FRANG,+FRAY

Kristin Scalzo. Hour 3.

FRANG, FRAY: "to break"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUYAFjkWaGU - This video/ song by Alicia Keys shows how "unbreakable" love can be between two people. She sings about being like all of these famous couples and that her and her boyfriend will never be able to be broken apart because of their bond. So, you could say that the love they have for each other is infrangible.
 * infrangible: adj. unable to be broken or removed; inalienable

- This image shows the concept of defraying something because it seems as though a man is doing what he can to supply the money for his fiance to come to America. So he is selling painting so that his "girl" can get a better experience when she comes to America.
 * defray: v. to pay or supply the money for

- Shown here is an example of suffrage, in particular dealing with a woman's right to vote. These women are marching in a parade and making a statement to the government to be able to vote because it is their right and they want it to be recognized. Suffrage is a controversial topic and it has been a point of historical debate throughout the years, in which a good example is shown here.
 * suffrage: n. the right to vote

- This is an excellent example of refracting light because it shows how when light passes through a prism, it is refracted and the colors of the rainbow shows up, which are really just the visible light group on the spectrum. As the light is filtered it creates all the different colors that when combined shows white light which is what the eye is used to seeing.
 * refract: v. to filter through a lens or medium