Friday, October 19, 2007

October 18, 2007 classwork

1.) What is a play?
A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.

2.) What is involved in a play?
Practice, effort, costumes, lights, dialogue, and characters are involved to put a show on.

3.) Where did Shakespeare’s plays staged?
Shakespeare’s plays were staged at the globe theater.

4.) Who did he write his plays for?
Queen Elizabeth

5.) Who was his audience?
I think his audience was rich white people.

6.) Who were the actors/resses?
White men were the actors and actresses.

7.) How were the characters dressed?
They were dressed in Renaissance costumes, Venetian costumes and mid evil armor.

8.) How did they speak?
They spoke in Shakespearean language.

9.) Can we plot a play? Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution.
Yes we can surely plot a play. I think it’s easier to plot a play than any other work of literature.

10.) What do you think was the cultural background of the actors/resses? Any people of
color?
I think all the actors and actresses were white males performing for other

11.) How many of Shakespeare’s plays have you read or know about?
Some Shakespeare's play I know of Romeo and Juliet.

12.) Have you ever seen an On/Off Broadway play?
Yes, I have been part of a play in elementary school and middle school.

13.) Do you like plays? Why or Why not?
Yes, I like plays, they interesting, you could actually see the people act and they grab your attention by the expression they make about every line.

October 16, 2007 classwork

1)Who were the Moors?
The Moors were Native of Morocco. The word "Moor" meant black. In the Middle Ages the Africans were called Moors. The Moors went into Spain and the settled the foundations of new civilization. The country was very favorable by their labors. They introduced the silk industry into Spain. In the agriculture field, they were highly skilled, and introduced rice, sugar cane, dates ginger, cotton, lemons, and strawberries into the country. Education was universal in Moorish Spain , being given to the most humble, while in Christian Europe ninety- nine percent of the people were illiterate, and even kings could neither read nor write. Moorish women were doctors, and lawyers and professors. Jewish scholars studied under the Moors, and then went to England and set up a scientific school at what later came to be Oxford University.

www.tnoma.org/empire.htm.

2)Who was the most famous Moor?
The most famous Moor was Othello

Thursday, September 27, 2007

SAT List# 10

  1. My sister has a affinity for ice cream, she can't live without it.
  2. Her new car is very amenities.
  3. They make a cute couple, but they are antithesis of each other.
  4. She has a covert spot, for all her private things.
  5. A woman who works in the home, whether a housewife or maid, is often referred to as a domestic engineer.
  6. She admires "The Pussycatdolls" that she emulate their success.
  7. Having her ex-boyfriend and her actual boyfriend in the same room was very inept for her.
  8. His presence in the talent show was integral for her.
  9. At the end of the semester, the students were inundated with extraordinary amounts of work, and many required a lot of caffeine to stay awake and maintain focus.
  10. Clarence had no business skills, so he was counting on nepotism when he married the boss's daughter.
  11. Robers or people who commit crimes are notorious for their malevolent acts.
  12. She try to pacify him, before he did something he would regret later on.
  13. People who participate in community service are engaging in philanthropy, so they should feel good about their efforts.
  14. She's well receive in her friends house, she propriety, and knows how to behave herself.
  15. If your love is not reciprocal, then it is not a two-way street. You deserve someone who loves you the same way you love him/her.
  16. Her speech was succinct.
  17. She's here transient, she's leaving next week.
  18. Her biggest trepidation are the altitudes.
  19. The children believed that their mother's new boyfriend had usurped their real father's place in their family.
  20. The kids versatile themselves quickly to their new home.
  21. You two make a great team, you both are able to viable together and accomplish all the work on time.
  22. The voluminous 2008 class will graduate next year.
  23. The application fee can be waived if you provide proper documentation revealing your family's income is below standards.
  24. He got up at 6am in the summers because he was wont to that routine during the school year.
  25. The zenith of the story was when they discovered who was th criminal.

SAT List #9

  1. She tends to accentuate, when she has a lot of work to accomplish.
  2. The country’s animosity toward its neighbor was evident in their constant wars.
  3. The antique watch was appraised at $500.
  4. In the concern you could hear a cacophony.
  5. Erick cognizant that if he cut school he knew in how much trouble he was going to be.
  6. My refrigerator is copiously of food.
  7. We were dubious about the football team’s chance of success; it turned out we were right—they lost every game.
  8. Ever since he moved here, his been a enigma, we never found out where he came from or if he has family he is not a outgoing person.
  9. He was instigated between the two people and that caused a big fight.
  10. She gave a good impression in her job interview, she's a very smart girl and her impeccable clothes gave a lot to say.
  11. She could never stay shut, she loquacious that people sometimes get annoy.
  12. She's always ostentatious about everything she gets.
  13. She was making too much noise that it perturbed, her sister that was trying to study for her test.
  14. Older siblings are always as a good precedent, to their younger siblings.
  15. Her parents are very rigorous.
  16. Her act is tantamount to a malicious act.
  17. The teacher is tentative she's about to have a baby and she will deliver pretty soon.
  18. Personal computers, once a rarity, have become ubiquitous.
  19. He unwitting, erase my data from my computer.
  20. They are still vacillated, about where they want to attend college.
  21. Samantha’s vindictive ex-boyfriend drove all the way across the state just to punch her in the nose.
  22. Randy often becomes vociferous during arguments; he states his opinion very loudly.
  23. The jury had to decide if the killing was an accident or an act of volition.
  24. The smell of fudge whets the taste buds of all passerbys.
  25. The dictator’s followers were so zealous that if he had asked them all the jump off a cliff, most of them would have done so.

SAT List # 8

  1. The cell phone is an anachronism on the 70’s Show.
  2. Smoking on an airplane is blatant disregard of the law.
  3. She had a capricious mood and no one knew whether she’d be angry or calm.
  4. Her clairvoyant, was able to predict that her mom was not safe.
  5. Due to her wise vocabulary, she was able to concise to the point.
  6. He was a connoisseur of fine wines—he knew the best wines from all over the world.
  7. After he got sick, he was still debilitated.
  8. She deplore in bringing a dog home.
  9. A digression from the main highway.
  10. She made a diminutive mistake.
  11. He was the endearing for her poem.
  12. He eradicated students while they were taking their classes in campus.
  13. Her erudite help her in her everyday life.
  14. I must extricate myself from this uncomfortable situation.
  15. The man promised fidelity to his wife during their wedding ceremony.
  16. Teachers fostered students skills.
  17. She ran into the baby inadvertently.
  18. When she try to explain that math problem the whole class was pandemonium.
  19. America is a country with a plethora of riches
  20. That book ended up with a portend.
  21. A precocious child who read at age 3.
  22. When he came home with a black and blue eye his mom scrutinized closely.
  23. He went to his room to sequestered while studying for the test.
  24. She spurned his advances.
  25. She has a unkempt book.

SAT List # 7

  1. The most abject people joined in the revolt.
  2. We all acquiesced that the trip would take place next month.
  3. He doesn't waste any time he is agile.
  4. The teacher allotted our reports back.
  5. Our family always gets together to commemorated my grandmother's death anniversary.
  6. Her mother wants a comprehensive education for her.
  7. Working conditions are not conducive to productivity.
  8. The children showed deference to their parents' wishes.
  9. His critics degraded him after the lecture.
  10. They disseminated the rumor to the public.
  11. The actress won't divulge how old she is.
  12. Her manager keeps on cutting off her hours, that dwindled her income weekly.
  13. His speech was eloquent.
  14. Cassius could not contain his enmity toward Caesar.
  15. Her incongruous dress for a fancy restaurant made her look foolish.
  16. Her new business given her incongruous.
  17. The bibliophile's penchant is for good literature.
  18. That odor is pervasive all over the apartment.
  19. If you ever lie at least make up plausible story, so at least people could believe you.
  20. Having a prolific business gives you good money.
  21. Relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall
  22. When I have a lot of homework I respite for 10 minutes and then i go back to it.
  23. The bell schedule is for you to subsequent, it everyday.
  24. I sycophant offered my mom to do the dishes for a week, so she would let me go to a party.
  25. The old lady's tremulous voice

Sunday, September 23, 2007

SAT List # 6

1) My mom’s medical plan it's affiliated with the hospital she goes to.

2) She’s very astute; she always comes up with brilliant ides.

3) She felt chagrin, after the teacher asked a question about the lesson and she didn’t have any idea of what she was talking about.

4) We could tell when she doesn’t like something, her countenance reveals it.

5) Her benevolent demeanor caused many people to be drawn to her.

6) His always evading people who, he thinks are not honest.

7) He completed his work in an expeditious manner.

8) She was extolled for her philanthropy.

9) As you exercise everyday your muscles fortify.

10) I and my sisters have fraternal feelings towards each other.

11) While browsing the internet, sometimes you have a futile search.

12) Male and female were creating differently and they are immutable.

13) When she’s mad she makes impulsive decisions, which later on she regrets at some point.

14) A child's incessant questions.

15) My little sister its two years old, she’s still incoherent.

16) The accused was indicted for the crime and sent to jail.

17) She left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons.

18) The two beds were juxtaposed.

19) After, this party, his never getting invited to any party’s he was listless and bored.

20) The lawyer had a premonition that the judge would dismiss the case.

21) My teacher made an error, when she grade my test but she rectify her mistake.

22) She kept reiterating her request.

23) She left me hanging; she stagnated in front of her computer all day.

24) The high-pitched ring tone vexed many listeners.

25) Paying taxes to voracious governments.