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influential

einflussreich

brain biases

(Vorurteile)

genuine/genuinely

ehrlich

generalize

verallgemeinern

to pigeonhole

jemanden in eine Schublade stecken

odd/weird/peculiar

komisch

perception

Wahrnehmung

adapt

anpassen

accelerate

beschleunigen

intriguing

faszinierend

mainstream

mainstream

convincing

überzeugend

persuade

überreden

ambiguous

mehr-/zweideutig

ubiquitous

allgegenwärtig

terminology

topic-specific vocabulary

obstacle

Hindernis

stereotype/cliché/prejudice

Stereotype/Cliché/Vorurteil

discrimination

acting based on prejudice

prohibit

verbieten

counscious (effort)

bewusst

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

1) physiological needs

2) safety needs

3) belongingness & love needs

4) esteem needs

5) self-actualisation

(5 is highest tier)

unconscious

unbewusst

internalize

verinnerlichen

value

wertschätzen

possession/property

Besitztum

to engage

teilnehmen/in etwas engagieren

to resolve

auflösen

behavior/manner

Verhalten

post-truth era

Logos is less influential than pathos

promote

bewerben/fördern

to witness

bezeugen

resort to

letzter Ausweg

reinforce/encourage

ermutigen

exploit

ausbeuten

insight

Einblick

attitude

Einstellung/Verhalten

judgement

Verurteilung

employs the usage of

obv

rooted/embedded

verwurzelt/tiefliegend

law/legislation

Gesetz/Gesetzgebung

tackle a problem/overcome

ein Problem angehen

equality

Gleichheit

liberty/freedom

Freiheit

justice

Gerechtigkeit

refuse

sich weigern

hypocritical

heuchlerisch

recall

erinnern

genocide

Völkermord

ethnicity

Ethnie

anti-racist vs (non-) racist

obv

culture as an iceberg

over see level: language, food etc

under see level: beliefs, values, gender roles etc

Declaration of Independence

July 4th 1776

Civil Rights Movement

1955 (begins with bus boycott), Martin Luther King

* **nonviolent social and political movement and campaign from 1954 to 1968 to abolish legalized institutional racial segregation and discrimination in the US**

cultural genocide

* from the time Europeans arrived on American shores => **U.S. government and leaders treated Native Americans with a belief in white superiority** and supremacy -> **attempted to eradicate the race** through “cultural genocide”

American Dream

* can be traced back to Founding Fathers: believed rights to live, liberty & pursuit of happiness is inherited 
* **American Dream:**
* “better richer life“ 
* achievable by everyone
* equality of opportunity 
* getting rich 
* getting on top off things in every aspect of life 
* justice and education for everyone 
* having a life without worries 
* patriotism (love/attachment for one’s country)
* concept known to every American (=> proud to be American) 
* still in the backs of people’s minds; they try to hold onto it 
* scarcely (kaum) what it used to/was supposed to be



* The American dream is not what it used to but the feeling of „we are free and fought for our freedom“ is still very deadlocked in American’s heads

Trevor Noah

* Book Born a Crime
* Mixed
* learned variety of languages
* same language: “We are the same“; different language: „We are different“) => **learned several languages** because struggled to fit in (biracial)

Black Lives Matter & George Floyd

obv

anthropogenic

Menschengesichtes

atmosphere

Atmosphäre

Arctic shrinkage

arktische Schrumpfung

Carbon dioxide

Most common Green-house gas, Kohlenstoffdioxid

greenhouse gases

water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide

desertification/deforestation

Wüstenausbreitung

emissions

Emissionen

global warming (controversy)

Erderwärmung (Kontroverse)

IPCC

„Weltklimarat“

precipitation

Niederschlag

renewable energy/solar energy

erneuerbare Energie/Solarenergie

average

durchschnittlich

solar radiation

Sonneneinstrahlung

to occur

auftreten

to trap

einfangen

Greenhouse effect

* greenhouse gases: water vapor, **carbon dioxide**, methane 
* **natural process, accelerated by humankind** (emit greenhouse gases)
* **gases in Earth’s atmosphere trap heat from the sun that would otherwise escape back into space => heats up the Earth's atmosphere** and keeps the planet warm
* without greenhouse effect, Earth would be too cold to support life as we know it
* human activities, such as burning fossil fuels & deforestation, have increased the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, causing the Earth's temperature to rise => **anthropogenic climate change** 
*

Delay/postpone

Verspätung/Verschieben

to predict

Vorhersagen

to release

freilassen

to sustain life as we know it

Leben erhalten

waste separation/avoidance

Mülltrennung/-Vermeidung

Single-use/disposable plastic bag

Einweg Plastiktüte

threat/manace

Gefahr

packaging waste

Verpackungsmüll

sustainable

nachhaltig

culprit

Täter/Schuldiger

Act environmental friendly

umweltfreundlich verhalten

biodegradable

biologisch abbaubar

tipping point

Kipp-Punkt

carbon footprint

Kohlenstoff-Fußabdruck

environmentalist

Umweltaktivist

effect the ecosystem

das Ökosystem beeinflussen

Solar Panels

Solarplatten

Fossil fuels

fossile Brennstoffe

to emit (greenhouse gases)

ausstoßen

minimize one’s impact

Einfluss reduzieren

carbon neutral

* Germany is by law forced to be carbon neutral by 2045
* kohlenstoffneutral

environment

Umwelt

Litter

Abfall

Marine mammal

Meeressäugetiere

microplastic fibres

Mikroplastikfasern

entangle

Verfangen