Steely

Adjective

Resembling or suggesting steel, as in color, strength,or hardness.

Even steely New Yorkers hunching towards nighttime seem to relax, and occasionally they even join in tune

the words Hunching and occasionally.

There was a steely edge to his question.

Taut

Adjective

tightly drawn; not slack.

visiting friends in in So Ho, where sidewalks are narrow and tightly spaced buildings shut out the sky- things can get very taught indeed.

The Fabric Stays Taut Without adhesive

Affluent
Adjective

Abundant supply, wealth.

I came upon her one evening on a deserted street in Hyde Park, a relatively affluent neighborhood in an otherwise mean, impoverished section of Chicago.

In my point of view i think i live in a affluent neighborhood

Insomnia

noun

Inability to sleep soundly

Suffering a bout of insomnia, however, I was stalking sleep, not defenseless wayfarers.

he's suffering, stalking sleep and defenseless.

I suffer from insomnia because I have trouble sleeping at night

dismay

verb

To surprise in such a manner as to disillusio

As a softy who is scarcely able to take a knife to a raw chicken - let along hold it to a person's throat - I was surprised, embarrassed, and dismayed all at once.

Surprised & embarrased are part of what dismayed is.

They Were Dismayed by the U-turn Policy

Didactic

Adjective

Teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson.

In Class

In Class

It was a slow-placed,didactic lecture in class today

Perilous

Adjective

Dangerous; involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous

In The Things They Carried

The fearsomeness mistakenly attributed to me in public places often has a perilous flavor.

I Had To Take a Perilous journey South when i got lost on a hunting trip

Retrospect

Adjective

To refer back; reflect.

In The Things They Carried

In retrospect my shyness of combat as a clear source.

Perhaps in Retrospect, I shouldent Have GOne Out With my friends

Cursory

adverb

Rapidly; often superficially.

in class

I took a cursory look around, nodded and bade her goodnight.

I took a cursory glance at the figures as i walked on by

Congenial

adjective

Having the same nature; disposition.

In Class

I been calm and extremely congenial on those rare occasion where I have been pulled over by a cop.

His Need For Some Congenial company

Affluent



Adjective



Abundent Supply; Wealth



It was clear by the large lots that we were in Affluent neighborhood

Reflection

One thing that has changed my life in the past was the day I went camping with my father and his friends. What had happen was that when we go camping we go from Friday to Sunday and when we go we also enjoy hunting as well. When it was Saturday morning when my father had tagged a deer. Well after we skinned and took a piece off to eat. We started to pack everything except the tent because since we had bagged an animal there was no reason for us to go out and hunt again. Well the rest of the day my father had felt as if he was invincible. On Sunday morning my father woke up a little early to begin to cook something very fast for we can leave early to beat traffic because it’s at least three hours to arrive home. By the time me and my father finish eating we mad more food for everyone else to eat. So we began to start cleaning up like picking up trash and making sure we didn’t leave anything behind. By the time we finished cleaning everyone had already woken up. It wasn’t until twelve o’clock we started to leave. When my father got into the truck he told me if I were ready? I told him for what? He replied saying today was going to see if this truck could make up that hill. And I told him don’t do it because the truck wont do make it. But instead he just hit the gas and took off up the hill. But what he didn’t notice was that the dirt was loose so half ways there wasn’t any traction. My dad let go of the brakes which was a big mistake. The truck ended up going backwards and hitting a trunk. It took three hours and two trucks to get our truck out of the hill. Since that day I thank God for looking after us on that day and the rest after that because if you notice we ended up nearly going down the mountain if it wasn’t for that trunk.

Reflection

In my point of view, my reading habits weren’t as different as they were as a child. As a child I would just read what I would have to because if I kept on continuing to read I would some reason I would loose my train of thought and end up reading the text over and over until finally I understood what was going on, while I was I child I intended a program called bridges in my elementary school. What bridges was, was that it would help me read and understand what was in the text and help me remember what I read in the text. This program did help me very much; I was able to become a much better reader from what I was before.

During middle school not much changed for me. I would just read what was assigned to me just to barley pass the basics. I would just read what I would have to because if I kept on continuing to read I would some reason I would loose my train of thought and end up reading the text over. It wasn’t until eighth grade when my reading teacher was always on my case of how I was doing in my reading, her name was Mrs. Anderson and because of her I was able to move up from a third grade level reader to a seventh grade reader.

When I entered high school everything changed for me. I enjoyed almost every book I read especially Harry Potter. It seemed to me not reading when I was younger seemed foolish and a was of time. If I were able to go back and change my reading habits I would do it in a heartbeat.

Equinox

Noun

“It always begins on the first day of spring at the moment of the equinox”pg.105

Begins on the first day of spring

The time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length.

Christmas always begins the first morning at the moment of the equinox.

Strewn

Verb

“To my delight, i found that the lawn had been strewn with miniature Iranian flags”pg.113

The lawn had been, with miniature Iranian flag

To scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area

A small room with newspapers strewn all over the floor.

Exempt

Adjective

“The Christian and Jewish Children at my school were exempt from religious studies, a fact that caused much envy among the rest of us.” pg.105

From religious studies

Free from an obligation or liability imposed on others

These patients are exempt from all charges

Staunch

Verb

“In 1980 however, despite my father’s staunch devotion to freedom and fairness, he was still a foreigner with in accent.” pg 119

Devotion to freedom and fairness

Stop or restrict (a flow of blood) from a wound

The Docter may have saved her life by stanching the flow

Noxious

Adjective

“Without taking a break, I Scrubed intensely, trying my best not to inhale the noxious fumes.”pg.127

Trying my best not to inhale

Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant

We were overcome by the noxious fumes

Angst

Noun

“Against this backdrop of teenage angst, there would have to be a symbol, a representation of the confidience that comes with eventuual intellutual and spiritual growth.”

Confidience that comes with eventuual intellutual and spiritual growth.

A feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general