Poem

Working Together

We shape our self

to fit this world

and by the world

are shaped again.

The visible 

and the invisible 

working together

in common cause,

to produce 

the miraculous.

I am thinking of the way,

the intangible air 

passed at speed

round a shaped wing

easily

holds our weight.

So may we, in this life 

trust

to those elements 

we have yet to see

or imagine,

and look for the true

shape of our own self 

by forming it well

to the great 

intangibles about us.

By- David Whyte

Intro To Poetry

Walking Together by David Whyte

1.The significance of the title is the title name itself, working together can be so many things good or bad.

2.The tone of the poem is calm and just explanatory in general just telling you to be yourself and that the world can become something better with everyone helping each other

3. The mood of the poem is calm and makes you wonder about how the poem is giving information.

4.It shifts by saying the world is formed around us but at the same time we have to form around it.

5.The theme of the poem is trying to come together to make something miraculous in the world, but we need to all be working together in order for that to happen.

Relationship With Righetti Highschool

   When the narrator speaks about going into a new world with new hopes and new dreams, it reminded me of when I first started high school a few years ago. Coming in as a freshman, I believed I was going to have a great time and I truly looked forward to the next four years. Unfortunately I found my self today as a junior, no longer feeling the same excitement as I did when I first stepped on Righetti High School campus. Unlike my freshman year, I am no longer as motivated to do my best as I use to be. As you can see characters the author describes and I are similar in many ways.

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Vocab Fall List 8

Ruinous-Bringing or tending to bring ruin; destructive; disastrous:
The downpour of the past two days has been ruinous to the suburbs.

Quavered-to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble:Because his voice quavered and his eyes glistened, it did not seem a good time to ask who he was and where he was from.

Certitude-freedom from doubt, especially in matters of faith or opinion; certainty.

Notch-an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge. 
There was a notch in the piece of rope.

Perspired-to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat. After he ran he started to perspire

Manifested-to make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding; show plainly: 
He manifested his approval with a hearty laugh.

Latrine-a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area. 
Each campsite includes a low-impact latrine with a composting toilet. 

Uttered-to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: 
Our first words may have been uttered to warn our family of cats, snakes or eagles. 

Parried-to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert.
to parry an embarrassing question

Oracle-the agency or medium giving such responses. 
Burke is the father of modern conservatism, and still its wisest oracle. 

Conscious-aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc. 
If they snack in the middle of the night, they are awake and fully conscious of their actions

Feigning-to make believe; pretend
She's only feigning, she isn't really ill.

Leisurely-acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried; deliberate:
a leisurely conversation

Conjure-to affect or influence by or as if by invocation or spell.The tobacco was chewed to relieve fatigue and to help conjure visions.

Anesthetized-to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.The monkeys are anesthetized during these surgeries.

Tyranny-arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority
Even absolute autocrats attempt to justify their tyranny through propaganda and otherwise. 

Folly-the state or quality of being foolish; lack of understanding or sense.

Dreary-causing sadness or gloom. Thank you for helping me start my dreary work day with a hearty laugh. 

Grotesque-odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre. 
She looked like some kind of grotesque praying mantis. 

Reckoning-an accounting, as for things received or done. Our day of reckoning will ultimately follow, however. 

Notes For Fahrenheit 451

Guy Montag is the main character in the story who undergoes a change in the way he thinks. The way he goes through this change is after meeting a girl named Clarrise. Clarrise's views on society and life helps Montag realize  more things and also makes him think on who he really is. After the question that Clarrise asks him, "Are you happy?" Montag starts to pay attention to things in his life and starts to see things differently.

Montag later starts too see that his relationship with his wife as something he doesnt like. Montag and his wife have really different views on things and have many arguments with each other.

Beatty, the captain of the fire department was and active reader with a lot of knowledge on the situation about the book burning and how society works. He explains to Montag why they burn books for a living which makes Montag uneasy because he was hiding books in his own house.

Vocab List 7

Pratfall: A stupid and humiliating action
She was embarassed by her pratfall but still went on with the show.

Bewilderedly: Completely puzzled or confused
The test question bewildered her completely.

Titilation: A tingling feeling of excitement
Titilation pulsed through her body when she saw presents under the tree

Theremin: A music instrument that makes high pitched sounds
during the horror movie, we heard the theremin play adding effect to the action

Tabloids: A newspaper having pages half the size of those of a standard newspaper, typically popular in style and dominated by headlines, photographs, and sensational storiesHe read through the Tabloids to gain information

Centrifuge: A machine with a rapidly rotating container that applies centrifugal force to its contents, typically to separate fluids of different densities (e.g., cream from milk) or liquids from solids.
The farmers used a centrifuge to make homemade milk

Haltingly: To come to complete stop
The red light caused the car to stop haltingly

Probing: To examine something with an instrument
We began probing new territiory

Stagnant: Dull and boring
The stagnant river layed still with no current or flow.

Cacophony: Harsh mixture of sounds
The cacophany sound of many people talking at once gave me a headache

VOCABULARY FALL LIST 6

Tatters: Pieces of an item or pieces of clothing, torn or ragged clothing
The paper had come off the bottom of the wall and hung there in tatters.

Merely: Only as specified and nothing more; simply:
Some say the report merely confirms common sense.

Vast: Very great in degree, intensity, etc.:
 Adaptation of a vast range of subjects and periods.

Parlor: A room, apartment, or building serving as a place of business for certain businesses or professions:
One pizza parlor now serves triangular pies on triangular platters.

Abrupt: Sudden or unexpected
An abrupt departure.

Refraction: The change of direction of a ray of light, sound, heat, or the like, in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different

Immense: Vast; huge; very great:
An immense territory.

Imperceptible: Something not capable of being perceived by the senses
Changes, when they do occur, come slowly and almost imperceptibly.

Ventilator: An opening or device, such as a fan, used to ventilate a room, building, etc

Olfactory: Of or pertaining to the sense of smell:
 The size and intensity of these sniffs turn out to be important gauges of olfactory ability.