Vocabulary7

1.          Word: accurate
   Definition: adjective
Part of speech: free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model
    Sentence: Students have to find accurate information for their essay.
Collocation: accurate person

2.          Word: reconcile
   Definition: verb
Part of speech: to cause to accept or be resigned to something not desired
    Sentence: He proceeded from words to blows, but he reconciled with his friends.
Collocation: reconcile with

3.          Word: disrupt
   Definition: verb
Part of speech: to cause disorder or turmoil, to destroy usually temporary
    Sentence: Bad kids disrupt the class and teacher gets mad.
Collocation: disrupt the social

4.         Word: repel
   Definition:1. to drive or force back  2. to thrust back away
Part of speech: verb
    Sentence: In the summer, Japanese people set fire to "katorisenkou" which repel mosquitoes and      enjoy handy fireworks.
Collocation: repel the enemy, repel mosquitoes

5.          Word: haggle
   Definition: to bargain in a petty, quibbling, and often contentious
Part of speech: verb
    Sentence: Koki haggles about trip plan with me and begins to fight.
Collocation: haggle about, over, with

6.          Word: mortgage
   Definition: a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed
Part of speech: noun
    Sentence: She lends money on mortgage.
Collocation: mortgage right

7.         Word: vain
   Definition: excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements
Part of speech: adjective
    Sentence: She is vain about her clothes and always talks about fashion.
Collocation: a very vain man, vain action, vain person

8.          Word: perish
   Definition: to die or be destroyed through violence, privation
Part of speech: verb
    Sentence: Many people perished because of the biggest hurricane in the US.
Collocation: perish with   Synonym: Death, die, gone away

9.          Word: heed
   Definition: 1. to give careful attention (with O)    2. to give attention
Part of speech: verb
    Sentence: He doesn't heed any advice of improving and always mistakes.
Collocation: heed advice, give heed

10.      Word: inflate
   Definition: to distend; swell or puff out; dilate
Part of speech: verb
    Sentence: The performer inflate ballon for kids.
                     He is inflated with pride.
Collocation: inflate balloon

Annotated Bibliography

     In the article, "Smartphones in the Classroom? Let students Decide.", David Gooblar report that students should allow to use personal technology in the classroom. Gooblar mentions that personal technology can interfere the class and be hard to connect with students. However, Gooblar points out that personal technology enable to share class material online. Moreover, people who have physical or cognitive ability can join class by using personal technology. In addition, Gooblar introduce example of Bates and Lister that students vote rule what they need or not on online. Finally, Gooblar concludes by mentioning effect of deciding rule by students. The effects include students consider their role in classroom; students think about learning style; and students have responsibility.

     This article can be trusted and used in an essay. Firstly, the article is current because it discuss a common topic and it is discussed today, and the last update was in 2014. In addition, the writer is David Gooblar, who is author, and he works as a teacher at Mount University and Augustana College;  thus, it is a trusted article. The article posted in The Chronicle of Higher Education, so we can check for updates anytime we want. Lastly, this article's main point is to inform to decide using personal technology by students or not. Although article is an opinion, it presents the ideas fairly.

Reference

Gooblar, David. 23 January, 2014. "Smartphones in the Classroom? Let students Decide." The Chronicle of Higher Education. 24 May, 2017.

Vocabulary7

1            Word; recur
      Definition: to occur again; as an event, experience
Part of speech: verb
        Sentence: The airplane accident recurred so that people protest against an airline company.
     Collocation: be repeated, come again

2             Word; courier
      Definition: a messenger especially in quick, guide
Part of speech: noun
        Sentence: He uses international courier service and get some staff from mother.
     Collocation: escort courier, motorcycle courier

3            Word; petition
      Definition: a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the                        request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor,   right, mercy, or other benefit→request paper
Part of speech: noun
        Sentence: President subscribed a petition.
     Collocation: a letter of petition, subscribe a petition

4             Word; hesitate
      Definition: to be reluctant or wait act because of fear
Part of speech: verb
        Sentence: Japanese people hesitate to say what they think even if it is important.
     Collocation: hesitate to say, hesitate to decide

5            Word; mentor
      Definition: a wise and trusted counselor or teacher
Part of speech: noun
        Sentence: That teacher is a mentor of students and always a popular person among students.
     Collocation: adviser, coach, counsellor

6             Word; rectify
      Definition: to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct (modify, fix)
Part of speech: verb
        Sentence: Students rectify their mistake and teacher check it.
     Collocation: rectify errors, rectify the calculation

7            Word; tedious
      Definition: marked by monotony or the quality of state of being wearisome (weary: physically or mentally exhausted by hard work) , boring
Part of speech: adjective
        Sentence: Most of students slept in the tedious lecture.
     Collocation: tedious lecture, tedious routine

8            Word; repel
      Definition: to drive or force back (stranger or invader)
Part of speech: verb
        Sentence: His dog always try to repel the people by barking loudly.
     Collocation: repel the enemy, repel an attack

9            Word; hamper
      Definition: 1. to interfere with 2. to hold back; hinder; impede Noun: bag
Part of speech: verb
        Sentence: She was hampered by her long dress.
     Collocation: disturb, interrupt

10          Word; periodic
      Definition: recurring at intervals of time, regular
Part of speech: adjective
        Sentence: People should take a periodic health examination for their health and life.
     Collocation: periodic wind, periodic change, periodic health examination

Vocabulary 6

             Word: derelict
       definition: leftor deserted, as by the owner or guardian
part of speech: adjective
         sentence: There are so many derelict car un the country.
     collocation: derelict car, ship

             Word: intricate
       definition: having many interrelated parts or facets
part of speech: adjective
         sentence: He could solve the intricate puzzle within 20 minutes.
     collocation: intricate puzzle

             Word: incumbent
       definition: holding an indicate position, role, office current
part of speech: noun
         sentence: That is incumbent on him to do that.
     collocation: incumbent mayor

             Word: vicinity
       definition: the area or region near or about a place; surrounding district.
part of speech: noun
         sentence: There are no supermarket in the vicinity of the grandparent's house.
     collocation: in the vicinity, neighbor

             Word: diversion
       definition: the act of diverting or turning aside, as from a course or purpose
part of speech: noun
         sentence: Playing tennis is one of my diversion from daily life.
     collocation: set up a diversion

             Word: elicit
       definition: to draw or being out of forth
part of speech: verb
         sentence: The police elicited more information from the eye witness.
     collocation: elicit A from B

             Word: succumb
       definition: to give way to superior force
part of speech: verb
         sentence: He had to do his homework but he succumbed temptation and play video game.
     collocation: succumb to cancer, temptation

             Word: clumsy
       definition: awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace
part of speech: adjective
         sentence: I can only use clumsy English so I try to speak with native american and improve it.
     collocation: clumsy English, a clumsy person

              Word: brittle
       definition: having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength, easily damaged or destroyed
part of speech: adjective
         sentence: Older people's bone is getting brittle so house need impediment removal
     collocation: brittle glass, bone

             Word: lament
       definition: to feel, shown, or express grief, sorrow or regret
part of speech: verb
         sentence: They lamented the death of their friend.
     collocation: lament the death

Vocabulary 5

              Word : meander
      Definition : to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course
Part of speech : verb
        Sentence : The river meander across the Riverside.
     collocation : meander across

              Word : makeshift
      Definition : a temporary expedient or substitute
Part of speech : noun
        Sentence : He has no time so he does a makeshift homework.
     collocation : manage to do, extempore

              Word : whet
      Definition : to sharpen by grinding or friction / the act of whetting
Part of speech : verb / noun
        Sentence : He whet a knife and recover sharpness.
     collocation : stimulate, polish

             Word : rankle
      Definition : to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind
Part of speech : verb
        Sentence : Breaking up their marriage rankle with him.
    collocation : rankle with

             Word : amenable
        Definition : ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence
Part of speech : adjective
         Sentence : people amenable to the country law.
     collocation : amenable to

               Word : automate
       Definition : to apply the principles of automation, the technique, method, or system of operating or controlling a process by highly automatic means, to
Part of speech : verb
        Sentence : The big company of car was a fully automated and save labor costs.
     collocation :

              Word : maul
      Definition : a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges, argument; quarrel
Part of speech :  noun
        Sentence : Many bad words are exchanged in their maul.
    collocation : quarrel, hammer

              Word : tawdry
       Definition : gaudy; showy and cheap
Part of speech : adjective
        Sentence : One young guy wear tawdry clothes.
     collocation : loud, gaudy, gorgeous and cheap

              Word : sedulous
       Definition : diligent in application  or attention; persevering; assiduous.
Part of speech : adjective
        Sentence :  He is a sedulous student and always get high score on exam.
     collocation : sedulous student, industrious, patient

             Word : moot
      Definition : open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful
Part of speech : adjective
        Sentence : The global warming mooted on the meeting.
    collocation : moot on

Responce for That Which Once Was

     In the film, That Which Once Was, someone assert that country shouldn't use tax for helping environmental refugees. I disagree with tis opinion. First, country should use money and revival stricken areas or people because these area's people lost their house and cannot go to work. In Japan's case, Kimberly state that "This region was responsible for 6-8 percent of the country's total production". These area's people shoulders a part of Japanese economy and Fukushima is famous for the fishing industry. Helping these people get benefit for economy. Second, all the people are guaranteed the minimum standard for living. Environmental refugees lost their house, so country should provide living place and promise people's life. Moreover, those people who have no house may commit a crime because of poor.  For those reasons, country should help people. Finally,  helping refugees show the country's confidence. Relationship between country and citizen have to be strong. Citizen's trust build country stronger. To sum up, helping refugees mean not only moral sense but also build citizen's trust.

Works cited

Kimberly Amadeo. "Japan's 2011 Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster" The balance , 5 April 2017

What are the effect of climate change?

     Now on earth, because of climate change, much nature and many people are effected in various way. Humans violent activity such as burning fuels or use cars lead global warming. For example, handwerk state that "over the last century, the average temperature has climbed about 1 degree Fahrenheit". This shows Arctic ice melts so that low altitude place such as coaster and small island will go under water and lost their house. Next, global warming have a little good things for some area. For example, Handwerk point out that "Summer sea ice breakup in Hudson Bay already occurs two to three weeks early than it did hard a century ago". This show that around Hudson Bay rise temperature and melting ice earlier so that people can do import and export longer and they can make more profit. Finally, recently years, climate change is more violent and some region or people are damaged. For example, Kakissis report that "more people are leaving because of river erosion and dwindling job opportunity". This show that climate change cause flood and wash away their house so that people look for job to another city and other poor area is also in trouble because too many people come and use rare resources. To sum up, climate change have little benefit on specific area ; however, most people are in trouble because they are destroyed their house and lost their job opportunity.

Vocabulary 4

Words: dint
Definition: force, power
Part of speech: Noun
Sentence: He got good score on the test by dint of his hard studying.
Collocation: by dint of ...

Words: ignominious
Definition: marked by or attended with, dishonorable
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: The baseball game finished as an ignominious defeat.
Collocation: ignominious end

Words: zenith
Definition: a highest point or state
Part of speech: Noun
Sentence: She is at the zenith of happiness.
Collocation: at the zenith of...

Words: levity
Definition: lightness of mind, character, behavior, light behavior
Part of speech: Noun
Sentence: People who decide important things should refrain from levity.
Collocation: inappropriate levity

Words: rapt
Definition: deeply engrossed or absorbed
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: She is rapt in doing her homework.
Collocation: be rapt in....

Words: descry
Definition: to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully
Part of speech: Verb
Sentence: They descry an oasis far from camp.
Collocation: look for

Words: imbibe
Definition: to consume by drinking
Part of speech: Verb
Sentence: The big tree imbibe nutrition from underground.
Collocation:  imbibe O

Words: grudging
Definition: displaying or reflecting reluctance or unwillingness
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: The company gave grudging consent the documents.
Collocation: give grudging consent

Words: wry
Definition: produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: He drinks 100% vegetable juice and makes a wry face.
Collocation: A wry face

Words: upbraid
Definition: too find fault with or reproach severely, criticize, angry
Part of speech: Verb
Sentence: Teacher upbraid student for missing class.
Collocation: upbraid sb for ....

Response for Innovations for the Developing World

     In the article, Innovations for the Developing World, the author mentions that electricity and clean water machine have many benefit for developing country. This is very important for growth of poor area. Firstly, unlike developed countries, poor country like Bangladesh has not so much oil or fuel for  generating electricity. However new machine can use local fuel, for example cow dung, so people can get fuel easily and make electricity. Secondly, They have no electricity and lights at night time; therefore they cannot do anything at night except for sleeping. This water-clean machine provide electricity for one bulb; as a result, people who live in no electricity area can get night time and use time more efficiently. Finally, water-claeaning machine can  even clean up dirty water, so people save rainwater in buckets and change it to clean water. Moreover, in addition to Kamen, who is engineer and inventor the machine, can be separated; therefore, people sell each parts and get a new jobs. To do this, developed countries have to lend a hand for poor countries. To sum up, providing electricity and clean water is helpful for developing countries both quality of life and economy sides. Many people can get good life in the future.

Vocabulary3

              Word: morbid

      Definition: suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude

Part of speech: adjective

        Sentence: He has a morbid fear of women.

    Collocation: morbid growth, unhealthily 

              Word: pacify 

      Definition: to make somebody who is angry become calm and quiet

Part of speech: verb

        Sentence: His mother pacifies his baby.

    Collocation: placate, put down

              Word: aide 

      Definition: a person who helps another person, especially a politician in their job

Part of speech: noun 

        Sentence: She is a nurse's aide

    Collocation: White House aides

              Word: stipulate

      Definition: to state clearly and firmly something must be done, or how it must be done

Part of speech: verb

        Sentence: The guarantee stipulates how much money is taken.

    Collocation: declare, state

              Word: aversion

      Definition:  a strong feeling or not linking somebody, something

Part of speech: noun

        Sentence: He has aversion to talk with children

    Collocation: a strong aversion, aversion to V

               Word: loath

      Definition:  not willing to, reluctant

Part of speech: adjective

        Sentence: The event was fun, so he was loath to go home.

    Collocation: adjective to V

              Word: tarry

      Definition: to stay in place, especially person ought to leave

Part of speech: verb

        Sentence: He tarries at cafe. 

    Collocation: tarry at, tarry in 

              Word: prowess

      Definition: great skill at doing something

Part of speech: noun

        Sentence: He has a great prowess at engineering.

    Collocation: prowess at, prowess in

              Word:  enigma

      Definition:  a person, thing or situation that is mysterious and difficult to understand

Part of speech:  noun

        Sentence:  His behavior is always strange and scary, so he is a enigma.

    Collocation:  stranger

              Word: prospective

      Definition:  expand to do something or to become something

Part of speech: adjective (usually use before noun)

        Sentence:  The company focus on prospective gain.

    Collocation: forward, hopeful

The Unicorn in the Garden

Q. Is the man crazy? Discuss evidence for and against view that he is.

For:  The man is crazy. Because he says he saw the Unicorn which does not exist on the earth. He may take drugs and see hallucination. His behaving is so crazy, for example, when he loses sight of Unicorn, he suddenly sleeps by the tree. He acts strangely. His wife finds he is crazy and call police and psychologist. However he takes drugs and doesn't remember what he said, so he says he doesn't see it.  Finally his wife is suspected and taken away.

Against:
● He is not crazy. His wife always handle him coldly and badly. This is showed that his wife look him "coldly" and "unfriendly" when he tells her the unicorn in the garden. He thinks he wants to be free from his scary wife. Then he hits upon a good idea for being free. The idea is behaving crazy and let her call police and psychologist. After coming police and psychologist, he tells police a lie. As a result, his wish is fulfilled and his wife is taken away. And he lived happily ever after. His wife acts  as she believes before she makes sure whether it is true or untrue.

● He is not crazy. He just wants his wife to be surprising. He says it for a joke, however she behaves coldly and unfriendly. Moreover she says he is booby. He doesn't like the word booby so he is angry. Then he is behave crazy because of being angry and his wife call police. He is tired and sleep by the tree so he recovers his composure. And he says he doesn't see a unicorn. As a result, his wife is taken away.

Vocabulary2

word: reinforce
definition: to make a feeling, an idea, etc. stronger
part of speech: verb
sentence: His statement reinforce the proof.
collocation: strengthen, enforce

word: administrative
definition: connected with organizing the work of a business or an institution
part of speech: adjective
sentence: People against the administrative policies and hold a demonstration.
collocation: executive, political

word: bestow
definition: to give something to somebody, especially to show how much they are respected
part of speech: verb
sentence: King bestow vast land on him.
collocation: bestow on,

word: partial
definition: not complete or whole
part of speech: adjective
sentence: The program was a partial success.
collocation: partial to, partial toward

word: ascertain
definition: to find out the true or correct information about something
part of speech: verb
sentence: He ascertain that whether they are safe or not.
collocation: ascertain that, from

word: elaborate
definition: very completed and detailed
part of speech: adjective
sentence: The famous art work is a elaborate design.
collocation: elaborate on, elaborate design

word: extravagant
definition: spending a lot of money, very extreme or impressive but not reasonable or practical
part of speech: adjective
sentence: The famous movie star is a extravagant person.
collocation: extravagant person, extravagant demands

word: undertake
definition: a promise, accept
part of speech: verb
sentence: He undertake a project which is important for his company.
collocation: undertake a task, give an undertaking

word: rebuke
definition: to express sharp, to speak severely to somebody
part of speech: verb
sentence: The teacher rebuke students because they break window.
collocation: give a rebuke

word: ratify
definition: to make an agreement officially valid by voting for or signing it
part of speech: verb
sentence: After the council, they ratify a treaty
collocation: ratify a treaty,

Introduction myself

Hello. My name is Masaharu Mori. I am come from Japan and this is my first visiting US. And I major in British and American studies in Japan. My university, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, is a good university. In NUFS, I belong to hiking club and once a month I climb mountain. I love nature and wild animals. If you know some good mountain, please tell me and I'd like to climb!
I want to try to climb California's beautiful mountain. And I love motor bicycle, too. I have a one motor bicycle in my house. Sometimes go to trip with my motor bicycle. And I like to see international news!But my English is not good for now. So I will try to study harf and get good grade! I'm very interested in US! Please take care of me !!Thank you!

Vocabulary1

Word: significant
Definition: meaningful, important
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: He lost our significant documents about company.
Collocation: a significant event

Word: regulate
definition: control, adjust
Part of speech: Verb
Sentence: The police regulated traffic when accident happened.
Collocation: tough regulation

Word: valid
definition: active, solid, right
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: This ticket is valid until next Sunday.
Collocation: valid passport

Word: abstract
definition: ideal, visionary
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: His explanation is abstract.
Collocation: abstract argument

Word: advocate
definition: support, maintain
Part of speech: Verb
Sentence: They advocate free trade.
Collocation: advocate liberty