VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

disrespectful

abuse of cultural norms

Marvel movies have quite a bit of franchise fatigue

everything about movies now is so played out. the story, the characters.

Tee – the wooden/ stick that the golf ball sits on

eg: He hit the tee but totally missed the ball.

Drive N. – your initial hit off the tee in golf

eg: That was a huge drive, it was almost 300 yards.

Driving Range – the place where you practice your drive.

eg: I’ve only been to the driving range, I’ve never played a full 18.

Mini Golf

Pitch and Putt – a short version of golf, a pitch is a short shot in golf, and the putt is to get in the hole

escalate – to make a situation get bigger and worse

eg: They didn’t need to escalate the situation.

considerate – to think of others

to draw a parallel – to compare two similar yet different situations

eg: In the article they draw a parallel between culture problems and economic problems.

being high and mighty – acting like they are better than you, or more noble.

eg: Don’t act all high and mighty.

Condescending – showing that you believe you are more intelligent or better than other people

eg: His comments were offensive and condescending to us.

hypocrite – a person who claims or pretends to have certain beliefs about what is right but who behaves in a way that disagrees with those beliefs

eg: He didn’t even realize what a hypocrite he was being.