Latin Roots # 6

 Roots and Derivatives:

1. corp(or): body
2. cred: to believe, to trust
3. cur(r),curs, course: to run, to flow
4. dic(t): to speak, to say

 1. Benediction (n): the invocation of a divine blessing, as at the close of a religious service; a blessing or state of blessedness

• The father gave the young couple benediction for their marriage.

2. Concourse (n): a running or flowing together; a broad public walkway or hallway; a crowd or throng

• The concourse of the different colors gave the artist inspiration.

3.   Concurrent (a): occurring at the same time; meeting or acting together

• This year we are having a concurrent holiday, Thanksgiving and my niece's birthday 

4.  Corporal (a): related to the physical body 

• She advised the doctor that his patient may have major corporal damage.

5. Corpulent (a): very stout; fleshy and obese; fat

• The deer that they shot while hunting was extremely corpulent.

6. Credibility (n): the quality of being believable or trustworthy

• Credibility is a character trait that I look for in my friends.

7. Credulity(n): the (naive) willingness to believe too easily without proof. 

• Nobody has more credulity than children.

8. Cursory (a): a done in a superficial or hasty manner

• Every day Tommy has a very cursory way to clean his room.

9. Dictum (n): an authoritative saying or maxim

• The dictum that teenagers use in this time isn't very proper.

10. Incorporate (v): to form into one body or functioning unit; to combine several different things into a whole

• Ben used old cardboard boxed to incorporate a  robot costume.

11. Incredulous (a): not believing, skeptical, or doubting

•  The students where incredulous when the teacher said to take the day off.

12. Indicative (a): characteristic of or very much like; suggestive

• The upset stomach was an indicative of the constant swinging on a swing.

Antigonie Questions

1.What kind of prize is given for dancing choruses of worshippers?
The dancing choruses of worshipers began competing for a bull or a goat.

2.How many spectators would gather in the open-air theatre of Dionysos?
As many as fourteen thousand spectators gathered in the open-air theatre of Dionysos.

3.How does the mask affect the voices of the actors?
The masks were used to amplify the actor's voices.

4.Why was Antigone suspenseful to viewing audiences?
It was suspenseful because the audience knew things the characters didn't know.

5.How is the shepherd to leave the infant on the mountains?
The shepherd is ordered to leave the infant to die on a mountainside with his ankles pinned together.

6.What is the riddle the Sphinx gave to Oedipus?
The Sphinx's riddle stated," What creature goes on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?"

7.Who are Oedipus' kids?
Oedipus' kids are Polyneices, Eteocles, Antigone, and Ismene.

8.After Oedipus is exiled, who takes over Thebes?
After Oedipus is exiled, Creon took over as a regent.

9.What did the family do to the dead body?
The family closed the dead person's eyes and mouth and began to prepare the body for the prosthesis, the wake. Then they placed the body on the bier, a portable framework, making sure that the feet pointed toward the door, and sprinkled it with wild marjoram and other herbs, which were believed to keep the evil spirits away. At the prosthesis, women waited near the body and men entered in a formal procession with their right arms raised high in the air. The closest relative reached out and held the dead person's head with both hands, the other mourners began to beat their faces and tear their hair. They also wailed and sang.

Liturature Analysis #2

Their Eyes Where Watching God

By: Zora Neale Hurston

Part 1:

            

              Janie Crawford is a beautiful, middle aged, black woman that everyone gossips about. Janie is very confident and ignores the gossip. Her friend Pheoby is always there to stand up for her when she needs it. Janie was married off to a farmer who was much older than her named Logan Kilicks. He was abusive, mistreating, and disrespectful to her. He treated her as if she was a mule. Janie then meet a man years later named Joe Starks whom she secretly flirted and fell in love with. They later ran away together to get married. They spend their days traveling around the country. Joe succeeds in many carriers including mayor, post master, store keeper, and the largest land owner in town. Janie seeks something more in her life, she wishes to be apart of the rich social life in town, but Joe refuses to let  her. He tries to control her perspective on how a mayor's wife should be, but it didn't stop her from what she believed in. She is with him for two decades, their marriage came to an end when she reveals him for who he really is. Later within that year he passes away. Janie finally gets a break from all chaos, relieved and free. Janie Then meets another man twelve years younger named Tea Cakes and falls in love. As expected, he steals all of her money, leaving her empty handed. Tea Cakes returns to her with regret and apologizes for what he had done, claiming that he didn't mean it. They got into a grand argument which soon became a fight with a gun and Janie shoots him. She goes to trial for murder and is found not guilty. She returns to her home town. All women gossiping about her as always and with Phoeby who is always welcoming her.

 

Part 2:

          

               What I believe the main theme of this novel is be careful for who you fall for. Every marriage she has been in has gone for the worst. Who she thought she could trust or loved her back became to be awful, mean, abusive, disrespectful, and treated her as though she was nothing.

 

Part 3: 

 

              The protagonist Janie, is a very dynamic but also flat character. She has always been a strong, confident, and brave woman throughout the entire novel and it was what enabled her to get through all her difficult times.

 

Part 4:

 

               A wedding ring would be a significant symbol to this novel because every marriage she was in had been very dysfunctional and hurting for her. She wasn't able to find true love that she desired for but instead she fell for men that where mistreating and disrespectful, causing her to  have a large amount of captivity and pain.\

 

Part 5:

 

              I chose this book because it was recommended by Mr. Ostini. It had a similar theme as the book I had previously read in which I enjoyed very much. When I read this novel the most appealing to me was the main character. She was very strong willing and brave. Amazing to see that even after everything she still managed to support herself.

 

Part 6:

 

               The main character Janie reminded me of my mother. They are both very strong willing, brave confident women whom gone through many troubled times in their past. Always able ti keep on going for what they believe is right, not let anything get in their way of it .

 

Part 7:

 

                After every bad event that occurred to her she always managed to pick herself u and get back on her feet. Never leaving behind what she wanted to achieve or getting in the way of what she believed in. Her confidence appealed me because many women wouldn't of handled things the way that she has or do the things that she has done. She is a very memorable person and might even say role model for some also.

              

Antigone Quickwrite

       It takes a lot of courage to do what you believe is right. I'm the kind of person who would break any rule or law in the right mind of others and myself. I most defiantly would choose to give my favorite brother the proper burial that he deserves despite the consequences there might be. knowing that I could cause much danger to others with their death, I must keep this to myself. I couldn't trust just anyone with this information because it would revel my plan to my uncle. I would risk my life for my beloved brother, but I must try to keep anonymously for as long as I don't get caught. Knowing all the operations of the king and the guards I would arrange a plan to escape through the night when everyone is asleep and head towards the corpse of my brother. Trying not to run or come across any guards. I bring the proper supplies such as a shovel, blanket, wagon, and also a marking stone of remembrance of where he was buried. Before leaving I must make a plan of where I will move the body, somewhere safe, peaceful, and relaxing. This plan would take possibly weeks or days to construct perfectly but it must be done in a organized and secretively way as possible. As I roam around to find a perfect spot where my brothers soul could finally rest in peace, I finally find one. Its under a willow tree atop of a grassy hill overseeing a lake. It would be absolutely perfect being that it's also hidden where nobody knows. I have all my puzzle pieces ready to complete my plan. I sneak out in the night, wrap him in a blanket and put him on the wagon. I must take him to where he will be buried, watching my back and every move, making sure no one is following me. I had dug a hole before I got him and place him in the ground. I surround him with wildflowers that grow freely on the grass. I say a few words from the heart and my goodbyes and burry him. I hurry back, cautiously making sure no one sees me and return to my room.