Lord Of the Flies CH. 10

1. Ralph feels guilty about what happened the previous night. he knows something is not right. "That was murder" (Golding 156)

Piggy knows it was Simon but believes it was just a mistake or accident. "It was an accident," said
piggy (Golding 157)

Jack is totally nonchalant about the entire incident and has swept it under the rug. Placing the blame on Simon for coming out at night. "He came-disguised" (Golding 160)

2. Ralph understands that it was a murder. He knows and everyone else knows that the "beast" was Simon. Ralph says "It was dark. there was that-that bloody dance. there was lightening and thinder and rain. we was scared!" (Golding 156). He attempts to reconcile by making himself believe it was an accident. On the contrary Jack could careless. He maintains a story that it was the beast in disguise. "Then, the beast might try to come in. You remember how we crawled" (Golding 160).

3. We are not giving any reason for why he beat up Wilfred. "I don't know. he didn't say. he got angry and made us tie Wilfred up" (Golding 159) Even Jack's own henchman don't know why they have tied and beat Wilfred

4.
 Ralph: Shut up piggy! I cant hear!
Jack: Hold em while kick!
SamnEric: Ahh! whos that?!
Roger: I gor em!
Piggy: My specs!!

Latin Roots #9

Roots & Derivatives

1. Grad, Gress (to step, to walk): Gradual, progress, graduation, progression, congress, gradation

2. Grat, grac (pleasing, favor): Gratitude, graceful, congratulate, disgrace, gratification

3. Greg (flock, herd, group): Congregation, segregation, congregate, desegregation

4. Host, hosp(it) (host, guest): Hostess, hospital, hospitality, hospitaler

Word List

1. Aggregation: Separate individuals joined in a group, often for a specific purpose; a mass composed of many parts.
All athletes joined together in an aggregation at the deceased coach’s memorial.

2. Aggressive: Tending to be combative or forceful; filled with initiative or bold enterprise.
His aggressive behavior always landed him on the wrong side of the law.

3. Degradation: A major reduction in worth, quality, or standing, a deterioration, as of moral character.
Once the package was opened it suffered a massive degradation.

4. Digress: To wander off the point or topic.
The professor was often hard to track with for she always digressed and discussed her cats.

5. Egregious: A standing out from others, but in a bad way, conspicuously bad; flagrant.
His baggy jeans and tattoos set her apart egregiously in her new private school.

6. Gracious: Characterized by kindness, courtesy, pleasantness, and charm; merciful and compassionate.

After donating all her life earnings before her death we were sad not to know such a gracious women.
7. Gratuity: a gift (generally money) given beyond the usual payment; a tip.

Understanding of the teen’s situation the business man tipped generously to help him out.
8. Gregarious: Literally, living in flocks or herds; fond of being with other people.

Millions of years ago humans were quite gregarious for it benefited their hunter/gatherer lifestyle.
9. Hospice: A place other than a hospital for the terminally ill to reside; a place of shelter for travelers.
The Red Cross has been setting up hospices after the disastrous earthquake in Haiti.

10. Hostel: an inexpensive place of lodging, as an inn or regional hotel.
During his trip to Ecuador he spent time in hostels for it was an easy way to save money.

11. Ingratiate: To (try to) make oneself appear favorable or necessary to another; to bring into the good graces of.
While applying for the job he was intentionally quite ingratiate in order to raise his chances.

12. Inhospitable: Not inclined to be kind or friendly; barren and forbidding.
The moon cast eerie shadows in the woods and they seemed quite inhospitable.

Ebola Article Answers

1. The author, Betsy, says that hospitals not being able to handle an Ebola patient and doctors and nurses not properly protecting themselves from contracting the virus is the problem

2. She says that moving Ebola patients to bio-containment centers instead of trying to rapidly equip hospitals to handle and treat Ebola without it infecting others may be the best solution.

3. Infection expert, Sean Kaufman, called the CDC guidelines "absolutely irresponsible and dead wrong."


4. Burgess points out that people like Thomas Frieden are underestimating how potent this virus is. He states that Frieden claimed any hospital could handle Ebola and in a perfect example of irony later died from Ebola when he visited Texas Health Presbyterian where he was infected.


5. I totally agree with her statements. There is absolutely no point in trying to establish make shift bio-containment centers when there are multiple at the ready for situations exactly lile this. Not only does it wreck the hospitals funds it allows the virus to spread due to lack of education and procedures.

Article Summary

In the article titled Canada backs doctor-assisted suicide the author describes how Canada's supreme court has ruled that doctors may help certain patients in the act of suicide. First, the author explains the laws about assisted suicide in Canada. Next, the author informs readers about the differing opinions in Canada. Also, the author points out that the assisted-suicide is only for patients with an incurable disease that causes intolerable suffering. In addition, the author mentions that the right to life, given to Canadian citizens in their own "Bill of Rights", does not require a prohibition on the assistance of dying. Finally, the author concludes by listing diseases and cases in which patients have used assistance in their own suicide.
The tone of this article is one of tragedy and objective.

Latin Roots #8

Roots & Derivatives
1. Flux(x), Fluct (Flow, Flowing): Fluid, influx, flush, fluctuate, influence, influenza, fluent

2. Fort, Forc (Strong): Fortress, forceful, reinforce, comfortable, effortlessly

3. Frater(n) Fratr (brother): Fraternity, fraternal, fraternalism, confraternity

4. Fus, Fund, Found (Pour, Melt): Transfusion, funnel, refund, fountain, confusion, foundry, fusion

Word List
Affluent: Flowing with wealth and riches; prosperous; a flowing stream; as a tributary.
Everyone was feeling quite affluent since the super bowl went in favor of their personal bets

Confluence: A coming or flowing together, as of rivers or ideas; a place of joining.
While traveling down the stream we came to a confluence with a second stream which made the current to fast for comfort.

Confounded: To perplex, confuse, amaze, or bewilder.
A blank stare overcame him as he sat there confounded, all his money lost in the last 20 seconds of the game.

Effusive: Pouring forth in an emotional way; unrestrained or overly demonstrative
Once comfort had been established the counseling session became quite effusive and all frustration brought on by her favorite team losing in the superbowl came out.

Forte: One’s special area of accomplishment or performance; one’s strong point.
He spent all his life searching for his calling but out in the dessert the shepherd may have finally found his forte in alchemy.

Fortify: To make stronger to strengthen; to establish defenses
With a break in the war the soldiers took it as an opportunity to fortify their defenses.

Fortitude: Strength of character; patient courage
With the end of the 2nd overtime coming it became evident that skill wasn't going to decide the winner. The team with the most fortitude and perseverance would be victorious.

Fraternize: To associate or socialize in a brotherly fashion; to be friendly with.
Despite past conflicts the team began to fraternize and a sense of brother hood grew.

Fratricide: The killing of one’s own brother; someone who commits such an act
The biblical story of Cain and Able is one fratricide.

Mellifluous: As if flowing with honey or sweetness; like the tones of a honeyed voice
In an attempt to smooth talk her way backstage her voice became quote mellifluous.

Profusion: A pouring forth, as of great numbers; plentifulness; an abundance
After shelling had ceased the enemy attacked and with great profusion.

Superfluous: (Flowing) beyond what is needed; in excess of a sufficiency.

In today's society one can see many people live a superfluous lifestyle.

My Opposition Of Capital Punishment

If every person went about their day as they have their entire lives tomorrow we could all expect that there would be 45 murders, a sexual assault case every 107 seconds, and 10,000 burglaries. According to a statistical study published on a government ran FBI web page there will be 38,400 violent and nonviolent crimes all in the span of 24 hours. There are millions of ways one can break the law but in the US only 41 are deemed worthy of the capital punishment. However, I feel that absolutely no criminal should face the atrocious death penalty no matter the severity of the case.

In no way does any party benefit from the implementation of the death penalty. Most feel the saying, “An eye for an eye” is perfectly fitting for a criminal they deem worthy of the death penalty. If this is so then shouldn’t someone convicted of assault be assaulted? Or a rapist raped? What most overlook is that the entire saying goes, “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” and in that case is it perfectly fitting for a case that flirts along the lines of capital punishment. The capital punishment is a premeditated murder and when bestowed upon murderer only leads society to mimic the murderer. If such acts are evil in themselves, they do not become good because they are done by the authority of the government.

Also what kind of example is set when our government seizes the lives of others when they commit a crime? Giving the government the power to take someone’s life is taking too much power from the people they are supposed to serve. The fact that the government can take an individual’s life is a direct violation of their constitutional rights. The declaration of independence states that as a citizen we have unalienable rights and among those are the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. What makes it ok for the government to impart the capital punishment when it is one of our “unalienable rights?”

Many argue that the capital punishment will rid our prisons of inmates and help to cut cost since there will be less prisoners to care for. However, this is entirely wrong. Placing a prisoner upon death row also accompanies with it 24 hour suicide watch, which almost triples the day to day cost of prisoner’s life. It takes a prisoner placed upon death row an average of 15 years for the sentence to be carried out. Many of these commit suicide before they can be lethally injected. Even a lethal injection is barbaric. There is no way to humanely take an individual’s life. All the preparation it takes to immolate one murderer is often more than it took for the initial murder to take place.

Despite contrary belief, the capital punishment benefits no one and should be abolished. 

Latin Roots #7

Roots & Derivatives
1) Duc(t), Duce (to lead): Conduct, reduce, education, abduct, deductive, ductile, induction, deduce.
2) Fed(er), fide(e) (faith, trust): Federal, confidence, affidavit, infidel, bona fide, confide, confederate
3) Fine(e) (end, limit): Finish, confine, define, infinitesimal, affinity, infinity, finial
4) Flect, Flex (to bend): Deflect, reflex, reflector, flexibility, genuflect, flexor

Word List
1) Aqueduct: A large pipe or other conduit made to bring water from a great distance.
The Romans were such a successful civilization because of their ability to transport water through aqueducts across their entire empire. 
2) Conductive: Tending to lead, help, assist, or result in.
Leaders tend to be quite conductive people for they must assist others through their obstacles. 
3) Definitive:  A completely accurate, reliable, and authoritative; decisive or conclusive.
His finger prints on the weapon used to murder the man was definitive proof that he was guilty.
4) Fidelity: A faithfulness to one's promises or obligations; steadfast faithfulness, technological faithfulness.
Adultery can also be considered infidelity for it is unfaithful. 
5) Fiduciary: An individual who holds something in trust for another; a trustee.
We used a mutual friend as our fiduciary for our wager.
6) Finale: A "grand" conclusion, as of a performance; the last scene of a play.
After the finale all the actors came out and took a bow during a final applause.
7) Finite: A limited or bordered by time or by any measurement; measurable.
There is no finite amount of numbers. 
8) Flexuous: Winding in and out; bending or wavering.
The young sapling was quite flexuous during the storm.
9) Inducement: Anything used or given to persuade or motivate; an incentive.
With the promise of a candy bar as an inducement I had my younger siblings cleaning the house in no time.
10) Inflection: A slight change in tone or modulation of the voice, as in a point of emphasis. 
In an attempt to foreshadow what would happen next I changed my inflection for certain words in the story. 
11) Perfidious: Characteristic of one who would intentionally betray a faith or trust; treacherous.
Because he only ever sought opportunities that would only benefit himself he had no second thoughts about giving the lock combination away for a few thousand dollars.
12)Traduce: To speak falsely of; to slander or defame; to disgrace another's good name; to vilify.
Our department manager called a meeting because one of our colleagues has been spreading rumors and traducing the name of our other colleagues.