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CacophonyA harsh/jarring, meaningless mixture of sounds.ex. The cacophony produded by city traffic middayDisquietingTroublingMenaceThreatDismalMiserableGauntSkeletal, skinnyDisparageLaugh at; criticize; mockDeplorableShameful; unforgivableAcrimoniousBitter; spitefulAlienateIsolate; keep apart fromImpudentDisrespectful; rude

crouchedto stoop low with bent legsscorchingburn slightlyprimlyneat, proper, or formaldeadweightthe weight of anything lifeless, rigid, and heavy; a very great burdentrembleshake because of fear, excitement, weakness, cold, etc.pandemoniumwild uproar or…

Alexis de Tocquevillereported in “Democracy in America” (1835) that the Second Great Awakening gave “the Christian religion…a greater influence over the souls of men” than in any other country.capitalismA system…

iwb does a gray guy check hands for grime and dirt?Sheep by Valerie Hobbsiwb did the book did the main character learn to read by sticking a nose into White…

Phillis Wheatleyfirst African American to have a book publishedslave who was taught many subjects by her mastercontroversial authorOn Being Brought from Africa to America by Phillis Wheatleypoemsummary: I’m in a…

Combined gas lawPiVi/Ti=PfVf/TfBoyles gas lawPiVi=PfVfCharles gas lawVi/Ti=Vf/TfGay-lussacs gas lawPi/Ti=Pf/TfIdeal gas lawPV=nRTAvogadros gas lawV1/n1=V2/n2Daltons gas law of partial pressuresP1+P2+P3…=PtotalCombined gas lawCombination of gas laws: Boyles, charles, and gay lussacs lawBoyles gas…

SummaryExodus opens with the descendants of Jacob hav- ing multiplied from 70 at the time of Joseph’s death to a nation of more than two million.The nation of Israel was…

St. Augustine dates354-430 ADSt. Augustine descriptionBishop of Hippo,, Doctor of the Church and Early Church Father.birthplace of AugustineThagaste, Numidia (modern day Algeria in North Africa)mother of AugustineSt. Monicafather of AugustinePatricius….

OperationalizePsychological phenomena need to be defined in ways that can be reliably and consistently measured.Scientific Method in PsychologyEvaluation of specific predictions (hypotheses) and of more comprehensive explanations (theories) of behavior.-Replicability…

Slide 1Code Talker, by Joseph Bruchac. Code talker is a story that depicts the life of a young Navajo boy who plays a pivotal role in World War II with…

New Criticism:Based on the view that a work of art or text is a concrete object that can be analyzed to discover its meaning independent of its author’s intention or…

uses the medievalist combination of erotic love and spiritual love to give voice to a female consciousness. The woman speaks strongly of a love “laid bare to you” that “you…

Solve the equation.(y – 11) – (y + 10) = 4yy=-21/4((7x+7)/5)+((6x-2)/2)=-1x=-7/22Find the midpoint of the line segment with the given endpoints.(2, -9) and (-1, 6)(1/2, -3/2)Determine the equation of the…

how old is the narrator in the story?Ninewhat is the narrator’s cousins name?Mouradwhat does everyone think of Mourad besides Aram?that he’s crazywhat does Aram see when he wakes up from…

Summary of “I Get Born” by: Zora Neal HurstonNarrator(author) is born naturally in her home- her mom too weak to care for her. A man came along and cut the…

5 north circumpolar constellationsUrsa Major, Ursa Minor, Cassiopeia, Cephus, DracoUrsa Major representsThe great Bear, Big dipperUrsa Minor representsthe little bear, the little dipperCassiopeia representsthe queenCephus representsthe KingDraco representsthe DragonDescribe the…

What is Henry’s greatest fear? How does he deal with it throughout the book?Whether or not he will run, asks other soldiers about runningDescribe Henry’s mother, her advice to him,…

spiel(spielded with twinkling eyes)?v.????????tremulous???swoop(in its flutter and swoop)?v.???sundry(inviting all and sundry to drink a coke)?????tautly(ribbons stretched tautly)???ebony(ebony chopsticks)???pedestal(ebony pedestal)??cuff(white cuff with button)??gale??aviary??throb(drawing my eyes to the throbbing of its bright…

Psychology’s Ancestors: Great Philosophers-Plato argued in favor of nativism-Aristotle believed that a child’s mind was a tabula rasa (blank slate) —> argued in favor of philosophical empiricism-Issue of nature vs…

Ray LeonardCaptain of the Satori, Doesn’t want to leave the SatoriKaren StimpsonSteering the boat, Is experiencing tough ocean and weather conditions.Sue BylanderBehind the navigation table, Doesn’t know if her call…