Summer

My most mermorable distinctive memory was hanging out with my friends.  When we were together we would ride around or visit the mall. When we would return, we played basketball untill night and then relaxed.

Grow Up

When i grow up I would like to be an architect. Design things and watching it come to life is something i'll like to be part of. The career that I would like to try would also become a professional football player, but the results after retirement and the injuries could be a blemish to that want.

"Grand Finale"

My biggest chanllege for the PBL was creating the video. My greatest joy was recording the rap and experimenting with the different effects in GarageBand.

SAT W.O.T.D week 23

1.Disavor
2.Copious
3.Saunter
4.Baffles
5.Contradict

1.Marilyn seems to be trying to __________________ her earlier statements about the man she is now engaged to marry; formerly, she stated, “He is a pig, and I would not touch him with a ten foot pole.”




2.Since no one in AP Biology except Katie will be able to attend the important study session after school today, her friends are begging her to take _____________________ notes so they will not miss anything important they need to know to pass the exam.



3.During his restroom break, Tim decided to ___________________ down VAPA's main hall; he was caught by Principal McRae without a note and landed in Dr. Duckworth's office.



4.It __________________ me that Alexa makes Cs and Ds in most of her classes yet she scored a 2,050 on the SAT.



5.During the argument, the prosecutor brought to attention the fact that the defense attorney seems to ________________himself; earlier he stated “James has been known to have anger problems, but he is not a killer,” but then later he said, “James has solid control over his anger, and no one really has taken note of his so-called anger problems.”

Gilded vs Progressive

Gilded: great social change and economic growth, rapid industrialization, urbanization, the construction of great transcontinental railroads, innovations in science and technology, and the rise of big business.

Progressive:  forward-looking political movement that attempted to redress some of the ills that had arisen during the Gilded Age,  passed legislation to rein in big business, combat corruption, free the government from special interests, and protect the rights of consumers, workers, immigrants, and the poor.

"Colored"

The typical connotation of the word "colored" is to represent the African American race. From the essay Hurston meant that she was colored when she was in a crowd of dominantly white.

DBQ & Synthesis

The differences between DBQ and Synthesis essay are

Synthesis: Sources provided


DBQ: Documents provided



Synthesis: Primary and secondary sources used

DBQ: Only primary sources used


Synthesis: Suggested writing time: 40 minutes

DBQ: Suggested writing time: 45 minutes



Synthesis: Outside information not required

DBQ: Outside information required



Synthesis: Must use a minimum of three sources

DBQ: Expected to use more than half of the documents (not specifically stated in the directions)



Synthesis: Prompt in three parts: directions, introduction, and assignment

DBQ:  Directions with statement or question