Word: pestilent
Source: "American Media History," second edition by Anthony R. Fellow, chapter 4, pg. 93.
Sentence: Benjamin called him a "daring infidel," "habitual lair," "Prince of Darkness," "profligate adventurer," "venal wretch," "contemptible libeler," and "pestilential scoundrel."
Definition: pestilent (adj.): 1. likely to cause death, 2. dangerous to society, 3. annoying.
My sentence: The pestilent virus has no cure and could kill millions of people if it turned into an epidemic.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Word of the Week #3
Word: ubiquitous
Source: "Local Politics, A Practical Guide to Governing at the Grassroots" by Terry Christensen and Tom Hogen-Esch.
Sentence: "Nevertheless, municipalities are the most ubiquitous and significant form of local government, and will be our primary focus."
Definition: ubiquitous (adj.):(seemingly) present everywhere at the same time.
My sentence: My grandfather's presence is ubiquitous whenever the cool breeze blows past me.
Source: "Local Politics, A Practical Guide to Governing at the Grassroots" by Terry Christensen and Tom Hogen-Esch.
Sentence: "Nevertheless, municipalities are the most ubiquitous and significant form of local government, and will be our primary focus."
Definition: ubiquitous (adj.):(seemingly) present everywhere at the same time.
My sentence: My grandfather's presence is ubiquitous whenever the cool breeze blows past me.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Word of the Week #2
Word: anthropomorphism
Source: Wall Street Journal, Weekend Edition of September 11-12, 2010, pg. A10, "At This Hotel, Even a Pooch Can Live in the Lap of Luxury" by Ana Campoy
Sentence: "The luxury-pet-services race is on all around the country, taking the anthropomorphizing of dogs and cats to new extremes."
Definition: anthropomorphism(noun):the attributing of human characteristics to gods, objects, etc.
My Sentence: Couples who own pets and have no children tend to see their animals in a anthropomorphism perspective by buying them gourmet treats, designer clothing, and spa treatments.
Source: Wall Street Journal, Weekend Edition of September 11-12, 2010, pg. A10, "At This Hotel, Even a Pooch Can Live in the Lap of Luxury" by Ana Campoy
Sentence: "The luxury-pet-services race is on all around the country, taking the anthropomorphizing of dogs and cats to new extremes."
Definition: anthropomorphism(noun):the attributing of human characteristics to gods, objects, etc.
My Sentence: Couples who own pets and have no children tend to see their animals in a anthropomorphism perspective by buying them gourmet treats, designer clothing, and spa treatments.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
That Damned Fence
The full version of the poem is here: http://http//parentseyes.arizona.edu/wracamps/thatdamnedfence.html
Blog Post 2: Favorite Writing
My favorite piece of writing is a poem by an anonymous author called “That Damned Fence” it was written sometime during 1942-1946 and was passed around the Poston Arizona Japanese American internment war camp.
It can be located on the Internet or at the University of Arizona.
This specific poem signifies not only the turmoil of being discriminated against but the unfairness and inequality the Japanese Americans felt at that time.
The poem also gives a voice to a racial group that was otherwise not very vocal of this injustice.
Even though it is not a very long poem and only 216 words it gives a descriptive account of what camp life was like which was similar to being a prisoner except there was no crime committed.
The poem has a constant rhyme and holds President Franklin Delano Roosevelt accountable for this atrocious event.
This poem I hold dear to my heart because my grandparents were relocated to the Poston Arizona internment camp and having heard their personal accounts of camp being very similar to this poem is unimaginable today.
I could never vision being forced to abandon my home and be fenced in by barbed wire just because I am a Japanese American citizen.
The author captures the raw emotion of betrayal felt by these American citizens.
It can be located on the Internet or at the University of Arizona.
This specific poem signifies not only the turmoil of being discriminated against but the unfairness and inequality the Japanese Americans felt at that time.
The poem also gives a voice to a racial group that was otherwise not very vocal of this injustice.
Even though it is not a very long poem and only 216 words it gives a descriptive account of what camp life was like which was similar to being a prisoner except there was no crime committed.
The poem has a constant rhyme and holds President Franklin Delano Roosevelt accountable for this atrocious event.
This poem I hold dear to my heart because my grandparents were relocated to the Poston Arizona internment camp and having heard their personal accounts of camp being very similar to this poem is unimaginable today.
I could never vision being forced to abandon my home and be fenced in by barbed wire just because I am a Japanese American citizen.
The author captures the raw emotion of betrayal felt by these American citizens.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Word of the Week #1
Word: Inculcate
Source: "Emotional Intelligence" by Daniel Goleman, Pg. xiv, Aristotle's Challenge
Sentence: "I can foresee a day when education will routinely include inculcating essential human competencies such as self-awareness, self-control, and empathy, and the arts of listening, resolving conflicts, and cooperation."
Definition: Inculcate(vt.): to impress upon the mind, as by persistent urging.
My Sentence: My Professor Dona inculcates current news events by having us read newspapers such as the "Mercury News" and then having a quiz about the topics.
Source: "Emotional Intelligence" by Daniel Goleman, Pg. xiv, Aristotle's Challenge
Sentence: "I can foresee a day when education will routinely include inculcating essential human competencies such as self-awareness, self-control, and empathy, and the arts of listening, resolving conflicts, and cooperation."
Definition: Inculcate(vt.): to impress upon the mind, as by persistent urging.
My Sentence: My Professor Dona inculcates current news events by having us read newspapers such as the "Mercury News" and then having a quiz about the topics.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Bog Post 1:All About Me
Hi my name is Jessica Tokiwa Savage.
I am a broadcast journalist major at San Jose State University and I am hoping to minor in Japanese.
My dream job entails being an anchor for a major news corporation such as NBC.
I have never thought about my strengths as a writer but I definitely have a pizazz for giving details and always going over the word limits the Professors' require.
To add on to my weaknesses as a writer, grammar is the biggest flaw as well as going off on tangents.
Outside of school and other responsibilities I enjoy volunteering in my community, hiking and attending yoga classes as well as dance classes.
My other interest and perhaps light of my life right now is my two year old puppy Kaila, who is spontaneous and has the battery life that could outlast the energizer bunny.
This past summer I took a vacation that I consider the best vacation of my life.
I went to lake Powell which is right in between Utah and Arizona, so I can say that I have been in two places at one time.
Lake Powell is a paradise only 15 hours away from California with an air temperature of 110 degrees and the water temperature being 80 degrees.
I went wakeboarding for a week straight with a back drop of sunset colored canyons surrounding me, it was an unforgettable trip.
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