Psycology
This part of the brain handles planning, decision-making, and the occasional regret after 2 a.m. texts.
prefrontal cortex?
This punctuation mark can end a sentence, show excitement, or make your texts sound way too intense.
exclamation point
This type of journalism focuses on reporting the facts quickly, without much opinion.
What is objective journalism (or straight news)?
This system of government vests power in elected representatives rather than a monarch.
republic
This element, atomic number 79, has been treasured for coinage, jewelry, and sometimes over 5,000 years of human history.
gold
When you blame traffic for being late but call someone else lazy for doing the same, you’ve fallen for this classic bias.
fundamental attribution error
In “To Kill a Mockingbird,” this reclusive neighbor turns out to be less of a monster and more of a misunderstood hero.
Boo Radley
The inverted pyramid style means the most important information comes at this part of the story.
the beginning (or lead)?
This “rule of law” principle means no one, not even leaders, is above the law.
constitutionalism
The author of The Odyssey, this ancient Greek poet is often credited as one of the founding figures of Western literature.
Homer
Freud might say that forgetting your ex’s name is just this kind of “slip.”
Freudian slip (or parapraxis)
A word that sounds like another but has a different meaning — like “pair” and “pear.”
homophone
The phrase “fake news” refers to this type of content that misleads or deceives readers
misinformation or disinformation?
A political theory advocating that the government should have minimal interference in the economy is called this.
libertarianism
This 1865 amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery.
13th Amendment
According to Maslow, you can’t achieve self-actualization if you’re still hungry — unless you’re on this pyramid.
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
In poetry, this five-beat rhythm is the heartbeat of Shakespearean verse.
iambic pentameter
This Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper is famous for exposing the Watergate scandal.
The Washington Post?
This term describes a system where power is divided between national and subnational governments.
federalism
In biology, this process converts light energy into chemical energy and produces oxygen as a byproduct.
photosynthesis
In Pavlov’s famous experiment, the dogs drooled not for food, but for this sound.
a bell (or conditioned stimulus)?
When an author drops subtle hints about what’s to come, it’s not just good writing — it’s this literary device.
foreshadowing
What are the five pillars of Journalism
Truth and Accuracy
Independence
Fairness and Impartiality
Humanity (Minimizing Harm)
Accountability
In democratic elections, this is the process where voters rank candidates in order of preference, rather than choosing just one.
ranked-choice voting
This early 20th-century scientist developed the theory of relativity, fundamentally changing how we understand space and time.
Albert Einstein