Word of the Week #8

Word: Contrive

Where I heard it: My cousin was telling me about the book “The Hunger Games”.

Original Sentence: “ Beetee contrived an invention that destroyed the force field that encased the players in the arena.”

Dictionary Definition: (Verb) To plan with ingenuity; devise; invent. 

Use of Word in a New Sentence: There are a number of entrepreneurs that went to my room mates business class to discuss what they want to contrive.

In My Humble Opinion

Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales is currently under arrest, accused of killing more than 16 Afghan civilians including children on March 11^th, 2012.

Bales entered a number of houses in a small Najabyan village demanding to know where the Taliban was and proceeded to shoot the residents of the homes, piling some into a room and lighting it on fire.

Bales has raked in three separate tours of duty in Iraq before he was sent to Afghanistan and had suffered traumatic brain injury during his last deployment in 2010 but was considered fit for duty after treatment.

Bales not only had a rough time during his tours but he also had a Florida investment job go sour, his Seattle- are home was condemned as he had trouble with finances on another, he failed to get a recent promotion, he was charged with assault and ran bleeding into the woods after a hit and run accident, all seeming to have had a emotional and mental significance on his well being.

The security of relationships between Afghan outlets and the U.S. are on the rocks and questioning how trustworthy the U.S. is.

This massacre, caused by this one solder, resulted in the Taliban suspending initial peace talks with the United States which had been so close to establishing after more than a decade of occupation and war.

Not only did the parliament shut down in protests of the killings but civilians were also protesting in the streets after the murders.

The U.S. military is now also facing problems because it is thought that Bales should have been better evaluated after his brain trauma.

It is clear now that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the war is affecting solders in the Middle East, especially after Bales murdered innocent civilians and children.

The U.S. government should wonder what signs were overlooked and how could this have been prevented?

In recent weeks, there were a number of Q’arans burned and this only angered the people even more before this bloodbath occurred.

This incident only further shows why the people of the Middle East tend to not trust Americans and often question if the U.S’ is there for the right reasons.

Work of the Week #7

Word: Impugn

Where I read it: Media law textbook

Original Sentence: “The defendant was determined to impugn the supposed evidence.”

Dictionary Definition: (Verb) To challenge as false. 

Use of Word in a New Sentence: The detective impugned the suspect for the robbery.

Mystery Character 2

She is a young, blonde, female entertainer who stands about 5'9" and weighs about 130 pounds.

 She is a hot and dangerous party girl whose day consists of waking up and feeling like P Diddy, grabs her glasses, brushes her teeth with a bottle of jack, and hits the city. 

Her two favorite things are boots and boys and if it doesn't have glitter, it's going to be disgusting. 

You can find her looking sick and sexyfied, going hard like the world is hers and dancing like she’s dumb while her body’s going numb.

 If she isn’t dancing until she’s numb you can find her at the back with the jack and the jukebox. 

She is very temperamental and is hot headed and if she doesn’t like what you’re saying she’ll say, “Coming out your mouth with your blah blah blah. Zip your lips like a padlock” 

There has been the occasional mention that she thinks she may need some rehab or maybe just some sleep because of this sick obsession she keeps seeing in her dreams.

 Regardless of the day, she's always living a crazy beautiful life.

Mystery Character

She’s a light skinned African American female who stands about 5’4” and weighs about 140 pounds. 

Her wild and colorful style and her voluptuous backside has become her most recognized feature. 

She has a reputation for going over the top with her eccentric style and her hair often changes colors ranging from a rainbow of colors to a hot pink afro. 

When you see her in action, her dark green eyes get large and wide, much like a deer in headlights slash she was possessed by something. 

When she talks she has a Brooklyn accent but she has the skill to speak in a British accent, a monster voice, and a soft “normal” voice. 

You can find her wearing a large, diamond encrusted necklace spelling out, “Barbie”. 
She has a tattoo on her upper left arm of Chinese characters.

 If you encounter her you will be taken back by her petite stature and bodacious behind, her crazy sense of style and her bright hair. 

Word of the Week #6

Word: Sedulous

Where I heard it: My internship adviser used it the other day. 

Original Sentence: “  You really have to be sedulous when it comes to these press releases. You should be focusing on these and only these.”

Dictionary Definition: (Adjective) Persistently or carefully maintained. 

Use of Word in a New Sentence: Caitlin is very sedulous when it comes to giving her pets their medication.

Word of the Week #5

Word: Heedlessness

Where I read it: Quote of the day online. 

Original Sentence: "Looking foolish does the spirit good. The need not to look foolish is one of youth's many burdens; as we get older we are exempted from more and more, and float upward in our heedlessness, singing Gratia Dei sum quod sum."

Dictionary Definition: (Adjective) Careless, thoughtless, unmindful. 

Use of Word in a New Sentence: The boys were so heedlessness when driving the ATV’s that they ended up crashing and ruining one of them.