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MODULE 4 Lessons 1-5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| influence | to affect someone or something in an important way |
| democracy | a government in which people elect their own leaders or rulers |
| slang | an informal way of speaking; harsh or coarse language |
| vernacular | language spoken by a group of people in a region or area |
| theme | the central message of a literary work; an idea developed in a text that conveys a message or truth about life and the human experiences |
| segregation | the act of separating people based on their ethnicity or the color of their skin |
| racism | the belief that one group of people is better than another group of people, based on their race or skin color |
| plagiarism | the act of using someone else's words as your own |
| opportunities | chances yo improve one's life or a situation; favorable circumstances that make it possible to do something |
| discrimination | unfair or unequal treatment of an individual or group based on certain characteristics |
| research | the study of information in order to learn more about something |