Monday, May 2, 2011

Definitions avalible for my team

Globalization- describes the process by which regional economies, societies and cultures have become interbreed through a global network of political ideas through communication, transportation and trade.
Identity- the condition of being one’s self, or its self, and not another
Civic Response- the way people within a community respond
Quality of Life- the perception of the ability to meet daily needs, or personal satisfaction
Aboriginal- the original or earliest known natives to the land
Human Rights- the basic rights and freedoms that every human should have
Indigenous People- Any ethnic group that inhabits a geographic region with which they have the earliest know historical connection
Multiple Perspectives- different views from different people held on a matter
Residential School- force natives to be assimilated into Canada
Oral Histories- personal opinions and experiences of a speaker kept in preservation
Cultural Contact- The interaction between two different cultures
Imperialist Policies- policy to extend your rule over foreign countries
Legacy- something that an ancestor passes down to another generation
Human Condition- The character or characteristics and key events which comprise the essentials of human existence
Euro centrism- believing that European ways of life is superior to superior to everyone else’s
Imperialism- believing your ways are superior to all others
Anecdote- short narration of something interesting or amusing
Allegory- a short story with morals
Allusion- a reference in literature to something else well known
Colloquial Language- informal language, slang
Connotation- implied or suggested meaning
Figurative Devices- devices used to make literature more interesting
Figurative Language- saying something that means something completely different
Hubris- form of pride that expressed itself as an accessed power and exaggerated self confidence
Hyperbole- extreme exaggeration
Imagery- details that appeal to the senses
Dramatic Irony- when the reader knows more than the characters in the story
Situational Irony- when something is different than what appears in the story
Verbal Irony- a difference in what is said and what is meant
Jargon- unintelligently speaking, or talking non-sense
Juxtaposition- placed close together
Collective response- The way a group responds to an issue
Logical Fallacy- clearly defined error in reasoning, includes unintended mistakes
Metacognition- a process which involves focused thinking to create effective strategies for learning
Mood- How the author writes to express the attitude or appeals to your senses
Oxymoron- An expression with two words that contradict one another
Paradox- Seems unbelievable but may be true
 Rhetoric- The art of making persuasive speeches
Ridicule- Language or behavior meant to mock or humiliate someone/thing
Sarcasm- Jokingly saying something that is not necessarily true and or mocks someone/something
Primary source- Original source of information
Secondary source- a source of information that is not the original source
Tragedy- A serious play that involves downfall of a great/ good person because of some fatal flaw in character
Tragic Flaw- Character hero in a tragedy that leads him/herself to their own destruction
Voice- The personal writing style of an author
Wit- intellectual humor
Comedies- A play with a happy ending
Histories- things that happen in the past brought to life
Soliloquy- the speaker is alone and communication his thoughts to the audience
Aside- talking to the audience but not to the characters even though the characters are still on the stage
Couplet- end of a scene in Shakespearean play usually the last two lines rhyme
Sonnet- 14 lines long
Atmosphere- setting of the play, book, ect
Multiple perspectives- each person having their own separate view on a issue
Sustainable- capacity to endure
Emergent Issues- A new issue, either positive or negative that has not yet been generally recognized
Individual responses- The way an individual reacts to an issue
Historical Globalization- a period that is often identified as beginning in 1492. Christopher Columbus made his 1st voyage to the Caribbean, and ending after world war 2
Indigenous people- Any ethnic group of people who inhabit a region with which they have the earliest known historical connection
Non- indigenous peoples- people who have settled with the indigenous people and in some cases mixed with population
Prosperity- an economies state of growth with rising profits and full employment
Aboriginal- having existed from the beginning
Francophone- a person who speaks French as their first language

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