Anecdote
A short story about an interesting or funny event or occurrence
Synonyms tale story
Antonym novel.
I decided to tell an anecdote to Bob about me tripping on a banana peel on the beach.
Celerity
Rapidity of motion or action
Synonyms Fast quickness
Antonym slow
Dale was showing some serious celerity on the race track because he was driving so fast.
Dexterous
Having or showing great skill or cleverness.
Synonyms Nimble or Handy
Antonym inept
Randy showed some serious dexterity when he untied eight knots in under a minute.
Extraneous
Not forming a necessary part of something and not important.
Synonyms unnecessary unrelated
Antonym needed
It isn't extraneous that I have have to get an A on this test because
I'm already exempting the exam. Incoherent Not able to talk or express yourself in a clear way that can be easily understood. Synonyms disjointed illiterate Antonym clear It was clear that Jerry was incoherent at tribal council because Jeff could not understand a word that he said to him. Maladroit Very awkward Synonyms bumbling clunky Antonym Sociable I am not maladroit person because I love to socialize with people. Plaid Very pale in a way that suggests poor health Pasty, clammy Antonym glowing Since Miriam has pale skin people my think that she looks placid. Presumptuous Too confident especially in a way that is rude. Synonyms cocky, bold Antonym humble Bob was being presumptuous because he thought he could beat anyone in a wrestling match after he won ten times in a row. Scrupulous Very careful about doing something correctly. Synonyms precise, meticulous Antonym inexact. I try my best to be scrupulous when I do my homework because I want the best grade possible for that assignment. Unequivocal Very strong, clear, and not showing or allowing any doubt Synonyms deceive straightforward Antonym unclear My decision was unequivocal when I choose the ice cream over the pizza because I love ice cream.
Have you heard of the book Maniac Magee? Maniac Magee becomes an orphan at the age of three. His parents died in a trolley accident and ran away after living with his aunt and uncle for 8 years. Maniac’s real name is Jeffrey. He is a kind hearted person who is athletic and he’s always thinking about others. Maniac has trouble finding a permanent home and being accepted in the black community even though he’s white. In both the movie and book they have similarities and differences.
“The Lesson” a short story from Gorilla My Love by Toni Cade Bambara is about a woman, Miss Moore, who wants the best for the children who lives in the inter-city slums of Harlem. Miss Moore took them on a field trip to a toy story that has the luxuries that they do not see often. The children think she is a mean, proper lady, but she is not that at all, she just wants to help them. The author expresses social inequality in this story. “The lesson she wants to impart is the economic inequality that exists in the United States, and for the most part, she succeeds admirably in her goal” (Korb). All of the children experienced the field trip, but Sylvia was affected the most. Miss Moore is more than a character, she is a significant symbol in this short story.
It takes a special type of person to drive one of the power hungry stock cars at over 200 mph. One of these brave souls is Jimmy Johnson, one of the greatest drivers in the world. Johnson comments about nascar, “ Driving in a NASCAR races is really exciting, but it can also be very physically tiring, there was this one time in particular, I was 179 laps into the race when all of the sudden I got light headed and dizzy, lost in confusion i panicked trying to pick out which car I was driving because they all looked the same. A split second later i lost control of the car and skidded into the ‘hit here’ sign, i asked the medic what had happened he said it was chronic dizziness from driving the same way for a prolonged period of time. He recommended months in therapy ”
Tragedy is a part of life regardless of who the individual is. How people cope with these tragedies varies from person to person. One thing we all have in common is the commonly used phrase “Never Forget.” Tragedy tends to define people and the memory of those people and their stories live on. The way people never forget these tragedies is through communication and telling their stories. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer, explores the many ways that different people live with tragedy in their own lives and the way they tell their stories to other people. The book follows three main characters: Oskar Schell who is a funny nine year old boy who lost his father in the 9/11 terrorist attacks; his Grandmother who lost her family in the firebombings in Germany and her son in the 9/11 attacks; and his Grandfather, Thomas Schell, Sr., who lost the woman he loved during her pregnancy. Throughout the story Oskar meets many people who are also coping and as they communicate and connect, Oskar is able to cope with his own loss. Foer touches base on many ways to cope with tragedy but really dives into how the stories live on through other people as the stories spread. This novel really explains the importance of communication to keep memories alive to help the characters cope. No matter how people copes with their tragedies, there is always a story to tell.
Kate Chopin’s brilliant, well-put short story, “The story of an hour” basis around Mrs. Millard who is married to her spouse Mr. Millard and is appeared to be dead by the news that Richard and Josephine brought.
When we got to the shore, my cousin Blake picked up a stick and poked a jellyfish. Well he didn't just poke it, he impaled it. Then he kicked it back into the
In order for the test to be fair I am going to have to make sure that
As stated in the last paragraph as the speed of the car goes up it affects the safety of the driver inversely. One of the new innovations that many auto racing series run is the safety barrier. The safety barrier became more important and looked at after a horrific wreck at Daytona International Speedway on February 22, 2013. The front end of a drivers car sheared off when the car hit the fence and sent parts and pieces of the car into the stands. (Greenberg). After the officials saw the wreck and the horrible aftermath they designed a fence that would keep the c...
Luhan has always been your typical Good Samaritan—he took part in his school’s volunteering programmes as a child and moved onto organising one of his own as he matured. Never turning a blind eye to the less fortunate, Luhan was the epitome of compassion and sympathy, the person who people generally referred to as those “who still had a shred of humanity left in them”.
Think back on the worst experience you have ever had in your life to date, how was it handled? What could have happened to lessen the stress of the situation? Have any regrets? How would you tell that story? Well I will go ahead and tell you of my story where last year on October 11th, 2014 I lost my best friend Gilbert David Kromer.
Three thousand miles away, the love of animals and stubbornness lead my family to have a health scare and for me to have an epiphany.
Blood ran across his face and down his sandy chest."He must have hit a rock when the waves crashed him against the shore?"I began to panic, I hurried to find something to cover his wound. I took a portion of his torn pants and wrapped his forehead up in it. He awoke with a scream of pain and looked around frantically trying to figure out what was going on. "Tom are you OK?" "Umm ya!""We were washed ashore and you probably hit your head on a rock.
Let me start by saying I’m not the most graceful person to ever walk this Earth. I was never really the most coordinated child. I was always walking into stuff and tripping over my own two feet. I used to think that I would get more coordinated as I got into my teenage years, but I was wrong, so wrong.
“As I look upon you on this groggy New York morning, I have one question. If a tree falls in the forest and nobody hears it, does it make a noise? The answer, unambiguously, is of course it does, but what about a whole forest? What if an entire forest falls down, will anyone hear it, will anyone pay attention?” asked Stephen, the conservationist.
Every person need to get through their live step by step, which is we need to get through a lot of circumstances to earn experiences. We earned our experiences everyday by just do what we need to do every day. Our life is just like a journey that we have to walk through and meet a lot of circumstances and do a lot of things to earn the experiences, and sometimes we have to make a mistake to learn a lesson of life. Since the day we were born we had to learn a lot of lessons and a lot of experiences day by day. The lesson we learn from our mistake is the best thing to make us remember how to do it and we will never done the same mistake again, but for experiences we have to keep doing what we’re doing to earn the experiences. The childhood for