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Shawl
Shawl- fabric intended to cover a woman’s head and shoulders, protection, intended to hide a womans appearance
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shawl
The Shawl By Louise Erdrich
“who curled up each night exhausted in her red-and-brownplaid shawl, and slept and slept, until the husband had to wake her to awaken her mother”
“who curled up each night exhausted in her red-and-brownplaid fabric, and slept and slept, until the husband had to wake her to awaken her mother”
For my mothers birthday i made her a shawl for hot summer days to protect her from the sun.
unshriven
unshriven- unforgiving, unwilling to confess, not free, guilty
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unshriven
“Beloved” by Toni Morrison P 130
“like the unshriven dead, zombies on the loose, holding the chains in their hands”.
“like the guilty dead, zombies on the loose, holding the chains in their hands”.
My neighbors ghost is unshriven, turning on and off the air conditioner.
“Words For a Better Understanding”
1: Spry
2: Indolent
3: Genial
4: Repression
5: Regalia
6: Teetering
7: Monotonously
8: Rivulets
9: Noisome
10: Bulbous
11: Marvel
12: Virulent
13: Acquiescene
14: Unshriven
15: Shawl
I eventually liked the idea of glossary posts. It made me stop look up words so that i can better understand what i was reading. Before this class i never wrote on books or short readings, i felt as if i was wasting someone else’s paper. Not anymore i realized highlighting or underlining made all the difference, because when your reflecting or trying to look for a specific passage it was easier to find. Many of my glossary posts if not all i will remember for years to come since i looked them up made up sentences and translated in ways i can not forget.
Spry
Spry- full of energy, energetic, graceful
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indolent
“Beloved” by: Toni Morrison P. 142
“now she is spry, executing, even extending the assignments Sethe leaves for them”
“now she is graceful, executing, even extending the assignments Sethe leaves for them”
The lazy old man drank coffee and became spry.
Indolent
Indolent- lazy, irresponsible, no work ethic
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indolent
“Beloved” by: Toni Morrison
P 142
“Where she was once indolent, resentful of every task, now she is spry, executing, even extending the assignments Sethe leaves for them”
“Where she was once resistant, resentful of every task, now she is spry, executing, even extending the assignments Sethe leaves for them”
Genial
Genial- obsolete, out of style
“A Jury of Her Peers” By: Susan Glaspell
“who was particularly genial with the law-biding, as if to make it plain that he knew the difference between criminals and non-criminals.”
“who was particularly obsolete with the law-biding, as if to make it plain that he knew the difference between criminals and non-criminals.”
The clothes that are in style today will be obsolete tomorrow.
Repression
Repression- not allowing a memory or feeling to be expressed
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repression
“Story of an Hour” By: Kate Chopin
“whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strength”
“whose lines bespoke such restraint and even a certain strength”
In the midst of a debate Ms. Cruz repressed her sudden anger.
regalia
regalia (noun): paraphernalia, indicative ownership
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regalia
Item creative with distinction
“What you pawn i will redeem” By Sherman Alexie
“But the strangest thing of all was the old powwow-dance “regalia” I saw hanging in the window”
But the strangest thing of all was the old powwoww-dance paraphernalia I saw hanging in the window.
Cover Letter
As i tried to find an image for part 2 of project 2 by searching google i didnt find exactly what i was looking for. Instead i found alot of images i wish i could erase from my memory. So then i decided to just draw. In my eyes as i repeat for me, it wasnt so bad. I actually had lots of fun putting my idea onto paper, i was able to finally put my 2 year olds colored pencils to use. Which now he wont stop saying mommy lets color.
While doing this project’s Part 2 i was able to relax unwind and do some coloring. After every week stressing trying to get work done on time, this project let me be creative in another way.
Part 1: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/rosens2015fiction/?p=2088
Part 2: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/rosens2015fiction/?p=2082
