"Danger of a Single Story" and "Two Kinds" Flashcards

(30 cards)

1
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Susceptible, Gullible

A

Impressionable

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2
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Normal, Ordinary

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Conventional

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3
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Household, Owned

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Domestic

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4
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Palm tree native to Madagascar, leaves are used to make baskets and hats

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Rafia

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5
Q

Condescend, Belittle

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Patronize

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6
Q

Puzzling, Baffling

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Incomprehensible

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7
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Poet known for tales on soldiers in British Colonies

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Rudyard Kipling

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8
Q

Truthfulness, Accuracy

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Authenticity

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9
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Cheat, Swindle

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Fleece

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10
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Horrible, Extreme

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Abject

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11
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Strip, Deprive

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Dispossess

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12
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Portion, Share

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Ration

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13
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Assumptions, Expectation

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Stereotypes

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14
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Film industry of Nigeria

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Nollywood

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15
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Inventive, New

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Innovative

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16
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Modernizing, Fixing

17
Q

Evil, Harmful

18
Q

American Actress who became the ambassador for Ghana and Czechoslovakia

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Shirley Temple

19
Q

Historic Hispanic neighborhood of San Francisco centered around a church

A

Mission District

20
Q

Short female haircut

21
Q

Shameful, Humiliation

22
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Scold, Criticize

23
Q

Capital of Kenya

24
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King who made peace between Israel and Judah

25
Signal that warns of fog
Foghorns
26
Variety talk show of the 50's
Ed Sullivan Show
27
Amaze, astonish
Mesmerize
28
Famous deaf composer
Beethoven
29
Daydream, Fantasy
Reverie
30
Disagree, Differing
Discordant