Journal

I was satisfied with the end of the book however I could have gone without the death of Simon and piggy. I suppose Ralph cried at the end because he was in the presence of an adult and realized he can revert to being a child and not a "leader". I think I despise Rodger the most simply because he became the most savage. I would recommend this book to a friend because I believe it gives an interesting and true insight on human nature. 

Chapter 11 questions

1. Ralph and the group decide that they must call an assembly in front of the savages. In order to get Piggy's glasses and a signal fire going. 

 2. The twins were "seeing Ralph for the first time" in regards to his leadership. This is the first time Ralph has been an assertive leader and stepped up. Beside that most boys have not seen him as a leader. 

 3. The boy's attempt to get Piggy's glasses back and start a signal fire is unsuccessful because the savages are belligerent and will not listen to Ralph. Especially with Jack as a leader. 

 4. Roger pushes the rock off the cliff because of the thrill of throwing the rocks at Ralph gave him. Roger sent the rock over the side of the cliff in an attempt to obtain the feeling he had from throwing the rocks over the side of the cliff. 

 5. The destruction of the conch symbolizes the end of any  remaining civilization. With the corruption of jack and weak leadership skills of Ralph all forms of their previous life is gone. The destruction of the conch shows the boys completely reverting to their savage survival instincts. 

 6. The boys' all want a chief because it provides gives them a small taste of their past life with rules and regulations and children for the most post enjoy being obidiente and having structure. 

 

7. As much as I dislike hunting because it encourages the boys to embrace their savage side I believe doing it is more beneficial than not doing it.

 

8. At this point I think even if jack does step down nothing would change, the boys are too primal now to go back to proper behavior.

Latin Roots 9

Aggregation- There was an aggregation of math teachers who needed to decide what curriculum they'd teach next year.

Agressive- Since the basketball player was so agressive on offense he was often the teams leading scorer.

Degradation- The man was surprised when he saw how much the value of his car, that he bought six years ago, had degraded.

Digress- Our conversation on politics gradually digressed to religion.

Egregious- Due to him fouling out every game the basketball player was egregious. 

Gracious- The teacher was feeling rather gracious when she decides to extend the deadline of the project.

Gratuity- Since they came in such a large party the family gave the waiter a generous gratuity.

Gregarious- Sheeps are gregarious.

Hospice- The elderly woman with no living kin had to live in a hospice home when she eventually couldn't live independently.

Hostel- The newlywed couple who had been driving for hours were relieved when they finally spotted a hostel.

Ingratiate- The prom queen candidate ingratiated herself by handing out candy.

Inhospitiable- The disapproving father was inhospitiable to his daughter's boyfriend. 

Ebola Questions

1. Hospitals not being able to handle an Ebola patient and doctors and nurses not properly protecting themselves from contracting the virus is the problem according to author, Betsy McCaughey.

2. She offers the solution of moving Ebola patients to bio-containment centers instead of trying to equip hospitals to handle and treat Ebola without it infecting others.

3. Infection expert, Sean Kaufman, called the CDC guidelines "absolutely irresponsible and dead wrong." 

4. Rep. Michael Burgess makes the point that people like CDC head Thonas Frieden are underestimating how deadly this virus is. He made that point by talking about how Frieden claimed any hospital could handle Ebola and irronically he later died from Ebola when he visited Texas Health Presbyterian where he was infected.

5. Yes I do agree with McCaugheys opinion to rely on bio-containment facilities because from the evidence she provided in her article hospitals are not capable of handling Ebola while bio-containment facilities on the other hand seem like a better bet. 

Article Summary

In the National Geographic article titled, "Cute Killers?" Traci Watson explains why grey seals who are often viewed as adorable and cuddly are actually vicious killers. First Watson gives us an example of this by including a story from a professional marine biologist, Sebastian Fuhrmann, that talks about how a grey seal tore apart a young harbor seal. Next the author includes facts about large numbers of mangled harbor porpoise carcasses beginning to wash up along the southeastern region of the North Sea about a decade ago. She then gives convincing statements on why grey seals may be the cause for all the harbor porpoises death. She also includes many stories of people actually seeing grey seals attacking a harbor porpoise by locking its jaws onto the porpoise's head.  In addition to all these examples the author also explains how scientists have been able to find actual grey deal DNA in the carcasses of harbor porpoises. Finally the author explains the theory that maybe the grey seals we thought were adorable aren't so adorable and instead commit gruesome attacks on mammals much larger than them like the harbor porpoise.

Latin Roots 8

Affluent- The United States is very affluent compared to other countries.
Confluence- If you hike down far enough you can see the confluence of the adjacent streams
Confound- The fact that they did not give the ball to Marshan Lynch on the one yard line to score the game winning touchdown confounded sports fans everywhere.
Effusive- After years of domestic abuse the women finally became effusive.
Forte- Generally math is not most females forte.
Fortify- The team fortified their chemistry by spending large amounts of time together.
Fortitude- The young cancer patient endured chemotherapy with great fortitude.
Fraternize- The two grown men who had been college roommates fraternized.
Fratricide- The power hungry son fratricides his elder brother who was next in line for the throne.
Mellifluous- The sweet voice of the young singer was mellifluous.
Profusion- There was a profusion of angry Seahawk fans.
Superfluous- Kobe Bryant's contract of 24 million dollars is superfluous.

Opinion Article

I When you think of professional, or even college, coaches for male teams you think of a strong, dominate figure. Now when I said the words strong and dominate you most likely thought of a male figure. That's the problem, you only thought of male coach. Women have never been given a chance to prove they are capable to coach a male team and be successful while they do it. It's no secret females are constantly stereotyped, in fact sometimes females even stereotype themselves. If you were asked to describes females you may use some words such as sensitive, delicate, maybe even timid, but that's not how all females are. Women can be just as strong and dominate as males. Some male athletes may not take a female coach as seriously as they would a male, but I'm sure with time and discipline a woman could gain her players respect. It doesn't matter if your male or female you can be a great coach if you work hard enough. An argument some may have is that women can't understand sports like men can, which is a completely invalid argument. Males are not born with a special ability to understand sports better than females, anyone who watches or studies a sport can gain knowledge about it. Coaching is not for every female, some just don't have the dedication. On the other hand there are woman who are willing to be just as dedicated as men. If females work as hard as males they can eventually become just as good if not better coaches than men are. A perfect example of a female who worked hard and became a phenomenal coach is Pat Summitt who coached at the university of Tennessee. Her overall record is 1,098 wins and only 208 losses. She has an impressive win percentage of 84 percent. I took Summitt's career and compared to another great college coach, Geno Auriemma, who is a male coach at Connecticut. When I compared the two I saw that Geno's win percentage was only one percent higher than Summitt's. I also noticed that in the 2009 season Auriemma had 39 wins while Pat had 32 wins. Although Geno Auriemma's coaching states are a slightly higher than Pat Summitts her career stats are very close and just as impressive. In a society where we accept everything I don't know why there hasn't been a female coaching a male's professional or college team yet. Why is it ok that playing, understanding, or coaching a sport is still associated with men? Women need to be given a chance to coach a males team in order to end many stereotypes and to prove that females can accomplish anything they desire despite others opinions.