SPEAK 2 DQ's pp. 49-92

1. Melinda's decline probably began when she decided not to tell anyone about the rape. then one thing led to another and she stopped speaking period. Some of the ways she would keep herself from talking was to bite her lips. now her lips are scared, bruised, and covered in scabs.

2. The debate wasn't even appropriate in the first place. there was no reason why mr. neck had to bring his problems into the class room. But he did and whenever someone would take the logical approach to what happened to his kid, he would turn them down because he is set on his beliefs only. One kid said that there was a possibility that his son wasn't good enough and mr neck thinks that the student is trying to offend him. which is completely against the point because it was that kids assumption to why mr neck's son didn't get the job he wanted and since its a debate he had the right to say what he wanted.

3. A real american is someone who has been born here or has a legal certification of being an american citizen. Mr neck's opinion on the borders thing is just an opinion. The way he acted to some of the kids was kind of immature. An opinion is just an opinion and that stuff is in the past. its not like there's a way he/ the students could change anything by stating their opinion, it already happened.

4. The thanksgiving was a disaster. Her mom forget to cook the turkey, her dad destroyed the turkey, nothing went the way normal thanksgivings do and melinda was stuck in the middle not knowing what to do/ say or how to help.

5. This means that they try too hard to get along for Melinda's sake. That the only reason why they still talk is because they don't want to hurt melinda. This means that she feels that she is just bringing them down harder and harder because the longer they stay together the more they'll hate each other.

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7. Melinda is very athletic but she doesn't feel any need to be a part of any teams or clubs of some sort.

8. The deterioration of their friendship was probably when heather joined the Marthas. Since heather tried so hard to be apart of something the more melinda wanted to kill her. Not really, but she felt like she wasn't good enough for heather since she had such high standards but still wanted to be friends because she had no one else. People like us more when they can get something out of us. its that simple. Be nice to this one person and you get free stuff. Pretty cool for the person receiving stuff. No the marthas do not like heather. Because she is an annoying little freshman.

9. Things we should value in other people is... their values. And also personality, moral standards, views on life, and many smaller things like taste in music or looks. Things i usually notice about people first are who they hang-out with, and from that i can figure out other things like if they do drugs or drink or what kind of music they listen to. Then i look at the way they do certain things, or say things. All these things really matted to me, i don't know about other kids but if my girl friend liked rap music, hated rock, dressed preppy, does drugs or likes me just because i look cute i would defiantly no like them.

10. It is this big strong monster that controls everything and is everywhere. Its scary, powerful and out to get her.

11. Well i remember that Melinda's parents came in for a conference and they determined that she's a mute but i do not recall her attempting suicide at all in the book...so i have no idea...

Speak 3 DQ's pg.95-137

1. She skips school because she got in a fight with her mom and that causes her to miss the bus. After that she thinks to herself "why even go to school?".

2. Being a child is a little better than being a teenager because you dont have as many responsibilities. plus you have more protection. But its also better to be older becasue you get more freedoms than you had as a kid. people take you more seriously(sometimes) and you get to have some good times. But its aslo hard being a teenager becasue adults dont take you very serioulsy becasue they still think of us as kids and your teenage years are some of the hardest years in your life.

3. In the scarlet letter the main character had to wear an A on her at all times. well in the story melinda has to go everywhere with a big imagonary sign that says "im the one who called the cops at the party of the year, hate me."

4. Heather tells melinda that maybe when she gets out of this "life sucks" phase that they could be friends again. Heather has high standards for melinda and since she doesn't fit those standards heather ends the friendship between them. Melinda takes it hard becasue heather was her one true friend in the whole world.

5. Valentines day was one of the worst for melinda becasue the only encounter she's had with another guy was the rape.

6. Because she thinks they should really be teaching them more about love and betrayal rather than reproduction becasue its those two things that they should teach you but dont about relationships and sex and things like that.

7. She freaks out because andy is in there so she goes back into her rabbit senses and sits still hoping he wont see her.

8. She looks at him like he's the only person who isn't afraid to truely express himself. yes i doo agree with that statement. When you hide certain things inside you so that you can be something else the things you hide slowly start to die off and you become more like what you pretend to be.

9. Mr. Freeman may mean that if you surround yourself in what isn't you or what you aren't that you'll never see who you are. you have to walk alone, walk by yourself to realize what path you might take by your own choice and not someone elses. This means without your own understanding of yourself you are nothing and you mean nothing unless you know you meaning..or something..i dont know...its probably ture and a soul is your core being the thing inside that described you and your personality and your life.

10. Everything is like that. playing an instrument, playing a sport, or in school. To get better at something you look at what your doing wrong and try to change or fix that mistake. You never get better unless you fix you mistakes so learn what you dont do right.

11.Melinda's survival techniques are that she just imagnes heather after 2 kids and 70 pounds.

Speak Vocabulary

1. Obscene- offensive to morality or decency.

-Yes its clunky, silly and often downright Obscene.

2. Abstinence- Denying self any form of indulgence, appetite, or craving

-Catholics and Christians pratice Abstinence.

3. Savant- a person of learning.

-Back when i was a Savant we had to write 20 page essays and would have to copy whatever was on the black board.

4. Thespian- dramatic actor.

-Most Thespians were in drama classes or drama clubs back in hight school and middle school.

5. Fascism- a political pholosophy, movement or regime that exalys nation and often race
above the individual and that stands for a government headed by a dictorial leader

-Millions of people shed their blood to defeat fascism in the second world war.

6. Predator- one that preys, destroys, or devours

- The lion is one of Africa's most nortorious predators who hunts for feild roaming animals. I'd name a few but im not sure how to spell them.

7. Indoctrination- instruct, with doctrines, theories, beliefs can aslo be brainwashing

-Teachers indoctrinate students of practices of a new discuorse.

8. Morphing- a special effect process used in film making or video production in which a person
or an object seems to change shape, form, etc., in a smooth way, created in a digital environment.

-As the portal through time and space opened up everything around it stared morphing into odd shapes.

9. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)-is an anxiety disorder that occurs in the
aftermath of a traumatic even. Examples are rape and natural disasters. PSTD is diagnosed 6 months after the event.

-My grandpa had PTSD after the vietnam war.

10. Potpourri- A mixture of flour, herbs, and spices, that is usually kept in a jar and used for its scent.

My mom keeps a jar of potpourri in our living room to freshen it up.

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13. Synchronized- two or more objects working at the same time/rate.

-when i hook my iPod up to my computer i Synchronize the two of them so that i get all the music i downloaded onto my iPod.

14. Insparation- an inspiring or animation action or influence

-Most of my inspirations are either guitar players, my good good best friends or a public speaker like a youth leader or something.

15. Expiration- a coming to and end

-Throw that milk away its past its expiration date.

16. Floundering- to make clumsy attempts to make or regain one's balance.

-I saw ashley after that party friday night and sh was so wasted that she was floundering all over the place.

17. Blather- to talk without making sence.

-Jim just blathers to me like he's insane.

18. Interim- a temporary arrangement, stopgap, make shift

-when the two survivors of the plane crash decided to leave the island they made an interim raft to escape hoping they'd find a ship of some sort.

19. Drones- a male ee, especially a honey bee that is charactristically stingless, performs no work and produces no honey.

-no one likes julian or cameron. they are like the drones of high school, no one likes them because they dont do any work.

20. Xenophobic- a person who is very fearful or disliking of foreigners, people from other countries, or strangers.

-I think I may be xenophobic because mexicans scare me, i dont know why but they do. not to be racist or anything.

21.Sun Shadow Mandala- Mandalas are symbolic, circular designs that represent outer(sun) and inner (shadow) dimensions of a pesonality.

-My teacher talks a lot about the sun shadow mandala. she says that we need to express ourselves through our presonality and not stay in the shadows.

22. Redemption - the act or process of redeeming or the state of being redeemed

-My redemption is the only thing that'll get me into heaven, without it i am damned to hell says the bible.

23. Abysmal- extremly ofr hopelessly bad or severe

-Last thanks giving was so abysmal, nothing seemed to go as planned.

24. Demuret- Characterized by shyness and modesty;reserved

-I am usually very demuret, i dont know why its just who i am.

25. Bigoted- utterly intolerant of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.

-A lot of red necks are bigots against other races.

26. Asphyxiated- to cause to die or lose conciousness

-The woman had asphyxiated after she had been strangled becasue of the lack of air.

27. Clissical- Characteristic of greek and roman antiquity.

-My art teacher listened to classical music durring lass and it was really annoying.

28. Cubism- a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century, characterized by the emphasis on formal structure-gememetrical shapes.

-Many painters back in the 17th and 18th century used cubism in their art.

Harrison Bergeron Discussion Questions

1. What is thee theme of the story?

- I think the theme of this story is that the government has too much control and is also gaining to much control.

2. What do you think Harrison's rebellion reveals about his character and his values?

- He is brave, and doesn't want to be like everyone else. He was not afraid to die for what he believed.

3. What conclusions can you draw about the society in which the characters live?

- No one has has any free rights, there is literally no freedom. Everything is monitored and watched ensuring that you don't break the rules. They are so deprived that they aren't even allowed to show of their talents. Also no one has the right to think for themselves.

4. What do you think Vonnegut might be trying to say about today's society and the role a government can play in achieving equality among people? At what point does government go to far?

-the more power we give the government the more power they have to take away from you. They go too far when the FBI shows up at your house because you took a book from a muslim.

5. In what ways is there tension between equality and opportunity in our country today?

- racial discrimination

-gender discrimination

-law enforcement with no probable cause

-not being a citizen and not being able to get the job you want

Harrison Bergeron Vocabulay

1. Calibrated- check, adjust settings, on instruments used for measurement.

-You. Deckhand. Go calibrate the system controls down on the main floor.

2. Consternation- Sudden, alarming, amazement, resulting in confusion.

After the teacher announced the test the was a great deal or consternation in the room

3. Cower- crouch, recoil, flinch

-All i could do was cower at the sight of the demon standing in the middle of the road right in front of me.

4. Hindrance- stopping, preventing.

-I was hindrancing the nuclear missile firing but i was shot in the process.

5. Luminous- Radiation or reflection light.

-the luminous light of the stars in the sky were absolutely amazing.

6. Symmetry- Equal Proportions

-we use symmetry in math class to find if one side of the triangle is equal to the other side of the triangle.

7. Synchronizing- causing to work or operate at the same time

-At last night's concert the two guitarist were so synchronized i wondered if it was really them playing.

8. Vague- unclear

-The instructions on the board were quite vague. so i was unaware at what we were supposed to be doing.

9. vigilance- watchful, alert, paying attention

-I am very vigilant. i am alway on my toes ready for something to happen.

10. wince- to draw back or tense the body as if experiencing pain.

-When i get scared i wince to prepare myself for the pain that will follow.

SPEAK 1 Discussion Qustions pp.3-46

1. Melinda's first day was, to her, was apperenly a long boring day of analyzing school and everything about it. what the teachers are like, what the students are like, how the kids in high school group themselves into clans or 'cliques' and how people are going to treat her after what she did last summer. Her fears were more intense for her and not for others because she had called the cops at a really dig party during the summer and they came and crashed it. What she means when she says 'i am Outcast' is how she didn;t feel that she belonged there and that she felt alone.

2. The word 'clans' is just another way of saying 'a group of people that protet themselves and only associate with the other people in the group'. people get put into clans or cliques at school so that they can feel like they fit in. and also its a good thing to surround yourself with pople that resect you and make you feel better about yourself. We sometimes dont like people that are especially good at certain thing becasue of jealousy. it is not really fair on their part becasue we need to support them but instead we let our emotions take hold and we look at them like they should not have the gift of talent and that we should.

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4. Melinda's description of her teaches are not about their names or their teaching methods but their their physical characteristics. Her descriptions represent their look or how they act or how they look when they act.

5. Mr. freeman's teaching method is like a classic laid back art teacher kind of teacher. he wants you to express you feelings through art and he will teach you how if you dont know. yes i think i have had teachers like him before, i cant say exatly who but i do remeber having a teacher or two in the past like that.

6.Communication in Melinda's family seems pretty poor. they never seem to talk to anyone. and if they do need to talk they write their thoughts down on a sheet of paper so that someone will see it eventually. If i were a parent i would be communicate with my kids like how any other person would. with verbal conversation, but since i dont want my kids to grow up hating me like i did with mine, ill just give them some space and thy'll understand and will give me space when i need it so there isn't any fighting.

7. The interaction between heather and melinda is more of a not so much good friend interaction but more like a...i have no one else and you are nice interaction. I would say they are friends but not good ones and it seems as though melinda doesn't even really like heather. The thing that brings them together would be the fact that they are both outcasts, have no friends, and are somewhat kinda shy-ish.

8. Yes I think everyone is someone else on the outside than they are one the inside. Some people make it so difficult to see what kind of person they are inside but others are exatly the same..maybe. some people, like me, tend to show exaltly who they are on the inside on the outside but people try so hard that they miss the big picture. i wear black because i think its a cool color and that it makes me feel alittle more like the way i am, i dont like to show emoton becasue i know that at times showing emotion is a sign of weakness. but i will show you a happy side if you catch me in the right mood. you see everyone has a side that they dont show and i think its 100 percent true. mostly becasue of how we want others to see us or how we want to fit in to the crowds at school or just because of past experiences that have caused us to become inverted.

Abuse

If i had a friend who had physical signs of abuse id be pretty worried. First of all i would talk to that friend about their injuries and how they got them. If after many times of asking how he/she got the injuries and their answer always being 'i dont know' i would probably look into it more (depending on how much i like that friend). But since im such a nice person id probably look into more anyways. Im not exatly too sure how i would check for anything like that but im sure id think of something like: talking to that person about it, placing hidden cameras in their home, meeting their parents, you know, all that kand of good-friend stuff. After all that and i have my evidence, if the evidence is good enough i would call child service and make sure that my friend gets the parents they desrve, good and loving. But if the evidence isn't good enough i would probably just the situation alone for a while but keep a close eye out fro certain things like new injuries or not wanting to go home, avoidong parents, and changes in personality. f i had a friend who had evidence of being abused id do anything i could to make sure they get help and get what they deserve.

Vocabulary/Sentences

Vocabulary:

1. Solicit: (v)-to seek (something)by earnest or respectful request, formal applications.

2. Mad: (adj)-mentally disturbed.

3. Succinct: (adj) -expressed in few words.

4. Phantasm: (n)-an illusory likeness of something.

5. Docile: (adj)- easily managed or handled.

6. Disposition: (n)- one's characteristics of mood or physical expression.

7. Sagacious: (adj)- having or showing keen discernment, and sound judgment.

8. Paltry: (adj)-lacking of importance or worth; trivial.

9. Gossamer: (n)- something delicate, light, or flimsy.

10. Fidelity: (n)-faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observations

11. Procure: (V)-to get by special effort; obtain or acquire.

12. Allusion: (n)- the act of alluding; indirect reference

13. intemperance: (n)- excessive use of alcohol.

14. Maltreat: (v) to treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse.

15. Scruple: (n)- a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhabits certain actions.

16. Malevolence: (n)- ill will; malice; hatred.

17. Atrocity: (n)- something terrible

18. Debauch: (n)- excessive partying and drinking o alcohol.

19. Sentiment: (n)- a mental feeling, emotion

20. Remorse: (n)- Deep and painful regret for wrongdoing.

Sentences:

1. I solicited jim about his car because i thought i had left my bag in there.

2. The day people run in circles is the day the world becomes mad.

3. The essay i presented was very succinct.

4. Seeing your face again was like having a phantasm.

5. "Well that was decile" muttered billy as we left the house we had just broken into.

6. Billy's disposition seemed as though he had just been stabbed through the heart but managed to live long enough to make an alarming face before he died.

7. I was very sagacious when i saw what i had to do to be accepted.

8. I dont understand why he holds onto that book like its his life. its so paltry that if i ever get ahold of it i'd probably throw it away.

9. The portrait was so gossamer i was afraid to touch it.

10. Timmy and his fidelity is outstanding!

11. The madam was asked to procure of the evening for the rich gentleman.

12.Dude its totally all just an allusion.

13. Wow mike your intempreance is terrible tonight, you should go home.

14.You cant maltreat your pet like that! its animal cruelty

15. i dont even think he has a scruple, all he does is make fun of other, abuse his pets, kill things, etc he probably doesn't even have a voice in is head tell ing him right and wrong.

16. My malevolence for trent is undenyable, untreatable and unstoppable.

17.Jews expreienced one atrocity after another durring their imprisonment at concentration camps.

18. Oh my god becky you should have gane to that debauch. it was carzy!

19. These sentimental feelings i have for you are incredible.

20. Dont talk to jimmy, he is expreiencing some pretty bad remorse becasue of his fathers death.

Discussion Quetions

1. The significance of of that quote was that no matter how much he beat the cat it would always love him back.

2. The significance of poe naming his cat pluto is that he is actually decribing him self like pluto. Pluto is a cold, dark, far away place. that matches his description perfectly.

3. The narrator restrians himself from hurting the cat because for a long period of time that was the only thing that he really loved. he had a deep love for that cat and he didn't want the guilt of hurting it on his soul. and honestly in my opinion i think another reason is becasue maybe he thought that in hurting, what he described as himself, would be like hurting himself. just an opinion.

4.The narrator had a breid moment of guilt and remorse but his soul still remained untouched. but it is significiant because he finally did that last one dirty deed, he finally hurt the thing that he loved deerest.

6. he defines perverseness as him being overthrown with evil or he being the root of his own evil. I think i do believe that it is in human nature. but honestly im not sure.

7.The significance of that quote is that he could not face the guilt of what he done to his cat. and the only way to get ride of his guilt was to get rid of the cat. so in a way...poe might have thought that he was doing it a favor by puting it out of its pain.

Matt Galyean's project

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part of my project is a completly different file than the other so the top one is part A and the second is B

the best thing i did this summer

The best thing I did this summer was write/direct/film a music video. A few weeks ago a friend and I saw a cermercial on tv advartising a contest where you would film you and your band playing Rockband(the vidoe game). So, me and two other friends entered the contest hoping to win the grand prize of Best Music Video. Also if your band won got a VMA award and your video gets to be played on tv durring the MTV VMAs. The song we picked was '21 Guns' by Green Day off their new album '21st Century Breakdown'. So far our Video has 1180 something veiws but we still have a long ways to go before we can catch up to the other videos. Unfortunently voting doesn't start until August 8th and goes to maybe Setptember something(thats when we get to see who wins the contest. Since i didn't really do too much this summer excpt play guitar and sleep making this video was the only exciting thing I did. I sure hope we win.