Journey Entry #5

Captains Log: It was a day like any other day in the tundra when we found our popsicle of a friend lying in the pale snow 30 meters off from our camp. It was about nine o' clock when we first started looking, the search only took half an' hour. I thought it was actually humorous how much he looked like a glazed icicle. One of the boys personaly thought that he died of stupidity, and not of the cold. "Oh well" I said " He couldn't support himself and now he's paid for his dullness." The boys laughed and we all headed back to camp leaving him there to stay frozen until the spring thaw.

New Vocab.

Poignant
Adj.
Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret
Ralph was poignant when he saw the dead crow in the old mans yard.
Undulations
N.
Moving with a smooth wavelike motion
Skip's undulations were weird, yet mesmerizing.
Appease
Verb.
Pacify or placate(someone) bye exceeding their demands
The young man attempted to appease his mother father after not doing the dishes.
Ensued
Verb
Happen or occur afterward as a result
When the cat attacked the child, chaos ensued.
Conjectural
Adjective
Based on or involving conjecture
The young boy was conjectural towards the newly baked cake.
 Apathy
Noun
Lack of enthusiasm
Zack has no apathy towards the blues.
Imperceptible
Adjective
Impossible to receive
The little kids extremely fast talking was imperceptible to the old man.
Imperative
Adj.
of vital importance
The classified information was imeperative to the operation.
Patricide
Noun
The killing of one's father
The young man was accused of patricide a the court hearing.

Descriptions

Descriptions:

Professor Herbert: Large, elder, smart

Pa(Luster) Sexton: Old Fashioned,  Overalls, big boots, a blue shirt, sheepskin coat, slouched black hat, carrying gun. Brown weather beaten skin on Pa’s face.

Dave Sexton:  Too big too whip, a man’s size,

Ma Sexton:

Farm: 7 cows too milk, 19 head of cattle to feed, 4 mules, 25 hogs, Fire wood, stove wood, Well, barn.

Countryside: Long ridge leading to cow pasture, next to house, bare oak trees, covered in frost, sky was clear, early morning

School: black boards, microscopes, hard wood floors, playground

Examples of Dialect: Jist, Atter, keer o’ him,

Similes:I was shaking like a leaf in the wind

Metaphors: You get too onery fer th’ buzzards to smell,

Short Story Outline

Title- Where have you gone charming billy
Author-Tim O'Brien
Setting- Vietnam
           -1955-1975
Point of view- First Person
List of characters- Private Paul Berlin, "Buffalo"
Protagonist- Paul Berlin          Dynamic- Paul Berlin
Antagonist-                    Static- Paul Berlin
Round- Paul Berlin         Flat- Buffalo

READ WHERE HAVE YOU GONE CHRMING BILLY! PG 62

Dialect- The way a person from a particular region or group speaks. Dialect affects word choice, sentence structure and pronunciation.

Vocab. #2

Preclude, VB.
Prevent from happening; make impossible
The security guards for the president preclude his death, to the best of their advantage
Rapt, ADJ.
Completely fascinated by what one is seeing or hearing
The young boy was rapt with the old mans stories of his past adventures
Indulgently, ADV
Having or indicating a readiness or overreadiness to be generous to or lenient with someone
 The short man indulgently ate his delicious B.L.T.
Banish, VB.
Send away from a country or place as an official punishment
The African king banished the man who had committed murder to one of the other villagers
Fetter, N.
A chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles
Virtuoso, N
A person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit
Beethoven was considered a virtuoso of piano
I, ADJ.
Wanting to avoid activity or exertion;lazy
I do everything indulently on sunday afternoon
Impunity, N
Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious
The generals impunity was very overused by the opinion of the soldiers
Appropriation, N
the action of taking somthing for one's own use, tyically without the owner's permission
Police officers' appropriation of the car was very sad for the owner of the car.
Accost, VB.
Approach and address boldy or aggressively
The young boy didn't want to accost the scary old man with the shotgun.
Reproach, VB.
Address in such a way as to express disapoval or disappointment.
Implore, VB.
Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something

Journal 2

The man had chosen the right door as the princess had suggested. As he hesitantly opened the large wooden door the lady stepped out from behind the curtain, but the lover did not breath a sigh of relief. Not a breath of thankfulness was set free from the lovers lungs. Instead the lover walked over to the door to the left and opened it. The lover made sure to hide from the beast as it lunged from its cage. The tiger observed the arena for the person who set him free of his dark enclosure, and seeing the lady licked its chops and slowly prowled towards the frightened volunteer.

While all of this was happening the lover slowly sneaked back through the tiger had emerged from and dissapeared from the scene that had been so exciting. The lover was never found again.

Back to the lady, as she was being cornered see looked into the beast's eyes and waited for the claws of death to kill her. As the tiger lunged toward the frightened victim of a clever trick, The crowd screamed with excitment. The king was very impressed with the lovers clever thinking and found that he was suitable for his daughter, but the king's decision was too late. As soon as the lover had opened the first door, the princess ran to her room weeping. Once at her destination she drew the small dagger from her sheath and committed sucide.