Unit 4: Selection Vocabulary 2

This list covers "Claudette Colvin Explains Her Role in the Civil Rights Movement" and Hotel Rwanda.
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  1. initial
    occurring at the beginning
    Meanwhile, Colvin became an outcast, branded a troublemaker within her community after her initial arrest and conviction.
  2. jurisdiction
    the right and power to interpret and apply the law
    The patrol officer yelled to the bus driver that he didn’t have any jurisdiction here.
  3. juvenile
    of or relating to children or young people
    They handcuffed me, booked me, and then instead of taking me to a juvenile detention center, they took me to city jail.
  4. battery
    an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
    I had three charges: disorderly conduct, violating segregation law, and assault and battery.
  5. impact
    have an effect upon
    How has that impacted your life?
  6. ostracize
    avoid speaking to or dealing with
    That arrest changed my whole life. I was ostracized by people in my community and professional people also.
  7. pivotal
    being of crucial importance
    For instance, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History refers to your contribution in passing as a “test case,” when in fact you played a pivotal role in the case that helped crumble segregation.
  8. refugee
    an exile who flees for safety
    There are now eight hundred Tutsi and Hutu refugees.
  9. profound
    showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
    They are stunned to silence by Paul’s profound farewell.
  10. register
    an official written record of names or events
    Paul emerges with the printed registry.
  11. intervention
    the act of getting involved
    There will be no rescue. No intervention force. We can only save ourselves.
  12. montage
    a film sequence made by editing together a series of separate scenes or shots
    MONTAGE of influential refugees.
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