1. Hysteria: Among a group of people is a state of uncontrolled excitement, anger or panic.
E.g. He was teased and neglected from the group so badly that the hatred towards the group turned to hysteria.
2. Errant: Errant is used to describe someone whose actions are considered unacceptable or wrong by other people.
E.g. She never does her homework, what an errant student.
3. Procession: A procession is a group of people who are walking, riding, or driving in a line as part of a public event.
E.g. Procession is always done in sometime of year.
4. Ecstatic: If you are ecstatic, you feel very happy and full of excitement.
E.g. After he got 8 A’s in his progress report; he laughed ecstatically which seemed fanatic.
5. Barren: If you describe something such as an activity or a period of your life as barren, you mean that you achieve no success during it or that it has no useful results.
E.g. As he was reaching the closing years of his life, he was regretting how barren his life was because he couldn’t think of anything he had done.
6. Trot: If you trot somewhere, you move fairly fast at a speed between and running, taking small quick steps.
E.g. The injured deer could do nothing but trot even though it was seeing the bloodthirsty lion sprinting towards it.
7. Triumphant: Someone who is triumphant has gained a victory or succeeded in something and feels very happy about it.
E.g. A man who robbed a bank somehow didn’t feel that triumphant even though he had the money to live his whole life prosperously.
8. Preposterous: Disapproval/If you describe something as preposterous, you mean that it is extremely unreasonable and foolish.
E.g. He seemed very preposterous after he asked what the homework was right after the teacher explained what it was.
9. Swarthy: A swarthy person has a dark face.
E.g. Not only was he a swarthy person but he had a devil-like heart.
10. Ravenous: If you are ravenous, you are extremely hungry.
E.g. Jack ran towards his quarry ravenously that one couldn’t distinguish which was the beast.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Chapter 4 Activity- Imitation of William Golding
- "Percival had gone off, crying, and Johnny was left in triumphant possession of the castles. He sat there, crooning to himself and throwing sand at an imaginary Percival. Beyond him, Roger could see the platform and the glints of spray where Ralph and Simon and Piggy and Maurice were diving in the pool. He listened carefully but could only just hear them."
- Sara had ran off, crying, and Chris was left with all the work to do. Chris sat there, muttering swear words at Sara and bashed the stack of paper on the wall imagining that the wall was Sara. Behind Chris, Jack could see by the office door Bob, and Nick who were whispering to themselves while staring at the place where Sara ran off. Jack tried to catch some words by listening carefully but could only just hear them.
- Sara had ran off, crying, and Chris was left with all the work to do. Chris sat there, muttering swear words at Sara and bashed the stack of paper on the wall imagining that the wall was Sara. Behind Chris, Jack could see by the office door Bob, and Nick who were whispering to themselves while staring at the place where Sara ran off. Jack tried to catch some words by listening carefully but could only just hear them.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Letter: Piggy
Dear mother and father,
I wonder how you are doing in Britain. I am doing fine except for the fact that I am confined on an island where I have no idea where it is. Other students who are confined in the island with me think they will be rescued very soon but I doubt it. No one knows that we are in this island and I even doubt the point of writing this letter. I fear something bad will happen if we stay in this island longer because the students here are really stupid and are not organized at all. They tried to burn this whole place without even trying to figure out how we are going to supply food and shelter. Also the leader Ralph, I am relieved that he is the leader instead of the rampage and violent Jack but he is very not organized. Currently we lost one of our group members because Ralph didn’t keep track of the group. I think no one tries to listen to me but I’ve got to take charge and try to sort out the group but the group members (especially Jack) never gives me the conch and even if I have it, they never listen to me. They even took my glasses away trying to make fire. My patience is running out here mother and father. What should I do?
…. Anyways, I talked too much about myself. Are you doing alright in Britain? I hope you are doing alright.
Writing a purposeless letter,
From Piggy
I wonder how you are doing in Britain. I am doing fine except for the fact that I am confined on an island where I have no idea where it is. Other students who are confined in the island with me think they will be rescued very soon but I doubt it. No one knows that we are in this island and I even doubt the point of writing this letter. I fear something bad will happen if we stay in this island longer because the students here are really stupid and are not organized at all. They tried to burn this whole place without even trying to figure out how we are going to supply food and shelter. Also the leader Ralph, I am relieved that he is the leader instead of the rampage and violent Jack but he is very not organized. Currently we lost one of our group members because Ralph didn’t keep track of the group. I think no one tries to listen to me but I’ve got to take charge and try to sort out the group but the group members (especially Jack) never gives me the conch and even if I have it, they never listen to me. They even took my glasses away trying to make fire. My patience is running out here mother and father. What should I do?
…. Anyways, I talked too much about myself. Are you doing alright in Britain? I hope you are doing alright.
Writing a purposeless letter,
From Piggy
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