Loch Ness/Big Foot

desperately

• trying as hard as you possibly can, with everything you have to give.

• making a half-hearted effort to succeed.

• waiting for help to arrive without taking action.

• attempting to do something without any real commitment.

Hoaxes

• acts that involve tricking and lying to people.

• genuine acts of kindness and generosity.

• scientific experiments that yield true results.

• legal agreements between parties.

convinced

• to completely believe something is true

• to doubt something strongly

• to be uncertain about a fact

• to have a vague idea about something

misperception

• a misunderstanding.

• a clear understanding.

• a correct interpretation.

• a false belief.

prediction

• a smart guess about what will happen

• a detailed analysis of past events

• a random guess without any basis

• a statement of certainty about the future

chastised

• to be praised warmly.

• to be scolded severely.

• to be ignored completely.

• to be rewarded generously.

sightings

• to have seen it with their own eyes

• to hear about something from others

• to imagine something vividly

• to read about an event in a book

visual elements

• brightly colored graphics and text that catch the reader's attention

• simple black and white text that conveys information clearly

• images that are irrelevant to the content being presented

• background colors that are dull and uninviting

encounters

• meetings, especially those that are unplanned.

• planned gatherings or events.

• formal discussions or negotiations.

• scheduled appointments.

elusive

• things that are easy to find or understand.

• things that are hard to find or understand.

• things that are commonly known.

• things that are frequently seen.