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  1.If you had three wishes, what would they be?  Why?  (No wishing for more wishes.)  Explain each response.

  1. I wish my body was ripped until I died.

        2. I wish there was global peace.

        

        3. I wish that there were no sicknesses.

      

 

 2. Is there anything that you are superstitious about?  Explain.  (If not, explain why not.) 
    No I don't have any superstitions

   No, I don't have any superstitions because what is seen is real.

Antigone Compare and Contrast

In Antigone, by Sophocles Antigone and Creon have a conflict because they are different but also alike. They are loyal to different things but both have too much pride, which leads to their downfall.

Antigone and Creon have loyalty differences. Antigone is very loyal to her family. For example, Antigone says, “Creon is not strong enough to stand in my way”(Prologue.36). Antigone is willing to defy the law and risk her life to bury her brother’s dead body. This shows how loyal she is to her brother, she opposes to the king’s decree that no one will touch his body. She is also loyal to the laws of the Gods. In scene 2, Antigone refuses to follow Creon’s law because she thinks that only the God’s laws are to be followed. This shows how that she is so loyal that she directly tells him that his laws are powerless. On the other side Creon is loyal to the state and not to his family. For example, he says, “The State is the King!”(III.110) This shows how he wants to be seen as a good king so he is loyal to the people by not burying the traitor, who is his nephew. He is not as loyal to his family. In scene 1, when Creon gives his speech he mentions that Polyneices is to not have a proper burial. He betrays his own nephew. These are the differences in them.

Antigone and Creon have a bad common attribute that is excessive pride. Antigone is proud of burying her brother. In scene 2 she says, “I do. I deny nothing” (II.59). She responds this to Creon when he asks her if she buried Polyneices. This shows how she doesn’t regret what she does. Another example is in scene 2, when she is talking to Creon about what she has done she does not regret her actions. Her pride makes her boast of what she has done and makes Creon angry and punishes her and her sister Ismene. As Antigone, Creon is prideful as well. In scene 3 he tell his son, “You consider it right for a man of my years and experience to go to a school boy?”(III.97-98). His pride gets to his head making him think he is superior to his son and gets mad at him who is just trying to give him advice. Another example is in scene 5, when Teiresias tells him that he should bury Polyneices and free Antigone or he will pay he rejects it. This shows how he thinks he is wiser than one of the best prophets in all of Thebes. This pride clearly gets into the heads of Antigone and Creon.

Antigone wants to bury Polenecies because she was loyal to her family. Creon is the opposite and went against the God’s law because he thinks he is more powerful. Bothe their loyalty and pride lead to their tragic end.

Vocab 6

1. Everyone knows that death is inevitable.
Def: going to happen no matter what
2. Because my cousins have a phobia of spiders, I like to mess with them.
Def: a strong fear
3. In my book Douglas wants to seclude from the world.
Def: to hide away from other
4. Doyle rebuked Irving because his stretches were weak.
Def: criticize publically
5. Amando Carrillo is notorious for his jets.
Def: famous for something bad
6. I fluctuate my wallpaper.
Def: to change often
7. There is not many candid people if you think about it.
Def: honest/sincere
8. I believe the term sophomoric is just right for a sophomore.
Def: immature

Vocab Definitions

#1

Debunk- prove something false

Imminent- about to happen

Affluent- wealthy

Routine- ordinary, normal

Benign- harmless

Enlighten- to tech something new

Malevolent- evil

Inquire- to ask

#2

Perplexing- confusing

Resilient- tough/ determined

Amend- to fix/ to change

Fickle- indecisive

Benevolent- good

Desist- stop doing something

Listless- tired/ lazy

Lackluster- not impressive

#3

Dwindle- to reduce in number or amount

Subtle- not obvious

Gullible- willing to believe anything

Erratic- unpredictable

Condescending- conceited/ talking down to someone

Aspire- to seek

Pristine- untouched/ in perfect condition

Nettle- to annoy or bother

#4

Hapless- unlucky

Scrutinize- to look closely at

Domicile- home

Clarify- to explain more clearly

Asinine- stupid/ idiotic

Infer- to figure out without being told

Eloquent- well spoken

Strife- conflict

#5

Plaintive- very sad

Flaunt- to show something off

Distraught- emotionally upset

Queue- a line of people or things

Accrue- to gain over time

Relentless- never stopping

Leery- untrusting

Crass- rude/ vulgar/ bad manners

#6

Inevitable- going to happen no matter what

Phobia- a strong fear

Seclude- to hide away from others

Rebuke- criticize publically

Notorious- famous for something bad

Fluctuate- to change often

Candid- honest/ sincere

Sophomoric- immature

#7

Inhibit- slow or stop something from happening

Aberrant- unusual/ unexpected

Loathe- to hate

Prowess- exceptional skill or ability

Incoherent- unable to be understood

Epitaph- a head stone or what’s written there

Elaborate- (n) to add more detail (A) having many details/steps

My Bio

Hey my name Jordy Villagomez I’m fourteen probably the youngest sophomore in Pioneer Valley. I’ve lived in Santa Maria all my life. I went to Taylor, Tunnel and Liberty Elementary School and Tommie Kunst for 7th and 8th grade. I guess I was all right at school I always had like a 3.0 GPA. I like to play soccer and be active I hate sitting on the couch watching TV. I also like to travel I’ve been from Seattle Space Needle all the way to the Grand Canyon.

 

I liked that freshman year finally ended and summer came. I spent my first four days of summer in Bakersfield, freaking hot got up to like 110 degrees good thing the hotel had an awesome pool. I was at the Jehovah’s Witness yearly convention, pretty fun. After that, summer got boring so I started working with my uncle who is a mechanic. I worked there for four weeks got paid 400 that I spent on my iPod and the rest on clothes. Then, I decided to get an In-Shape membership and started working out with my uncle to get that six-pack going. Out of nowhere school started I have P.E., History and obviously English. Classes are all right the good thing is I only get homework for English.

 

After Pioneer I want to go to Cal Poly to then be an architect. I like to draw out ideas especially buildings plus you get paid well. If I can’t get into Cal Poly well I’ll at least go to Hancock and take some classes for it. Once I have money I want to go explore the world. I want to go skydiving somewhere and go zip lining at Dragon’s Breath. I’ve also wanted to visit the beaches of Hawaii and Puerto Escondido. I want to visit the Seven Wonders of the World too.

 

FIN

Vocab 5

1. I was plaintive when Mexico kept losing.

Def: very sad

2. I was distraught when my first dog passed away. 

Def: emotionally upset

3. Because I wanted to get Fifa 13 on black friday, I had to wait in a queue for an hour.

Def: a line of people or things

4. Energy movement is relentless.

Def: never stopping

5. My cousin is very leery when I use his electronics.(christian)

Def: untrusting

6. Jocks are sometimes crass.

Def: rude, vulgar, bad manners

7. Erving likes to flaunt his good test scores. 

Def: to show something off

8. If I keep working out and eat right I can accrue my dream body.

Def: to gain over time