Week 6 The Odyssey(western literature)

1.When Odysseus on the sea prepare to return to his homeland(Ithaca),Poseidon(the god of sea)don't let him,because he blinded his son-Polyphemus,so Odysseus he ask soothsayer Tiresias for help,and she tell him,you will not dead on the sea,you will deadly peacefully  on your bed,but with a lot of challenge,and also need to face the suitor of his wife(Penelope).


2.When Odysseus is on the journey,Penelope suffer a lot of suitor outside of the house,to refuse them,she always weaving the cloth for Odysseus,during the night,she tear down apart of cloth to weaving again and again,but when her maid tell this secret to the suitors,they all prepare strike her down,the moment Odysseus come back,but to test her,he change to a beggar,and lie to her that his husband get a debt for him,but Penelope already know he is Odysseus,she let main wash her and discover his scar.
 Penelope Weaving by John William Waterhouse

3. Penelope hold the archery contest,and if someone can fire the arrow and pass through the 12 circle,then she will marry him,of course she know only Odysseus can do that,at the end of contest,Odysseus kill all the suitors.


4. The sirens are three nymph who sings songs in form of birds, and let the man dead,so when Odysseus pass by them, he order sailor to tie him up on the mast and the others cover their ears with wax,so they don't get any harm of sirens song.


5.The tragedy of Medea is when her husband-Janson Argonaut  is going to marry another woman-Glauce,who is the daughter of the king Creon in Corinth .


6. The tail of peacock and Argus
When Zeus is in love with Io,for Hera not discover he change her to a cow,but of course Hera have discover, so let Io keep away from Zeus,She order Argus,who is a titan with 100 eyes on his body to monitor Io,Zeus order Hermes to save her and kill Argus, so Hermes play music to draw his attention,and talk very bored with Argus,when he finally get to sleep,Hermes kill him and set Io freely,in the end Hera use Argus eyes to decorate her favorite animal's tail Peacock.
 

7.Apollo loves Cassandra,and he gives Cassandra Prophetess(predict),but Apollo have discover that she doesn't love him,so when they going to separate from each other,Apollo kiss her and secretly cursed her that no one will believe her prediction.
 

8.Clytemnestra kill Agamemnon,because he sacrifice their daughter- Iphigenia for goddess of hunt- Artemis for send his ship to fight the Trojans.And Electra and Orestes-daughter and son of Agamemnon,they decide to kill their mother and stepfather Aegisthus for revenge.
 


9.When Tiresias  is a human between male and female,one he saw a snake  and shouted loud,soon become a woman, she meets the snake again,she become a man,when Hera ask him if he want to be woman or man,he tell her woman,so Hera hit her and blind her, Zeus apologize her and give her power of prediction.


Vocabulary

1.Hexa-suffix means"six"
Example-Hexapartite( divide in six part)
               Hexachloride( a chloride with six atom )
               Hexachord( a music have six tone)

2.Disguise/dɪsˈgaɪz/verb-Change yourself so no one recognize you.
Example-She disguise herself as a boy

3.Mentor/ˈmɛn tɔr/noun-A person that help you or give advise like counselor and teacher.
Example-Robert is the best mentor in our school.

4. Invocation/ˌɪn vəˈkeɪ ʃən/noun- the act of calling help from god or something to appear.
Example-I was asked by then President-elect Obama to deliver the invocation at the opening inaugural event.
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Week 5 chapter 7-8 (English Vocabulary and Etymology)

R.I.P=rest in peace

Vocabulary

1.ate- suffix of verb means "state ", "quality"
 Example-conciliate( being kind to someone)
                 aggregate( to collect things together)
                 propitiate( to stop somebody being angry by trying to please them)

2.tri-prefix means" three"
Example triangle(  a shape with three sides)
                triplet( born three children at the same time)
                triathlon( there are three sport people need to complete)

3.pro- prefix means "many","much"
Example propensity( a tendency to a kind of behavior)
               prolific( produce many, a lot)
               proponent( a person who support an idea or action)

4. ob=op- prefix means "against"
Example-obstacle( something that makes you in a difficult situation)
                obligate ( having some duty to do something)
                opponent( a person that you are fighting in a competition)

5.fortuitous( in front +extreme words)/fɔrˈtu ɪ təs/ adjective- lucky and fortunate.
Example-It was a fortuitous decision, because the plaza's roof happened to be crammed with several hundred refugees.

6.flawless/ˈflɔ lɪs/adjective- there is less fault but close to prefect.
Example-The video below is the behind the scenes of the jump, as well as its flawless execution.

7.predispose/ˌpri dɪˈspoʊz/verb-to influence somebody.
Example-Frustration predisposes him to look on the dark sides of things.

8.inclination/ˌɪn kləˈneɪ ʃən/noun- a feeling that make you want to do something.
Example-She show no inclination for finish the next chapter.


             

Week 5 The Odyssey(western literature)

1.Satan(devil)
A angel who fell out favor from the god of his rebellion in heaven, as a figure leads humanity astray and have power in the fallen world.


2.Aeneas(Trojan Hero )
The son of the son of the prince Anchises and the goddess Venus (Aphrodite).

3.Eris(goddess of  discord) 

Vocabulary

1.Hubris/ˈhyu brɪs/noun- excessive pride or self-confidence
Example-The result was hubris, a belief that Israel could do whatever it wanted, and still win the political debate in the United States.

2.Pledge/plɛdʒ/noun- to formally promise to give or do something

Example-Management has given a pledge that there will be no job this year.

3.Para- prefix means "side by side"

Examples- Paradoxical( self -contradictory)
                 Parachute( fly from height with safety with a aircraft)
                 Parallel( extending in the same direction)

4.Dic-Prefix means "say",tell the word"
Examples-Dictionary( a book to find vocabulary)
                Dictate( to say aloud to another person)
                Dictator( a person exercising absolute power)

5.Ver=Vir-Prefix means "virus"
Examples-Verify( to check the true)
                  Virtual( almost nearly the fact in things described)
                  Veritas( the truth)

Week 4 chapter 5-6 (English Vocabulary and Etymology)

1. Salome
She is daughter of Herod II and Herodia, as a femme Fatale(beauty deadly woman).According to Flavius Josephus's Jewish Antiquities, Salome was first married to Philip the Tetrarch of Ituraea and Trakonitis. After Philip's death in 34 AD she married Aristobulus of Chalcis and became queen of Chalcis and Armenia Minor. They had three children.

As a Biblical figure, She fall in love with the John the Baptist, but when she attract him, it doesn't work,so she get angry,then in his birthday, she claim her dad(Herod) to give her the head of John the Baptist,for her dad to accept her request,she dance in front of her dad and mom to obtain the head.

Vocabulary

1. -ly suffix words(adjective)means "every"," like"
 Example-friendly
                 lovely
                 deadly

2. en- prefix words, means "inside"," within"
  Example-enchantress( a woman who have magic)
                  enslavement( a society of slave)
                  enchain( to attract something strongly)

3. -itis suffix words,means "inflammation"
 Example-bronchitis(a inflammation of bronchial tubes )
                 sinusitis
                 arthritis

4.curriculum vitae(CV)/kəˈrɪkjələm/noun- write all the record of your education and the job you have done, when you are applying a job.
Example-When you have a interview in your new job,they always ask about your curriculum vitae.


5. fatality/feɪˈtælɪti/noun- a disaster of death
Example-A 26-year-old man was the first fatality of the riots, found shot in his car.


The Movie
Entrapment
A 1999 American film directed by Jon Amiel and starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones.


Dangerous Liaisons
A 1988 historical drama The film was directed by Stephen Frears. The performances of Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer

             
 

Week 4 The Iliad (western literature)

1.Epithets in Homer
Epithets is used to describe character with adjective or phrases, such as Achilles-son of Peleus  and swift-footed .


2.Odysseus
Greek legendary king of Ithaca, the hero of Homer poem the Odyssey,husband of Penelope.

3.Aeneas
He was a Trojan hero, the son of the prince Anchises and the goddess Venus (Aphrodite).

Vocabulary
1.Snobbishly/ˈsnɒb ɪʃ/ adjective-characteristic of a snob.
Example-I know you don't like that word "class," but please don't think I am using it snobbishly.

2.Outrageous /aʊtˈreɪ dʒəs/ adjective-involving gross injury or violent temper.
Example- I don't like people shouting with outrageous language, it impolite!

3.Invulnerable /ɪnˈvʌl nər ə bəl/ adjective- incapable to being wounded, hurt or damage
Example-They do not think they are invulnerable to criticism or that history will guarantee them success.

4.Enchanted/ɛnˈtʃænt/ verb- placed under a magic spell( words which have special power)
Example-The female wolf pack leader who so enchanted the men charged with tagging her.

The novel
The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald
https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/f/fitzgerald/f_scott/gatsby/chapter1.html

week 3 chapter 3-4 (English Vocabulary and Etymology)

1.Tower of Babel(refers to the Hebrew bible or the old testament )
the story is humanity,who came from east to build a city and tower, also live together with single language in the land of Shinar,but when the god came down and visit them,he confused them with different languages and scattered them around the world.

Vocabulary

1. Gen- prefix means"that which produce"
Example.
Generation(all the people who born in the same time)
 Generator(a machine that produce electricity)
Genesis( the beginning of the origin of something)

2.Sub-under,nearly,secondary

Example.
Subsidized(means give money to somebody need help)
Subtropical(means some region that near the tropical area)
Subplot(secondary story ,novel, plot )

3.Euphoric /yuˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-/ adjective-intensely happy or confident
Example-She was euphoric when she received the Oscar.

The video

How Language envolve Alex Gendler-
The origin of language in the human species has been the topic of scholarly discussions for several centuries. In spite of this, there is no consensus on the ultimate origin or age of human language. One problem makes the topic difficult to study: the lack of direct evidence. Consequently, scholars wishing to study the origins of language must draw inferences from other kinds of evidence such as the fossil record, archaeological evidence, contemporary language diversity, studies of language acquisition, and comparisons between human language and systems of communication existing among other animals (particularly other primates). Many argue that the origins of language probably relate closely to the origins of modern human behavior, but there is little agreement about the implications and directionality of this connection.

http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-languages-evolve-alex-gendler

Week 3 The Iliad (western literature )

1.Achilles's heel (Peleus and Thetis are his mom and dad)
When Achilles is a baby, it is foretold he will die young, so Thetis, hold his heel and put his body into the River Styx, so he become powerful, and survive many great battle, but one day Paris shot a poisonous arrow at him was lodged in his heel, killing him shortly. 

2.The judgement of Paris(Helen of Troy)
When Zeus is celebrate of the marriage of Peleus and Thetis, Eris(the goddess of discord), she is angry that no one invited her, so she come with the golden apple from the garden of the Hesperides , which become a prize of beauty contest, in semi final, Athena , Venus Aphrodite and Hera win, and Paris is the judgement, so the three of them use their power to bribe him,Hera offered to make him king of Europe and Asia, Athena offered wisdom and skill in war, and Aphrodite offered him the most beautiful woman-Helen of Sparta, finally Paris accepted Aphrodite's prize and give the apple to her.


3.The abduction of EuropaThe story of her abduction by Zeus in the form of a white bull with golden horn, so when Europa site on his back, then he runs far away, until arrived in Crete island.


4. Persepone(goddess of agriculture and wife of Hades) and the pomegranate seeds Perspone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter(ceres),Demeter loves her daughter very much,but one day when Perspone is with her friends,Hades(the god of underworld), who fell in love with her and kidnapped her,and to make Perspone stay forever, he offer to eat and drink, but she refused, on the other hand, when Demeter finally find her,and want to bring her back,Perspone have eat the seeds of pomegranate, which Hades give her,so six months of each year, she must return to the underworld with Hades, and winter would come to the world. during the spring she would once again return to her mother, 

5.Dionysus ( the god of the wine)-is the god of the grape harvest, wine-making and wine, of ritual madness, fertility,[2][3] theatre and religious ecstasy in Greek mythology. Alcohol, especially wine, played an important role in Greek culture with Dionysus being an important reason for this life style.


6.Hephaestus(Vulcan- the god of ironsmith)- is the Greek god of blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes.Hephaestus' Roman equivalent is Vulcan. In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and Hera, the king and queen of the gods.

7. Fatal Woman(Salome and Helen) the most dangerous and beautiful woman 

8.Telemachus( the son of Odysseus and Penelope)- is a figure in Greek mythology, and a central character in Homer's Odyssey. The first four books of the Odyssey focus on Telemachus' journeys in search of news about his father, who has yet to return home from the Trojan War.