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9th Grade
05/20/2010

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Tybalt
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The nephew of Lady Capulet and provokes all of the fights between the Montagues.
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Romeo
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Montague who was love sick with Rosaline but later falls madly in love with Juliet.
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Juliet
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Capulet who refuses to marry Paris, but eventually falls in love with Romeo and marries him.
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Nurse
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Capulet who raises Juliet and is the commuter between Romeo, Friar, and Juliet (she knew about the secret love affair the whole time).
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Rosaline
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Romeo's first love.
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Friar Lawrence
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Marries Romeo and Juliet without anyone knowing. He also plans Romeo's escape to Mantua.
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Apothecary
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Potion maker who sells Romeo the drug he uses to kill himslef.
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Prince Escalus
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He hates the fued between the Montagues and the Capulets and is the one to ban Romeo from Verona.
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colonize
Definition
To form or establish a colony; to migrate to and settle in; occupy as a colony
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colonization
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The formation of a settlement in a new land; the arrival of people from the same country who reside in a foreign country, city or particular section of it.
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extrapolate
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to make a prediction about the unknown future based on information and concepts that are already known to be valid in the present.
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imperialism
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the rule or authority of a nation over foreign countries and the acquistion of new colonies.
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Manifest Destiny
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The term was coined in 1845 by the journalist John L O'Sullivan. It suggested that US territorial expanison westward to the Pacific Ocean was not only justified and inevitable, but a divine right of the American people.
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The Alchemist: He was committed to a mental institution by his father because...
Definition
he was passionately devoted to literature
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The alchemist: Coelho wrote all the following except
a. THe Fifth Mountain
b. Warrior of the Light
c. The Pilgrimage
d. Coming Home
Definition
D. coming home
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The Alchemist: "Spiritual Alchemy" refers to
a. one's positive or "golden" outlook on life
b. self-awareness
c. the "gold" that one may find in everyday "rocks"
d. none of these
Definition
the "gold" that one may find in everyday "rocks"
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The Alchemist: When Santiago thinks about his sheep at the beginning of the novel, he...
Definition
acknowledges that the sheep know his schedule.
realizes that he had become accustomed to their schedule/
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Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare was born in the...
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1500s
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Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare is considered to be the "granddaddy of rap" because...
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he wrote in iambic pentameter and of his use of rhythm and rhyme
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Romeo and Juliet: What year did Shakespeare die?
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1616
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The Alchemist: When santiago tells his dad about him wanting to travel, what is his reaction?
Definition
The father says responses with reasons why Santiago should stay
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The Alchemist: What does Personal Legend refers to?
Definition
paths to achieving personal fulfillment.
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Martin Chronicles: What is the genre of The Martin Chronicles?
Definition
science fiction
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The Martin Chronicles: WHat was the historical event that triggered science fiction?
Definition
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (atomic bombs)
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The Martin Chronicles: In..., Ray Bradbury was born in the state of ....
Definition
1920, Illnois
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The Martian Chronicles: The Martian Chronicles was published in .....
Definition
1950
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