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Workshop 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| activism | the action of bringing about social or political change |
| discrimination | the practice of treating a person or group differently from another in an unfair way |
| equality | when everyone has the same opportunities and rights |
| exploitation | the action of treating someone unfaily in order to benefit from his or her work |
| human rights | the basic rights that every person has to be treated in a fair, equal way without cruelty |
| abusive | using violent or curel words or actions against a person or an animal |
| advocate | someone who publicly supports a person or cause |
| dignity | the state of knowing that you deserve respect |
| illiteracy | the inability to read or write |
| rights | things that you can have or do to meet basic needs |
| tolerance | the ability to respect others people's beliefs or opinions without criticizing or judging them |
| earn | to receive money for a job you do |
| forbid | to refuse to allow someone to do or have something |
| distribute | to give items to other people |
| opposition | a feeling of strong disagreement toward something |
| organization | a group that is formed for a specific purpose |
| associated | to be connected to a person or thing |
| central idea | the most important idea in a text, or what the text is mostly about |
| details | support an idea by telling more about it |
| announce | to share information with other people |
| appear | to be seen or start to exist |
| achieve | to successfully do something |
| potential | an ability to do something that might be seen in the future |
| Prefix: pre- | before |
| Prefix: re- | again |
| announce | to share information with other people |
| appear | to be seen or start to exist |
| activist | someone who works hard to bring chang in support of a cause |
| charity | an organization that works to provide money, medicine, or other aide to benefit people in need |
| donor | a person who helps by giving money, blankets, and other items |
| motivation | the reason why a person wants to do something |
| resources | things that are available to help someong do a job |
| responsibility | something a person should do because it is the right thing to do |
| desperate | filled with a great need for something to happen |
| struggle | to try hard to to achieve a goal even though it is very hard to do |
| persue | to try to achieve something that you want or need |
| establish | to start a company, organization, or club |
| scorn | to show that you think someone or something is not worth respecting |
| wretchedness | the state of being very unhappy, sick or miserable |
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jfrost27
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