11/26 week11

mor-: death

morgue(n.) \ˈmȯrg\

a place where the bodies of dead people are kept until they are buried or cremated

mortician(n.)\mȯr-ˈti-shən\

 a person whose job is to prepare dead people to be buried and to arrange and manage funerals

immortal(adj.) \(ˌ)i-ˈmȯr-təl\

not capable of dying : living forever

-gamy: marriage

exogamy(n.) \ek-ˈsä-gə-mē\

 marriage outside of a specific group especially as required by custom or law

bigamy(n.) \ˈbi-gə-mē\

the crime of marrying one person while you are still legally married to another

mal-: bad, wrong

malign(v.) \mə-ˈlīn\

 to say bad things about (someone or something) publicly : to criticize (someone or something) harshly or unfairly

malicious(adj.) \mə-ˈli-shəs\

having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person : having or showing malice

tumor(n.) \ˈtü-mər, ˈtyü-\  會死

 a mass of tissue found in or on the body that is made up of abnormal cells

malicious gossip(n.)  不會死

 disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

bene-: good  

benevolent(adj.) \bə-ˈnev-lənt, -ˈne-və-\

kind and generous

He belonged to several benevolent societies and charitable organizations.

benefit(n.) \ˈbe-nə-ˌfit\

a good or helpful result or effect

There are many financial benefits to owning your own home.

keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.

ten-: to hold

tentative (adj.) \ˈten-tə-tiv\

not done with confidence : uncertain and hesitant

We have tentative plans for the weekend.

herbal(adj.) \ ər-bəl\ made of or relating to herbs

(h不發音)

exhibit(v.) \ig-ˈzi-bət\ to show or reveal (something)

  (h不發音)

exhaust(v.) \ig-ˈzȯst\

  (h不發音)

to use all of someone's mental or physical energy : to tire out or wear out (someone) completely

Do drugs kill brain cells.

Take pills

get off hands= beyond control

dia-: through

diameter(n.) \dī-ˈa-mə-tər\

the distance through the center of something from one side to the other

The dotted line indicates the diameter of the circle.

diarrhea(n.)\ˌdī-ə-ˈrē-ə\

an illness that causes you to pass waste from your body very frequently and in liquid rather than solid form

diabetes(n.) \ˌdī-ə-ˈbē-tēz, -ˈbē-təs\

a serious disease in which the body cannot properly control the amount of sugar in your blood because it does not have enough insulin

chron-: time

chronological(adj.) \ˌkrä-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl, ˌkrō-\

using time as a measurement

His art is displayed in roughly chronological order.

chronic(adj.) \ˈkrä-nik\

continuing or occurring again and again for a long time

He suffers from chronic arthritis.

The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is an 1850 work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and is considered to be his best work. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.

Title page, first edition, 1850

In this painting, The Scarlet Letter by Hugues Merle, Hester Prynne and Pearl are in the foreground and Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth are in the background (painting by Hugues Merle, 1861).

Magnum opus or opus magnum (English pronunciation: /ˈmæɡnəm ˈoʊpəs/; plural magna opera or opera magna), from the Latin meaning "great work", refers to the largest, and perhaps the best, greatest, most popular, or most renowned achievement of an artist.

Sometimes the term magnum opus is used to refer to simply "a great work" rather than "the great work" of a specific person.

The Human Comedy (novel)

The Human Comedy is a novel by William Saroyan.

The Human Comedy
First edition cover
Author	William Saroyan
Illustrator	Don Freeman
Country	United States
Language	English
Publisher	Harcourt
Publication date	February 4, 1943
Media type	Print (Hardback &Paperback)

The Human Comedy (film)

The Human Comedy is a 1943 American drama film directed by Clarence Brown and adapted by Howard Estabrook. It is often thought to be based on the William Saroyan novel of the same name, but Saroyan actually wrote the screenplay first, was fired from the movie project, and quickly wrote the novel and published it just before the film was released. It stars Mickey Rooney with Frank Morgan. Also appearing in the film are James Craig, Marsha Hunt, Fay Bainter, Ray Collins, Van Johnson, Donna Reed and Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins.

The Human Comedy

Honoré de Balzac (/ˈbɔːlzæk, ˈbæl-/; French: [ɔ.nɔ.ʁe d(ə) bal.zak]; 20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. His magnum opus was a sequence of short stories and novels collectively entitled La Comédie Humaine, which presents a panorama of French life in the years after the 1815 Fall of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Honoré de Balzac

11/19 week10

mock(v.) \ˈmäk, ˈmȯk\

to criticize and laugh at (someone or something) for being bad, worthless, or unimportant

The boys mocked him for showing fear.

venerate(v.) \ˈve-nə-ˌrāt\

 to feel or show deep respect for (someone or something that is considered great, holy, etc.)

She is venerated as a saint.

grotesque(adj.) \grō-ˈtesk\

very strange or ugly in a way that is not normal or natural

The actors wore dark capes and grotesque masks.

travesty(n.)

 something that is shocking, upsetting, or ridiculous because it is not what it is supposed to be

The trial was a travesty of justice.

The metaphysical poets is a term coined by the poet and critic Samuel Johnson to describe a loose group of English lyric poets of the 17th century, whose work was characterized by the inventive use of conceits, and by speculation about topics such as love or religion.

John Donne, the most famous metaphysical poet

John Donne (/ˈdʌn/ dun) (22 January 1572– 31 March 1631) was an English poet and a cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are noted for their strong, sensual style and include sonnets, love poems, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons.

John Donne

No man is an island,

Entire of itself,

Every man is a piece of the continent,

A part of the main.

If a clod be washed away by the sea,

Europe is the less.

As well as if a promontory were.

As well as if a manor of thy friend's

Or of thine own were:

Any man's death diminishes me,

Because I am involved in mankind,

And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;

It tolls for thee.

"A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" is a metaphysical poem by John Donne. Written in 1611 or 1612 for his wife Anne before he left on a trip to Continental Europe, "A Valediction" is a 36-line love poem that was first published in the 1633 collection Songs and Sonnets, two years after Donne's death. Based on the theme of two lovers about to part for an extended time, the poem is notable for its use of conceits and ingenious analogies to describe the couple's relationship; critics have thematically linked it to several of his other works, including "A Valediction: of my Name, in the Window", Meditation III from the Holy Sonnets and "A Valediction: of Weeping".

dim-:

not bright or clear : not seen clearly

diminish(v.) \də-ˈmi-nish\

to become or to cause (something) to become less in size, importance, etc.

Ulysses

Lord Alfred Tennyson, 1809 - 1892

Though much is taken, much abides; and though

We are not now that strength which in old days

Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are,

One equal temper of heroic hearts,

Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

James bond and the queen London 2012 performance

3d works: dangerous, dirty, difficult

11/12 week9 Midterm

Midterm

A term is a period of duration, time or occurrence, in relation to an event. To differentiate an interval or duration, common phrases are used to distinguish the observance of length are near-term or short-term, medium-term or mid-term and long-term.

A midterm exam is an exam given near the middle of an academic grading term, or near the middle of any given quarter or semester.

11/5 week8

super-ego

Id, ego, and super-ego are the three parts of the psychic apparatus defined in Sigmund Freud's structural model of the psyche; they are the three theoretical constructs in terms of whose activity and interaction our mental life is described. According to this model of the psyche, the id is the set of uncoordinated instinctual trends; the super-ego plays the critical and moralizing role; and the ego is the organized, realistic part that mediates between the desires of the id and the super-ego. The super-ego can stop one from doing certain things that one's id may want to do.

egocentric(adj.) \ˌē-gō-ˈsen-trik also ˌe-\

caring too much about yourself and not about other people

tantamount(adj.) \ˈtan-tə-ˌmau̇nt\

equal to something in value, meaning, or effect

His statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt.

snob(n.) \ˈsnäb\

someone who tends to criticize, reject, or ignore people who come from a lower social class, have less education, etc.

Most of the people in the club are snobs who look down on people who attended public schools.

circumvent(v.) \ˌsər-kəm-ˈvent\

to avoid being stopped by (something, such as a law or rule) : to get around (something) in a clever and sometimes dishonest way

We circumvented the problem by using a different program.

anti-: opposite to something

e-:  away, free from

odd(adj.) \ˈäd\

strange or unusual : different from what is normal or expected

She had an odd look on her face.