Vocab 2 Spring

Accoutrements- additional dress or equipment

Apogee- the highest point in development of something 

Apropos- with reference to; concerning.

Bicker- argue about petty & tribal manners.

Coalesce- come together & form one mass

Contretemps- an unexpected or unfortunate experience 

Convolution- a coil or twist 

Cull- select from a large quantity 

Disparate- especially different in kind; no comparison 

Dogmatic-inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.

Licentious- promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.

Mete- dispense or allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment.

Noxious- harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

Polemic- a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.

Populous-a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.

Probity-the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.

Repartee- conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies.

Supervene- occur later than a specified or implied event or action, typically in such a way as to change the situation.

Truncate- shorten (something) by cutting off the top or the end.

Unimpeachable- not able to be doubted, questioned, or criticized; entirely trust

THE CHOICE

The Choice was a very sad story, I wish I new a better vocab word to describe the feeling but no. The story reminded me of a book I read by Lance Armstrong and his journey of overcoming chemotherapy and winnning the tour of france! Great story, who ever is reading this post should really read that book! -- " Every Second Counts"--

I'm used to relatives and deaths in my life to where the story did not impact me as much as the average joe. It made me also worry what if my own child, if i ever have one,  has cancer! IT brings up a lot of thoughts and feelings past most peoples comfort levels. Most persons dont want to think about subjects such as these but we need to be aware of our surroundings!

Ignoring the obvious in life is not good. We need to be more grateful for what we have and understand theres many people who have it worse. What can we do to help them? Words can only do so much as to what actions can do to these people to help them on their everyday constant struggle. Cancer, war, hunger, violence, racial injustice etc its all out there. Shame on you for trying to set these issues to the side just because 'they dont affect you'. Come the day you come accross a dilemma having to do with one of those subjects and you cry for help and recieve none. Ask yourself why.

that may be the first step to change

HACKING MY EDUCATION

Walking into class  I came in with fresh ideas. Dr. Preston talked about what we want to do in this course which is not typical for your everyday class room discussions but, I don't expect any less from my crazy teacher.

I propose what I really want to discover this semester is finding good careers and jobs having to do with E.P.I.C!! Engineering will soon boom at Righetti the students just do not know it yet. I have heard through the grape vine that faculty in science and art departments are tying to gather funds to create a engineering program at righetti since it's valued so much in our community and country! The real question I want to ask is how can I help?

It's a fact: THE POWER IS IN THE NUMBERS. We as students can gather together and find a way to promote E.P.I.C throughout campus! Yes its a challenging route but it is worth it in the end, we need new ideas and creative minds in America. We need change, good positive alternatives, and much more.

We have colleges and resources ready and eager to help promote engineering! We just need to find them, maybe I can create a blog on this subject? Possibillities are endless.

We are the future and that should be respected and recognized by adults and elders.

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