VOCABULARY WORD NO. 5

THE MORE YOU KNOW, THE MORE YOU HAVE TO KNOW. (BRENDA A. YSAGUIRRE)

Dear Student,

As we get ready to head back to school let me take this time to inform you that there is more to learn. Learning never ends. The more you know, the more you have to know.

Be happy with learning something new everyday. If you can learn more than one new thing each day then that is even better.

Love,

Brenda Ysaguirre,

Director/Teacher

Today's Word "wayworn"

wayworn \WAY-worn\ (adjective) - Wearied by traveling. "Suppose some of the boys had seen me coming through Canterbury, wayworn and ragged, and should find me out? What would they say, who made so light of money, if they could know how I scraped my halfpence together, for the purchase of my daily saveloy and beer, or my slices of pudding?" - Charles Dickens, 'David Copperfield' Wayworn is way (from Old English weg) + worn (from Old English werian).

THREE TRIVIA Q AND A'S FOR INQUIRING MINDS

Dear Students,

Today I am giving you three trivia q and a's. Just some information that you should find interesting on your path to knowing more.

Yours sincerely,

Brenda A. Ysaguiire

Director

Remember, knowledge is the key that will open doors for you. ( Brenda A. Ysaguirre)

Why are evergreens so vulnerable?
Evergreens, because of their long life span and their needles' year-round exposure to pollution, are the most vulnerable trees to air pollution.

Where was the first subway built?
The first subway was built in London (1860-63) by the cut-and-cover method. Other notable subways: Paris (the Metro 1898) and New York (1900).

Do babies like pretty faces?
According to researchers at the University of Texas, babies like pretty faces better than plain ones.

THE SILENT EFFORT

Nothing won easily, remains forever. (Abel Desestress)

Many seek success through the "idea" that suddenly, overnight, they will have success. They seek the path of quick and easy success, which often are sold by the media and advertisements. Of course, I will not be the one who will discourage anyone in this attempt to achieve tremendous success quickly and instantly. I just want to illustrate in this article that generally the way to the greatest success remains dynamically different. Usually this is the result of what I call the "silent effort."

It is that kind of effort that leads a person to dedicate every day for one or more decades to building their business.

It is that kind of effort that makes someone spend several hours away from their work every day for several years to write the book they carry in their mind.

It is that kind of effort that makes a mother and a father give the best of themselves every day to raise children with values and responsible.

It is that kind of effort that makes no noise, but it steadily builds the investigations that cause researches in science to advance.

It is that kind of effort that focuses on improving steadily every day the mastery of some gift or skill.

It is that kind of effort that is able to withstand the difficult times that always appear in any process of advancement and conquest.

It is ultimately, this "quiet effort" that millions of people make everyday while pursuing their dreams and aspirations. That is where the big key is found.

It is taken in that part of building and effort as part of the reward.

It is the enjoying of the road.

It is making the effort rewarding because in the process you are becoming more of what you already were.

Instead of thinking that you are paying a price, you begin to realize that with each of those silent efforts you are each time closer to taking and achieving your goals: The effort like a reason for joy.

ANOTHER VOCABULARY WORD FOR YOU

Today's Word "bombinate"

bombinate \BOM-buh-nayt\ (intransitive verb) - To buzz; to hum; to drone. "Sometimes the computer bombinates way into the night, stops for a bit of rest, then resumes its hum at the early hours of the morning." Bombinate is from Late Latin bombinatus, past participle of bombinare, alteration of Latin bombilare, from bombus, "a boom."

My Dear Students,
Sorry if you planned to just sit back and relax for the next few ays but we have work to do even when we are away from school.
Looking forward to Monday when I will hav you all back in the cove of ACE!

Love,
Brenda Ysaguirre
Director and Teacher

CREATING A GOOD CHARACTER

Start building today, the man you will be tomorrow. (Abel Desestress)

The development of our character is a cornerstone in our own development as human beings. Much has been talked about the direct relationship between strength of character and leadership. Anyone who wants to develop to the most their leadership qualities, will always have to work primarily on improving their character. Thus, we see three relevant ideas that I wish to highlight in relation to one’s character:

1.-Character is shown by the things you do. Speaking is always easy, but the true character is not shown by speaking, but through our actions. All famous persons have forged their character so that they are always facts and their actions that speak for them. They do not lose time with empty words and beautiful speeches. Your power lies in your strength of purpose and continued action.

2.-We create our character every time we make a decision. Many things in our lives are given to us: The place where we are born, our parents, the environment in our childhood ... But it does not happen that way with a person’s character. It is not something we are born with. We have the ability to build it daily based on our decisions and our ability to succeed. At the very moment you begin building your character your conscience takes form, and you have the ability to create your character to your liking, to enhance all the best in you.

3.-The limits of your leadership skills are actually in your character. No leader or great director will ever rise above their own character. We constantly see examples of "fake" leaders who at the first sign of problems collapse as puppets. They had a facade, but lacked the basics: they did not use their character to achieve the rightful strengthening that is the foundation of true leaders.We encourage you to give the necessary attention to forge a character with real strength. In that way you will achieve a solid foundation to face any challenge that presents itself in your path.

With Love,

Profesor Abel

Dear Students,

You are resposible for what you become. We can guide you to see that if you want greatness it can be yours but we can't make your minds up for you. You hold the key to your future. Remember your name and your character should be clean and shiny so that people can look up to you.

Love Always,

Ms. Brenda Ysaguirre

Director and Teacher

TRIVIA AND VOCABULARY - TOOLS FOR A BETTER BELIZE

The person who desires success recognizes each tool and guide that appears before him as the means of a better life. (Brenda A. Ysaguirre)

Hi Students of CCC ACE,

Here are two trivia questions and their answers and a vocabulary word. Learning is power.

Yours sincerely,

Brenda A. Ysaguirre

Director/Teacher/Slave Driver/Friend

How tall was Attila the Hun?
Attila the Hun was a dwarf. Pepin the Short, Aesop, Gregory of Tours, Charles III of Naples, and Pasha Hussain were all less than three and a half feet tall.

How muscles are in an elephant's trunk?
There are 40,000 muscles and tendons in an elephant's trunk. This makes it very strong and flexible, allowing an elephant to pluck a delicate flower or lift a huge log. The trunk is used for touching, grasping, sucking, spraying, smelling, and striking.

Today's Word "ephemeron"
consanguineous \kon-san(g)-GWIN-ee-us\ (adjective) - Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor. "...Descent in the royal house to which she belongs had always been confused by substitutions and adoptions; the effects of consanguineous marriage having been fortunately mitigated by impotence on the part of the Kings and gallantry on the part of the Queens, and by the fact that the beauty of Egyptian women far surpassed that of the descendents of the Macedonian mountain brigands." -- Thornton Wilder, 'The Ides of March' Consanguineous is from Latin consanguineus, from com-, con-, "with, together" + sanguineus, from sanguis, sanguin-, "blood." The noun form is consanguinity, "relationship by blood, or close relation or connection."

VOCABULARY WORD NO. 4

Power lies in our youths to know and to want better for themselves and their country. (Brenda A. Ysaguirre)

Today's Word "galvanic"
galvanic \gal-VAN-ik\ (adjective) - 1 : Of, pertaining to, or producing a direct current of electricity, especially when produced chemically. 2 : Affecting or affected as if by an electric shock; startling; shocking. 3 : Stimulating; energizing. "I can feel in my face that I have turned either bright red or ghost white, with the same galvanic tingle that would send a polygraph machine off the edge of the paper." -- Edward Allen, 'Mustang Sally' Galvanic is derived from the name of Luigi Galvani, a professor of physiology at Bologna, whose experiments established the presence of bioelectric forces in animal tissue.