Reflection Post

When I was about eight my parents were still together, life was good. When they separated that’s when everything got difficult. My whole attitude change towards the worst, my relationship with my mother wasn’t the greatest. I blamed her for not allowing me to have a regular life with a father figure in my life. Growing up without a father present made it very complex to do right. I learned from the older boys in my neighborhood and they directed me in the wrong path. A little boy that has no direction in society is easy influence by his surroundings, I wasn’t a leader by far, but I was a survivor I knew how to take care of myself, I cook for myself when I was hungry, wash and iron my clothes for school and even if was confronted by the other kids about my appearance and lack of or they just being mean I was able to defend myself. It wasn’t unusual for kids in my neighborhood to be without a parent, so I had to adapt and get over it, in order to maintain my sanity.

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When I was able to read books, I didn’t like it because I couldn’t pronounce the words correctly and I didn’t understand what I had read. Growing up with no interest in reading was very difficult to obtain the knowledge that the book was portraying, so I tried to disregard reading something that didn’t at least had pictures to narrate the story. As I got older now attending high school, I was forced to read to get a passing grade in all my classes, but I had a lot help to get myself motivated. College courses are mandatory to gain as mush education in a short amount of time, very difficult. I know the importance of reading there’s no way around it, so I study endless hours in the lab to get a head start in the reading courses. Whenever I attempt to read a book, I loss all focus on what I reed and eventually give up. I have bad reading habits; I usually go somewhere noisy not by fault is just because, everything a noise me; I probably need to be locked in a bobble for total silence in order to comprehend the reading. I will try to get in the habit of finding a less quit place for I can gather the information and the clues to stay a good reader.

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Since I had the chance to enroll in Reading 56, I had written every vocabulary word that was assigned in the lesson. Learning to write and memorize each word was very helpful to me, It’s has been great pleasure writing and understanding the essays and completing sentences that makes since. I identify the vocabulary words in stories I had read, it allows me to relate to the story better and I’m able to comprehend the meaning of the author points to the story. All due to learning of the vocabulary, In my other classes I am asked to write essays and recreation writing on my spare time, my vocabulary has improve exceptional to obtain and memorize the words. I hind it very useful; when I need a word that fits and make since. Practicing a new word everyday by reading a book or newspaper gives me an idea what the stories about.

Noxious

Noxious

Part of Speech: Adj

Source Sentence(127): Without taking a break, I scrubbed intensely, trying my best not to inhale the noxious fumes.

Context Clues: Latex gloves indicates that something is toxic.

Definition: Harmful or Injurious to health or physical well being.

Original Scentence: The truck spelled noxious chemicals onto the road causing drivers to get sick.

Lucrative

Lucrative

Part of Speech: Adj

Source Sentence (123): I didn't want to get on her bab side early on in this lucrative job so I smiled as I tried to untangleher arms.

Context Clues: Being a sucessful your are able to own posh leather sofa.

Definition: Profitable moneymaking remunerative.

Original Sentence: I had a lurative business, because i have a product that is in demand.

Frugal

Frugal



Part of Speech: adj



Sourse Sentence: (123) After having baby-sat for every frugal family in town, I eventaully hit the mother lode.



Context Clues: Rich people



Definition: Economical in use or expenditure prudently saving or sparing not wasteful.

Original Sentence: Vegas was a blast, and the buffey afterward frugal.

Pvalovian

Pvalovian

Part of Speech: noun

Source Sentence(70) :He started to have a somewhat Pavlovian reaction toward me.

Context Clues: worth lessons,certain inner strength.

Definition: Train responce

Original Sentence: The sound of the bell trigger the dogs Pvalovian responce.