Collection 6: The Ends of the World as We Know Them

Pulitzer Prize winner Jared Diamond examines the factors that lead to the collapse of societies and wonders if the same fate awaits America.

Make sure to check out these lists for texts in Grade 11's Collection 6: Winter Dreams, poems of the Harlem Renaissance, poems by Robert Frost, The Crucible, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, The Coming Merging of Mind and Machine, Reality Check, The Ends of the World as We Know Them, The Universe as Primal Scream
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  1. ascendant
    tending or directed upward
  2. deforestation
    the state of being clear of trees
  3. exacerbate
    make worse
  4. ostentatious
    tawdry or vulgar
  5. adze
    an edge tool used to cut and shape wood
  6. congenial
    suitable to your needs
  7. rampant
    occurring or increasing in an unrestrained way
  8. deteriorate
    become worse or disintegrate
  9. insulate
    place or set apart
  10. reappraisal
    a new appraisal or evaluation
  11. viable
    capable of being done with means at hand
  12. deplete
    use up, as resources or materials
  13. pessimistic
    expecting the worst possible outcome
  14. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  15. disposal
    the power to use something or someone
Created on Fri Jul 18 22:32:51 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Jul 30 16:11:23 EDT 2014)

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