Current Event

Title of Article: Black Friday starts earlier than normal

Source: Union Tribune

Author: Jennifer Davies

Summary: Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving is a huge shopping day. This year, people went to stores and malls before midnight to wait in line for stores that would open their doors at 5 a.m. Parking lots were filled before midnight.

Reaction: I didn't even know this Black Friday existed. It's the biggest shopping day of the year apparently. I find it amazing what people will do for money. They are actually willing to gather and wait in ridiculous lines all the way through the night just to save a few bucks. I also want to know why it's on this specific date every year. Who decided to make the day after Thanksgiving the biggest shopping day of the year? It just seems kind of random to me.

Vocab. Week 11

Fatuous

fatuous - unreal; illusory.

I chose this image from Alice In Wonderland because the main character visits an unreal, illusory pace called Wonderland. This one is pretty self-explanatory, I know.

Reparation

reparation - the making of amends for wrong done

I chose this image from the TV show, My Name Is Earl, because it is a great example of reparation. Earl looks back on the things he does when he learns about karma, thus causing him to create a list of people he has wronged in the past. He then goes people doing things for them to make up for it.

Apathy

apathy - lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.

You're probably wondering why I posted this picture of the hit serioes 24. Well, I'll tell you. People always tell me its so great. I have never seen it and it's too late for me to start watching it now. Also, I feel absolutely no desire or need to start watching it. Maybe it is a great show, but I won't find out any time soon, because I am APATHETIC towards it.