Word Sentences farrago He presented a farrago of both modern and classic styles in his collection. 2. carrack I walked away from the dock as the bomb detonated and the carrack begun to sink. 3.flibbertigibbet Unlike Mary’s first 3 children, Jacob was not quiet and respectful like the rest, he was quite the flibbertigibbet. 4. auket I watched in awe as the family of Aukets flew by. 5.lagniappe Usually, after difficult business trips business trips around the nation, I return to work with a lagniappe sitting on my desk, from my boss. 6. grappa As soon as the bartender informed me they had ran out of grappa, I left the bar. …show more content…
interdict The king announced an interdict against the distribution, sale and possession of bananas to the utter disbelief of the audience. 8.solus James had never told anyone but a slous performance on stage is his biggest fear. 9.equitation Jake had always had a secret interest in equitation, although he would never reveal it. 1o. machiavellian As I read through his plans for restoring power to his family I became more and more surprised as it became more and more machiavellian. 11. odeum I stepped into the new odeum I had been hearing about for years and could not hold back how underwhelmed I was by its size, giggling. 12. benison I sat down and thought about all the benisons raising 24 children had brought upon me. 13. craven His craven actions led to him being left behind by the group for him to starve to
started to have second thoughts a little to late so he tried to starve himself
Fleur Pillage is the most extraordinary character in this story. She is not only physically powerful, but also spiritually strong. She is strong willed and resolute to live her life as she wants to. She never listens to the town or tribal gossip about her and let it repress her. People pretty much stay out of her way because she is extremely diverse. They are too afraid to try to understand her or get to know her. Her life force is drawn from the milieu. Her spirit seems to be analogous with nature. The immense energy of nature is a mystery and Fleur seems to have some power to control it, this also make her an ambiguity. The two traits that I most admire about her are the fact that she is an enigma and that she has a supernatural am...
While he was separated from society, the threat of
Fletch is an older movie, making it a little harder to find. This movies main character is Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher, a Los Angeles journalist who is played by Chevy Chase. This movie is great, it has a hysterical story line full of crimes waiting to be committed. He writes his stories for the herald as “Jane Doe”, generally because he publishes articles that cause trouble for others who play important roles in the community. When he investigates, he really lives his character. This movie begins by Fletch dressing up as a beach bum in an attempt to uncover drug trade. He doesn’t even return home at the end of the day, he lives at the beach to really “be” his character. While doing his “undercover operation” Fletch encounters a man who is very businesslike, which is where the storyline begins. Alan Stanwyk, is the character of the businessman in the movie, who asks him, (Fletch), the bum, a favor. For the sum of fifty thousand dollars, he solicits Fletch to kill him. Mr. Stanwyk presents himself to be a poor cancer-ridden man and wishes to be killed with a gun, so that his wife will get the insurance money. Fletch is a “real investigator”, pun intended. Fletch returns to his normal life, and instantly starts research not only to find out that Mr. Stanwyk is healthy as life itself, but he also runs into certain connections between drug dealing at the beach, Alan Stanwyk, his private jet, the police and a very expensive piece of Land in Utah. Fletch is being sure there is more to find and does his own investigation of the situation. There are a couple things I found in this movie that show Fletch and others committing multiple offenses. The most conspicuous offenses being committed were the solicitation and conspiracy to comm...
war. Once everybody was asleep, they got out of the horse, and started to attack
The Chosen by Chaim Potok is a phenomenal novel about two Jewish boys who live in two very discrepant worlds because of the impressions of their fathers.The Hasidic Rabbi, Reb Saunders wants his son, Danny Saunders, to perdure the family legacy and become a Rabbi. Mr. Malter, Reuven’s father, is an Orthodox Jew who is easy going about what he wants his son to do. Throughout the book, both Reuven and Danny face problems and sufferings that helped them both to become stronger and get through the hard times they faced.
The Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn is a small book that left a large impact on my life. It begins by Sanborn meeting Fred, his mailman. Except Fred is no ordinary mailman—he is the most caring, passionate, and interested mailman Sanborn had ever met. After meeting Fred, Sanborn kept meeting “Freds” everywhere. Be it at a hotel, coffee shop, or the airport, he always met people that make the ordinary extraordinary. Throughout the rest of the book, Sanborn teaches us how to find Freds everywhere, and how we can be Freds ourselves. This book truly changed how I feel about random acts of kindness and made me want to become a Fred myself.
Anthony Doerr’s novel All the Light We Cannot See shows the reader how children would deal with war and how it shaped who they are today. Doerr’s purpose for writing this novel is to highlight how mentally taxing the war was and that there was no permanent escape from the war. Both Marie-Laure and Werner believed they could escape the war both physically and mentally, yet their involvement in it makes it more difficult. Marie-Laure’s fear of her father going to jail shows how she becomes involved in the war. Werner struggled with trying to escape the war through his fascination with radios when it just brought him further into the war. After understanding the effect on certain individuals; the story zooms out showing how the majority
In the Parrot in the Oven, Manny is called the Parico you have to find out why. He is a kid growing up in Fresno CA, at an interesting time as as interesting character. His struggles are realistic and understable. Throughout the book Manny experiences family struggles, peer conflicts, and gang involvement with small time crime. Manny wants peace in his life, friendship and stability. Manny does all his chores and homework, he works hard for his family whether it's in a field or doing deliveries. He is a normal kid in that he doesn't want to get hurt by his drunk dad. Or yelled at by his mom, he knows right from wrong as seen when a fellow friend who stole from a lady. Manny is not relatable because it does not I to join a gaine like Manny.
Who was once a hero, was now the villain in many regards; he was the protagonist at first, and after, became the antagonist after his fortune took over his morality. Henry Ford had well-meaning intentions at first. Truly wanting to connect the world, he wanted to create a car that everyone can afford and be able to enjoy. Although he achieved his goal of creating this car, the model T, several unintentional controversial ideologies were established along with it.
The world needs more people like Reuven Malter. Reuven Malter portrays diligence in his studies and friendships, intelligence in his daily lifestyle, and compassion toward the people he’s around. Chaim Potok introduces readers to Reuven immediately in the first chapter of The Chosen in the setting of a baseball game. Right off the bat, people realize his sportsmanship and likeable character. Danny Saunders and Reuven befriend one another, which proves Reuven’s diligence in at least one way. However kind and thoughtful Danny may be, he has a temper and can prove difficult. Furthermore, he intelligently pursues mathematical logic. Throughout the book, Mr. Malter and Reuven also study the Talmud day-by-day. Mr. Malter acquires sickness many times throughout the story, and Reuven shows concern and empathy towards him always. Thus, Reuven demonstrates the character personas that men in the world need to obtain.
As I was growing up in Uzbekistan, I was exposed to the diversity of a wide mix of ethnic groups and cultures. I’ve been raised to be respectful of others, regardless of their differences and to not judge people. Exposure to the multiculturalism helped me develop a greater social awareness needed to overcome implicit biases, to understand and respect others. In the book Blink, the author, Malcolm Gladwell, describes how the sales director of the Flemington Nissan dealership in New Jersey, Bob Golomb became a successful salesman. He has an ability to make snap judgements about customers, however, he tries not to judge anyone based on their appearance and serve his customers equally. He is aware of just how dangerous
Halt is Will’s teacher and mentor. Halt is brave and strong-willed; however, he also has a big ego. Will is the protagonist of the series, the so-called ranger’s apprentice. Will is a kind-hearted man, with the strength of a horse. In many ways, the two men are quite similar. They are both brave, there are many moments where this trait is shown. One being when Halt was risking his life by traveling the deep dark sea to get to Skandia to save Will. Will showed this trait when he had to swim thought the water with the hungry shark. They both are brave enough to risk their life to do the right thing. Further more they are strong willed/ stubborn. This means that they won't turn back on what they say. This trait glows and shimmers through both their skin. This arrays in Halt, when
As humans, we all embody different qualities and characteristics that make us unique. I might find someone with completely opposite traits than me, and the contrasts between us may become apparent. In East of Eden, John Steinbeck introduces many such contrasts, most notably good versus evil and fate versus free will. He creates characters to represent these contrasts, some at the extreme ends of the spectrum, and some in the areas in between. The most significant of these characters are Cal and Aron Trask. Throughout the second part of the novel, the brothers visibly clash. We are not really introduced to them until Chapter 24, but their differences are greatly stressed from that point on. Steinbeck uses these characters to show the contrast
This is an example of Ordinary World because Tom is leaving his home with his parents and they are being sent to the sawmill to work.