noun: renunciation; plural noun: renunciations

the formal rejection of something, typically a belief, claim, or course of action.

I am actually learning about how humans are destroying the Earth in Biodiversity. Some things we do that are affecting the earth are eating meat more than once a week, littering, burning fossil fuels, wasting plastic, etc.

This is a thought that I believe goes through an American's head at some point in their life while watching the news. I believe the government purposely shows us dystopian societies to distract us from what is really going on in our own society.

the troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it.

(in ancient Rome) a man trained to fight with weapons against other men or wild animals in an arena.

the action of cultivating land, or the state of being cultivated

freedom from disturbance; tranquility

saliva, especially as ejected from the mouth

small stream

a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony

secret organizations

a temporary camp without tents or cover, used especially by soldiers or mountaineers.

beautiful and emotional, yet mysterious.

He did not speak the language confidently; his French was broken

a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.

The way I interpreted this phrase is that once something is done a certain way, everyone should do it that way. If the first person to ever make a batch of cookies mixed the wet ingredients together first before putting them in the dry ingredients, everyone should do it in that same order.

well known, especially so as to be stereotypical.

adjective

unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.

Isola Bella is one of the Borromean Islands of Lago Maggiore in north Italy.

" Cultural Imperialism involves the universalization of a dominant group's experience and culture, and its establishment as the norm."

This quote reminds me of something I see quite often on social media: nose jobs. Nose jobs are very common present day among young girls. They feel uncomfortable embracing their ethnic noses and feel the need to have them redone to look like more like a "European" nose( nose with a narrow bridge). European noses are the "norm".

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"Violence is systemic because it is directed at members of a group simply because they are members of that group."

It is heart- breaking to think that African Americans are taught how to interact with the police department at a young age because of the color of their skin. If they say something "wrong" or move a certain way, their life is at sake.

a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.