Literature analysis #5

My book "Breaking Buds" by Mark Owens is all about U.S. Navy SEAL training, which is called BUDS. The book mainly focuses on going into every little detail about BUDS and how to make it easier for someone who is considering on attending BUDS. The author talks about every phase of BUDS and what to expect, he talks about barracks inspections, hell week and even how to take better care of your equipment while in BUDS.

           I chose to write about it because I thought it was very well written and very detailed and informative and at times really funny.

           The author chose to write about BUDS because he was a Navy SEAL and he has a lot of knowledge of their training and he wanted to give people advice for graduating from BUDS.

Characters weren't really that important in this book. He mostly talked about the training, but he did mention people in his BUDS class and mistakes they made or things that they did good, but he never mentioned any of their names.

          I remember one guy he wrote about, he was one of the best runners in the entire class and also one of the first guys to drop out of the class. Another guy was one of the strongest men in the class he could bench, squat and deadlift way more than anyone in the class. But he was week mentally and he quit very early in the first phase of BUDS.

          The author only describes one place and the whole book takes place their, that is Naval Base Coranado in Coranado California. All of BUDS takes place their so that is really the only place he goes into detail about.

Hafta/Wanna

I think theirs a huge difference between life during and after high school. I think a lot of people slack off during high school and their isn't a lot of immediate effects. If you slack off after high school and don't get a job you'll probably end up staying at home with your parents. For most people myself included want to move out as soon as possible and without a job and no motivation that would be very hard.

Vocabulary #2

Accoutrements: additional items of dress or equipment.
Apogee: the point in the orbit of an object.
Apropos: used to state a speakers beliefs.
Bicker: argue about petty and trivial matter.
Coalesce: come together and form one mass or whole.
Contretemps: an unexpected and unfortunate occurrence.
Convolution: a form or shape that is folded.
Cull: select from a large quantity.
Dogmatic: inclined to lay down principles.
Licentious: promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.
Mete: dispense or allot justice.
Noxious: harmful, poisonous or very unpleasant.
Populous: containing many people or inhabitants.
Probity: the quality of having strong moral principles.
Supervene: occur later than a specified or implied event.
Unimpeachable: not able to be doubted, questioned, or criticized.

Vocabulary #1 performance review

I did pretty terrible on the vocabulary quiz today. I only answered one question, but I did get it right.

Hacking your education

I'm not sure if I'm doing this right, but I remember in class talking about getting scholarships for college and I think that's what you mean by hacking your education. So basically my plan is to use tuition assistance while I'm in the military and study business and criminal justice. If I don't get my degree while I'm in I will use my GI bill to finish school when I get out.

vocabulary #9 additions

hyperbolic: enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness.
"a hyperbolic style"
consent: permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.

"no change may be made without the consent of all the partners"

doctrine: a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group.

"the doctrine of predestination"

hunch: a feeling or guess based on intuition rather than known facts.

"she was acting on a hunch"

predominant: present as the strongest or main element.

"its predominant color was white"

discretion: the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information.

"she knew she could rely on his discretion"

provision: the action of providing or supplying something for use.

"new contracts for the provision of services"

seizure: the action of capturing someone or something using force.

"the seizure of the Assembly building"

warrant: a document issued by a legal or government official authorizing the police or some other body to make an arrest, search premises, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.

"magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest"

infraction: a violation or infringement of a law, agreement, or set of rules.
"infraction of this law is dealt with severely"

7 times

I think the boy that was killed kind of had it coming to him. He should have never been walking down the street with a toy gun that looked very similar to an AK-47. And when the police approached him he turned around and pointed it at them. I think the Police made the right call and who cares how many shots were fired the boy is still dead. The police were following there training and protecting themselves from someone they thought had a very dangerous weapon. I think it is very sad that the boy had to die over something as stupid as a toy gun. But if I had to say it's anyone's fault it's his.