President Trump's Travel Ban
INTROS-
On January 27th president Trump instituted a travel ban. The ban prevents citizens of seven countries in the Middle East and Africa from entering the U.S. President Trump states that the ban is to protect the U.S. from terror attacks. Many people got stranded in airports, or were detained by the police. Families and loved ones were separated from each other. During the days following the controversial ban, people protested all over the U.S., and the rest of the world to show their support for immigrants and refugees.
Events:
- People are protesting all over the country
- Travel Ban separates couples
- Two federal judges refuse President Trump's Travel Ban
- The interest in traveling to the U.S. decreases
- Other Muslim countries are not included
- Technology Ban
Questions:
Are you in favor of President Trump's Travel Bans?
Vocabulary
- Predominantly (adv)
Meaning: To indicate which feature or quality is most noticeable in a situation.
Sentence: The votes were predominantly supported by the government.
Synonym: mainly, mostly, principally
- Beseeching (verb)
Meaning: Ask or request earnestly.
Sentence: Amy besought him to tell her the truth.
Synonym: begging, implore, request
- Psychotherapist (noun)
Meaning: Who deals with mental and emotional disorders.
Sentence: The psychotherapist can analyze the cause of his autism.
Synonym: clinical psychologist
- Restrict (verb)
Meaning: Put a limit on in order to reduce or prevent.
Sentence: I restrict myself to play only for one hour.
Synonym: limit, constrain, confine
- Retaliated (verb)
Meaning: take revenge on someone who harms or annoys you
Sentence: Jacky wants to retaliate his brother because his brother always puts the blame on him.
Synonym: revenge, avenge
- Scrambled (verb)
Meaning: to move hurriedly, in an awkward way
Sentence: You have to learn scramble and move quickly.
Synonym: rush, jumble
- Hesitant (adj)
Meaning: You do not do it quickly or immediately, usually because you are uncertain, embarrassed, or worried.
Sentence: He was very shy and hesitant when he was making a decision.
Synonym: cautious, diffident, uncertain
- Courtship (noun)
Meaning: The period in which two people have a romantic relationship that often leads to a marriage.
Sentence: They married after a long courtship.
Synonym: engagement
- Stranded (adj)
Meaning: Unable to leave somewhere because of a problem.
Sentence: The stranded tourists were finally sent home.
Synonym: aground, stuck
- Vaccinated (verb)
Meaning: To prevent the people from getting a disease.
Sentence: She was vaccinated against the chickenpox when she was 10 years old.
Synonym: immunize
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