Blog Entry #14 - A Book Trailer for A Shot At It by Esmeralda Santiago

By Ami Vu and Lisa Bui

Blog Entry #13 - Vocabulary

1. The jury was convinced and the other party was shocked as they foundered into a shameful silence after the portly old indictee regained his self-possession and impeccably presented the last reason why he wasn't the one at fault.

 
2. Dylan struggled to cuddle herself into the corner of the dark room, groaning and mumbling some kind of superstitious spell she had eavesdropped from the conversation of her friends to shoo the ghosts. As a scrawny chilly hand gently tapped her shoulder, Dylan petrified: her hair stood on end and her eyeballs stopped moving up and down; but worst of all she couldn't finish the last word of the spell.

3. Mother Teresa lived a stoical life by giving up her own self and living for others.

4. The wild drunk man was standing on the edge of the bridge stared at me like a maniac; when I dissuaded him to jump down by calling for help and pulling him down towards the ground.

5. This year’s products' acquisition decreased a lot because of the economic crisis.

6. Japanese celebrate peace day on August 6th annually in order to commemorate Sadako Sasaki, who had become the leading symbol of the impact of nuclear war.

7. As eighth graders, we should be mature enough to make smart choices and behave well because the fellow students are mimicking us.

8. The commotion was chaotic with people elbowing one another and shouting piercingly, drawing attention from the surprised watchers.

9. When Claire and Susan first attended OCD, people kept mixing up their names because they resembled each other so much.

10. The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is guarded with a corps of trained security where terrorists can hardly attack or perturb.