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Tableaux: "A Note on the Public Transportation System"

A Note on the Public Transportation System

It’s not hard to begin

a conversation with the person

who happens to be seated

nearest you, especially when she’s been

reading with apparent interest

a book that’s one of your

favourites and can’t find

her matches.

        The difficulty is

once you’ve spoken you can never

go back to being comfortable

with silence,

        even if you learn

you’ve nothing to say

and would rather not listen.

        You can stop talking

but you can’t forget

the broken wires

dangling there between you.

        You’ll smile almost guiltily

when your glances

accidentally bump.

    It may get so bad

that one of you will have to

pretend to fall asleep.

Alden Nowlan

Vocabulary Challenge!

This week you are going to get fifteen new words. Thursday we are going to review vocabulary and I will be giving out some money to people who have reviewed their vocabulary and can give me the definition or a sentence. THEN, on Friday, for the quiz - I will be giving everyone who can get 30/30 $1000!!!! That is right!! I hope this motivates you to study and to peer pressure your friends into studying as well. Imagine if the whole class could get $1000??!! Class party here we come!!

If you want to start studying now - you can. The quiz this week will be on words 75 - 125. Just star them on Quizlet. (Quandary - Quagmire) Good luck!!