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Week 14 Retell the story, Write an essay, Figure out the major conflict Bloody example Harold Bloom Rebecca 機場小說 Folklore, myth, and legend Panmagranne 神話 : 掰故事合理化無法解釋的自然現象 Buy that kind of credo No moral lesson! It was the mother owl who woke the sun each day, so that the down can come. Mosquito “Farmer dug a yam which is almost as big as I am!” Iguana “I would rather be deaf rather than listen to such nonsense.” put two sticks on his ears. (“Try me!”) Python “Why doesn’t he say good morning to me?” “Why won’t he speak to me?” Plot some mystery Cumulative story The Twelve Days of Christmas http://goo.gl/D6AGqE It was __________’s fault. Mosquito annoyed the iguana. Iguana ...

I offer my  concession .  Ratified next Monday in the  Electoral College Elector College:  a set of electors who are selected to elect a candidate to a particular office.  Often these represent different organizations or entities, with each organization or entity represented by a particular number of electors or with votes weighted in a particular way. Many times, though, the electors are simply important people whose wisdom would ideally provide a better choice than a larger body. The system can ignore the wishes of a general membership.   Gerrymandering : In the process of  setting   electoral   districts , gerrymandering is a practice that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries to create partisan advantaged districts. The resulting district is known as a gerrymander (/ˈdʒɛriˌmændər/); however, that word can also refer to the process. When used to allege ...

1.       potable , adjective : drinkable;  also , a beverage, especially an alcoholic one. He indicates the places for peculiar edibles, and exquisite potables. -- Isaac D'Israeli, Curiosities of Literature 2.       crepuscular , adjective : pertaining to twilight. I've been through their checkout and noted its resemblance to Hades - the crepuscular gloom, the dungeon lighting, the mile-long shuffling queue, the glum, sickly faces, the trolleys piled high with flat-pack cardboard units. -- John Walsh, "btw", Independent, February 12, 2005 3.       doppelganger , noun : a ghostly double. But my primary interest here is not the machinations of science itself but the fascinating life and times of its dark doppelganger, the mad scientist, in all his overreaching glory. -- David J. Skal, Screams of Reason 4.       chimerical , adjective : merely imaginary; fancifu...

1) Free rein noun Freedom to act and make decisions without first getting permission e.g. Susan had free rein over the television while her brother was at soccer practice. 2) Default noun    A failure to do something that you legally have to do, such as pay a debt    e.g. The company is very close to default because it can’t pay back the money it borrowed. 3) Disruptive adjective   Tending to damage the orderly control of a situation   e.g. Jim was very disruptive when he answered his cellphone in the library. 4) Elite adjective   Referring to people or organization that are considered the best or most powerful compared to others of a similar type e.g. Only elite athletes are able to compete in the Olympics. 5) Tenured adjective   Having the right to remain permanently in a job   e.g. Dr. Weeks is a tenured professor at the university. 6) Backer noun   A person w...