Reflection (Week 6 of 6)

As I read the article on the Independent site, it seems to me that Dr. Eland has a bias in this article. I credit him with giving facts to start out the article. But as the article winds down he just straight out says that we should prosecute the Bush administration from top to bottom. Whether I agree or not, I'll get to that later, he plainly states his intention, he doesn't let the reader come away with their own view. You can't help but be influenced by his thoughts because there was no other side, the Bush administration had no defense. As much as I dislike the Bush era, and George Bush himself, this country is based on fair trial, and this site would not be reliable evidence for me to fairly "prosecute" them or not. Mr. Eland makes good points, but I sure some Right-wing columnist has just as much proof to completely disprove why we should prosecute Bush higher-ups. It is the nature of politics to make people completely lean one way on an issue. It is hard to deny this man credibility due to his high-level education, but he is definitely bias and I don't blame him. The box at the bottom justifies why he is supposed to be credible. It seems to be an online newspaper of sorts. The info seems to be reliable, but more names on who says torture didn't work, those names need to be just as reliable as the writer.

In my own opinion, I have no political affiliation, just because I do think that politics is full of corrupt liars who are only out to achieve their agenda for their party. I do vote anyway though, because I don't want to be one of those people who complains but didn't even bother to try. Yet, I find myself aligning with Barrack Obama, because, I really think he is trying to do what is best, maybe not for us, but he doesn't want to be the president who came in at a bad time and left us at about the same shape or worse. Race never had anything to do with my thoughts on him, I just think the crisis brings out the true person out of a president. He must act quick and correctly or we all go to hell.

Reflection (Week 5 of 6)

As it stands, I have an: A, A, A, B, C. To me those grades where I do not have an A are a complete disappointment to me. I have been extremely lazy and have not done what I set out to do. I am here at Fullerton to exceed and get out of here in a timely fashion without having to waste time taking a class again and again. A C in math is not good enough, especially since it is so close to being a D. I know I can do better. In Reading 96 as well, I have a high B but I know I can get the A if I want to, but I don't. Don't know why. To continue my success in the other classes and elevate my other grades to where I want them, can't miss class, take notes and listen to my teachers very closely, you never know when they might give information that could help you on the final. I face a few internal challenges, my laziness and fatigue is just taking over my drive. I need to focus down the stretch, especially in this class. I have learned the SQ3R technique and that has made most of my work a bit easier to comprehend. Definitely, this class has given me a tool, and now that I write this and reflect, I am getting excited about ending this semester on a good note. I want the grades, but they aren't going to hand out A's for free. I hope I can seriously undertake the road ahead. I have finals coming up in each class, and some, not to sound arrogant, I know I have in the bag. I will study less for those, but I have no idea what the final for Read 96 is going to look like. I really hope that all the things this class has taught me will be reflected on the final and my final grade.

Calendar (Week 5 of 6)

To do List:
1)Finish project for Read 96
2)Nephew has birthday
3)Study for Stats

Calendar (Week 6 of 6)

To Do List:
1)Practice w/ sister at park-softball
2)Project for World Civ.
3)Spend time with nephew

Vocabulary (Week 5 of 6)

Errant


source sentence: "The errant message raised some false hopes."

context clues: "raised", "false", "hopes"

definition: deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Errant

original sentence: Though the teacher was amusing, he kept throwing out errant phrases.


Vigilance


source sentence: "Dr. Keiji Fukuda, WHO's top flu expert, said vigilance was all important because it was not known how severe the outbreaks would become."

context clues: "important", "known", "severe outbreaks", "expert"

definition: state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Vigilance

original sentence: It is always good vigilance practice when crossing the street.


Moderate


source sentence: "On President Barack Obama's 100th day in office, the GDP report at least provided signs that the nation is seeing its economic slide start to moderate."

context clues: "report", "signs", "economic slide", "seeing"

definition: kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Moderate

original sentence: The moderate driving length to school isn't the problem, it is the parking.

Vocabulary (Week 6 of 6)

Cathartic


source sentence: "Hundreds of students at high schools from Newton, Mass., to Palo Alto, Calif., have created cathartic "Wall of Shame" or "Rejection Wall" displays of college denial letters."

context clues: "Wall of Shame", "Rejection Wall", " denial"

definition: evacuating the bowels; purgative.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Cathartic

original sentence: The cathartic picture was just as greusome as a movie by Rob Zombie.


Missives


source sentence: "On message boards at CollegeConfidential.com, students critique, attack and praise missives from various schools, elevating rejection-letter reviews to a sideline sport."

context clues: "praise", "attack", "rejection-letter"

definition: 1.a written message; letter. 2.sent or about to be sent, esp. of a letter from an official source.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Missives

original sentence: The missives at the office were rude and not inspiring to us at all as workers.


Steely


source sentence: "Stanford University sends a steely "don't call us" message embedded in its otherwise gentle rejection letter."

context clues: "don't call us", "gentle rejection", "message"

definition: resembling or suggesting steel, as in color, strength, or hardness.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Steely

original sentence: The woman displayed a will, steely in might she was.

Vocabulary (Week 4 of 6)

Woeful

source sentence: "Affected consoles are rendered completely useless in what's become a familiar tale to many Xbox fans -- it's just the latest in a string of hardware problems that have given the three-year-old system a woeful reliability rep."

context clues: "problems", "completely useless", "reliability"

definition: of wretched quality; sorry; poor
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/woeful?qsrc=2888

original sentence: The company gained a woeful reputation by taking the bailout money and using it unwisely.



Consternation

source sentence: "After blog GamePolitics expressed its consternation, the publisher began a flurry of hush-hush phone calls to arrange the return of the weapons."

context clues: "expressed", "flurry", "return"

definition: a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/consternation?qsrc=2888

original sentence: The woman expressed consternation when her name was called during roll call because she was sleeping.



Intrisically

source sentence: "They had access to McG, who was intrinsically involved in the game."

context clues: "access", "involved"

definition: belonging to a thing by its very nature.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Intrinsically?qsrc=2888

original sentence: The couple looks so happy, blissful and intrinsically walking as if joined at the hip.

Reflection (Week 4 of 6)

I took the Right/Left Brain Quiz, I thought the results were interesting. Apparently I am extremely right-brain bias when it comes to thinking. It said that I answered 12 for the right, and 6 for the left. I think the results are very accurate and reflect how I think many things over. What is really eerie is that I have been told by family, girlfriends and friends that I am the things it says I am. Holistic, random, nonverbal and fantasy-oriented are especially familiar to me, those have been said to me before. Teachers have told me I am nonverbal, and quiet, I never thought it was true, but the test seems to verify what I've been told all along. I thought it s a good test and it seemed to capture what I am, well at least my sense of self. I do tend to lean towards the Concrete tag and Intuitive. I don't think those two are particularly true, at least not as much as the others but they do describe my thoughts well enough. I won't complain, I thought the test was the easiest one to take nad I will take others to see what they say. I took the personality test as well, but I think this one is way out there. It says I really expressed intuitive thinking, and I beg to disagree. I think the first test captured my thoughts and functions much better, and I don't know why. I answered almost identical questions and it gave me a similar result but it ranked this above all, and I think it is my smallest quality. I enjoyed answering both tests, and I liked seeing how the first one graded me and how think I differ with the second test.

Calendar (Week 4 of 6)

To Do List:
1)Help Brother Unpack
2)Study for Sociology test
3)Do HW for this class

Vocabulary (Week 3 of 6)

Affinity

soure sentence: "On one hand, I guess it should have been obvious, given Dan Snyder's affinity for buying any shiny new item out there on the market."

context clues: "buying", "shiny", "market", "new"

defeniition: a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/affinity?qsrc=2888

original sentence: "My girlfriend is always buying things, she has an affinity for picking the expensive stuff."

Stymied

source sentence: "Stephens, who has major knockout power was stymied from the get-go."

context clues: "power", "get-go", "major"

definition:-verb-to hinder, block, or thwart.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stymied?qsrc=2888

original sentence: "My debate with a colleague of mine went nowhere, she stymied my points within a few seconds and left me speechless."

Bronchial

source sentence: "It's still not known if or when Sheppard will return from a bronchial infection that kept him out of the booth for the entire 2008 season and will prevent him from announcing the opener at the new Yankee Stadium later this month."

context clues: "infection", "kept/out", "prevent"

definition: Anatomy. pertaining to the bronchia or bronchi.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bronchial?qsrc=2888

original sentence: "Martha has a bronchial infection, but I thinnk she will be fine."

Reflection(Week 3 of 6)

This week has been an exhausting week but a positive one. I have managed to do my homework and help my brother move out of his place, almost simultaneously. I would squeeze in the homework between pick-up and drop-off periods( he has so many things in his home.). This, I am doing after the moving, so I am sore and tired. This class has helped improve my skills and speed of homework completion. I think I ccan say that my work in this class is probably the most quality stuff i've done in a long time. That might not be saying much due to my poor standards but it is okay. This class, due to the SQ3R, and mostly the atmosphere of the class gives me an advantage over past classes i've had. I've had classes that are 40 students to 1 teacher, and i've got 15( less somedays) to 2 teachers. I'm sure it has to do with the Friday thing,most people want Fridays off. I enjoy having such a small class, it gets more personal and it is easier to learn and process the things I am supposed to learn. I am going to be hoonest, I cannot find my paper for this week, and I have no ideawhat I am supposed to write about or answer. It is my mistake and if I recieve nothing than it is my fault. The buck stops here.

Calendar (Week 3 of 6)

To Do List:
1)Help my brother move
2)Homework for this class
3)Plan spring break with my peoples