Question

prompt
using your vocabulary words, write a journal entry about a time where a rule conflicted with a personal belief. highlight or circle the vocabulary words.
accomplice adversity atrocious brazen dilemma glorify havoc intolerable ordain squander
response:

Explanation:

Journal Entry: A Conflict Between Rule and Belief

Date: [Insert Date]

Today, I found myself in a dilemma that tested my personal beliefs against a rule I was supposed to follow. At school, a new rule was ordained—we were required to participate in a fundraiser that involved selling products I knew were made under atrocious working conditions. My belief in fair labor practices clashed with this rule, and I felt a sense of adversity as I struggled to decide how to act.

I could be an accomplice to this unethical practice by participating, or I could defy the rule and face the consequences. The idea of promoting something so unjust was intolerable to me. I felt a brazen urge to speak out, but I worried about the havoc it might cause in my academic life. Would I be punished for not conforming?

In the end, I chose to stand by my beliefs. I didn't want to squander my integrity by glorifying a system that exploited others. It was a tough choice, but I knew it was the right one for me.

(Vocabulary words used: Accomplice, Adversity, Atrocious, Brazen, Dilemma, Glorify, Havoc, Intolerable, Ordain, Squander)

Answer:

Journal Entry: A Conflict Between Rule and Belief

Date: [Insert Date]

Today, I found myself in a dilemma that tested my personal beliefs against a rule I was supposed to follow. At school, a new rule was ordained—we were required to participate in a fundraiser that involved selling products I knew were made under atrocious working conditions. My belief in fair labor practices clashed with this rule, and I felt a sense of adversity as I struggled to decide how to act.

I could be an accomplice to this unethical practice by participating, or I could defy the rule and face the consequences. The idea of promoting something so unjust was intolerable to me. I felt a brazen urge to speak out, but I worried about the havoc it might cause in my academic life. Would I be punished for not conforming?

In the end, I chose to stand by my beliefs. I didn't want to squander my integrity by glorifying a system that exploited others. It was a tough choice, but I knew it was the right one for me.

(Vocabulary words used: Accomplice, Adversity, Atrocious, Brazen, Dilemma, Glorify, Havoc, Intolerable, Ordain, Squander)