week 12

A.  In-class Notes

Moon River

"Moon River" is a song composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It received an Academy Award for Best Original Song for its performance by Audrey Hepburn in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961).

Lyrics:

Moon river, wider than a mile

I'm crossin' you in style some day

Old dream maker, you heartbreaker

Wherever you're goin', I'm goin' your way

 

Two drifters, off to see the world

There's such a lot of world to see

We're after the same rainbow's end, waitin' 'round the bend

My huckleberry friend, Moon River, and me

 

Two drifters, off to see the world

There's such a lot of world to see

We're after the same rainbow's end, waitin' 'round the bend

My huckleberry friend, Moon River, and me

 

Breakfast at Tiffany's

    

Director: Blake Edwards

Writers: Truman Capote (based on the novel by), George Axelrod (screenplay)

Stars: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal

A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building.

 

B.  1100 Words You Need to Know

impede (v.)- to make it more difficult for something to happen or more difficult for someone to do something

serenity (n.)- clearness

cacophony (n.)- harsh sounding

irrational (a.)- not endowed with reason

    ir(in)- not, opposite of

    rational (a.)- of or belonging to reason, reasonable

infallible (a.)- exempt from error in judgment, knowledge, or opinion

apathy (n.)- freedom from suffering

a-    not, without

pathetic (a.)- affecting the emotions, exciting the passions

indolent (a.)- showing no real interest or effort

platitude (n.)- dullness

adversary (n.)- unfriendly opponent, enemy

extinct (a.)- not now existing

galvanize (v.)- stimulate by galvanic electricity

peremptory (a.)- decisive

malign (v.)- to slander

    malign (a.)- having an evil nature

    mal- badly

candor (n.)- openness of mind, impartiality, frankness