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The Beginning of Everything  by Robyn Schneider 54-81 aspirations (pg 1)- a hope or ambition of achieving something. derision (pg 2)- contemptuous ridicule or mockery. embroidered (pg 3)- decorate cloth by sewing patterns on it with thread. peripherally (pg 5)- something on the outside or only slightly connected with the subject profusely (pg 8)- to a great degree; in large amounts. inexplicably(pg 13)- in a way that cannot be explained or accounted for. perceptible (pg 25)- able to be seen or noticed. congregation (pg 31)- a group of people assembled for religious worship. manor (pg 40)- a large country house with lands; the principal house of a landed estate decamped (pg 51)- depart suddenly or secretly, especially to relocate one's business or household in another area. incredulous (pg 53)- unwilling or unable to believe something. brooding (pg 55)- showing deep unhappiness of thought. intricacies (pg 57)- the quality of being intricate. deemed (pg...

Meet Cute  by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Dhonielle Clayton, Katie Cotugno, Katharine McGee, Kass Morgan, Meredith Russo, Sara Shepard, Nicola Yoon,Ibi Zoboi, Julie Murphy, Jocelyn Davies, Nina LaCour, Emery Lord. Finished The Beginning of Everything  by Robyn Schneider 1-54 Nicola Yoon is one of the best writers that I have come across. Her short story, The Department of Dead Love in the book Meet Cute is something special. The short story is about breakups and Yoon uses many similies to express what happens. The main character Thomas is still heartbroken over his break up 10 months ago. Thomas gets a relationship autopsy with the help of Gabrielle Lee, the girl who would perform the autopsy. He hoped to get a "do over" which would erase the past ten months of his and his ex-girlfriend, Sammantha's, life and reset the relationship. Both of them would forget the department of dead love exists and...

Meet Cute  by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Dhonielle Clayton, Katie Cotugno, Katharine McGee, Kass Morgan, Meredith Russo, Sara Shepard, Nicola Yoon,Ibi Zoboi, Julie Murphy, Jocelyn Davies, Nina LaCour, Emery Lord. 256- 314 This video is about the real Mars mission. The characters in 259 Million Miles by Kass Morgan are going to be traveling to Mars in a similar fashion as this.

Meet Cute  by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Dhonielle Clayton, Katie Cotugno, Katharine McGee, Kass Morgan, Meredith Russo, Sara Shepard, Nicola Yoon ,Ibi  Zoboi, Julie Murphy, Jocelyn Davies, Nina LaCour , Emery  Lord. 138-256 "'The internet is a dangerous place. It can make or break you. '" (Morgan 237) This quote is said by a kid named Philip. The story takes place in the future and Philip is hoping to be selected to travel to Mars. In the story, kids are being sent to Mars to live there and start a new civilization. Philip is hoping to escape his problems on earth. A video online basically ruined his life and he is looking for a fresh start. The video showed him nervously asking a girl to prom and her saying no. He then proceeded to throw up in a trash can nearby due to nerves. The video was all over social media and he became the laughing stock of the internet. This quote is very prominent in toda...

Meet Cute  by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Dhonielle Clayton, Katie Cotugno, Katharine McGee, Kass Morgan, Meredith Russo, Sara Shepard, Nicola Yoon,Ibi Zoboi, Julie Murphy, Jocelyn Davies, Nina LaCour,Emery Lord. 106- 138 Abate (pg 48)- to become less active, less intense, or less in amount Dire (pg 60)- hopeless and dangerous or fearful Insatiable (pg 62)- can’t be satisfied Pitiable (pg 62)- deserving pity Allude (pg 64)- to make a secretive mention of something Readily (pg 65)- right away and without difficulty Comparable (pg 70)- able to be compared Surly (pg 72)- unfriendly; inclined to anger Viability (pg 85)-  ability to be done in a practical or useful way Taunt (pg 87)- pulled tight Bolster (pg 90)- to support, strengthen, or fortify Abysmal (pg 95)- extremely bad Candor (pg 106)-  the trait of being honest and frank Emit (pg 113)- to discharge, give forth, or release Materiali...

Meet Cute by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Dhonielle Clayton, Katie Cotugno, Katharine McGee, Kass Morgan, Meredith Russo, Sara Shepard, Nicola Yoon, Ibi Zoboi, Julie Murphy, Jocelyn Davies, Nina LaCour, Emery Lord. 95-106 Meet Cute is a collection of short stories about people meeting each other. Each story is written by diffe rent authors who all have different styles. The point of views, tenses, and topics all vary in each story. The first story, Siege Etiquette is written by Katie Cotugno . Cutugno's style is different from most writers. The story is written in second person using "you" instead of the more normal "I". Cutugno does this to make the story more realistic and a relatable. The story is also in the pre sent tense to make it seem like everything is happening right at the moment. The short story takes place during a party. Everyone is hiding from the police and the main character, Hailey goes to hide in the bathroom. She ends up getting stuck...