Spirit week

9/25/14

Pajama day

9/23/14

Hawaiian day

9/24/14

Dinsey day

9/25/14

Saint Joe nerd day

9/26/14

Warrior pride 

It's our senior year and I thought...why not? Let's go out with a bang! Our senior class has a lot of spirit and so we tried to take it up to the next level. It's been fun so far, one more day until the big game! Warriors 💛💜👐

Character study

From today untill college, I believe I will have learned many lessons and be ready for the next chapter in my life. I am a pretty independent learner, but occasionally like learning in groups. School does not really appeal to something I enjoy, but I know I need to do it so I can enjoy my Job for the rest of my life. I think I will flourish in a college campus rather than in high school. I will be super independent, and hopefully won't be as distracted as I am now. I can't wait to live with my friends and just be in a different type of environment. From here tell college I am also trying to start to grow and develop my study habits, I know that when it get to college if I use my old habits it won't work! The college I plan to attend is long beach or

cal poly! My degree is patroleum engineering which is going to be very hard, but I think I am up for the challenge!

vocab 4

obsequious - adj. attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner;attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
beatitude - noun one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); a state of supreme happiness
bode - verb indicate by signs
dank - adj. unpleasantly cool and humid
ecumenical - adj. of worldwide scope or applicability; concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions
fervid - adj. extremely hot; characterized by intense emotion
fetid - adj. offensively malodorous
gargantuan - adj. of great mass; huge and bulky
heyday - noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
incubus - noun a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women; someone who depresses or worries others; a situation resembling a terrifying dream
infrastructure - noun the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; the basic structure or features of a system or organization
inveigle - verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
kudos - noun an expression of approval and commendation
lagniappe - noun a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)
prolix - adj. tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
protege - noun a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career
prototype - noun a standard or typical example
sycophant - noun a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
tautology - noun useless repetition; (logic) a statement that is necessarily true
truckle - noun a low bed to be slid under a higher bed; verb yield to out of weakness; try to gain favor by cringing or flattering

Vocab #3

accolade - noun a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
acerbity - noun a sharp sour taste; a sharp bitterness; a rough and bitter manner
attrition - noun the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction; a wearing down to weaken or destroy; sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation; the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice; erosion by friction
bromide - noun any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs; a trite or obvious remark
chauvinist - noun an extreme bellicose nationalist; a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
chronic - adj. being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
expound - verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing;state
immaculate - adj. completely neat and clean; free from stain or blemish; without fault or error
imprecation - noun the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); a slanderous accusation
ineluctable - adj. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
mercurial - adj. relating to or containing or caused by mercury;relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury; relating to or under the (astrological) influence of the planet Mercury; liable to sudden unpredictable change
palliate - verb provide physical relief, as from pain; lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
protocol - noun code of correct conduct; forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state; (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
resplendent - adj. having great beauty and splendor
stigmatize - verb mark with a stigma or stigmata; to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
sub - noun a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes;a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States; verb be a substitute
rosa - noun large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
vainglory - noun outspoken conceit
vestige - noun an indication that something has been present
volition - noun the act of making a choice; the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention

WILL STUDY FOR FOOD

I have been looking at several scholarships to apply to, but i'm stuck in a tough situation. Most scholarships are for people who's parents make under a certain amount of money. My parents don't make tons of money in which it will be easy to send me to college, but make to much to qualify for scholarships. I feel like a lot of people have this problem as well. So if anyone has suggestion on what scholarships I can apply to please let me know. Also, I do not have a set number on the amount of money I would like to earn, but I would like to get a decent amount that with the help of family, and scholarships I wont have to take out huge loans.

Beowulf essay

       Beowulf is the absolute hot shot of his time. He has what seems like everything someone would only wish to have. A roll model to people of his time, yet just a mythical hero to the people of our generation. In our modern society we do not look to Beowulf himself  as a hero, but we do look to similar people or stories such as Superman, and Spider-man. Both are awesome heros with "of course" similar traits. The only thing that sets them apart is the time period in which they are told.
       Superman is a story about a boy who lived on the planet Krypton and was sent down to earth by his father who was a scientist. His dad had engineered him to where he was as strong as could be, and could fly. Beowulf had the strong as could be trait the same, but back in the time when Beowulf was created, they didn't have the scientific phenom we have now. Almost all heroic action stories told in our culture have to do with sci-fi. Also, one small thing is superman always travels alone to whomever he is going to battle, and Beowulf has a army with him. This is also a trend in modern literature where the lone hero takes on his antagonist in a one on one battle.
       Spider man is also based upon a scientific them in how he was bit by a spider in which the bite gave him super powers. Besides that spider-man and Beowulf have a lot in common. They both are heroes who are incredibly humble about there work and do it for a purpose and to accomplish something. Beowulf and Spider-man both do what needs to be done, even if it is dangerous. They both also are very confident in how they show themselves to be. Also, the biggest similarity is they help others. For example, Spider-man is always helping his city from crime and protecting the people. Beowulf is also protecting people, just not from his own home town.
        Time is the biggest key difference in the way stories are told. Change is always happening and society gets bored from the same thing, so over time stories have progressed to what new generations want to see and hear. Beowulf is a awesome story that was huge in its day, but in today's world most people only read it because its assigned to them. However Superman and Spider man give a us a feeling of how popular Beowulf must have been.

vocab #2

accoutrements - additional items of dress or equipment, or other items carried or worn by a person or used for a particular activity
Ex- The new system will provide the country with all the communications accoutrements of a more developed economy.
apogee - noun apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth; a final climactic stage
Ex-  The White House is considered the apogee of American achievement.
apropos - adj. of an appropriate or pertinent nature; adv. by the way; at an opportune time
Ex- For alphabetical and even musical clichés it's apropos.
bicker - noun a quarrel about petty points; verb argue over petty things
Ex- Whenever the phone rings, they bicker over who's going to answer it.
coalesce - verb fuse or cause to grow together; mix together different elements
Ex- The puddles has coalesced into shallow streams.
contretemps - noun an awkward clash
Ex- The hotel had to deal with more than one contretemps before the end of the night.
convolution - noun the action of coiling or twisting or winding together; a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain; the shape of something rotating rapidly
Ex- The crosses were adorned with elaborate convolutions.
cull - noun the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality; verb remove something that has been rejected;look for and gather
Ex- The anecdotes are culled from Greek and Roman history.
disparate - adj. including markedly dissimilar elements; fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
Ex- They inhabit disparate worlds of thought.
dogmatic - adj. characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles; relating to or involving dogma; of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
Ex- He gave his opinion without trying to be dogmatic.
licentious - adj. lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
Ex- Tom is licentious and has no regard for mortality toward the law.
mete - noun a line that indicates a boundary
Ex- He denounced the maltreatment meted out to minorities.
noxious - adj. injurious to physical or mental health
Ex- They were overcome by the noxious fumes.
polemic - adj. of or involving dispute or controversy; noun a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma); a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
Ex- Brittany was surprised by John's polemic against the cultural realtivism of the sixties.
populous - adj. densely populated
Ex- Jenny was tired of the traffic on the populous island.
probity - noun complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles
Ex- The committee feels that he has demonstrated little probity in this matter.
repartee - noun adroitness and cleverness in reply
Ex- His agile mind, quick wit and ready repartee made him something of a favorite to the media.
supervene - verb take place as an additional or unexpected development
Ex- Any plan that is made is liable to be disrupted by superveneing events.
truncate - adj. terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off; verb make shorter as if by cutting off; approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; replace a corner by a plane
Ex- Time didn't allow him to read the entire novel, so he simply presented a truncated version.
unimpeachable - adj. beyond doubt or reproach; completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach; free of guilt; not subject to blame
Ex- The police questioned the unimpeachable witness because more details about the crime could be uncovered.