Affront

As an older sister, I enjoy picking on my little sister. I might push her around a bit, tease her, or affront her. I could affront her by telling everyone embarrassing stories about her. I could affront her by insulting her and trying to pick a fight. Or I could even affront her by saying things that I know she does not like just to get under her skin.

Confront

Every person runs into a rough patch in their lives. They have the choice of either running from their problems or confronting them. Those who run from their problems, often times run into their problems again, however the problem has gotten worse by that time. However, those who confront their problems often times fix the problem before it gets too out of hand, and they can go about their business.

If someone is saying something to you that you do not like, you can either ignore them, hoping that they stop on their own, or you can confront them. If you confront them, hopefully they will respect your wishes and stop saying offensive things to you.

Deface

Defacing something means to vandalize or destroy something in appearance. Defacing something could be anything from carving something into desks belonging to a school or spray painting the side of a building. If you change something's appearance that does not belong to you without permission, it is considered defacing. You can get into lots of trouble for defacing something. If you spray painted the side of the white house, you would get into lots and lots of trouble. And if you carved a smiley face into a school desk, you would get in trouble but just not as much trouble.

Decapitate

Decapitation was a common method of execution back in the middle ages. King Henry VIII had several wives and decapitated two of them. This was because they could not give him a son to be the heir of his throne. Decapitation means beheading or cutting of someone's head. When King Henry VIII decapitated someone, he would make them get on their knees, put their head under a guillotine, tie them down, and let the blade drop, cutting off their head in front of thousands of Londoners.

Capitalist

America is officially a capitalistic society, however it is basically a socialistic society. In a Capitalist market, every person has the opportunity to create their own business and make wealth off of it without government interference. Capitalists can create their own private small business and whether it succeeds or fails is based on luck, skill, and the state of the market and economy. Capitalism gives people the opportunity to make it big but if they fail, they have no safety net. It is all up to them and they are independent.

Allude

Please replace this my previous "Allude" post with this one. This one is edited because I made some mistakes on the last one. Thank you!


Edgar Allan Poe would often allude to different characters, usually deep emotions or death, by portraying them as either human or personified beings who are symbolically significant of these values. In his famous poem, "The Raven", he alludes to his expressions and feelings of depression and darkness by having a raven represent these inanimate objects. He meticulously describes the sequence of events of depression. First the raven enters a room boldly and strongly where the narrator is seated. This alludes to the feelings that are experienced when depression first comes on, such as after a traumatic event when depression can flare up. Poe is saying that the feelings of darkness and depression of overwhelmingly strong at this point. Then the narrator starts to feel hopeless in the presence of this morbid creature. The narrator becomes timid and upset, as if all feelings of light and happiness are far out of reach and can never again be attained. Then the bird recites the famous line, "Quoth the Raven, Nevermore". And he repeats it numerous times, each time deteriorating and depleting the narrator's mental stability and courage. This turns the narrator into a nervous wreck, unable of being saved. "Quoth the Raven, Nevermore" translates into today's vocabulary as depression and darkness will follow you for all your days and will keep whispering in your ear: frightening you, tearing your courage and hope to bits, consuming your soul until there is none. Then Poe alludes to the narrator's complete and utter breakdown. He does this by describing a sleeping demon with fiery, burning eyes. This leads the narrator to a satanic breakdown and he succumbs to the raven and its evil. This is the end of the narrator's journey. Depression has taken its course and left an empty shell behind.

Allude

Edgar Allan Poe would often allude different characters, usually deep emotions or death, by portraying them as either human or personified beings who are symbolically significant of these values. In his famous poem, "The Raven", he alludes his expressions and feelings of depression and darkness by having a raven represent these inanimate objects. He meticulously describes the sequence of events of depression. First the raven enters a room boldly and strongly where the narrator is seated. This alludes the feelings that are experienced when depression first comes on, such as after a traumatic event when depression can flare up. Poe is saying that the feelings of darkness and depression of overwhelmingly strong at this point. Then the narrator starts to feel hopeless in the presence of this morbid creature. The narrator becomes timid and upset, as if all feelings of light and happiness are far out of reach and can never again be attained. Then the bird recites the famous line, "Quoth the Raven, Nevermore". And he repeats it numerous times, each time deteriorating and depleting the narrator's mental stability and courage. This turns the narrator into a nervous wreck, unable of being saved. "Quoth the Raven, Nevermore" translates into today's vocabulary as depression and darkness will follow you for all your days and will keep whispering in your ear: frightening you, tearing your courage and hope to bits, consuming your soul until there is none. Then Poe alludes the narrator's complete and utter breakdown. He does this by describing a sleeping demon with fiery, burning eyes. This leads the narrator to a satanic breakdown and he succumbs to the raven and its evil. This is the end of the narrator's journey. Depression has taken its course and left and empty shell behind.

Potion

In many fairytales, magic is involved. The classic plot of disney fairytales involves a witch and a young, beautiful girl who is cursed by said witch until the spell is broken by a true love's kiss. The witch may poison the girl with a potion. She may dip a piece of fruit in a magical potion or even a poison and this allows the witch to have control over the girl's life. Potions could be easily disguised as water or wine and an unfortunate victim may fall into its trap.

Voracious

One basic instinct among all living things is the instinct to get food and survive. Some creatures are more voracious than others. Creatures such as dinosaurs, sharks, or lions are more voracious than animals such as jellyfish. Voracious creatures are more aggressive and territorial when it comes to food. This is why dogs and wolves are so aggressive at feeding time because they have the "survival of the fittest" mindset. They know that they want to survive and in order to survive, they must have food. They will do whatever it takes to get food and survive.

Herbivorous

Millions and millions of years ago, dinosaurs roamed the earth. Some of them ate meat, some of them plants, and others ate both. Herbivores were the ones that only ate plants. The term herbivorous can apply to creatures other than just dinosaurs. Any creature can be considered an herbivore. Dinosaurs such as stegosaurs could be considered herbivores because they only eat plants. They are not a direct threat to other dinosaurs and they do not hunt or stalk their food. They are usually peaceful and harmless.

Carnivorous

The dinosaurs roamed the earth many, many millions of years ago. Some dinosaurs, such as the Velociraptor or the T-Rex, were carnivorous. This means that these dinosaurs only ate meat. They would have to hunt down their prey by stalking them or chasing them down and attacking them. The carnivorous dinosaurs were generally more dangerous and threatening to other creatures and were usually more aggressive as well. Different carnivores had different tactics to catching their food. Some would stalk. Some would chase. Some would even swim up from under their unsuspecting prey and drag them underwater and devour them.

Concoct

Although I cannot truthfully call myself a master chef or drink maker (non-alcoholic of course), I can concoct a few dishes and drinks. My grandmother always used to say, "If you can read, you can cook". This saying is true as long as you have a valid and dependable source for instructions. It can be easy or difficult to concoct something, especially if it is something you are making from memory, such as a family recipe or easy-to-make brew of something. However, even these easy things can be messed up if you add just a little too much or just a little to little of something. Concocting a cup of hot chocolate milk can be a little more difficult than it sounds. Although all you have to do is put chocolate syrup in a cup of milk and heat it in the microwave, you may leave it in there for too long or not long enough. Which means you either have to wait for it to cool down or keep putting it back in the microwave over and over again.

Somnolent

If I am in the car at night on a road trip and the heat is cranked up, I start to feel somnolent. This feeling continues until I either fall asleep or get too hot.

Domineer

My little sister can be domineering at times. Although she can be a bit bossy, I love her anyway.