This week, all four of Ms. B's English classes selected myopic as our word of the week. Myopic has several meanings:
1. Opthmalogically, it means nearsighted (only able to see things that are close by);
2. Figuratively, it means unable or unwilling to act prudently;
3. Figuratively, it also means narrow-minded.
The sentences we created to demonstrate our understanding of the word myopic are:
1. Infants are myopic when they are very young. (definition 1)
2. My parents were myopic; they did not see the good points in that out-of-state college. (definition 3)
3. The government acted myopically when tapping our phones. (definition 2)
4. I am myopic without my contacts. (definition 1)
5. His myopic personality will be his downfall because he will never make a plan and stick to it. (definition 2)
6. The racist man was myopic to the pain he inflicted on others. (definitions 2/3)
