Chapter 1
the act of holding back, controlling, or limiting something or someone
Restraint
What is a thespian
term for an actor or a performer, and as an adjective,
True or False: ALL 4 girls lost their virginity in high school
False - only Marisela did
What is an abolitionist?
someone who advocates for the complete elimination of a specific law, practice, or institution
Yadira
Who wanted to go to the University of Denver ?
Marisela
What is FAFSA?
federal student aide needed for college
How did Fabian make money in California?
worked as a laborer in the day and a janitor cleaning store at night
the most outspoken illegal immigration activist
Tom Tancredo
What state granted in state tuition to undocumented immigrant?
California
the act of guiding, directing, or manipulating something with skill and care
What is Maneuvering
Indistinguishable
things that appear exactly alike or share imperceptible differences, making it impossible to tell them apart
Something that happens, occurs, or is completed immediately and without any perceptible delay or lapse of time
what is Instantaneous
the act of claiming to hold moral standards, beliefs, or virtues that your own behavior contradicts
what is Hypocrisy
What was the 9 year old put on the stand?
Waltz
classic ballroom and folk dance performed in 3/4 time, originating in 18th-century Europe
What organization sent students to spend a week in a college dorm to get the college experience?
The Daniels Fund
what is "fretted" (context + meaning)
the past-tense of fret (to worry)
IN what year did Tancredo try to eliminate taxpayer funds for bilingual education in the state of Colorado?
1976
to dive, fall, or thrust suddenly and with force
what is plunge?
Because of the lack of documentation (Social security card) who was unqualified for what?
Marielsa - pell grants, financial aide, and some scholarships
Roosevelt High School
inaugurating or inauguration
to officially begin something or to introduce a new leader into office with a formal ceremony
Who used nonimmigrant travel visas to highjack four jetliners
19 men from Saudi Arabia, Egypt
How much was tuition going to cost Marisela
$9570