western literature week 5

Greek goddess

 

Hermes 

-an Olympian god in Greek religion and mythology

-son of Zeus and the Pieiad Maia

-second youngest of the Olympian god

-god of transition and boundaries

-quick and cunning, moves freely between the word

-messenger of god

Iris

-messenger of the gods

-personification of rainbow

-goddess of sea and sky

-links gods to humanity

-basically just like Hermes but female version

Eris

-goddess of chaos, strife, and discord

-Latin name: Discordia

-daughter of Zeus and Hera

Seven deadly sins

Lust

-uncontrolled intense desire

-usually referred to sexual wants

-could include uncontrolled desire for money, food, fame, or power

Gluttony

-overindulgence and over consumption of anything to the point of waste 

Greed

-similar to lust and gluttony however it is applied to a very excessive desire and pursuit of material possessions

Sloth

-can sometimes to be defined as laziness

-failure to do things one should do for instance: evil exist because good men fail to act

Wrath

-rage or anger

-any kind of hatred or violence can be consider as this sin

Envy

-similar to jealousy but envy is the desire to entitle someone else's traits 

Pride

-a believe that oneself is better than others

-failing to acknowledge the accomplishment of the others 

Hubris

-describes violent and excessive behavior rather than an attitude. When it offends the gods of ancient Greece, it is usually punished

-usually perceived as a characteristic of an individual rather than a group, although the group the offender belongs to may suffer consequences from the wrongful act

etymology week 5

Vocabularypredisposed: a natural preference or tendency, likely

reprehensible: deserving of blame, criticism, or disapproval 

fortuitous: happening by chance or accident, or at random; lucky

solace: comfort in sorrow or misfortune

liaison: a person who serves as a link between two parties or individuals

equivocate: to be deliberately vague in order to mislead

impeccable: flawless, perfect

solicitous: showing or expressing concern, care, or attention

propensity: tending toward or open to something beforehand

sham: a pretense or counterfeit; something meant to deceive

sanction: to authorize, allow, or approve

inundate: to cover, as by flooding; overwhelm with large numbers or amount

circumvent: to avoid something by going around or as if by going around; to escape from, [revemt, or                     to stop through cleverness  

reticent: quiet or uncommunicative; reluctant to speak out

robust: healthy and strong; vigorous 

cohesive: sticking together or holding together; unified

vociferous: noisy; expressing feelings loudly and intensely

attrition: a gradual natural decrease in number; becoming fewer in number

grievous: causing grief or pain; very serious or severe

oblivious: unaware; failing to notice 

dynamite; a type of explosive

paci-: peace, to comfort such as: pacifist, pacific

rival: enemy in a respectful way

tri-: three for instance: triangle, trinity, triplets

pec-: perfect for instance: impeccable 

filthy: dirty 

spec: to look for instance: inspect, retrospect

cir- round for instance: circular, circle, circumvent 

Week 4 Etymology

Worrying casts tomorrow's clouds over today's sunshine
definition: worrying about tomorrow's problem over today's joy

Vocabulary
dormant: Inactive, alive but not actively growing

disseminate: to spread or scatter widely; distribute

irrevocable: not able to be cancel or undone; irreversible 

proliferation: a rapid spread or increase

corroborate: to support; strengthen with further evidence: provide proof of

precipitate: to cause something to happen quickly, suddenly, or sooner than expected

hoist: to lift, especially with some mechanical mean, like a cable

charlatan: a fake; a person who falsely claims to have some special skill or knowledge

diverge: to branch off in different direction from the same starting point to become differenet

illicit: illegal\

vit,viv: life, lively

extra-: outside, beyond

chron-, chrono-: time

liber, liver: free, freedom

de-: away, separation, removal

ante, anti-: before, preceding

voc,vok: voice, call

dorm: sleep

ject: throw, toss

-cide: kill, killing, killer

-itis: inflammation, for instance: arthritis, sinusitis, bronchitis

jet-liner: a big jet

be sentenced: to be penalized 

hibernate: to sleep through the winter in order to survive

tailor made: to make something,usually clothes,  that fits only for you

Western literature week 4

-The Great Gatsby

whenever you fell like criticizing any one. Just remember that all the people in this world havn't had the advantages you've had

Greek mythology

- Apollo would never help Greece

Nestor                             Hector                          Patroclus                        Odysseus

All related to 

Achilles

Vocabulary 

vok: to call, for example: provoke or evoke

com-: together, for example: communicate or comrades

col-: together, for example: collaborate or colleagues 

cor-: together, for example: corporation
pyre: a pile of wood on which a corpse is burned as part of a funeral ceremony in some traditions

anxious: experiencing worry, unease, or nervousness, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome

anxiety: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome

enchanted: fill with great delight; charm

chant: a repeated rhythmic phrase, typically one shouted or sung in unison by a crowd

in medias res: is a Latin phrase used by the poet Horace; it means “in the middle of things

epithet: any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual orattributed quality