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Monday, March 9, 2009

A Word That Defines Me

tem•per•a•men•tal 
[tem-per-uh-men-tl, -pruh-men-, -per-men-]

–adjective
1.
having or exhibiting a strongly marked, individual temperament.
2.
moody, irritable, or sensitive: a temperamental artist.
3.
given to erratic behavior; unpredictable.
4.
of or pertaining to temperament; constitutional: temperamental differences.

Origin: 1640–50;
temperament + -al 1
Related forms:
tem•per•a•men•tal•ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. excitable, volatile, emotional.

I describe myself as temperamental for the simple fact that it doesn't take much to agitate or anger me. To me temperamental means that someone is on edge at all time and is ready to snap at any minute. I honestly feel like that a good percentage of the time. Luckily it hasn't gotten me into too much or a significant amount of trouble.

Today In History

This week in history we spent our time discussing some of the first explorers to reach the Americas from Europe. Some of those people include Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, and Amerigo Vespucci who America was named after. We were broken up into groups and had to recreate the trade route by constructing a map of the world and showing what country used what route. At the end of the week we were given a solo project that involved making a brochure that summarized a prominent figure in Chapter 13. I chose Christopher Columbus for mine and finshed the project this Sunday.

Today In Math

This week the majority of our time was spent going over our practice profiency exam packets. I didn't spend too much time on it considering I am a credit deficient sophomore and won't be taking the exam until next year. Honestly I didn't pay as much attention to the questions and answers on the exam packet as I should have.