The Power of a Secret :)

This article tells of the well-known fact that young children are very gullible and tend to fall for almost anything. A psychotherapists by the name of Julia Borbolla made a character, named Antenas, to speak with children. Young ones don't always open up to adults, but Antenas is from a nother planet and looks nothing like any human being. Borbolla makes it a point to do a background check on any new therapists coming into the program because she wants to make sure the information from the children is being put into good hands. Borbolla and her daughter, Juli Niño de Rivera make it a point to record and review every session that Antenas is used and to never certify over 50 therapists. The tool is only used to attain information from children holding the information that may harm them.

Kite Runner Project Choice

I'm going to do the "Photography" project for the Kite Runner. I have a very vivid imagination and through out the entire story I had very detailed pictures in my head for each scene and event. This project will help others to see things the way I saw them while reading.

Word History - Etymology Assignment

DISDAIN is a verb meaning to consider unworthy of one's consideration. It comes from the late 14th century and the old French word "desdeigner", meaning to scorn or refuse.

ATROPHY is a verb meaning to deteriorate or shrink. It comes from the French word, in the 1590's, "atrophie" and the Greek word "atrophia", a noun of state from "atrophos" meaning ill-fed.

 

 

QUAGMIRE, a noun meaning a bad or complex problem or situation. The word originate in the 1570's. The part "quag" means bog or marsh, and "mire" is self-defined. This extended sense of "difficult situation" was first recorded in 1775.

ATONE, a verb meaning to make amends, is a contraction of the words "at" and "one. The word was modeled by the Latin word "adunare" meaning "unite".

OBSTINATE (my word), originated from the mid-14th century from the Latin word "obstinatus" meaning "inflexible or stubborn".

Falling in Love :)

When I was younger, I really enjoyed working with children younger than myself. I like the feeling of talking to them and being able to show them things that they didn't know. I felt as though being a pediatrician would be the best for me and something that I would really enjoy. I then realized that my fear of needles would prevent me from beginning a career in this field. Around this time, I started realizing my interest in the human mind and how it worked. Doing research on different college majors, I fell upon a major that I immediately fell in love with, Clinical Child Psychology. With this, I could mix my two passions into one and avoid my terrible fear at the same time.