Mini-Lessons from Wednesday, Apr. 4, 2012

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• Science: absolute zero: lowest possible temperature, where all molecules stop moving. Around –273C, –460 F. It has never actually been seen.
  
• Language Study: person: idea about pronouns and verbs. In English, 1st is speaker (I, we); 2nd listener (you); 3rd another (he, she, it, they)
  
• Business: delegate: assign someone to do something. Also, sometimes, the person assigned. "Don't waste time on small things; delegate them."
  
• Literature: C. S. Lewis: Oxford professor who wrote books on Christian teaching, as well as popular books like "The Chronicles of Narnia."
  
• New Words: life coach: someone who gives people advice on how to live successfully. Not a psychologist, but still a trained professional.
  
• Slang: how'd it go: asks if something was successful. A: "How'd your job interview go?" B: "Really well. They hired me!"
  
• Modern History: Bill of Rights: an addition to the US Constitution limiting government power and making certain individual rights clear; has 10 items.
  

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NOTES:

1. 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.
2. The Slang words are from my own list, and I wrote the definitions and examples myself.

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