Mark Twain

The Califorian's Tale
page 303
1800's(50s or later)
Irony
Gold Rush
Tone - auther's atitude twards his or her subject
Lots of forshadow

Journal 3

If I were captain, I would have turned off the rocket engines, which would have kept the EDS ship moving at the same speed as it had been previously.  This would have saved the precious fuel so then the stowaway wouldn’t have had to be ejected before entering the atmosphere in order to land safely. Using this plan might have taken a longer time to reach the destination, but at least the stowaway wouldn’t have had to die. I know I would have to face the government because I broke regulations, but it would have been worth it.  No one would have had to die. In fact, I might have been a hero at least to her parents and brother.

Jernal 2

The McClellan is a family of four, a mother, father, and two children. The kids are younger probably around 6 and 7 years old because they were outside throwing a ball to each other, and their nursery had an African wildlife theme. They got up at 7:00 a.m. and at 7:09 ate bacon, eggs, and toast. At 8:01 the kids went to school, and at least one parent drove to work. The mother may have overseen the cleaning of the house, and she entertained friends in the afternoon with martinis and egg salad sandwiches while playing bridge games. She enjoyed gardening, and the father routinely mowed the lawn. They had a large, friendly dog that liked to be with his owners. The kids came home around 4:00 because the nursery walls became alive with colorful animals, and they played until 5:00 when they took a bath. After dinner, the father smoked a cigar, and at 9:00p.m. a nighttime poem was read out loud for the mom. Her favorite poem was about humanity disappearing and nature continuing on without them.  

Vocab 2

Annul-v- declare invalid - The King annulled the law that kids were forced to go to school.

Anecdote-n- Short and amusing story - His anecdote about the raising the puppies raised laughter from the school kids.

Insolence-n- lack of respect - Unbeknownst to the student, insolence was not tolorated by the superintendent.

Churlish-adj- rude - His churlish attitude brought shame on him and his family.

Irate-adj- great anger - K.C. caused Mr. Fielding to become irate and he therefor banished him.

Efficiency- n - well organized and competent - He zipped through his homework with  his usual efficiency.

Cajole- v - persuade someone to do something - Batting her big blue eyes, she cajoled the poor sap into driving the getaway car.

Dastardly- v - cruel - Laughing maniacally the dastardly villain tied the girl to the tracks.

Pummel- v - strike/hit repeatedly - He groaned as she verbally pummeled him with the stupid song.

Perspicacity- n - understand things well - He lacked the perspicacity to pick up on her flirtation.

Quell- v - stop - The mounted police quickly moved in to quell the student riot.

Chagrin- n - embarrassment - To his chagrin she told the whole school that he had asked her out.

Assiduously- adj - carefully - He assiduously avoided the snake pit.

Maliciously- adj - intending to do harm - He maliciously released the viper in the school.