Tuesday, January 7, 2025

MLS Humanities, Vocabulary with Faust and Goethe Lecture (Presentation Day)

 By Nate Feldman

To label someone = to say what kind of person they are

To defy (someone or something) = refuse to do something

To defy labels = to be unable to describe the person

Pioneer = the first to do something in an area

*The Wright Brothers were pioneers of aviation. 

Mastermind = the person behind an event or idea

Innate = something that was always a part of you (i.e. talents or skills)

I have a good memory.  It is something innate to me.  Something innate is in Nate. 

Rote memorization = memorizing without thinking what its meaning is

Depict = how someone or something is shown to be

I watched a movie.  It depicts the main character as a greedy person. 

*Once upon a time, there was an English teacher named Nate.  He was so lazy that he got his dog to teach the class for him.  He always fell asleep during the lesson. 

How is Nate depicted in this story?

>>Nate is depicted as a lazy teacher

Ubiquitous= found everywhere

*English language schools are ubiquitous. 

Mystical = not connected to nature or logic; related to spiritual things

Scandalous = bad inappropriate behavior

A scandal = a situation when bad or inappropriate behavior has been happening

Unequivocally = without doubt or hesitation

*I unequivocally support your decision to study abroad. 


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