Character Study (III)

We were just about to enter through the giant gates of Candy Land when we saw a hitchhiker but this wasn’t just a normal human, this was a three headed human. Out of curiosity we pulled over to ask them how they became conjoined, they told us that a dragon had bitten the three of them and that the dragon had magical venom. The venom had morphed their bodies together. After knowing this, we thought that since they had faced the dragon before they could help us defeat it. So they hopped into the motor home and told us their names. Their names were quite odd, they were Dan Smith, EEEEE EEEEEEEE, and Tyroil Smoochie Williams. Then we continued on our way.

Character Study (II)

Now let me elaborate a little bit on how my companions and I got together to create the one of a kind group known as the Revengers. We were called together by our queen, Queen Sarah. She calls on us every time our great country, Ice Land, is in dire jeopardy. This time we were called together to risk our lives to save the kingdom of Candy Land which is ruled by Queen Rachel. The kingdom is currently being over run by an evil dragon. So now that you know what our mission is and how my companions and I were called together, I will now introduce you to the members of the Revengers. There is Professor A, who to be completely honest, is the brains of the operation. Ninja Whitney and her horse Thunder are the swift sneaky ones that have the ability to get into anywhere and of course there is me the Human Bird Fish. Now back to the story, Queen Rachel and her driver, Connor, has come to pick us up and take is into Candy Land in her candy motor home. As we were making our trek across the land of Ice Land we found out a few interesting details about the dragon. Apparently, Connor gave it to Queen Rachel as a baby to thank her for sparing his life. We continued on our journey, but little did we know the twists and turns this adventure would take from here.

Character Study (I)

Hi, my name is Breanna I am a human bird by day and a human fish by night. I look like a human on land but I can grow wings and fly but when night falls I lose the ability to fly and gain the ability to swim and breathe like a fish in water. I am preparing to embark upon a journey to a far off land and in preparation I plan to make sure that I have companions that will help me during my journey. They will be creatures with special gift much like myself. I will not have to worry about packing food because I can catch food myself. This journey I am about to embark on will be an adventurous one that my companions and I are excited to begin. 

My Cool New Dashboard!

The dashboard that i created is way more cool than i thought it would be. I was making the dashboard because it was an assignment but i actually found it to be really useful. I have two columns the one on the left contains the stuff that is relevant to my life...stuff like a what to do list, my email, and scholarship opportunities. On the right side, i had stuff like the news, the weather, sports updates, and the TV Guide. I made this my browser launch page and i think its really pretty and really easy to create.

Vocabulary 4+5=6 Study Guide

Accolade: An award or privilege granted for special honor.

* Think of winning a trophy because you won the tournament.

Acerbity: A sharp bitterness.

* Think of acid and that if you ate it it would be bitter.

Attrition: The act of weakening by attack or pressure.

*Think of attacking and that after awhile it weakens you.

Bromide: An unoriginal idea or remark.

*Think of bromide as a chemical and that its unoriginal because it was discovered along time ago.

Chauvinist: A person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism.

*Think of activist and that they over exaggerate their cause.

Chronic: Persisting for a long time.

*Think of having chronic headaches because they last a long time.

Expound: Present and explain systematically in detail.

*Think of explaining by the pound(in detail).

Factionalism: Relating or belonging to a faction (group).

*Think of coalition and that it is a group.

Immaculate: Perfectly clean and tidy.

*Think of Whitney’s immaculate room.

Imprecation: A spoken curse.

*Think of a curse should make you cautious.

Ineluctable: Can't be resisted or avoided.

*Think of delectable and you can’t resist delectable food.

Mercurial: Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes in mood or mind.

*Think of if you eat mercury it will cause a sudden change in mind because its poisonous.

Palliate: To make less severe or unpleasant.

*Think of alleviate and that should make you think of making things less painful.

Protocol: The official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state.

*Think of maintaining protocol to get the job done.

Resplendent: Attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous.

*Think of splendor and that splendorous things are bright and colorful.

Stigmatize: Described or regarded as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval.

*Think of dramatize and that dramatic people are disgraceful because they create drama.

Sub rosa: Happening or done in secret.

*Think of sub being underground so its done in secret like the underground railroad.

Vainglory: Excessively vain.

*Think of vain being vain.

Vestige: A trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.

*Think of a vest and that they are no longer trendy but people still wear them.

Volition: The faculty or power of using one's will.

*Think of volt and voltages have a lot of power.

Obsequious: Obedient

*Think of obedient because the first letters.

Beatitude: Supreme blessedness.

*Think of Matthew 5 in the bible because it talks about the beatitudes and God blesses.

Bete noire: A person or thing that one particularly dislikes or dreads.

*Think of betting someone and you want to beat them so you dislike them.

Bode: To predict.

*Think of I don’t know you will just have to memorize it.

Dank: Disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold.

*Think of the bottom of a tank that has not been cleaned and its cold and musty.

Ecumenical: Representing a number of different Christian churches; nondenominational.

Fervid: Intensely enthusiastic or passionate, to an excessive degree.

*Think of being fervid for a college degree.

Fetid: Smelling extremely unpleasant.

*Think of stinky feet.

Gargantuan: Enormous.

*Think of gigantic and gargantuan kind of sounding the same and gigantic is something that is big.

Heyday: The time of a persons greatness in success, popularity, or vigor.

*Think of when you find the needle in the hay you have reached your greatest success. 

Incubus: Something that weighs upon or oppresses someone like a nightmare.

*Think of the band incubus and that they sing songs about sad stuff and nightmares. (I think)

Infrastructure: The basic structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.

*Think of structure and in infrastructure and that you need a structure to create an enterprise.

Inveigle: Persuade to do something by means of flattery or deception.

*Think of finagle and inveigle because they rhyme and finagle means to try to get something.

Kudos: Praise and honor received for an achievement.

*Think of kudos as kidos(like kids) and that they receive praise for doing things.

Lagniappe: Something given as a bonus or extra gift.

Prolix: Using or containing too many words, tediously lengthy.

*Think of 

Protégé: A person who is guided by an older wiser person.

*Think of 

Prototype: A first model of something.

*Think of

Sycophant: A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain an advantage.

*Think of to sync with someone in order to gain from them. 

Tautology: The saying of the same thing twice in different ways.

*Think of taunting someone and that makes me think of copying what someone else says; repeating the words twice.

Truckle: To submit.

*Think of tucking in your shirt and its like submitting the bottom of your shirt to your jeans. 

What A Character

A fictional character that made the biggest impression on me was Scout from To Kill a Mocking Bird. She left an impression on me because she wasn’t what society thought she should be. She was intelligent and always does things with the best intentions. Literary techniques that contributed to the overall effect is the authors use of imagery.

Vocabulary #5

Obsequious: Obedient

Beatitude: Supreme blessedness.

Bete noire: A person or thing that one particularly dislikes or dreads.

Bode: To predict.

Dank: Disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold.

Ecumenical: Representing a number of different Christian churches; nondenominational.

Fervid: Intensely enthusiastic or passionate, to an excessive degree.

Fetid: Smelling extremely unpleasant.

Gargantuan: Enormous.

Heyday: The time of a persons greatness in success, popularity, or vigor.

Incubus: Something that weighs upon or oppresses someone like a nightmare.

Infrastructure: The basic structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.

Inveigle: Persuade to do something by means of flattery or deception.

Kudos: Praise and honor received for an achievement.

Lagniappe: Something given as a bonus or extra gift.

Prolix: Using or containing too many words, tediously lengthy.

Protégé: A person who is guided by an older wiser person.

Prototype: A first model of something.

Sycophant: A person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain an advantage.

Tautology: The saying of the same thing twice in different ways.

Truckle: To submit.