Northstar Vocabulary
Write the noun that can be created from the underlined word and then write a sentence using the noun, without changing changing the meaning of the original sentence:
"Eva does not want her father, mother, and sister to stop being loyal to one another"
Noun: loyalty /
Sentence: Eva does not want her father, mother, and sister to lose their loyalty for one another.
what is the definition of a gerund?
A verb form ending in "-ing".
Rewrite this sentence in the passive voice:
"Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, claimed that the imagination is the link to our innermost feelings"
It is claimed that the imagination is the link to our innermost feelings./Imagination is believed to be the link to our innermost feelings
Write the noun that can be created from the underlined word and then write a sentence using the noun, without changing changing the meaning of the original sentence:
"The Hoffman family's stormy emotional state is far from normal in Canada"
Noun: storminess /
Sentence: The Hoffman family’s emotional storminess is far from normal
What is the definition of globalization?
the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale
What is the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Sarajevo
What is a thesis statement ?
The thesis statement is the sentence that states the main idea of a writing assignment and helps control the ideas within the paper.
Why does a research essay need a bibliography?
The main purpose of a bibliography is to give credit to authors whose work you've consulted in your research
Who is credited with creating Twitter in March 2006?
Jack Dorsey
Write the noun that can be created from the underlined word and then write a sentence using the noun, without changing changing the meaning of the original sentence:
"Being able to make her classmates laugh made Rita popular"
Noun: popularity /
Sentence: Being able to make her classmates laugh assured Rita her popularity.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE:
"The notes sang out, first like a trickle, then like a fountain"
notes= ?
notes = water
Which is the odd word out of all these:
cherish
revere
admonish
lionize
esteem
admonish
Name 1 African country and 1 central American country that Starbucks buys coffee beans ?
Guatemala & Ethiopia
What is your understanding of the term "civic responsibility" ?
Civic responsibility: active participation in the public life of a community in an informed, committed, and constructive manner, with a focus on the common good.
which island is the city of San Juan in ?
Puerto Rico
What is the English translations of this Latin phrase?
"Veni, Vidi, Vici"
"I CAME, I SAW, I CONQUERED"
Who is the greatest footballer that ever lived ?
Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro
Define "beleaguered"
beleaguered
adjective1.
Find the analogy in this sentence and explain it:
"It's not a far leap to from reading people's Facebook posts to reading their email"
Analogy: spying on Facebook = spying on other people’s email
Explanation: Just as it’s a violation of people’s rights to have companies or schools read their email, it’s wrong to read their Facebook pages
What is the English name of 孫子兵法 ?
THE ART OF WAR
What is the definition of a stoic person?
a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
Define this word:
repertoire
1: a stock of skills or types of behaviour that a person habitually uses
2:a stock of plays, dances, or items that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform.
In Roman mythology, what were the names of the 2 twins who founded the city of Rome ?
Romelus & Remus
Who is the current CEO of Google?
Sundar Pichai
Which of these authors wrote "The Wretched Of The Earth"?
Alexandre Dumas
Frantz Fanon
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Malcolm Gladwell
Chinua Achebe
Ngugi wa Thiongo
FRANTZ FANON