Personal Dictionary English 1T/242B

Sean Huang

RJ#1 Manipulation Quote: I am Joaquin, Lost in a world of confusion, caught up in the whirl of a gringo society, confused by the rules, scorned by attitudes, suppressed by manipulation, and destroyed by modern society

Definition: Skillful or artful management the sate of fact of being manipulated.Control

WHY?: In our society, values, images, are controlling our mind. And how to break free from this invisible hand ?

RJ#1 Plagiarized Qote:Who change our language and plagiarized our deed as feats of valor of their own.

Definition:to take and use ideas, passagesto copy to mik mik

WHY?: In our society people tried to copy the way that makes the most success. Here newcomers ruled the place and try to copy and paste the ideas from the people they learned to force it back on to the people

RJ#2 Agency Definition:action or intervention, especially such as to produce a particular effect.Quote: The road of equal treatment is carved by the agency of human beliefs and knowledgeMy definition: people with the same concept united to form a change.

RJ#2 Activism Definition:the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.QUote:The Activism that they participate really change the LA district to a better place.Personal Definition:People gather and protest to get their voice out. To form a social change.

RJ#3 PlaintiffDefinition:Someone who brings a legal action against another person in a court of law.Quote: “The Mendez plaintiffs did not argue that their segregated schools were unconstitutionally inferior; instead they opposed segregation itself as violating the 14th amendment’s Equal protection clause. In essence, the case challenged the doctrine of “ separate but equal.”

RJ#3 Doctrine Definition: A set of beliefs that form an important part of a religion of system of ideas.

Quote: “The Mendez plaintiffs did not argue that their segregated schools were unconstitutionally inferior; instead they opposed segregation itself as violating the 14th amendment’s Equal protection clause. In essence, the case challenged the doctrine of “ separate but equal.”

RJ#3 AttestDefinition: To show or prove that something is true. To officially state that you believe something is true, especially in a court of law Quote:” To do so, Marcus relied on social scientists who testimony challenged stereotypes about Latino students and attested to the psychological damaged caused by segregation.”

RJ#4 FrivolousDefinition:not having any serious purpose or value.

Quote:They range from the frivolous to the fundamenta, from mini skirts to Mexican history courses.

RJ#4 PredominantlyDefinition:mainly; for the most part.

Quote:A long list of student grievances and demands for sweeping education changes emerged from the disrupted classes at the predominantly……

RJ#4 Grievances

Definition:a real or imagined wrong or other

cause for complaint or protest, especially unfair

treatment.Quote:A long list of student grievances and demands for sweeping education changes emerged from the disrupted classes at the predominantly……

RJ#6 Inimitable Definition:incapable of being imitated or copied; surpassing imitation; matchlessnot replaceable.

Quote:”He loses his capacity to be himself, which is to say, to see the world in his own absolutely unique, inimitable and independent fashion

RJ#6 SwarthyDefinition:(of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.Quote: Look into the favorite suspects of persons who report suspicious characters” and you will find a large percentage of them to be “swarthy” or “ Dark” and Foreign looking”

RJ#6 Typecast Definition:assign (an actor or actress) repeatedly

to the same type of role, as a result of the

appropriateness of their appearance or previous

success in such roles. OR represent or regard (a

person or their role) as a stereotype.

Quote: In part, we begin to typecast people in our

childhood years.