2013/03/29
~~Current Event Vocabulary~~
Source & Full article:
http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-says-enter-state-war-against-south-001304441.html
Vocabulary:
Escalation: To increase, enlarge, or intensify
Example: Poverty-stricken areas have seen an escalation in crime in the last few years.
Rhetoric: Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity
Example: His offers of compromise were pure rhetoric.
Brushed Off: to dismiss & ignore
Example: She brushed off the “boos” of the crowd and continued her speech.
Indication: A sign or piece of information that indicates something. (Indicate = point out; show)
Example: The visit was an indication of improvement between the once warring nations.
Accordingly: In a way that is appropriate to the particular circumstances
Example: For acting up in class, the principal punished the child accordingly.
Story:
http://news.yahoo.com/north-korea-says-enter-state-war-against-south-001304441.html
Vocabulary:
Escalation: To increase, enlarge, or intensify
Example: Poverty-stricken areas have seen an escalation in crime in the last few years.
Rhetoric: Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity
Example: His offers of compromise were pure rhetoric.
Brushed Off: to dismiss & ignore
Example: She brushed off the “boos” of the crowd and continued her speech.
Indication: A sign or piece of information that indicates something. (Indicate = point out; show)
Example: The visit was an indication of improvement between the once warring nations.
Accordingly: In a way that is appropriate to the particular circumstances
Example: For acting up in class, the principal punished the child accordingly.
Story:
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a "state of war" with South Korea in a continuing escalation of angry rhetoric directed at Seoul and Washington, but the South brushed off the statement as little more than tough talk.
The two Koreas have been technically in a state of war for six decades under an armistice that ended their 1950-53 conflict. Despite its threats few people see any indication Pyongyang will risk a near-certain defeat by re-starting full-scale war.
"From this time on, the North-South relations will be entering the state of war and all issues raised between the North and the South will be handled accordingly," a statement carried by the North's official KCNA news agency said…..
2013/03/25
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I have the flu now, and don't really have the energy for anything other than just linking to my videos. Please bear with me.^^;
2013/03/16
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2013/03/10
Current Event #5
Source & Full Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/08/world-womens-day-health-facts_n_2832307.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
Vocabulary:
Groundbreaking: (Adjective) Innovative; pioneering
Example: That was a groundbreaking TV drama, and will soon be viewed all over the world.
Inched: (Verb) move slowly and carefully in a specified direction; or to cause something to move this way.
Example: The scientists inched closer to finding a cure for the disease.
Boons: (Noun) a thing that is helpful or beneficial
Example: A strong breeze is a boon to sailors.
Exploitation :(Noun)utilization of another person or group for selfish reasons.
Example: The exploitation of foreign immigrants for cheap labor is common in America today.
Mutilation: (Noun) disfigurement or injury by removing a part of the body.
Example: The community was shocked to find out that their mayor practiced animal mutilation.
Global health for women has also seen some major boons, too. The number of mothers who die during childbirth has been reduced by almost 50 percent and HIV drug prices have fallen by more than 99 percent since 2000.
But we’re not done fighting yet.
Women across the globe still face horrifying abuse and health risks, including sexual exploitation and genital mutilation, devastating injustices that are in our power to eliminate in this lifetime………………….
2013/03/08
2013/03/05
Current Event #4
Source & full article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9889497/Bath-University-angry-wifes-email-to-husbands-law-lecturer-lover-goes-viral.html
Vocabulary:
Lecturer: (noun) A person who gives lectures, especially as an occupation at a university or college.
Example: The lecturer has scheduled his appearance for 3:00.
Escalate: (verb) Become or cause to become more intense or serious
Example: Spreading rumors will only escalate the feud between the two girls.
Alleged: (adjective) (of an incident or a person) Said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality
Example: He claims he is innocent of the alleged crime.
Circulated: (verb) Move around a social function in order to talk to many different people
Example: Rumors circulated around the office that she was stealing form the company.
Catalyst: (noun) A person or thing that precipitates an event.
Example: War is the most powerful catalyst in technical developments.
Vocabulary:
Lecturer: (noun) A person who gives lectures, especially as an occupation at a university or college.
Example: The lecturer has scheduled his appearance for 3:00.
Escalate: (verb) Become or cause to become more intense or serious
Example: Spreading rumors will only escalate the feud between the two girls.
Alleged: (adjective) (of an incident or a person) Said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality
Example: He claims he is innocent of the alleged crime.
Circulated: (verb) Move around a social function in order to talk to many different people
Example: Rumors circulated around the office that she was stealing form the company.
Catalyst: (noun) A person or thing that precipitates an event.
Example: War is the most powerful catalyst in technical developments.
Bath University: angry wife's email to husband's law lecturer lover goes viral
Donna Lees, 45, was left enraged after learning that her 49 year-old husband Sean was having an affair with part-time law lecturer Claire Russell.
But after having received no response to an angry email to Miss Russell’s personal email address she decided to escalate matters.
The mother-of-two, whose daughters are 20 and 18, then emailed everyone who shared Miss Russell’s surname at Bath University, where she is a law lecturer and teaching fellow.
Since being sent on Wednesday, intimate details of the alleged affair between the law tutor and Mr. Lees, have been widely circulated by hundreds of people, the Daily Mail reported……………
…………..Mrs. Lees attacked her husband's alleged lover for being "the catalyst that smashes apart a whole family" who also destroyed their trust and love………….
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