Graphic Novel Choice

I choose you, Maus-kachu!

The Hazy Line Between Fact and Fiction

If asked where a writer may draw the line between fact and fiction, I would reply, "Anywhere they want to." It is not only their right to draw that line, but to cross it as well. In This Boy's Life, Tobias sets a sort of standard of impartiality by revealing every side of his changing personality during the most influential years in his life, his childhood. Still, the validity of his claims is irrelevant to this metamorphosis, because it does not affect the impact of the events on the author, but rather it affects the impact of the events on the reader. Readers may not take the author's story as seriously if they find out that much the story is a fallacy, but if the author's goal is truly self expression, then it should not matter.

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Across
2) treacle
4) timbre
6) strident
9) implacable
13) docile
15) furtive
16) novice
18) bellicose
19) nuance

Down
1) Grovel
3) conjure
5) curtly
6) scabrous
7) abjection
8) sepulchral
10) pretentious
11) ludicrous
14) reverie
17) coy

Vocab haiku

Conjure - to create something from nothing, or from a mixture of ingredients such as brew.

Acclamation - to like something very much.
Novice - a rookie, or newbie.
Bellicose - angry, quarrelsome.
Grovel - to beg.
Coy - shy, or reserved.
Furtive - nervous, unsure.
Ludicrous - ridiculous, not believable.
Pretentious - a quality of assuming a position above other people.
Treacle - insincere flattery.
Sepulchral - a gloomy atmosphere.
Scabrous - ugly, unattractive, down-trodden.
Docile - easily manipulated.
Strident - harsh.
Implacable - a quiet and strong demeanor.
Nuance - a subtlety noticed by being attentive or through experience
Abjection - without pride or dignity
Timbre - a sound with a distinct quality about it.
Reverie - a thoughtful state. The act of talking to yourself in your head.
Curtly - shortly, in a way that makes you seem irritated.

He spoke curtly and
with abjection. I remained
docile, as usual.

This Boy's Life

I agree almost entirely with these two quotes. In a sense, it's impossible to not be influenced by our environment, and the people that become a part of our life, because as soon as we are born, our eyes turn to the giants living in the giant world around us and it is our instinct to follow them. Sometimes we follow the wrong person, and that's where the second quote comes into play. However, even if it was wrong to allow that person to corrupt us, there is still a possibility for growth, as long as we learn from the experience.

CST Practice Questions 14-18

14) A
15) D
16) D
17) C
18) B

CST Practice questions 1 - 13

1) C
2) A
3) D
4) A
5) C
6) A
7) B
8) B
9) B
10) B
11) A
12) C
13) D