Dialect Journal

Chapter 4

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1. Sand Castle (61)

2. Mirage (58)

Response 

1. I was once building a sand castle at the beach when I was about 7. I had built a really big sand castle and I was so happy. But my older sister ran right through it and stomped on it and I was CRYING MY EYES OUT!

2. Once when I was younger it had rained one day and the next day it was blazing hot. My mother and I were driving down a highway and I thought I saw water on the road in the distance so I told my mom to go fast so it can make a splash. But as we got closer it went away and my mom told me it was a mirage. 

Questions

Why do you think Roger ran through the sand castle?

Have you ever been tricked by the magical work of a damn mirage ? -.-

Vocabulary sentences #10

1. The class bemoaned at the thought of our huge homework assignment.

2. The boy was pensive after his Girlfriend left him.

3. I was devoid of any thoughts.

4. I was melancholy when I lost my phone.

5. I tried to mollify my sister when her boyfriend broke up with her.

6. When we went to 6 flags, I got my Girlfriend a minion as a memento.

7. The illicit drug, meth, is dangerous.

8. The monkey ascended up the tree.

Vocab sentences #9

1. The savory ice cream melted in my mouth.

2. Although the man enticed me I kept my cool and walked away.

3. The tactless girl called the boy fat.

 4. If you are integrace, you do good in life.

5. Since I didn't have any money, I compensated her with donuts.

6. I am aloofed during boring assemblies.

7. I goad the girl for dropping her phone, so she killed me with words.

8. His cohort bought him a snow cone.

Five Ways To Be Happy

Samuel Rannals
Block 3
21 October 2013
Five Ways To Be Happy
1. Express Gratitude. Being grateful is more than just saying thank you. Appreciate the things you have in life especially the small things because later you’ll realize the little things were the big things that really mattered. There’s a lot of people in the world who don’t have such an easy lifestyle as we do. Take advantage of it and appreciate everything.

2. Surround Yourself with Happy People. Joy is contagious. Surrounding yourself around others that are happy always puts you in a happy mood. Negative vibes always put you in a bad mood. Happiness can easily be spread with a smile towards others.

3. Find Your Purpose. Set a short term goal you’d like to achieve. It doesn’t have to be something big but make goals. People who strive to achieve success are more happier than those who don't have such aspirations. Set a long term goal that’d take the course of about five years. Where do you see yourself after five years? Strive to reach those goals and you’ll be a much more happy person.

4. Don’t Compare Yourself to Others. Comparing yourself to others is the fastest way to be unhappy with your life. While, jealousy is a motivation to some, its a trait that never leads to positive outcomes. God made you in your own special and unique way, everyone is beautiful inside and out.

5. Get Active. Go outside more. Join a sport or a club. Don’t be that boring person who has the same routine everyday. Being indoors is horrible! You can be ten times more happy by getting outside and enjoying a beautiful sunny day.

"How to Be Happy: Tips for Cultivating Contentment." Mayo Clinic. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 15 Sept. 2012. Web. 22 Oct. 2013.

Anjaria, Ketan. "How To Be Happy." Medium. N.p., 6 June 2013. Web. 22 Oct. 2013.

Bratskeir, Kate. "The Habits Of Supremely Happy People." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 16 Sept. 2013. Web. 22 Oct. 2013.

My Favorite Mistake

My favorite mistake would have to be getting pulled over and having drug paraphernalia. I didn't really learn anything from it but I will never forget the most frightening experience of my life so far. One stupid mistake can totally change your life for better or for worse, but no matter what you always have to learn from your mistakes so maybe next time you don't make the same mistake again.

This mistake started a week before, when my friend Chibi and I had a conversation while playing Xbox. We were listening to blaring music while playing our favorite game, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Chibi turned down the volume and said, "Aye bro I'm throwing a party for my birthday on four twenty next week, wanna come?" At first the idea was irrelevant to me because that night I was going to rent movies with my girlfriend and eat junk food and stay at my house.
Unsure of what I should do I said, "I don't know dog I'm supposed to chill with Bubba that night, I'll hit her up to see if she wants to go to the party and the next night we'll have our movie night."

"Alright dude text her, NOW!" Chibi demanded.

"Ok, puto hol' up," I replied with a chuckle. I texted my girlfriend, Liana, to see if she was ok with the sudden change of plans. And she was so everything was all good for the next week. The following week was full of buzz about that party. Everyone who's anyone was planning to go to this party because Chibi is really known as a popular friendly guy.

My girlfriend came to my house after school and later on my cousin and a couple friends arrived at my house to hang out before the party. The party house was about four blocks away from my house so we walked and got there around 9 pm. When we arrived at the party everyone split up and did their own thing while Liana and I met up with some other friends and Chibi to wish him a happy birthday for tomorrow. The house was loud with great music playing and a bunch of teenagers were dancing. We went upstairs to Chibi's room and there was about 7 of our friends sitting around getting high as kites off of weed.

People were drinking and doing illegal things but hey, it's a party and were teens; we just wanted to have a good time. Around 10:30 or so a group of people who claimed West Park arrived and they were definitely NOT invited. No one really likes the people who showed up but they let them in and have fun too. It was about 1 am and the party started to die down after an appearance from the police. So I told my girlfriend we should go back home and we got my cousin and a few friends and we headed back to my house.

We started walking home down Suey street and we noticed the group of people from the party that were not invited. They were being loud and obnoxious from the other side of the street and one of them shouted, “Fuck you!” We didn’t want any problems because it was already past curfew and we were just trying to get home. They crossed the street to where we were and I noticed an aroma of beer and marijuana coming from a guy who looked about the same age as I was and he was the same size. He tried banging on me cause I was wearing a “WEST SIDE” shirt and he asked me where I’m from. I told him I didn’t bang but if he wanted problems we could make that happen. I set my backpack down and I noticed everyone set their backpack right where mine was. I walked to the middle of the street and he walked to me and pushed me and we squared up. We started fighting and then they pulled us apart cause they heard police sirens. The group of people grabbed their backpacks and ran the opposite direction as we were going because the cops were coming. For some reason I had a strange feeling early in the day that made me think twice about going to the party and this was totally it. The police pulled us over and noticed I had a busted lip. He sat everyone down and asked me about the cut I told him I had been elbowed while playing basketball. The officer smelt marijuana and asked to search us and I gave him permission. He grabbed our backpacks and in my backpack he found a miniature bong and a bag of weed. “That’s not mine!” I shouted.
“Who’s is it than?” The officer questioned.
I told him the real story of how I ended up with the busted lip and backpack. “I must have grabbed the wrong backpack,” I explained. The officer found a wallet in the small pouch of the backpack and in the wallet was a school I.D. of some other person and he decided to let us go home.
Looking back at my favorite mistake I realized I just had bad luck that night and next time if my conscience gives me a bad feeling I should probably follow my conscience.

Vocabulary #8

1. The doctor said her brain tumor was malignant and she had 20 days to live.

2. After my dog woke me up at 3 am, I felt quite ornery.

3. After practice I was feeling indolent, so he took a nap.

4. After Dalton belittled Erving, Erving ran over Dalton's cat.

5. When you use drugs you jeopardize your life.

6. Creon's demise was due to his tragic flaw: self pride.

7. The government shutdown made lots of programs go awry.

8. The frugal car broke down after 100 miles

Vocab Sentences #7

1. They inhibited the drunk guy from driving home after he has been drinking.

2. Snow in Santa Maria would be aberrant, it'll never happen.

3. I loathe  the use of drugs, especially from my friends.

4. Peyton Manning showed prowess by dismantling the Eagles on Sunday afternoon.

5. The doctor's sloppy writing is incoherent.

6. "Mistakes were made" was written on his eptiaph.

7. Setting up a blog on Blogger is more elaborate than setting one up on kidblog.

8. My girlfriend's countenance is beautiful. 

Antigone Compare and Contrast

In the play, Antigone by Sophocles, Antigone and Creon share similar traits that ultimately lead to their downfalls. Conflict between Antigone and Creon are the result of both their similarities and differences.

Antigone and Creon have many differences, for example they are both loyal but they're loyal to different people/things. Antigone is loyal to her family. Antigone says, " I will bury the brother I love" (Prologue. 73). This shows that even though she is forbidden to bury him, she still wants to because she loves her family and thinks that he deserves to be buried. Antigone is also loyal to the Gods when she rebukes Creon for thinking that his laws are more important than the laws of the Gods. this shows her loyalty to the Gods because she doesn't see it as the right thing to do, she believes that the way of the Gods are the way everyone should abide by. Although Creon isn't as loyal to the Gods or family, he is loyal to the state. Creon says, "Gentlemen: I have the honor to inform you that our ship of state, which recent storms have threatened to destroy, has come safely to harbor at last!" (I. 8-10). This shows that he is loyal to his people because he shows that he actually cares about his troops. Creon isn't as loyal to family because he didn't care that Polynieces died in battle and made a law to forbid everyone from burring him. Creon thinks Polynieces was a traitor and didn't care how his family saw the issue.

Antigone and Creon are similar in that they're both very proud and arrogant. For example, Antigone shows self pride when she says, " I should have praise and honor for what I have done" (II. 113). This is a demonstration of self pride because she was basically demanding popularity, praise, and honor for her actions and she wants to be recognized. Also, Antigone says that all the men would praise her if it wasn't for the men being afraid of Creon. This shows that she thinks the men wouldn't fear her. So, she would be a better ruler. As for Creon, he also shows a lot of hubris when he says, "My voice is the only voice giving orders in this city!" (III. 108). This demonstrates that Creon doesn't like when people try to have a say in demands, not even the Gods. He also says to Heimon that he'll regret his superior tone used toward him. This shows that Creon doesn't like when people try to be superior to Creon. Creon and Antigone both have Hubris.

Creon Deserves his punishment that he got because he totally went against the laws of the Gods and didn't let anyone bury Polynieces. Antigone didn't deserve her life sentence punishment because she stayed loyal to her brother and did what she thought was the right thing to do.