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Heroes: Yesterday and Today Vocabulary

Heroes: Yesterday and Today Vocabulary. Shining Star, Book A UNIT 5, Part 1. VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT. p. 181. beliefs. Nelson Mandela lived by his beliefs . Because of his refusal to abandon these ideas and values, he went to jail. ideas and values. deeds.

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Heroes: Yesterday and Today Vocabulary

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  1. Heroes: Yesterday and TodayVocabulary Shining Star, Book A UNIT 5, Part 1

  2. VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT p. 181

  3. beliefs • Nelson Mandela lived by his beliefs. Because of his refusal to abandon these ideas and values, he went to jail. • ideas and values

  4. deeds • Mandela is internationally famous because of his brave deeds. He took these actions to help his people. • actions; things a person does

  5. imprisoned • Some heroes, such as Mandela, Gandhi, and Joan of Arc, have been imprisoned and have spent years in jail. • jailed

  6. passive resistance • Gandhi taught people how to show their objection to something through passive resistance, or nonviolent confrontation. • non violent confrontation

  7. social justice • Benito Juarez was interested in social justice, especially the rights of native peoples. • the rights and equality of people

  8. tolerance • People all get along better if they have greater tolerance for others. We have to accept other people’s right to be different from us. • acceptance of other people’s rights to be different

  9. Heroes: Yesterday and Today pp. 182 - 187

  10. patriot • a person who is very loyal to his or her country

  11. burned at the stake • put to death by tying to a post and burning

  12. superintendent • manager, chief

  13. industrialist • owner or manager of a factory or industrial company

  14. brutality • cruelty, viciousness

  15. concentration camps • places where the Nazis killed Jews and other people in World War II

  16. apartheid • a system in which different races in a country are separated

  17. inspired • caused; created

  18. lepers • people with leprosy, a skin disease

  19. descendants • grandchildren; great-grandchildren, etc

  20. banned • made illegal

  21. abolished • got rid of

  22. circumstances • events; situations

  23. borders • official lines that separate two countries

  24. disasters • horrible events that cause great damage and death

  25. administrators • people who manage businesses or organizations

  26. nutrition • nourishment; eating healthful foods

  27. sanitation • hygiene; cleanliness

  28. atrocities • extremely violent actions

  29. founders • people who start organizations or companies

  30. hijackers • people who illegally take control of an airplane

  31. exploded • burst into fire and small pieces; blew up

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