Contemporary Issues
	Terminology

The goal of this course is for students to develop or refine their 
ability to make informed decisions about the world around them and 
articulate their views through focused oral and written expression.

The following list represents a PORTION of the vocabulary students 
will be expected to understand and use as they express their opinions.

adversary (ial)               ideology              stratify  
advocate                      inappropriate         subliminal
agenda                        independent           substantiate
appropriate                   influence             tolerant  
antithesis                    insular               verify
bent                          irony                 xenophobia
bias                          isolate               euthanasia
bipartisan                    justify (cation)      covert
comparison                    juxtaposition         overt
con                           liberal               plank        
concept                       metaphor              platform
conservative                  moderate (ion)        stereotype
contrast                      motivation            waffle  
contribution                  objective (ity)       environment
critic                        oppression            connotation  
define                        partisan              denotation   
Democrat                      perspective           sociological 
deny (ial)                    persuade (sion)       psychological
dichotomy                     politics              amalgamation
dilemma                       prejudice             oxymoron (ic)
ethics (al)                   pro                   opinion
ethnic                        racism                fact
exploit (ation)               relevant 		    Internet
finance                       religious
gender                        Republican
genocide                      satire
geography (ic)                sensational (ize)
global                        simile
hypocrisy                     slant
hypothetical                  stonewall
hyperbole                             

	Buzz Words
ethnic diversity      gender equity             hidden agenda
pork barrel           glass ceiling             surfing the web
editorial cartoon     political football        cause/effect
Pacific Rim           sound bite       		damage control
bioengineering