Latin Roots#7

Roots

1. duc(t), duce: to lead
2. fed(er), fid(e): faith; trust
3. fin(e): end; limit
4. flect, flex: to bend

Words

1. aqueduct: a large pipe or other conduit made to bring water from a great distance
2. conductive: tending to lead, help, assist, or result in
3. definitive: completely accurate, reliable, and authoritative; decisive or conclusive
4. fidelity: faithfulness to one's promises or obligations; steadfast faithfulness; technological faithfulness
5. fiduciary: an individual who holds something in trust for another; a trustee
6. finale: a "grand" conclusion, as of a performance; the last scene of a play
7. finite: limited or bordered by time or by any measurement; measurable
8. flexuous: winding in and out; bending and wavering
9. inducement: anything used or given to persuade or motivate; an incentive
10. inflection: a slight change in tone or modulation of the voice, as in a point of emphasis
11. perfidious: characteristic of one who would intentionally betray a faith or trust; treacherous
12. traduce: to speak falsely of; to slander or defame; to disgrace another's good name; to vilify

Sentences

1. We learned about aqueducts in history.
2. The teenager was conductive to the old lady everyday after school.
3. Some people find the internet definitive even though sometimes it isn't.
4. The marriage of the young couple was pure fidelity.
5. Her granddaughter was the old ladies fiduciary.
6. The finale of the play was the best part.
7. After finding out that she was sick she knew that her life was finite.
8. The pattern on the fabric was flexuous.
9. The runners family acted as an inducement by waiting at the finish line.
10. While acting the young actor spoke in an inflection tone to show that she was powerful.
11. The family saw the fiancees true perfidious nature, but the young girl was too in love to reason.
12. The love stricken girl thought her family was traduce towards her fiancee. 

Literary Analysis #3

The Battle Between Generations

In the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan there is eight characters, four mothers and four daughters. All of these character’s stories are about how things were different when they or their mother’s were younger. Each generation handled their problems different and had different ideas about certain things. One difference is that the mother’s couldn't just get a divorce when they no longer loved their husbands. Another difference is that the mother’s were raised to respect their mothers, but some decided to raise their daughters differently and allow them to have their own voice. This is one of the main reasons that the daughters didn't really take their mother’s life lessons and superstitions seriously.
The main difference of the generations is how they handled love. This is also due to the fact that they lived in different countries. Most of the mothers had arranged marriages and were raised to please their husbands. While the daughters married who they wanted and had a different mind set. They felt that they should be treated equal with their husbands. In addition the daughters were allowed to get a divorce if they were unhappy with their husbands. While the mother’s were taught to work things out or suffer through it.
As for raising children all eight of the characters felt the same way. Which is they didn't want to raise they’re children how they were raised. This way of thinking caused quite a conflict. Then again in reality everyone thinks that way. They use the way they were raised as an example of what to do and what not to do. The daughters felt that their mothers were silly and had strange ways of thinking, but sometimes those ways of thinking were smart and useful.
Another difference is the generations ideas of family. The mother’s were raised to always do good to make their family proud. Also that they had couldn't disgrace the family otherwise they would be shunned. This happened to An-Mei Hsu’s mother. She was no longer welcome to the family after she disgraced it which was quite sad. This made the mother’s raise their own daughters to know that they would love them no matter what and they proved that. They were always there when their daughters needed them. Although many of the daughters didn't see it this way and often disliked being around their mothers. They did have a similar idea of family which is that the daughters were to take care of their parents in their old age. Most of the characters did exactly that no matter how much they couldn't stand their mothers.
In conclusion, the different generations do have different ideas and ways of dealing with issues, but in the end they all used the generation before them as an example. They did have some similarities though. Such as raising their children and about the importance of family. In the long run these ways of thinking are what kept the families together.

Leopard Man Questions

1. Tom Leopard is called Leopard Man because he has a full body tattoo of leopard prints and he acts like the animal.
2. The author said he is unimpressed with people who have tattoos and piercings. He feels this way because he believes that such people are desperate for attention from society.
3. Leopard Man is different because he isn't doing it for attention. He clearly proves this by isolating himself from everyone.
4. Leopard Man lives in the Scottish wilderness.
5. Feys said that society fears people who are different.
6. Conformity is the world's most common psychological disorder. Feys argues that we are under constant pressure to surrender our individuality.
7. Leopard man is happy because he doesn't have to live up to any expectations and he doesn't have stress.