CNN Student News 11/4

Daylight savings time has been practiced for years. Eventhough some countries no longer use DST other countries like the US still does.
The practice has been both praised and criticized. Adding daylight to afternoons benefits retailing, sports, and other activities that exploit sunlight after working hours, but causes problems for farming, evening entertainment and other occupations tied to the sun. Its effect on health and crime is less clear. Although an early goal of DST was to reduce evening usage of incandescent lighting, formerly a primary use of electricity, modern heating and cooling usage patterns differ greatly, and research about how DST currently affects energy use is limited or contradictory.

CNN Student News 11/2

The tsunami in Japan that caused the nuclear reactors to explode has also caused a major cleanup project. Temperatures in the plant were too high to do any work to clean up. it could take up to 10 years to get all of the nuclear fel out of the reactors to fully decommision them. The fuel takes almost a million years to half break down. and almost never fully breaks down.

CNN Student News 10/31

A deadly attack in Kabul, Afghanistan killed 12 people including nine americans, for of which were US troops. it all started when a suicide bomber drove his car into an armored bus, which was part of a convoy transporting supplies and troops. Snow covered almost four US states with almost nine inches of snow in a day, more snow that each state has ever gotten in that short time period. power was out flights were cancelled and trees blocked roads for travelers trying to flee the storm.  The NBA has already cancelled two weeks of the 2011 season. Agreements have yet to be made between players and the owners to split up the money that the league makes.

CNN 10/28

The 13th Ammendment does not oly apply to humans. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) feels that the 13th ammendment which states that there is no slavery in the United States argues that it doesnt apply only to humans. They are suing SeaWorld for the unethical treatment of their Orcas. They were captured from the wild and FORCED to work at SeaWorld as involuntary slaves. PETA is suuing SeaWorld not for themselves......,but on behalf of the Whales!!

WOD 10/31/11

1. nyctophobia- Abnormal fear of the night or darkness

Nyctophobia stems from the Greek nyktos- meaning night and phobia meaning fear.

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2.  Aioli- A sauce made of oil and eggs, usually flavored with garlic, from the Provence region of France.

Aioli comes from the Provençal word for garlic, ai and the Latin word for oil, oli.

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3. Metemperical- Beyond or outside the field of experience

Metempircal derives from the Greek words met- meaning “beyond or before” and empirical meaning “experience.”

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4. Obscurcantism- Opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.

Obscurantism originally comes from the Latin root obscur meaning “dark” and the suffix -ant which turned a verb into a noun (as in the word servant), so the word literally meant “one that makes dark.”
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5. prehensible: able to be seized or grasped.

Prehensible comes from the Latin word prehension meaning “a taking hold.”

WOD 11/24/11

To spellbind; fascinate

mesmerize-to spellbind; fascinate.

Mesmerize is an eponym from Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), an Austrian physician who developed a theory of animal magnetism and a mysterious body fluid which allows one person to hypnotize another.

To comment unfavorably or critically

animadvert-to comment unfavorably or critically.

Animadvert comes from the Latin animadvertere meaning to heed or censure.

A state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation

perdition- a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation.

Perdition stems from the Latin perditiōn- meaning destruction. It was the equivalent of perdit, the past participle of perdere meaning to do in, ruin or lose.

Violently or destructively frenzied; wild; crazed; deranged.

berserk-violently or destructively frenzied; wild; crazed; deranged.

The English usage of berserk lies in an Old Norse story introduced by Sir Walter Scott in 1822. It is from the Old Norse word berserkr (n.) meaning a raging warrior of superhuman strength. Linguistically, it probably from stems from ber- meaning bear and serkr meaning shirt, thus literally "a warrior clothed in bearskin."

Proper to or suggestive of a tomb; funereal or dismal.

sepulchral-proper to or suggestive of a tomb; funereal or dismal.

Sepulchural is derived from the Latin sepulcrum, from sepul- meaning to bury and -crum which was the suffix denoting place, so it literally meant “place to bury

Homework: Resolutions

States ought not posess nuclear weapons

States- territories within the U.s
ought- used to express duty or moral obligation
not - used to express negation, denial, refusal, or prohibition
 posess- to have
nuclear- pertaining to or involving atomic weapons
weapons- any instrument or device for use in attack or defense in combat, fighting, or war,

It is a warrant.
Context- States within the US
Actor Action- The Actor is the states. Having nuclear weapons is the Action
It would mean to support nuclear weapons for states if you affirm this and to be against it if you negate the resolution.
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In a democratic society, felons ought to retain the right to vote

Democratic society- society where we vote for leaders

Felons- people in jail

retain- to keep

right- in accordance with what is good

vote- a formal expressionof opinion or choice

It is a impact

Context- People within jail cells that want to vote

Actor Action- Actor-Felons in jail Action- Keeping the right to vote

It would be affirmative to support them to keep the right to vote and negative to leave it as it is.

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Military conscription is unjust

Military- people who fight fopr our freedom, armed forces

Conscription- compulsory enrollment of persons for military

Unjust- What is right and not right.

It is a warrant

The context would be people being drafted for the military

Actor Action: Actor- Millitary Action- Drafting people

Supporting drafting would be affirmative and negating it would be against drafting.