The Masque of the Red Death Words You May Not Know

October 6th, 2009 by Anne

Avatar – a graphical image that represents a person, as on the Internet; the descent of a deity to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape; the incarnation of a god.

Blasphemous – uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane (blasphemy – an act of cursing or reviling God.}

Castellated – built like a castle, esp. with turrets and battlements.

Cerements – a cerecloth used for wrapping the dead; any graveclothes.

Contagion – the communication of disease by direct or indirect contact.

Disapprobation – disapproval; condemnation.

Dissolution – the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.

Egress – a means or place of going out; an exit.

Fete – a festive celebration or entertainment.

Ingress – a means or place of entering; entryway.

Perforce – of necessity; necessarily; by force of circumstance.

Pestilence – a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.

Phantasms – a creation of the imagination or fancy; fantasy.

Piquancy – agreeably stimulating, interesting, or attractive.

Profuse – abundant; in great amount.

Prostrate – lying flat or at full length, as on the ground.

Revel – to take great pleasure or delight ; boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.

Sagacious – having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd.

Spectral -of or pertaining to a specter; ghostly; phantom. (specter – a visible incorporeal spirit, esp. one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.)

Does spellling matter?

September 23rd, 2009 by Anne

Read http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/5243098.stm and comment.

What are some ideas you have for descriptive papers?

September 22nd, 2009 by Anne

Post your idea for your descriptive paper here and see what kind of feedback you get

Welcome Engh 0890 Class

September 22nd, 2009 by Anne

Hello class for Fall 2009.  As you can guess by my teaching style, I want to find ways for each of you to find your own voices. This is an effort to facilitate that.