Life Isn't Fair

Beneficiary

• A person who derives an advantage or benefit from something.

• Receiving or capable of receiving something.

• A person who donates something, especially money to a fund or charity.

• An atom or molecule that provides electrons in forming a coordinate bond.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Vehemently

• Excessive in behavior

• With strong feelings; enthusiastictically or forcefully to make an official judgement or decision about a dispute or problem.

• Beyond reasonable limits

• Of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Legislate

• A state governed by a democracy.

• Control of an organization or group by the majority of its members.

• The practice or principles of social equality.

• To write and pass laws.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Mandate

• Agreement with or belief in an idea, opinion, or explanation.

• Willingness to tolerate a difficult or unpleasant situation.

• An official order or commission to so something.

• Draft or bill that is accepted by being signed.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Arbiter

• Act as an umpire.

• Having ultimate authority in a matter.

• A person willing to testify in writing about the character or ability of someone, especially an applicant for a job.

• Form an opinion or conclusion about.

Debilitating

• Become dry or drier as liquid runs off or away.

• Deprive of strength or vitality.

• The continuous loss or expenditure of a particular resource.

• Making someone very weak or sick.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Objective

• Having or feeling no interest in something.

• Not eager to know something; lacking curiosity.

• Not influenced by a person's opinions or feelings.

• Be lost, wasted, or used up.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Subjective

• Based on personal opinions or feelings rather than on facts.

• Intention or purpose.

• Attentively occupied with.

• Having one's attention fully engaged; greatly interested.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Entitlement

• An official document giving authorization.

• The Belief that a person is deserving of something.

• A law or decree, especially an ecclesiastical decree.

• An official document giving someone authorization to do something.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Rationalization

• The action of attempting to explain or justify behavior or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate.

• To supply with or put on rations

• The action of making a company, process, or industry more efficient, especially by dispensing with superfluous personnel or equipment.

• A food allowance for one day

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4