Word of the Day 1-31-2012

Idoneous:

1. Appropriate; fit; suitable; apt.

 

Origin: Idoneous  is derived from the Latin word idōneus  which meant "suitable."

CNN Student News 1-30-2012

In today's student news, Mr. Azuz talked about uprising and violence in Syria. The government is being fought against because rebellion groups are organizing. I think that the anti-government groups should stop threatening not only the people of Syria but the government as well.

Word of the Day 1-30-2012

Neoterism:

1. An innovation in language, as a new word, term, or expression.

2. The use of new words, terms, or expressions.

 

Origin: Though it did not come into English usage until the late 1800s, neoterism  originally comes from the Greek word neōterismós  which meant "an attempt to change."

CNN Student News 1-27-2012

In today's CNN student news, Mr. Azuz talked about the buildings that collapsed in Rio de Janero. A lot of people are missing and could have been killed. Officials do not know the cause of the collapse but they are investigating it. I think that builders who are going to rebuild the buildings should make sure that they are more structurally sound to prevent future collapses.

Word of the Day 1-27-2012

Conciliate:

1. To overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over.

2. To win or gain (goodwill, regard, or favor).

3. To make compatible; reconcile.

4. To become agreeable or reconciled.

 

Origin: Conciliate  comes from the Latin word conciliāre  meaning "to bring together." It is related to the words council and calendar.

Word of the Day 1-26-2012

Mettle:

1. Courage and fortitude.

2. Disposition or temperament.

 

Origin: Mettle  was used interchangeably with the material metal  until the early 1700s. Mettle  continued to be used in the figurative sense of "stuff of which a person is made" even as the spellings diverged.

CNN Student News 1-25-2012

In today's student news, they takled about the possibility of using new detection technology on the streets of New York. A lot of people are against the use of the new body-scanning technology, but I think that it would be a good thing. The streets will definitely be a whole lot safer if we proceed and use the scanners.

Word of the Day 1-25-2012

Bleb:

1. A bubble.

2. Medicine/Medical.  A blister or vesicle.

 

Origin:

Bleb  was first used in the early 1600s. It is considered imitative of a blister itself. It is also related to the Middle English word blob .

Lincoln Douglas- Lesson 6

Resolution: Military conscription is unjust.
Value: Justice
Value Criterion: Minimizing the United States military, therefore lowering violence world-wide.
Value Criterion: Minimizing government control.
Value Criterion: Maximizing the rights of American men.
Partner- Noel
Noel Value Criterion:
Noel Value Criterion:
Noel Value Criterion:

Lincoln Douglas- Lesson 5

Resolution: Military conscription is unjust.
1. Value: Equality
2. Equal treatment among all Americans is necessary when considering the way. The military is in need of men to protect the United States, and military conscription is the best solution.
3. Value Criterion: Maximizing fair treatment among all Americans.
4. When the United States enters a war, by utilizing military conscription every man will be treated fairly.
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1. Affirmative Value: Peace
       a. Explantion of value criterion- Nuclear weapons are instruments of war, and war is not peace.
2. Affirmative Value Criterion: Common good
       a. Explanation of Value Criterion- Nuclear weapons violate the common "good". "Good" being- protection, justice and liberty.
3.Negative Value: Just War
       a. Explanation of Value- Any war is not morally sound.
4. Negative Value Criterion: Human rights
       a. Explanation of Value Criterion- Human rights are being violated.

CNN Student News 1-23-2012

In today's CNN student news, they talked about bombings and terrorist attacks on government buildings in Nigeria. The government needs to take action and be really strict with this terrorist group because if they don't the attacks will just continue. The citizens of Nigeria will defenitely gain confidence in their government and politcal leaders/ leader if they take action against the bombings.

Word of the Day 1-22-2012

Slimsy:

1. Flimsy; frail.

 

Origin:

Slimsy  is an Americanism that came into common use in the 1830s and early 1840s. It is a combination of slim  and flimsy .

Word of the day 1-20-2012

Deucedly-

1. Devilishly; damnably.

 

Origin- Deucedly  is related to the word deuce  which refers to the face of a die with one dot, as in "to roll deuces." It comes from the Latin word for two, duos . In the mid-1600s, it became associated with bad luck, probably because it was the lowest score you could get when playing dice.

Lincoln Douglas- Lesson 5

-The claim of the affirmative is that in no way is war good. Her warrant states that peace is what everyone seeks for and therefore peace has never been proven unethical or immoral. Her impact is seen when she explains that tons of damage has been done by only two having been used in the history of the weapon. Also she elaborates on her point of peace by saying that obtaining nuclear power has not been proven to be effective in gaining world power.
-The affirmative does not attack on the first round, because it is basically stating its case and the facts that it will use throughout the debate. Also because the negative has not stated its case yet, so the affirmative has essentially nothing to attack at this point.
-The claim of the negative is that Just Wars do exist and are necessary in preserving the rights of human beings.The support for the argument is that during the Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War II, etc. pulling the trigger to defend your beliefs was not the crime, but not pull the trigger was. The only difference between the wars listed that are Just is that its one man pushing a button, not 500,000 pulling triggers. By keeping the nuclear weapons that the United States is in possession of, we would be preparing ourselves to defend what we believe, and if necessary participate in a Just War.
-The negative attacks the affirmative, and elaborated on its key points during its turn of the first round.
-The affirmative attacks the negative, and also expands on the key points that it made in the first round, during the first rebuttal.
-The affirmative is now really attacking the negative during the second rebuttal becuase it is now getting deeper into the debate and all points are being attacked at this time. Proving your points are really key now for the affirmative.
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Lincoln Douglas- Lesson 4

Resolved: A just society ought not to use the death penalty as a form of punishment.
Claim: The death penalty is a just form of punishment for certain offenders.
In a justice systemt that has many repeat offenders, the death penalty is great form of punishment. I believe that it is impossible for some criminals to truly change and that the death penalty is a good ultimate solution, long-term. Jail time is not an adequate punishment for a serial killer, who having killed many people would get to live in the same world/ place as people who are not murderers. The death penalty needs to be enforced by the government because merely serving jail time for unspeakable crimes is not enough.

CNN Student News 1-18-2012

In the CNN Student News today they talked about pumping fuel into Nome, Alaska. The reason that they had to pump it in was because, with it being during one of the harshest winters on record, the Russian tanker that is delivering the fuel was not able to make it to the harbor. I think in order to solve this problem for the future, citzens of Nome should start looking at alternative sources of energy. Also, Russian companies that deliver the fuel need to take into account the weather!

Word of the Day 1-18-2012

Persnickety:

1. Overparticular; fussy.

2. Snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob.

3. Requiring painstaking care.

 

Origin:

Persnickety  dates back to the late 1800s. It is a variant of the Scots word pernickety , which is of uncertain origin. Pernickety  is perhaps related to other Scots words with the per-  prefix, like perskeet  which meant "fastidious."

Lincoln Douglas- Lesson 2

Resolution: States ought not possess nuclear weapons.
1. a. States: an individual state that shares sovereignty with the federal government.
    b. possess: have distinct possession of as ownership
    c. nuclear weapons: an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions
2. Absolute, because I believe that this resolution is just.
3. States
4. States, nuclear weapons possibly not being able to be in possession of a state.
5. Affirm- By affirming this resolution, the world would become a safer place. This would limit only the federal government to being able to be in possession of nuclear weapons.
    Negate- By negating the resolution, states would then be able to have in their possession, nuclear weapons. This would become a huge health hazard, and affect the unity of the United States as a nation.

Lincoln Douglas- Lesson 1

1. Negative
2. Other political systems besides a democratic, have worked before in the past. We as a country are not obligated to promote a democratic system, because other countries are free to do as they please.
3. Various different political systems have been proven to work in the past. Many different countries are free to do as the please politically and as a country we are not morally obligated to promote a system that has worked for us.
4. Empirical
5. Saying that we are obligated to promote our morals on the other political institutions of the world is wrong, because the majority of one country could say they believe one thing, while another could say that they believe something totally different. Promoting a system that is proven to work is not a bad thought, but doing it off of morals is very wrong.

Word of the Day 1-17-2012

Alate:

1. Having wings; winged.

2. Having membranous expansions like wings.

noun:

1. The winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.

 

Origin: Alate  is comprised of the Latin roots āla  meaning "wing" and the suffix -ate  which was used in Latin to make a word an adjective (like separate) but in English came to be used to create a verb out of a noun (like agitate).