Collection 6: Working Toward Peace

As you read about how Craig Kielburger reflects on "Working Toward Peace," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 7's Collection 6: history writings about the Triangle Factory Fire, Uprising, Working Toward Peace, A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long, Train Time
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  1. bondage
    the state of being under the control of another person
  2. salvage
    collect discarded or refused material
  3. syringe
    a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids
  4. poverty
    the state of having little or no money and possessions
  5. Gandhi
    political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948)
  6. abandoned
    forsaken by owner or inhabitants
  7. possession
    anything owned
  8. inquire
    ask about
  9. reflect
    think deeply on a subject
  10. conclude
    reach a final opinion after a discussion or deliberation
  11. capacity
    a specified function
  12. collective
    done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
  13. exploitation
    an act that victimizes someone
  14. regardless
    in spite of everything
  15. circumstances
    one's overall condition in life
Created on Fri Jul 18 11:15:46 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 24 11:17:59 EDT 2014)

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