Shakespeare was an english poet and play writer. Born in the 1500's, he was the third child born to John Shakespeare and his wife Mary Arden. His father was a very sucessful man, he was a landowner, merchant, artison, and even involved in Englands polictics. At the age of 18 William married a woman named Anne Hathaway. They had three children together, sadly their son, Hamnet was lost to the plague. During his lifetime, William, wrote a total of 36 plays and 154 sonnets. Shakespeare died at the age of 52 in 1616.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/537853/William-Shakespeare
http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
To Facebook or Not to Facebook
My first impression of Facebook was less than excited. Myspace had already been around awhile by the time Facebook became popular with kids so I honestly didn't think much of it. Once I joined Facebook I found it a lot easier to navigate than Myspace was and eventual preferred it over other social media sites. I still use Facebook to this day and find it very helpful. However after reading the article "Why Facebook is After Your Kids" I have a new outlook on Facebook and the way it operates. What the article basically says is that Facebook takes the information from your account and seals it to different companies in order it target you as a consumer. One of my dad's favorite sayings is "Nothing is free in life, everything comes with a price" , in which this is a perfect example. You can enjoy the benefits and entertainment of social media sites like Facebook, but do be aware that in return they are taking your information from our life and giving it to complete strangers. Ask yourself .. Is it worth it?
Monday, October 22, 2012
Vocabulary List 9 Remix
| Traumatic: emotionally disturbing or distressing; relating to or causing psychological trauma |
| Touchstone: a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized |
| Saturnalia: the ancient Roman festival of Saturn in December; an occasion of wild revelry |
| Quid pro quo: a favor or advantage granted in return for something |
Prescience: the power to foresee the future | ||
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| Internecine: destructive to both sides in a conflict |
| Maladroit: ineffective or bungling; clumsy |
| Maudlin: self-pitying or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness |
| Modulate: exert a modifying or controlling influence on |
| Portentous: of or like a portent; done in a pompously or overly solemn manner |
| Bruit: spread a report or rumor widely |
| Dictum: a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source; a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle |
| Ensconce: establish or settle |
| Iconoclastic: characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions |
| In medias res: a narrative that begins somewhere in the middle of a story rather than the beginning |
| Contumelious: scornful and insulting behavior |
| Salubrious: health-giving, healthy; pleasant, not run-down |
| Vitiate: spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of; destroy or impair the legal validity of. |
| Waggish: humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner |
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Vocabulary List 8
Abeyance-(N.) A state of temporary disuse or suspension.
Between each scene there is always a moment of abeyance.
Ambivalent- (Adj.) Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Lord Polonius is ambivalent towards Hamlet.
Beleaguer- (V.) Beset with difficulties
Hamlet beleaguer.
Carte blanche- (N.) Complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best.
Laertes can enjoy carte blanche while Hamlet must stay at home and obey his parents.
Cataclysm- (N.) A sudden violent upheaval, esp. in a political or social context
There hasn't been any signs of an upcoming catclysm in the play.
Debauch- (V.) Destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt.
(N.) A bout of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, esp. eating and drinking
Claudius only goal in all this must be to debaunch the kingdom.
éclat- (N.) brilliant or conspicuous success
Claudius has had an eclat outcoming.
Fastidious- (Adj.) Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
Hamlet fastidiously listened to the ghost of his father speak.
Gambol- (V.) Run or jump about playfully
I imagine Claudius gamboling at the sight of Hamlet's dead dad.
Imbue- (V.) Inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality: "imbued with deep piety".
Hamlet was imbued with deep sorrow for his father's murder.
Inchoate- (Adj.) Just begun and so not fully formed or developed
The play has inchoately relationships with the characters.
Lampoon- (V.) Publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule or sarcasm.
(N.) A speech or text criticizing someone or something in this way
Hamlet often lampoons his mother's actions.
Malleable- (Adj.) Easily influenced; pliable
Hamlet is extremely malleable in his feelings.
Nemesis- (N.) The inescapable or implacable agent of someone's or something's downfall
Hamlet's nemesis is his uncle Claudius.
Opt- (V.) Make a choice from a range of possibilities
Hopefully Hamlet will opt to not take revenge on his uncle.
Philistine- (N.) A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them
I'm not sure who would be an example of a philistine in the play.
Picaresque- (Adj.) Of or relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero
Hamlet is a picaresque play.
Queasy- (Adj.) Nauseated; feeling sick
The idea that Hamlet's uncle is now step dad makes me queasy.
Refractory- (Adj.) Stubborn or unmanageable
Ophelia is refractory in her feelings for Hamlet.
Savoir-faire- (N.) The ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations.
Claudius obtains savior-faire.
Between each scene there is always a moment of abeyance.
Ambivalent- (Adj.) Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Lord Polonius is ambivalent towards Hamlet.
Beleaguer- (V.) Beset with difficulties
Hamlet beleaguer.
Carte blanche- (N.) Complete freedom to act as one wishes or thinks best.
Laertes can enjoy carte blanche while Hamlet must stay at home and obey his parents.
Cataclysm- (N.) A sudden violent upheaval, esp. in a political or social context
There hasn't been any signs of an upcoming catclysm in the play.
Debauch- (V.) Destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt.
(N.) A bout of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, esp. eating and drinking
Claudius only goal in all this must be to debaunch the kingdom.
éclat- (N.) brilliant or conspicuous success
Claudius has had an eclat outcoming.
Fastidious- (Adj.) Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
Hamlet fastidiously listened to the ghost of his father speak.
Gambol- (V.) Run or jump about playfully
I imagine Claudius gamboling at the sight of Hamlet's dead dad.
Imbue- (V.) Inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality: "imbued with deep piety".
Hamlet was imbued with deep sorrow for his father's murder.
Inchoate- (Adj.) Just begun and so not fully formed or developed
The play has inchoately relationships with the characters.
Lampoon- (V.) Publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule or sarcasm.
(N.) A speech or text criticizing someone or something in this way
Hamlet often lampoons his mother's actions.
Malleable- (Adj.) Easily influenced; pliable
Hamlet is extremely malleable in his feelings.
Nemesis- (N.) The inescapable or implacable agent of someone's or something's downfall
Hamlet's nemesis is his uncle Claudius.
Opt- (V.) Make a choice from a range of possibilities
Hopefully Hamlet will opt to not take revenge on his uncle.
Philistine- (N.) A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them
I'm not sure who would be an example of a philistine in the play.
Picaresque- (Adj.) Of or relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero
Hamlet is a picaresque play.
Queasy- (Adj.) Nauseated; feeling sick
The idea that Hamlet's uncle is now step dad makes me queasy.
Refractory- (Adj.) Stubborn or unmanageable
Ophelia is refractory in her feelings for Hamlet.
Savoir-faire- (N.) The ability to act or speak appropriately in social situations.
Claudius obtains savior-faire.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Midterm Review Strategies
Valerie Gonzalez and I are preparing for the Midterm this friday by studying the first 70 terms tonight; taking notes on them, coming up with fun and easy ways to remember them, and reviewing them on tuesday. Then doing the next 70 tomorrow night and going over those on wednesday. Leaving all thursday for us to review and look over our notes.
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