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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Weekly Vocabulary April 4

1. Word / Phrase: mass communication

Meaning:is the term used to describe the academic study of various means by which individuals and entities relay information to large segments of the population all at once through mass media.

Context:That's what we're talking about in College Now class.

2. Word / Phrase:yellow journalism

Meaning:is a pejorative reference to journalism that features scandal-mongering, sensationalism, or other unethical or unprofessional practices by news media organizations or journalists.

Context:We were talking about this in Ms. Sherien's class.

3. Word / Phrase: big stick policy

Meaning:

Context: Roosevelt came up with this policy to say that no other nations could intervene in latin america's affairs.

4. Word / Phrase:Imperialism

Meaning: US needing more land to the west

Context:Since US had not ,any lands, they were practicing imperialism.

5. Word / Phrase:intervention

Meaning:stuck your nose in something that's not your business

Context:US had many interventions and that caused many problems for them...

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