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English
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English
11th Grade
01/17/2008

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Term
SOAPSTONE
Definition
S- Subject
O- Occasion
A-Audience
P-Purpose
S-Speaker
Tone- syntax, emphaisis, languege, word order
Term
Puritian Literature
Definition
Nofiction, simple, plain, relgious, formless, bible based
Term
Types of Puritian Literature
Definition
Poetry, hymns, biographier, jounral, autobigraphies, histories, studies, documentians
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Establishment of Harvard
Definition
By Puritians, designed to teach ministry and education
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Date of the creation of the Printing Press
Definition
1638
Term
Reason all things printed were Puritian style
Definition
Purtians controlled
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Deleware Indians
Definition
DE, NJ,PA Pushed to OK by settlers, oral tradition culture
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Myth
Definition
Fictional teaching oral tradition explain the unexplainable natural phenomenons
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Navajo
Definition
AZ NM
Term
Journal Writing
Definition
Private- subjective, biased, opinions
Public-- obkective, facts, observations
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Caesura
Definition
Place in line where there is abreak
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Ben Franklin
Definition
Written when 65, died before completion, worked at brothers newspaper, Mrs. Silence Dogood, becomes manager, Phillly for job,
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Declaration of Independence
Definition
Sybiotic relationship bewtween government and people goverend
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Parts of a Declaration
Definition
Intro preamble, indictmnet, denunciation, conclusion
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Intro
Definition
dependent clause, independent clause, begins with casue becomes effect, general statment, one scentence
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Preablem
Definition
Claim
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Indictment
Definition
Accusations
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Denunciation
Definition
Justification of actions
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Conclusion
Definition
Declare, telling what thier going to doing
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William Cullen Bryant
Definition
Born 1794, Thatntopsis, titled by someone else,
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Thanatopsis
Definition
Greek for death in sight- meditation on death
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Romanticism
Definition
final meaning of everything, feelings adn emotions, cant be proven by science, horror, sublimity, trepedation, against science
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The Raven
Definition
Edgar Allen Poe, 1845, not a romantic poet,repition of breath lenghts, alleterations, consanance, asonance, heart beat, falling feeling, auguary, narrative poem, nevermore, nothingmore, horror
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Custom House
Definition
customs inspector, disclaimer
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Prolepsis
Definition
Indication something has happened before it has happened
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Allegory
Definition
Teaches a lesson and moral
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Transendentalism
Definition
moving across physical world to spiritual world, by product of romantiscism,gain acess to God
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Longfellow
Definition
Tide rises and falls written later in life, pslam of life optismitic because written when younger
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Storm in I heard a fly buzz
Definition
crying oounrners, stillness when they leave, king in room is God
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Herculean
Definition
tredendous in size, strength, difficulty, or effort
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Bowdlerize
Definition
Remove or change parts cosidered vulgar or immortal
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Pandemoinum
Definition
Utter confusion or wild uproar
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Pander
Definition
Play up to anothers desires and wekanesses
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Quixotic
Definition
Idealistic but not practical
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Cynical
Definition
Doubting the goodness and sincerity of human motives
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Stoical
Definition
Indifferent to pain and pleasure
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Stigma
Definition
Mark of Disgrace
Term
Impede
Definition
Hinder, obstruct, slow down to process of
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Expedite
Definition
Speed up, hasten or help the accomplishment of
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Tantalize
Definition
Arouse hope that will be frustrated
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Labyrinth
Definition
Complex, intricate network of passages, complicated situtaion, maze
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Machiavellian
Definition
Unprincipaled and crafty
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laconic
Definition
brief, concise
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Maudlin
Definition
Excessively sentimental
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Galvanize
Definition
Startle, excite, shock, electrify
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Lethargic
Definition
Lazy, sluggish, lacking energy
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Ostracize
Definition
Exculde from society, refuse to associate with, banish
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Gregarious
Definition
Liking the company of others, socialable
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Egregious
Definition
oustandingly bad
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Mesmerize
Definition
Hypnotize, fascinate
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Martial
Definition
Warlike, military, pertaining to the armerd forces
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Erotic
Definition
pertaining to or arousing sexual love and desire
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Cupidity
Definition
greed
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Philistine
Definition
an uncultured, materialistic person who is indifferent or hostile to artistic and intellectual activeies
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Catholic
Definition
Broad minded universal
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Jeopardize
Definition
put in danger
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Precarious
Definition
unsafe, risky, insecure
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Forte
Definition
strong point
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Odyssey
Definition
Long adventurous journey
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Protean
Definition
Readliy changing form or charachter
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Fiasco
Definition
Complete or ridiculous failure
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Idiosyncracy
Definition
personal peculiarity
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Quintessence
Definition
most essentail part or quality; perfect example
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Rankle
Definition
Cuase bitterness, hatred, resentment
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Narcissism
Definition
extreme self love or self admiration
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incumbent
Definition
holder of an office or position; holding an office or position; resting as a duty or obligation; required
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Succumb
Definition
give in, give up, yield, die
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