CHARACTER STUDY (III)

Our journey begins in L.A. with Dan Smith and Quatro Quatro after a celebration. They decide to make a pit stop in Las Vegas where they meet my character Ivy. Ivy is controlled by her family and she gradually starts to question her family's authority and rebel. She is meant to be married into another mob family (did I mention her family is Las Vegas' notorious mob?) and is about to meet her soon to be fiancee at a bar. Ivy paid no attention to Dan Smith and Quatro Quatro until they mention their road trip to Woodstock. This journey calls to her and so she strikes up a conversation with them. Soon enough they head out to their second stop in Texas.

The second stop is in a small conservative Texas town. This is where we introduce our next character Eeeee Eeeeeee. The town is out to get him and he is about to be persecuted.  Dan smith and Quatro Quatro improvise a a plan to get Eeeee Eeeeeee out of Texas completely, so he tags along for the ride.

As for the third and final stop until Woodstock, our characters land in Kentucky where we meet Izamar's character. How her character will tie in is still unknown and in the process of being incorporated into this story.

Finally reaching Woodstock we meet Vanessa's character Alex. He is a native of New York and recently homeless. He is struggling with a drug addiction and is transient. He decides to stay awhile at the Woodstock festival and camp out to figure out the next move. Then the remaining characters join in on the fun...

If I missed any parts here is Erica's part of the character study.

CHARACTER STUDY (II)

My character Ivy, formerly Miranda, will be introduced at our first stop in Las Vegas on our way to the Woodstock Festival in New York. Our group has decided that this character will be the only female character. There will be some surprising twists and turns with the participation of Ivy throughout this journey with the East/West characters, as well as our own characters that we each had developed.

*We each have written copies of our story line from today's class discussion.

Explanation for Changing My Character Study

If anyone is wondering what happened to my original Character Study (I) post, I changed my character to fit the story. Yes I was analyzing myself, but I thought why not be someone else for a change? So it is a new  (and not sure if it is improved?) concept. I felt as if it was too raw and personal to share that side of me just yet. In time I will be open to sharing. And to Erica and Lissette thank you for your kind comments on my original post xx

CANTERBURY TALES (I)

Here are some of my notes on the Canterbury Tales! From last week and today's in class notes.

setting: Tabard Inn, located in the suburb of London; Canterbury 55 miles southeast of London

"amor vincit omnia: love conquers all" this quote seemed very ironic because it was engraved on an ostentatious brooch of a nun of all people

sanguine: adj. cheerful, confident

avouches: verb. asserts positively, affirms

prevarication: n. evasion of truth

"if evensong and matins will agree: if what you said last night holds true this morning" this quote in particular struck me the most because if the characters were to lie about what they told each other they would be "it" ? I understand this to a certain point, but not completely in depth.

The character I would like to know the story of is the Wife of Bath. She had five husbands and I am intrigued to know more about her past and how she came about having five husbands. Whether or not she had them at once or at different times? It is ironic that she would have five husbands because it does not seem common for that time and more fitting to present time.

CHARACTER STUDY(I) *REVISED*

Miranda had that aura everyone wanted to be around. She was loud, energetic and enticed everyone with her charming ways. Every act she made was spontaneous, even her parents could not contain her free spirit. To avoid conflict she followed by her parents every rule, even though it went against what she believed in. Up until she had enough, she had to escape her family business. She had to leave Las Vegas once and for all. She had to leave behind the Mob.

This journey wouldn't be easy, dangerous in fact. Miranda was playing with serious fire.  Months in advance she's been stealing money and making preparations to leave Sin City in hopes of a different future. Her hair was now a different color, wardrobe completely changed, as well as her name. Her name was now Ivy, Miranda no longer existed. But after all these years she learned a thing or two about covering up her tracks.  It would be like trying to catch smoke.

Netvibes

So far I am still playing with Netvibes and figuring out how to make it my browser launch page. I am really enjoying having a constant stream of information on my dashboard to always stay updated. I could really use some insight on how to work this dashboard more efficiently. I am usually technology savvy, but this is a whole other subject. I just need to get familiarized with it.

Vocabulary #6

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obsequious- (adjective) servilely compliant, obedient, dutiful, ex: groveling

My teacher prefer that students are obsequious to instructions, to get work completed and not cause trouble for themselves.


beatitude- (noun) supreme blessedness, exalted happiness, ex: peace, bliss

When hiking I concentrate on the climb, blocking everything else out and once I reach my destination my beatitude takes full effect, I feel bliss like I can accomplish anything I set my mind to.


bete noire- (noun) a person or thing that one particularly dreads ex: antagonist, opponent

Time was down to the last 10 seconds, it was now or never to win the game and defeat our bete noire rivals.


bode- (verb[used with object]) to be an omen of; archaic, to announce 

beforehand, ex: predict, indicate
The previous graduating class bode to our class that senior year is going to be the most crucial year of high school for colleges.

dank- (adjective) unpleasantly moist or humid, ex: damp, slimy, humid

While visiting Florida, Connor experienced a humid, dank heat that he wasn't used to before, he was used to the climate being dry like in Nevada.

ecumenical- (adjective) universal, general, ex: comprehensive, cosmic
Social media is an ecumenical concept used to communicate, that is known throughout the world.

fervid- (adjective) heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm; burning, glowing, intensely hot
I was never one to confidently speak up during a debate, until I took a risk and spoke with fervid knowledge on this topic I knew inside and out.

fetid- (adjective) having an offensive odor, stinking, ex: repulsive, repugnant, noxious
Jeremy arrived at his hotel room expecting it to be immaculate as the website described it to be, but instead it was run down and had a repulsing, fetid odor.

gargantuan- (adjective) gigantic, enormous, colossal, ex: immense, monumental
Paul grew up in the rural country of Montana and was not used to all of the gargantuan skyscrapers of New York urban life.

heyday- (noun) the stage or period of highest rigor, strength, success, prime; archaic, high spirits
I always find it fascinating when my grandmother discussed the heyday her life and how she wished she could relive it for it was the best time of her life.

incubus- (noun) imaginary demon or evil spirit; nightmare, something that weighs 
upon or oppresses like a nightmare
Negative thoughts infiltrate your thoughts and dreams like an incubus, until it completely transforms your life into something oppressive.

infrastructure- (noun) basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization
Cornell notes provide me an infrastructure to new topics and ideas to help me comprehend what I am learning in class.

inveigle- (verb) to entice, to lure or ensnare with flattery or artful talk, ex: persuade, beguile
It is bad enough that one would try to cheat the outcome of game, but I draw the line when someone attempts to inveigle another into forfeit the game for money!

kudos- (noun) honor, glory, acclaim; ex: distinction, prestige
I never received much kudos from others growing up so I made sure I recognized everyone elses  accomplishments.

lagniappe- (noun) gratuity or tip; unexpected or indirect benefit
I received free ink as a lagniappe with purchase, when I bought my printer at Best Buy.

prolix- (adjective) extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy, ex: redundant, rambling
Hannah shied away from any form of confrontation with others and when she did she usually rambled on about a prolix excuse about why she was sorry.

protege- (noun) a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his/her career or welfare, ex: apprentice, discovery
The best way to discover hidden talent is by searching YouTube and their you will find a new protege.

prototype- (noun) the original model on which something is based or formed, ex: precursor, antecedent
Inventors do not often succeed right off the bat, they reconstruct until their prototype is perfect.

sycophant- (noun) self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite, ex: minion, puppet, slave
Isaiah does not appreciate being used by those sycophant "friends" that only need him for their own hidden agenda.

tautology- (noun) needless repetition of an idea, ex: "widow woman"
Marie was always nagging at her younger brothers to wash their hands and pick up their toys, it was always an endless tautology.

truckle- (verb [used without subject]) to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely (usually followed by to) ex: flatter, cajole
Tamara had had a crush on Joey since she was a little girl and would always truckle to anything he would say or want to do.