Embracing Heritage Vocabulary List

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  1. biography
    an account of the series of events making up a person's life
    The trip, Timothy Egan writes in a new biography, was a turning point.
  2. epilogue
    a short speech by an actor at the end of a play
    In an epilogue, Mr. Brooks writes that his research surprised him. New York Times (May 21, 2012)
  3. heritage
    practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
    The people are proud of their heritage, supporting their Olympic athletes, cheering on their Miss Universe contestants.
  4. legacy
    a gift of personal property by will
    She guarded her late husband's literary legacy following his death in 1965.
  5. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
    Commonly known to be highly poisonous, it holds a prominent place in popular culture and folklore, often appearing in children's books and Christmas cards. BBC (Nov 28, 2012)
  6. memoir
    an account of the author's personal experiences
    Several memoirs by American veterans of the war in Vietnam shared similar details.
  7. ancestry
    the lineage of an individual
    After years of writing about human evolution, I decided recently to find out about my own ancestry. Slate (Oct 11, 2012)
  8. immigration
    the group of people coming to a country
    Canada’s immigration rules are more liberal than America’s, but firms still gripe about delays.
  9. citizen
    a native or naturalized member of a state
    He acquired U.S. citizenship over two decades ago, and has significant experience in the tech field. Forbes (Nov 6, 2012)
  10. tradition
    an inherited pattern of thought or action
    Oral tradition invited storytellers to embellish existing narratives. Slate (Nov 27, 2012)
Created on Mon Nov 12 12:23:52 EST 2012 (updated Wed Nov 28 14:05:31 EST 2012)

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