Vocabulary Sentences #8

1. Sometimes you must get rid of the malignant friends in your life.
2. I would think Santa Clause gets ornery with his elves for when they make too much of the same toys.
3. People tend to be more indolent during the morning than during the night.    
4. Bullies like to belittle and nettle their victims to make the feel small and insignificant.
5. The boy jeopardized his chances of winning, for not playing by the official rules.
6. His demise began when he started to eat the poisonous berries.
7. The bank robbery went awry and caused the criminals to get caught.
8. There used to be a show called Frugal Gourmet, about making inexpensive dinners.

Literary Analysis

In the story of The Hangman’s Daughter by Oliver Potzch starts out with a young boy, an orphan, is found in river beaten to death and with a marking on his shoulder the villagers had thought to believe it was from witch craft. It didn’t take long for the rumors to spread about a witches marking, and to them the only person the witch could be was Martha Stechlin, the midwife, since she had practice with potions and was seen with the boy along with other orphans. The villagers believe she is the witch, she was taken to the jail where the council want her to confess. The hangman was to torture her so she’d confess, but he believed she did not do it, the council do not care for all they want is someone to take the blame and she fits the profile of a witch so to them it’s the best way to calm the townspeople if they had someone to blame. Soon another child turns up dead with the same witches marking whole two other children go missing. The hangman with the help of the physician’s son, Simon, try to figure who the real person behind the killings and missing children, in which they find out it is the devil. The townspeople hear about this news and are even more frightful than before, so the council is forcefully trying to get the midwife to confess. The hangman’s daughter gets kidnapped by the devil, the hangman and Simon must save her, the children, and the midwife before it’s all too late.

2 Theme:
Discrimination: The midwife is discriminated against by the fact she fits the witch’s profile, and they need someone to take the blame, so the townspeople will not be scared and panicked.
Injustice: The council didn’t care if she was guilty or not, for they did not want a repeat of the witch trials 70 years before.
3 Tone:
Sinister/dark: The story talks about witchcraft, the devil, and brutal murders of children.

“The boy’s face was blue and puffy, and the back of his head was crushed”

““Finish the matter quickly,” he whispered.  “The children mustn’t squeal.””
Panic: An innocent woman was going to die, and rumors would create pandemonium.

““Oh, nonsense! That’s absurd. The Stechlin woman is a midwife and nothing else.” “Remember what happened here 70 years ago. One half of the town accused the other half of witchcraft. Streams of blood flowed. Do you want to repeat that?”

““She has to confess”, Augustine continued, “because a rumor is like smoke. It will spread, it will seep through close doors and latched shutters, and in the end the whole town will smell of it. Let us put an end to the whole matter as soon as we can.””
Heroism: The Hangman and Simon risk their existence and livelihood in the town.
“”I’ll get the swine who did it. I promise you. Hold on until I have the bastard.””
““Don’t put your livelihood at stake on account of a witch!””
4:

Symbolism: The midwife brings life into the world but was accused of taking life.

Imagery: The author uses imagery to invoke the senses that they may come to life.

“Simon suddenly felt as if time had arrested. Every gesture and detail burned itself into his brain. His feet seemed glued to the earth, as if stuck in a swamp.”

“but beneath the thick foliage of oaks and beeches evening had already arrived. Shadows gradually spread into a clearing in the forest where four men sat around a crackling fire.”
Allusion: The author refers to witch trials and burning at the stake during the 30 Years War.
““Remember what happened here 70 years ago. One half of the town accused the other half of witchcraft.””
Climax: The climax of the story is when the Hangman’s daughter escapes from the devil’s henchmen, and them finding out who all else was in on it.

“”Who has brought unrest to this town then, then?  Who ordered the soldiers to kill small children, who had seen too much?  Who saw to it that fear and hate return to Schongau and that witches should burn at the stake again?”” he said to Augustine.

Resolution: The resolution in the story is the Hangman releasing the midwife.

“the hangman went to the keep and had the door unlocked by the bailiffs. The hangman said to the midwife,” ““you are going home.””

Vocabulary definitions

#1

Debunk (Prove something false)

Imminent (about to happen)

Affluent (wealthy)

Routine(ordinary, normal)

Benign (harmless)

Enlighten (to teach something new)

Malevolent (evil)

Inquire (to ask)

#2. Perplexing (confusing)

Resilient (tough/determined)

Amend (to fix/to change)

Fickle (indecisive)

Benevolent (good)

Desist (stop doing something)

Listless (tired/lazy)

Lackluster (not impressive)

#3.  Dwindle (to reduce in number or amount)

Subtle (not obvious)

Gullible (willing to believe anything)

Erratic (unpredictable)

Condescending (conceited/talking down to someone)

Aspire (to seek to become or achieve)

Pristine (untouched/in perfect condition)

Nettle (to annoy or bother)

#4. Hapless (unlucky)

Scrutinize (To look closely)

Domicile (home)

Clarify (to explain more clearly)

Asinine (stupid/idiotic)

Infer (to figure out without being told)

Eloquent (well-spoken)

Strife (conflict)

#5. Plaintive (Very sad)

Flaunt (to show something off)

Distraught (emotionally upset)

Queue (a line of people or things)

Accrue (to gather over time)

Relentless (never stopping)

Leery (untrusting)

Crass (rude/vulgar/having bad manners)

#6 Inevitable ( It's going to happen no matter what)

Phobia ( A strong Fear)

Seclude(To hide away from others)

Rebuke (To criticize publicly)

Notorious(Famous for something bad)

Fluctuate (To change often)

Candid (Honesty and sincere)

Sophomoric (Immature)

#7. Inhibits (stop from happening)

Aberrant (unusual/unexpected)

Loathe (to hate) 

Prowess (exceptional skill) 

Incoherent ( unable to understand) 

Epitaph (headstone) 

Elaborate ( having many details/add more information) 

Countenance (facial expression) 

Vocabulary sentences #3

My birthday money seems to dwindle during Black Friday and Christmas.

My friend is so gullible that I got her to believe the saying 'butterflies in your stomach' was there because you really have butterflies in there.

After the child drank 2 liters of coke, he bacame hyper and his behvior became erratic.

The pastor sometimes displays a condescending attitude when around people he thinks are non-believers.

Some people aspire to be a doctor, lawyer to a football player or chef. 

The 4 year old subtlety took the cooky since he was told he could not have one.

It would seem that my younger brother likes to nettle me, when he knows I don't like it. 

I have a pristine collection of two dollars bills in its own scrap book tucked away safely in my closet.

 

Vocabulary sentences #7

In the city of Townsville the people like to pretend nothing aberrant happens, when in fact everyday something happens.

Batman inhibits criminals from harming anyone in Gotham city, while dealing with the more notorious villains trying to take him out.

While talking to customer service on the phone I had to ask them to speak slowly since they were incoherent from talking way to fast.

Ludwig Van Beethoven was very prowess at being a pianist, especially since he was deaf!

I loathe going through airport security, because you need to make sure your socks are matching unless you want someone to point it out and embarrass you.

My aunt and uncle recently got a epitaph for my deceased grandmother, it had 1945-2007 along with her name engraved on it.

The teacher was confused as to why the student suddenly changed his countenance, at the question "who's in your family?".

When my friend said something in Spanish I had to ask them to elaborate for me, since I did not understand them.

Vocabulary sentences #4

1. After the hapless boy lost, he went home and cried to his mom about it
2. Since the student scrutinized the paper, they found all the grammar and spelling mistakes.
3. As he left the comfort of his domicile, he felt uneasy with his surroundings.
4. Before the teacher clarified the project, the perplexed students did not know what to do.
5. Because of my brother’s asinine behavior, he got us kicked out of the restaurant as soon as we were seated.
6. While watching the King’s Speech, I couldn’t help but think of what an eloquent speaker he was.
7. Since you have inferred that I am guilty, I do not want you to represent me.
8. As the song says wars and strife on every hand, it seems to sum up the world in which we live.

Americas Got Talent Faves (SSR)

Every week I watch America’s Got Talent when it’s on, this year has to me been one of the most talented groups. The two of the contestants I’m rooting for are Collins Key a magician and Taylor Williamson a comedian. Watching AGT is like I tradition I do with my older brother and dad it starts In the summer which is when I’m visiting my dad so we all watch it together every week. I’ve been watching since the original judges were Sharon Osborn, David Hasslehoff, and Piers Morgan.

When Collins key first audition he wowed the audience and judges by teleporting a dollar bill into a popcorn bag. Every time he performed he stepped up his magic acts, making what he does seem impossible. I can’t fully wrap my head around how he does any of his acts, once he predicted what an audience member would be wearing. There isn’t a possible way for it to be fake, but I have no idea how he does it.

My second favorite contestant, Taylor Williamson, is just hilarious in everything he does. He came on as a bit of an awkward nerd and turned out to be funny. In his first audition he came on stage and looked nervous but as soon as he cracked his first joke and the audience laughed he became much more confident. When he perform he brings even funnier jokes and on Twitter he’s always tweeting jokes, and telling “Directioners” to vote for him since One Direction said to, when they never really did. If you have never watched the show I say you should it really is a good show to watch with lots of talent, although the auditions for me is the best part since some of the people that come on really has no talent and the things they do is beyond me, it’s over all hilarious.

Paying It Forward (SSR)

I saw this segment on the TODAY Show the other day of a random act of kindness, so I thought I’d write about it. It all started when a waitress approached a mother and her family saying a random stranger had paid for the whole family’s meal and leaving nothing but a note saying “God only gives special children to special people”. The mother, Ashley England, then broke into tears, saying it was a much needed gesture. She had been having a hard time dealing with her son who in which has epilepsy and is not verbal.

That night she was having an exceptionally hard time, he was banging on the tables in frustration. Ashley was worried he would bother the other restaurant goers. The worry all went away once she received word of the nice gesture. She immediately went to FaceBook with this experience, getting thousands of ‘likes’ on the post. She had said she’d be going back to the restaurant to see if she could thank the stranger personally, but said on FaceBook “Dear stranger, thank you for giving me a blessing tonight in a way you will never know”.

This random act was very generous, the person could have easily ignored the family’s distress or complain about the disruption. The person may not or may come forward, either way the England family will always remember the person who paid it forward. I hope this would inspire other people to do good deeds and not expect something in return. If this doesn’t want to make people do thing such as this I would recommend watching the movie “Pay It Forward”.

I always wonder what makes someone decide they just want to do selfless acts such as this. It really puts a smile on my face to know that there are still good people out and they’re watching your back. It’s true when they say you’re not alone

Antigone final

 

In the play 'Antigone' by Sophocles, Antigone is being punished for breaking Creon's law, and Creon suffers because of the law he made. Antigone and Creon both are loyal and have pride, they may be loyal in separate ways though, and they’re still similar. Antigone is brave in the way she accepts her punishment. Creon is strong willed in the way he won't listen to anyone else's opinion on punishing Antigone. In ways they are very similar yet very different.

 

Antigone is loyal to her family even though Creon the King of Thebes made a law against burying the traitor Polyneices.  She sets off to bury him since he is her brother.  Antigone says, “but I will bury him, and if I must die, I say this crime is holy”. pg 816 line 57-58. This quote shows how Antigone choses her family over Creon’s law, even though it is a crime. Antigone is also loyal to the gods by telling Creon that it was not Gods proclamation, that the justice that rules the world, below make no such laws.  Also that all his strength is weak against the unrecorded laws of God, showed in scene 2.  Like Antigone, Creon is also loyal, though his loyalty is to his state.  The way Creon is loyal to his state is by his saying no one shall bury Polyneices but his niece disobeys him and he stays true to his state and sentences her to death.  “More than sister’s child, or closer yet in blood, she and her sister win bitter death for this”. pg 784 line 96-98.  This shows how he knows it is his niece but does not care and punishes her anyway for defying his law.  In scene 3, Creon tells Haimon, that he will watch Antigone die.  This shows that he cares more about his state than his son’s feelings for his wife to be, Antigone.

 

 

Antigone and Creon are similar in the way they are both prideful.  The way Antigone is prideful is that she wants the citizens of Thebes to know what she has done and how burying her brother Polyneices is not a crime but is instead honorable.  “Be witnesses for me, denied all pity, unjustly judged, and think a word of love for her whose path turns”. pg 797 line 29-31.  The quote explains when she says unjustly judged, she believes what she did was right and does not accept pity because of it.  She is being prideful in the way she wants everyone to know what she has done.  Antigone in scene 2 tells Creon that she should have praise and honor for what she has done.  Creon has pride just like Antigone but, thinks he is better because he is king and will not let anything make him appear weak.  “Do you want me to show myself weak before the people or to break my sworn word? No, I will not”. pg 792 line 28-29.  This shows how he has too much pride in that he would rather kill his niece, Antigone, than to show himself weak.  Creon in scene 5, says to Teiresias  that really no matter what he says, he will not yield and is not afraid of pollution; pollution of skewed mindsets of disobeying the law. Antigone and Creon both are prideful, it may be in different ways, but they still have that similarity.

 

Antigone and Creon both deserve blame for how things ended. If Antigone had just listened to Creon’s law, then nothing would have happened.  If Creon had just listened to Antigone’s reasoning as to why she did what she did and didn’t kill her, then again nothing would have happened.  But alas, they did not. They both are responsible and must share in the blame.