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English
8th Grade
11/30/2011

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autobiography 
Definition
story by the person about the person
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bias
Definition
stero type
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biography
Definition
a list or materials used or cosulted in preperation or text .
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call to action
Definition
Words that urge the reader, listener, or viewer of a sales promotion message to take an immediate action
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counter argument
Definition
An argument in opposition to another
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emo. laungauge
Definition
 The ability to express feelings with specific feeling words
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essay
Definition
a short nonfiction work that deals with one subject
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justify
Definition
to prove
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memoir
Definition
an autobiography or a written account of one's memory of certain events or people.
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non-fiction
Definition
a true story
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priamary source
Definition
 
Primary source is a term used in a number of disciplines to describe source material that is closest to the person
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propaganda
Definition
a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
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secondary source
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In scholarship, a secondary source is a document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere
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social contex
Definition
The social environment of an individual
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