VALUE OF LEARNING/VALUE OF LIFE

For the rest of the week I will be working with my group on the Value Of life presentation discussing what format and what information we will include. I myself will also be finishing up the Lit. Analysis Essay for friday.

LIT ANALYSIS #2

Topic(s) and/or Event(s)

1. The book I read is Into The Wild by: Jon Krakauer, The book is based upon an Chris McCandless who after graduating Emory University decided to lose all communication with his family and leave all civil living to begin his adventure hitchhiking to the Stampede Trail in Alaska to live in the wilderness away from people, chaos and live in peace of nature and the wilderness.  Chris McCandless was a intelligent young gentlemen graduating at top of his class at Emory University but it still wasn't what Chris wanted to do, he decided the next day of graduating to grab all of his money he had to continue his education and leave his suburban town of Annandale, Virginia and family to leave freely. He packed up his Datsun only consisting of his backpack containing his wallet holding his identification cards, social security card, his money, and a library card. Also having a whole bag of rice, riffle, a pack of clothing, and a fishing pole. But suddenly once he began his journey he stopped to sleep but suddenly he awakes from water rushing into his car. Having to abandon it he began his journey by foot. During his voyage from walking from town to town, city to city, and dessert to dessert he meet very interesting individuals on his way enlightening them by his good vibes and motivation. Once in Alaska Chris enjoyed his first few months but then suddenly the non existence of another human began to grow company was what Chris began to miss. Suddenly food began to grow scarce and Chris was begging to realize he must go back home. So wilderness man Chris packed his stuff up and began to head home suddenly he heard the noise of a thick water-stream pulling and pushing with force and the only way to go home is through that river but know Chris is stuck he heads back to his Van that was excistant when he first arrived to Alaska which included a bed, books, and some essentials. He had to live literally of the land eating fruits, and plants but one day the manual that Chris owned describing which plant was edible and not he mistaken a twig as edible and that was the end of it it began to make Chris body frail away each day he was living his body was dying more and more then suddenly Chris's life turned to a beautiful end.

2. The author Jon Krakauer wrote about the young man due writing an article on Chris McCandless entitled "Death of an Innocent he was intreged by Chris's life and voyage and decided to make the 9,000 word article into a book.

3. I choose this book because I seen the movie a week before I went to the Santa Maria Library and it intreged me very much and I decided to read the book and know the story by every detail and not miss what the movie was missing. This book right when I began to read it I was hooked I realized Chris and I have alot in common and I just wanted to know more of his journey and experiences.

4. I most defiantly find this book realistic. I did find a connection with Chris the main character due to this because he just wanted to do what made him happy disregarding what others said and wanted him to do I am the same way If I have a dream which I do i'm going to do it it's what i want if it means loosing people in my life then that's what will happen, which was exactly how Chris was.

People

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VOCABULARY #7

cursory-hasty and therefore not through or detailed.
impetus-the force or energy with which a body moves.
pinnacle-a high, pointed piece of a rock.
 contumely-insolent or insulting language or treatment.
bereavement-mourning:state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one.
cache-a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place.
consummation-the point at which something is complete or finalized.
calamity-an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
avarice-extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
fortify-strengthen (a place) with defensive work so as to protect it against attack.
erratic-not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
ubiquitous-present, appearing, or found everywhere.
fortitude-courage in pain or adversity.
nonchalant-(of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxing displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm.
affect-have an effect on; make a difference to.
effect-a change that is result or consequence of an action or other cause.
misappropriate-(of a person) dishonestly or unfairly take (something esp. money, belonging to another) for one's own use.
pragmatic-dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather that theoretical considerations.
metacognition-is defined as "congnition about cognition", or "knowing about knowing." It many forms; it includes knowledge about when and how to use particular stratgies for learning or for problem solving.
devoutly-devoted to religion or to the fulfillment of relgious obligations. See synonyms at religious. 

Netvibes jah feel the vibe?!

I don't really believe I will use Netvibes very much during my personal time. But it is a resourceful source to see all your interests, news, social media, etc. on one page, it does make seeing things in that such a lot easier. It does look very organized especially if you have your social media widgets in one column and news for say in another column next to it for easier viewing. On my net vibes I have widgets as; Facebook, Behance, weather.com,MTV news, Rolling Stones magazine news, sound cloud, a widget to save and find my bookmarks easier, to do list, gmail, wikipedia, CBS news, and USA today. I also have a tab for photography pages that interest me and give me information and post photographers photos and comments on the art form.

VOCAB #6

adroit- clever or Skillful in using hands or mind.
 amicable- having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagrement or rancor.

 averse- having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.

 belligerent- hostile and aggressive.

 benevolent- well meaning and kindly.
 cursory- hasty and therefore not through or detailed
 duplicity- deceitfulness; double-dealing
 extol- praise enthusiastically
 feasible- possible to do easily or conveniently
 grimace- an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.
 holocaust- destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, esp. Caused by fire or nuclear war.
 impervious- not allowing fluid to pass through.
 impetus- the force or energy with which a body moves.
 jeopardy- danger of loss, harm, or failure.
 meticulous- showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
 nostalgia- a sentimental longing or wiseful affection for the past, typically for a perfect place with personal associatons.
 quintessence- the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
 retrogress- go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one.
 scrutinize- examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
 tepid- only slightly warm; lukewarm.
accede- assent or agree to demand, request, or treaty.
 brandish- wave or flourish as a threat or in anger or excitement.
 comprise- consist of; be made up of.
 deft- neatly skillful and quick in one's movements.
 destitute- without the basic necessities of life.
 explicit- stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.
 extirpate- ablation: surgical removal of a body part or tissue.
 inopportune- occurring at an inconvenient or inappropriate time.
 ironic- using or characterized by irony.
 musty- having a stale, moldy, or damp smell.
 officious- assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, esp. with regard to petty and trivial matters.
 ominous- giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threading; inauspicious.
 pinnacle- a high, pointed piece of rock.
 premeditated- think out or plan (an action, esp. a crime) beforehand.
 rampant- flourishing or spreading unchecked.
 solace- comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
 stately- having a dignified, unhurried, and grand manner, majestic in manner and appearance.
 supple- bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible.
 suppress- forcinly put an end to. 

 venal- showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery.

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LIT. ANALYSIS #1

NONFICTION ANALYSIS

TOPIC(S) and/or EVENT(S)

1.  My book A Million Little Pieces by: James Frey is about the author, James Frey life dealing with alcoholism and drug abuse. Waking up on a plane not aware of his surroundings, who he is, or where he is. James Frey then gets assisted by a flight attendant into his parents care once at the airport destination his parents then tell him they are taking him to a rehabilitation unit to get cured with his addictions. During James fight against addiction and his life, James goes through harassment from the other group members, dealing with his past, and realizing its either drugs and alcohol and the poor lifestyle he lived which will lead to death if partaken one more time or recovering and learning to accept himself and living the life he has never lived. Being sober, healthy, and a brand new start at life.

2. I believe the author choose to write about his experiences due to it being so intense and having a huge impact and reaction to the reader, like it did to me.

3. I choose this book because i saw this books cover and it was interesting so i grabbed it from my grandmas book shelf and began to read the description, the description itself was intense and once I read the first page I just kept wanting to know what would happen next, what the author dealt with, and how he did so.

4. I most defintly find this book realisitic. But one thing is I did not have any connections to the book since i am not a drug addict, alcholic, nor are the people I surround myself in my life.

PEOPLE

1. The book does not have any fiction charachters every one in the book is an actual person James Frey meet in his life. So, each person he describes really is seemed that way as he saw them. The author choices of people show how it was for him during his life filled with junkies, users, whores, and just negative people. But once he was at the rehab center the junkies and addicts were becoming ex users men and women who most put there faith in god, the nurse's , doctors, and counselrs.

2. Lily was a ex user who was in the rehab center for help she had long black hair and arctic ice blue colored eyes she had black circles around her eyes and scars on her wrists she wore a black baggy sweater two times her size black pants also seemed 2 times her size and a pair of black combat boots. Lincoln was the Unit Supervisor or the rehab unit, he had a thick body with muscles and has short black spiky hair, he wore large black boots, faded black jeans and a black shirt that has a picture of a harley, on the front reads " Ride Hard, Ride Sober.". Lily was a sweet women who seemed innocent but had saddens in her eyes, she was quit shy. Lincoln was a big man almost biker like big and husky he put off a hard look and feel but James wasn't scared of him.

3. Well first of all Lily doesn't seem like a women who would do such harm to her fragile tiny body she seems like an innocent women. And Lincoln is a man who only pulls a front a once user but now believes that the world is in his hands.

STYLE

1.  The author I believe used journalistic styles do to his every thought of memories and used chronilogical order.

2. The author uses lengthy descriptions to describe the individuals. They show how the  author is showing and putting his all out to the reader describing even the horrific of moments.

3. The author uses tons of anger, frustration, sadness, addiction, low self esteem, and negativity showing the hardship of his life and within himself.

4. He had different attitudes towards the charachters its hard to say.

5. The author does use a few resources one i remember is an alcholic annoynomus book he read of the mans story who began the program how he was an alcholic then put his faith in god and changed his whole life for the  better.

DURING MEMORY

One passage I remeber from the book the author had a "drug dream" where he wakes up in a friends house with a few bottles next to him a pile of cocaine on the coffee table, some crack rock, a pipe, glue, and a revolver. He first drinks the liquor it makes him feel better then he gets back to feeling horrible to feeling better after each swig then horrible once it hit he repeated each step until it was all gone he subsided to the cocaine and put his face sniffing up as much as he could until his nose bled and did so until it wouldn't stop bleeding he continued to the crack rock and pipe began to pack the rock in the pipe then began to smoke until the bag or crack was empty he then ended with the glue got up and thre w up overdosing on his friends bathroom floor then waking up with such anger and regret on himself.