Thursday, November 1, 2012

Vocabulary Practice for my Most "Special" Students



In a comment, please write a short paragraph in which you persuade me of something--you choose.  You must use at least 3 Ch. 6 vocabulary words in  your response as well as one EUPHEMISM (the more creative, the better).

28 comments:

  1. Enjoying the game of golf is one of the most relaxing and fun activity one can do in his/her free time. Ms. Fleming, you will be under my auspices which means I will teach you how to play and promise a good outcome in your game if you decide to play. I have practiced for around 6 years and I will succinctly tell you that you will become great! I will never prevaricate or mislead you in any way unless I know it will hurt your feelings or your enjoyment of the sport. If I am ever put in a situation in which my advice might be hurtful, I will be economical with the truth and hopefully turn you in the right direction. I realize golf is a painstaking game to learn but I will try to be as jovial as possible in order to make the seemingly boring game humorous. Overall, even though you might have never tried golf or ever held a club before, I believe Ms. Fleming that once you start playing this addicting game, you will never stop.

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  3. Ms. Fleming, you should really watch CBS's "The Mentalist". This is no ordinary police show-- it has a rather dark twist. The main character is a man by the name of Patrick Jane, played by actor Simon Baker. For years, Jane preached that he was a psychic, claiming he could contact people's deceased loved ones, predict the sex of their baby, or help them to see their future. Under his aegis, nothing was impossible. He had millions of dollars, a beautiful wife, and a four year old child when a brutal killer of women attacked California, a man named "Red John". Jane went on national television, claiming he could read into Red John's psyche. He insulted him ruthlessly, and when he got home that evening, he found the bodies of his wife and child with a note from Red John. For awhile, he was in an insane asylum, but he recovered and joined the fictional California Bureau of Investigation, or CBI. He solves cases with them while constantly hunting Red John. His unit consists of an ex-gangbanger Kimbl Cho, a wanna-be ladies man named Wayne Rigsby, a beautiful, talented young officer by the name of Van Pelt, and the leader of the team, Theresa Lisbon. Jane is rather crass, and he is so observant that he can walk up to a person and instantly know their story and their qualities. He is cunning and wily, like Odysseus. He is often offensive because of his bluntness, and family members of victims often call for his head. The entertainment factor is outstanding, another reason you should watch the show. The show is also somewhat heart-wrenching; while Jane can often appear jovial, his smile never reaches his eyes, which is a sign of true happiness. Succinctly put, The Mentalist is a good-humored detective show with a tragic twist, and if you are looking for some mind-numbing television on Sunday nights, look no further than The Mentalist.

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  4. Traveling to Italy would be a jovial and memorable experience. Italy contains incredibly mesmerizing restaurants, monuments, and history. Its a perfect place to escape to from our jaded lives. Its notorious for being romantic. An aegis event to travel to such a magnificent place would be for a HONEY MOON! There you and your newly-wed husband can share a special event in ya'lls life that ya'll will remember forever. I would never prevaricate and give you uneventful or uninspiring place to go. The checklist includes: Rome (the Colosseum, the Vatican, and the sistine chapel), Florence (Go to a vineyard and buy gold/leather), and last but not least Milan (SHOPPING). During your trip, you’ll be greeted by touts eager to make a sale, as well as have guides whose quality varies significantly. Although, with caution and the protection from your man, you will have a great time. (see URL) Its worth every pit fall, because the experience you recieve from the Great country of Italy never leaves you.

    http://www.chickybus.com/2011/11/7-common-travel-guide-euphemisms/

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  5. Ms. Fleming you should really consider watching Hawaii 5-O on CBS. While it might be saturnine at times, the show is great, and a really jovial experience. There are many twists and turns to the episodes and you never know who is the real killer or not. The show is very entertaining and has you intrigued the whole time. It is about a man named Steve McGarrett the team leader, Daniel Williams his sidekick, Kono Kalakua and Chin Kelly. All four of them are always on the job to solve crimes and murders. Although the group is always on the lookout for crime, Steve is always looking for the answers to his childhood. How his mother died, and what secrets his father held from him. Each episode always ends up auspicious and very amusing.

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  6. The genre of today's music seems jaded. Many of today's new songs are centered around drum and bass. Lots of these songs have a common theme, which is heart break and others relatable. Although the oldies but goodies are of no interest to today's aloof main-streamers, my favorite music genre is classic rock. Classic rock refers to much of the rock hits between 1969-1990's. When I think of my favorite music I think of jovial thoughts. Classic rock is a great choice of music when the day has been tough and saturnine. The music is filled with words that feed the soul and instrumental parts that add a certain je ne sais quoi. It all fits together and makes the rest of my "bottom of the cookie jar" day a walk on the clouds. A few songs I recommend listening to due to the abundance of wonderful words and inspiring thoughts are Imagine by John Lennon, Hey Jude by The Beatles, Dust in the Wind and Carry On My Wayward Son by Kansas.

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  7. Modern Family is by far one of the most clever and witty shows I have ever watched. This show contains three types of the typical families. We have the slighly disfunctional family that, in the end, always comes through for each other. The second family is a gay couple that adopts an adorable little Vietnamese toddler. Last, is the family that consists of a man who is slightly past his prime and his gorgeous wife. The show helps people see that family provides aegis for each other through what ever problems that may occur. Every now and then, there will be a little lewd joke but not enough for people to find very offensive. After enjoying this show on numerous occasions, it helps but me in a very jovial mood for the rest of the evening. I highly advise that you take your remote and change it to the ABC channel and witness what is one of the higest Emmy nominated shows on television.

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  8. Secret brothers, best friends, changed people, hot guys, and high school drama. The show One Tree Hill twists with new shockers every episode. A jerk basketball player, Nathan Scott, boils with jealously when he realizes his half-brother, Lucas Scott, can match up to his skills with sports and girls. Lucas has a best friend named Haley who is not the coolest girl in school, but creeps into the heart of Nathan. He atones for his previous actions by changing into a faithful, jovial, caring, and love struck boy because of Haley's standards. The other two main characters complete the story. Brooke and Peyton are best friends who do not really understand the quote "chicks before dicks." Both girls push and fight their way to Lucas' heart. One will become saturnine when they catch their boyfriend getting cozy with their best friend. More characters and events sneak into the hit TV series, so I suggest this going to Netflix and watching it now.

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  9. Ms. Fleming, I think there are several reasons why we should not have class on Mondays, which isn't the most popular kid in the neighborhood. I am not trying to prevaricate you when I say that 98.31% of students in the United States voted in a poll that Monday is their least favorite day of the week, mostly because everybody is jaded from the weekend and can barely stay awake on Monday. It is true that students are aloof and unmotivated on Mondays. The human body was not eugenically made to wake up on those saturnine Monday mornings and come to school, but yet we are forced to. Therefore, I propose that English class becomes nap time on Mondays, which will allow for students to become adjusted to the weekdays in which they get less sleep. Although we would be sacrificing valuable time learning about Odysseus and his friends, I think that nap time would be healthier and increase the chances of a student having a remarkably jovial school week.

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    1. Culver thats beautiful.

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    2. I love your euphemism, "not the most popular kid in the neighborhood." I laughed out loud.

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  11. Teachers spend all too much time during their busy day grading work. It is important to balance personal desires and duties with occupational requirements. This being said, I believe that teachers should minimize their tests and quizzes until they are no longer in the curriculum. With a drop in hours required for students to study for subjects they may not be interested in, there would be increased time for students to explore their passions and desires. Studying for a test entails long hours of work that can sometimes information may not be of the utmost significance. In essence, your creatures' ability to explore their minds ultimately is hindered, for thinking expands the mind's capacity more than cramming for a test. In addition, students and teachers could chose how to handle their day, as no superfluous work would stand as an obstacle in anyone's agenda. Ultimately, this provides for well slept students and teachers, which in turn provides the energy for kids to participate and offer deep insight into your class discussions. No longer would you suffer the plight of jaded students suffering a lack of sleep, lining your desks with blank faces. I am in no attempt to prevaricate you when I state that it is a moral obligation upon which we the people must campaign to eradicate tests from the school curriculum, providing for higher levels of thinking and a jovial school environment for all.

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  13. Ms. Flemming I strongly believe that teachers should not give tests the standard way, but rather in an unsuccint discussion. There are several reasons why I trust discussion is a better way of testing than the written form. One is when students see test some freak out and completely go blank! If a discussion method was being used to test then those students that have that problem would not feel so pressured and I feel that they would perform better. In discussions if someone was aloof or they try to prevaricate you would know that they do not know what they are talking about. Another reason why I and other students strongly feel that the discussion way of testing is each child is different so each and every child needs to be tested on their level which could be more feasible in a discussion matter rather than a testing way. You know just because we go to Kinkaid we are not always the brightest lights in the room. These reasons conclude why discussion tests are better than written tests!

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  14. Ms. Fleming, I think you would greatly enjoy the thrills of Sky Diving. An adrenaline jockeys dream, sky diving takes you to the edges of life and death. Many experienced divers recall it like it was a jovial, calm experience, racing towards the earth at a few hundred miles an Hour then pulling the parachute and landing safely on the ground. While Sky diving sound fun, the instructors are aloof, and hard to find. (Which is why I included to number to one at the bottom :)!) Anyway, many people say sky diving is a stupid, and dangerous sport, but they are Jaded, Never having done it themselves. I personally think it would be romantic if You and your future husband go sky diving on your future honey moon. Sure it may be dangerous, but you know what they say, Gotta crack a few eggs to make the pancakes. Well, I seriously hope you consider taking up sky diving.
    Yours Truly,
    Reagor
    Here the number for the Sky Diving instructor.(His name is Francisco)
    1-888-1911-25
    (note: numbers and people listed above for said sky diving classes may or may not exist, I don't really Know. Please do not attempt to call this number unless able to speak Hungarian. Viewer discretion is advised.)

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  15. Ms Fleming, I cannot think of anything to write about so I will try to make you believe that I cannot think of anything beneficial to add to this blog as of right now. Ms Fleming, as of right now I have just finished wrestling practice and my brain is jaded and tired. I am not your normal, jovial teenager who comes to your class at approximately 10:10 every morning. Furthermore although I am elated that you did not use the word "creatures", I am still slightly annoyed that you used the word "special", which can be seen as a euphemism for stupid. Right now I am trying to achieve a feeling of euphoria by going to sleep, but this apparently easy and straight forward blog post has taken no small amount of time. In conclusion my response may have been a small mountain stream splashing past a small twisting gravel road, but it still answered your prompt.

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  16. .. Well this is great timing considering my grandma pushed the dasies a couple of hours ago. While it may be far from jovial, just the term "pushed the daises" still makes me laugh even when coupled with something like that. yeah, but i'm not not prevaricating either.. Once again absolutely stellar timing. Kind of like when the little trick or treaters would knock on our door right as I was about to take a bite of dinner.. My parents sent me every time to answer the door but here's the kicker, if I didn't get there in less than 3 seconds there would be kids trying to either reach through the mailbox to grab the bowl of candy, kids trying to knock the door down with their bare fists, or kids ringing the doorbell profusely until it was answered. Every time I tried to make it as short and succinct, but just 18 pieces of chocolate was still never enough to satisfy them... However, the moms were at least thirty times worse.. when 18 pieces weren't enough to satisfy their children dying of diabetes, they would take the bowl and literally dump half into their garbage bag.. Wait no garbage bags of filled with candy. I miss being the trick or treaters -.-

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  17. Ms Fleming, I believe that you should watch a wrestling match once in your life. Wrestling is a truly unique sport, watching jovial young men take part in one of the oldest known sports in the world. Although singlets aren't the most attractive thing for a young man to wear, you should still come out and watch. It may be confusing at first, but as the meet goes on, you will begin to understand the basic strategy of the sport. After a match, both wrestlers are often quite jaded from a rough bout on the mat. Wrestling is unlike any other competitive sport in the world: Only two opponents struggle on the mat, with a total of only six minutes per match, a very succinct amount of time. If you get bored, there are plenty of intermissions between matches in which you can depart. I hope that you will consider watching one of our matches.

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  18. Ms Fleming, I believe that you should watch a wrestling match once in your life. Wrestling is a truly unique sport, watching jovial young men take part in one of the oldest known sports in the world. Although singlets aren't the most attractive thing for a young man to wear, you should still come out and watch. It may be confusing at first, but as the meet goes on, you will begin to understand the basic strategy of the sport. After a match, both wrestlers are often quite jaded from a rough bout on the mat. Wrestling is unlike any other competitive sport in the world: Only two opponents struggle on the mat, with a total of only six minutes per match, a very succinct amount of time. If you get bored, there are plenty of intermissions between matches in which you can depart. I hope that you will consider watching one of our matches.

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  19. The Harry Potter series is the most amazing set of novels I have ever read in my entire life. Each of the seven auspicious books are written extremely well. All seven books are woven together so that connections are constantly being made in the reader's mind. A definite page-turner, J.K. Rowling sows a seed of desire in our hearts to know how the story turns out. Every character has a unique personality that adds to the depth of their character. Although Voldemort, the antagonist, is not my most favorite character, he provides an excellent example of what greed and hubris brings. This series also contains numerous, beautiful life-long lessons, values, and morals to live by. The most important, in my opinion, is the power of love, and how good will always overcome evil. For example, Lily, Harry's mother, sacrifices her life for her son's, and because of this, Harry is under aegis from Voldemort. For these reasons, I urge you to read these books. I can honestly say that even the most jaded of people cannot disagree with my opinion.

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  20. Persuasion is an art based on technique and skills. The foundation for persuasion is mostly prevarication because people only tend to listen to what appeals to them. To actually convince someone of a certain belief you have to provide succinct points and aegis. Even the brightest light bulb can have trouble luring an aloof person. For example, if you were attempting to influence a persons's point of view, laconic support would not help. That's why I think persuasion takes certain techniques and skills.

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  21. In this generation, little girls grow up too fast. I remember back when I was a 7 year old, my mom still dressed me in ankle-length smocked dresses. My cousin acts as though she's ready to 'leave the nest' as a little girl. She would never want to be under the aegis of her parents, and she always just does what she wants. She acts as though she's in euphoria after rebelling against her parents. Every time she comes to my house, she wants me to do her makeup. It's not just a little drop of lipstick like every other little girl, she wants it all, and if she doesn't get what she wants, the rest of the day feels saturnine. Most of the time, she's a perfect, jovial girl, but she has her moments where she tries to act like she's my age. One of her slyest tricks is somehow changing her dress from little spaghetti straps to strapless. Strangely enough, whenever her mom comes back in the room, so do the straps. I think my little cousin wants to be my age, but girls need to learn to enjoy the age they're at because I would give anything to go back to the days where naptime was the worst part of my day.

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  22. Ms. Fleming, I really think you should go to India. After being there so many times, I appreciate the awesome way they live their lives over there. There are so many things that you can explore. There are the ancient ruins and temples as well as glitzy modern malls, and in my opinion, rather lewd, Bollywood movies. Some movies like the Three Idiots, though, are worth seeing. You will never get jaded because the culture there is so different that you will find it fascinating. Even though they may not have the safest roads, you will be under my aegis every time you attempt to cross the street or negotiate a route --- it can get confusing and pretty scary. It just takes some getting used to. Honestly, though, India displays a lot of rich cultural traditions not found anywhere else in the world.

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  23. I personally believe that Minnie Mouse is the most beautiful mouse to ever exist. A child that has not ever visited Minnie Mouse is not going to be the most jovial kid on the playground. Minnie Mouse has style, looks, charm, and a sweet bow. She also lives at the coolest place on earth: Disney World (She also happens to live at Disney Land, Dreamworks Resort, and many other locations)! Minnie can also ice skate. For those of you who have not seen Disney on Ice, I highly recommend it. You leave the show with a feeling of euphoria. I guarantee, if you spend a day with Minnie you won't feel saturnine for a second.

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  24. Ms. Fleming how you doing?!? Ok, look i got some new stuff called kripticronic flame. Now you might say that this is a drug. This is not a drug, this just grow from the earth, it is not a drug. Drugs you have to do stuff to it, add some baking soda and water and stuff. I don't know the recipe I'm just saying. So basically this is organic, it's natural, so your good. If you have a monkey over your back then atone yourself and just take a hit of kripticronic. I promise you that will be your last atonement you will ever have in your life. Now I'm just warning you, you might fall asleep and you will wake up and eat everything you see. Calm down its normal that means its working. Also if people are asking you why you are so jovial then you can say that it's the kript in me! But all summed up you will have a auspicious day.

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  25. I will try to be as succinct as possible. In my opinion, people referred to as 'pyromaniacs', including myself, are unjustly treated. The first injustice comes in the way of names, for we are truly known as 'the studiers of flameology', not pyromaniacs. Secondly, there always seems to be some meddling adult who comes and bothers us with some form of 'atone for your atrocities' stuff. In this event, hopefully aegis is provided by another, more influential person who knows of the great euphoria that comes from setting things on fire. Sometimes the meddling adult will practically ask for a eulogy, constantly comparing their greatness to our failures, almost making it seem like adding a little heat to things wasn't a good idea. I mean, come on, seriously? They expect me to believe that setting things on fire is a problem? It certainly is better than a saturnine existence. Anyway, you should join in our jovial practices, but every new member must bring half a quart of gasoline.

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