Word of the week 8

1. Amiability

2. The man himself was a mixture of simplicity, shrewdness, and amiability.

3. Being friendly, sociable, and congenial

4. After I left my first day at work, I felt my new co-workers were very amiable.

Drinking Coffee Elsewhere

The story Brownies in the book "Drinking Coffee Elsewhere" includes a variety of description and story-telling techniques. The description of the troop leader Mrs. Margolin, really stood out to me and I could picture her exactly. The author uses many similies in the writting, an example would be "She wagged her index finger perfunctorily, like a winshield wiper.", or You can just imagine a parent standing in front of you telling you no, and what not to do. Another similie is "Whose hair hung past her butt like a hawaiian hula dancer." The description she uses for the "invaders" or the caucasion troop, "the ten white girls behind us were instantly real and memorable, with their long shampoo-comercial hair, straight as spaghetti from the box." I really enjoyed this story because of how descriptive it was. Everything was described and or compared to something so that you could picture it as soon as you read it.

Word of the week 7

1. Balmy

2. Then the weather changed and the temperature rose steadily to a balmy 14 degrees.

3. Pleasantly warm

4. I walked outside to feel the balmy sun shining down on me.

Word of the week 6

1.Ilk

2.His predecessor, advokat Holgerr Palmgren, had been of an entirely different ilk.

3.family, class, or kind

4. He comes from a very high class ilk.

Radio Interview Analysis

Child Star to Superstar

I chose to listen to an interview from Fresh Air on Justin Timberlake. The interviewer started the interview off by giving some background information about Justin as well as his career acomplishments. The interview began with his most recent success of the potrayal of Napster creator Sean Parker in the movie Social Netork. She asked questions about the directing of the film and cast portrayal in which Justin seemed to answer honestly and gave his opinions on these questions. Questions came up along the lines of his interest in comed, in which she brought up his most recent skit with Jimmy Fallon. Justin stated that he has always been into making people laugh since he was a little kid running around with a Jackson Five wig on.
The interviewers stratagey seemed to be start with his most recent acomplishments and work her way backward to the begginning of his career, where and how he got started in the entertainment industry.
There didn't seem to be any kind of relationship between the two, but she was obviously familar with who he is and he did mention at the end he was looking forward to the interview becaus he was a fan of her show.
From this interview I learned that starting with questions about the new and most interesting things that are going on in the persons life and career are most important so you can be sure to get those answered. Dont be afraid to ask a follow up question if they said something interesting when answering another question, this was done often in the interview and you learned quite a bit more about him by expanding on what he was saying.

Mystery Character

I am the daughter of an academy-award winning actress. Blonde hair and bright eyes, I have been a mother of three, a crazy bride, and a treasure hunter, but some would say I am most famous for being almost famous. I have won a golden globe. I have been know to not be able to keep a boyfriend for more than 10 days. Who am I?