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San Jose, CA, United States
Hello everyone! I'm Joel Palermo. I'm currently a junior now at SJSU. I'm having a great time! I'd love to meet ya! Oh, and I march to a different beat than most. Check the beat and you may just want to march with me.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Word of the Week #8

1. Corroborating

2. I found this word while reading a book for my linguistics class.

3. Sentence where word was found: Evidence corroborating the claim that the mind contains blueprints for grammatical rules comes, once again, out of the mouths of babes and sucklings.

4. Definition: confirm of give support to (a statement, theory, or finding); Part of speech: verb.

5. My sentence: His corroborating words encouraged her to chase her dreams.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Word of the Week #7

1. Venerable

2. I found this word while reading quotes from my favorite novel, Siddhartha.

3. Sentence where word was found: He had started to suspect that his venerable father and his other teachers, that the wise Brahmans had already revealed to him the most and best of their wisdom, that they had already filled his expecting vessel with their richness, and the vessel was not full, the spirit was not content, the soul was not calm, the heart was not satisfied.

4. Definition: Accorded a great deal of respect, esp. because of age, wisdom, or character; Part of speech: adjective.

5. My sentence: He paid his resects to his venerable grandfather after he passed away on Friday.

Blog #6 - In My Humble Opinion


Proposition 8

Word count: 393

In my humble opinion, the debate over Proposition 8 should not have been given another opportunity to reach the federal court of appeals in California.

I have both a gay uncle and a lesbian aunt that I love very much, which is why I would like to preface my background before initializing personal opinions and statements.

I believe that people should be able to choose who their sexual partners are and should even have the right to live with that person in a domestic partnership, but I do not believe that marriage can be defined as a homogenous relationship.

Our society is plagued by a large percentage of failed marriages and by adding the notion of same-sex marriage within our society, it begins to create a disconnect at an early age regarding children who are taught to view marriage in a certain way based upon society's definition.

The notion of gay marriage unsettles the idea of marriage between a man and a women, which breaks down marriage further and causes ambiguity within a definition that has been intact for thousands of years.

When looking at California as a whole, it was observed in the year 2000 that more than 61 percent of voters on Proposition 22 believed that marriage is defined as being between a man and a women.

This was overturned by a few key San Francisco judges who chose to legalize gay marriage, despite the beliefs of the people.

The main problem I have with the transformation of marriage into an idea that encompasses gay marriage is the redefinition of marriage as an institution.

Marriage has always been defined as being between a man and a woman.

Gays have the right to live their private lives in any fashion they please, but it seems wrong to redefine marriage for everyone else.

With this redefinition of marriage comes the reshaping of the public school system and ambiguity within an institution that is already in need of structure, not more complications.

These complications have begun because many people view this issue as a civil rights case, but in reality it is an attempt at reshaping a traditional and holy institution.

This institution is designed to prosper our world and provide structure from a family perspective.

Everyone has the right to choose who they date based upon gender, but reshaping the institution of marriage borders on unjust transformation.


Sources:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-02-21/prop-8-marriage-ban-appeal/53198460/1

http://www.protectmarriage.com/about/why

http://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/past/2008/general/argu-rebut/argu-rebutt8.htm

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Blog #5 - Mystery Character

Word count: 241

He has brown hair and blue eyes and stands at 6-foot-3-inches tall, while weighing in at 178 pounds, according to his profile.

In reality, he is about 5-foot-11-inches tall with light brown hair and a very light complexion.

Shaving on a regular basis, he never appears to have facial hair.

He has been known to wear his long hair in a surfer-style fashion, while at other times choosing to cut his hair very short.

Time then goes by and he lets his hair grow out again, which seems to be a pattern of his.

His lanky athletic build makes him seem skinnier than he actually is, while ultimately maintaining a very muscular body.

His brow protrudes over his eye sockets slightly, causing his eyes to seem dark and reserved against his facial structure.

His crystal-clear blue eyes teem with intensity and he rarely smiles.

Instead, he wears an almost constant glare across his face as if he were preparing to go to war.

When he does smile, it is usually because he is laughing at something.

He most often wears shorts, a t-shirt and a pair of Nikes, but he is also a man of sophistication and fashion, which he portrays through the high-end suits he wears from time to time.

On the other hand, a simple set of jeans accompanied by a jacket or clothing any "average Joe" would wear are also part of his wardrobe.

Who am I?







Sunday, March 11, 2012

Word of the Week #6

1. Punitive

2. I found this word while reading a scholarly journal article about MP3 regulation.

3. Sentence where word was found: With the public discourse around filesharing veering towards punitive extremes, our aim in this essay is to reframe the issue in two ways.

4. Definition: Inflicting or intending punishment, (of a tax or other charge) extremely high; Part of speech: adjective

5. My sentence: The club took punitive measures against those involved in starting the fight on Saturday.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Word of the Week #5

1. Accentuation

2. I found this word during a power point presentation in my Comm 174 class.

3. Sentence where word was found: ...accentuation of differences...

4. Definition: The action of emphasizing something. The prominence of a thing relative to the normal. The manner in which accents are apparent in pronunciation, or indicated in writing; Part of speech: noun

5. My sentence: The sun caused an accentuation of the gold bike lying on the field.

Don't Be Afraid to Soar Above the Clouds

Don't Be Afraid to Soar Above the Clouds

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