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Name: Nicki
Country: United States
State: California
Birthday: 6/13/1990
Gender: Female
Interests: Dragons, Wolves, windchimes, Anime, Manga, Foxes, Black, Red, Fantasy, Fiction, Writting, Drawing, Photography, Reading, Video Games, Coloring, Painting, Track and Field, Cross Country, History, Language Arts, Physical Education, Food, Sleeping, and lots more.
Expertise: Writting, Drawing, Photography, Track and Field.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Art
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AIM:  Nickel City 01
Yahoo:  nickiquinn
Member Since:
6/22/2004
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| Vocabulary
Nicki Quinn
Jankowski per. 2
English Vocabulary
1. Rebellion –
1. Open, armed, and organized resistance to a constituted government.
2. An act or a show of defiance toward an authority or established convention.
I led a rebellion followed by my fellow students to take over the district’s tyranny rule.
2. Revolution –
1. a. Orbital motion about a point, especially as distinguished from axial rotation: the planetary revolution about the sun.
b. A turning or rotational motion about an axis.
c. A single complete cycle of such orbital or axial motion.
2. The overthrow of one government and its replacement with another.
3. A sudden or momentous change in a situation: the revolution in computer technology.
4. Geology. A time of major crustal deformation, when folds and faults are formed.
We accomplished a revolution and began to lead the world our way and under the control of all people and not just adults.
3. Tyranny -
1. A government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power.
2. The office, authority, or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
3. Absolute power, especially when exercised unjustly or cruelly: “I have sworn... eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man” (Thomas Jefferson).
4. a. Use of absolute power.
b. A tyrannical act.
5. Extreme harshness or severity; rigor.
Before our revolution, teenagers were ruled by the District who were forms of tyranny.
4. Dictatorship –
1. The office or tenure of a dictator.
2. A state or government under dictatorial rule.
3. Absolute or despotic control or power.
Teachers were given the idea that they were under a dictatorship type of ruling over their students.
5.Dissident –
One who disagrees; a dissenter.
I was a dissident of the tyranny before us and therefore led the rebellion.
6. Coup D’Etat –
The sudden overthrow of a government by a usually small group of persons in or previously in positions of authority.
The district what shocked at our Coup D’Etat that gained us power quickly over their petite minds.
7. Totalitarian –
Of, relating to, being, or imposing a form of government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life, the individual is subordinated to the state, and opposing political and cultural expression is suppressed: “A totalitarian regime crushes all autonomous institutions in its drive to seize the human soul” (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.).
My teachers are totalitarians. (you cannot deny it Ms. Jankowski! Notice the pattern of original sentences?)
8. Brainwash –
To subject to brainwashing.
Teachers try to brainwash students parents into thinking school is not a state of torture.
9. Propaganda –
1. The systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause or of information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating such a doctrine or cause.
2. Material disseminated by the advocates or opponents of a doctrine or cause: wartime propaganda.
3. Propaganda Roman Catholic Church. A division of the Roman Curia that has authority in the matter of preaching the gospel, of establishing the Church in non-Christian countries, and of administering Church missions in territories where there is no properly organized hierarchy.
I had a set up propaganda that was against the District Dictators and I used it to persuade my fellow comrades.
10. Exploitation –
1. The act of employing to the greatest possible advantage: exploitation of copper deposits.
2. Utilization of another person or group for selfish purposes: exploitation of unwary consumers.
3. An advertising or a publicity program.
The highschoolers had an exploitation against the adults for they were much stronger physically, as well as mentally and intellectually.
11. Corruption-
1. a. The act or process of corrupting.
b. The state of being corrupt.
2. Decay; rot.
3. Archaic. Something that corrupts.
My friends are responsible for the corruption of my mind into leading the rebellion.
12. Elite/Elitist-
1. a. A group or class of persons or a member of such a group or class, enjoying superior intellectual, social, or economic status: “In addition to notions of social equality there was much emphasis on the role of elites and of heroes within them” (Times Literary Supplement).
b. The best or most skilled members of a group: the football team's elite.
2. A size of type on a typewriter, equal to 12 characters per linear inch
People say I am an elite of my leadership abilities yet, I know there is much more I can do with my talent.
13. Cynical-
1. Believing or showing the belief that people are motivated chiefly by base or selfish concerns; skeptical of the motives of others: a cynical dismissal of the politician's promise to reform the campaign finance system.
2. Selfishly or callously calculating: showed a cynical disregard for the safety of his troops in his efforts to advance his reputation.
3. Negative or pessimistic, as from world-weariness: a cynical view of the average voter's intelligence.
4. Expressing jaded or scornful skepticism or negativity: cynical laughter.
The adults tried to counteract my persuasion on the Highschoolers by claiming our plan was cynical but our minds were made and nothing was stopping us.
14. Idealistic-
Of, relating to, or having the nature of an idealist or idealism.
My ideas to take over the District Tyrant were idealistic and powerful in their own ways.
15. Pessimist/Pessimism-
1. A tendency to stress the negative or unfavorable or to take the gloomiest possible view: “We have seen too much defeatism, too much pessimism, too much of a negative approach” (Margo Jones).
2. The doctrine or belief that this is the worst of all possible worlds and that all things ultimately tend toward evil.
3. The doctrine or belief that the evil in the world outweighs the good.
Some fellow students were shy to the idea of the rebellion for they continued to stumble in their statehood of pessimism.
16. Optimist/Optimism-
1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome.
2. A believer in philosophical optimism.
I was an optimist when it came to our rebellion and in the end, it favored for me and we defeated the evil District Tyrant.
17. Scapegoat-
1. One that is made to bear the blame of others.
2. Bible. A live goat over whose head Aaron confessed all the sins of the children of Israel on the Day of Atonement. The goat, symbolically bearing their sins, was then sent into the wilderness.
Our scapegoat consisted of several people who in our turn, left us for longing to be held in their mommy’s arms. (What babies I tell you! Babies!)
18. Utopia-
1. a. often Utopia An ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects.
b. A work of fiction describing a utopia.
2. An impractical, idealistic scheme for social and political reform.
Our rebellion was not made in order to find a teenager’s utopia, more was it to bring it closer to our grasp.
19. Anti-Utopia-
Not a Utopia (see above)
Our anti-utopia is what we were living before, school, which is our hell.
20. Stereotype-
1. A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
2. One that is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
3. Printing. A metal printing plate cast from a matrix molded from a raised printing surface, such as type.
The idea of teenagers being lazy and stubborn was only a stereotype until we defeated it ourselves by taking out the District Tyrant and fighting for our rights.
21. Charismatic-
1. Of, relating to, or characterized by charisma: “the warmth of a naturally charismatic leader” (Joyce Carol Oates).
2. Of, relating to, or being a type of Christianity that emphasizes personal religious experience and divinely inspired powers, as of healing, prophecy, and the gift of tongues.
I, the leader of the rebellion, was very charismatic when it came to speaking with my army and especially speaking in front of groups of them.
22. Treachery-
1. Willful betrayal of fidelity, confidence, or trust; perfidy.
2. The act or an instance of such betrayal.
We were faced with treachery many times when comrades claimed to be with us until the end, but then we found them eating cookies with their mothers. (What a horrible thing to do!)
23. Oppression-
1. a. The act of oppressing; arbitrary and cruel exercise of power: “There can be no really pervasive system of oppression... without the consent of the oppressed” (Florynce R. Kennedy).
b. The state of being oppressed.
2. Something that oppresses.
3. A feeling of being heavily weighed down in mind or body.
School is another word for oppression and should be added under the definition in the dictionary.
24. Nationalism-
1. Devotion to the interests or culture of one's nation.
2. The belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively, emphasizing national rather than international goals.
3. Aspirations for national independence in a country under foreign domination.
We felt a state of nationalism towards the new country we would be building after the rebellion.
25. Regime-
1. a. A form of government: a fascist regime.
b. A government in power; administration: suffered under the new regime.
2. A prevailing social system or pattern.
3. The period during which a particular administration or system prevails.
4. A regulated system, as of diet and exercise; a regimen.
We quickly formed a powerful regime that would continue our growth in strength and mind to keep the district and adults under control and all the teenagers free.
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| Wow, I haven't done anything at all lately. I'm really not feeling
motivated to do anything other than play video games or sleep. And I'm
really crampy right now! Grr.
My poor, poor Biko has a cone on his head. He ad this cut on his tummy
that he kept licking so we took him to the vet and got him a cone. The
cut is finally starting to heal. We also have new medicine for it too!
Woo. So, I hope he starts to feel better soon. I feel so bad for him,
crashing into everything. At least I can supply a nice warm bed for him
to sleep on.
My video games are coming good since I got a gamecube for my brithday!
I'm so excited. Wee! (bounces off the walls) I actually have to games
already. The usual for me I guess. I have Final Fantasy Crystal
Chronicals and I'm totally loving that. I'm already starting year
three. (silence) Oh shut up, I know it's not that far but oh well. I'm
special. And lastly, how could you live without Melee? Me and my
brother have been playing it a lot. Tee hee! I play the single player
version quite a bit too, trying to finish all the goals on that humungo
list.
My reading is doing well too. I have a ton of books I want to
read, so I've set up a time for me each day to read. Not just in my
bible, but other books too. I want to be prepared for my Honor's
English class. I want to be in top shape! And reading is fun anyway. I
love going on little adventures through the words. It's so much fun.
I'm currently reading the "Wheel of Time Series". I'm on the first book
actually. Quite exciting. I hope to finish that series and possibly
finish all of my Anne McCaffrey books. She happens to be my favorite
Author! =D
My drawing in coming along. Not as much as I wish it too, but I guess
you can't rush. My teacher for my art class I'm taking this summer
invited me to take the once a week year session. She thinks I'm a great
artist and would really like it. She says I could even bring my Drawing
& Painting 1-2 homework with me. So, I'm pondering that. Currently,
I'm working on a group picture of the sailor scouts for a friend of
mine. Truthfully, I haven't even started it and she asked me at the
beginning of the month. I'm such a lazy bum. I feel so bad. I need more
motivation!
My writting is coming along quite well I might add. I finished the
first chapter of my book! Doo doo do! Acomplishment! Ta da! I'm
currently going through and editing it. There's a lot that I don't like
about it. If I get the time, I'll give you guys the link to it or
something. But if you have the time, I have the un-edited version on my
fictionpress acount. I'll leave the link at the bottom. It's pure
fantasy and all orignal. So copywritted already since I mailed it to
myself! ^^ Mrs. Blackwood suggested I do that. So I did! I'll keep you
posted on that more later.
And my faith, oh, my faith. I know I'm doing a lot of things in life
that I don't want to do. It's really hard to be a Christian and keep
myself pure as a teenager. Some of the moives I watch, the music I
listen too. Some of it I'm not sure I should be opening my self up too.
It's hard to make the right desisions. And my parents are Christians
too, and they don't care what I do. So I have to make the choices all
by myself. It's really quite hard. I feel so depressed. I'm trying to
push myself to read more in my bible and seek assistance from my pastor
on my choices in life. I guess I don't have to do them all by myself.
=P I should have thought of that sooner. Oh Well. I guess those are
some of the things I'm working on. I will continue to pray for all of
my friends and family. So, if you have any prayer requests, make sure
to contact me! I need to hear about them. I keep just praying in
general for everyone if I don't know any specifics.
Well, I hope everyone is doing well and having a great summer. I know I
am! It's actually the first summer that I'm actually doing stuff and
I'm not bored. My brother baked a cake yesterday, so I'm going to go
grab a slice. I'm a little hungry. Well, I love you all and I hope you
continue to share your wonderful lives with me! Domo.
Love in him,
Nicki
PS. Here are some links to some of my different sites:
My artwork:
http://nickel-city.deviantart.com
My fanfiction:
www.fanfiction.net
(username: Nickel City)
My Original Fiction:
www.fictionpress.com
(username: Nickel City)
The Information about the suprise I'm working on link:
Currently not Available. (oh course not! =P )
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| Well, I'm updating tonight again only because I felt like it.
I know Sarah is on here, but I noticed she hadn't updated in a while.
So, I'm going to update you all on that now so you can get caught up a
bit. We fought and fought for a long time, and we had our
disagreements. I took a step up and decided that we just needed some
time apart for a while. Things just weren't working out with our
friendship.
So, we're not ignoring each other, just away for a bit so we can move
on with our lives without stress and stuff. So don't go bugging either
one of us about when we'll be friends again. The time will come when it
does. For now, there is not fire burning between us, so no worries. We
did this not only for our relationship, but for the people around us
too. Because it was affecting lots of other people and I knew that
wasn't fair. We don't want to put people in the position to choose
sides. Well, at least I don't. It's very immature.
Now, other than that subject, I'm currently taking a really fun art
class. I haven't really learned my other than I need a magic wand. Boy
oh boy do I want one of those. No, not in the nasty way that half of
you are thinking right now. And magic wand is this cool thing where if
you rub it against the led on the paper, it blends. It makes great
shadows and stuff so I hope to buy that tomorrow with my extra cash.
She also has some great sketch books, water colors, and my favorite,
the water color brush from Japan! Yum yum. It is the the best of the
best. I need it!
I hope ot be drawings more, my inspiration just isn't there as much.
I'm blaming it on the fact that my room is a mess and I feel less
organized and very stressed. I need to get all of that off of my
shoulders so I can relax and draw, thats when I do the best! I hope to
write more too. I need to stop with the photography and improve my
drawing skills. I feel they're much more important to me. They are more
useful too. I'm more likely to get a job drawing over a job taking
photos. (sigh) Oh well, life is tough.
Classes next year are going to be very fun. Leland is where my cousin
goes too! So, make sure all of you Leland fans say hello to my cousin
Kellie. I'll tell you more about her another time. I signed up for some
good classes too. I'm trying to get into a '00 class for "Drawing and
Painting 1-2". And for my elective I signed up for "French 1-2". I'm
not doing the usual Spanish like everyone else. And Japanese looks way
too hard though it would be very useful for me. (shrug) Life is a pain.
I go the usual classes going, World History or whatever, Biology, and
I'm also taking an Honors class. I got signatures and everything. It's
Honors English, since that's my favorite subject.
Well, that's already long enough of a journal. I'll post some cool
stuff later. But enjoy for now! Thanks again everyone for your
wonderful support. I love you all!
Love in him,
Nicki
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| Xanga
Hey everyone! I've decided
to switch from DeadJournal over to Xanga and I hope I like it. So far
it's much cleaner and more neat, at least layout wise, and I have a lot
more friends on here. I hope I can update more too especially because
it's summer. I'm really excited and I hope to get some good art up here
for y'all to see as well as some of my photography and original novels
possibly. Only if you people want it. ^_^ Of course, I must put all of
my appreciation for this to Huy for telling me to come to Xanga. So
blame him! Muwhahah.
I hope all of you enjoy my journals and ranting, they are generally quite amusing...hehe. Oh, of course, I must advertise.
Please come and check out my photography and draiwngs at:
http://nickel-city.deviantart.com/
You can leave me comments and stuff if you sign up and I'd gladly
appreciate them. I could really use some good critisism. So, I'll
actually post a good o'l journal tomorrow, so check back then. Thanks
again!
--Ember
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