LOTF Journal Chapter 12

My reaction to the ending was that it could have been better. It wasn't a bad ending or a great ending. It left a lot of unanswered questions. I would have liked to know a bit more about what happened to the boys after they were rescued. I suppose Ralph cried at the end because not only was he happy to be rescued, the officer kind of saved his life from being brutally killed by Jacks tribe. He might of also cried because he realized Piggy was someone he could call 'friend' and felt sad over his death.

The person i despise the most is of course Jack. Jack was really selfish and a big jerk most of the time. He caused a lot of problems and made things more complicated on the island. He beat up kids for no good reason.

I would recommend this book to a friend because its pretty interesting from beginning to end. It has violence and action (which I like) and contains a great amount of examples showing the evil within us all and leaves us wondering about the good and bad in human nature. 

Chapter 11 questions

1. Ralph's group decides they must retrieve the fire and Piggy's specs back from Jacks tribe.
2. The twins start seeing Ralph as a true leader for the first time. They see how Ralph acts when he is determined to get things done.
3. For starters, their plan failed due to being outnumbered by Jacks tribe. They also didn't plan it out so well. Ralph also managed to make Jack angry and caused a fight.
4. Roger pushes the rock off the cliff to intimidate Ralph and shows that they are complete savages now. 
5. The destruction of the conch is symbolically significant because with it destroyed means there is no more order and civilization on the island. There is only chaos now.
6. Most of the boys want a chief to teach them discipline, hunt, and protect them from the "beast". They want a chief they can follow and not set rules. The chief will also feed them and keep them alive.
7. A. Do you wish to stay on the island till you die and not be rescued?  

           B. Did you turn against Ralph because you're jealous they elected him as leader in the first place?

8.  Dear diary,

          It is complete chaos on this island, this damn island has turned us against each other and split us into 2 groups. Jacks tribe of boys have turned into total savages, I believe they took shelter over on castle rock. Ralph is struggling to maintain order with Piggy and the twins. Jack managed to steal the signal fire and Piggy's specs making him almost blind. I fear there is worse to come, especially if Ralph doesn't succeed to retrieve the fire back somehow.

          At first this island seemed like a good place. We all got along somewhat as we tried to figure things out when we first crash landed. I wish the pilot had also survived. With him I'm sure the possibility of being rescued would be greater. Jack is just making things more complicated.

Chapter 10 LOTF

1. Ralph and Piggy first discuss Simon's brutal death, Piggy tries to persuade Ralph that it was all just an accident. Piggy says, "He hadn't no business creeping like that out of the dark...It was an accident" (Golding 157). Ralph, on the other hand, says it was a savage homicide. The boys had let their savage character out of control. Piggy keeps on insisting him that Simons death  was because of the boys being terrified, yet Ralph says, "I wasn't scared...I was- -I don't recognize what I was" (Golding 156). At that point Samneric join the talk, they persuade themselves that they had no clue what happened that night by saying, "Yes. We were extremely tired...so we left early" (Golding 158). 
2. Ralph is shocked and disturbed by the images of the boys beating Simon to death last night and says, 'That was murder'' (Golding 156). Jack however, believed they had killed the beast that was disguised as Simon and felt no remorse, "He came--disguised. He may come again..." (Golding 160).
3. Jack's request to have Wilfred beaten presents his total control over the boys. Roger asks Robert for what reason Wilfred needs to be beaten, Robert answered, "He didn't say. He got angry and made us tie Wilfred up" (Golding 159) This basically shows how the boys are devoted to what Jack says and what he orders.  After Wilfred was beat by Jack, the other describes him sitting there, "The chief was sitting there, naked to the waist, his face blocked out in white and red. The tribe lay in a semicircle before him" (Golding 160).

Still wrong Ebola Rx Questions

1. Betsy McCaughney identifies the problem that the CDC wants to make some hospitals ebola ready to treat patients with ebola.
2. A solution that she offers is that they should use the bio-contaminated and expand those instead of trying to make them ebola ready and risk the virus being spread.
3. Sean Kaufman states that the CDC's guideline isn't the way to go and that it would be completely irresponsible.
4. The point that Michael Burgess made on the CDC is that doctors and nurses should be covered from head to toe and not just in certain areas.
5. Yes, i do agree because with bio-contaminated hospitals the risk of ebola spreading is much lower and safer.

Opinion Article

Should the Private Lives of Famous People Be Off Limits

    

Celebrities, just like us have their own life, people tend to forget that sometimes. Like us they are humans, they aren't just here on earth to entertain us, they have their own secrets and flaws. Paparazzi’s harass celebrities by going into their personal space and invading their privacy. Imagine if you were famous, how would you feel if you just wanted to go out for ice scream with a friend, talk to them and relax, but couldn't because you have people trying to take pictures with you or find out who you're with. 

Some people might argue that if someone decides to do something to become famous they are giving up part of their life and their right to privacy which I completely disagree with. Just because someone is in a movie or on TV doesn’t mean they gave up their life to the public. The lives of the rich and famous should be off limits to the public just like everyone else on this planet. They have the right to show what they want from their life to the public. Paparazzi’s are always trying to take sneaky pictures of celebrities when they are out and about and create a story that is most likely inaccurate or exaggerated. Hackers will try to get into their phones to and reveal private pictures they’ve taken. Just recently last year around september, iCloud was hacked causing about 100 or more celebrities to have private photos taken released to the public. 

In my opinion I think it is just plain out ridiculous to even ask that question. Of course the lives of famous people should be off limits. Why cant they have a private life just like us? When you think about it, theres not really anything that sets us apart from them. Most Celebrities are famous for their art, NOT their personal lives.

Latin Roots #7

Roots and derivatives1. duc(t), duce: to lead
2. fed(er), fide(e): faith, trust
3. fin(e): end, limit
4. flect, flex: to bend

Word list
1. aqueduct: A large pipe or other conduit made to bring water from a great distance
  the Romans built large aquaducts filled with water.

2. Conducive: tending to lead, help, assist, or result in
    The forced introduction was a conducive part to the car.

3. Definitive: completely accurate, reliable, and authoritative; decisive or conclusive
    I own a definitive collection of books.

4. fidelity: faithfulness to ones promises or obligations, steadfast faithfulness; technological faithfulness.
    The servant showed great fidelity in carrying out his obligations to his master.

5. Fiduciary: an individual who holds something in trust for another; a trustee
   
Congress has not done a very good job of exercising its fiduciary responsibilities to taxpayers

6. Finale: a "grand" conclusion, as of a performance; the last scene of a play
   The epic finale of Harry potter is something I will definitively remeber. 

7. Finite: limited or bordered by time or by any measurement; measurable
There is a finite top speed of 217 mph for the car.

8. Flexuous: winding in and out; bending or wavering
    The flexous road and the beutiful scenery made for a pefect drive.

9. Inducement: anything used or given to persuade or motivate; an incentive
    A bribe of some sort is probably the most common inducement used to motivate a person.

10. Inflection: a slight change in tone or modulation of the voice, as in a point of emphasis
    Her inflection of her voice didn't match the question she asked me

11. Perfidious: characteristic of one who would intentionally betray a faith or trust; treacherous
   
Jimmy was perfidious, he didn't believe in anything

12. Traduce: to speak falsely of; to slander or defame; to disgrace another's good name; to vilify
    Newspaper editors should remain objective and not traduce people no matter how disreputable they may be.

Diction Handout

Low or informal diction

1. Jargon-“With a gasp I saw revealed to my stare a pair of feet, the long legs, a broad livid back immersed right up to my neck in a greenish cadaverous glow”

Elevated Language or Formal Diction

2. opaque: not able to be seen through; not transparent.
enlogated: unusually long in relation to its width.
phosphorescent: when something glows with light without becoming hot to the touch

The side of the boat made an obscure sash of shadow on the darkling smooth
sparkle of the ocean. However I saw without a moment's delay something extended and pale
drifting near the step. Before I could structure a figure a weak blaze of
phosphorescent light, which appeared to issue abruptly from the stripped assemblage of
a man, glimmered in the dozing water with the tricky, noiseless play of summer
lightning in a night sky.with a pant I saw uncovered to my gaze a couple of feet,
the long legs, a wide furious back submerged straight up to the neck in a greenish
gaunt gleam. One hand, inundated, grasped the base crosspiece of the step.
He was finished yet for the head. A headless cadaver! The stogie dropped out of
my vast mouth with a small thud and a short murmur truly capable of being heard in unquestionably the
stillness of all things under paradise. At that I assume he raised up his face, a
faintly pale oval in the shadow of the ship's side… I just hopped on the extra
fight and hung over the rail the extent that I could, to bring my eyes closer to that
riddle drifting nearby. As he hung by the stepping stool, in the same way as a resting swimmer, the
ocean lightning played about his appendages at each mix, and he showed up in it terrible,
brilliant, fishlike

3. The use of elavated tone gave the short passage a more suspensful and serious tone to it. My paraphrase is a bit more simple and easy to understand.

Abstract and Concrete Diction

4. Four examples are elusive, cadaverous, livid, and ghastly.

5. I beleive the author leaves the ship, and crew nameless because maybe they werent important or he wanted to add a mysterious touch.

6.The main title probably means a secret that everyone shares or the book is filled with secrets.

Word	Denotation	Connotation
Cadaverous	resembling a corpse being very pale, thin, or bony	Skinny, ill
Darkling	of or relating to growing darkness	foreshadowing
Pale	light in color or having little color.	White, cadaverous
Phosphorescence	light emitted by a substance without combustion or perceptible heat	UV lights, lasers
Ghastly	shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible:	Scary and horrifying
Headless	Formed without a head. Decapitated. Lacking a leader or director. Lacking intelligence and prudence; stupid or foolish.	Has no head, missing cranium
Fishlike	Like fish; suggestive of fish; having some of the qualities of fish. A very ancient and fishlike smell	Looks/acts like a fish like creature