Latin Roots 9

Aggregation- There was an aggregation of math teachers who needed to decide what curriculum they'd teach next year.

Agressive- Since the basketball player was so agressive on offense he was often the teams leading scorer.

Degradation- The man was surprised when he saw how much the value of his car, that he bought six years ago, had degraded.

Digress- Our conversation on politics gradually digressed to religion.

Egregious- Due to him fouling out every game the basketball player was egregious. 

Gracious- The teacher was feeling rather gracious when she decides to extend the deadline of the project.

Gratuity- Since they came in such a large party the family gave the waiter a generous gratuity.

Gregarious- Sheeps are gregarious.

Hospice- The elderly woman with no living kin had to live in a hospice home when she eventually couldn't live independently.

Hostel- The newlywed couple who had been driving for hours were relieved when they finally spotted a hostel.

Ingratiate- The prom queen candidate ingratiated herself by handing out candy.

Inhospitiable- The disapproving father was inhospitiable to his daughter's boyfriend. 

Still Wrong Ebola Rx

1.) The author believes that preparing regular hospitals for ebola is irresponsible and ineffective which is evident since a Texas hospital's encounter with the virus served to be disasterous.

2) The author believes that all ebola patients should be treated at the four bio-containment centers which have been successful in the past and expand their capacity since only eleven patients can be treated between the four fascilities.

3) Sean Kaufman believes that the CDC's protective gear requirements are outrageous and insufficient.

4) Michael Burgess used the photograph of Thomas Frieden to pin-point the hypocrisy demonstrated by the flimsy protective gear protocalls.

5) a.) I agree. b.) They agree as well.

Summary

In the news article titled "Kurdish Fighters Battle Equipment Woes as Well as ISIS in Northern Iraq", the author discusses the Kurdish participation in the effort of dismantling ISIS and their disadvantages when it comes to artillery.  First, the author explains the intentions and layout of the Kurdish campaign.  Next, the author informs the readers of how old and limited their artillery is.  Also, the author reports the actual interview between himself and the Kurdish commander.  In addition, the author displayed the perspective of a primary source complimenting the hopeful tone of the text.  Finally, the author concludes by explaining the necessity for garrisons and artillery to assist their successes.  http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/09/middleeast/kurds-iraq-isis/index.html

Latin Roots VIII

Roots and Derivatives

1.     flu(x), fluct (flow, flowing)

2.     fort, fore (strong)

3.     frater(n), fratr (brother)

4.     fus, fund, found (pour, melt)

Word List

1.     Affluent- flowing with wealth and riches: prosperous; a flowing stream, as a tributary;

It was obvious that the girl came from an affluent family as she lived in a mansion and she drove a brand new BMW.

2.     Confluence- a coming or flowing together, as of rivers or ideas; a place of joining;

The meeting was planned to create a confluence of the best and brightest students to come up with the solution.

3.     Confound- to perplex, confuse, amaze, or bewilder;

A successful magician is able to confound his audience and leave them wondering how he did his tricks.

4.     Effusive- pouring forth in an emotional way; unrestrained or overly demonstrative

My sister’s effusive apology came off as insincere as it was overly dramatic with her constant crying.

5.     Forte- one’s special area of accomplishment or performance; one’s strong point;

My cousin’s forte in academics is definitely math as he always has the highest grade in class and it is not difficult for him.

6.     Fortify- to make stronger; to strengthen; to establish defenses;

Every army tries to fortify their soldiers to guarantee success in battle.

7.     Fortitude- strength of character; patient courage;

I have always admired my dad’s fortitude as he never gives up and always tries his best.

8.     Fraternize- to associate with or socialize in a brotherly fashion; to be friendly with;

My parents don’t want me to fraternize with my cousins because our families are constantly feuding.

9.     Fratricide- the killing of one’s own brother, someone who commits such an act;

He was found guilty of fratricide even though he denied that he had killed his own brother.

10.  Mellifluous- as if flowing honey or sweetness; like the tones of a honeyed voice;

The mellifluous music was so soothing and pleasant that it put me in a good mood.

11.  Profusion- a pouring forth, as of great numbers; plentifulness; an abundance;

The profusion of people coming out of the stadium reminded me of ants coming out of an anthill.

12.  Superfluous- (flowing) beyond what is needed; in excess of a sufficiency;

His superfluous speech made everyone lose interest and become bored with what he was saying. 

Knowledge

Knowledge can be attained through an infinate amount of resources.  It is the very thing that enables us to perform tasks, and disallows us to accomplish them when absent.  A popular saying states that knowledge gives us power.  This is very true since the more we know, the more we can see and accomplish.  On the other hand, ignorance is something that haunts many of us.  It blind folds us of the truth and restrains our ability to prosper.  This is a product of the absence of knowledge.  You can acquire knowledge by picketting through the most barren depths and trenches, or even just by simply observing something as puny as an ant.  It is vital that people have a hunger for absorbing knowledge to better themselves and the atmosphere that they relay to their associates.  "Knowledge pries open one's eyes.  Ignorance only permits one's view to the back of their eyelids."

Malnutrition

78.6 million american adults are haunted by obesity.  This disturbing fact is caused by several different factors that include lack of education, poverty, and media.  It is vital that this disease gradually inches it's way to extinction for the wellfare and health of the generations to come.  Nutritional education must be prioritized and exposed to students and parents in order to enlighten obesity's current or eventual subjects.  Most people are not aware of the necessity of the consumption of essential vitamins and nutrients which affects the physical and mental development of the human body.  People are also not precarious of the harmful affects generated from the consumption of unhealthy foods.  The emphasis of these factors must be practiced.  Poverty is also a very major suspect when disecting this issue.  The clenches of poverty have been grasping people ever since the initial formulation of civilization.  In modern society, nutritious food is often very expenive in comparison to junk and fast foods.  It is easier and cheaper to order five items from the McDonald's dollar menu than to purchase ingredients to prepare a fresh hot meal at home. This predicament is often viewed upon as one that can only be tackled politically. Although there is a solution applicable to some instances that retraces back to the first topic involving education.  If more people are educated and have an abundance of occupation opportinities in their grasps, then they will flourish financially enabling them to consistantly posses quality foods for themselves and their family.  The last antagonist of this plague is the media.  Everywhere we go we are constantly exposed to advertisments that influence and convey the weak minded to purchase their product.  Unfortunately, unhealthy food is notorious for occupying this luxury.  Companies constantly brainwash society with shallow, yet affective, propaganda. In order to be immune from these entrapments, one must develop a very strong mindset that disallows these tactics to impact and penetrate their perspectives. Obesity is evidently one of society's most dreadful illness but can be cured with education, economic strength, and mental superiority.

Literature Analysis #3

            In life, every single person’s behavior differs depending on who is in their presence.  This is inevitable, even if just for a subtle difference of thought when encountering members of society in which we associate with and care for their impressions on us.  In the case for some Chinese-Americans, the conflict of being in a pickle between the characteristics of the heritage and the characteristics of their depiction of a normal American in order to fit in can be a strenuous and complex conflict to overcome and deal with.  People in general tend to have two faces that are embedded in their conscience.  The first face, although tends to lurk in the trenches of our soul, defines our true characteristics that have been molded by influential experiences brought upon us throughout our lives.  The second, which tends to be the one worn most often in front of our associates, is a mere façade that we use to convey the people who we interact with that we are our depiction of the most appealing and perfect version of ourselves which is not genuine.   We should strive not to be one of many masks, but one with our genuine faces that we make mold and sculpt into one consistently growing identity so that we are genuine and do not mislead the people who we associate with and most importantly ourselves.

            Authenticity is one of the greatest attributes one can possess.  The ability to remain consistently genuine is something that can only be mastered through confidence and being comfortable with whom you are.  In the perspective of a Chinese-American, one of the most difficult tasks possible is to remain possession of your pride and demonstration of your heritage instilled in you by your kin.  Influential outside sources such as American Society, instills in people who appear different that they are aliens and can only be accepted if they change to become less different from them.  A shallow or insecure person would tend to transform their personality to reassemble the people around them, therefore applying their masks.  While others who are stronger and enlightened would rather value who they are even if it means having a low quantity of companions because people who accept people like that, tend to be superior than one’s who shun people who are different than themselves.

            Individuals will never be able to be able to approach situations in life in the potentially best way possible when the have to deceive themselves and others in order to create a mental artificial comfort that shuns reality.  Being real with oneself is always necessary in the pursuit of becoming the best version of yourself.  Without confidence and an open mind, one can never accomplish anything of significance in the same quality as if they would if they possessed that mentality.  In the perspective of a Chinese-American, although acceptance might feel satisfying to some degree, they would never be exempted of the grotesque weights of insecurity and low self-esteem and self-confidence because they would only be receiving an artificial experience that is untrue to thine self.

            Perspective is everything in life.  It is our reception of things and determines how we interpret and apply them into our own lives to make us intellectually wiser.   Several things can alter the clarity of our outlook such as ignorance and interpersonal conflicts such as the inability to comfortable with who we are and using that to relay a positive and confident outlook on life in order to remain genuine and restrain ourselves from deceiving ourselves which can be proven to be one of the most dangerous yet common blindfolds placed over our eyes by society.