P5 Word Gaps by Diana McKenna https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm Enter an example of a word gap from your readings (with definition); include the source en-us 2019-01-29 17:04:17 UTC 2025-11-03 13:12:44 UTC hello@padlet.com Nikos DeGruccio https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325499904 "The Covington Scissor"

"Who am I? I’m your conscience, the angel on your shoulder, the real thinking mind you’ve buried under layers of performative, let-me-flatter-liberal-readers piety."

piety: a belief or point of view that is accepted with unthinking conventional reverence.]]> 2019-01-29 17:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325499904 Isis Gotlib https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325508292 Source: "It isn't just the Covington Catholic students- MAGA hats are a teen trend"

"... some Trump supporters see MAGA-hat wearers as brave bastions in the war against political correctness."

Bastions: (n) place or person strongly defending particular principles/activities]]> 2019-01-29 17:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325508292 Daniel Boss https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325511635 "The Fight For Native Voices To be Heard"

"Nathan Phillips and Nick Sandmann sparked a nationwide debate after video surfaced of their confrontation on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. There are myriad perspectives on the event,"

Myriad - countless or extremely great in number. (adj)]]> 2019-01-29 17:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325511635 Eliana Quintanilla https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325511758 Article: 

The Covington Scissor


"...epithets were the black nationalists, not the teenagers, and the drummer told a bunch of different stories to national media about what happened".

Epithet:(n.) an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.
]]> 2019-01-29 17:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325511758 Anthony Velasco https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325511776 "believing what we see"

"i see four Black men who seem to belong to the Black Israelites group."]]> 2019-01-29 17:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325511776 Jessica Evans https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325513092 Article: "Who Posted the Viral Video of Covington Students and Protester? Congress Wants to Know"

"...teenagers were being maligned and targeted for simply standing their ground while on a school trip."

Maligned- speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner.]]> 2019-01-29 17:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325513092 Ellie Schaumberger https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325519856 Source: Why Camera Angles and Bias Support Different Opinions
Quote: "And so if you're a Trump, you see, a very different set of events if you, say, one of an avowed progressive."
avowed- that has been asserted, admitted, or stated publicly.
progressive- (of a group, person, or idea) favoring or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.]]> 2019-01-29 17:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325519856 Tyler Pizzi https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325526480 Source: How the story of a clash between a boy in a MAGA hat and a Native American elder unfolded"

Quote: "MAGA-hat-wearing male teenagers remained relatively calm and restrained despite being subjected to incessant racist, homophobic, and bigoted verbal abuse"

incessant (adj.) - (of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.]]> 2019-01-29 18:02:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325526480 Aidan McNamara https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325528907 Article: The Covington Scissor
"No. 86 was the ground zero mosque"
mosque - a Muslim place of worship.]]> 2019-01-29 18:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325528907 Desmond Von Tobel https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325532027 " On Friday, videos began to percolate online of a teen boy waring a MAGA hat staring at an older Native American man playing a drum ..."

Source: How the Story of a Clash Between a Boy in a MAGA Hat and a Native American Elder Unfolded"

percolate (noun obj.) -  
(of information or an idea or feeling) spread gradually through an area or group of people 
]]> 2019-01-29 18:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325532027 Ryan Dunn rdunn21 https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325533504 Article: "How the story of a clash between a boy in a MAGA hat and a Native American elder unfolded"

Quote: "Still, longer videos and more details don’t exonerate the boys entirely."

Exonerate: (especially of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, especially after due consideration of the case.]]> 2019-01-29 18:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325533504 Colton Sungela https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325533936 Source: "The Fight for Native Voice to be Heard

"And then you have a situation where the adults in their lives haven't informed them of how to live in a pluralistic society."]]> 2019-01-29 18:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325533936 feley21 https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325534731 exonerate - Absolve from blame for a fault or wrong doing.]]> 2019-01-29 18:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325534731 Sean Lyons https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325535430 Source: "How the story of a clash between a boy in a MAGA hat and a Native American elder unfolded"

Quote: Some journalists have said they should have waited for more information, while others say the teens still screwed up and deserve to be publicly maligned.

Maligned (v) -  speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner.]]> 2019-01-29 18:18:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325535430 Nick Mazza https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325674046 Source:  The Covington Scissor

Quote: "The "nonpartisan" media took what felt like years to discover that some of the Womens March organizers had an anti-semitism problem."

Nonpartisans: Not biased or partisan, especially toward any particular political group]]> 2019-01-30 01:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dmckenna22/icpnp60bgxwm/wish/325674046