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WORD PART OF SPEECH DEFINITION USE IT IN A SENTENCE clandestine Adj. Kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit. She deserved better than these clandestine meetings. consternation Noun Feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected. I always welcomed clover, much to the consternation of the neighbors. contemptuous Adj. Showing contents, scornful. She was intolerant and contemptuous of the majority of the human race. contentious Adj. Controversial argument, heated. The argument of contentious involving birth control. copious Adj. Abundant in supply or quantity. She took copious notes. crass Adj. Lacking sensitivity, refinement, or intelligence. The crass assumptions that men make about women. demise Verb/ Noun

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WORD PART OF SPEECH DEFINITION USE IT IN A SENTENCE accolade Noun Any award, honor or laudatory. My parents gave me an accolade for my good grades. alleviate Verb To make easier to endure. The knee brace helped alleviate my knee pain. anarchy Noun A state of society without law or government. During the war India was in anarchy; and all people were stealing. animosity Noun A feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action. The two countries? animosity caused them to go to war. apathetic Adjective Having or showing little to no emotion. The serial killer was very apathetic when being questioned about his crimes. arduous Adjective Using a lot of energy; difficult.

Achilles

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Sanmeet DhillonMrs. Dado Eng. H.1/Per.130 March 2015 Achilles The greatest Greek hero Birthplace ? Ancient Fthia (?Greek?, par.1) Death: Achilles was shot in the heel with an arrow towards the end of Trojan war by Paris (Cavendish 49). Biography Biography Father: Peleus(?Weebly?, par.1) Mother: Thetis(?Weebly?, par.1) Siblings: Achilles only had a step-brother; Hephaestus(?Weebly?, par.1). Biography Continued: Affairs: It was believed that Achilles was gay because of a rumor that he had an affair with Patroclus (Stanford.edu?Brokeback?, par.2) However, he had relationships with Princess Briseis and Deidameia (Stanford.edu ?Briseis?, par.2)(Stanford.edu ?Deidameia?, par.4). Children: Has a son named Pyrrhus with Deidameia (Stanford.edu ?Deidameia?, par.4).

Julius Ceasar Act 2 Answers

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Act II, Scene I 1. How does Brutus feel toward Caesar personally? He doesn?t really know Caesar that well, so he doesn?t care if he is crowned or not. 2. What does Brutus fear would happen after Caesar was crowned? He?s afraid when he reaches the top, he would turn his back on his supporters and reaches for the skies while scorning those who helped him get where he is. 3. What is the message of the letter? ?Brutus, you?re sleeping. Wake up and look at yourself. Is Rome going to ? etc. Speak, strike, fix the wrongs!? 4. Is this the first letter Brutus has received? Yes 5. What is the date? March 15th 6. How has Brutus felt since he first spoke with Cassius? He felt shy and confused, but then he got used to her and was happy.

Julius Ceasar Act 2 Answers

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Julius Caesar Study Questions These questions help you stay on track with the plot as well as build your reading comprehension. Directions: Answer these questions on a separate piece of paper as we read the play. Act I, Scene I 1. Why are the commoners wandering the streets instead of working? They took the day off to see Caesar. 2. How do Flavius and Marullus feel about the celebration? They feel that it wasn?t a bright idea. 3. How do Flavius and Marullus show their feelings toward Caesar? Flavius walk around and force the commoners off the streets. They try to run Caesar?s reputation and make sure Caesar's statue isn?t decorated. Act I, Scene II 1. What does Caesar tell Antony to do during the race and why?

Book Project (1st quarter of book)

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Book: Heart of Darkness Author: Joseph Conrad SUBJECT(About the human condition): Darkness PAGE #?s Covered: Pages 3 - 57 (on iBooks version) QUOTATION/Evidence that sheds light on the subject: ?They grabbed what they could get for the sake of what was to be got. It was just robbery with violence, aggravated murder on a great scale, and men going at it blind- as it is very proper for those who tackle a darkness.? DOCUMENTATION (MLA format): Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. New York: Dover, 1902. Print. ASSERTION (Statement that links the text with the subject in light of the quotation---should contain the word/words of the subject. The first part of the assertion should be about the text; the second, about the human condition.):

Final Draft of Research Paper

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Running head: MILLENNIALS MILLENNIALS Millennials Christian Crawford Lake Hamilton High School Millennial is the buzzword of today. There are very many stereotypes and negative comments about this group of people born between the 1980s and 2000. The big question lies if the young adults of today are any different from the previous generations. It is evident that the millennials have unique characteristics that differentiate them from other generations. However, they are viewed to be the worst generation ever to exist by the previous generations. They are the most optimistic of people, and yet the most promising generation in the American culture, thus, not the worst generation to ever exist.

Speech written about Neil Armstrong

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Biographical Speech Neil Armstrong ?Research is creating new knowledge.? Neil Armstrong, a famous astronaut, made history on July 20, 1969, by becoming the first man to walk on the moon. He changed space exploration as we know it. He was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio, on August 5, 1930. After serving in the Korean War and then finishing college, he joined the organization that would become NASA. He joined the astronaut program in 1962 and was command pilot for his first mission, Gemini VIII, in 1966. He was spacecraft commander for Apollo 11, the first manned lunar mission, and became the first man to walk on the moon. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 2012 at age 82.

Example of Annotated Bibliogrpahy

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Christian Crawford Mrs. Ullrich PreAP English 10 Monday May 16th, 2016 A Selected Bibliography on Millennials 1. Bucic, T., Harris, J., & Arli, D. (2012). Ethical consumers among the millennials: A cross-national study. Journal of Business Ethics, 110(1), 113-131. The author uses some samples drawn from contrasting developed and developing countries in his research of how millennials consumer groups engage in the ethical consumerization. The author in his study explores how millennial consumers promote their ethical consumption. 2. Donnison, S. (2007). Unpacking the Millennials: a cautionary tale for teacher education. Australian Journal of Teacher Education (Online), 32(3), 1.

ACT Reading Debriefing

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ACT Reading Debriefing Passage #1 (Prose Fiction) 1. The answer A is correct because the narrator explains the relationship him and his parents had with their city, Bombay. As the author explains in line 32-34, ?...even as a child, I was insanely jealous of the city in which I was raised, because it was my parents? other love,? that the narrator?s parents were closely tied with the city, so the narrator would get jealous at times.

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