Daily Portfolio Entries
10/15/01
Describe how your weekend went.
Liability disadvantage, burden
10/16/01
1st 4th no entry (assembly)
5th and 6th What was your favorite part of the assembly?
Dreadnaught fearless; unconquerable
10/17/01
"Pot if like a gang of Mexican bandits in your brain, They wait for thoughts to come down the road, then tie them up and trash them." Kevin Rooney COMMENT ON THIS QUOTE
Irrelevant not relating to a subject; not important
10/18/01
"All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence and success is sure" Mark Twain
COMMENT ON THIS QUOTE
Laconic use of a few words
10/19/01
"The first years of life are ruined by our parents. The rest is ruined by our kids." Clarence Darrow
COMMENT ON THIS QUOTE
Lax slack or loose, lacking in rigor
10/22/01 What does school pride mean to you?
Jaunty neatly dressed.
10/23/01
What issues do you think are uniting or dividing America today?
Larceny Theft or nonlegal taking
10/24/01
What motivates you when all else fails?
Melodramatic over reacting, overly emotional
10/25/01
If you could be somebody else for a day, who would you be and why/
Manifest to show itself plainly
10/26/01
Do you see you glass as half full or half empty? Explain.
Manipulate to control or influence dishonestly.
10/29/01
Will you go to the mall on Oct. 31?
Mimic one who imitates another.
10/30/01
"Its far easier to forgive an enemy after youve got even with him." Olin Miller
Menial trivial, unimportant, work fit for a servant
10/31/01
No entry
Metaphor - A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison
11/1/01 Ossama Quiz
Q: What do Bin Laden and Hiroshima have in common?
A: Nothing.......yet.
Q: How do you play Taliban bingo?
A: B-52...F-16...B-1...
Q: What is the Taliban national bird?
A: Duck
Q: How is Bin Laden like Fred Flintstone?
A: Both may look out their windows and see Rubble.
Q: What do Ossama bin Laden and General Custer have in common?
A: They both want to know where those Tomahawks are coming from!
Q: What's the five day forecast for Afghanistan?
A: Two days.
Q: What's the difference between Christmas and Ossama bin laden?
A: There will be a Christmas in December
Monotonous a steady droning sound; boring
11/2/01
"Be Ware of Dog" what funny/crazy/erroneous signs have you seen lately?
Meander to wind a course without cause or concern
11/5/01
Does the loss by the NY Yankees effect our national pride?
Malinger v to pretend to be sick to purposely avoid work or duty.
11/6/01
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11/9/01
What is your favorite aspect to the MCHS/DCHS rivalry?
Obsession - compulsive behavior that cannot be escaped
11/12/01
What does Veterans Day mean to you?
Nominal - small, insignificant
11/13/01
Will yesterdays crash effect your travel plans for the holidays?
Mottled - marked with spots, blotches, or streaks of different colors.
11/14/01
11/15/01
"Some things cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go." Oscar Wilde
Write this quote down and describe that always brings a smile to your face.
Murky - dark, gloomy, misty, or difficult to understand.
11/16/01
Free Writing
Nimble - light and quick
11/19
Write one things you are thankful for. Thursday, pull out that piece of paper and read it to your family.
Navigator a person who charts routes for a plane or ship.
11/20/01
Describe what would make your Thanksgiving Holiday perfect.
Nether position beneath or below
11/26/01
Describe everything the Pledge of Allegiance means to you.
Ostracize to leave out or ban from a group.
11/27/01
Choose the word pair that is the closest in relation: cell: membrane::
Orthodox adhering to abducted beliefs, especially in religion
11/28/01
Misanthrope: People::
Obtuse: not sharp-edged or pointed
11/29/01
What is special about 8,549,176,320
Optimistic expecting the best or inclined to look on the bright side
11/30/01
Riddle
What is greater than God
More evil than the Devil
Poor people have it
Rich people want it
If you eat it you will die.
Oppressive the pinning down of lower forces by higher forces.
12/3/01
What best puts you in the Christmas Spirit?
Officious giving advice that is not wanted or needed.
12/4/01
12/5/01
no entry
12/6/01
What 3 letters make a man of a boy? a, g, e (age)
What are sometimes sharp, but have no points? Wits
I have a face but cannot see. What am I? A clock
What's always flying, but never going anywhere? time
Opportune - to make the most of a situation; propitious
12/7/01
What is special about today's date?
What have you enjoyed most about the entries for this 9 weeks?
12/10/01
Portfolios DUE
12/14/01
1st (ECON) and 6th (World Geo) FINALS
12/17/01
2nd (World History) and 5th (World Geo) FINALS
12/18/01
3rd and 4th (APUSH) FINALS