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- Science: digestive system: parts of body that eat food; break it into very small parts that can enter the blood stream; remove waste from body.
- Language Study: active voice: makes a sentence where subject "does" the main verb, as "Bill" in "Bill loves Sue." Passive voice "Sue is loved by Bill."
- Business: implement: perform, do, carry out. "They implemented the new policy." "Turn out the lights! We're implementing a cost-cutting plan."
- Literature: Baha'i Faith: a modern religion founded in 19th century Persia which shows respect for all faiths, with a wide range of holy books.
- New Words: Epic Fail: a complete failure, often used in the world of computers and technology. "Google Buzz was an epic fail."
- Slang: to pour buckets: to rain a lot. "If you go out, be sure to take an umbrella; it's pouring buckets out there!"
- Modern History: Plessy versus Ferguson: 1896, Supreme Court said facilities for blacks and whites could be "separate but equal." Changed in 1954.
NOTES:
- Except for the Slang words, all the words in these Mini-Lessons came from lists either on the Oxford University Press site or in the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. I wrote the definitions and examples myself.
- The Slang words are from my own list, and I wrote the definitions and examples myself.
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