Vazquez, Sergio

Period 3
Weekly Vocabulary Response

Lesson 30: More Tricky Twins and Triplets

1. Imprudent 2.Impudent 3. Obscure 4. Obtuse 5. Indigenous 6. Indigent 7.Indignant

8. Ponderous 9. Preponderance 10. Intimate 11. Intimidate

The Dakota Pipeline

Many Native Americans and activists are indignant7 over the way the Dakota Pipelines

final approval has been given. US district judge James Boasberg was very impudent2 and refused

to halt the construction of the pipeline despite the preponderance9 of criticism and disagreement

over the pipeline from natives living there and people all across the country. The indigenous5

people being affected by the pipeline claim that the imprudent1 pipeline threatens their drinking

water, cultural sites, religion rituals, and also violates past treaties they have made with the US

government.

The controversial construction of the pipeline generated a lot of ponderous8 opposition

drawing a crowd of more than a thousand at one point that managed to delay its construction

during Obamas final days in office. These protestors were intimidated11 by law enforcement

with water guns, tear gas, and even rubber bullets and has even lead to more than 705 arrests.

Progress has been obtuse4, especially with Trump in office which has lead in a depletion in

protesters. The indigent6 community of demonstrators has been reduced to less than 200 due to

bad weather conditions as well as a federal eviction notice for February 22, leaving many

without hope of a better tomorrow.

 President Trump has been very obscure3 on the topic, focusing more on foreign policy

and immigration. He recently told intimate10 sources that he has not, received a single phone

call opposing this widely criticized project (Helsel), which has left many bewildered and

astonished at the stubbornness of the countrys leader. People like Earthjustice attorney Jan

Hasselman have gone as far as to assert that Trump should consider turning on his telephone

because it is quite obvious millions of people are against the construction of the pipeline.

Sources: 1) http://www.denverpost.com/2017/02/14/dakota-access-pipeline-what-happened/

2)http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/dakota-pipeline-protests/standing-rock-sioux-file-challenge

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3)https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/their-camp-turning-into-a-pit-of-mud-dakota-pipeli

ne-protesters-face-the-inevitable/2017/02/12/8a3782b0-f0aa-11e6-9973-c5efb7ccfb0d_story.htm

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