Top 10 isms November 9, 2022 — by Victoria Lin Photo by Sam Bai From Talisman to Journalism: the best “ism” definitions you’ve ever heard. Talisman An object that contains magical powers. Also the name of the Saratoga High yearbook. Criticism Disapproval from others that is guaranteed to lower your self-esteem. Feudalism With one promise of protection, a landlord can have peasants and their descendants working under them forever. Fascism Not even a real government, but it lasted longer than your average Hollywood marriage. Sadism People who are happy when they see others suffer. Maybe like you when you wish for your classmates to fail, even when there isn’t a curve. Cubism Picasso made it famous. Communism A society where everything is equally distributed such as housing, pay and hopefully grades. Colonialism When a king sends people from one land to another land. It worked for America (but only when they rejected the king). ISM Institute for Supply Management: the oldest and largest supply management association in the world. Journalism A profession where people distribute news through broadcast, photos, graphics and writing. Or more importantly, a class where a group of high schoolers write for the Saratoga Falcon.