The Fishbowl

Letter 1; "welcome to the class"
ACTIVITY: The state of being active.
LEARNING: The act, process, or experience of gaining knowledge or skill.
SOCIETY: The totality of people regarded as forming a community of interdependent individuals
SOCIALITY: The state or quality of being sociable; sociability.
UNABATED: Sustaining an original intensity or maintaining full force with no decrease
ARCHIVE: A repository for stored memories or information

Letter 2; "making space"
FOCUS: The distinctness or clarity of an image rendered by an optical system.
EVOKE: To give rise to; draw forth
CONTEMPLATE: To look at attentively and thoughtfully
DIFFERENCE: The quality or condition of being unlike or dissimilar.
MAKING: The act of one that makes: the making of a cake; the making of excuses.
DESIGNING: Conniving; crafty
SPACE : A set of elements or points satisfying specified geometric postulates: non-Euclidean space.
SOCIAL: Of or relating to human society and its modes of organization: social classes; social problems; a social issue.
INNOVATIVE: Marked by innovation or given to making innovations.

Letter 3; "Virtual reality"
REFLECT: To throw or bend back (light or sound, for example) from a surface.
REPEAT: To say again
PHRASE: A sequence of words that have meaning, especially when forming part of a sentence.
SELECT: To take as a choice from among several; pick out: We selected the ripest pears at the orchard.

Letter 4; " restructuring text"
CREATE: To cause to exist; bring into being: created a new music school
VALUE: An amount, as of goods, services, or money, considered to be a fair and suitable equivalent for something else
SHARE: A part or portion belonging to, distributed to, contributed by, or owed by a person or group
PROCESS: A series of actions, changes, or functions bringing about a result
REFLECTION:The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
SOLITUDE: The state or quality of being alone or remote from others
LEARNING: The act, process, or experience of gaining knowledge or skill

Letter 5; " sharing what we see when we read"
THEATRE: A building, room, or outdoor structure for the presentation of plays, films, or other dramatic performances.
METAPHOR: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison
SEE:To perceive with the eye
IMAGE: A representation of the form of a person or object, such as a painting or photograph
MOVE: To change in position from one point to another
PLAY: To change in position from one point to another
FRAME: A structure that gives shape or support
STRUCTURE: Something made up of a number of parts that are held or put together in a particular way
SCENE:Something seen by a viewer; a view or prospect.
ACROSS:On, at, or from the other side of
AISLE:A passageway between rows of seats
SYNTAX: The study of the rules whereby words or other elements of sentence structure are combined to form grammatical sentences.
CONJURE:To summon (a devil or spirit) by magical or supernatural power
RELEVANT:
READING:The act or activity of one that reads
INTERPRET: To explain the meaning of
PROCESS: A series of actions, changes, or functions bringing about a result
HUB:A center of activity or interest
NETWORK:Something resembling an openwork fabric or structure in form or concept
SINGULARITY:The quality or condition of being singular
DIFFERENCE:The quality or condition of being unlike or dissimilar
CONNECT:To join or fasten together
DESTINY:The inevitable or necessary fate to which a particular person or thing is destined

Letter 6; "Question"
RAISED:Projecting from a flat background; in relief; embossed
MOMENT:A brief, indefinite interval of time
RIGHT:Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality
SHARED: A part or portion belonging to, distributed to, contributed by, or owed by a person or group

MORE Vocab:
CHAOS:A condition or place of great disorder or confusion
CONFUSION:The act of confusing or the state of being confused
EMBRACE:To clasp or hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection
RESISTANCE:The act or an instance of resisting or the capacity to resist

Letter 7: Simulating a society; "Platform, moments, formation, dramatic, transform, understanding, mapping, simulate" -- professor Dugal
September 17th 2019
PLATFORM: A horizontal surface raised above the level of the adjacent area
MOMENTOUS:Of utmost importance; of outstanding significance or consequence
FORMATION; The act or process of forming something or of taking form.
DRAMATIC : Of or relating to drama or the theater.
TRANSFORM :To change markedly the appearance or form of
UNDERSTANDING:The ability by which one understands; intelligence
MAPPING:The act or process of making a map
SIMULATE:To have or take on the appearance, sound, or character of

(from class) September 17th 2019
NUANCE: A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling
REDUNDANT: Exceeding what is necessary or natural; superfluous.
EMERGENT: Coming into view, existence, or notice:
CONNECTED: Joined or fastened together.

Letter 8 “Reading the other's posting”
IMMERSE;To cover completely in a liquid; submerge.
DEEP; Extending far downward below a surface
UNDERSTANDING;The ability by which one understands
MODE ; A manner, way, or method of doing something, experiencing something, or acting
READING; The act or activity of one that reads.

Letter 9 “new forms of intimacy and friendship”
VOCABULARY: UNDERSTANDING CONCEPTS
INTIMACY:The condition of being intimate
AGENCY:The condition of being in action; operation.
EMOTION:A mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes;
CREATIVITY:Having the ability or power to create
SELF:Oneself; itself: self-control.
FORM:Having the form of: plexiform.
FRIENDSHIP:The quality or condition of being friends.

Letter 10; “Theory of Assemblages”
VOCABULARY: UNDERSTANDING CONCEPTS
SOCIAL:Of or relating to human society and its modes of organization
ONTOLOGY:The branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of being.
AUTONOMY:The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence.
ENTITY: Something that exists as a particular and discrete unit:
ASSEMBLAGE:The act of assembling.
FLOW: To move or run smoothly with unbroken continuity

Letter 11: “Reassembling the Social”
VOCABULARY: UNDERSTANDING CONCEPTS
SIFT:To put (flour, for example) through a sieve in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles.
SORT:A group of persons or things of the same general character;
SELECT:To take as a choice from among several
ASSEMBLE: To bring or call together into a group or whole
ASSOCIATE:To connect in the mind or imagination:
EMERGE:To move out or away from a surrounding fluid, covering, or shelter
ENTER: To come or go into
REVEAL:To make known

Letter 1: “Welcome to the course”
Individuate – (verb) to give an individual or distinctive character to
Activity – (noun) behavior or actions of a particular kind
Learning – (noun) the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill
Society – (noun) a body of individuals living as members of a community
Sociality – (noun) social nature or tendencies as shown in the assembling of individuals in communities
Unabated – (adjective) with undiminished force, power or vigor
Archive – (verb) to place or store in an archive

Letter 12: “Meeting once again”
VOCABULARY: UNDERSTANDING CONCEPTS
AESTHETICS:The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature, expression, and perception of beauty, as in the fine arts
ABSTRACTION:An abstract concept, idea, or term
APHORISM: tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
AXIOM:A self-evident or universally recognized truth

Letter 13: “soft power”
SEE: To perceive with the eye


Letter 14: “Learning is an Act of Courage”
RE:The second tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio.
MANTRA; A commonly repeated word or phrase, especially in advocacy or for motivation
LEARNING;The act, process, or experience of gaining knowledge or skill.
CREATE;To cause to exist
STRUCTURE; Something made up of a number of parts that are held or put together in a particular way
DICHOTOMY; division into two contrasting parts or category
SYMBOL;Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention
JUXTAPOSITION; The act or an instance of juxtaposing or the state of being juxtaposed.
Juxtaposed; To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
COMPARE; To consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
CONTRAST;To set in opposition in order to show or emphasize differences:
COURAGE;The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution; bravery.
GOAL; The object toward which an endeavor is directed; an end. S
POSSIBILITY ;The fact or state of being possible

Letter 15: Your assemblages
REASSEMBLING:To bring or gather together again
MATERIAL:The substance or substances out of which a thing is or can be made
PROCESS:A series of actions, changes, or functions bringing about a result
ASSOCIATION:The act of associating or being connected with
CREATE: To cause to exist; bring into being
CONSTRUCT:To form by assembling or combining parts; build

Letter 16; Constructing and creating knowledge content from a knowing experience
GENERATIVE:Having the ability to originate, produce, or procreate
FORMATION; The act or process of forming something or of taking form
NASCENT;Coming into existence; emerging
TRANSMISSION:The act or process of transmitting
CONSTRUCTION:the act or process of constructing
REMEMBER: To recall to the mind with effort; think of again
FORGET:To be unable to remember (something)
KNOW:. To perceive directly
KNOWLEDGE; The state or fact of knowing
CONTENT:often contents Something contained as in a receptacle
CREATE;To cause to exist

Letter 17: “Sharing the World: Reading your social meeting reflections”
AFFIRMATION;The act of affirming or the state of being affirmed; assertion.


Letter 18: “Further reflection on your social meeting papers”
THOUGHT:The process of thinking; cogitation
INSIGHT:The ability to discern the true nature of a situation,
UNDERSTANDING:The ability by which one understands
INTUITION: The faculty of knowing or understanding something without reasoning or proof.
GRASP:To take hold of or seize firmly with the hand, the foot, another body part, or an instrument
FEELING : The sense of touch, can also mean a part of an emotion
EMPATHY: . The ability to identify with or understand the perspective, experiences, or motivations of another individual and to comprehend and share another individual's emotional state.
SENSIBILITY:The ability to perceive stimuli
EXPRESSION:The act of expressing, conveying, or representing in words, art, music, or movement

Letter 19: Idealizations
IDEAL:A conception of something in its absolute perfection
IDEALIZATION: To regard or represent as ideal
PLURAL:Relating to or composed of more than one member, set, or kind
DEPICTION:To represent in a picture or sculpture:
INTERPRET:To explain the meaning of