For this project i chose as piece called “THE GREAT MOON HOAX OF 1835” Posted on October 25, 2015. I chose this piece of work because it represents what my theme of my book is, the theme of my book is observation and the title “Essence” comes from the original title of the book which was “silences” by Tillie Olsen. I also liked the colors that were used in the work that i used and i think it goes great with the aspect i was trying to convey.
After doing all of these glossary words it really helped me out. Doing these words help me broaden my vocabulary. If I didn’t do some of the readings I would probably still not know what half the words I read mean. Looking up word can help you out in the long run because when you do search up the words you can get a better understanding of it and you can use the word in the future on a essay you are writing or a conversation you are having. Having all the other classmates post other words I may have missed or words that I thought I knew but turns out I was completely wrong about the words definition.
sləm/
noun
a squalid and overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people.
| synonyms: | hovel, rathole;
ghetto, shantytown, skid row, shacktown “this is the slum we call home” |
I came across this word during my reading of Barney Collier’s Book. I have an idea of what this word meant before I read the actual definition because of the definition I did on the word Ghetto, but a slum is just a crowded place where the poor/lower class people live.
[verb ad-vuh-keyt; noun ad-vuh-kit, -keyt]
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verb (used with object), advocated, advocating.
1.to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument;recommend publicly:
He advocated higher salaries for teachers.
noun
2.a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person,cause, etc. (usually followed by of):
an advocate of peace.
After coming across this word during my reading of Barney Collier’s Book I had no idea what this word meant until I took the time out to look up the definition. This word basically means to argue for or against something in a negative or positive way.
[mang-guh l]
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verb (used with object), mangled, mangling.
1.
to injure severely, disfigure, or mutilate by cutting, slashing, orcrushing:
The coat sleeve was mangled in the gears of the machine.
2.
to spoil; ruin; mar badly:
to mangle a text by careless typesetting.
During my reading of Barney Collier’s Book. I had an idea of what this word meant but not a full idea. Now that I read the definition I see that the word means to mess something up or to disfigure something.
re·volt
rəˈvōlt/
verb
past tense: revolted; past participle: revolted
cause to feel disgust.
“he was revolted by the stench that greeted him”
| synonyms: | disgust, sicken, nauseate, make nauseous, make someone sick, turn someone’s stomach, be repugnant to, be repulsive to, put off, be offensive to, make someone’s gorge rise;
informalturn off, gross out “the smell revolted him” |
I came across this word during the reading of Barney Collier’s Book. This word basically means when you feel a bad way about something or you don’t like something.
ghet·to
ˈɡedō/
noun
a part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups.
I found this word during the reading of Barney Collier’s Book. When I read this I didn’t really know what the word ghetto actually meant, but now that I read the definition I have a better understanding of what the word means. This word just means where the lower to middle class people live.
[trib-yoon, trih-byoon]
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noun
1.
a person who upholds or defends the rights of the people.
I found this word from the excerpt of Barneys Collier’s Book. After reading the definition I understand why it’s called the New York Herald Tribune. This is because the New York Herald Tribune because it gives out the news that would help people out.
doing this project was actually pretty fun and was a nice experience. i got to know my partner better and see what we have in common and what is different about us. i also got a better understanding of color interaction and the way my eyes would see color. i chose a mixed color of pink and blue and that is the color you see on the right because of my partner Brandy Ortiz’s personality. her personality consist of being serious, giggly, passionate, and outgoing. i chose a cat as her icon because thats what she reminds me of because she can be giggly and happy at one point and switch it up real quick and be a very serious and straight forward person.
om·buds·man
ˈämbədzmən/
noun
I came across this word during my reading of the Boston Photograph. I never even heard of this word before but basically this is just a person that is appointed to investigate complaints like a police officer.
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