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Homework  Mr. Abdulaziz Sai

April 12, 201

Video: Scene In: Capitol Hill by the Washington Post http://tinyurl.com/yg3vcua & http://youtu.be/UUP8yVdujBk  

Define each vocabulary word.

1.  Initially: __________________________________________________________________________________

2.  Conspicuous: ______________________________________________________________________________3.  Feminine: _________________________________________________________________________________

4.  Convert: __________________________________________________________________________________

5.  Vintage: __________________________________________________________________________________

6.  Vocation: _________________________________________________________________________________

7.  Reputation: _______________________________________________________________________________

What do these sentences mean?

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You can be feminine without a sign of weakness: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9.  I disregarded that: __________________________________________________________________________

10. My personality exploded in dress: ______________________________________________________________

11. Mick Jagger (rockstar) is like my fashion icon: ____________________________________________________

12. D.C. gets a bad rep(utation), but on weekend that’s when people really bring out their games.: ________________

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From this short video clip, what have you learned about American culture, behavior, or fashion?

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Emotional Pain Can Cause Real Pain, Says Study 

A research study published this week suggests that after the end of a relationship a broken heart really can hurt. The study in

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that physical pain and the emotional pain can ‘hurt’ in the same way

James Cowling reports.

You've broken up with your girlfriend or boyfriend, your wife or husband has left you and you feel rejected, dejected, broke

hearted. Well, new research suggests that intense feelings of rejection are as hurtful as physical pain.

The lead author of the study, Ethan Kross, said the reason is because the same regions of the brain that become active in

response to painful sensory experiences are also activated during intense experiences of social rejection.

The researchers hope their findings will offer new insight into how the experience of intense social loss may lead to variousphysical pain symptoms and disorders.

They also confirmed the notion that people from different cultures all around the world use the same language, words like ‘hu

and ‘pain’, to describe the experience of both physical pain and social rejection.

James Cowling, BBC News

Define the words below:

1.  Broken up with: _______________

2.  Dejected : ____________________

3.  Hurtful: ______________________

4.  Sensory: _____________________

5.  Findings: ____________________

6.  Insight: _____________________

7.  Symptoms: __________________

8.  Disorders: __________________

9. 

Notion: ____________________

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Early Classes = Sleepy Teens!

Half of American teenagers don’t get enough sleep on school nights. They get an average of 60- 90 minutes less than they

need, experts say.

One problem is biology. Teens are programmed to go to sleep later and wake up later than other age groups, but many schoo

start classes as early as 7:00 a.m.

Many students go to class feeling tired. One student, Danny, says that getting up in the morning is terrible. He feels tired.

During his first classes of the day, it’s difficult to stay awake.

Michael Breus is a psychologist. He’s an expert in sleep problems. He says that teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep a

night. He feels that sleepy teens can become depressed. This can also affect their ability in sports and driving. Michael Bre

says a tired driver, especially a tired teenage driver, is dangerous.

What can schools do? Psychologists say schools can start classes later in the morning. Studies show that students’ grades

improved by starting classes later.

St. George’s School in Rhode Island wanted to try this. They started classes just thirty minutes later.

Visits to the health center by tired students decreased by half. Late arrivals to first period decreased by one/third. Students fe

less sleepy during the day. The teachers also noticed that students were happier and more awake.

Define the words below:

1.  Teenagers: __________________________________

2.  Experts: ____________________________________

3.  Biology: __________________________________

4.  Depressed: ________________________________