"Danger of a single story" and "Two Kinds" Flashcards

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feeling, affectable, sensitive

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Impressionable

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2
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accepted, accustomed, correct

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Conventional

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3
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calm, family, home

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Domestic

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4
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plant fiber

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Rafia

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5
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favor, stoop, be gracious to

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Patronize

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6
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puzzling, unimaginable, unclear

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Incomprehensible

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7
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short story-writer, The Jungle book

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Rudyard Kipling

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8
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truthfulness, correctness, realness

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Authenticity

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9
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hustle, overcharge, cheat

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Fleece

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10
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worthless, degraded, dejected

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Abject

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11
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expel, evict, put out

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Dispossess

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12
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part, piece of action

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Ration

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13
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pattern, received idea

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Stereotypes

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14
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nigerian version of hollywood, nigerian, hollywood

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Nollywood

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15
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new, original, originative

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Innovative

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16
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fix up, redo, repair

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Refurbishing

17
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bad, evil, hateful

18
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child film actress during Great Depression

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Shirley Temple

19
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neighborhood in San Francisco CA, neighborhood w/ Latino roots, Latino roots, San Francisco CA

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Mission District

20
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low cut

21
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slur, abuse, insult

22
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disgrace, blame, disapproval

23
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Kenya’s capital city, capital city, Kenya

24
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fourth king of the Kingdom Judah, Judah kingdom, king

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Jehoshaphat

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alarm, siren
Foghorns
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American television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971, ran on CBS
Ed Sullivan Show
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control, grip
Mesmerize
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German composer and pianist, composer, pianist
Beethoven
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fantasy, meditation
Reverie
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different, opposite
Discordant