Word Reporter

Name: Mara Guadalupe Pea Gaspar

Book: The Devil We Know
Chapters: 11
1. Word: Stark Page __236____ Paragraph __3__
Sentence from the book: Call it flawed if you like, but they see the world stark, Zoroastrian term, good
versus evil.
The definition is: complete, clearly distinguished, extreme.
My sentence is: a stark contrast between the religions in the countries
Our team sentence is: There is a stark difference between them and they can live in peace, but serves as a
stark reminder of the dangers of the wars.
2. Word: ___dissent ____ Page ___238____ Paragraph ___4___
Sentence from the book: Although it did much to develop the country economically, the Shahs government
also brutally repressed political dissent.
The definition is: dissidence, nonconformity. To have or express an opinion different from a prevailing or
official position.
My sentence is: In spite of his intolerant attitude towards religious dissent, he found a way to live in
harmony with people of different religious belief.
Our team sentence is: Church leaders permitted no dissent from church teachings.
3. Word: _____Secular____ Page ____242____ Paragraph ___4____
Sentence from the book: Finally, in extraordinary frankness for a society that lives behind walls,
Rafsanjani said Irans clerical and secular leadership intended to regain Irans past greatness
The definition is: relating to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, spiritual, or
sacred.
My excellent sentence is: Primary education is free and secular, and is compulsory in our country but in
others not for your ideology.

Our team sentence is: secular people may also be because you cant believe in religion, and it also
indicates that they have to respect the beliefs of others.
My comment or question about this story is:
Why Iran does not see religion as Union rather than conflict?