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http://instruct.tri-c.cc.oh.us/fgram/web/fossil.htm (AFF)
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/02/scientists_global_warning_man-made_here_to_stay/ (AFF)
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/06/biobutanol_--_another_biofuel_breakthrough/
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http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/08/fossil_fuels_better_for_enivronment_than_biofuels_/ (NEG)
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/02/so_were_you_lying_then_or_are_you_lying_now/ (NEG)
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-05-08-natural-gas-usat_n.htm (AFF/NEG)
more to come...
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Week 3 Posts A/B
Vocab
turgid (89) - bloated: abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
transgression (124) - the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
Figurative Language
1) "[...] until he was sure the Huragok would tip it, even with a glancing blow" (91). This is an example of a metaphor because it is comparing it to something it actually isn't.
2) "Both of them fiddled with their energy cutlasses: pink crystal shards used as melee weapons" (98). This is an example of imagery. The reader can imagine the tools clearly with this example.
3) "But Avery had already noticed the woman many paces back - seen how her diaphanous silver shawl covered only part of her bare back. He slowed his pace to give himself time to remove his dress-cap and smooth his burr of hair" (121). Here is another example of imagery. You could easily imagine Avery in this ballroom with this lady with her silver shawl on etc...
Quote
"By the time Avery pulled the Warthog into the curved drive of Harvest's Parliament building, he knew a lot more about Captain Ponder. How fighting the Insurrection had forced him to miss his eldest son's wedding and the birth of his first grandchild-precious occasions he missed much more than his arm" (115). This quote relates to the theme. Even though this book is fiction there are a lot of connections to real life. It shows how soldiers miss so many important events that have a lot of sentimental value which they can never get back.
Theme
The theme in this part of the book is about the things soldiers feel. What I mean by this is like the quote and how they miss so many things which they can never get back. Then even if something terrible happens to them for example losing an arm they still care of course a lot more about missing family moments and other things.
Post B
For this post B I thought I would talk about what I think about the book so far and specifically this part of the book. At the beginning it started off with this huge action scene and it got me instantly hooked. Then the pace slowed down a lot and from there the details have just gotten better. What I meant by this is there was that action part and then it went into the actual story with a lot of descriptive details. Also the unique way Joseph Staten writes also hooked me in. The thing I like about this book is that a couple chapters are about Avery and the events he is experiencing and the next couple of chapters are about the Covenant who are the antagonists so you get this real good feeling of what both sides are going through and what they are experiencing. Also the beginning of the book was just a lot of descriptions but not a lot of action and now there are still those descriptions but their hidden under all the action that is currently going on in the book. Also as the book progresses throughout the book these little flashbacks happen of Avery's past and it really adds to the depth of the book as a whole. So I'm really enjoying the book and I can't wait to read more.
turgid (89) - bloated: abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
transgression (124) - the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
Figurative Language
1) "[...] until he was sure the Huragok would tip it, even with a glancing blow" (91). This is an example of a metaphor because it is comparing it to something it actually isn't.
2) "Both of them fiddled with their energy cutlasses: pink crystal shards used as melee weapons" (98). This is an example of imagery. The reader can imagine the tools clearly with this example.
3) "But Avery had already noticed the woman many paces back - seen how her diaphanous silver shawl covered only part of her bare back. He slowed his pace to give himself time to remove his dress-cap and smooth his burr of hair" (121). Here is another example of imagery. You could easily imagine Avery in this ballroom with this lady with her silver shawl on etc...
Quote
"By the time Avery pulled the Warthog into the curved drive of Harvest's Parliament building, he knew a lot more about Captain Ponder. How fighting the Insurrection had forced him to miss his eldest son's wedding and the birth of his first grandchild-precious occasions he missed much more than his arm" (115). This quote relates to the theme. Even though this book is fiction there are a lot of connections to real life. It shows how soldiers miss so many important events that have a lot of sentimental value which they can never get back.
Theme
The theme in this part of the book is about the things soldiers feel. What I mean by this is like the quote and how they miss so many things which they can never get back. Then even if something terrible happens to them for example losing an arm they still care of course a lot more about missing family moments and other things.
Post B
For this post B I thought I would talk about what I think about the book so far and specifically this part of the book. At the beginning it started off with this huge action scene and it got me instantly hooked. Then the pace slowed down a lot and from there the details have just gotten better. What I meant by this is there was that action part and then it went into the actual story with a lot of descriptive details. Also the unique way Joseph Staten writes also hooked me in. The thing I like about this book is that a couple chapters are about Avery and the events he is experiencing and the next couple of chapters are about the Covenant who are the antagonists so you get this real good feeling of what both sides are going through and what they are experiencing. Also the beginning of the book was just a lot of descriptions but not a lot of action and now there are still those descriptions but their hidden under all the action that is currently going on in the book. Also as the book progresses throughout the book these little flashbacks happen of Avery's past and it really adds to the depth of the book as a whole. So I'm really enjoying the book and I can't wait to read more.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Week 2 Posts A/B
Post A
Vocab
contorted (53) - twisted
autonomy (61) - The right or power to govern oneself; self-determination.
Figurative language
1) "Blond hair was starting to burr from his recently shaved head-like the first tufts of silk from an ear of corn" (63). This is a metaphor because it is giving the reader a picture of what the image looks like and it compares it to corn in this specific example.
2) "Avery could tell Ponder was a few inches shorter than he was, and a little less broad in the shoulders. He guessed the Captain's age was somewhere north of fifty. But with his buzz-cut, salt-and-pepper-hair, and well tanned skin, he looked as vital as a man half his age, except for the fact that he was missing his right arm" (80). This is imagery because it is describing a character really in depth so you can imagine what the captain looks like.
3) "Return to your stations! Chur'R-Yar screeched, her patience exhausted on the Deacon. Leave it all behind. The shipmistress gave the switch an angry smack. Then, with a rasp of her tongue only she could hear: Soon we will find much, much more" (59). This is an example of foreshadowing which I've found there is a lot of. But this talks about some things that happen later on in the book.
Quote
"The meds took hold, and Avery sunk deep[into sleep]. And his mind's eye picture show continued to roll.... A hauler jack-knifed in a roadside ditch, smoke belching from its burning engine. An initial round of cheers from the other marines in a checkpoint tower, thinking Avery had just nailed an Innie bomber. Then the realization that their ARGUS units had malfunctioned-that the hauler's dead civilian driver had done nothing but pick up the wrong load" (61). I choose this quote because I think it represents how we all do bad things intentionally or unintentionally but that's beside the point, the point is we do those things and they never really leave us even if we try to push them out of our minds
Theme
The emerging theme is like the quote above. The theme is we do things we regret but we can't change those things. Then afterwards you think of what you could have done even though you know you couldn't have really done anything.
differently.
Post B
For post B this week I thought I would comment on a quote I found which I think is important. The quote is, "If you listened to the carefully packaged UNSC propaganda, Innies were all the same sort of bad apple: after two centuries of common cause, isolated groups of ungrateful colonists began to agitate for greater autonomy-for the freedom to act in their individual worlds' best interests, not those of the empire at large" (61). I think it would be interesting to see what people think about this quote. I mean either you agree that they should be able to do what they want or you believe in the larger picture that because the "empire" is protecting them they should have to follow the same rules as everybody else. Later on in this quote it talks about how a lot of people at first sympathized with them because they just wanted the best for their planet and family but then there were rising tensions because they started getting more violent and it led from a political battle to a actual violent physical encounter. So because of that I think that could change some people's views. Personally I think they don't have a right to go against the bigger form of government. I mean they are being protected and get food, supplies etc from this bigger form of government so what gives them this right to fight back. Especially since their now violent and killing innocent civilians they shouldn't have the right to do that stuff but once what do you guys think?
Vocab
contorted (53) - twisted
autonomy (61) - The right or power to govern oneself; self-determination.
Figurative language
1) "Blond hair was starting to burr from his recently shaved head-like the first tufts of silk from an ear of corn" (63). This is a metaphor because it is giving the reader a picture of what the image looks like and it compares it to corn in this specific example.
2) "Avery could tell Ponder was a few inches shorter than he was, and a little less broad in the shoulders. He guessed the Captain's age was somewhere north of fifty. But with his buzz-cut, salt-and-pepper-hair, and well tanned skin, he looked as vital as a man half his age, except for the fact that he was missing his right arm" (80). This is imagery because it is describing a character really in depth so you can imagine what the captain looks like.
3) "Return to your stations! Chur'R-Yar screeched, her patience exhausted on the Deacon. Leave it all behind. The shipmistress gave the switch an angry smack. Then, with a rasp of her tongue only she could hear: Soon we will find much, much more" (59). This is an example of foreshadowing which I've found there is a lot of. But this talks about some things that happen later on in the book.
Quote
"The meds took hold, and Avery sunk deep[into sleep]. And his mind's eye picture show continued to roll.... A hauler jack-knifed in a roadside ditch, smoke belching from its burning engine. An initial round of cheers from the other marines in a checkpoint tower, thinking Avery had just nailed an Innie bomber. Then the realization that their ARGUS units had malfunctioned-that the hauler's dead civilian driver had done nothing but pick up the wrong load" (61). I choose this quote because I think it represents how we all do bad things intentionally or unintentionally but that's beside the point, the point is we do those things and they never really leave us even if we try to push them out of our minds
Theme
The emerging theme is like the quote above. The theme is we do things we regret but we can't change those things. Then afterwards you think of what you could have done even though you know you couldn't have really done anything.
differently.
Post B
For post B this week I thought I would comment on a quote I found which I think is important. The quote is, "If you listened to the carefully packaged UNSC propaganda, Innies were all the same sort of bad apple: after two centuries of common cause, isolated groups of ungrateful colonists began to agitate for greater autonomy-for the freedom to act in their individual worlds' best interests, not those of the empire at large" (61). I think it would be interesting to see what people think about this quote. I mean either you agree that they should be able to do what they want or you believe in the larger picture that because the "empire" is protecting them they should have to follow the same rules as everybody else. Later on in this quote it talks about how a lot of people at first sympathized with them because they just wanted the best for their planet and family but then there were rising tensions because they started getting more violent and it led from a political battle to a actual violent physical encounter. So because of that I think that could change some people's views. Personally I think they don't have a right to go against the bigger form of government. I mean they are being protected and get food, supplies etc from this bigger form of government so what gives them this right to fight back. Especially since their now violent and killing innocent civilians they shouldn't have the right to do that stuff but once what do you guys think?
Monday, November 12, 2007
Week 1 Post B
For this post I thought I would talk about the beginning of the book and what my first impressions are. The beginning starts off with this huge bang literally but you have to read the book to find out what happens (or just ask me). Anyway the book cuts right to the chase with this really action packed scene with a lot of imagery mixed in as well. To tell you the truth it kind of caught me off guard but I enjoyed reading it none the less. Then we have our main character Avery who I instantly liked right from the start. He's this smart battled hardened marine and you experience everything with him including the high points and the lows. You experience the emotions he goes through as well. But the thing I thought was really unique is that you'll be with Avery in a couple of chapter and then the next couple switch point of views and your with a completely different person and they keep going back and fourth. So at the end of a chapter your left with this mini cliff hanger and you have to keep reading to find out what happens. Since it is just the beginning I thought the action would start later but it started right away as I said before and it's still going strong. So, so far I'm loving everything about the book from the action to the hidden symbols and everything in between and so far I definitely recommend reading this book!
Week 1 Post A
Vocab
sunder (36) - break apart or in two, using violence
kinesthetic (33) - refers to the ability of the body's sensory organs in the muscles, tendons, and joints to respond to stimuli
Figurative Language
1) "lukewarm gusts that hammered up the east-west blocks of tumbledown gray-stone apartments, scattering the Autumn leaves of the sidewalk maples" (38). This shows imagery because you can picture this scene almost perfectly with the warm climate and the apartments with the sidewalk having the maples and combining everything with the season being Autumn.
2) "The rift remained open after the freighter disappeared, in its shimmering edges warping around the surrounding stars..." (36). This is a metaphor because the rift didn't literally do the warping around the stars but that what it looked like so it shows a metaphor.
3) "Memories had a habit of coming back, and this was a scene he would rather not revisit" (15). I'm pretty sure foreshadowing is figurative language and this is exactly what that is. You find out later in some events he's in that they were related to this quote so it shows foreshadowing.
Quote
"But they all served the same purpose: it was easier to kill another human being when you didn't think of them as human" (11). I thought this was a really powerful and important quote so that's why I chose it. Even though this book is futuristic etc.. this quote still applies to our world even today.
Theme
The theme connects to my quote in the sense of war. What I mean by this is on a campaign mission Avery is trying to hunt down this group of Insurgents and it leads him to this restaurant. Now I don't want to give too much away but things turn out for the worst and months later Avery still thinks about the way things could of been, all the lives he could have saved. So this is the theme of take chances so you don't regret the choice you make later on referring to All My Sons for example.
sunder (36) - break apart or in two, using violence
kinesthetic (33) - refers to the ability of the body's sensory organs in the muscles, tendons, and joints to respond to stimuli
Figurative Language
1) "lukewarm gusts that hammered up the east-west blocks of tumbledown gray-stone apartments, scattering the Autumn leaves of the sidewalk maples" (38). This shows imagery because you can picture this scene almost perfectly with the warm climate and the apartments with the sidewalk having the maples and combining everything with the season being Autumn.
2) "The rift remained open after the freighter disappeared, in its shimmering edges warping around the surrounding stars..." (36). This is a metaphor because the rift didn't literally do the warping around the stars but that what it looked like so it shows a metaphor.
3) "Memories had a habit of coming back, and this was a scene he would rather not revisit" (15). I'm pretty sure foreshadowing is figurative language and this is exactly what that is. You find out later in some events he's in that they were related to this quote so it shows foreshadowing.
Quote
"But they all served the same purpose: it was easier to kill another human being when you didn't think of them as human" (11). I thought this was a really powerful and important quote so that's why I chose it. Even though this book is futuristic etc.. this quote still applies to our world even today.
Theme
The theme connects to my quote in the sense of war. What I mean by this is on a campaign mission Avery is trying to hunt down this group of Insurgents and it leads him to this restaurant. Now I don't want to give too much away but things turn out for the worst and months later Avery still thinks about the way things could of been, all the lives he could have saved. So this is the theme of take chances so you don't regret the choice you make later on referring to All My Sons for example.
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