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Please describe Ulysses-what does he look like and act like? Try to be specific.//**

A: Ulysses was a tall skinny man, who had long blonde wavy hair, and had a tanned color skin. Ulysses was known for his cleverness and cunning, and for his eloquence as a speaker. Ulysses was a brave, powerful man. From the book. we realize that Ulysses is sometimes selfish, but also noticed that he is actually a great leader to have, and was generous. He actually care about his people and he try to do things that can be helpful to his people, including him. As a result, I think that Ulysses was a great, brave, and powerful leader.


 * //Chapter 4 Summary-Ulysses//**


 * Ulysses his people leave Lotus land, and they arrived the land, where the biggest cyclopes named, Polyphemus lives. Polyphemus is a huge creature, one-eyed monster who eats humans. Most of Ulysses people got eaten by Polyphemus, but Ulysses stopped him by giving the wine. Polyphemus asked for his name, and Ulysses told him that his name was "nobody". When Polyphemus fell asleep, Ulysses planned to stab Polyphemus eye. After the stabbed, Ulysses and his people escaped the cave by hiding underneath the goats. Ulysses shouted his real name to Polyphemus, when he was on his ship and so the angry Polyphemus got mad and he prayed to Poseidon to make Ulysses journey almost impossible.

__Responding to literature__** //Why did Ulysses' men betray him and open the bag of winds from Aeolus? What happened to those men?//


 * A: Ulysses' men betrayed Ulysses by opening the bag of winds, because of their selfishness thoughts. They thought about the gold and silvers inside the bag of winds, and tried to get those. They didn't trust Ulysses and they just wanted the golds and silvers. Nothing else. I think if Ulysses people had less more selfishness, maybe the trip to their home, would have been much faster. I think that they must learn how to trust and share, to get something they want.

After that whole problem, caused by people's selfishness, the punishment for their selfishness begun. The first punishment was that Ulysses couldn't get another help from Aeolus. And of course, the people who opened the bag of winds regretted and regretted. Also the mens who opened this bag, flew into water. The second punishment, the biggest problem, was that there were no way to get back home. They had to face many other adventures because of this. I learned a lesson that too much selfishness causes problem.

**//What would it be like to live on Cannibal Beach? What problems would it create to have a quicker cycle of day and night? How do you think this kept Ulysses from discovering what the trees were?//


 * A: It would be kind of cool because the day and night are changing fast. But there should be some kind of problems, like the foods might not grow so fast, and I don't think I'll get use to this Cannibal beach place. I think they didn't discover what the trees were because it gets dark easily, which the people can't see well.

Journal Entry #4 Ulysses - In Chap. 9,The Wandering Rocks, Ulysses has to decide ** what to do for himself. All of the advice that he has been given turns out to be useless. What does he decide to do? Have you ever been in a situation that required you to make an important decision on you own? How did you decide what to do?

A: Ulysses thinks Ajax and Achilles are not so good at thinking. He thinks that way for Elpenor too. Since they are all ghost, they sometimes can tease, frighten, and trick people. So at last, he says he is going to Ithaca, ignoring the three ghosts' advice. When I was 6, I was lost in coex. I had to wear my shoes properly and so I bent down, and after when I looked up my mom was gone. I searched almost everywhere for her, with the memories where the megabox is. I went there and I couldn't find her. I just wandered. The ticket lady asked what happened and so we talked about it, and then she asked me to at least watch a movie, until they find my mom. I had to make decision, weather I will just wait for my mom with the ticket lady or somewhere, or watching movie. I decided to just wait with the ticket lady and after about 30 miniute, my mom appeared crying with police. (she called police;;) I was so glad to meet her, and I cried then. The tears that I was holding for a hour.

Journal Entry #5 Ulysses has gone through much physical and mental hardship. Through all of this he has been determined to return to Itacha. What people and/or places in your life would you be willing to fight as hard as Ulysses to get to/see. Explain your answer.

A: I would face everything that are scary for my family, because they are such an important people to me that I can't live without.

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First, Father Quinel reveals to Asta's son that the Lord Furnival is kept well from God, returned from the wars and is expected to die, second, he reveals that he was named 'Crispin' during the baptizement by his mother, and last====== he reveals that Crispin's mother could write on her cross. He promises to reveal about Crispin's father later.

Literary Analysis
//1. character - A person or an animal that is part of the story// //2. conﬂict - The character’s proble// //-internal - Struggle of emotional feelings.// //-external - A conflict between the character and the outside forces.// //3. foreshadowing - The clues in the story to make the readers predict what will happen later in the book.// //4. mood - Feeling of the reader made by writing or literary things.// //5. protagonist - The main character.// //6. antagonist - The character against the protagonist// //7. setting - Where the story takes place.// //8. symbol - Any object that represents an item or other things.//
 * //9. theme - The main message from the story//**


 * 1. Crispin encounters two dead men shortly after fleeing the village. How does each affect him? ||

 __Writing strategies and resources Personal spelling and vocabulary__

====**Ulysses: **==== = =  **Chapter 1** V//essels: a ship or large boat// //Stays: anchor// //Booty: a collection of valuable things stolen from a place// //Prow: front of the ship// //quartering winds: coming from a direction behind and to the side of the ship// //baubles: trinket// //shaft: a long vertical passage, for a lift, handle// //head wind: an adverse wind// //hull: main body of a boat// //scudded: sailed; move quickly and smoothly//

//bouquet: a bunch of flowers which is attractively arranged hospitable: friendly; generous brow: forehead; hill lolled: sit or lie in a very relaxed position//
 * Chapter 2**


 * Chapter 3&4**

//mutiny-// //a refusal by people, usually soldiers or sailors, to continue obeying a person in authority// //bowels-// //the inward or interior parts: the bowels of the earth.// //vigil-// //wakefulness maintained for any reason during the normal hours for sleeping.// //phlegmy-// //One of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology, thought to cause sluggishness, apathy, and evenness of temper.// //disembark-// //to go ashore from a ship.// //gullet-// //a channel for water.// <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">//*exiling-// <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">//moor-// //a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.// <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">//smith craft-// //The art or occupation of a smith; smithing.// <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">//agile-// //quick and well-coordinated in movement// <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">//Shrouds-obsolete, something that covers, screens or guards// <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">//reveling- to take part in a revel// //mischievous -harmful, injurious// //Sullen - gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed// //Outwitted- to get the better of by superior cleverness// //Coursed- to follow close upon//
 * //to expel or banish (a person) from his or her country; expatriate.// ||
 * Ch.5**

//Cannibal -a person who eats the flesh of other human beings// //indifferent -having no particular interest or sympathy// //mumbling-say something indistinctly and quietly, making it difficult to hear// //trooping-gathering, group of soldiers// //brutal-punishingly hard. Violent

**Ch.6** // perils-// exposure to the risk of being injured, destroyed, or lost // //inhabitants- one that occupies a particular place regularly, routinely, or for a period of time// //moored-to make fast with or as if with cables, lines, or anchors// //bone marrow-inner part of the bone.// //ogres-a hideous giant of fairy tales and folklore that feeds on human beings// //provisioned-the action of providing or supplying something for use// //sorcery- the use of power gained from the assistance or control of evil spirits especially for divining// //ethical// <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: normal;">**//-//** //involving or expressing moral approval or disapproval//

//loom-// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',fantasy; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">//a frame or machine for interlacing at right angles two or more sets of threads or yarns to form a cloth// //skiff-a//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',fantasy; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">//ny of various small boats// //spur-//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',fantasy; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">//a projecting root or branch of a tree, shrub, or vine// //haughtily-b//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',fantasy; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">//latantly and disdainfully proud// //gorged// //Prophesy-//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',fantasy; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">//predict with assurance or on the basis of mystic knowledge// //glut-//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',fantasy; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> //to fill especially with food to satiety// //venerable-//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',fantasy; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">//made sacred especially by religious or historical association// //intoxicating-//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',fantasy; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">//to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished//
 * Ch.7 **

Ch.8 Girdle -to fasten securely Foretell-To tell beforehand Curdle -To go bad or wrong Feeble -Markedly lacking in strength, weak Gurgle -To flow in a broken, irregular current Fathom -To imagine Counsel (noun)-Advice given, especially as a result of consultation Ch.9 spawned-produce; generate sheared-to move because of an obstacle rendezvous-a meeting place vengeful-vindictive ordained-ordered

chapter 10 strait-narrow passage beeswax-soft wax rawhide-leather cinder-the remains of flames purled-a stitch spume-foam hawser-a thick rope

Chapter 11 submerging 92-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',-webkit-fantasy; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">to put under water (We had to submerge into the sea because our job is to catch fishes)<span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">

insatiable 93-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',-webkit-fantasy; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> incapable of being satisfied (My friend had an insatiable hunger for knowledge) <span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> contending 94-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',-webkit-fantasy; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties (During the wars there were lots of contending between them.) <span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> shuddering 94-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',-webkit-fantasy; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> to tremble convulsively (During the whole time of the movie, I shuddered in fear) <span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> dumbfounded 94-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',-webkit-fantasy; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">to confound briefly and usually with astonishment (He was dumfounded about the music concert he just saw.) <span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> starboard 95-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',-webkit-fantasy; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">the right side of a ship or aircraft looking forward (The sailors hold on to starboard tightly for the big wave that was coming toward them) <span style="font-family: Helvetica,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;"> helmsmen 95-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','Times Serif',-webkit-fantasy; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> the person at the helm (The starboard of the ship fell off and so the sailors took the ship to the helmsmen. )

__Chapter 13__ //The tunic got ripped by a tree while I was running away from the people who tried to kill me.// //The girl that didn't have any friends was hemmed by the popular kids.// //I was running away from the lion and I hid in grotto and stayed there.// When I was playing with my friends I thought that this nice interlude would go forever. My friend was defying to do her homework when her mom told her to. After the huge war, the Ulysses' exploits got bigger. In class, I was in inattention so the teacher got angry at me. I hanged the new sheet for curtain on the tapestry.
 * tunic (107):** a simple slip-on garment made with or without sleeves and usually knee-length or longer.
 * hemmed (107):** to surround in a restrictive manner
 * grotto (107):** an artificial recess or structure made to resemble a natural cave
 * interlude (109):** an intervening or interruptive period, space, or event
 * defying (110):** to challenge to combat; resist
 * exploits (111):** a notable or heroic act
 * inattention (113):** not paying attention
 * tapestry (114):** a heavy handwoven reversible textile used for hangings, curtains, and upholstery and characterized by complicated pictorial designs.
 * veto (114):** an authoritative prohibition
 * notion (115):** idea**;** an individual's conception or impression of something known, experienced, or imagined
 * embrasure (115):** an opening with sides flaring outward in a wall or parapet of a fortification usually for allowing the firing of cannon
 * winnowing (118):** to remove (as chaff) by a current of air
 * wielding (120):** to deal successfully with
 * enticement (121):** attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage
 * lyre (122):** a stringed instrument of the harp class having an approximately U-shaped frame and used by the ancient Greeks especially to accompany song and recitation
 * entranced (122):** to put into a trance
 * decrees (123)**: an order usually having the force of law

=Crispin:=

Chapter 1 midst- the middle of something (situation) -In the midst of a movie, a person's phone rang loudly, and everybody in the theater groaned and complained. shroud- a cloth to wrap a body for burial -The dead body of a young boy was wrapped with a shroud and the parents of him cried and cried. pauper- peasant/ poor person -The rich woman saw the pauper begging for money and she completely ignored the pauper. steward- a person who manages household affairs -A steward was needed for the household stuff. deign- disregard someone in lower level than you - The rich woman deigned her servant. transgression- violation of law or duty -These days, lots and lots of transgression happens such as murdering, and the people is living in fear. poaching- killing (fishing or hunting) -The sailors started to poach some fishes. forfeit- lose or forced to surrender -The army was forfeit by another side of the army.

Chapter 2 ceased- ended -The fierce debate was finally ceased, and people were full with merriment. welt- a bump on the skin -A runner was preparing restlessly for the Olympic with incessant running, and therefore a welt was made on his forehead. minions- followers -Muhammad and his minions assaulted Mecca because of their refusal to Islam. parchment- a document or paper made of sheep or goat -A parchment is a paper usually made of sheep or goat. kin- relative or family -When your kin buys a land, you feel jealous. transfixed- amazed or dazed by something -People were transfixed by the virtual scenario that will happen to Earth as a result of global warming. avail- use (to no avail) -All the lights were to no avail when the whole city had an electricity failure.

Chapter 3 recurrence- something that happens again -The recurrence of certain actions can sometimes be habits. mortality- able to live and able to die -All living creatures on Earth share mortality, meaning they could live but could die in someday. impoverished- poor -The impoverished villagers were struggling with the flood that ruined their farms. jests- pranks, funny jokes -A child was always the target of jests and pranks. shunned- ignored, isolated -The presence of shunned, primitive tribes in the world is not surprising. plight- a bad situation -A plight is usually a bad, struggling situation. serf- a laborer attached to a landowner (often lord) -A serf during the Medieval Times couldn’t gain sufficient money to buy enough foods. mercenary- hired foreign soldier -The Roman Empire hired mercenaries in order to expand its empire.

Chapter 4 untoward- not appreciating -My parents always told me that I should never untoward the teachers. thatch- a roof made from straw -His little house with a thatch was very unsanitary. bailiff- an officer with some power -A bailiff commanded others to find the criminal. reeve- an appointed official by serfs -Reeve is an official appointed by serfs to supervise lands for lords. mean- poor or dirty - I didn't want to walk the mean street, because I wore new shoes. pinnacle- a peak -After struggling restlessly with the harsh weather, the tourists group finally reached the pinnacle of the mountain. meander- follow, bend -Lots of people meandered him, the school president. impenetrable- impossible to enter -It was impenetrable to go through that door unless we have a pass. fallow- land that is not planted -The people of the house that was located ate the fallow didn't have anything to eat. infidels- not religious people -Infidels didn't believe in any religion stuff.

Chapter 5&6 canonical- regular, standard, relevant to churches -The large canonical sound from a church made everyone quiet. strident- harsh noise to listen -The strident noise in the city made lots of people complain. clamor- loud, annoying shouting -Matthew kept clamoring to his brother to lend his brother's toy. apprehension- ability to understand -My brother should learn about the apprehension, so he could at least know what I'm saying. implore- beg -A worker in a shop implored his boss to not fire him. hue- complexion -People in the midst of warfare raised a hue and cry. cry- sad feeling/ emotion of sad feeling. -He was not able to control himself and he cried out loud.

Chapter 7 skittish- highly active -Little kids are skittish almost in everything and it's so cute to just look at them. petitions- requests -The parents of their kids started to speak out some petitions about the school enviroment. moot- an argument -The customer and the employee had an argument about the price of the fruits. treason- betraying an alliance -The country faced devastating consequences after making a treason against its allying countries. plight- a bad situation - I was in a plight by not doing my homework. curfew- a regulation making people to be at home at certain time **Grammar and usage**

**Idioms** Ace up your sleeve- having something that can advantage you Achilles' heel- a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength Add fuel to the fire- bad events happening in a bad day, after another bad events Afraid of your own shadow- being extremely nervous Air your dirty laundry in public- reveal aspects of your private life that should remain secretly Albatross around your neck- problem resulting from something that you did that stops being from successful All ears- taking a heedful attention to someone All that glitters is not gold- not everything is what it seems All thumbs- too clumsy or excited to do something properly that requires manual dexterity Ants in your pants- excited about something and can't keep still Apple of your eye- something or someone that is very special to you As the crow flies- describing the shortest possible distance between two places Asleep at the switch- not doing the job or taking responsibilities very carefully At the drop of a hat- doing immediately At the end of your rope- done with a patience Ax to grind- have resentment and wanting to revenge or sort it out __Grammar and usage__ <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">** //Add fuel to the fire: to make a bad situation worse Afraid of your own shadow: to be extremely frightened and nervous that you are even scared of your own shadow. Achilles’ heel: a weak factor. Achilles was a Greek hero but had a weakness and it was his heel. When his mother dipped him in the River Styx she was holding the heel so his heel wasn’t as strong as the other body parts of him and that is where this idiom came from. Ace up your sleeve: having something that is an advantage when others don’t know about it. Ace in this idiom means the card, Ace. As in poker, you have a hidden ace up your sleeve know one knows about it. Air your dirty laundry in public: Revealing private life in public. It should be a secret but you are sharing a secret Albatross around your neck: A problem resulting from something you did that stops you from being successful All ears: Interested in hearing about something All that glitters is not gold: Appearance can be deceptive and things that look or sound valuable can be worthless All thumbs:// //not coordinated; having difficulty; clumsy// //Ants in your pants: If someone has ants in their pants, they are agitated or excited about something and can't keep still. Apple of your eye: Something or, more often, someone that is very special to you is the 'apple of your' eye. As the crow flies: This idiom is used to describe the shortest possible distance between two places. Asleep at the switch: not doing their job or taking their responsibilities very carefully. At the drop of your hat : to do something immediately At the end of your rope: you are at the limit of your patience or endurance Axe to grind: you have a grievance, resentment and you want to get revenge or sort it outWorks in progress//

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