Chapter 3 Cultural Lit Flashcards
Not with a bang, but a whimper
Referencing the end of the world
Impressionism
Style of art refferencing the early 1800s -1900s France monet
Achilles’ heel
Ancient Greek referencing weakness
Soviet bloc
After World War II Democrats and calmness fault with the world Cold War. Aggression towards the Soviets rebellion shutdown so it’s all nation alongside Soviets by force or by choice are with them
Kitty Hawk
Town where the right brothers for the first plane in the US North Carolina
Crossing the Rubicon
Julius Caesar crossing the river meaning he is taking over Rome reference to point of no return
Autistic
Mental disorder great difficulty with social interactions different spectrums
Yuppies
Young urban professionals white-collar often associated with arrogant and snobby
Baker’s dozen
Thinking 13 units in case of a Baker’s mess up then they could potential he get hands chopped off so just in case they make 13 not 12
When just for the Gipper
Play on Notre Dame said this on his deathbed George goop
Coliseum
Gladiator temple place of entertainment in Roman times
Vivisection
Practicing operations on live animals for experience experiments/scientific research with humans illegal in the US
Detente
Reference to the early 70s and 80s having cold or tension words threats no clean talk of peace
Utopia
Perfect World or society
Eminent domain
Power to take private property for public use by the state miscibility or private person to execute public authority
Tale of two cities
Written during the French Revolution it was the best of times it was the worst of times Charles Dickens
Ferdinand and Isabella
Spanish people tool of times you found the Columbus is a journey and started the Catholic/Spanish and inqistador cruel
Savoir-faire
You know or be knowledgeable
Graft
A person in politics who uses her know it’s for personal game
Roberts rules of order
Based on the book established a system of how to conduct a meeting or assembly
Homer
Author of the Odyssey and the Iliad Greek philosophy mythology classic literature
Overdraft
Taking too much money on your account
In toto
Latin America for in the whole
Jack of all trades, master of none
Someone who can do almost anything, but is never a master of one
Maeline massacre
US Army during the Vietnam war between 347 to 501 dots of South Vietnamese villagers
Kleptomaniac
People have the urge/need to take something or steal
Lock stock and barrel
Reference to the whole thing in total
The magi not line
A line of fortification that were around France and Germany from the after World War I during World War II and took over anyways
A fresco
Fresher outside
Guild
A group of business people in medieval times created associations to give the rising formalized school or university systems
Feudalism
Mid evil times of political system or the king said that the night protect him and in return he got land
Thoreau
Author of the 1800s civil disobedience Walden human beings getting away from society
Pell-mell
Jumbled confused matter frantic
In loco parentis
InStead of Or without your parents
Wanderlust
Desire to travel and explore
Vemus de Milo
Statue famous Greek goddess without her arms and base one found
Building castles in the air
Thinking or dreaming about something difficult to obtain
Helen of Troy
Stealing a Helen cause the war between the Spartans and the Trojans
Rasputin
A monks that seem to be in more till crazy monk lived in Russia had lots of influence with this is SARS because the sun had hemophilia workers revolted and took over the throne killed in woods
