Now put those new words to work yourself. Write vocabulary clues for each of the following holidays (another words put the vocab words into a sentence with the holiday): 11. Arbor Day
12. Fourth of July
13. Labor Day
14. Hanukkah
15. Veterans' Day

vocab words:
1. bounteous
2. bona fide
3. benediction
4. bonanza
5. bonus
6. benevolent
7. bon vivant
8. beneficiary
9. benign
10. benefactor

Introduction to making a difference: it’s our world, too

Wha is the topic discussed in “lifeboat ethics” ?

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile