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media type="custom" key="6250647"Elizabeth =Independant Novel Study= 2. Scott Westerfeld, the author of __Uglies__, says he came up with the idea behind it by thinking about how, in this day and age, a person can completey change their face, although that technology is currently uncommon. Therefore, Scott decided to write a book where such is an almost natural occurance. In addition, Scott also cites inspiration from Ted Chiang's "Liking What You See: A Documentary," which is about technology able to turn off a person's perception of beauty.

bibliography:
Westerfield, Scott. "Uglies « westerblog." //westerblog//. Scott Westerfield, n.d. Web. 31 Mar. 2010. <[]>. 3. Young adult books central.com. n/av. n/a. 11/4/10. Suite101.com. June 5, 08. Suite101.com Media Inc., Burda Digital ventures of Munich. 11/4/10.

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1.reveler- But now Tally was headed into the center of the island, wher floats and revelers populated the bright streets at night. - a party- goer 2.bank- Shay cruised up, banking her hoverboard to an elegant stop as if she'd been born on one. - to bring to a halt 3.spires- Behind them the spires of New Pretty Town rose from the center of town. - towers 4.maelstrom- Every time Shay screamed, Tally knew she was about to follow her friend through a wall of spray leaping up from the maelstrom. - writhing chaos 5.untenable- But in the moonlight she could imagine people scrambling over flaming cars to escape the crumbling city, panicking in their flight from this untenable pile of metal and stone. - useless, worthless 6.vapid- "Like being a vapid, boring pretty?" - uninteresting 7.flippant- Something about the middle prettymade it hard to be flippant. - disrespectful 8.misshapen- Beside a huge, misshapen hill, the car descended into a complex of rectangular buildings, as squat as ugly dorms and painted the color of dried grass. - strangely shaped 9.vulpine- Tally turned away from the vulpine eyes, shut out the razor-blade voice. - wolf- like 10.purgatory- She couldn't stand another day like this, not knowing if her ugly purgatory would ever end. - a temporary condition of torment and suffering =Section 2=

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1.incongruous- Tally made her way toward the fight, and the incongruous smells of breakfast reached her through the choking haze of smoke. - out of place 2.cordon- If anyone tried to get past the cordon, they reacted swiftly, disarming and incapacitating whoever dared to run. - barricade, fence 3.throes- Her whole body writhed like a snake in its death throes. - violent pangs of suffering 4.aperture- When the tiny aperture of light at the mouth of the cave had shrunk to the size of an eye, Tally dropped to the stone, panting, her hands still shaking from the flight, telling herself again and again that she'd made it. - opening, spot 5.conflagration- Tally felt the heat still rising from the bed, the straw mattress and thick quilts fuel for the conflagration. - fire, blaze 6.cache- In a cave near the house, the opening so small that Tally had to crawliside on her belly, David showed her the cache of gear his parents had tended to for twenty years. - stash, suply 7.encroaching- The window overlooked a side street, partly protected from the encroaching desert. - all- consuming 8.hardscrabble- They skimmed up the sloping side, dodging a few boulders and hardscrabble trees, untill they reached the top. - generic, boring 9.placate- Croy haad fond the food packets and purifier in her knapsack and was makig food with water from the fall, apparently trying to placate Shay. - sedate, please 10.pliant- Perhaps the brain damage made her pliant, or the fact that she hadn't lived in New Pretty Town for long. - willing, cooperative =3/ 11= Many foods found in the average American diet contain high levels of added sugars, which pose serious risks to our helth, including increasing our rate of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, gout, and other medical conditions. The recomended amount of daily sugars in females is 6 1/2 teaspoons (100 cal.) and in males is 9 1/2 teaspoons (150 cal.). A good way to cut back on added sugars is to stay away from junk. This is aimed at the general American public. I say American because the foods found on this list are most common to America. This is a passage to inform. It lists facts in a straight-forward manner intended to inform people of the dangers lurking on their food pallate. =3/ 4= In Febuary, 2009, 26- year- old Kenzie Houk, eight months pregnant, was found shot in her bedroom, and the blame was soon placed on Jordan Brown, eleven at the time. Although he has been moved from adult jail to a juvenile detention facility, he is still being tried as an adult. His attourneys are in the process of trying to move the case to the juvenile system. This is a general public passage, since there is no one person or group of people that this would generally appeal to, other than those who happen to be concerned with this topic. This an informative passage. Although the words used in the passage are more positive, favorable describing words, both the victim and the suspect are put in this 'positive light,' so it's not exactly a 'persuasive' passage.

=2/ 25= Sherman Alexie is a Native American reading prodogy from the Spokane Indian Reservation. He became a writer and now travels around the country visiting schools and reaching out to Indian children in what he calls 'trying to save their lives.' This is aimed at Indian children- it's a motivational passage. Along with Alexie saying that he is encouraging the children in an effort to save their lives, this passage is about an Indian boy who did what modern society would have him think he couldn't do- succeed.

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Friar Marcos de Niza set out in 1539 prove or disprove Cabesa de Vaca's tales of Cibola- which he claimed were true. That much is explained in words. A lesser goal in Marcos' journey was to map the coast; This is symbolized by the map behind him. Also shown by the map (and his accent, as well) is that the starting point of his journey is Mexico- 'New Spain'. It ought to go without saying that as soon as 'gold' or 'riches' in the americas were mentioned, traffic to the new world was more congested than a winter- clogged nose. The Mysterious Journey of Friar Marcos de Niza. Aug. 20, 2008. author not available. Oct. 23, 2009. [ []]

11/03/09 As a "perfect world" is different for everybody and nearly impossible to achieve, I agree with More's satire view on the subject. Just as no human can be without flaw, so too can no society be 'perfect'. Many societies, in their quest to be 'perfect', ultimately end up instead digging a grave for their 'perfection'; for in trying to rid your small world of all bad, it is possible to also choke out most of the good, as well. As close as we came humanly come to utopia is not a closed circle, cut off from the bad, but an open one, where we are aware of the bad of the world, but it is not present in our lives. Being an open circle, culture is free to develop, and learning can reach higher levels.

same day acorn: pros: ecological utopia, satisfying to see your hard labors come to fruition, somewhat simple lifestyle, healthy living