5
There is now two assasinations:Robert Hig the first victim and Verne Lindblom was the second assasination.
The first two victims were participants of the special project and Jospeh Adams was probably going to be next.
The T.V set was the assasin of Verene Lindblom.
Cenio analyzed who killed the two leadys and it looks exactly like Yancy.
Foote didnt tell Borse any of the info he knew.
4
Why do they want to take down Runcible?
Why has assasinated all the guys?
How did the T.V. set kill Verne Lindblom?
Is Yancy real?
3
senility(p 120) the state of being senile, esp. the weakness or mental infirmity of old age.
tartly(p 121) sharp in character, spirit, or expression; cutting; caustic.
phalanx(p 124) any body of troops in close array.
2
Metaphor (p 120)"Brose's image wavered...agitation possibly a nueroligically damaged structure".
Oxymoron(p 125)"carrying the funny gu nwhich was not funny at all".
1
This section of the book talks about the assasination of an engenner and it also talks about the assasination of Verne Lindblom, one of the Yancy-men.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
The Penultimate Truth 100-120
5
Brose made up Yancy to rule the Earth and so did the other four men.
The war was only going on for two years and its been 13 years since the war ended and the people below the surface thought it was still going on.
The guys are alone in their thousnad or more acre demnses without families or anything.
The men are all corrupt with their own power.
4
Why doesnt Brose and the other men tell the ant tanks that the war is over?
Why dont they want the people to come to the surface since there is no one to be with them?
Why do the men need such large pieces of land when they dont have any families except leadies?
Who killed Higs?
3
grafted(p 103) To unite (a shoot or bud) with a growing plant by insertion or by placing in close contact.
theodolites(p 106) An optical instrument consisting of a small mounted telescope rotatable in horizontal and vertical planes, used to measure angles in surveying, meteorology, and navigation
indignant(p 110) feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base.
2
Symbolism (p 103) "It has been thirteen years". 13 is an unlucky number and the people were also unlucky.
Foreshadow (p 103)"Brose has them all attached, he owns them all, legaly" This foreshadow s Nicholas doing anything to get the pancreas because thats the thing he came up for and its really needed.
1
This section of the book talks about Nicholas trying to fint the artiforg and also the artifacts being buried and then found 6 centuries later.
Brose made up Yancy to rule the Earth and so did the other four men.
The war was only going on for two years and its been 13 years since the war ended and the people below the surface thought it was still going on.
The guys are alone in their thousnad or more acre demnses without families or anything.
The men are all corrupt with their own power.
4
Why doesnt Brose and the other men tell the ant tanks that the war is over?
Why dont they want the people to come to the surface since there is no one to be with them?
Why do the men need such large pieces of land when they dont have any families except leadies?
Who killed Higs?
3
grafted(p 103) To unite (a shoot or bud) with a growing plant by insertion or by placing in close contact.
theodolites(p 106) An optical instrument consisting of a small mounted telescope rotatable in horizontal and vertical planes, used to measure angles in surveying, meteorology, and navigation
indignant(p 110) feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base.
2
Symbolism (p 103) "It has been thirteen years". 13 is an unlucky number and the people were also unlucky.
Foreshadow (p 103)"Brose has them all attached, he owns them all, legaly" This foreshadow s Nicholas doing anything to get the pancreas because thats the thing he came up for and its really needed.
1
This section of the book talks about Nicholas trying to fint the artiforg and also the artifacts being buried and then found 6 centuries later.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
The Penultimate Truth 80-100
5
Nicholas went to the surface (Earth) and noticed that the sky was gra and that there was rubel left from the war.
Two leadies confronted him asking hm about his journey here and they were called "The Penultimate Truth".
The leadies wanted to kill him but after disappeared.
The war is over.
Talbot Yancy is a fake.
4
Why was the sky gray and not blue according to Nicholas?
Why did the leadies dicide not to kill him and disappered after?
Why is Nicholas still trying to find a artifog after he found out he doesnt need it?
Why are all the other tankers here?
3
concot(p 89) to devise; make up; contrive.
litigation(p 91) a lawsuit.
tartly(p 94) sharp in character, spirit, or expression; cutting; caustic.
2
Foreshadow(p 89)"we ahve the time scoop..." This foreshadows that theyre going to use it for something bad.
Symbolism(p 95)"...still shuffuling his papers.." Shows that the person is lying, nervous or about to lie.
1
This section talks about Nicholas going on to Earth and finding out about the war being over.
Nicholas went to the surface (Earth) and noticed that the sky was gra and that there was rubel left from the war.
Two leadies confronted him asking hm about his journey here and they were called "The Penultimate Truth".
The leadies wanted to kill him but after disappeared.
The war is over.
Talbot Yancy is a fake.
4
Why was the sky gray and not blue according to Nicholas?
Why did the leadies dicide not to kill him and disappered after?
Why is Nicholas still trying to find a artifog after he found out he doesnt need it?
Why are all the other tankers here?
3
concot(p 89) to devise; make up; contrive.
litigation(p 91) a lawsuit.
tartly(p 94) sharp in character, spirit, or expression; cutting; caustic.
2
Foreshadow(p 89)"we ahve the time scoop..." This foreshadows that theyre going to use it for something bad.
Symbolism(p 95)"...still shuffuling his papers.." Shows that the person is lying, nervous or about to lie.
1
This section talks about Nicholas going on to Earth and finding out about the war being over.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
The Penultimate Truth 60-80
5
In Documentary A which Adams chose it shows Hitler as being emotinla and, flamboyant, moody, and unstabel but the people of Wes-Dom dodnt believ its ture.
The people of Wes-Dom believe that Hitler was a genius and that he was pure.
Jospeh is able to see the flaws and th elies in the documentary and believes that they were ignorant mistakes.
The maker of the documentary Fischer put a tete-atete in the documentary(which couldnt have hapened) to make the documentary more dramatic.
According to Fischer Rossevelt and Hitler worked together for Germany to attack Russia.
4
Why did they want Adams to watch the documentary?
Why did they in a way admire Adolf Hitler and think he was a "genius"?
How was Jospeh able to know that the collar button cameras didnt exist at that time?
Why were so many lies pt into the documentary?
3
monad(p 61) any simple, single-celled organism.
sardonic(p 64) characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering.
harbinger(p 67) a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
2
Simile(p 61)"Megavc 2-B which acted as a ruling monad of the labrynthine organism of spool upon spool of microtape".
Simile(p 65) The author is comparing Adolf Hitler to Beeethoven.
1
This section of the book talks aboutmostly Joseph Adams watching the dosumentary on ww2 and finding the flaws of the documentary.
In Documentary A which Adams chose it shows Hitler as being emotinla and, flamboyant, moody, and unstabel but the people of Wes-Dom dodnt believ its ture.
The people of Wes-Dom believe that Hitler was a genius and that he was pure.
Jospeh is able to see the flaws and th elies in the documentary and believes that they were ignorant mistakes.
The maker of the documentary Fischer put a tete-atete in the documentary(which couldnt have hapened) to make the documentary more dramatic.
According to Fischer Rossevelt and Hitler worked together for Germany to attack Russia.
4
Why did they want Adams to watch the documentary?
Why did they in a way admire Adolf Hitler and think he was a "genius"?
How was Jospeh able to know that the collar button cameras didnt exist at that time?
Why were so many lies pt into the documentary?
3
monad(p 61) any simple, single-celled organism.
sardonic(p 64) characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering.
harbinger(p 67) a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
2
Simile(p 61)"Megavc 2-B which acted as a ruling monad of the labrynthine organism of spool upon spool of microtape".
Simile(p 65) The author is comparing Adolf Hitler to Beeethoven.
1
This section of the book talks aboutmostly Joseph Adams watching the dosumentary on ww2 and finding the flaws of the documentary.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
The Penultimate Truth 40-60
5
Brose wants the old artifacts because he wants wealth and power and the artifacts from Utah are priceless.
The Estes Park Govornment wants to convict and destroy Louis Runcible.
Somone is tipping of ant tanks that the war is over.
Louis Runcible iulds ant tanks and is one fothe suspects for tipping of tnas the war is over.
The people below the surface believe that the earth is full of radioactive waste, missles and bacteria roaming around.
4
What is a nonterran race?
What is a nolo contendere plea?
What was Runcible guilty of?
Is the war really over or the people actually lying to the ant tanks?
3
stratum(p 40) a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often one of a number of parallel layers one upon another
colloquy(p 43) a conversational exchange; dialogue.
guardedly(p 50) cautious; careful; prudent.
2
Foreshadow(p 54)"to much impairment of red-cell production" Forshadows something bad happening to his body.
Similie(p 55)"felt like slinkin away"
1
This section talks about the many things that are happening inside the ant tanks and how someone is tipping of ant tanks that the war is over.
Brose wants the old artifacts because he wants wealth and power and the artifacts from Utah are priceless.
The Estes Park Govornment wants to convict and destroy Louis Runcible.
Somone is tipping of ant tanks that the war is over.
Louis Runcible iulds ant tanks and is one fothe suspects for tipping of tnas the war is over.
The people below the surface believe that the earth is full of radioactive waste, missles and bacteria roaming around.
4
What is a nonterran race?
What is a nolo contendere plea?
What was Runcible guilty of?
Is the war really over or the people actually lying to the ant tanks?
3
stratum(p 40) a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often one of a number of parallel layers one upon another
colloquy(p 43) a conversational exchange; dialogue.
guardedly(p 50) cautious; careful; prudent.
2
Foreshadow(p 54)"to much impairment of red-cell production" Forshadows something bad happening to his body.
Similie(p 55)"felt like slinkin away"
1
This section talks about the many things that are happening inside the ant tanks and how someone is tipping of ant tanks that the war is over.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
The Penultiamte Truth 20-40
5
They are in ant tanks below surface.
Leadies are metal constructs or robots without a pancreas.
The people almost got anialated before the got below surface.
Most of the food they eat and drink is synthetic, like the cofee since theyre below surface.
Nicholas wants to go to the surface and set off a bomb.
4
What is coup de grace?
Who are the leadies?
Why did the humans construct the leadies if they didn't them to fight for them or protect them?
Who are they fighting the war against?
3
cholinesterase(p 24) an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid).
beseechingly(p 26) in a beseeching manner.
conapt(p 32) ?
2
Forshadow(p 25) "...is theyre short on food and need a pretext..." Foreshadows that one of the tanks or more will be abolished.
Simile(p 31) " a wide river like wet silver"
1
This section talks about how one fo the anti tanks might get abolished and also that Nicholas might go up to the surface to fight int he war and set off a bomb.
They are in ant tanks below surface.
Leadies are metal constructs or robots without a pancreas.
The people almost got anialated before the got below surface.
Most of the food they eat and drink is synthetic, like the cofee since theyre below surface.
Nicholas wants to go to the surface and set off a bomb.
4
What is coup de grace?
Who are the leadies?
Why did the humans construct the leadies if they didn't them to fight for them or protect them?
Who are they fighting the war against?
3
cholinesterase(p 24) an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid).
beseechingly(p 26) in a beseeching manner.
conapt(p 32) ?
2
Forshadow(p 25) "...is theyre short on food and need a pretext..." Foreshadows that one of the tanks or more will be abolished.
Simile(p 31) " a wide river like wet silver"
1
This section talks about how one fo the anti tanks might get abolished and also that Nicholas might go up to the surface to fight int he war and set off a bomb.
The Penultimate Truth 1-20
5
In the beginnng of the book the author made a refrence to a king back in ttime who failed because he got to caught up with himself.
The city of San Francisco is now the former city of San Francisco.
The world and its cities have already beenn ravaged.
The squierrl species has been exterminated.
They didnt use pens or paper anymore but used computers instead and other gadgets.
4
What is a rhetorizor?
Where do they live?
What time period are they in?
Is the fog harmful?
3
demesne(p 4) possession of land as one's own
tribunal(p 10) a place or seat of judgment.
homotropic(p 10) ?
2
Foreshadowing "an Ozymandiasian structure built from cocrete" It forshadows that the place is going to fall and come to an end.
hyperbole "...cause your head to expand until it pops like a brown paper bag."
1
This section of the book introduces the main characters of the book and it also explains the enviornment and the jobs that the chraraters are in.
In the beginnng of the book the author made a refrence to a king back in ttime who failed because he got to caught up with himself.
The city of San Francisco is now the former city of San Francisco.
The world and its cities have already beenn ravaged.
The squierrl species has been exterminated.
They didnt use pens or paper anymore but used computers instead and other gadgets.
4
What is a rhetorizor?
Where do they live?
What time period are they in?
Is the fog harmful?
3
demesne(p 4) possession of land as one's own
tribunal(p 10) a place or seat of judgment.
homotropic(p 10) ?
2
Foreshadowing "an Ozymandiasian structure built from cocrete" It forshadows that the place is going to fall and come to an end.
hyperbole "...cause your head to expand until it pops like a brown paper bag."
1
This section of the book introduces the main characters of the book and it also explains the enviornment and the jobs that the chraraters are in.
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