Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Monday, December 10, 2012

Characterization

1.) Two examples of direct characterization are seen very early in 1984. in the first chapter we can get a clear sense of how winston looks and acts. to sum up the begining it states Winston Smith, a small, frail man of 39 years drags himself home for lunch at his apartment on the 7th floor of the Victory Mansions. Another clear example if direct characterization is in book 2 chapter 2 when we get a small depiction of Julia, Winston encounters a Party member in blue overalls (Party uniform), and sees that she is the brunette coworker. He takes this as confirmation that the brunette was spying on him. Now two examples of indirect characterization would be the Proles and O'brien. Now the proles arn't really just one character but their actions are that of a whole, but we never really get an image of what they look like. The same is with O'Brien for we never get a description of what he looks like. 

2.) Yes, when George Orwell has the characters talk, he will jump from narration and speak as the character is expected too. Example : "Who controls the past," ran the Party slogan, "controls the future: who controls the present controls the past." And yet the past, though of its nature alterable, never had been altered 

3.) Winstin is a dynamic character. One main reason is because this novel is a bildungsroman which basically says the main character is going to go through three stages. (child, teenager, adult) 
And in between each transition is a sudden self realization from the character. example: When winston reads the note julia gave him saying"i love you" he leaves his childhood stage and enters the teenager stage. 

4.) I came away with the feeling that I had read the biography of a person from a past life. Even though everything was fictional I really made myself believe it had happened. the example is once I finshed the book and put together everything at the end, as Winstin sat in the bar with a single tear falling from is cheek. 

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Essay



         With Ichabod Crane representing Romanticism and Young Goodman Brown backing up Colonialism we see these two characters spit some of the illest rhymes and pronounce the sides they be reppin. Ichabod Crane is one hundred percent Romanticism. Romanticism is a revolt against aristocratic and political norms. This movement was all about validating strong emotion. In the legend of sleepy hollow emotion is everywhere. While in Young Goodman Brown there is an under lying social law, by that I mean everyone followed the rules in the community. No one was to question the laws, this is colonialism. Colonialism is all about restricting freedom and having limitations in writing styles.

         In the legend of sleepy hollow elements of Romanticism can be found throughout. Although love is one of the elements, it is not the only determining factor of Romanticism. This story was written with freedom and ideas that would cause the reader to create a connection with his/her emotions. Young Goodman Brown also does this but it is subtle and gives more a moral then then emotion. the legend of sleepy hollow also focused a lot on mental imagery. This novel embodied Romanticism for is it does not follow the normal edicate of colonial literature.

        Young Goodman Brown is colonialism. In the novel it show that there is a community in which everyone follows a certain conduct, in a way this hints its colonialism and also is a narrative story throughout. There is imagery, but most of the imagery is an allusion to religious belief. Colonial literature involves colonial life, religious disputes, and are majorly narrative.  

         

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Vocab Review

Pedagogue- a teacher.
Cavernous- like a cavern in size, shape, and atmosphere. 
Coquettish- a flirt. 
Tête-à-tête- a private conversation between two persons.
Suffice- to be enough or adequate. 
Amorous- showing feeling to sexual desire.
bosom- space between the breasts/ between mound of land.  
prudently-with common sense
inveterate- a particular act or habit
propensity- natural tendency to behave in a particular way 
repose- exertion/ sleep  
stripling- a young man 
sequester- isolate or hide away
apparition- ghostly figure
purport- appear or claim to be 
imbibed- drunk in
incessant- continuing without pause.
cognomen- a family name
reverie- daydreaming
gambol- run or jump around playfully
spectre- ghost/ phantom
tarry- linger or wonder
[Hessian]-  18 century german solider
flout- openly disregard caveat- a warning or caution
blazon- to describe(a coat of arms) in proper terms
filch- to take something of little value 
fractious- easily irritated, bad tempered   
equitable- having or exhibiting equity
autonomy- independence 
addendum- a thing to be added
amnesty- a general pardon for offenses
axiomatic- self-evident and unquestionable
extricate- free someone or something
soporific- tending to induce drowsiness 
scathing- withering, scornful
unwieldy- difficult to carry or move 
vapid- offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging 
prognosticate- foretell or prophesy
sepulchral- relating to a tomb or internment
salutary- producing good effects
straitlaced- excessively strict in manners, morals, or opinion
scourge- to whip or lash
precept- direction given as a rule of conduct
transient- lasting only for a short timeAdmit- confess to be true.
Amicable- Friendliness, without serious disagreement.
Averse- Strong dislike, opposition to something
Beligerent- Hostile and agressive
Benevolent- Well meaning, friendly
Cursory- Hasty, not detailed
Duplicity- Deceitfulness in speech
Extol- To praise highly
Feasible- To do easily, conviently
Grimace- Disgust, disapproval
Holocaust- Destruction or slaughter.
Impervious- Not penetrable  
Impetus- Impulse, a moving force
Jeopardy- Risk of loss or danger
Meticulous- Showing great attention to detail.
Nostalgia- Longing for things, persons, or situation in time.
Quintessence- concentrated essence of a substance.
Retrogress- go back to a worse state.
Scrutinize- Exam of inspect closely.
Tepid- Slightly warm

 allude-refer to something the author thinks you should know.
 clairvoyant- able to perceive things beyond sense.
 conclusive- final; decisive
 disreputable- of poor reputation.
 endemic- pervasive in a particular place.
 exemplary-of note worth importance.
 fathom- measure of ocean depth; to understand.
 guile- to trick; trickiness.
 integrity- integrate thought, word, and action.
 itinerary- trip schedule.
 misconstrue- misunderstand; misrepresent.
 obnoxious- rude
 placate- calm down; satisfy.
 placid- calm; peaceful.
 plagiarism- taking someones work;representing it as your own.
 potent- powerful.
 pretext-irrational
 protrude- to stick out.
 stark- obvious; clear.
 superficial- shallow; at a surface level.

 coherent-sticking together.
 belabor-to beat severely.
 eschew-to keep away from (something harmful or disliked.)
 acquisitive-eager to acquire.
 emulate- to copy or imitate.
 arrogate-to seize something without justification.
 banal-dull or stale as because of overuse.
 excoriation-to strip, scratch, or rub off the skin of.
 congeal-to solidify or thicken by cooling or freezing.
 carping-tending to carp, or find fault.
 substantiate- to prove a claim to be true.
 temporize-to suit one's actions to the time.
 largesse-money given with ease.
 tenable-to be sustained or maintained.
 insatiable-appetite for something that cannot be satisfied.
 reconnaissance-an exploratory survey or examination.
 germane- something relevant to the topic ramify.
 ramified-spread; branch out
 intransigent-someone stubborn or unwilling to change his views.
 taciturn- someone who doesn't say much.
 invidious-something that is likely to cause anger. hackneyed- made commonplace or trite
 approbation- approval; commendation
 innuendo- an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially ofa disparaging or a derogatory nature
 coalition- a combination or alliance
 elicit- to draw or bring out or forth
 hiatus- a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series,action, etc. 
 assuage-to make milder or less severe
 decadence- the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state
 expostulate- to reason earnestly with someone against something that personintends to do or has done
 simulate- to create a simulation likeness, or model of a situation 
 jaded- dulled or satiated by overindulgence
 umbrage- offense; annoyance; displeasure
 prerogative- an exclusive right, privilege
 lurid- gruesome; horrible; revolting
 transcend- to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed
 provincial- belonging or peculiar to some particular province 
 petulant- moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially oversome trifling annoyance
 unctuous- characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor
 meritorious- deserving praise, reward, esteem

Monday, November 12, 2012

BQ: First Steps

Can Marijuana increase your IQ or your over all health?


                This is something that has really struck interest in me ever since I saw the indy film "Super High me." Well know comedian Doug Benson took his on take on the movie "Super Size me" which was about a man who ate only mcdonalds for 30 days to shed some knowledge on how the food can effect the body. Doug Benson took the same approach, but with marijuana and the data was actually quit shocking. I strongly suggest everyone see this movie so I put a link below.

(Warning there is indecent language in this movie, and drug use.)
Super Highme 

                 So what also got me on this subject was from the new laws being passed in Colorado and Washington legalizing marijuana. For some it is nothing but a plant with some effect, and should be distributed to the public much like alcohol. But to others it is a drug that will ruin the lives of many. Now being a high school student I am going to give the information that I know. The worst problem in the lives of people use marijuana was an increase of about $2.00 more on food then their usual amount of about $3.50.  a.k.a. (the munchies)  

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

the medium is the message

L.S.H. 
(legend of sleepy hollow)

                   I do find reading the story much more interesting then watching the movie. When reading, your mind has to make up all the imagery. This causes you to be really creative with how you depict everything and how you can put together the story. Although I will for ever love the visual aspect of movies, it is always good to read a story here and there and challenge your mind to printing a picture with the words you collect from reading.

Monday, November 5, 2012

Vocab # 10

Pedagogue- a teacher.
Cavernous- like a cavern in size, shape, and atmosphere. 
Coquettish- a flirt. 
Tête-à-tête- a private conversation between two persons.
Suffice- to be enough or adequate. 
Amorous- showing feeling to sexual desire.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

MORE VOCAB !


bosom- space between the breasts/ between mound of land.  
prudently-with common sense
inveterate- a particular act or habit
propensity- natural tendency to behave in a particular way 
repose- exertion/ sleep  
stripling- a young man 
sequester- isolate or hide away
apparition- ghostly figure
purport- appear or claim to be 
imbibed- drunk in
incessant- continuing without pause.
cognomen- a family name
reverie- daydreaming
gambol- run or jump around playfully
spectre- ghost/ phantom
tarry- linger or wonder
[Hessian]-  18 century german solider

Monday, October 29, 2012

"Legend of Sleepy Hollow" vocab

Prudently- with common sense
Implore- ask urgently
Reverie- a spell or trance
Sequester- isolate
Apbons- popularity
Hessian- 18 century german solider
Belated- late
Inbibed- drunk in
Oneris- burdensome
Rustic- primitive
Magnanimous- unanimous
Grievous- concern, over the top
Ingratiate- to win favor
Pedagogue- teacher
Peculiar- strange  

One technique in "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is suspension of disbelief, this technique makes the reader forget that she/he is reading and draws them so deep into the story, they believe it is being experienced in real time. The best example I can think of is when you are in a movie theater/ or reading a book and your mind is so focused on the story you are numb to the fact that you are sitting down in an area that is irrelevant to the story.    

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Begining of "Legend of Sleepy Hallow"

              Well from looking up others thoughts were on the tone of this story, many said the mood was spooky and mysterious and the tone is almost sarcastic. The begining give you a little background information on when and where this takes place, but also the way it is read allows the ready to get a feel for how the narrator is depicting everything. Doing this draws the reader into the story more, making them forget they are reading a book and filling in a sense of reality. This has been used in the example "the blair witch project" first the put in the news that there were missing campers, slowly the kept feeding information to the media about these people so others would forget that the movie was JUST A MOVIE. Everything was staged, but because of the build up in story made others forget what was right in front of their face.  

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Vocab #8

 flout- openly disregard
 caveat- a warning or caution
 blazon- to describe(a coat of arms) in proper terms
 filch- to take something of little value
 fractious- easily irritated, bad tempered  
 equitable- having or exhibiting equity
 autonomy- independence 
 addendum- a thing to be added
 amnesty- a general pardon for offenses
 axiomatic- self-evident and unquestionable
 extricate- free someone or something
 soporific- tending to induce drowsiness 
 scathing- withering, scornful
 unwieldy- difficult to carry or move 
 vapid- offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging 
 prognosticate- foretell or prophesy
 sepulchral- relating to a tomb or internment
 salutary- producing good effects
 straitlaced- excessively strict in manners, morals, or opinion
 scourge- to whip or lash
 precept- direction given as a rule of conduct
 transient- lasting only for a short time

Monday, October 22, 2012

Presidential Debate and Logical Fallacies.

   There where many Fallacies throughout this entire debate. I heard Romney say he wants to build a stronger bond with china, but wants to put tariffs on their exports. He claims that we will be friends with chine but still keep them in check. Now to me that doesn't sound like such a solid bargain, especially since we (along with others) own china a total of about 4.5 trillion dollars. 

 

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Vocab mid-term

Admit- confess to be true.
Amicable- Friendliness, without serious disagreement.
Averse- Strong dislike, opposition to something
Beligerent- Hostile and agressive
Benevolent- Well meaning, friendly
Cursory- Hasty, not detailed
Duplicity- Deceitfulness in speech
Extol- To praise highly
Feasible- To do easily, conviently
Grimace- Disgust, disapproval
Holocaust- Destruction or slaughter.
Impervious- Not penetrable  
Impetus- Impulse, a moving force
Jeopardy- Risk of loss or danger
Meticulous- Showing great attention to detail.
Nostalgia- Longing for things, persons, or situation in time.
Quintessence- concentrated essence of a substance.
Retrogress- go back to a worse state.
Scrutinize- Exam of inspect closely.
Tepid- Slightly warm
 allude-refer to something the author thinks you should know.
 clairvoyant- able to perceive things beyond sense.
 conclusive- final; decisive
 disreputable- of poor reputation.
 endemic- pervasive in a particular place.
 exemplary-of note worth importance.
 fathom- measure of ocean depth; to understand.
 guile- to trick; trickiness.
 integrity- integrate thought, word, and action.
 itinerary- trip schedule.
 misconstrue- misunderstand; misrepresent.
 obnoxious- rude
 placate- calm down; satisfy.
 placid- calm; peaceful.
 plagiarism- taking someones work;representing it as your own.
 potent- powerful.
 pretext-irrational
 protrude- to stick out.
 stark- obvious; clear.
 superficial- shallow; at a surface level.

 coherent-sticking together.
 belabor-to beat severely.
 eschew-to keep away from (something harmful or disliked.)
 acquisitive-eager to acquire.
 emulate- to copy or imitate.
 arrogate-to seize something without justification.
 banal-dull or stale as because of overuse.
 excoriation-to strip, scratch, or rub off the skin of.
 congeal-to solidify or thicken by cooling or freezing.
 carping-tending to carp, or find fault.
 substantiate- to prove a claim to be true.
 temporize-to suit one's actions to the time.
 largesse-money given with ease.
 tenable-to be sustained or maintained.
 insatiable-appetite for something that cannot be satisfied.
 reconnaissance-an exploratory survey or examination.
 germane- something relevant to the topic ramify.
 ramified-spread; branch out
 intransigent-someone stubborn or unwilling to change his views.
 taciturn- someone who doesn't say much.
 invidious-something that is likely to cause anger.
 hackneyed- made commonplace or trite
 approbation- approval; commendation
 innuendo- an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially ofa disparaging or a derogatory nature
 coalition- a combination or alliance
 elicit- to draw or bring out or forth
 hiatus- a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series,action, etc. 
 assuage-to make milder or less severe
 decadence- the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state
 expostulate- to reason earnestly with someone against something that personintends to do or has done
 simulate- to create a simulation likeness, or model of a situation 
 jaded- dulled or satiated by overindulgence
 umbrage- offense; annoyance; displeasure
 prerogative- an exclusive right, privilege
 lurid- gruesome; horrible; revolting
 transcend- to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed
 provincial- belonging or peculiar to some particular province 
 petulant- moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially oversome trifling annoyance
 unctuous- characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor
 meritorious- deserving praise, reward, esteem
1.)  In 1984, Winston Smith lives in London which is part of the country Oceania. The world is divided into three countries that include the entire globe: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia.  Oceania, is a totalitarian society led by Big Brother, which censors everyone’s behavior, even their thoughts.  Winston is fed up with his controlled life and secretly want to join the Brotherhood, a group of underground rebels intent on overthrowing the government(or so it seems).  Winston meets Julia and they secretly fall in love and have an affair, which is considered a crime.  One day, while walking home, Winston meets O’Brian, an inner party member, who gives Winston his information.  Winston has a deep stare at O’Brian before, Which he can recall this event in a dream he had before. Dreams that give him the impression that O’Brian was a member of the Brotherhood. Winston and Julia went to O’Brian’s house together where they were introduced into the Brotherhood.  O’Brian is actually a faithful member of the Inner-Party( the bad guys) and this is actually a trap for Winston, a trap that O’Brian has been setting for seven years.  Winston and Julia are sent to the Ministry of Love(ironic because this is where they teach hatred) which is a sort of rehabilitation center for criminals.  There, Winston was tortured until his beliefs where evaporated with those of the Party.  Winston rejects everything he believed in, even his love for Julia, and was released back into the public where he wastes his days at the Chestnut Tree drinking gin.

2.) This book's theme is to  warn people about the dangers of totalitarian government. This novel also has anti utopian aspects. 
3.) George Orwell (actual name: Eric Blair)'s tone is to let society know that if they let the government have too much power, soon the people will have no say/power at all.     

Examples: “BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU,” the authorities are scrutinizing them. 
 the Party( totalitarian government) is able to control reality, convincing its subjects that 2 + 2 = 5. 
The Party( totalitarian government) controls every source of information, managing and rewriting the content of all newspapers and histories for its own ends.




Sunday, September 30, 2012

A Free Mind.

On my walk it was as if my mind had exploded. The thoughts where coming up left and right, but i never really stuck to one long enough for me to understand when I was thinking about  that person/thing/event. In a way, it was such a refreshment from my usual life. All the thoughts I hide away during the day can now be brought to my attention. It aloud me to think so clearly afterword, and the rest of my day was continued with ease.
 
Romantic writing is  "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" Which was exactly what my walk was. So anything that follows this is then considered romantic writing.



Link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism

http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/rom.html

http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/hum_303/romanticism.html

Monday, September 24, 2012

Vocab

Admit- confess to be true.
The child confessed to his parents about breaking the window.

Amicable- Friendliness, without serious disagreement.
Tom And Jerry are definitely not amicable.

Averse- Strong dislike, opposition to something
Some people my have averse feeling about our president.

Beligerent- Hostile and agressive
The wolves are very beligerent at night when they hunt.

Benevolent- Well meaning, friendly
I am always benevolent to new people.

Cursory- Hasty, not detailed
The hastily written essay was full of grammatical errors.

Duplicity- Deceitfulness in speech
The duplicity in Tom Sawyer's speech is astonishing.

Extol- To praise highly
The boy extolled his favorite superhero.

Feasible- To do easily, conviently
The exemplary student found his homework very feasible.

Grimace- Disgust, disapproval
The scary movie was of great grimace and fear.

Holocaust- Destruction or slaughter.
The Holocaust of the Jews was a great tragedy.

Impervious- Not penetrable    
Supermans' body is impervious to bullets.

Impetus- Impulse, a moving force
When he stared into her eyes his impetus was to kiss her.

Jeopardy- Risk of loss or danger
If you text and drive then you are in jeopardy of your life.

Meticulous- Showing great attention to detail.
Many realist painters are very meticulous in their work.

Nostalgia- Longing for things, persons, or situation in time.
The old mans' nostalgia for his youth was a beautiful, yet depressing sight.

Quintessence- concentrated essence of a substance.
The quintessence of the insense was very potent.

Retrogress- go back to a worse state.
The student slowly began to retrogress in his academics.

Scrutinize- Exam of inspect closely.
The scientist scrutinized every little bit of the experiment.

Tepid- Slightly warm
The tepid pool water was perfect for cool afternoon swim.  

Monday, September 17, 2012

Vocab


allude-refer to something the author thinks you should know.
The author alluded to an important event in his story.

 clairvoyant- able to perceive things beyond sense.
The Authors' ideas were cairvoyant.

 conclusive- final; decisive
The conclusive ending tied together the movie very well.

 disreputable- of poor reputation.
His past report cards were disreputable, but he is doing much better now.

 endemic- pervasive in a particular place.
the plant was endemic to the garden.

 exemplary-of note worth importance.
The discovery of a new element was exemplary.

 fathom- measure of ocean depth; to understand.
The he couldn't fathomed the new math techniques.

 guile- to trick; trickiness.
The class clown was filled with guile when it came to April Fools Day.

 integrity- integrate thought, word, and action.
Charles Bukowski had great integrity in his work.

 itinerary- trip schedule.
His itinerary for Europe was packed full of tours.

 misconstrue- misunderstand; misrepresent.
The punishment was misconstrued by the convict.

 obnoxious- rude
The moody child was obnoxious.

 placate- calm down; satisfy.
The therapist placated her client.

 placid- calm; peaceful.
Port SLO is a very placid place.

 plagiarism- taking someones work;representing it as your own.
It is illegal to use plagiarism when writing an essay.

 potent- powerful.
The smell of flowers was potent in the green house.

 pretext-irrational
The unwanted information is pretext when it comes to biology.

 protrude- to stick out.
The the tree branch protruded into the street.

 stark- obvious; clear.
The images from the photo showed stark emotions.

 superficial- shallow; at a surface level.
His looks were only superficial, his personality was hidden under his looks.

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Levi commercial (Explained)

the poem is "The laughing Heart" by Charles Bukowski
this poem is about being you to your entirety, not bowing down to something bigger then you. This is ironic cause in a way you are bowing down by buying their jeans, which they claim will give you freedom.
OF COURSE this poem reflects Charles Bukowski! This poem has his name written all over it (besides the fact he wrote.) He was a man of the people and he lived as a civilian so what he wrote really touched other, likely for the reason they went through the same thing.
I found my answers through this site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski
and my other source was from Mareya Biely (google Mareya Biely for her blog on blogger)

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

"Aha!" meanings, signs, and symbols

An "Aha" moment for me was from the chimpanzee section in the first article. I can now say with out a doubt that I understand what a sign is. "In bringing (something else) to our minds, signs give meaning to our lives." When I read this it was completely an "aha!" moment. Thought about how we as humans communicate and perceive words or object where now very clear to me and shed some light on little things that I would normally never take the time of day to understand.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Symbols of (YGB)

1. The Pink ribbon- Purity, gave me knowledge that Faith was pure and innocent.  

2. The old man- the devil, The bringer of temptation and evil/ a problem for YGB

3. The Staff- a temptation, An allusion to the Apple from Adam and Eve.

4. Why the staff is a snake- Evil, Foreshadowed the biblical allusion to this story. 

5. The Trees- Darkness, An over baring evil that seems to consume YGB.

6. YGB interpretation of the trees- People/Enemies, To me this seemed to show YGB's paranoia of where he is and what he is obtaining. 

7. Faith- The pure, She is the one who YGB unconsciously has him questioning what he is doing.

8. YGB (himself)- Man, the average human/ you in a story.

9.The town priest (going into the forest)- symbolizes original sin. Meaning that everyone does wrong.

10. The fire- also temptation. it draws YGB to the center of the forest but the trail he is leaving will soon be lost in darkness.

Vocab #3

 encomium-a formal expression of high praise.
1.)An encomium from the governor to the many veterans.
 coherent-sticking together.
2.) My friends and I are very coherent during a rough time.
 belabor-to beat severely.
3.) If a parent is belaboring a child you should call the authorities.
 eschew-to keep away from (something harmful or disliked.)
4.)He eschewed punishment by doing his chores.
 acquisitive-eager to acquire.
5.)The selfish teenager was acquisitive what she didn't have.
 emulate- to copy or imitate.
6.)The Rose emulated her favorite artists.
 arrogate-to seize something without justification.
7.)He arrogated his license at the DMV the day after his DUI.
 banal-dull or stale as because of overuse.
8.)Spanish class is banal on certain days.
 excoriation-to strip, scratch, or rub off the skin of.
9.)The excoriation of the boys scab caused him great pain. 
 congeal-to solidify or thicken by cooling or freezing.
10.)The grease congealed in the frying pan after this mornings. 
 carping-tending to carp, or find fault.
11.)The medicine was carping to the patients health.
 substantiate- to prove a claim to be true.
12.)The witness was the lawyers way to substantiate the case.
 temporize-to suit one's actions to the time.
13.)I am going to temporize by keeping my mouth shut.
 largesse-money given with ease.
14.)The Easter bunny is largesse.
 tenable-to be sustained or maintained.
15.)The trial was tenable by the evidence.
 insatiable-appetite for something that cannot be satisfied.
16.)The tiresome child was insatiable.
 reconnaissance-an exploratory survey or examination.
17.)The mechanic made a reconnaissance about the problems with a customers car.
 germane- something relevant to the topic ramify.
18.)The rude comment was germane to the conversation.
 ramified-spread; branch out
19.)The kids ramified when they saw the teacher coming.
 intransigent-someone stubborn or unwilling to change his views.
20.)The mule was intransigent
 taciturn- someone who doesn't say much.
21.)The new born toddler was taciturn.
 invidious-something that is likely to cause anger.
22.)The mean boy was invidious with all his lies.