The document provides definitions for 100 words. Some key definitions include:
- Abandoned means forsaken by an owner or inhabitants.
- Accepted generally means approved or compelling recognition.
- Aggressive can refer to an enemy or one eager to fight.
- Amazed means filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise.
- Anxious causes or shows anxiety.
- Ashamed means feeling shame, guilt, embarrassment or remorse.
- Astonished means filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise.
- Courageous refers to being able to face danger or fear without flinching.
- Critical means having a tendency to find and call attention to flaws.
- Depressed
The document contains summaries and reflections on themes from various books posted on a bulletin board, including To Kill a Mockingbird, Night, Lord of the Flies, and The Book Thief. The summaries address topics such as loss of innocence, courage, identity, and challenging flaws in society. One student posted a found poem analyzing the character Boo Radley from To Kill a Mockingbird using the repetitive line "Nobody..." from the Shel Silverstein poem "Nobody."
This newsletter provides advice for caregivers on using humor to help those they serve cope with difficult situations. It discusses how different cultures and religions use humor as a spiritual tool to help people survive hardships. The newsletter recommends that caregivers allow themselves humor and joy to balance their emotionally heavy work. Laughter is not disloyal to those who have passed away and can help people reconstruct their lives. Appropriate humor at funerals can help mourners celebrate the life of the deceased and facilitate their grieving process.
Failure may be the indispensable condition
of goodness. Sometimes it is the want of
worldly success that keeps the hands clean.
Elevation to the throne transformed the
modest, valiant Saul into a tyrant, jealous,
suspicious, malignant.
This document is a chapter from the novel "Slow Poison" by Alice Duer Miller. It summarizes the divorce and new relationships of Julian Chelmsford. Julian divorced his wife Anne after 15 years of marriage to be with a younger woman named Rose. Anne accepted the divorce arrangements graciously. She moved abroad but remained interested in Julian's life through updates from the narrator. Over time, Anne seemed to grow unhappy and despondent upon hearing news of Julian and his new family.
Allan Brentt Hood's autobiographical book "Straight Hood" chronicles his struggles with drug and alcohol addiction while coming of age in a culture immersed in rap music. He details his upbringing as a Catholic black youth who fell into abusing drugs and alcohol, neglecting relationships and his own health. Through rediscovering his faith and desire for change, Hood was able to regain sobriety. He hopes his story will help prevent others, especially young adults, from making similar bad decisions or help those recovering from addiction.
The document contains excerpts from a novel discussing themes of violence during the French Revolution. The passages describe a knife being driven into a stone figure, bodies violently drowned in rivers, and the guillotining of innocent people seen as enemies. The excerpts portray a sense of increasing chaos and bloodshed during the period.
Offred attends a mass marriage ceremony where 20 Angels are married to 20 young brides, some as young as 14. The couples take vows that establish the husbands' authority over the wives. After, Ofglen asks Offred about her meetings with the Commander and requests she find out any information about Gilead. The Commander argues that Gilead protects women from the problems of the past, but fails to acknowledge how it oppressively controls them instead.
The 263rd Maintenance Company conducted immersive, hands-on training on domestic violence for Soldiers. They staged an elaborate scenario involving actors portraying a couple arguing that escalated to physical violence. As Soldiers progressed through different parts of the scenario, they witnessed signs describing the effects of domestic abuse, heard distressed 911 calls, and observed the couple's argument from different perspectives. The scenario aimed to provoke an emotional response from Soldiers and sparked a discussion where they condemned domestic violence. The training format aimed to make a lasting impression through experiential learning rather than conventional lectures.
The document contains summaries and reflections on themes from various books posted on a bulletin board, including To Kill a Mockingbird, Night, Lord of the Flies, and The Book Thief. The summaries address topics such as loss of innocence, courage, identity, and challenging flaws in society. One student posted a found poem analyzing the character Boo Radley from To Kill a Mockingbird using the repetitive line "Nobody..." from the Shel Silverstein poem "Nobody."
This newsletter provides advice for caregivers on using humor to help those they serve cope with difficult situations. It discusses how different cultures and religions use humor as a spiritual tool to help people survive hardships. The newsletter recommends that caregivers allow themselves humor and joy to balance their emotionally heavy work. Laughter is not disloyal to those who have passed away and can help people reconstruct their lives. Appropriate humor at funerals can help mourners celebrate the life of the deceased and facilitate their grieving process.
Failure may be the indispensable condition
of goodness. Sometimes it is the want of
worldly success that keeps the hands clean.
Elevation to the throne transformed the
modest, valiant Saul into a tyrant, jealous,
suspicious, malignant.
This document is a chapter from the novel "Slow Poison" by Alice Duer Miller. It summarizes the divorce and new relationships of Julian Chelmsford. Julian divorced his wife Anne after 15 years of marriage to be with a younger woman named Rose. Anne accepted the divorce arrangements graciously. She moved abroad but remained interested in Julian's life through updates from the narrator. Over time, Anne seemed to grow unhappy and despondent upon hearing news of Julian and his new family.
Allan Brentt Hood's autobiographical book "Straight Hood" chronicles his struggles with drug and alcohol addiction while coming of age in a culture immersed in rap music. He details his upbringing as a Catholic black youth who fell into abusing drugs and alcohol, neglecting relationships and his own health. Through rediscovering his faith and desire for change, Hood was able to regain sobriety. He hopes his story will help prevent others, especially young adults, from making similar bad decisions or help those recovering from addiction.
The document contains excerpts from a novel discussing themes of violence during the French Revolution. The passages describe a knife being driven into a stone figure, bodies violently drowned in rivers, and the guillotining of innocent people seen as enemies. The excerpts portray a sense of increasing chaos and bloodshed during the period.
Offred attends a mass marriage ceremony where 20 Angels are married to 20 young brides, some as young as 14. The couples take vows that establish the husbands' authority over the wives. After, Ofglen asks Offred about her meetings with the Commander and requests she find out any information about Gilead. The Commander argues that Gilead protects women from the problems of the past, but fails to acknowledge how it oppressively controls them instead.
The 263rd Maintenance Company conducted immersive, hands-on training on domestic violence for Soldiers. They staged an elaborate scenario involving actors portraying a couple arguing that escalated to physical violence. As Soldiers progressed through different parts of the scenario, they witnessed signs describing the effects of domestic abuse, heard distressed 911 calls, and observed the couple's argument from different perspectives. The scenario aimed to provoke an emotional response from Soldiers and sparked a discussion where they condemned domestic violence. The training format aimed to make a lasting impression through experiential learning rather than conventional lectures.
1) Self-control was essential to Lincoln's leadership during the Civil War, as it allowed him to restrain his anger and avoid further alienating people.
2) Self-control prevents virtues like love, joy, and kindness from becoming perverted or leading to harmful extremes when not balanced.
3) Self-control is necessary to obey God's will and resist temptation, as it gives believers power over their instincts and prevents sin. Without self-control, the Christian life risks failure.
Offred continues secretly meeting with the Commander at night with Nick's help. During their meetings, they play Scrabble and the Commander gives Offred small gifts like hand lotion. Offred notices strange behaviors among the Wives, like frequently visiting each other when ill. She also sees Serena Joy kneeling in the garden, showing that the Wives have less power and authority than they portray. Offred's relationship with the Commander becomes more informal, and she loses her composure as the stress of her situation increases.
Infidelity involves violating the agreed-upon rules of an intimate relationship through unfaithful acts that betray shared values and undermine trust between partners. It can include both physical and emotional unfaithfulness. What constitutes an act of infidelity can vary between cultures and relationships. Maintaining faithfulness and trust is important for the integrity and well-being of close relationships.
A teenage boy falls in love with a girl from an upper-class family but believes their differences in financial and social status keep them apart. He persistently calls and visits her home to encourage her to spend time with him and behave recklessly, which is against her strict upbringing. Though she loves him equally, she resists due to fears of how it may appear, intensifying his pursuit of her and belief that their love is more important than social conventions.
Women wearing low-cut clothes that reveal their breasts are argued to make men uncomfortable by shifting their focus from conversation to a woman's chest, make men have fanciful daydreams that could arouse criminal motivations, and build a wrong social value that beauty is defined by breast size rather than character.
In the aftermath of a BFF break-up, women typically go through seven stages: Shock/denial, loss, self-blame, embarrassment, anger, acceptance and then relief. Yes, relief. “Very often, women look back and realize the friendship wasn’t as reciprocal or perfect as it seemed,” Levine points out.
Vol. 3 scripture proverbs, illustrated, annotated, and appliedGLENN PEASE
NOTE: This rare book by a very popular Bible scholar of the past is now a collectors item that you can purchase for 49 dollars. This free copy has a number of spelling errors but it still conveys the full value of why it is so popular.
It is pure pleasure to read this old scholar of the past.
1) Briel and Kalamath are locked in an intense confrontation, with Kalamath bound but still defiantly threatening.
2) They stand atop a marble platform surrounded by massive columns under a blood red sky, with Kalamath insisting he will escape and get his revenge.
3) Despite defeating Kalamath, Briel is haunted by doubts and inner turmoil over how events unfolded and their former friendship turning to bitter enemies.
Be Known For What You Do, Not What You SayAlexei Orlov
To my mind, one discovers the measure of a person by what they do in the face of a moment that truly matters. The friend in the schoolyard that breaks away from the baying pack to come and stand by your side. The unexpected hand that quietens one at the moment of acute vulnerability. The person who picks you up when others watch you falling.
Read more about Alexei Orlov's thoughts here!
A mentally ill teenage girl witnessed the brutal murder of her family. She now has no family and only the local physician to help relieve her disturbing thoughts and voices. The film pitch proposes a horror movie following this girl's descent into madness as she struggles without a family and deals with the aftermath of the traumatic event she witnessed. It provides details on the key characters, proposed actors, director, settings, comparisons to other films, and questions at the end.
Humphrey and his wife Eliza argue after Eliza participates in a women's suffrage protest. Humphrey physically assaults Eliza, ripping her dress and causing her nose to bleed. He accuses her of betraying her wifely duties and following foolish causes. Eliza defends her actions and conscience, but acknowledges Humphrey has power over her as her husband. Their argument grows more heated as Humphrey insists women belong in the home rather than politics, and that he stripped Eliza of her virtue on their wedding night as was his right. Eliza reminds him she has borne him children, including a daughter, but their son was stillborn. She breaks down begging Humphrey's forgiveness as his
Everyone knows that Tisha B’Av is the lowest point of the Jewish calendar. HaShem’s protective aura thins, and we grow vulnerable to error and to harm. The downward tug of this time is ancient and nearly impossible to resist. It started with the incident of the spies [Num. 13 –14]; we failed to listen in to HaShem’s voice and gave credence instead to words proffered in bad faith. The chink that precipitated that fiasco was a defect in our ability to distinguish truth from falsehood. It was a flaw in our listening skills. As soon as we manage to fix that fault and only take truth to heart, we will meet the condition of “heeding [HaShem’s] voice (אם בקולו תשמעו) and Mashiach will come, today.
Jane draws upon a lifetime of spiritual experience to bring to you a short power packed book that was created from one word – the word blame. Having problems in you life? Find out how to dispel blame and live a life of joy and peace. Let me take you on an amazing journey of knowledge concerning evil, and what you can do to stop it. Answers to life itself lay inside …
My best friend’s brother lay wasting away in a hospice with two months to live. Two of my friends, early sixties, died in the last six months. Across the road a man lay dead for five days before anyone found his body. Last year I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma cancer. The doctor said it could have killed me in a year. Having escaped death’s clutches, I was shaken out of ‘cozy’. At seventy one, how many years did I have left to experience things I wanted before perhaps losing my mind, the power in my limbs or was being fed soup without knowing it was dribbling off my chin?
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Ralph S. Williams Jr. is applying for the position of Materials Handler Supervisor at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. He has over 10 years of experience in various supply and logistics roles of increasing responsibility at the same facility, including his current role as Tools and Parts Attendant Supervisor. His experience includes inventory management, supervision, hazardous materials handling, and regulatory compliance. He has extensive training in logistics, hazardous waste management, and government procurement.
1) Self-control was essential to Lincoln's leadership during the Civil War, as it allowed him to restrain his anger and avoid further alienating people.
2) Self-control prevents virtues like love, joy, and kindness from becoming perverted or leading to harmful extremes when not balanced.
3) Self-control is necessary to obey God's will and resist temptation, as it gives believers power over their instincts and prevents sin. Without self-control, the Christian life risks failure.
Offred continues secretly meeting with the Commander at night with Nick's help. During their meetings, they play Scrabble and the Commander gives Offred small gifts like hand lotion. Offred notices strange behaviors among the Wives, like frequently visiting each other when ill. She also sees Serena Joy kneeling in the garden, showing that the Wives have less power and authority than they portray. Offred's relationship with the Commander becomes more informal, and she loses her composure as the stress of her situation increases.
Infidelity involves violating the agreed-upon rules of an intimate relationship through unfaithful acts that betray shared values and undermine trust between partners. It can include both physical and emotional unfaithfulness. What constitutes an act of infidelity can vary between cultures and relationships. Maintaining faithfulness and trust is important for the integrity and well-being of close relationships.
A teenage boy falls in love with a girl from an upper-class family but believes their differences in financial and social status keep them apart. He persistently calls and visits her home to encourage her to spend time with him and behave recklessly, which is against her strict upbringing. Though she loves him equally, she resists due to fears of how it may appear, intensifying his pursuit of her and belief that their love is more important than social conventions.
Women wearing low-cut clothes that reveal their breasts are argued to make men uncomfortable by shifting their focus from conversation to a woman's chest, make men have fanciful daydreams that could arouse criminal motivations, and build a wrong social value that beauty is defined by breast size rather than character.
In the aftermath of a BFF break-up, women typically go through seven stages: Shock/denial, loss, self-blame, embarrassment, anger, acceptance and then relief. Yes, relief. “Very often, women look back and realize the friendship wasn’t as reciprocal or perfect as it seemed,” Levine points out.
Vol. 3 scripture proverbs, illustrated, annotated, and appliedGLENN PEASE
NOTE: This rare book by a very popular Bible scholar of the past is now a collectors item that you can purchase for 49 dollars. This free copy has a number of spelling errors but it still conveys the full value of why it is so popular.
It is pure pleasure to read this old scholar of the past.
1) Briel and Kalamath are locked in an intense confrontation, with Kalamath bound but still defiantly threatening.
2) They stand atop a marble platform surrounded by massive columns under a blood red sky, with Kalamath insisting he will escape and get his revenge.
3) Despite defeating Kalamath, Briel is haunted by doubts and inner turmoil over how events unfolded and their former friendship turning to bitter enemies.
Be Known For What You Do, Not What You SayAlexei Orlov
To my mind, one discovers the measure of a person by what they do in the face of a moment that truly matters. The friend in the schoolyard that breaks away from the baying pack to come and stand by your side. The unexpected hand that quietens one at the moment of acute vulnerability. The person who picks you up when others watch you falling.
Read more about Alexei Orlov's thoughts here!
A mentally ill teenage girl witnessed the brutal murder of her family. She now has no family and only the local physician to help relieve her disturbing thoughts and voices. The film pitch proposes a horror movie following this girl's descent into madness as she struggles without a family and deals with the aftermath of the traumatic event she witnessed. It provides details on the key characters, proposed actors, director, settings, comparisons to other films, and questions at the end.
Humphrey and his wife Eliza argue after Eliza participates in a women's suffrage protest. Humphrey physically assaults Eliza, ripping her dress and causing her nose to bleed. He accuses her of betraying her wifely duties and following foolish causes. Eliza defends her actions and conscience, but acknowledges Humphrey has power over her as her husband. Their argument grows more heated as Humphrey insists women belong in the home rather than politics, and that he stripped Eliza of her virtue on their wedding night as was his right. Eliza reminds him she has borne him children, including a daughter, but their son was stillborn. She breaks down begging Humphrey's forgiveness as his
Everyone knows that Tisha B’Av is the lowest point of the Jewish calendar. HaShem’s protective aura thins, and we grow vulnerable to error and to harm. The downward tug of this time is ancient and nearly impossible to resist. It started with the incident of the spies [Num. 13 –14]; we failed to listen in to HaShem’s voice and gave credence instead to words proffered in bad faith. The chink that precipitated that fiasco was a defect in our ability to distinguish truth from falsehood. It was a flaw in our listening skills. As soon as we manage to fix that fault and only take truth to heart, we will meet the condition of “heeding [HaShem’s] voice (אם בקולו תשמעו) and Mashiach will come, today.
Jane draws upon a lifetime of spiritual experience to bring to you a short power packed book that was created from one word – the word blame. Having problems in you life? Find out how to dispel blame and live a life of joy and peace. Let me take you on an amazing journey of knowledge concerning evil, and what you can do to stop it. Answers to life itself lay inside …
My best friend’s brother lay wasting away in a hospice with two months to live. Two of my friends, early sixties, died in the last six months. Across the road a man lay dead for five days before anyone found his body. Last year I was diagnosed with malignant melanoma cancer. The doctor said it could have killed me in a year. Having escaped death’s clutches, I was shaken out of ‘cozy’. At seventy one, how many years did I have left to experience things I wanted before perhaps losing my mind, the power in my limbs or was being fed soup without knowing it was dribbling off my chin?
http://stellaralfini.co.uk/clothed-in-chocolate-sauce/
Ralph S. Williams Jr. is applying for the position of Materials Handler Supervisor at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. He has over 10 years of experience in various supply and logistics roles of increasing responsibility at the same facility, including his current role as Tools and Parts Attendant Supervisor. His experience includes inventory management, supervision, hazardous materials handling, and regulatory compliance. He has extensive training in logistics, hazardous waste management, and government procurement.
Avances en materia de proteccion industrial y seguridad IndustrialFabiana Beg
El documento describe la evolución de las leyes y regulaciones de protección industrial y seguridad laboral a nivel mundial y en Venezuela. Inicialmente, los trabajadores laboraban en condiciones precarias sin protección contra riesgos. Con el tiempo, se establecieron leyes para mejorar las condiciones laborales, limitar el trabajo infantil y compensar los accidentes. En Venezuela, las primeras leyes de protección e higiene surgieron en 1855 y se fueron mejorando hasta la creación de instituciones como el IVSS e INPSASEL. Actualmente existen mayores avances
This slide introduces various kinds of basic steganography techniques.
Also, the tools that could be useful for CTF(Capture the Flag) stegano challenges are listed
The document provides an overview of disk forensics concepts and tools used for analyzing disk images. It discusses locating the NTFS partition, inspecting the master boot record and partition table. It also covers the NTFS file system structures like the master file table, file attributes, alternate data streams, and methods for recovering deleted files. Timestamp analysis and registry forensics are also briefly introduced. Various forensic tools like The Sleuth Kit, Autopsy, and samdump2 are demonstrated.
Instut is a next generation point-of-sale solution designed for food and beverage, retail, and service businesses. It allows businesses to easily manage and grow using an iPad application and cloud-based backend. The software can be used for restaurants, cafes, kiosks, and other businesses from single locations up to chains of over 100 outlets. It provides features for operations management, inventory control, sales reporting, and user management.
The document discusses Alberto Sandoval-Sánchez's experience as a Latino man living with AIDS. It describes how being diagnosed with AIDS in 1990 forced him to reinvent his life and sense of identity. It discusses how AIDS embodied the ultimate abjection, and how Latino queer bodies with AIDS destabilize social norms. Sandoval-Sánchez explores how identity is shaped at the intersection of race, sexuality, illness and migration for Latino men with AIDS.
The document summarizes key aspects of Sarah Kane's plays and style. It notes that Kane explored themes of cruelty, dysfunctional relationships, and psychological distress through fragmented forms that rejected realistic conventions. Her most famous play, Blasted, shocked audiences with its extreme violence and imagery but examined the corrupting effects of the outside world. Kane's later work like 4.48 Psychosis embraced more experimental forms, featuring intermingled voices and a style resembling a long poem or suicide note that questioned boundaries between sanity and insanity.
Nursing Essay Short English Essays For StudentsLori Head
George II was a wealthy aristocrat and devoted art enthusiast who generously supported artists. He established an art school that trained many influential artists. He also amassed a large personal art collection that exposed the public to important works. His patronage helped advance styles like Rococo art.
And have brought humanity to the edge of oblivion because they th.docxdaniahendric
And have brought humanity to the edge of oblivion: because they think they are white.
—James Baldwin
Son,
Last Sunday the host of a popular news show asked me what it meant to lose my body. The host was broadcasting from Washington, D.C., and I was seated in a remote studio on the Far West Side of Manhattan. A satellite closed the miles between us, but no machinery could close the gap between her world and the world for which I had been summoned to speak. When the host asked me about my body, her face faded from the screen, and was replaced by a scroll of words, written by me earlier that week.
The host read these words for the audience, and when she finished she turned to the subject of my body, although she did not mention it specifically. But by now I am accustomed to intelligent people asking about the condition of my body without realizing the nature of their request. Specifically, the host wished to know why I felt that white America’s progress, or rather the progress of those Americans who believe that they are white, was built on looting and violence. Hearing this, I felt an old and indistinct sadness well up in me. The answer to this question is the record of the believers themselves. The answer is American history.
This article is adapted from Coates’s forthcoming book.
There is nothing extreme in this statement. Americans deify democracy in a way that allows for a dim awareness that they have, from time to time, stood in defiance of their God. This defiance is not to be much dwelled upon. Democracy is a forgiving God and America’s heresies—torture, theft, enslavement—are specimens of sin, so common among individuals and nations that none can declare themselves immune. In fact, Americans, in a real sense, have never betrayed their God. When Abraham Lincoln declared, in 1863, that the battle of Gettysburg must ensure “that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth,” he was not merely being aspirational. At the onset of the Civil War, the United States of America had one of the highest rates of suffrage in the world. The question is not whether Lincoln truly meant “government of the people” but what our country has, throughout its history, taken the political term people to actually mean. In 1863 it did not mean your mother or your grandmother, and it did not mean you and me. As for now, it must be said that the elevation of the belief in being white was not achieved through wine tastings and ice-cream socials, but rather through the pillaging of life, liberty, labor, and land.
That Sunday, on that news show, I tried to explain this as best I could within the time allotted. But at the end of the segment, the host flashed a widely shared picture of a 12-year-old black boy tearfully hugging a white police officer. Then she asked me about “hope.” And I knew then that I had failed. And I remembered that I had expected to fail. And I wondered again at the indistinct sadness wellin ...
The document discusses racial prejudice and injustice in the US criminal justice system. It notes that while premarital agreements are common among all social classes, high-profile celebrity agreements like Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren's provide interesting case studies. Research shows that even simple everyday interactions can reveal unconscious racial biases, and framing instructions or the presence of minority groups may help reduce prejudice in courtroom settings. The effects of racial prejudice must be addressed at every level to achieve fairness within the criminal justice system.
This document provides information and discussion prompts for an English literature class. It begins by encouraging students to attend office hours and discuss their participation for the day's discussion. It then excerpts and analyzes passages from Jane Eyre, discussing the characterization of Bertha Rochester and possible meanings behind her actions and descriptions. Finally, it considers feminist and psychoanalytic interpretations of Bertha's role, suggesting she represents Jane's repressed anger. The document examines Jane and Bertha's connections through a literary critical lens.
Battle Royal Ralph Ellison It goes a long way back, some .docxgarnerangelika
Battle Royal
Ralph Ellison
It goes a long way back, some twenty years. All my life I had been looking for something, and everywhere I turned someone tried to tell me what it was. I accepted their answers too, though they were often in contradiction and even self-contradictory. I was naive. I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could answer. It took me a long time and much painful boomeranging of my expectations to achieve a realization everyone else appears to have been born with: That I am nobody but myself. But first I had to discover that I am an invisible man!
And yet I am no freak of nature, nor of history. I was in the cards, other things having been equal (or unequal) eighty-five years ago. I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time been ashamed. About eighty-five years ago they were told they were free, united with others of our country in everything pertaining to the common good, and, in everything social, separate like the fingers of the hand. And they believed it. They exulted in it. They stayed in their place, worked hard, and brought up my father to do the same. But my grandfather is the one. He was an odd old guy, my grandfather, and I am told I take after him. It was he who caused the trouble. On his deathbed he called my father to him and said, "Son, after I'm gone I want you to keep up the good fight. I never told you, but our life is a war and I have been a traitor all my born days, a spy in the enemy's country ever since I give up my gun back in the Reconstruction. Live with your head in the lion's mouth. I want you to overcome 'em with yeses, undermine 'em with grins, agree 'em to death and destruction, let 'em swoller you till they vomit or bust wide open." They thought the old man had gone out of his mind. He had been the meekest of men. The younger children were rushed from the room, the shades drawn and the flame of the lamp turned so low that it sputtered on the wick like the old man's breathing. "Learn it to the younguns," he whispered fiercely; then he died.
But my folks were more alarmed over his last words than over his dying. It was as though he had not died at all, his words caused so much anxiety. I was warned emphatically to forget what he had said and, indeed, this is the first time it has been mentioned outside the family circle. It had a tremendous effect upon me, however. I could never be sure of what he meant. Grandfather had been a quiet old man who never made any trouble, yet on his deathbed he had called himself a traitor and a spy, and he had spoken of his meekness as a dangerous activity. It became a constant puzzle which lay unanswered in the back of my mind. And whenever things went well for me I remembered my grandfather and felt guilty and uncomfortable. It was as though I was carrying out his advice in spite of myself. And to make it worse, everyone loved me for it. I was.
A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
Leveraging Generative AI to Drive Nonprofit InnovationTechSoup
In this webinar, participants learned how to utilize Generative AI to streamline operations and elevate member engagement. Amazon Web Service experts provided a customer specific use cases and dived into low/no-code tools that are quick and easy to deploy through Amazon Web Service (AWS.)
How to Setup Warehouse & Location in Odoo 17 InventoryCeline George
In this slide, we'll explore how to set up warehouses and locations in Odoo 17 Inventory. This will help us manage our stock effectively, track inventory levels, and streamline warehouse operations.
it describes the bony anatomy including the femoral head , acetabulum, labrum . also discusses the capsule , ligaments . muscle that act on the hip joint and the range of motion are outlined. factors affecting hip joint stability and weight transmission through the joint are summarized.
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Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptxDenish Jangid
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
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LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
1. abandoned
forsakenbyowneror inhabitants
Adopted children mustfaceissues of abandonmentasthey grow older.
accepted
generallyapprovedorcompellingrecognition
He has been a wonderfulguy fromthestartand hasalways acceptedmy oldest,even though heis not his biologicalfather.
aggressive
characteristicof an enemyorone eagerto fight
But Bowsercould appointnewand aggressiveleaders in othercity agencies,where Gray’sappointeeshavetended to bemore
cautious.
alienated
sociallydisoriented
The more vigilantAllen was,the moreresentfuland alienatedNicholasbecame,and theworsethingsgot.
amazed
filledwiththe emotional impactof overwhelmingsurprise
White was amazed when around 500 people showed up.
amused
pleasantlyoccupied
"I can tell you,he's keeping his doctors amused."
anxious
causingor fraughtwithor showinganxiety
When rumorshavecirculated thatofficerswere aboutto clear thesite, Chan hassoughtto calm anxious protesters.
apathetic
showinglittle ornoemotion oranimation
“And somepeople areable to inspire otherwise apatheticyoung peopleto vote.”
ashamed
feelingshame orguiltorembarrassmentorremorse
Then, ashamedand embarrassed,hedisappeared undera duvetand grieved.
astonished
filledwiththe emotional impactof overwhelmingsurprise
"Oh my God,"he sputters,clearly astonished by theclaim.
aversion
a feelingof intense dislike
Oneawarenesspatient,formerly a jazzaficionado,developed a bizarreaversion to thestyle afteran awarenessexperience.
avoidance
deliberatelyavoiding
A small percentageuseit for avoidance,to create a distraction,and an even smaller percentageuseit to getattention.
awed
2. inspired byafeelingof fearfulwondermentorreverence
Who can forgetbeing awed by the choreographed treadmilldancefrom“Here We Go Again”?
awful
exceptionallybadordispleasing
Well, it's ugly,it's awful,butat leastit's official.
bored
tiredof the world
But sheis too bored and depressed to sleep.
confident
havingor markedbyassurance
And Pierce, confidentasever, will nothesitate to shoot.
confused
unable tothinkwithclarityor act intelligently
Veteransserviceorganizationshad braced fora flood of calls fromconfusedveterans,butsaid so farthey’venotheard any
complaints.
courageous
able to face and deal withdangeror fearwithoutflinching
"To sharein this way is courageous,powerfuland generous,"Dunhamtweeted atthetime, adding a link to Dylan Farrow's
letter.
critical
markedby a tendencytofindandcall attentiontoflaws
Try notto be too critical when assessing students'firstdrafts,butdo focuson key places wherethey can improve.
depressed
filledwithmelancholyanddespondency
Hoursof rehabilitation left himfeeling depressed at times.
despair
a state inwhichall hope islostor absent
At the end,in despair,Katerina drownsherself in a lake, dragging herrival with her.
detestable
offensive tothe mind
Instead of making himmore likable,it madehim more detestableand he ended up becoming passive-aggressive.
devastate
overwhelmoroverpower
In theaftermathof thequake,ordinary Italianswere devastated and outraged.
disappointed
3. sadlyunsuccessful
Onemother,Koh Young-hee,said shewasdeeply disappointed and furiousbecauseshehad hoped thatallof the defendants
would be sentenced to death.
disapproving
expressingormanifestingdisapproval
Orton wassitting ata table with friendsbesidea "rather stuffy American touristand his disapproving wife."
disillusioned
freedfromfalse ideas
Peoplewere scared, disillusioned and confused,so they didn’tvote.
dismayed
struck withfear,dread,orconsternation
Oneside waseuphoric,the other dismayed,butbothfoesand supportersof same-sex marriageswiftly turned theirattention
to the U.S.
disrespectful
exhibitinglackof regard;rude anddiscourteous
"It appearssomedisrespectful cowardsspray painted theirtagging crew and taggernamesoverthememorial,"thepolice
departmentstated on its Facebookpage.
distant
remote inmanner
Her parents,though,were distant,and theyoung Jean soon developed thestrong independentstreakwhich hascharacterised
her life.
eager
havingor showingkeeninterestorintensedesire
Democratic-primary votersarealways eager to see a fresh potentialcandidate.
ecstatic
feelinggreatrapture ordelight
"I wasjustso ecstaticto get the ring back."
embarrassed
feelingorcausedtofeel uneasyandself-conscious
Together,they embracethen pull apartasif embarrassed by the physicalcloseness.
empty
voidof emotion
Instead Ifelt empty, and inside I wanted to cry.
energetic
possessingordisplayingforceful exertion
Niall had been a goofy, energetic,creativekid who wasn’tquitesurewhathe wanted to do with his life.
enraged
4. markedby extreme anger
When he returned home,he searched his wife’scell phoneand becameenragedwhen hefound a pictureof anotherman,
prosecutorssaid.
excited
inan arousedstate
"Musically,visually,the image,the performance,everythingaligned.Iwasvery excited."
frightened
made afraid
“If someonetalksaboutusing force,Iam frightened,”she said.
frustrated
disappointinglyunsuccessful
"But it still makeme sad that I can’tspeakwell. I call my interpreter when I get frustrated."
fulfilled
completedtoperfection
Cutto a shotof a walker shambling everforward,presumably happy and fulfilledby hislife’s“ambition”to eat anotherbrain.
furious
markedby extreme anger
White Houseofficials were furious,calling Krone'sbehavior"unprofessional."
guilty
showingasense of wrongness
Bonuspointsforhaving Unseractually feel guiltyabouttaking a life.
hateful
evokingordeservinghatred
Mostpeoplehavebeen supportive,shesaid,butothershavebeenhateful.
hesitant
unable toact or decide quicklyorfirmly
He is hesitantaround me,kind of respectfully shy.
hopeful
havingor manifestingoptimism
His critique of Reaganism,published in 1986, missed whatothers plainly saw,thata genuinely hopeful spirit wasanimating the
American right.
hostile
characterizedbyenmityorill will
They continued to backMr. Dunkle,saying an independentinvestigation had found hehad notcreated a hostilework
environment,Bishop Sisksaid.
humiliated
5. subduedorbroughtlowin conditionorstatus
I felt humiliated in frontof my colleaguesand unmasked asa weakperson notcompetentto managedifficultpatients.
hurt
psychological suffering
“It hurts me and it painsme. Paulis withhim, butI sometimesfeel like I’mfailing asa mother.”
ignored
disregarded
Have you everfelt ignored forno reason atall?
important
of greatsignificance orvalue
Giving children a time to presenttheir workmakesthemfeelimportant,which leads to their taking their workmoreseriously.
inadequate
not sufficienttomeetaneed
Watching yourchildren founderin schoolcan leavea parentfeeling hopelessand inadequate.
indifferent
markedby a lackof interest
A fewstaffers,though,seemed either indifferentordownrightsurly.
inferior
of lowquality
We love watching thepros,butlet's be honest,it can makeus feel a bitinferiorwhen it comes to ourgolf games.
infuriated
markedby extreme anger
The result wasan act of parliamentthat,in attempting to satisfy everyone, infuriated millions.
inquisitive
showingcuriosity
Her older sister, Boedgesadded,“isan inquisitivegirl,very talkative.”
insecure
lackingself-confidence orassurance
I wasso insecure,and I hated myself.
insignificant
of little importance orinfluence orpower;of minorstatus
“Hell, a kid’salready scared of being small and insignificant,”heoncesaid.
inspired
of surpassingexcellence
Are you feeling inspiredand ready to putyournew-found,seemingly easy strategiesinto action starting tomorrow?
interested
showingcuriosityorfascinationorconcern
6. She learned Braille “becauseI’m interested in tactile things.I’minterestedin hair asa language.So why notgo to a tactile
language?”
intimate
markedby close acquaintance,association,orfamiliarity
The couplegrew so intimate thatthe woman promised shewould moveto New Yorkin six months.
irritated
arousedto impatience oranger
But he spokelike a frustrated politicalveteran,as if decades of merely watching thenewshad left him irritated and saddened.
isolated
beingorfeelingsetorkeptapart fromothers
"Growing up,I was isolatedfromthis issue,rarely talked aboutit," Stonebrakersaid.
jealous
suspiciousorfearful of beingdisplacedbyarival
"I thinkit wasreally hard.I thinkhe wasa little jealousof the video guy atfirst," Gomezjoked.
joyful
full of or producinggreathappiness
Investorssqueezed in a joyful one-hourlunch breakbeforetheafternoon panels.
judgmental
dependingonassessingapersonorsituationorevent
Thosewho are asleep atthe switch,or judgmental,gethurt.
liberated
free fromtraditional social restraints
It wasas if the reduced expectationshad liberatedher.
loathing
hate coupledwithdisgust
The man they are seeking is described as a survivalistand an excellent shot,with a loathing forlaw-enforcementofficials.
lonely
markedby dejectionfrombeingalone
Company exhausted him,even though hegrew lonelyin its absence.
loving
feelingorshowingloveandaffection
"He wasso patient.He wasn'ta complainer.He wasso loving,despiteall the stuff thathewent through,"hiswifesaid.
mad
rousedto anger
“Becauseeither way you voted on that,you’remaking somebody mad.And thefinancialsectorwasfurious.”
open
straightforwardanddirectwithoutreserveorsecretiveness
7. What’smore,othergovernmentsseem opento following theexamplefromDown Under.
optimistic
expectingthe bestinthisbestof all possibleworlds
She said the talkswere going well and shefelt optimisticthatprogresscould be made.
overwhelm
overcome,aswithemotionsorperceptual stimuli
She wasa little overwhelmed with being the adored focusof such power,ashe roseand fell.
peaceful
not disturbedbystrife orturmoil orwar
In 2001, my husband and Iditched thedot-comratrace of Silicon Valley fora more peaceful life in the mountainsof Lake
Tahoe.
perplexed
full of difficultyorconfusionorbewilderment
The bankerswho arrangetheloan dealssay thatthey are perplexed.
playful
full of funand highspirits
He saysthe fourth“Toy Story”installment will “open a new chapter”in the lives of Woody,Buzzand their playful pals.
powerful
havinggreatforce or potencyoreffect
The first option is benevolent, butthesecond is powerful.
powerless
lackingpower
If anything goeswrong then,scientistswill be powerless to do anything butwatch.
proud
feelingself-respectorpleasure insomething
“He’s very stubborn,a little fighter.And that’swhy I’m proudof him,” his fathertold the TV station.
provocative
servingortendingtoexcite orstimulate
The teenagersdid not appearto be engaged in violent or provocativebehavioratthetime they were shot.
rejected
rebuffed(byalover) withoutwarning
The break up withhis best friend left him feeling lonely, rejected, and generally out of sorts.
remorseful
feelingorexpressingpainorsorrowfor sinsor offenses
In a statement,Chowsaid the running backwas“contrite, embarrassed and remorseful.”
8. repugnant
offensive tothe mind
These incidentsnowstrike us as repugnantdiscrimination.
resentful
full of or markedbyindignantill will
This is howwe, the electorate,are being described:sour,dyspeptic,demoralized,disgusted,rebellious,frustrated, resentful,
angry.
respected
receivingdeferential regard
“It makespeoplefeel appreciated,valued and respected.”
ridicule
the act of deridingortreatingwithcontempt
Have football'sroutinely ridiculed executivesactually changed somethingforthebetter?
sarcastic
expressingorexpressive of ridicule thatwounds
“I wasthrilled weshot morefree throwsasa teamthan JamesHarden,”a sarcasticSixerscoach Brett Brown said.
scared
made afraid
"I'm scared rightnow,"shesaid as shewatched smokefromtheburning house.
sensitive
responsive tophysical stimuli
The child was sensitive,perceiving even the slightestteasing as an aggressiveattack.
shocked
struck withfear,dread,orconsternation
The photo of a wide-eyed, shockedLoren glancing overat Mansfield capturesa classic Hollywood moment.
skeptical
markedby or giventodoubt
Faced with skeptical — or sexist— editorsand colleagues,thewomen found thatworksometimescameatthe price of their
personallives.
startled
excitedbysuddensurpriseoralarmand makinga quickinvoluntarymovement
submissive
inclinedorwillingtogive intoordersor wishesof others
Finally,a textbookthatteacheswomen themanly pursuitof science in terms thatour feeble, submissivelady brainswill
understand.
suspicious
openlydistrustful andunwillingtoconfide
9. The survey suggested thatmostcustomersremained suspicious of how companiesused theirdata.
terrified
thrownintoa state of intense fearordesperation
"Sheknewshe wasgoing to be murdered.Shewas terrified".
threatened
likelyinthe nearfuture tobecome endangered
"I wasdisgusted thatmy voice wasignored,butthey felt threatenedafterbeing called by a politician."
victimized
of persons;takenadvantage of
Any girl suspected of being attracted to girls wasgossiped about,victimized,and shunned.
vulnerable
capable of beingwoundedorhurt
"Sheis so funny and vulnerable,"hesaid.
withdrawn
tendingtoreserve orintrospection
Executivecoach Maureen Moriartybelieves thatthosewho fail to communicatetheirfeelingsat work are often perceived as
aloof,cold,withdrawn oruntrustworthy.
worried
afflictedwithormarkedbyanxiousuneasinessortrouble
According to the survey,80% of Americansare worried aboutthegovernment’smonitoringof phoneand Internet
communications.
worthless
lackinginusefulnessorvalue
“I wasjusttired of it. I wasletting my family down;Iwasfeelingworthless.”
10. Every morning, Sam is so enthusiastic to begin his day that he jumps out of bed and begins to sing.
His mother became worried when she didn't hear from him for two days.
David is quite shy so he doesn't like talking to people he doesn't know.
A year after being fired from his job, Alan is still very bitter. He has a lot of resentment towards his former boss.
Even though I am accustomed to traveling for business, I still get homesick if I am away from my home for more than a
week.
Katie feels threatened every time her boyfriend talks to another girl. She thinks that every girl wants to steal him.
In the U.S., Thanksgiving is a holiday in which people give thanks for the blessings they have. Before the Thanksgiving
meal, family members will say what they are thankful for.
I am absolutely furious!! I cannot believe that my dog chewed my favorite shoes. Now they're ruined!
Cats are so curious that they often get into trouble. Once, my cat fell into the bath tub because she wanted to know what
was inside!
When Dave found out that the plumber charged him double the normal amount to fix his toilet, he felt cheated.
After his grandmother passed away, Ken was so grief-stricken he couldn't get out of bed.
When Emily has a lot of work to do and feels stressed, she becomes very tense and cannot relax.
Our friend Lily makes us feel left out when she has a party but doesn't invite us.
Even in hard times when I don't have a lot of money, I stay hopeful and believe that next month will be better.
My aunts enjoy inviting me to their romance book club. I always feel trapped because Idon't want to hurt their feelings by
saying no, but I also don't want to go and listen to sixty-year old women talk about romance.
As a teenager, Alexandra liked to be rebellious and defy her parents. She used to sneak out of the house after her
parents fell asleep to go to parties.
When I see that puzzled look on your face, I know that you didn't understand my question.
Mr. and Mrs. Porter are very cautious about answering their door. If they are not expecting a visitor, they won't open the
door.
Wow! I'm really impressed that Ashley can speak 7 languages, whereas I only speak one!
Ugh! I don't have anything to do. I'm so bored!!
It's difficult to not become discouraged while looking for a job, especially when you hand out your resume to employers
and no one calls you.
After Kylie had her heart broken by her ex-boyfriend, she felt so down and blue. Itried to cheer her up, but she just wants
to be sad for awhile.
In many countries, American-style business tactics are perceived as too aggressive. American businessmen don't want
to waste time talking about anything that doesn't pertain to business. In Asia, for example, a slower, more personal
approach to doing business is preferred.
Affectionate children always want to be held in their parents' arms and receive lots of hugs and kisses.
He felt invincible and was sure that nobody would beat him.
When I found out that Santa Claus wasn't real, I was so disappointed that all of the presents really came from my
parents and not the North Pole.
11. Craig felt uncertain as to whether he should accept the attractive job offer or keep his current, less glamorous job. He just
wasn't sure what to do.
Grandpa was very proud of me when I got a promotion at work. He took me out to dinner to celebrate.
When Eve handed Adam a shiny, red apple, he felt tempted to taste the delicious-looking fruit.
Kelly is so indecisive that she couldn't make a decision if her life depended on it!
I'm a little doubtful about whether to get married or not.
The cowardly dog refused to leave his hiding spot underneath the bed to help his owner investigate the strange sound
outside.
We are delighted that you will be coming to visit us. It will be so nice to have you here.
The actors were humiliated by the newspaper critic's review of their new movie. The respected critic said the film was as
pleasant as week-old garbage rotting in the sun.
After waiting in line for an hour at the bank, the woman grew impatient and left.
Ebenezer Scrooge was a stingy old miser who never shared his wealth with anyone.
The stubborn employee refused to accept that he made a mistake. He kept insisting that he wasn't wrong.
Patrick felt quite awkward going to his ex-girlfriend's wedding. He thought maybe shouldn't go since it could be
uncomfortable to see her again.
My mother came home exhausted after working a 12-hour shift at the hospital. She went straight to bed.
Carrie didn't feel satisfied with the report she wrote. It needed to be perfect to present it to her boss, and it was still
missing quite a few details.
Her husband is so moody that she never knows if he will be happy or angry when she gets home from work.
I am anxious to hear back about the job interview I had on Friday. I hope I get the job!
After his wife left him, he was so miserable that he stopped shaving, gained 20 kilos, and didn't leave the house for
weeks at a time.
It's said that children without siblings grow up to be selfish adults because they never learn to share with others.
They were shocked to learn that their beloved neighbor, Miss Ann, had stolen their car. She was such a sweet, 90-year
old lady.
Jamie was in a bar with his friends one night when he saw a beautiful girl. He felt confident that night so he went to go
talk to her. Unfortunately, he returned to his friends within minutes feeling rejected after she refused to talk to him. Poor
Jamie.
Walking to the bank to deposit money makes me very uneasy. I'm always scared someone is going to rob me.
Nothing makes me more upset than when I fail my exams. I feel depressed the rest of the day.
Many times, co-workers feel burdened with the task of covering the mistakes of their irresponsible colleagues.
In case of an emergency, stay calm and move toward the exits.
Once, I got a horrible haircut that left me looking I got electrocuted. For months, I felt self-conscious about going outside
my house. I swear everyone was laughing at me.
I don't feel energetic right now, if fact I feel quite lazy and I don't want to do anything.
12. Maggie is a fearless friend of mine. She will try anything once, no matter how dangerous the activity is.
Although the storm destroyed many of the buildings along the shore, we feel fortunate that our house didn't suffer any
damage.
I'm concerned about Gregory. He has been very withdrawn from the rest of the world ever since he lost his job.
Allison broke up with her boyfriend because of his jealous behavior. He never let her talk to other men and always
screened her calls.
20. A
angry: "She wasangry withherbossfor criticisingherwork."
annoyed:"I'm veryannoyedwithhim.He hasn'treturnedanyof mycalls."
appalled= veryshocked:"Theywere appalledtohearthattheywouldlose theirjobs."
apprehensive =slightlyworried:"Ifeltalittle apprehensive before myinterview."
ashamed: "Howcouldyou saysuch a thing?You shouldbe ashamedof yourself!"
at the end of your tether= completelyfedup:
"The childrenhave beenmisbehavingall day – I'm at the endof my tether."
B
bewildered=veryconfused:"He wasbewilderedbythe choice of computersinthe shop."
betrayed= whensomeone breaksthe trustyouhave inthem:"
He betrayedmytrust whenhe repeatedmysecrettoeveryone."
C
confused:"I'm sorryI forgot yourbirthday – I was confusedaboutthe dates."
confident= sure of your abilities:"I'mconfidentthatwe can findasolutiontothisproblem."
cheated= whenyoudon'tget somethingthatyouthinkyoudeserve:
"Of course I feel cheated –Ishouldhave wonthat competition."
cross = quite angry:"I wascross withhimfor nothelpingme,ashe saidhe would."
D
depressed= verysad:"Afterhe failedhisEnglishexam, he wasdepressedforaweek."
delighted= veryhappy:"I'mdelightedthatIgot the job.It's justwhat I alwayswanted."
down in the dumps = sad andfedup: "What's the matterwithhim?He's sodownin the dumpsthese days."
disappointed:"She wasdisappointedbyherson'spoorresultsat school."
E
ecstatic = extremelyhappy:"Whenhe askedhertomarryhimshe was ecstatic."
excited:"I'mexcitedbythe newopportunitiesthatthe internetbrings."
emotional = you have strongfeelings(happyorsad) and youcry:
"Whenhe heardthe news,he became quite emotional."
envious= whenyouwant somethingthatsomeone else has:
"I'm veryenviousof herhappiness –I wishI washappytoo."
embarrassed= slightlyashamed:"IfeltsoembarrassedthatIwentbrightred."
F
furious=very angry:"I was furious withhimforbreakingmyfavourite vase."
frightened:"Asa childshe wasfrightenedof the dark."
G
great = verygood:"I feel greattoday!"
H
21. happy: "She was happyto hearthe good news."
horrified= veryshocked:"I'mhorrifiedbythe amountof violence ontelevisiontoday."
I
irritated = annoyed:"Iget soirritatedwhenhe changesTV channelswithoutaskingme first."
intrigued= beingso interestedinsomethingyouhave tofindoutmore:
"I'm intriguedtohearabout yoursafari in Kenya."
J
jealous= envious:"She wasjealousof hersister'snew toy."
jaded= tiredand havingnointerest:"After10yearsat thiscompany,Ijust feel jaded."
K
keen:"I'm keentosee yournewhouse – I've heard lotsaboutit."
"I'm keenonkeepingfit."
L
lazy: "I can't be botheredtodoanythingtoday – I feel reallylazy!"
lucky: "I'm goingto playthe lottery – I feel luckytoday!"
letdown = disappointed:"Whenyoudidn'tturnupto the meeting,Ifelt reallyletdown."
M
maternal = feelinglike amother:"Lookingatmy sister'snew babymade me feel reallymaternal."
N
nonplussed= so surprisedthatyoudon'tknowwhat to do next:
"I wasso nonplussedbyhisannouncementthatIcouldn'tsayanything."
negative = whenyoucan onlysee the disadvantages:
"I feel verynegative aboutmyjob – the pay isawful."
O
overwhelmed=so much emotionthatyoudon't know whatto say or do:
"Iwas overwhelmedbythe offerof promotionatwork."
over the moon = delighted:"She wasoverthe moonwithhernew bicycle androde iteverydayfor a whole year."
P
positive = opposite of negative –seeingthe goodside of something:
"She'sa verypositive personandneverletsanythinggetherdown."
positive = verysure:"Are you sure that's whatyou want?Yes – I'm positive."
R
relaxed:"I wascompletelyrelaxedafterIcame back fromholiday."
reluctant = whenyoudon't wantto do something:"I'mreluctanttobuya new car – the one we have is fine."
22. S
seething= extremelyangry,buthidingit:"She wasseethingafterherbosscriticisedher."
sad: "It makesme sad to see all those animalsincagesat the zoo."
scared = frightened:"Are youscaredof heights?"
stressed= beingworriedoranxiousaboutsomethingsoyoucan't relax:
"I feel reallystressedatwork – I needa break."
"He was stressedoutbyall the travellinginhisjob."
T
terrific= fantastic:"Ifeel terrifictoday!"
terrible = ill or tired:"I've got a blindingheadacheand Ifeel terrible."
terrified= veryscared:"She'sterrifiedof spidersandscreamswhenevershe seesone."
tense = notrelaxed:"Youlooka bittense.Didyouhave a bad day at work?"
U
upset= angry or unhappy:"I'msorry you're upset – I didn'tmeanto be rude."
unhappy = sad:"I was unhappytohear that I hadn'tgot the job."
V
victimised= to feel youare the victimof someone orsomething:
"My bosskeptcriticisingme andnotthe others,so I feltquite victimised."
W
wonderful = great: "I feltwonderful aftersucharelaxingweekend."