what i hear.

I hear doors opening, people walking [stairs], door slam, distant talking from right and above me, I head Michael go "um no" I hear Nick Holt and Mike Flynn talking about baseball, doors opening, people laughing, shuffling of feet, opening of doors, talking above me, footsteps, Jill "Can you um, why don;t you come outside of the classroom." People loudly talking above me, doors opening and shutting, someone popping a bubble [gum], footsteps, shuffling, "good how are you?" "I'm okay" some hitting something making a clank noise, slow footsteps, someone clapping opening, slamming door, door being closed, opened, closed, opened closed, open, closed, opened, closed, opened, closed, opened, closed, opened, closed, footsteps, opened, closed, opened, closed, opened, closed, distant talking, printer, "whenever you're ready though, high-heels, opened, closed, keys jingling, high-heels, opened closed, gibberish, running.

what is art?

I think the difference between art and graffiti is the intention behind it. I think a lot of people don't consider graffiti art because of a negative connotation it had and because it's not like "typical art" and on canvases in museums.

vocab words!

1.imitate - to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example. When I was younger my sister used to imitate everything I did. She would listen to the same music and want the same clothing, she would get the same food as me everything! I always complained to my parents and they would always tell me that she was copying me because she wanted to be like me and to take it as a compliment. Now when people imitate me it doesn't bug me as much and I try to be a good example because I know my sister looks up to me as a role model.

2.mimic - to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively. I remember the annoying game when someone would mimic you and they wouldn't stop, I hated that game! I chose this picture because I remember when Sophia would do that to me hahaha.




3. scuttlebutt - A cask on a ship used to hold the day's supply of drinking water. I chose this picture because it's of casks. I never heard of this word, it doesn't really make sense, I wonder what their reasoning for that word was.




4. bulwark - any person or thing giving strong support or encouragement in time of need, danger, or doubt. I didn't have time to find a picture of my parents so I just found a picture of cartoon parents. I chose a picture of parents because for me they are my bulwarks also my boyfriend Alex is too. I think everyone needs at least one bulwark in their life.




5. hubris - excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance. My neighbor was once my boyfriend but I ended it because I could not stand his hubristic attitude it was so annoying! I chose this picture because he is the perfect example of hubris.






6. dearth - scarcity and dearness of food; famine.
7. deference - respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.
8. emulate - to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass.
9. endemic - natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous: an endemic disease.
10. aborigine - one of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a country or region.
11. inchoate - not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
12. precursor - a person or thing that precedes, as in a job, a method, etc.; predecessor.
13. volatile - evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor.

current event!

Summary: People are making sushi at home, but they don't know that not every fish can be eaten raw. A man served raw crab at his restaurant, this led to food poisoning. Overall they just want to inform the people and educate them on food safety.

Importance: I thought this article was important because many people eat sushi and some people do eat sushi at home. It's important we get educated so we can prevent getting food sickness.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23843666/