http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/-t1.htm Vocab building exercises, using them in sentences+ BOOKS and writing discussions Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:30:36 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/xand/logo.gif http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/-t1.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/writing-workshops-t1158.htm alyson years ago i used to attend a weekly workshop/gathering in atlantic city headed by raymond tyler - wise words. not only did we share and critique each other's work, we debated and provoked each other on all topics & current events. i miss that intellectual and even playfull interaction. it's something that you can't get by going to a venue. ever since i've moved i haven't found another one, so i'm looking and even thinking of starting one. (it's times like this when i WISH i had my bookstore.) if ... THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:46:03 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/writing-workshops-t1158.htm#7746 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/writing-workshops-t1158.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/reading-any-new-books-t1220.htm M.A.P. I'm currently reading Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing by Caroline Myss. It's really, really good. She discusses her views on the exchange of energy and our power to heal ourselves or maintain our physical health, chakra health, etc. http://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Spirit-Seven-Stages-Healing/dp/0609800140 THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Fri, 22 May 2009 20:40:01 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/reading-any-new-books-t1220.htm#8254 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/reading-any-new-books-t1220.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/did-anybody-read-midnight-sister-souljah-t1247.htm Tizzy Lizz^

did anyone on here finish it?]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:30:36 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/did-anybody-read-midnight-sister-souljah-t1247.htm#8412 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/did-anybody-read-midnight-sister-souljah-t1247.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/omar-tyree-retiring-from-urban-lit-t825.htm glory Here's the source of this article: http://thedailyvoice.com/voice/2008/06/street-lit-000748.php For the record, I never called my work "street literature" and I never will. When I began to publish ground breaking contemporary novels with Flyy Girl in 1993, and Capital City in 1994, I called them "urban classics." They were "urban" because they dealt with people of color in the inner-city or "urban" population areas. They were "classics" ... THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:36:32 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/omar-tyree-retiring-from-urban-lit-t825.htm#5675 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/omar-tyree-retiring-from-urban-lit-t825.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/got-bible-discussions-questions-lessons-etc-t1007.htm Tizzy Lizz^ The thread begins here...is that title ok? Let me know if you have another thread name and I'll change it. Some starter questions, pick any to respond to: - What lessons did you read about in the bible that you apply to everyday life, your own life? - do you have a modern language bible or the old version (King James) with "thou, shalt," and words like that in it What was the first book you read in the bible? Was there a specific reason for reading that book? -Any ... THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:31:38 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/got-bible-discussions-questions-lessons-etc-t1007.htm#6878 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/got-bible-discussions-questions-lessons-etc-t1007.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/millineum-dictionarybrought-to-you-by-t1150.htm Tizzy Lizz^ Introducing the Millineum dictionary...or yours and my made-up words and their definitions, or pre-existing words and your personal spin on the definitions... Tizzy Language 1. Textversation - A cell phone text message conversation that goes back and forth from Person A to Person B several times 2. Karmaquences - dealing with karma as the consequences of one's actions. 3. Self-less - (my spin on this word)...the opposite of being selfish. Giving of yourself without a concern ... THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:04:03 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/millineum-dictionarybrought-to-you-by-t1150.htm#7676 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/millineum-dictionarybrought-to-you-by-t1150.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/harry-potter-t1145.htm alyson i feel like such a nerd but these books are REALLY well written. i'm currently reading book 5 and i'm almost done. i literally cannot wait to see what happens next. (my house is a mess right now which disgusts me to no end.) i am amazed at jk rowlings' mind and how she allowed the story to grow. she really is a talented writer. they're very imaginative and there are a ton of subplots and analogies that the average kid (and probably adult) won't catch. has anyone else read these ... THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:54:34 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/harry-potter-t1145.htm#7627 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/harry-potter-t1145.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/malcolm-gladwell-books-t1106.htm Tizzy Lizz^
Blink
Outliers
The Tipping Point]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:39:43 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/malcolm-gladwell-books-t1106.htm#7387 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/malcolm-gladwell-books-t1106.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/what-s-on-your-to-read-list-t1075.htm alyson i have a horibble habbit of buying books that i want to read. (courtesy of amazon, borders, target, yard sales, and flea markets.) i have a stack that i have yet to read and yet i still buy more. what books are on your 'to read' list? on my nightstand i have: the jewel of medina midnight walter mosely's newest one (i think it's his newest one) invisible man the darkest child the alchemist the devil and mrs. prym harry potter 1 & 2 and a couple more a friend ... THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:48:42 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/what-s-on-your-to-read-list-t1075.htm#7281 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/what-s-on-your-to-read-list-t1075.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/magazines-you-like-to-read-t399.htm Tizzy Lizz^ Got any favorites and why? THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:22:31 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/magazines-you-like-to-read-t399.htm#2226 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/magazines-you-like-to-read-t399.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/fishburne-set-to-star-in-the-alchemist-t998.htm M.A.P. http://streetknowledge.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/fishburne-set-to-star-in-the-alchemist/]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:07:34 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/fishburne-set-to-star-in-the-alchemist-t998.htm#6841 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/fishburne-set-to-star-in-the-alchemist-t998.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/would-you-rather-t1064.htm alyson Oxford asks prospective students: "Would you rather be a novel or a poem?" so i'm asking you...which would you rather be and why? THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:19:41 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/would-you-rather-t1064.htm#7242 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/would-you-rather-t1064.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/spinoff-topic-books-that-should-be-movies-t1055.htm Tizzy Lizz^ ***this topic is a spin-off from a comment that vincent made. Name some books that should be movies What scenes would you be eager to see Are there specific people, actors, actresses that you can already imagine doing well in that role? A few of us already agree that KINDRED by Octavia Butler should be a movie. I would like to see the scene where she goes back in time with her white husband and he has to act like her master (which was a psychology that Octavia slid in on us ... THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:00:40 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/spinoff-topic-books-that-should-be-movies-t1055.htm#7187 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/spinoff-topic-books-that-should-be-movies-t1055.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/no-disrespect-by-sister-souljah-t1036.htm Tizzy Lizz^ I'm re-reading this book. I remember reading this book around 1999-2000...it helped me to get real strong for a situation I needed to let go. I'm re-reading it now and my analogies are a little more detailed. I'm coming up with my own theories about things (and I'll post them soon as a I sort my thoughts) I like this book because its one of the books I can relate to the most in modern times. I like the issues she addresseses about being a young black girl raised in the ghetto ... THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:12:06 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/no-disrespect-by-sister-souljah-t1036.htm#7054 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/no-disrespect-by-sister-souljah-t1036.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/fortune-cookies-t701.htm A_Str8
The best prophet of the future is the past]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:06:43 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/fortune-cookies-t701.htm#4416 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/fortune-cookies-t701.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/what-was-the-last-thing-you-read-t294.htm Tizzy Lizz^
I was re-reading No Disrespect by Sistah Souljah, and S/he by Saul Williams

and two magazines - Cosmopolitan, Beyond Race (indie NYC mag)]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:31:58 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/what-was-the-last-thing-you-read-t294.htm#1473 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/what-was-the-last-thing-you-read-t294.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/best-writer-of-color-t893.htm mozartpoetry I was thinking. Who hands down is the best writer of color to you. Mind you, i was going to just do fiction writers, but that genre is too vast, by narrowing it down to folks who write about the black diaspora/ african story we can have a much more vibrant discussion discussion. My pic: Toni Morrison. Poetic. Honest. True to real life. Honestly, i hate how she weaves stories in & out of themselves, but honestly that's how people tell stories in real life, so it has a bit of nostalgia ... THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:43:45 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/best-writer-of-color-t893.htm#6212 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/best-writer-of-color-t893.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/mk-asante-its-bigger-than-hiphop-t967.htm Tizzy Lizz^ Asante is a 26 year old professor, author and film-maker...new book called "Its Bigger than Hip-Hop" *good article on him in todays Metro. There's a quote he used by Frantz Fanon, "each generation out of a relative obscurity, must discover its mission and either fulfill or betray it" that was SO powerful to me....he uses this quote to say that there is a new generation of hip-hop children that are aiming to fulfill its mission as what Asante calls "black resistance ... THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:12:02 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/mk-asante-its-bigger-than-hiphop-t967.htm#6701 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/mk-asante-its-bigger-than-hiphop-t967.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/the-urban-fiction-plague-aka-mix-tape-for-women-t917.htm sheeks84 Ok, so the subject line may be a little harsh, but I have a gripe, and when I'm griping I could use harsher words than plague... I've come to the conclusion that urban fiction is the mix tape of Black women right now. Many of you have noticed how the appreciation and respect for hip-hop has declined to record-breaking lows over the past decade or so, as has a general respect and interest in many artforms and education... In the meantime, we have a mass populus of young African-American men ... THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:09:55 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/the-urban-fiction-plague-aka-mix-tape-for-women-t917.htm#6308 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/the-urban-fiction-plague-aka-mix-tape-for-women-t917.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/books-that-changed-your-life-t897.htm Tizzy Lizz^
What books changed your life and in what way?]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:01:32 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/books-that-changed-your-life-t897.htm#6225 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/books-that-changed-your-life-t897.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/nawlins-book-list-hey-tizzy-t849.htm alyson
THANKS!!!!!! ]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:40:39 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/nawlins-book-list-hey-tizzy-t849.htm#5835 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/nawlins-book-list-hey-tizzy-t849.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/first-book-you-bought-not-school-related-t881.htm Tizzy Lizz^
Bought the Isis Papers by Frances Cress Welsing
and Behold a Pale Horse by William Cooper]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:26:09 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/first-book-you-bought-not-school-related-t881.htm#6135 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/first-book-you-bought-not-school-related-t881.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/writing-fiction-t848.htm C. M. Spence Do you all use instances that are loosely based on real events? I'm to a point in my novel that a scene that I've lived through would be PERFECT. The details would be changed, of course, but the basic premise would be the same. Do you all see anything wrong with that? THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:17:26 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/writing-fiction-t848.htm#5826 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/writing-fiction-t848.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/infidel-ayaan-hirsi-ali-t742.htm glory When you've finished the book, please just send a short message to this thread check in, telling the rest of us you're ready to talk about it. But let's please not start to talk together until we're all ready... THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Sat, 17 May 2008 17:31:46 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/infidel-ayaan-hirsi-ali-t742.htm#4737 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/infidel-ayaan-hirsi-ali-t742.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/read-twice-or-more-t794.htm Tizzy Lizz^ Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison- This is one of my favorite books of all time and I am re-reading it. I will probably read it several times throughout my life. Anybody have any books that you could read again and again...not because you didn't get it, but because its just that good and you know that each time you read it you will get something else out of it? I feel like that about a few others: Beloved - Toni Morrison Kindred - Octavia Butler Baby of the Family - Tina McElroy ... THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:23:38 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/read-twice-or-more-t794.htm#5292 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/read-twice-or-more-t794.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/acronyms-t828.htm Tizzy Lizz^
F.E.A.R = Face Everything And Recover

F.E.A.R = False Expectations Appearing Real]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:13:12 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/acronyms-t828.htm#5702 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/acronyms-t828.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/would-anyone-care-to-t663.htm M.A.P. More like fun I'm going to brainstorm some ideas and post them... Anyone? Anyone?]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:49:24 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/would-anyone-care-to-t663.htm#4083 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/would-anyone-care-to-t663.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/what-was-the-last-thing-you-wrote-t676.htm Anonymous Short story, poetry, letter, udpated your resume, ect? THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:45:00 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/what-was-the-last-thing-you-wrote-t676.htm#4208 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/what-was-the-last-thing-you-wrote-t676.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/left-behind-books-t637.htm Tizzy Lizz^
There are 2 authors, one is Tim LaHaye or something like that]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:10:27 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/left-behind-books-t637.htm#3773 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/left-behind-books-t637.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/learn-a-word-save-a-life-t450.htm sis83 http://www.freerice.com/index.php

Build your vocabulary while helping those in need]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:49:19 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/learn-a-word-save-a-life-t450.htm#2650 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/learn-a-word-save-a-life-t450.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/copyright-fees-t618.htm Tizzy Lizz^
I know a few years ago they were like $30-something.]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:00:22 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/copyright-fees-t618.htm#3624 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/copyright-fees-t618.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/title-of-your-personal-story-t584.htm Anonymous If you were to write an autobiography of your life thus far, what would the title be? THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:53:09 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/title-of-your-personal-story-t584.htm#3424 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/title-of-your-personal-story-t584.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/pulchritude-t108.htm Tizzy Lizz^
Real simple right.

With grace and pulchritude, she danced with confidence and poise.

( I think I can do better than this sentence)]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:30:59 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/pulchritude-t108.htm#370 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/pulchritude-t108.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/can-you-read-this-t413.htm A_Str8 This is an e-mail forward I just got. Quote:Only great minds can read this This is weird, but interesting! fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can. i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and ... THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:32:17 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/can-you-read-this-t413.htm#2342 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/can-you-read-this-t413.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/variety-t459.htm C. M. Spence How much variety does your writing have? Do you write about everything? Does a lot of your work have a similar/common theme? I ask because, when I go back through my work, I realize there's a common thread to it. I gave it some thought and concluded that writing is my release for anger. I'm not a confrontational person and am very sensitive to the feelings of others. Therefore, I tend to cuss them out on paper and move on. I've always wanted to be the revolutionary poet that could ... THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:47:07 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/variety-t459.htm#2743 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/variety-t459.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/ever-thought-about-writing-a-book-t443.htm Tizzy Lizz^
What would it be fiction (false), non-ficition (true), autobiography, childrens, tell-all?

I'm into biographies right now. I'm thinking about reading the biography of Miles Davis next.

I heard about it on NPR a while ago...so I'm checking it out.]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:15:06 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/ever-thought-about-writing-a-book-t443.htm#2599 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/ever-thought-about-writing-a-book-t443.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/stolid-t330.htm Anonymous /stol"id/

adj. not easily stirred or moved mentally or emotionally; unemotional; impassive.

couldnt think of a sentence i liked.]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:04:23 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/stolid-t330.htm#1764 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/stolid-t330.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/vituperative-t298.htm SUPASTAH!
Ike Turner's behavior not only contained physical agressiveness, it was also extremely vituperative.]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:36:03 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/vituperative-t298.htm#1499 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/vituperative-t298.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/to-kill-or-not-to-kill-t295.htm IkanCyoursoul
Should I kill the protagonist or let him live? All of you read a lot of books, and we all know that most of the endings are always the same either the author kills the protagonist or they don't. So what ending are you tired of seeing the most?]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:39:14 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/to-kill-or-not-to-kill-t295.htm#1476 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/to-kill-or-not-to-kill-t295.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/christ-the-lord-out-of-egypt-t242.htm A_Str8 I recently read the first of what will be a trilogy of novels by Anne Rice. The first book is about Jesus' life as a child, told in first person from his perspective. Anne Rice is one of my favorite authors and I have a lot of respect for her writing ability, so I was looking forward to reading this. If you've read it, I'd like to hear thoughts on it. If you haven't read it, consider this a reccomendation. Here's the review I wrote on Amazon: Quote:I've been a fan of Anne Rice since a ... THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:57:34 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/christ-the-lord-out-of-egypt-t242.htm#1151 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/christ-the-lord-out-of-egypt-t242.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/senescent-t148.htm Anonymous —senescence, n.t
/si nes"euhnt/
adj. growing old; aging.

Here's my sentence:

Everyday we're in a state of senescence.]]> THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:56:00 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/senescent-t148.htm#548 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/senescent-t148.htm http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/vocab-unctuous-t28.htm Tizzy Lizz^ Trying something new for the boards...I'll see how they do...VOCAB BUILDERS...we all need it right? Unctuous - pronounced "unk-shoosh" *I came across this word when I was reading a book that gave an example using Queen Elizabeth I...she was a virgin queen who never married, but flirted her behind off to get things she wanted for her country (alliances, etc). One man that pursued her...she tolerated him, but he was described as "Unctuous" Definition: (of behavior, ... THE BOOK BAG - Vocabulary Builders Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:51:36 GMT http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/vocab-unctuous-t28.htm#94 http://wbphillysoul.editboard.com/the-book-bag-vocabulary-builders-f12/vocab-unctuous-t28.htm