RESPECT MY AUTHORITY
I would say that a authority figure could be a mom, dad, teacher, or even police officer or anything else. But the way I would describe a authority figure is to support myself to try to be the best. Also that they will be there for everything. Also the fact that they will try everyday to make you feel better about who you are. Also I see this saying that says that there is no other person in this planet that could look like you or be you. And just seeing this makes me feel so much better like you are unique and that you are worth it. Also that there is only one you just one. Like sometimes I feel that the year we live in, people are so judgmental. They talk without knowing. On Instagram I saw a girl post this "SOCIETY: Be yourself , SOCIETY: Not like that " I thought that it was so true. I would say my mom is one of the best authority figures because even though she works hard everyday she still tries to communicate with me everyday no matter what even if she is dead tired. I know that because every weekend or when we eat or something she tells me to work hard for everything. Even before she leaves work at 5 in the morning she tells me to behave in school and respect my teachers.I personally think that everybody should have a authority figure.

                                                        Inciting Incident
I don't understand the story. But what I have read is that the story takes place outside on the neighborhood streets.

                                                           My Yoda
My ideal mentor would be a person that when I ask a certain question won't think that I'm stupid for asking that certain question. Also a person I feel will give me a honest opinion and answer fully their thought to my question to the question that I'm asking. Also I remember that I would have mentors that would just sit around and not ask a single thing but would just sit around.

                                             First Impression of The Pedestrian
For some reason I think everything we have read so far in class seems like the character is dreaming. But also I thought that the story started off so mysterious. What I also thought was sketchy was that in the story I also noticed that there are 3 words that describe death in the introduction to the story. I feel like this story is going to be really odd.

                                               Observation to Literature Book
The book I'm reading is Taking Hold by Francisco Jimenez. So far by the character which is also the author, well he is a really hard worker. He is so determined to keep on going no  matter how many obstacles are in his way. He is also a very strong young man he was 23 years old during that time. But I noticed that at times he was very sad and depressed and me myself reading the book got depressed at some times in the story. A main part of the story I remember is that he left his mother, girlfriend, and siblings behind in California. The reason is because he was offered a scholarship to go to Columbia University which is in New York. And to top it off his family was dirt-poor so they couldn't afford anything. When Christmas came around he didn't even have the chance to head back home because he couldn't afford a plane ticket. So he was myself in his dorm room on Christmas

                                                          Vocabulary List #4
Intermittent: occurring at irregular internals
Ebb: the movement of the tide out to sea
Regress: return to a former or less developed state
Tendency: an inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior
Antiseptic: to clean

                                           Young Goodman Brown Questions
1. I think that the author made this to prove to other people that the decisions you make reflect who you are. Also throughout the story I noticed that the author sort of tries to get the readers to think.
2. Yes, I do agree that Faith does fit her name because it seems that she truly loves her husband and will support him through everything. She seems so nice too.
3. I don't really know what the pink ribbons signifies but I would think it means good luck or something good is heading on your way.
4.I personally think it wasn't his imagination but it was evilness. I thought that it was really creepy that a black figure just popped up in front of him when he was walking on the road.
5.I think that the black figure is trying to tell him that he's been doing something wrong that later on he will regret.
6. I think that many thing were telling Goodman Brown in his conscience probably because he was terrified.
7. I think he was better off living in his hometown instead of taking of leaving his wife. Also he has a wonderful life what else does he want.

                                                                  My Aeries
I got a B on my test. I tried my best on the test but I was expecting to get a C on it I was surprised because since elementary I always had trouble writing. But then I actually remember that I took notes and paid attention while you gave the lecture. So I think doing that helped a lot. I think the reason I received this grade is because of the notes and that I also paid attention to the stories. Overall I think that the work I did paid of so I think I do deserve the B. All the work I've been doing in Dr.Preston's class I think I have tried to keep up and not fall behind and I think I deserve a B not an A because I haven't done all the blogs and and done the videos but not a C because I think I have been doing the work a lot.

                                                  Literature Analysis Questions #1
1.The plot of this novel is that there is a girl that decided to mute herself because she saw her dad kill her mother. And at the same time she meets this guy who's dad is dying because he has cancer.

2.I think that the theme of the novel is that no matter how hard things are someone out there has it worse. Another theme I came up with is that be strong because someone out there cares and loves you no matter what.

3. I feel that this girl gets up having such a horrible feeling everyday knowing that her father murdered her mother. Also she even witnessed it with her own eyes. She always seemed so depressed but who wouldn't be. She always want to talk with the other guy who's father is dying because of cancer. But he, he always wakes up and wonders if this day could be the day that he loses his dad. He even doesn't get sleep because he is scared if his dad might die overnight so he wakes up very tired. When he talks he seems that a big piece of him is missing. He always wants to be drunk so he would forget the fact that his dad id dying because every time he thinks of that he cries and has a panic attack.

4. The way I understood the story is that I tried to put myself in their place and the story was a lot more clearer. Also that the story so far has had loads of drama because her cousin doesn't want anybody to get close to her so they can hurt her cause she has suffered enough.

                                                            Sentences
1. The girl failed to give a coherent response to the essay on her final exam.
2. Many police officers belabor with many people everyday.
3.The woman decided to eschew from her abusive husband.
4.Many business men are very acquisitive with other companies
5.The girl and her best friend hoped to emulate their friendship necklaces.
6.Most Taylor Swift songs are banal because they are almost all the same.
7.After the parents made a fool of themselves everybody made an excoriation about them.
8.After putting the water in the freezer the water had congeal into ice.
9.The king was a carping person he hated everything.
10.In many debates when you want to prove yourself right you have to substantiate.
11.The girl would temporize a lot and so then her prom date lost interest.
12.Many people with largesse gave elders many gifts.
13.The contract was tenable for 3 years.
14.Sometimes wen I eat I am insatiable.
15.Many countries before they attack they reconnaissance.
16.The girl tried to change the topic, but her parents said that it is not a germane to their conversation.
17.The laws of the U.S had to ramify all over the country.
18.People voting for Donald Trump are very intransigent people
19.On the first day of school everybody seemed a bit taciturn.

                                                            Vocabulary List #3
coherent:logical and consistent
belabor: argue or elaborate in excessive detail
eschew: deliberate using; abstain from
acquisitive: excessive interested in acquiring money or material things
emulate: match or surpass typically by intimidation
banal:so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
excoriation: harsh criticism
congeal: solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling
carping:difficult to please; critical
substantiate: provide evidence to support or prove the truth
temporize: avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time
largesse: generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others
tenable:able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
insatiable:impossible to satisfy (of an appetite or hunger)
reconnaissance: military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features
germane: relevant to a subject under consideration
ramify: form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out
intransigent:unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree something about
taciturn:reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little

                                                      Vocabulary List #2
faith:complete trust or confidence in someone or something
threshold:a strip of wood, metal or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or a room
tarry:of, like, or covered with tar
resolve:settle or find a solution to
discern: perceive or recognize
martyr: a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs
mirth: amusement, especially as expressed in laughter
catechism: a summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers
pious: devoutly religious
frenzy: a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior

                                                           Vocabulary List #1
theme:the subject of a talk, piece of writing, a persons thoughts
tone:a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality and strength
mood:a temporary state of mind or feeling
diction:the choice and use of words and phases in speech or writing
syntax:the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
stupid:lacking intelligence or common sense
adumbrate:report or represent in outline
apotheosis:the highest point in the development of something
ascetic: by or suggesting the practice of severe self discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons
bauble: a small, showy trinket or decoration
beguile:charm or enchant someone in a deceptive way
burgeon:begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish
complement: a thing that completes or brings to perfection
contumacious:stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority
curmudgeon: a bad tempered or surly person
didactic:intended to teach,particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior

                                                 Hack-To-School Questions

 1. The purpose of this course is English. So far we have been reading stories and writing and answering questions in our blogs. Also writing in our journals.

2. So far something new I've experienced in this course is that I got the opportunity to call a teacher doctor. That was something new for me because all my teachers have never gotten their doctors degree. Also the fact that at one point you were a college professor none of my teachers have been a college professor. Also something new I learned was blogging because at first I thought that it was going to be hard but now I've noticed that it's really easy. None of my teachers have made us do our homework and assignment in our blogs that's something new.

3. The most easiest thing I've done in this class is writing in our journals. It's the first thing we do in class before anything else. You basically write what you think but there is no right or wrong answer.

4. The most challenging experience I've had in this class was trying to memorize the poem of "Richard Cory". I would get the verses right but then I would forget. Trying to memorize the words then I would get messed up even though it was one word.

5. I will try to not fall behind because so far in this class I've noticed that in this class if you fall behind it's pretty hard to get back in place. I will try to do all the assignment and journals.

6. A Socratic Seminar is a formal discussion, based on a text, in which the leader asks open-ended questions.