Commotion
- The time when the monkey confessed to the princess that he liked her made such a big commotion. It's so big, the people in the kingdom had their tears on their cheeks.
Foundered
- He foundered his P.E exam because he wasn't prepared the day before. He should practice more.
Ruin
- My little sister ruined my L.A project by spilling water on it. I had to yell at her and forced her to do it again with me.
Inert
- After the car crash at the corner of the street, she had to stay at home for months because her body was inert.
Negotiation
- She negotiated with her boss to get a promotion. By March, she will be the Manager Assistant.
Inummerable
- The thoughts in my head from when I was small until I'm 13 is innumerable.
Boundaries
- After Vietnam was released from the French, the boundaries changed.
Descendants
- His grandfather decided to leave all the fortunes to his descendants.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Literary Focus : Gentleman of Rio en Medio
# 8: Refer to the theme statement I made. What other poem, story or novel do I know that has a similar theme? Explain the similarities.
My theme statement: "What you offer is what you get." This theme statement is talking about the American's deal on Don Anselmo's house, they want a cheap house. So they got a cheap house, and the kids were taking over the tree in their back house.
I read a story with a similar theme, I read it online, so I forgot the name of it. It was about a man with very mean personality, and he has a brother with a very nice personality. One day, the older brother decided to sell his old house to his new one. He offered the price very expensive! So no one wants to buy it.
The younger brother decided to sell his, too. Unluckily, his house was very small, narrow and dirty. So no one wants to buy it. One day, an old man wanted to trade his house to the younger brother, because the younger brother's land was very fertile. The old man turned out to be a very rich man, and the younger brother got a big mansion in return.
The older brother saw this and decided to do the same thing. Another old man also came to the bigger brother's house and trade. He agreed and got a small house, worse, it is by a pig house.
The theme in this story I just told is "Don't be selfish and rush things. Just slow down and offer what you have for the can't." The last part was the similar part. Because the older brother is just like the Americans. Americans wanted big house, and cheap price, and they got the kids in the backyard. The older brother expected a big house when trade, so he rushed things and got a small house. So both of the parties were selfish and wanted everything for themselves.
So, both of them got what they want (or not). They are both selfish, both are scheming and both don't think about others.
My theme statement: "What you offer is what you get." This theme statement is talking about the American's deal on Don Anselmo's house, they want a cheap house. So they got a cheap house, and the kids were taking over the tree in their back house.
I read a story with a similar theme, I read it online, so I forgot the name of it. It was about a man with very mean personality, and he has a brother with a very nice personality. One day, the older brother decided to sell his old house to his new one. He offered the price very expensive! So no one wants to buy it.
The younger brother decided to sell his, too. Unluckily, his house was very small, narrow and dirty. So no one wants to buy it. One day, an old man wanted to trade his house to the younger brother, because the younger brother's land was very fertile. The old man turned out to be a very rich man, and the younger brother got a big mansion in return.
The older brother saw this and decided to do the same thing. Another old man also came to the bigger brother's house and trade. He agreed and got a small house, worse, it is by a pig house.
The theme in this story I just told is "Don't be selfish and rush things. Just slow down and offer what you have for the can't." The last part was the similar part. Because the older brother is just like the Americans. Americans wanted big house, and cheap price, and they got the kids in the backyard. The older brother expected a big house when trade, so he rushed things and got a small house. So both of the parties were selfish and wanted everything for themselves.
So, both of them got what they want (or not). They are both selfish, both are scheming and both don't think about others.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Literary Focus question!!
I chose question number 8, which is evaluate:
The theme that I think states the insight about life in this story is:
. It is hard to walk in another person's shoes
Well, as I understand this in my own words. It seems like it's trying to say that being in another person's problem is hard. If you are a stranger, it would be consider hard to understand another person's problem, but in this case, it's all about family. So even though it is hard to try to figure out another person's problem, it'll be best if you study them or ask them questions. Rather than trying to break the question right away and go into the subject, that would cause harm for you and the opposite person. This is my opinion, but I think Terry should slowly moving onto his questions about the Vietnam syndrome and his father. This should work, because it would create a harmony atmosphere or feeling to his father when Terry try to approach it, slowly.
The theme that I think states the insight about life in this story is:
. It is hard to walk in another person's shoes
Well, as I understand this in my own words. It seems like it's trying to say that being in another person's problem is hard. If you are a stranger, it would be consider hard to understand another person's problem, but in this case, it's all about family. So even though it is hard to try to figure out another person's problem, it'll be best if you study them or ask them questions. Rather than trying to break the question right away and go into the subject, that would cause harm for you and the opposite person. This is my opinion, but I think Terry should slowly moving onto his questions about the Vietnam syndrome and his father. This should work, because it would create a harmony atmosphere or feeling to his father when Terry try to approach it, slowly.
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