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The Things I Carry

In my backpack, I carry a variety of different objects that are useful for my school. All of my things that I carry are important for me when I need it for an emergency. One of the things that I carry everyday would be my laptop. Every day I carry my laptop because I have it as a backup plan, in case if I need to type a homework assignment that is due on the next class. I also use my laptop to retype my notes because I would usually find it difficult to understand my own writing during class. That is why using my laptop is useful because it keeps me very organized in every curriculums. Another thing that I carry would be my favorite wallet. I wake up very early for almost every day and I would skip breakfast, but I would use my money to buy myself a small snack to calm down my hunger. I also use my wallet to go on the bus. The only way I go home is by taking the bus route, which is much easier and I can save money rather than driving. When I begin my class, the professor make several requirements about which book I need to buy and I would go to the bookstore to buy them. Lastly, I carry my books for each and every one of my classes. When I have my breaks before class, I read my books to remember what I did in class.

Vocabulary Words

Intransitive:

Source Sentence:
"... to hump meant to walk, or to march, but it implied burdens far beyond the intransitive" (O'Brien 3)
Context Clue:
 I used my guess because the main words do not connect or relate to the same subject.

Sentence:
My professor is taking about the study of psychology and other intransitive conversations about her life.

Taut:  

Source Sentence:
"It was an action shot-women's volleyball- and Martha was bent horizontal to the floor, reaching, the pals of her hands in sharp focus. . . " (O'Brien 4)

Context Clue:
I used my logical method because it is describing how Martha is focused and women in volleyball are always in shape.

Sentence:
All of the football players are firm and taut when they practice in the fields.

Topography:

Source Sentence:
" Depending on numerous factors. . . " (O'Brien 5)

Context Clue:
 One of my methods that I have used was my logic because it explains a lot of the factors that has to do with features in the war. Also, the word "topography" has the key word "graph" which can be explained in graphs or charts.

Sentence:
Math teachers use a lot of topography to find results from the graphs in statistics.






















Monotony: Source Sentence: "Digging foxholes. Slapping mosquitoes. The sun and the heat and the endless paddies." (page 32) Context Clue: I used my logic when the words "slapping, and digging", must be a routine to get used to it. Sentence: Waking up in the morning is a monotony for the whole week. Serenity: Source Sentence: ". . . but then for a few seconds everything goes quiet and you look up and see the sun and a few puffy white clouds. . ." (page 34) Context Clue: In this sentence, I used example because it is describing the calmness from the sky. Sentence: Going to the park is a peaceful area and full of serenity to be relaxed. Exuberance: Source Sentence: ". . . lots of pranks and horseplay." (page 35) Context Clue: For this sentence, I used definition and example because it is describing the action based on the veterans behavior. Sentence: Little boys can be very exuberance by the way they are messing around.