encouraged – v. to make (someone) more determined, hopeful, or confident

mood – n. the way someone feels : a person's emotional state

journalist –n. the activity or job of collecting, writing, and editing news stories for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio

censorship –n. the system of examines books, movies, letters, etc., and removes things that are considered to be offensive, immoral, harmful to society, etc.

thaw – v. to become more friendly and less angry

fragile – adj. easily broken or damaged

status quo – n. the current situation : the way things are now