Vocabulary words

For this blog, I will explain how to use some vocabulary words in sentences. I chose to explain the word invigorate. It means to give strength or energy to something or someone. For example, I could say "John's afternoon coffee invigorated him in order to complete his work day". I also chose the word amnesty. It means to grant a pardon for a certain wrongdoing.

 Amnesty can also mean the willingness of a government to overlook something, like a certain crime. For example, the president could grant amnesty to a group of people who committed a crime. Lastly, I chose to define the word indulge. It means to give in to something, like a craving. For example, you could indulge your craving of a food by eating it.

Warm Winter's Day

As I sit in my living room writing this blog
I sit on the sofa seeing warm winter's fog

Here in the south we receive no snow
Never is a time when green grass does not grow

Ever since leaving I sure have missed
That Colorado cold white snowy bliss

I begin to think after taking a shower
About how much has happened in the world during this hour

Like how people up north get to stay
In a winter wonderland

While I sit here
On a warm winters day

Blog Comments

JordonianRFebruary 9, 2017 at 9:40 AM

I understand the struggle with in-text citations. I either forget to put one, or put the same one twice in a row regularly while writing my paper.

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JordonianRFebruary 9, 2017 at 10:04 AM

My conclusion isn't finished also. I need to add a few more sentences onto it.

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Why Plagarism Rules are the most important part of a Research Assigment

My research drafting was tedious and overwhelming. I learned a little bit about how to write a research paper because I was drowned in busy work the whole time. Although I could not focus too much on learning how to write a research paper, I learned that I need to read over the rubric multiple times because I forgot to put my works cited page in my submitted draft. I had already put it on my document that I wrote my first draft on, and decided to put it into the properly formatted template. I accidentally didn't highlight the works cited list to paste it in and I received half credit on the whole assignment.

I also learned that MLA citations are not actually usable. I know that they are somehow the "proper" way to format citations, but it is incredibly difficult to find the source through them. I could not locate one of my sources on the database I found it, so I pasted the MLA citation that I had on Noodle Tools. The source would not pop up, and I lost an important document I could have used in my project. I have learned that you should copy the actual URL of each document so you can find it, but show your teachers the non-usable MLA citations in order to not be a "plagiarist". I understand that plagiarism is a serious problem in the world, but I do not believe that MLA citations should be the proper thing to use.

Reading Response

I have learned more about Junior as a character as I read more of this book. I learned that he is not afraid to say what is on his mind when he insults the genius kid from science class. He uses harsh language which makes the story more entertaining in my opinion. Another thing I learned was how poor of an education that Junior is getting. There are teachers like Mr. P who sleep during class. There are also teachers who do not understand their subject because of the lack of teachers at his school.

I also found it upsetting that Junior has had to walk home. I wondered how his family car breaks down daily and still runs occasionally. As a student at Episcopal, I would also have to walk about 22 miles to get home. I do not understand how his parents wouldn't freak out if Junior didn't get home after 2 or 3 hours after school. It makes me feel sympathetic for Junior due to his regular hitch-hiking schedule after school.