Word of the Day 10/25

1. Transitory
2. Temporary
3. Adjective
4. My license is transitory; The road closed sign is only transitory.

Word of the Day 10/24

1. Apathetic
2. Without feeling
3. Adjective
4. I am apathetic when I get hurt; Tristin is apathetic when I tell him he looks good.

Word of the Day 10/23

1. Candor
2. Openness
3. Noun
4. The man is Candor to change; I speak candor because it makes me sound smarter

Word of the Day 10/22

1. Ferret
2. To drive out of a hiding place
3. Verb
4. I ferreted Tristin out of a corner; Tristin ferreted the bat out of my house.

Word of the Day 10/21

1. Consecrated
2. Made holy or sacred
3. Adjective
4. Tristin consecrated his house by sprinkling holy water in his room; I consecrated the water by boiling it.

Word of the Day 10/16

1. Rampant
2. Uncontrolled
3. Adjective
4. Erik's driving is rampant throughout the streets; Tristin is rampant when it comes to video games.

Word of the Day 10/15

1. Dislocate
2. To displace
3.Verb
4. I had seemed to dislocate my folder; Tristin's dog was dislocated to a different home.

Word of the Day 10/14

1. Mandatory
2. Required
3. Adjective
4. It is mandatory to wear eye protection in the chemical lab; It is mandatory for me to clean my room on Saturdays.

Word of the Day 10/10

1. Labile
2. Adaptable
3. Adjective
4. The tiger is labile to his surroundings; Tristin is labile to changing his school schedule.

Word of the Day 10/11

1. Accessible
2. Able to be reached
3. Adjective
4. The ramp is handicap accessible; Tristin's dreams are inaccessible.

Word of the Day 10/9

1. Chromatic
2. Relating to colors
3. Adjective
4. The chromatic poster displayed signs of peace; The tye-die shirt had chromatic colors.

Word of the Day 10/8

1. Gruesome
2. Ugly
3. Adjective
4. Tristin's haircut was so gruesome, I had to buzz it; The gruesome house at the end of the street had green goo coming out of the walls.

Word of the Day 10/7

1. Desultory
2. Jumping from one thing to another
3. Adjective
4. Tristan was desultory in his homework; I am desultory when getting my chores done at home.

Word of the Day 10-3

1. Inveterate
2. Firmly established
3. Adj.
4. Tristin's family is inveterate in Door County; I was inveterate in gambling, I almost always won.

Word of the Day 10-1

1. Corpulent
2. Obese
3. Adj
4. Tristin's dog is corpulent; The women was corpulent because she loves fast food.

Word of the Day 10-2

1. Camouflage
2. Disguise that makes you blend in
3. noun
4. I wore my camouflage hunting; Tristin is a ninja, that is why he has his camouflage on.

Gatsby's Symbolic Purpose

 Gatsby represents the american mob in the time of the 1920's because he is trying to hide all of the illegal things he does, to get money. In chapter seven, Tom calls Gatsby a "common swindler," which implies that Gatsby made his money in a dishonest way. Gatsby does not deny it and it leads Nick to believe that Gatsby made his money bootlegging. Gatsby is a shy person on the outside, hiding his past inside and leaves you to believe that he is a good guy that isn't a criminal. Like many during the 1920's the prohibition hit the United States hard, which caused many to go out and make and sell illegal liquor. This leads me to believe since Gatsby got his money illegally and dishonestly, then tried to cover it up, that his symbol would be an american mob member. Many people who got their money illegally were in the mob and just made a massive empire of money through the bootlegging process. Finally, if you think of the role Gatsby played, shy on the outside hiding his emotions, then you would realize that he isn't the person that you first expected he was.

Word of the Day 27th

1. Salvage
2. To save
3. verb
4. We salvaged an old car from the junk yard; We salvaged Tristin's bike by replacing the brakes.

Word of the Day 26th

1. Boorish
2. Rude
3. Adj
4. Tristin was boorish when he ate dinner at my house; Lauren is boorish when it comes to public speaking.

Word of the Day 25th

1. Diverse
2. Of many various kinds
3. adj.
4. The llamas were very diverse in size and texture; Tristin had many diverse beat-box sounds.

Word of the Day 24th

1. Felon
2. A person guilty or capable of crime
3. Noun
4.  I know a felon that works with me; I consider Tristin as a felon since he stole my bike.

Word of the Day 23rd

1. Forestall
2. To prevent
3. Verb
4. I forestalled the fact that people were going to tp my house, and put my dog outside; The United States forestalled the spread of Communism by helping the South Vietnamese.

Word of the Day 20th

1. Aggravate
2. Worsen
3. verb
4. All of the people were aggravated when they had to do a large essay; When Lauren called me a 'blabber mouth' I got very aggravated.

Novel Theme- Loneliness

Tom is a lonely man because his wife doesn't love him and his woman isn't enough for him. 'Tom's got some woman in New York.'( Jordan Baker, 15) Tom Buchanan is a man who is lonely because his wife, Daisy loves Gatsby, who she had a brief relationship with before he went to war. After he left, Daisy had to settle for Tom, a wealthy man. If he knew this, he would feel lonely because she never really loved him at all. He had to find another love, Myrtle who could make him feel happy, but even she couldn't do that.

Word of the Day 19th

1. Benefactor
2. Someone who helps someone else
3. noun
4. My friend became a benefactor, I was obligated to help him in his journey; I am a benefactor because I volunteer at a shelter.

Word of the Day 18th

1. Repulsive
2. Very disgusting
3. adjective
4. The vomit is very repulsive; When i smelt the repulsive odor, I knew it was the garbage

Word of the Day 17th

1. Celerity
2. Quickness
3. noun
4. Tristin proved to be celerity in every way possible; It was unbelievable to see how much celerity the soccer player had.

Word of the Day 16th

1. Aver
2. To declare true
3. verb
4. I averred that my name is Brad; Mr. Smith is to aver that he is the new president

Word of the Day 13th

1. Immolate

2. To kill by fire as a sacrifice

3. Verb

4. People would immolate someone else, as a gift for gods; The immolation took place in a far away town.

Word of the Day 12th

1. Confront
2. To face, especially in a challenge
3. Verb
4. I needed to confront my fears and look at clowns; Albert confronted his fears and held a snake.

The American Dream

 The American Dream, when someone comes to America with the idea that everything will be better. It is a place where you can be yourself and do whatever you want to, everyone is equal here. Finally, it states that men and women are equal no matter where they came from.

I Brad Prust believe strongly in the American Dream for one simple reason, Equality. If you came from an area that was corrupt and over-come with violence, you can come here and feel safe. If you came to get a better life, no matter race, or religion, you will be treated the same as everyone else. Whether you are male or female, you can be equal and be able to achieve what ever you can, to the best that you can. Finally, you can come here for opportunity and get a better job, a family, and most importantly, a fresh start in life.

Word of The Day 11th

1. Recipient 
2. A person who receives something
3. Noun, Adjective
4. The recipient of the noble prize is Albert Einstein; I was a recipient of a fantastic award.