October 2009
11 posts
escalate →
“To increase, enlarge, or intensify” [my dad always says I escalate when I get mad at my bother]
Skellig and "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings"...
I think that Skellig has a lot of similarities and a lot of differences with “A Very Old Man With Enourmous Wings”. In the beginning of the story things are very similar. Pelayo and Elisenda have a baby that is sick, and Michael also has a baby sister who is not well. Then Pelayo and Elisenda find a man with wings, so does Michael. But, they find him in very different places. Pelayo...
Dia de los Muertos- Papél Picado
Papél Picado is seen on almost every offerenda in Dia de los Muertos. Papél picado is paper that is cut up with designs in it. They can be all different sizes with all different designs and colors. Some are very detailed, and some may be simple. You will always see them on almost all oferendas on Dia de los Muertos.
Dia de los Muertos - Calacas
The word calacas means skulls in Spanish. On Dia de los Muertos there are skulls on every oferenda (or alter). No skull is ever sad. Every skull you see on Dia de los Muertos will have a smiley face. The skull is honoring a person that passed away and Dia de los Muertos is a time of celebration so there is no room for distress. That is what the word calacas means and how it is used in Dia de los...
Spanish Homework
1. El limón, un limón, los limónes, unos limónes 2. El pan, un pan, los panes, unos panes 3. La manteca, una manteca, las mantecanes, unas mantecanes 4. El leche, un leche, los leche, unos leche 5. El carne, un carne, los carne, unos carne 6. El pascado, un pascado, los pascados, unos pascados 7. El huevo, un huevo, los huevos, unos huevos 8. El cereal, un cereal, los...
purify →
“To rid of impurities; cleanse.” [in a commercial for purified water]
Evaluation →
“To review the performance of an employee.” [from our homework]
Chivalry →
“a medieval mounted warrior or knight” [a book I was reading in humanities]
Science Microscopes
I really enjoy microscopes. I thought it was really cool to see my hair up close. I liked that each persons has a different look to there hair. Some were straight and plain, some were texured, and others were very light. All of the things I saw were very interesting up close. I thought that the honeybee leg was really cool, as was the lily polen. It is amazing that something we have so much of...
Milkquarious
The Milkquarious movie was made by Got Milk. They most likely made it so they could sell more milk. The tools of persuasion were humor[or they at least tried to be funny],pretty people, and strong people[I was not really convinced]. I actually thought it was really strange that the creepy guy was calling himself beautiful. If they are trying to say that if you drink milk then you will look like...
Spanish Homework
Soy de Alabama.
Eres de Antarctica.
Es de Greenland.
Somos de China.
Sois de Madagascar.
Son de Germany.
