Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Final- Blog

1.Ambivalent • adjective having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
— DERIVATIVES ambivalence noun ambivalently adverb.
— ORIGIN from Latin ambi- ‘on both sides’ + valere ‘be worth’.
2.Ambigous • adjective 1 (of language) having more than one meaning. 2 not clear or decided.
— DERIVATIVES ambiguously adverb.
— ORIGIN Latin ambiguus ‘doubtful’.

3. tenacious • adjective 1 holding firmly to something. 2 persisting in existence or in a course of action.
— DERIVATIVES tenaciously adverb tenacity /tinassiti/ noun.
— ORIGIN from Latin tenere ‘to hold’.

4. elated • adjective extremely happy and excited.
— DERIVATIVES elatedly adverb elatedness noun elation noun.
— ORIGIN Latin elatus ‘raised’, from efferre ‘to raise’.

5. trice • noun (in phrase in a trice) in a moment; very quickly.
— DERIVATIVES N/A
— ORIGIN originally as a trice in the sense a tug, also an instant: from Dutch trisen ‘pull sharply’.

6. inoculate • verb 1 another term for VACCINATE. 2 introduce (cells or organisms) into a culture medium.
— DERIVATIVES inoculable adjective inoculation noun inoculator noun.
— ORIGIN originally in the sense graft a bud or shoot: from Latin inoculare ‘engraft’, from oculus ‘eye, bud’.

7. berserk adjective out of control; wild and frenzied.
• noun (also berserker) an ancient Norse warrior who fought with frenzy.
— ORIGIN Old Norse, probably from bjorn ‘bear’ + serkr ‘coat’, or possibly from berr ‘bare’ (i.e. without armour

8. dissipate • verb 1 be or cause to be dispelled or dispersed. 2 waste (money, energy, or resources).
— DERIVATIVES dissipative adjective dissipator (also dissipater) noun.
— ORIGIN Latin dissipare ‘scatter’.

9. inaugurate • verb 1 begin or introduce (a system, project, etc.). 2 admit formally to office. 3 officially mark the beginning or first public use of (a building, service, etc).
— DERIVATIVES inaugural adjective inauguration noun inaugurator noun.
— ORIGIN from Latin inauguratus ‘consecrated after interpreting omens’, from augurare ‘to augur’.
10. adjudicate • verb 1 make a formal judgement on a disputed matter. 2 judge a competition.
— DERIVATIVES adjudication noun adjudicative adjective adjudicator noun.
— ORIGIN Latin adjudicare ‘adjudge’.
11 pedant • noun a person excessively concerned with minor detail or with displaying technical knowledge.
— DERIVATIVES pedantic adjective pedantically adverb pedantry noun.
— ORIGIN French pédant, probably related to PEDAGOGUE.

12 amorous adjective showing or feeling sexual desire.
— DERIVATIVES amorously adverb amorousness noun.
— ORIGIN Latin amorosus, from amor ‘love’.

13 vocation • noun 1 a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation. 2 a person’s employment or main occupation, especially one requiring dedication. 3 a trade or profession.
— ORIGIN Latin, from vocare ‘to call’.

14 pauper • noun 1 a very poor person. 2 historical a recipient of public charity.
— DERIVATIVES pauperism noun pauperize (also pauperise) verb.
— ORIGIN from Latin, ‘poor’.

15 pronounce • verb 1 make the sound of (a word or part of a word). 2 declare or announce. 3 (pronounce on) pass judgement or make a decision on.
— DERIVATIVES pronounceable adjective pronouncement noun pronouncer noun.
— ORIGIN Latin pronuntiare, from nuntiare ‘announce’.





There once was a tenacious pauper who had big dreams for his life and dreamed for things beyond his initial grasp. This was a difficult situation for him though because he was still so poor. He needed to find a way to make money in order to attend college. He was a pedant and wanted to make sure that he did his best in everything. He was very intelligent and it showed in his test scores and computer skills. He attended California Baptist University and was a great student. He wasn’t sure what he wanted to do so he researched to find his vocation. His father had just been inaugurated governor of his home state. But he didn’t want to be in politics. His main purpose for trying to make something of himself was to impress this beautiful woman. He felt great amorousness toward this lady and wanted nothing less than to marry her. He had to get inoculated on his yearly checkup required by the school. While at school he was able to spend extensive time with the woman of his dreams. Eventually he built up the courage to ask her out on a date. When she said yes he was in completely elated. When the day came for their date he realized he had nothing to wear so he went to the mall in a trice. He found a shirt that he was debating on getting but he was rather ambivalent about it. The saying on it was ambiguous and he didn’t want her to be offended by its other meaning. When he found one he liked he went to buy it but his cash had seemed to have dissipated. So he ran out of the store to pull out money and when he was at the food court he saw the girl he was supposed to meet from a distance so he hid because he didn’t want her to know that he was shopping for clothes to wear. He watched her for a few minutes waiting for her to leave and another guy came up to her, gave her a hug, and a big kiss. When he saw this he went berserk on the guy and beat him into a coma. When his adjudication was finally stated he was pronounced to serve one year in prison.

On Call- Blog

Still is a concept that could be confusing when you first look at it and hear it. I admit I was unsure of the meaning when I first heard what the theme for the new yearbook. As I began to think about I started to like it more and more. It is a great theme for this school and this country. But I feel as though it could have two meanings that are both really great.
The first is the way that Krissy described it. With all of the changes and additions that have come with this New Year we have never lost our identity as a school or a country. We are Still CBU and we are Still America. I am proud of both and no matter the problems and changes that arise there is nothing that can take who and what we are at heart. We are in the middle of one of the biggest historic event that will likely take place in our lifetimes. We are in a terrible depression that while growing up seemed to be a practical impossibility. But even though all of that, we haven’t lost who we are as a people. We would still band together and take care of one another. The other way that this theme could have been interpreted is as taking time to be Still. We often fly through life and our daily lives without ever taking time to appreciate how far we have come or even merely the lives we have been blessed with. There are so many reasons to be thankful at CBU and we all need to be Still in order to recognize what we have been given. I recently spent time out in the middle of Rose Garden just to take time away from all technology and hustle and bustle of my life. I truly enjoyed my time; maybe even more than I thought was possible. I usually am so caught up in all the papers, tests, and social excursions that I never take a step back to see how great CBU has become even in the short time that I have been here. With the summer coming we will all have more time to relax and look back at what CBU really is and how important it is to each of us. CBU is Still CBU and we have to be Still to appreciate the changes.

Saturday, February 28, 2009

How to play black jack.

In order to play black jack you must first have a deck of cards with all 52 cards. The way to begin playing is to first ensure that the cards are sufficiently shuffled. There is a dealer and players. Each player places their bet down before any cards are dealt. The dealer deals the cards to his/her left ending with him/her. Two cards are dealt to each player. The dealer's second card is placed face up for the rest of the players to see. At this point each player looks at his/her cards. The object of the game is to get as close to 21 as you can without going over. If you go over 21 it is called a bust. The cards 10, jack, queen and king count as 10. The cards two through nine count as the number on the card and the ace counts as either 11 or one whichever is better for the player. If you do not have a low amount, for example eight between both of your cards, you hit. The signal for this is to tap the table. The general rule of thumb is not to hit if you are over 16. If you have a good hand then you do what is called stay. The signal for this is to wave your hand. If you get a black jack, which is exactly 21 between your first two cards, then you automatically win that hand and are awarded 150% of what you bet. For example if you bet $30 then you would get your $30 back plus an additional $45. Now we will go over doubling down and splitting. To double down you must first be dealt your cards at the beginning of the hand. Doubling down is when you double the amount you bet initially in hopes of winning twice as much. If you like the cards that you have been dealt and you would like to double the amount that you bet initially then you have to accept another card. In other words after you place the bet down you are dealt one more card. The best numbers to do this action are 10 and 11 in hopes of getting a face card. Face cards are ten, jack, queen, and king because they count as 10. Splitting is similar to doubling down. When you are dealt your cards and you would like to split, then you separate the two cards and double the initial bet. The dealer then places a card on top of each of the split cards. You are essentially playing two separate hands hence the name split. You can hit on each of these hands until you are satisfied. The bets are separate so if you lose one then you don't automatically lose the whole bet. Each of the two hands is a separate bet. These are the basics to the game of black jack. Use wisely and gamble responsibly.

Friday, January 23, 2009

My Testimony

I chose to write about my testimony. For some their testimony is filled with drugs and violence. Others have problems with abuse or sexual immorality. I on the other hand have a relatively simple; some might say even boring, testimony. Well I grew up in the small safe town of Murrieta, California. My parents had not always been Christians or even religious for that matter. They began going to church when I was born. We began to attend a church known as Calvary Chapel Murrieta. This was my home for the next 18 years where I learned about God and all of the wonderful things he had done. I was raised in the church and I never questioned anything I had learned. I also began to just go through the motions. I believed what I heard every Sunday but it didn’t affect me the way it should have. Well as a young adult going into high school I joined the wrestling team. I turned out to be very good. In fact I made varsity my freshman year after only wrestling for about 2 months. This was the both a blessing and a terrible thing. I began to get major peer pressure from my teammates to attend parties and drink. I initially said no but after a while they wore me down. I began to emerge myself in that world and surprisingly enough began to enjoy it. I never would have thought that I could have fallen into a lifestyle like that. Even my girlfriend at the time who was a “good Christian girl” began to pressure me into things that I never wanted. It really became tough to determine what right and wrong was. I liked my life for the most part and it felt right to me. As time went on I started to feel empty and lost. I began attending the high school youth group and started being discipled by the youth pastor. This is the single best thing that has ever happened to me with the exception of finding Christ. This is because I finally came back to reality. I found the fellowship and the love that I was searching for through the parties and the drinking. I felt as though God had truly changed my life. It was no longer my parent’s religion and how I was brought up. It finally became real. From that point on I have had my ups and downs just as any relationship does. However I now have a personal connection and relationship with not only God but my fellow Christians that I never had experienced before.