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13 Cards in this Set
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irony
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when the intended meaning is opposite from the expected
ex: how mother tell not to tell story of aunt, but maxine writes a book about it |
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talisman
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an object that is believed to have magical powers
ex: the beads that the old couple gave to mu lan |
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adultery
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having sexual relations with somebody who is not your spouse
ex: the aunt commited adultery on her husband |
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emigrant
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people who leave their country
ex: maxine's family are emigrants from china; emigrated from china; are chinese emigrants |
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sojourner
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somebody who travels around and stays in places for a short time
ex: the warrior woman on her journey; maxine's father in america |
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avenge/avenger
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v- to get revenge for a wrong that has been done to you
n- one who punishes people who wrong ex: the warrior woman avenged her village by fighting the evil land controller people; the woman warrior is an avenger because... |
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geisha
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japanese woman who is a profession entertainter, trained to sing/dance and be companions to men
ex: outcasts in japan could become geishas while in contrast in china they were forced to remain outcasts |
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pariah
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an outcast/one who is cast out
ex: the aunt is a pariah because the family doubts her existance and she is therefore cast out |
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paradox
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a statement that seems impossible to be true or controdictory and yet it is/may be true
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ideograph
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a pictoral representation of an idea
ex: the warrior woman followed a bird which showed the ideographs of "human" and "mountain" |
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yin/yang
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yin- feminine, cool, dark, moon
yang- masculine, hot, light, sun together represent the balance of opposing principals/aspects, complementary (complete eachother), exist w/in eachother, |
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conscription
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draft
ex: mu lan's father was conscripted |
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shaman
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a priest who is believed to have magical healing/communication powers
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