What is truth? Is truth unchanging law? We both have truths Are mine the same as Yours? – Pilate to Jesus in Jesus Christ, Superstar "California Democrats Legalize Child Prostitution." I ran across that headline in my LinkedIn feed a few months ago. The post had a link to the story from the conservative Washington Examiner and began … Continue reading Fake News and Our Willingness to Be Deceived
Vocabulary Words for 10/26
Periods 1, 2, 4, and 5 belabor - to insist on repeatedly buffet (v) - to toss about clandestine - secret complacent - self-satisfied; overly self-assured deride - to make fun of disinterment - to remove a body from a grave; exhumation epithet - a word used to characterize a person gross - total before … Continue reading Vocabulary Words for 10/26
Vocabulary Words for 10/19
Periods 1, 2, 4, and 5 sublime (adj): awe-inspiring; of high spiritual or moral value submissive (adj): to be meek and submit; yielding superfluous (adj): extra, more than is necessary truant (n, adj): absent; idle vagrant (n): a poor person with no home vindicate (v): to clear from blame or suspicion amoral (adj): unprincipled, unethical … Continue reading Vocabulary Words for 10/19
Poe and the Comparison/Contrast Essay
Now that we've completed reading "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Cask of Amontillado," it's time to start work on the comparison/contrast essay. Remember, you want to discuss which short story best illustrates the theme of one of the following Gothic themes: Justice and injustice Terror and horror Confinement Appearance and reality A model topic sentence … Continue reading Poe and the Comparison/Contrast Essay
