PASSWORD:

“I am the Love that Dare not Speak its Name”

 ― Alfred Bruce Douglas

B&B for next class:

• Write an email to a friend explaining what happened last night.
• Find a story ( fictional or non-fictional) about a person who discovered she/he was gay and did not feel comfortable in a " too sophisticated" town that did not accept him/her.

SIIDS

Hugh Laurie-The Sophisticated Song

PASSWORD:

Choose a definition of the word:

sophisticated /səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd/

1. having refined or cultured tastes and habits

2. appealing to sophisticates: a sophisticated restaurant.

3. unduly refined or cultured

4. pretentiously or superficially wise

5. (of machines, methods, etc) complex and refined

1.(of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to beworldly-wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite; the sophisticated eye of a journalist.

2.pleasing or satisfactory to the tastes of sophisticates: sophisticated music.

3.deceptive; misleading.

4.complex or intricate, as a system, process, piece of machinery, or the like: a sophisticated electronic system.

5.of, for, or reflecting educated taste, knowledgeable use, etc.: Many Americans are drinking more sophisticated wines now.

Having, revealing, or involving a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture:a chic, sophisticated woman or a young man with sophisticated tastes

1. worldly-wise; showing knowledge of the world:sophisticated travelers.
2. appealing to cultured tastes:sophisticated music.
3. complex; intricate:a sophisticated electronic control system.

The opposite behavior of 98% of the population below age 21. 
Sophistication is a mix of knowing when a joke's over, caring somewhat about the consequences of your actions, talking about something of reasonable importance, having a good dose of common sense, not letting your immediate reactions control your life, knowing how much information is TOO much information, and not wearing your jeans lower than your underwear.

B&B:

• Read the first two pages of the short story: "Sophisticated Pets"
• Underline new words or expressions.
• Write a list of sophisticated pets you may have at home. 
• Search about legal and illegal pets in Argentina.

Slow Motion Flashbacks:

                 

She cleaned the gin stains from her shirt with a damp cloth.        She placed an ice cube in a glass of gin.

                      

She took the pastries out of the oven.                     She made sanwiches and took her children to the coast.