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Game Changer: Part Two

After a thirteen-year-old football player ends up in a coma, his family and medical team try to piece together what happened.

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  1. optimistic
    hopeful that the best will happen in the future
    Sources at the hospital report that doctors have been encouraged by Edward’s progress and are cautiously optimistic that he will emerge from his coma in the next day or two.
  2. haze
    harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks
    Do you know what hazing is?
  3. initiate
    accept people into an exclusive society or group
    MR. RASHAD: It's when a group of people initiates someone from the outside into their organization, or onto their team, by making them do something they might not want to do.
  4. ritual
    any customary observance or practice
    It's like a ritual, or a tradition.
  5. gratify
    make happy or satisfied
    Obviously his improvement has been very gratifying, but we have a long way to go
  6. deliberately
    with intention; in an intentional manner
    There was definitely some sort of planned thing
    There is a boy who hurt you
    Who hurt you deliberately
  7. apparently
    unmistakably
    It’s almost impossible to believe but apparently it’s true
    Apparently the police are looking into it
  8. hassle
    annoy continually or chronically
    Someone heard that he might be moving away, like to another town
    That would be so crazy
    All because of this
    I guess his parents are, like, getting hassled or something
  9. penalize
    inflict punishment on
    It’s not right to penalize the whole team
  10. remarkable
    worthy of notice
    He's made remarkable progress in the last few days, which is great news.
  11. barbarian
    a crude person lacking culture or refinement
    People are calling our sport and our program destructive
    Calling us animals
    Barbarians
  12. dignify
    give status or attention to, often undeservedly
    I’m not even going to dignify that with a response
  13. accelerate
    move faster
    Teddy’s heart rate is accelerating but he is stable
  14. eventually
    after an unspecified period of time or a long delay
    The truth is going to come out eventually
  15. brutal
    harsh
    So the next day was Thursday, which was the first really hot day, like it was brutal.
  16. level
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
    ...so I lose my focus like I said, and on the next play I totally get crushed by Alec, I mean just leveled, and all the seniors come over to Alec while I’m still on the ground, smacking him on the back and yelling at me like “Eden! Eden get up! Get up you little girl! Get up old lady!”
  17. provoke
    annoy continually or chronically
    But saying that Teddy provoked you
    That you’re the victim?
  18. convenient
    suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
    That everyone ganged up on you
    That’s convenient
  19. formally
    in accord with established conventions and requirements
    Hello, Teddy
    We haven’t been formally introduced
    I’m Dr. Sparks
  20. confirm
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
    A lot of local prayers were answered today as officials at TriCounty Memorial Hospital confirmed that Edward Youngblood, the young football player who was injured last Friday at preseason camp, has emerged from his coma and is expected to make a full recovery.
  21. development
    a recent event that has relevance for the present situation
    In other developments related to this case, there have been reports of a dispute about what exactly caused the young student’s injury, with some online commentary suggesting that a hazing ritual may have played a role.
  22. dispute
    a disagreement or argument about something important
    In other developments related to this case, there have been reports of a dispute about what exactly caused the young student’s injury, with some online commentary suggesting that a hazing ritual may have played a role.
  23. commentary
    a written explanation or criticism or illustration
    In other developments related to this case, there have been reports of a dispute about what exactly caused the young student’s injury, with some online commentary suggesting that a hazing ritual may have played a role.
  24. implement
    pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue
    “What I can tell you is that there will be a full investigation, and depending on the results, we will implement changes that need to be made in a careful and thorough manner.”
  25. thorough
    performed comprehensively and completely
    “What I can tell you is that there will be a full investigation, and depending on the results, we will implement changes that need to be made in a careful and thorough manner.”
Created on Wed Jan 01 15:12:10 EST 2020 (updated Thu Jan 02 16:11:27 EST 2020)

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