VIP Class Notes (George)
Homework
Watch the movie, the Crucible and discuss it next time
Next Class Focus
Discuss McCarthyism with Jack next time
Vocabulary
Talent- tianfu, to be good at something
e.g. That girl has a natural talent for playing the violin.
Search Engine- Yahoo, Baidu, Google.
e.g. I think google is the best search engine in the world.
Disappointed- When you don’t feel good about someone or something anymore.
e.g. When I found out he lied to me, I felt very disappointed.
Prosecuted- When someone tries to bring bad consequences against you for something you did.
e.g. He was prosecuted by the government because he criticized them.
Steel- a kind of metal
e.g. Many buildings and bridges require steel when being built.
Capitalism- Doing business for profit, making money
e.g. Apple and other such businesses are capitalists, they are only concerned with making money.
Profit- Extra money you make from doing business.
e.g. We buy the apples for 100, sell them for 300 and gain 200 in profit.
Communism- A political system, where everyone should be equal.
e.g. China and Cuba are still two countries that have had communism for many years now.
Authoritarianism- when a government controls people too much.
e.g. There seems to be increasingly more authoritarianism around the world lately.
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