Cultural Literacy Lessons 13-15

State of peace that results when rival nations are equally powerful and have no good reason to go to war

component of the United Nations -five permanent members and ten rotating members; responds to international crises

immature, inexperienced, unsophisticated, and naive

Turn the other cheek...

Leader of an organization or group is the responsible person for all outcomes

reliance on one’s own powers and resources rather than those of others; self-sustaining

any exclamation, especially if it’s obscene or profane

a force, an idea, or system of beliefs that overcomes opposition, often ruthlessly

A stock market where trading often often occurs through a computer network rather than a central location

group of eight old, distinguished colleges and universities in the East

Most influential stock exchange/market in the world

Parkinson’s Law...

significant mental disorder marked by periods of elation and and depression

writing based on facts, real events, and real people

complex bureaucratic procedures that delay progress and frustrate people

repsond to a person’s kindness to oneself by being kind to someone else

A derogatory term for one who has recently become rich and who spends money

sign of peace

a politician who seeks to win and hold office by appeals to mass prejudice

placing primary importance on possessions

interest of a particular nation-state are of primary importance- people who share language, history, and culture

The belief in or practice of interest and selfless concern well-being of others

Differences in customs, attitudes, and beliefs between any two generations

people fleeing their homelands to escape punishment for their political beliefs, affiliations, violence, and war

property or it’s equivalent that a borrower deposits with a lender to guarantee repayment of debt/loan

a communist nation formerly located in Eastern Europe and Northwestern Asia

a person who is considered a disgrace, usually by family

US states in the Southwest and South- warm climate, rapid economic and population growth; political conservatism

love for and devotion to one’s country

legal procedure in which the lender of a mortgage seeks to regain property because the borrower has defaulted