1.04 English Flvs

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1. Having demonstrated its versatility as a high-tech newswire, twitter drew the attention of those who would prefer to see certain information suppressed. Synonym = flexibility I chose this because “versatility” indicated that Twitter appealed to different types of people. I wanted to use a word that could demonstrate the ability to be accepted my many different things. 2. Millions of users attempted to log into Twitter only to be greeted by the service's iconic "fail whale," the image of a cartoon whale being hoisted into the air by a flock of birds, signaling a site outage. Synonym = recognizable I chose this word because “iconic” indicated that many people saw the fail whale. I wanted to use a word that could demonstrate just that. 3. Following the earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010, Twitter reaffirmed its role as a powerful tool for the dissemination of information. Synonym = publication I chose this because “dissemination” shows that Twitter was a viable source of information. “Publication” also exemplifies this. 4. Additionally, it became an effective fund-raising platform, when the Red Cross launched a mobile giving campaign that surpassed all expectations. Synonym = Plan I chose this word because in this sentence, “platform” indicates that there was a sequence of steps that the Red Cross had in launching a mobile giving campaign. The word “plan” also does this. 5. High-profile users tweeted about the drive to help victims of the earthquake, and many of their followers tweeted and re-tweeted the message, helping the Red Cross raise more than $8 million through text messaging within 48 hours of the quake. Synonym = crusade In this sentence, the word “drive” shows the ambition the people had to help the victims of the earthquake. Crusade also effectively gets this
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