Member Since: 21/06/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/elementalinternational
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Sounds Like: ---GLOSSARY: TERMS YOU GOTTA KNOW---GENOCIDE- murder of an entire ethnic group: the systematic killing of all the people from a national, ethnic, or religious group, or an attempt to do this ---REFUGEE- somebody seeking a safe place: somebody who is seeking or taking refuge, especially from war or persecution, by going to a foreign country ---IMF- International Monetary Fund UN financial agency: a specialized agency of the United Nations that seeks to promote international monetary cooperation and the stabilization of national currencies and help nations resolve balance of payment problems---FBI-investigative arm of U.S. Justice Department: a bureau of the U.S. Department of Justice that deals with matters of national security, interstate crime, and crimes against the government. Full form Federal Bureau of Investigation---UHURU-freedom or independence: freedom or national independence, especially for the people of East Africa [Mid-20th century. From Kiswahili .]---TALIBAN- Islamic movement controlling Afghanistan: a strict Islamic group that took over the government of Afghanistan in 1996 after its militia had gained control of most of the country [Late 20th century. Via Pashto , from Persian , literally students.]---TERRORIST- somebody using violence for political purposes: somebody who uses violence or the threat of violence, especially bombing, kidnapping, and assassination, to intimidate, often for political purposes ---INS-Immigration and Naturalization Service---CIA- U.S. intelligence organization: a U.S. federal bureau responsible for intelligence and counterintelligence activities outside the United States. In conjunction with the FBI, it is also involved in domestic counterintelligence. Full form Central Intelligence Agency ---ATTORNEY GENERAL-countrys chief legal officer: a countrys chief legal officer, and its governments chief legal adviser. In the United States, the attorney general is a member of the Presidents cabinet.---ASSIMILATION-1. act of becoming part of something: the process of becoming part of or more like something greater 2. social sciences integration into group: the process in which one group takes on the cultural and other traits of a larger group---GREEN-politics advocating protection of the environment: supporting or promoting the protection of the environment environment made with little environmental harm: produced in an environmentally and ecologically friendly way, for example, by using renewable resources ---INDEPENDENT-politics not affiliated to political party: not a member, representative, or supporter of any political party ---CONSERVATIONIST-supporter of environmental conservation: somebody who campaigns for, supports, or works toward the preservation, management, and care of the environment, especially of natural resources in the countryside ---LOBBYIST-somebody who lobbies political representatives: somebody who is paid to lobby political representatives on a particular issue ---VEGAN- person who never eats animal products: somebody who does not eat animal products for moral, social, or religious motives. ---GLOBAL WARMING- increase in worlds temperatures: an increase in the worlds temperatures, believed to be caused in part by the greenhouse effect and depletion of the ozone layer---OBESITY- state of being unhealthily overweight: a condition in which somebodys weight is more than 20 percent higher than is recommended for that persons height ---MALNUTRITION-inadequate nutrition: a lack of healthy foods in the diet or an excessive intake of unhealthy foods, leading to physical harm ---BOND-law promise to pay: a document that legally obliges one party to pay money to another law payment securing bail: a sum of money paid to secure the release from prison of somebody awaiting trial, on the condition that the person appears on the date of the trial ---BAIL-security for appearance in court: a sum of money deposited to secure an accused persons temporary release from custody and to guarantee that persons appearance in court at a later date. If the person fails to appear in court on the date set, the money is forfeited.---EXILE-absence from your own country: unwilling absence from your own country or home, whether enforced by a government or court as a punishment, or imposed for political or religious reasons---POLITICAL PRISIONER-somebody imprisoned for political beliefs: somebody who is imprisoned because his or her political actions or beliefs are regarded as unacceptable or subversive ---MIRANDA RIGHTS-legal rights during police questioning: the rights of a person being arrested to remain silent in order to avoid self-incrimination and to have an attorney present during questioning [Late 20th century. Named for Ernesto A. Miranda, plaintiff in the case that led to the ruling.]---MILITANT-aggressive: extremely active in the defense or support of a cause, often in ways that other people find unacceptable ---ETHNIC CLEANSING-violent elimination of an ethnic group: the violent elimination or removal from an area of people attacked because of their ethnic backgrounds, by means of genocide or forced expulsion ---TUTSI-peoples member of central African people: a member of a people living in Rwanda and Burundi, where they are one of the minority ethnic groups.---HUTU-peoples member of a Rwandan and Burundian people: a member of a people who make up the majority of the population of Rwanda and Burundi.---APARTHEID- segregated political system: a political system in South Africa from 1948 to the early 1990s that separated the different peoples living there and gave particular privileges to those of European origin [Mid-20th century. From Afrikaans , literally separateness, from Dutch apart separate, from French .]---COMMUNISM-classless political system: the political theory or system in which all property and wealth is owned in a classless society by all the members of a community---CAPITALISM-free-market system: an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods, characterized by a free competitive market and motivation by profit ---EMBARGO-politics order stopping trade: a government restriction or restraint on commerce, especially an order that prohibits trade in a given commodity or with a particular nation ---NATO-international military alliance: an international organization established in 1949 to promote mutual defense and collective security that was the primary Western alliance during the Cold War. Full form North Atlantic Treaty Organization---TAXES-economics money paid to a government: an amount of money levied by a government on its citizens and used to run the government and the country or state ---IRS-Internal Revenue Service U.S. tax agency: the division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury responsible for the collection of income, excise, and other taxes and the enforcement of the tax laws ---CAMP DAVID-presidential retreat in Catoctin Mountain Park, central Maryland, established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942. President Jimmy Carter hosted talks there in 1978 between Menachem Begin and Anwar al-Sadat, the presidents of Israel and Egypt, that led to the historic Camp David Accords, a framework for peace in the Middle East.------SOME DEFINITIONS PROVIDED BY Encarta World English Dictionary ---
Record Label: Mark Mai Words Ink
Type of Label: Indie