout was better than the second.Day 5
A good night's sleep is just what my group needed to regain our vitality and make it to Santiago de Compostela especially after trekking over 80 kilometers earlier that week which sucked all of the energy out of our system.
At the beginning of our month long trip in Spain, Richard was a bit like a maverick. He was always away from the group and didn't want to do any activities with us. But by the end of the trip, he was like a brother to us and never left our side!
Daniela has become on of Chinquapin's most diligent students. She's known as hard working, not only in her school work, but around her community and the Chinquapin community as well.
For the past six years, the class of 2010 has been, for the most part, very assiduous. We've worked hard to get our work done and leave a positive mark at Chinquapin so that we'd be remembered when we left.
Eduardo told me to pretend to help Destiny on the Yearbook so I fabricated a smile and a pose so that we could put the picture on the "Brought to you by" page and people would think I helped everyone with the yearbook when in reality, I don't.
Two year old Layla Grace's story was so poignant that thousands of people held charity events for her medical care, donated money to the family, and sent their prayers to the family throughout the entire time that she was ill. When she died, people were so touched by her story that they held memorial services around the world and sent their prayers to the grieving family.
.JPG)
The Chinquapin School Gala at Houston's Hotel Zaza was a very opulent event so Kersia and Aby, along with the rest of the senior class, dressed up to blend in with all of the wealthy donors, beautiful decorations, and fancy food.Sunday, March 21, 2010
Day 4
impede: to slow the progress of
My church just finished a huge reconstruction of our sanctuary. The lack of money, help, and a number of unfortunate natural disasters impeded the construction of the church. But, after three years, it is finally complete and the church was inaugurated on March 21, 2010.
indolent: lazy
Some teachers may look at our class and think that we are very indolent, but I beg to differ. Yes, we may seem lazy in some classes more than in others, but we get our work done which means we're NOT lazy and actually do our work.
insipid: uninteresting, unchallenging
Algebra I is sometimes an insipid topic for me when I took it in 9th grade. Since I had already taken it in 8th grade, the material was very dull and didn't give me much trouble.
listless: lacking energy
At this point in the school year it may seem normal for students to be listless after such a hard school year. But, the seniors have more than enough energy and work as hard as possible in order to get to Graduation faster than ever before.
alienated: removed or disassociated from (friends, family, or homeland)
My school's 6th grade class used to seem very alienated from the rest of the school. They have their own classroom that they stayed in all day, their own lunch hour, and their own dismissal time. But now, they interact with us a great deal and seem just as part of the school as every other student.
alliance: a union of two or more groups
Growing up with a lot of siblings meant for a lot of sibling rivalry. Therefore, we created alliances amongst ourselves to protect each other in case we got in trouble or if someone took something that was ours. I would always join with my older brothers and the youngest of my brothers and my older sister were always together.
embellish: to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
My mom bought a blanket for both of my nephews that will be born in the next month. Seeing as they were a bit plain, she asked her friend to embellish them for her. They are now decorated with their name and date of birth.
My church just finished a huge reconstruction of our sanctuary. The lack of money, help, and a number of unfortunate natural disasters impeded the construction of the church. But, after three years, it is finally complete and the church was inaugurated on March 21, 2010.
indolent: lazy
Some teachers may look at our class and think that we are very indolent, but I beg to differ. Yes, we may seem lazy in some classes more than in others, but we get our work done which means we're NOT lazy and actually do our work.
insipid: uninteresting, unchallenging
Algebra I is sometimes an insipid topic for me when I took it in 9th grade. Since I had already taken it in 8th grade, the material was very dull and didn't give me much trouble.
listless: lacking energy
At this point in the school year it may seem normal for students to be listless after such a hard school year. But, the seniors have more than enough energy and work as hard as possible in order to get to Graduation faster than ever before.
alienated: removed or disassociated from (friends, family, or homeland)
My school's 6th grade class used to seem very alienated from the rest of the school. They have their own classroom that they stayed in all day, their own lunch hour, and their own dismissal time. But now, they interact with us a great deal and seem just as part of the school as every other student.
alliance: a union of two or more groups
Growing up with a lot of siblings meant for a lot of sibling rivalry. Therefore, we created alliances amongst ourselves to protect each other in case we got in trouble or if someone took something that was ours. I would always join with my older brothers and the youngest of my brothers and my older sister were always together.
embellish: to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
My mom bought a blanket for both of my nephews that will be born in the next month. Seeing as they were a bit plain, she asked her friend to embellish them for her. They are now decorated with their name and date of birth.
Day 3
plausible: seemingly valid or acceptable; credible
My mom's desires for me to get a higher education became very plausible when she told me that I could go to the University of my choice after she told me she didn't want to leave home. Her words made her desires credible and I was able to see that my mom truly wanted what was best for me.
substantiated: supported with proof or evidence; verified
In November, my brother and sister in law, and my sister and brother in law were all going to find out what their baby's sex was going to be. My mom was convinced that my sister was going to have a boy and my sister in law was going to have a girl. When they found out that they would BOTH be having boys, my mom thought my brother was joking around like he always was, but his claim was substantiated when he showed us the ultrasound. It was then clear that he and my sister in law were ALSO having a boy.
vindicated: freed from blame
Growing up, my favorite part of getting in trouble for something I didn't do was when my siblings were caught in a lie and I was vindicated. It was the best feeling for me to see my parents admit that they were wrong and that I was right the whole time that they were scorning me and I was telling them that I didn't do anything. It was nice being vindicated because then I was no longer blamed and the correct person was.
condescending: treating people as weak or inferior
At times I may be perceived as condescending because I like to do things myself and don't really look for people's help. My mom always tells me that this makes it seem as if I think that I'm better than everyone else, but in all actuality, I just like doing things for myself.
contemptuous: feeling hatred; scornful
As I was reading Nicholas Sparks' novel, Dear John, I found myself feeling contemptuous of one of the main characters, Savannah when she ended her relationship with John when they were clearly still in love. It didn't help my hatred for her decrease when she ended up marrying Tom and still wanting to be with John even when Tom was dying in the hospital!
haughty: arrogant; vainly proud
I can honestly say that I dislike people that are haughty. I can't stand it when people think that they're better than anyone else and start acting in such an arrogant manner.
futile: having no useful purpose; pointless
I have developed my own beliefs as I've grown up. I've learned from what I've experienced and the beliefs I have now will probably never change. Therefore, I find it completely futile when people around me try to convince me that they're beliefs are right and mine are wrong. It's pointless for them to even try to convince me because I'm not going to change my mind about my personal beliefs.
My mom's desires for me to get a higher education became very plausible when she told me that I could go to the University of my choice after she told me she didn't want to leave home. Her words made her desires credible and I was able to see that my mom truly wanted what was best for me.
substantiated: supported with proof or evidence; verified
In November, my brother and sister in law, and my sister and brother in law were all going to find out what their baby's sex was going to be. My mom was convinced that my sister was going to have a boy and my sister in law was going to have a girl. When they found out that they would BOTH be having boys, my mom thought my brother was joking around like he always was, but his claim was substantiated when he showed us the ultrasound. It was then clear that he and my sister in law were ALSO having a boy.
vindicated: freed from blame
Growing up, my favorite part of getting in trouble for something I didn't do was when my siblings were caught in a lie and I was vindicated. It was the best feeling for me to see my parents admit that they were wrong and that I was right the whole time that they were scorning me and I was telling them that I didn't do anything. It was nice being vindicated because then I was no longer blamed and the correct person was.
condescending: treating people as weak or inferior
At times I may be perceived as condescending because I like to do things myself and don't really look for people's help. My mom always tells me that this makes it seem as if I think that I'm better than everyone else, but in all actuality, I just like doing things for myself.
contemptuous: feeling hatred; scornful
As I was reading Nicholas Sparks' novel, Dear John, I found myself feeling contemptuous of one of the main characters, Savannah when she ended her relationship with John when they were clearly still in love. It didn't help my hatred for her decrease when she ended up marrying Tom and still wanting to be with John even when Tom was dying in the hospital!
haughty: arrogant; vainly proud
I can honestly say that I dislike people that are haughty. I can't stand it when people think that they're better than anyone else and start acting in such an arrogant manner.
futile: having no useful purpose; pointless
I have developed my own beliefs as I've grown up. I've learned from what I've experienced and the beliefs I have now will probably never change. Therefore, I find it completely futile when people around me try to convince me that they're beliefs are right and mine are wrong. It's pointless for them to even try to convince me because I'm not going to change my mind about my personal beliefs.
Day 2
cogent: convincing, reasonable
When I really want something from my parents, I look at the pros and co's of what I'll be asking for before I approach them. This helps make my point cogent which convinces my parents simply by using more pros than cons.
cohesive: condition of sticking together
When I write for any English class, I always have to make sure that my points in my essays are cohesive. By making my points cohesive, I'm making my essay easier to understand since each point connects nicely.
didactic: intended to instruct
When I give my Bible Lesson at Church to my 4-6 year old students, I use a lot of Object Lessons. Object Lessons are didactic and help me keep the attention of my students while I instruct them.
discourse: verbal expression or exchange; conversation
I tend to be able to have a discourse with anyone at anytime. Seeing as I'm very open, it makes it easier for me to have conversations with people as opposed to some who have a harder time opening up to others.
fluid: easily flowing
When my family gets together, the house is anything but quiet. Our conversations are always fluid and we all take turns talking about old memories and laughing at the ridiculousness of what we came up with when we were younger.
implication: the act of suggestion or hinting
When I received my report card yesterday, I saw that one of my teachers said that my only weakness was getting patron letters and thank you notes out on time. Her implication was that I wasn't a prompt or prepared person but didn't want to make it sound so harsh so she hinted at it instead.
lucid: easily understood
Some math teachers give lessons that are lucid. It's easy to grasp the different terms and formulas from these lessons. Others, give lessons that are very hard to understand meaning that they aren't very lucid and confuse their students even more than before.
When I really want something from my parents, I look at the pros and co's of what I'll be asking for before I approach them. This helps make my point cogent which convinces my parents simply by using more pros than cons.
cohesive: condition of sticking together
When I write for any English class, I always have to make sure that my points in my essays are cohesive. By making my points cohesive, I'm making my essay easier to understand since each point connects nicely.
didactic: intended to instruct
When I give my Bible Lesson at Church to my 4-6 year old students, I use a lot of Object Lessons. Object Lessons are didactic and help me keep the attention of my students while I instruct them.
discourse: verbal expression or exchange; conversation
I tend to be able to have a discourse with anyone at anytime. Seeing as I'm very open, it makes it easier for me to have conversations with people as opposed to some who have a harder time opening up to others.
fluid: easily flowing
When my family gets together, the house is anything but quiet. Our conversations are always fluid and we all take turns talking about old memories and laughing at the ridiculousness of what we came up with when we were younger.
implication: the act of suggestion or hinting
When I received my report card yesterday, I saw that one of my teachers said that my only weakness was getting patron letters and thank you notes out on time. Her implication was that I wasn't a prompt or prepared person but didn't want to make it sound so harsh so she hinted at it instead.
lucid: easily understood
Some math teachers give lessons that are lucid. It's easy to grasp the different terms and formulas from these lessons. Others, give lessons that are very hard to understand meaning that they aren't very lucid and confuse their students even more than before.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Day 1
Assertion
Last week, my friends were arguing about whether or not there was a sale at Forever XXI going on. I told them that I had already checked online and that there was no sale going on. My friend said that there HAD to be a sale because it was Spring Break and they had to have a sale during Spring Break. I told them that we should go and find out for sure. When we got there, my friend's assertion was proven wrong when she asked the sales representative what was on sale and the sales representative pointed at the clearance rack. Nothing was on sale, just as I had said.
Clarity
As I've grown up, I've begun to see the clarity in things that I didn't understand before. My parents always gave me their talks about the bible and about our beliefs but I never quite understood what it was that made everything they told me so important. It wasn't until I grew up and started experiencing everything that I already have that I saw the clarity in what my parents always tried to make me understand.
Coherent
My AP English Teacher, Susan, would always tend to tell me that the points I was making in my esssay weren't coherent to my topic. For some reason the point I was trying to make didn't always connect with what the topic was. After a lot of practice, I've gotten a lot better at connecting my points in my essays and now they're a lot more coherent to the topic that was intended.
Eloquence
A couple of weeks ago I went to a fundraiser for The Woods Project, a summer program that I participated in for two consecutive years. I was told to give a speech at the event and as soon as I was done, the founder of the program and leaders of the program came up to me and told me that I had gained a great amount of eloquence in my speaking since the last time I spoke to them. I was glad that they thought my speaking skills had improved and I was thankful that the Debate team had taught me so much.
Emphasize
It has been extremely difficult to emphasize to my family how difficult the last 6 years have been for me. Seeing as I was the only one in my family to ever go through something like Chinquapin, it was so difficult for me to make it clear and let it be known that Chinquapin was a hard experience. These last few months, things have gotten a bit more for my family to know how difficult of an experience Chinquapin has been without having to stress to them the difficulty of things.
Rhetoric
A pet peeve of mine is when people use a huge amount of rhetoric in their speaking or writing, incorrectly. The use of exaggerated language in an incorrect way is probably the worst thing someone could possibly do. That's one of the reasons for doing this. I don't want to fall into my own pet peeve.
Integrity
When a person is completely honest and does the right things, it's easy for them to protect their integrity. But, when someone constantly lies and does things that aren't very acceptable, their integrity begins to lessen more and more.
Last week, my friends were arguing about whether or not there was a sale at Forever XXI going on. I told them that I had already checked online and that there was no sale going on. My friend said that there HAD to be a sale because it was Spring Break and they had to have a sale during Spring Break. I told them that we should go and find out for sure. When we got there, my friend's assertion was proven wrong when she asked the sales representative what was on sale and the sales representative pointed at the clearance rack. Nothing was on sale, just as I had said.
Clarity
As I've grown up, I've begun to see the clarity in things that I didn't understand before. My parents always gave me their talks about the bible and about our beliefs but I never quite understood what it was that made everything they told me so important. It wasn't until I grew up and started experiencing everything that I already have that I saw the clarity in what my parents always tried to make me understand.
Coherent
My AP English Teacher, Susan, would always tend to tell me that the points I was making in my esssay weren't coherent to my topic. For some reason the point I was trying to make didn't always connect with what the topic was. After a lot of practice, I've gotten a lot better at connecting my points in my essays and now they're a lot more coherent to the topic that was intended.
Eloquence
A couple of weeks ago I went to a fundraiser for The Woods Project, a summer program that I participated in for two consecutive years. I was told to give a speech at the event and as soon as I was done, the founder of the program and leaders of the program came up to me and told me that I had gained a great amount of eloquence in my speaking since the last time I spoke to them. I was glad that they thought my speaking skills had improved and I was thankful that the Debate team had taught me so much.
Emphasize
It has been extremely difficult to emphasize to my family how difficult the last 6 years have been for me. Seeing as I was the only one in my family to ever go through something like Chinquapin, it was so difficult for me to make it clear and let it be known that Chinquapin was a hard experience. These last few months, things have gotten a bit more for my family to know how difficult of an experience Chinquapin has been without having to stress to them the difficulty of things.
Rhetoric
A pet peeve of mine is when people use a huge amount of rhetoric in their speaking or writing, incorrectly. The use of exaggerated language in an incorrect way is probably the worst thing someone could possibly do. That's one of the reasons for doing this. I don't want to fall into my own pet peeve.
Integrity
When a person is completely honest and does the right things, it's easy for them to protect their integrity. But, when someone constantly lies and does things that aren't very acceptable, their integrity begins to lessen more and more.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)