F2F Class Notes (Celeste) [R/W]***

Homework

Write 1 example sentence for each vocab below.
Next class: continue learning the new vocab from the article.

http://halexandria.org/dward054.htm

Writing exercise

1、I am used to running every night, but sometimes I am lazy to do it. – I am used to running every night but sometimes I am lazy /I am too lazy / I am too tired.

2、We are used to taking using umbrellas in the rain.

3. I used to run but now I am used to swimming because running outside is too hot.

Grammar

today is the same as yesterday

Reading

Mandatory Vaccines are one of the more devastating horrors being foisted upon people all over the world.  Justification includes everything from 9-11-2001 to the latest strains of Asian Flu (certainly not American Flu!), to simply fear-based complacency and ill-based trust in authorities.  The real reason, of course,  involves the greed of elected/appointed government officials and Corporate RuleCorporate Politics, and the Corporate State.

Vaccines are all about money.  When the cost of a shot goes from 11 cents to 11 dollars, it’s clear that manufacturing costs are not driving the price.

The incredibly sad part is that the health of everyone — but particularly students, children, and infants — is suffering immeasurably.  When parents, for example, encounter school officials who — relying on legislative and other actions — require vaccinations before their children will be allowed in school… and when those same parents can be targeted by social services as abusing their children by not educating them…  Then it’s clear that mandatory vaccines have been an integral part of the landscape.

It should be noted that anyone who claims that you must be vaccinated is either lying or suffering from a lack of information.  In most school situations, a parent (or sometimes the student) can sign a form stating that they are against vaccinations for conscience or on religious grounds.  In some cases, the school only wants a written, signed document that says a person does not want a vaccination — and in this way the school avoids any liability.

The strange part is that peer pressure is often used on students, with the overhanging threat that one might not be able to graduate with their class unless they get their shots.  In addition, in the event of an outbreak of the relevant virus — including affecting those with vaccinations — those without vaccinations are effectively quarantined by sending them home.  Those who are vaccinated — and thus by definition have become carriers of the virus — can presumably stay in school.  This is, of course, the opposite of quarantines in the past.  Unless, one considers the school to be the quarantine area.

One unanswered question is what about a teacher who refuses to be vaccinated?  Do they get to leave on a paid sabbatical until the outbreak is contained and dissipated?

A possible, partial solution for anyone facing these issues is to, perhaps, provide a copy of this webpage and related documentation to anyone making decisions about you and yours with respect to your avoiding vaccinations like the plague.  [Pun intended!]  The below, reprinted article may be very useful in that regard.

Vocabulary

foist sb to do sth – force sb to do sth they do not want to do

devastating adj. – causing a lot of damage or destruction
eg. Earthquakes are devastating.

horror/s n. – things that are very frightening or shocking
eg. When I heard the earthquake, I was horrified! (adj)
eg.Nuclear war is one of the horrors that face the modern world.
eg. The survivors of the earthquake will face the horrors of medical treatment.

justification – good reason or explanation for sth
eg. There is no justification for treating people so badly.

complacency n. – a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents you from trying harder
eg. My complacency will prevent me from trying harder.
eg. Some people never want to leave home and explore the world, they are complacent. (adj)

greed n. – a very strong wish to continuously get more of something,especially food or money
eg. People should not be greedy instead they should be selfless.