Fahrenheit 451 first impressions :

1.)  The salamander is one of the official symbols of the firemen, as well as the name they give to their fire trucks and its the dominant image of montags life.
2.) It's when Montag is going home from his job and the author describes Clarisse. Her face was slender and milk-white, and in it was a kind of gentle hunger that touched over everything with tireless curiosity. It was a look, almost, of pale surprise; the dark eyes were so fixed to the world that no move escaped them. Her dress was white and it whispered.
3.) Montag, the protagonist, takes pleasure in burning illegal books and the homes of their owners, but then begins to question his life.
4.) His concerns at the time,  about censorship and the threat of book burning in the United States and he wanted to be motivational due to writing this novel and he wanted to make a meaning about what he was talking about.
5.) I feel that Bradburys diction and syntax is based upon what his message is written in the novel and how he tries to explain due to the life threats he goes through. He goes above and beyond to try to prove what is happening through this book with his characters is something he or someone in his life went through.

Vocabulary list 4 :

melancholy : a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause
exemplary : serving as a desirable model; representing the best of its kind
peculiar : strange or odd; unusual
dread : anticipate with great apprehension or fear
bough : a main branch of a tree
pious : devoutly religious
communion : the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially when the exchange is on a mental or spiritual level
auditor : a person who conducts an audit
multitude : a large number
eloquence : fluent or persuasive speaking or writing
despair : the complete loss or absence of hope
hoary : grayish white

Vocabulary : fall list 5

 adroit : clever or skillful in using the hands or mind. 
 amicable : (of relations between people) having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor.
 averse : having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.
 belligerent : hostile and aggressive.
 benevolent : well meaning and kindly.
 cursory : hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
 duplicity : deceitfulness; double-dealing.
 extol : praise enthusiastically.
 feasible : possible to do easily or conveniently.
 grimace : an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.
 holocaust : destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war
 impervious : not allowing fluid to pass through
 impetus : the force or energy with which a body moves
 meticulous : showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise
 nostalgia : a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations
 quintessence : the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
 retrogress : go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one
 scrutinize : examine or inspect closely and thoroughly
 tepid : (especially of a liquid) only slightly warm; lukewarm.

Aha !

 The things I've learned about storytelling in this class is basically the tone, dialogue, mood & direction. Those are the main things because that's all that generates about reading in storytelling and to also describe how, what, where and when everything happens in short stories. It's also to grab the readers attention in the main subjects that represents storytelling. When you read short stories you will capture the subjects as we discussed and learn how it works and creating the story. All the ideas I learned we're just the basics, but I will learn more things about storytelling. Theres always more to learn then the basics. In conclusion, reading about any stories make sure to think about what you are reading and seeing if it grabs your attention and also think about the basics which are statted up there and to look for clues or hints!

Vocabulary: Fall List 3

coherent: (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.
belabor: argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail.
eschew: deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
acquisitive: excessively interested in acquiring money or material things
emulate: match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
banal: so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
excoriation: the act of excoriating.
congeal: solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.
carping: difficult to please; critical.
substantiate: provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
temporize: avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time.
largesse: generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.
tenable: able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
insatiable: (of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy.
reconnaissance: military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.germane: relevant to a subject under consideration.
ramify: form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out.
intransigent: unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.
taciturn: (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.

Notes from today's class. Sept 3, 2014

WHAT I LEARNED TODAY !  :')
~ 4 types of ways for short stories ..
- tone 
- mood 
- theme 
- diction .
~ Chef (movie): always had to ask for permission to make different foods , used twitter to send a message to the food critic. Main purpose for it is something that he wanted to get across in the movie about his son and chef in the scene that Dr.Preston showed us. 
~ Young Goodman Brown is a example of a story that the author has something to get across.
~ allusion (close to foreshadowing but a hint a author gives you) a reference to something that the author thinks we should know. 
~ symbol : symbol that stands for something to the world , also a symbol refers to a referent. 
~ foreshawdowing : author gives us a hint for what is to come. 

Vocabulary: Fall list 2

intercede : intervene on behalf of another , in between .
hackneyed :  (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused.
approbation : approval or praise.
innuendo : an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.
coalition : an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states.
elicit :  evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.
hiatus : a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.
assuage : make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
decadence : moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.
expostulate : express strong disapproval or disagreement.
simulate : imitate the appearance or character of.
jaded : tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something.
umbrage : offense or annoyance.
prerogative : a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class.
lurid : very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.
transcend : be or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division).
provincial : of or concerning a province of a country or empire.
petulant : (of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
unctuous : (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily.
meritorious : deserving reward or praise.