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Lessen - to decrease, become less.
Apprise - to inform.
Taunt - to mock, evoke.
1. I learned the cyber bullying is a huge problem on twitter and it affects many people but there are also people trying to do away with it.
2. Even though they are trying to protect their users from harassment, Twitter can only do so much without infringing upon peoples rights of free speech.

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Infringe: break the terms of law
Unheeded: heard or noticed but disregarded
Acrimony: bitterness or ill feeling

1) I learned that you can mute profiles you don't want to see on your profile.
2) I learned that you can mute certain words to prevent them and tweets with them in it from popping up in your twitter feed.

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Devotees- followers of something

Delectable- delightful, highly pleasing

subsides- becoming less intense

Since we don't tax junk foods they are much cheaper than healthy foods. Some people think that increasing the price of junk food will make people eat more healthy.

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eke: to barely manage to achieve or acquire something.
auspicious: promising future success.
burgeoning: growing or expanding rapidly.
The first thing I learned is that many U.S companies want to go overseas because foreign countries economies are growing faster than ours. I also learned that if the middle class is growing, that means more money for more people to spend.
The title: "Coming Soon: More Theme Parks in Asia".

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economist
someone whose job it is to study the wealth and business of a country

phase
a stage that is part of a process

charitable
having to do with giving money or other things to help people or animals in need

I learned that Bon Jovi helps out the homeless shelter by washing dishes because he can't cook.

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Devotees - a follower of something or someone
caloric - relating to heat
subsides-  becoming less intense

I learned that Junk food has no tax. I also learned that in the government eyes if we tax these foods it could possible cause america to become more healthy.

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Lessen-To become less.

Taunt-To mock.

Negative-To beat down.

Twitter Takes A Stand

I learned that twitter actually cares about people feelings and well being. It allows you to mute tweets, but even then it can be difficult for people. I also learned that what twitter did didn't intervene with freedom of speech.

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delectable-delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable; delicious
supplant-to replace one thing with something else
alluring- powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating; seductive.
I learned that the ingredients that make up junk food are less expensive, than healthy ones. Therefore by making a junk food tax, they would prevent people from buying them.

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Twitter Takes A Stand
Twitter puts in new policies to limit harassment without oppressing freedom of speech.

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Twitter Takes A Stand
I learned that Twitter tries to protect people's freedom of speech a much as possible but most of the time the public makes that hard to do. Also, I learned that big world wide event never fail to cause controversy on Twitter.
Briefly: for a short time
Lessen: to become less
Restated: state something again

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Twitter Takes a Stand
I learned that online harassment is being found throughout Twitter, as the social media is used to display people's personal opinions, which gets taken offensively to some.  Twitter is evolving, as it has created a way to where you are allowed to mute certain phrases and people.

unheeded: heard or noticed
infringe: to violate

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Twitter Takes A Stand
Advocate- To give support
Taunt- To mock
Negative- To beat down

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Twitter Takes a Stand
Advocate- To support
Infringe- To Violate
Unheeded- Ignore
I learned that they are tightening down on cyber bullying through twitter. I also learned that due to cyber bullying people are leaving twitter to avoid it.

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Twitter takes a stand
Apprise-Inform
Exacerbate-To make an already bad or problematic situation worse
Impinge-To have an effect on
In 2011, the two company leaders made a blog post expressing the fundamental beliefs of the company. There will soon be a mute feature that will make it to where people can mute accounts or tweets they do not wish to see.

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Taunt - to upset or mock
Advocate - Supporter
Negative - beat down

I learned that Twitter is putting in new policies to protect users from bullying and abusive language. However, some people argue that the new policies infringe on the right to free speech.

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Bringing Back the Arts...
vigor- physical strength and good health
curator-a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection.
I learned that:
Mini buses are called "Tap-taps"
The Centre d'Art is nonprofit

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Twitter Takes a Stand
advocate- supporter
taunt- to upset or mock
negative- beat down
Twitter was founded in 2006.

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auspicious-promising future success
millennia- thousands of years
pastoral-rural; relating to the countryside
I learned that this breed of dog is going extinct. This dog is highly needed in that land so they have made a program to breed more. When the dog turns 4 months old it is sent to a farmer. From there they guard the herds from predators.

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 I learned that june 21 is international yoga day. Yoga puts stretching, physical poses, and breathing techniques together with meditation. Practitioners are often called yogis. They say yoga builds strength and fitness

my 3 words:
distinguish means to see as different
meditation means the act of spending time in deep thought
determination- a strong will to do something; a firmness of purpose

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Twitter takes a stand:
I learned that Robin Williams' daughter was blamed for her father's death and left twitter.  Twitter has implemented different things that allow you to mute bullies.
INFRINGE: to violate

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Twitter takes a stand

harassment (noun)
repeated acts meant to disturb or cause trouble |
infringe (verb)
to violate, or go against something (like a person's rights) |
perspective (noun)
point of view

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Twitter Takes a Stand
- Twitter is for free speech. Twitter is trying to limit free speech. Twitter added a mute button.
- infringe- to violate or go against something
- harassment - repeated acts meant to disturb or cause trouble

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Twitter takes a stand
twitter takes freedom of speech seriously and they developed a mute function
Staunch means to stop or limit the amount of

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Bringing Back the Arts
Curator
2 things I learned were:
Haiti has a art center that mentors Haitian artist who are serious about fulfilling jobs in art. I also learned that "Taps-taps" are minibuses in Haiti.

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Twitter takes a stand
unheeded: ignored

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Twitter takes a stand
Twitter now allows users to mute certain words
Staunch- to stop or limit the flow of
infringe-to violate
susceptible-open to harm

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Twitter Takes a Stand
I learned that twitter has become a social media that is taking as many precautions as they can to stop harassment. I also learned it is expanding it's "mute" function so people can prevent specific words and phrases from coming up on their twitter.
*Infringe: Going against something
*Irrespective: Not taking something into account
*Unheeded: noticed but disregarded

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Twitter takes a stand
Twitter takes a stand against bullying. You can now mute tweets you dont want to see.
Infringe- Violate
Unheeded-Noticed but disregarded

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twitter takes a stand
i didn't know twitter had a mute function.
unheeded - ignore

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Twitter Takes a Stand
I did not know you can mute tweets and I did not know that you can choose what not to see on your account.
1. Unheeded - heard but disregarded
2. Acrimony - bitterness

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Twitter takes a stand
Twitter has stepped up it's bullying and harassment policies due to the increase in it since it's start in 2006. On numerous occasions, celebrities were targeted as well as normal people. But, Twitter can only do so much without infringing on citizens First Amendment rights.

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1. Twitter takes a stand
2. You can choose what you do not want to see on your twitter like bad language.
3. unheeded- heard or noticed but disregarded

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1. Twitter takes a stand
2.That you can mute people conversations
3.  Infringe - Violate

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1. Twitter takes a stand
2. you can mute tweets
3. Infringe means to violate.

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1.)Twitter takes a stand
2.) you can mute accounts on twitter
3.)vulnerable-susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm.
irrespective-not taking (something) into account; regardless of.
infringing-act so as to limit or undermine (something); encroach on.

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Twitter Takes a stand
1. Infringe: to violate
2. Unheeded: heard but disregarded
3. Acrimony: bitterness

I learned that online harassment has gotten worse, and that Twitter is making an attempt to put an end to this but can't since it would violate everyone's right to free speech.

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Twitter takes a stand
People need to limit there free speech because in the end they don't know who or what they are offending and they could make an impact good or bad on somebody's life

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Coming soon! More theme parks in Asia

1. vigorous - strong, healthy, and full of energy
2. amusing - causing laughter or causing entertainment
3. muted-  no expressing strongly or openly

I learned that amusement park companies are going down hill in American.
Asia is growing economically and causing a wealthier middle class.

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1.) Twitter takes a stand
2.) The things that I learned were that there is a lot of harrassment on twitter.  Twitter is atrying their best to prevent it without taking  away a persons right to an opinion/ freedom of speech.
3.) unheeded: heard or noticed but disregarded.

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Rule 40: Fair or not?
perturb- to bother or upset
I learned that there is a rule that restricts small companies from adverting with the Olympic games.

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1. Twitter Takes A Stand
2. I learned that online harassment  is a lot more common on popular social medias. I also learned that Twitter is the most common for this due to users being able to freely express their opinions.
3. Irrespective- not taking something into account
Infringing- actively break the terms
Vulnerable- susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm

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Twitter Takes a Stand
I learned that twitter has been adapting its online policies in response to negativity voiced on the site. and that they expanded their mute function

precarious- not securely held or in position

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1. Twitter Takes a Stand
2. I learned that online harassment is evolving on Twitter. In order to stop this, Twitter is changing their online policies to prevent this. Twitter wants to take away the harassment but also wants to keep freedom of speech.
3. Advocate- a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.

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Bring Back the Arts

1. Thwarted- preventing someone from accomplishment
2. Curator- a keeper or custodian of a museum or collection
3. Vigor- physical strength and good health

I learned that even though Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, they still have some amazing artists that are self-taught.

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Coming soon! More theme parks in Asia
I learned that just from the upcoming theme parks that are planned to be built in Asia might have a big and prosperous impact on their economy.
1. Auspicious- Promising, future success
2.Affluent- Rich
3.Eke- barely achieve or acquire something

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Twitter Takes a Stand

When reading this article, I learned that online harassment is a big issue in social media today. People are abusing their right to free speech, and it is causing problems not only for users of the sites, but for the creators as well. In reaction to this, Twitter is stepping up, and changing their policies to prevent more occurrences of unfair treatment.

Infringe- To violate, and actively break the terms of given laws.

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Coming Soon! More Theme Parks in Asia

myriad: copious
vaticinate: predict
affluent: financially well endowed

I learned that there is a trend of growth in the middle class of Asia
I also learned that the American economy is reaping reward through this growth.

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Twitter
taunt- to insult
infringe- to violate
vulnerable- exposed to danger
1) I learned that Twitter is trying to stop the harassment on its app.
2) I also learned that people disagree with the idea of stopping the harassment and think its going against the first amendment on free speech.

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Bringing Back The Arts
1. Bolster- Support or strengthen
2. Fanciful- Over imaginative and unrealistic
3. Genteel- Polite, redefined, or respectable.

Something I learned:
1. I learned that Haiti used to have a thriving art culture.
2. That culture started to recede due to politics and financial woes throughout the time.

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1: infringe - to violate                                                                                           2: taunt - to mock                                                                                                3: unheeded - heard but ignored

Twitter people are doing their best to keep bullying at a minimum without upsetting other users. They are adding functions to twitter for those who are offended

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Twitter Takes a Stand
1) infringing- to violate
2) vulnerable- unprotected from something
3) unheeded- heard but not ignored
I learned that Twitter is a problem. Some people feel the need to harass others because they don't agree with their beliefs. But either way Twitter is for the public and it's not anyones business.

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Twitter Takes a Stand
1)irrespective-regardless of
2)Infringing- to violate or go against something
3)vulnerable-unprotected from something

1) learned that twitter is trying to help their users from getting harassed.
2) many celebrities have taken breaks from twitter after being attacked on their site.

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Twitter Takes a stand
Twitter wants to give everyone freedom of speech, but also wants to keep their followers safe from cyber bullying.
1. Infringing- To violate or go against something
2. Unheeded- Heard, but ignored
3. Susceptible- Open to harm

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Twitter Takes a Stand
Two things I learned from this article are that twitter became a platform for various movements like the Arab spring movement and twitter also expanded their mute function to block notifications on specific words.
1.Amplified- cause to become more marked or intense
2.Infringing- act so as to limit or undermine
3.Preceding- come before(something) in time

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Twitter takes a stand
1- Twitter has created many new features to curb the amount of harassment on its site.
2- Many people oppose the new features because they believe that it hinders their use of the first amendment.
1- Infringing- To Violate
2- Resurrect- to bring something back to life
3- Unheeded- heard, but ignored

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Irrespective: Regardless of
Infringing: To Violate
Suspend: temporarily prevent something

Twitter wants to allow freedom of speech but wants to keep twitter a safe environment

Twitter is trying to keep people safe and keep hate off of twitter

Title: Twitter takes a stand

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1) Twitter Takes A Stand
2) -Twitter has created several new features for their social media site in attempt to help curb the amount of abuse, harassment, and cyber bullying that appears.
- They can only do so much to solve this problem because the First Amendment prohibits them from limiting  the freedom of speech of their users.
3) -Harassment: repeated acts meant to disturb or cause trouble
-acrimony: bitterness and resentment
-exasperation: a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance

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Tittle: Bringing Back the Arts
Two things I learned from this article would be that Artwork is very important and looked upon by Haitians. Also that in Haiti they have a wall filled with amazing designs and crafts done by famous people.

1. Resurrect (verb) - To bring back
2. Beneficiary (noun) - Someone who is helped by something
3. Archive (noun) - A group of records or documents saved for historical  purposes

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Infringe- to violate or go against something
Staunch- to stop or limit the flow of
Susceptible- open to harm
1. People are going to have something to say good or bad
2. Arab Spring movement used twitter to advocate their beliefs
Title: Twitter Takes a Stand

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Harassment (n) repeated acts meant to disturb or cause trouble.
Policy (n) a plan or course of action
Suspend (n) temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect.
1.  Twitter is still wanting to allow freedom of speech.
2. Twitter users have complained about harassment but nothing has been done to fix the problem.
Title: Twitter Takes a Stand

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3. Ridicule -The subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior
Harassment- Aggressive pressure or intimidation
Unheeded- heard or noticed but disregarded.

2. I learned that Twitter bans pages that spread hate and make hateful comments on things that other people post.
Also i learned that you can go on a social media site without being negative. People are complaining about the rules but "expressing yourself" and being mean are two different things.

1. Twitter Takes A Stand

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harassment (n) repeated acts meant to disturb or cause trouble.
notification (n) a message that is sent to you to tell you that something needs your attention.
policy (n) a plan or course of action

1.Twitter has been criticized for not doing enough to stop online harassment.

2. Twitter still wants to allow free speech. That's a tricky goal.

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Twitter Takes A Stand
Unheeded- heard or unnoticed but disregarded
Taunt- to upset or mock
Acrimony- bitterness
1. In November 2016, twitter announced that it was expanding a feature that let people mute accounts.
2. Twitter wants to allow free speech, but also limit bullying.

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Irrespective- regardless of
Vulnurable- exposed to a potential danger
Infringe- to violate
1-Twitter is trying to limit your right of speech on their website/app.
2-Twitter can be the start and fuel to a problem.
Twitter Takes a Stand

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Coming Soon! More Theme Parks in Asia

Auspicious - conducive to success
Eke - manage or support oneself
Burgeoning - begin to grow or increase rapidly

America's theme park market is beginning to dwindle as Asia's is increasing. The new theme park market in Asia is meant to target the middle class citizens there.

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3. -Apprise: Inform
-Exacerbate: To make an already bad or problematic situation worse
-Impinge: To have an effect upon
2. -I learned that Twitter will be instituting new policies and functions so that users will enjoy the app more without seeing offensive material or being the victim of harassment.
-Many public figures have taken a leave of absence from Twitter due to harassment directed towards them.
1. Twitter Takes a Stand

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Irrespective- regardless of
Ideology- a collection of beliefs
Unheeded- heard or noticed but disregarded

1. Twitter announced in November of 2016 that they were expanding ways to limit the amount of abuse users see on the site.
2. Twitter's main commitment, that they made in the beginning, is free speech.

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Acrimony - bitterness or resentment
Precarious - uncertain
Pivotal - of central importance

1) Twitter wants to improve it's reputation by strengthening the harassment policies.
2) Twitter was created in 2006 and has made efforts to prevent abusive tweets.

Twitter takes a stand

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Taunt - To upset or mock
Advocate - supporter or defender
Mute - to make something silent

1) People argue that twitter will violate free speech rights if they put a ban on certain things people can say.
2) Twitter wants to make the harassment policies a little more strict to prevent bulling on their social media site.