VOCABULARY STORY 93 GETTING THE BIBLE INTO ORDER SEE IF YOU CAN PARAPHRASE MY STORY: Discerning scholars found it feasible to collaborate to take the divergent material in the Bible and devise a coherent narrative. This was presented without guile. The Bible has flagrant examples of violence and mundane digressions into various stories. Insightful scholars found it possible to work together to take the different material in the Bible and make a narrative that sticks together. This was presented with honesty. The Bible has outright examples of violence and ho hum wanderings into various stories.

NEW VOCABULARY STORY 11 CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?: ADVOCATES HYPOTHETICAL AESTHETIC BELITTLE ADVERSITY MY VOCABULARY STORY: The advocates of a hypothetical aesthetically pleasing world are belittled by those suffering adversity in the real world. SIMPLE VERSION: Those calling for a make believe beautiful world are laughed at by those suffering in the real world. PARAPHRASE: These is a division in those wanting a make believe happy world and those slugging it out in the cruel reality of the world as it is.

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NEW VOCABULARY STORY 26 Do Now CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?: REFUTE DISPOSITION EXTRANEOUS GRATUITOUS DISPARAGE MY VOCABULARY STORY: The man tried to refute the idea that a waitress’s disposition is extraneous to gratuitously given tips given to her. People working in the industry disparaged him. SIMPLE VERSION: The man tried to disprove the idea that a waitress's personality is not related to tips given to her. People working in the industry laughed at him. PARAPHRASE: A man argued that waitress’s tips have nothing to do with her attitude. Restaurant workers laughed at him.

NEW VOCABULARY STORY 32 Do Now CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?: COMMEMORATE COLLOQUIAL INADVERTENTLY MISCONCEPTION CONFEDERACY MY VOCABULARY STORY: Many Southerners commemorate the Confederacy. In the colloquial, take there hats off to it. This has inadvertently caused misconceptions. It is to honor their ancestors not deny the folly of the war. SIMPLE VERSION: Many Southerners have remembrances of the Confederacy. In the common phrase, take there hats off to it. This has unintentionally caused misunderstandings. It is to honor their ancestors not deny that the war was wrong. PARAPHRASE: Southerners honor their Confederacy past causing conflict but it is only natural not an endorsement of the war.

NEW VOCABULARY STORY 30 Do Now CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?: PROLIFERATION ARBITRARY RANDOM PROFUSION GRADUATED MY VOCABULARY STORY: The has been a proliferation of arbitrary grading of students in the USA. A random sampling of job applicants shows a profusion of people graduated without basic skills. SIMPLE VERSION: Many USA students are graded by the whims of schools. A quick sampling of job applicants shows a lot of people graduated without basic skills. PARAPHRASE: USA standards for graduation have slipped. A look at job applicants tells the story. People leave schools without basic skills.

1 Vocabulary Story 979 Saint Francis was Different . Prosperous clergy thought it propitious to wear rich apparel; trumpery that menial country priests could not afford. They even went around the altar in aseptic conditions. So it seemed oddly quixotic that Saint Francis did menial tasks and he was chastised when he cared for the sick when an eruption of small pox broke out. . . . 2 Vocabulary Story 979 Saint Francis was Different . Wealthy clergy thought it favorable to wear rich clothing; trashy stuff that humble country priests could not afford. They even went around the communion table in spotlessly clean conditions. So it seemed oddly foolishly idealistic that Saint Francis did lowly tasks and he was scolded when he cared for the sick when an outbreak of small pox broke out. .

1 Vocabulary Story The Kidnapping of th Lindberg Baby . The abduction of the Lindberg baby caused national trauma. An indefatigable consolidated man hunt was conducted with consummate skill. The vapid criminal was found with his evil animal totems and charged with willful murder. The corrugated feet of his ladder matched the prints at the crime scene. The trial was carried in the small town of Linden New Jersey in a egalitarian way and he was found guilty and executed. . . 2 Vocabulary Story The Kidnapping of th Lindberg Baby . The kidnapping of the Lindberg baby caused national shock. An untiring coordinated man hunt was conducted with great skill. The tired out criminal was found with his evil animal charms and charged with intentional murder. The ridged feet of his ladder matched the prints at the crime scene. The trial was conducted in the small town of Linden New Jersey in a democratic way and he was found guilty and executed. .

1 Vocabulary Story 982 Building Washington D.C. . It is unequivocal that Washington D.C.'s land was swampland. There were vivid signs disease festered there, with sporadic outbreaks. No artifice could hid it. The unparalleled effort to build the new city, that began in 1783, met with asperity. Competent artisans were hard to find and ill workers were lackluster. A plaque commemorates the ground breaking site. . . 2 Vocabulary Story 982 Building Washington D.C. . It is clear that Washington D.C.'s land was swampland. There were stark signs disease rankled there, with occasional outbreaks. No artistry could hid it. The unprecedented effort to build the new city, that began in 1783, met with difficulty. Reliable craftsmen were hard to find and ill workers were sluggish. A plaque marks the ground breaking site. .

1 Vocabulary Story 984 What Old Radio Shows Were Like . The epoch of radio shows produced a compendium of great shows. The exquisite plots were reiterated later in TV shows. There was shrewd work done by geniuses, some of which were autistic and lived in NYC garrets. One blanches with revulsion at the poor material of today which anyone knowledgeable loaths. . . . 2 Vocabulary Story 984 What Old Radio Shows Were Like . The age of radio shows produced a treasure trove of great shows. The wonderful plots were repeated later in TV shows. There was witty work done by geniuses, some of which were very inwardly focused and lived in NYC attics. One blushes with disgust at the poor material of today which anyone knowledgeable hates. .

1 Vocabulary Story 955 The USA in 2022 . A panorama of 2022 USA shows a land in anguish after the bathos of the government being wrest from its hypothetically perfect democratic system by callous forces. People feel chagrin and trauma and lament the loss of their patriarch: Trump. . . . . 2 Vocabulary Story 955 The USA in 2022 . A wide view of 2022 USA shows a land in pain after the wild emotions of the government being ripped from its supposed perfect democratic system by unfeeling forces. People feel disappointment and shock and mourn the loss of their leader: Trump.

1 Vocabulary Story 954 Conditions in the Middle Ages . A memento of the Middle Ages are tall churches you get vertigo looking down from. People were devout and receptive to the Christian creed: The gist of which is Jesus redeemed the world. We are incredulous but they claimed to have accouterments of the saints. like the crown of thorns. Their paranoia about the devil allowed for a totalitarian type government with the church in control. . . . 2 Vocabulary Story 954 Conditions in the Middle Ages . A souvenir of the Middle Ages are tall churches you get dizzy looking down from. People were strictly religious and open to the Christian belief the matchbook summary of which is Jesus saved the world. We are unbelieving but they claimed to have the equipment of the saints, like the crown of thorns. Their fright about the devil allowed for a dictatorial type of government with the church in control. .

1 Vocabulary Story 951 NYC Beatnik Poets . NYC in the 1950’s was home to obscure esoteric authors who eschewed fame or even notice. You could get fine repartee in bars from them but fame was pernicious. There people were congruent to this environment with lessors, bars and nighttime. Occasionally there would be a melee but the people involved were conciliatory. . . . 2 Vocabulary Story 951 NYC Beatnik Poets . NYC in the 1950’s was home to little known hard to understand authors who shunned fame or even notice. You could get fine conversation in bars from them but fame was harmful. There people were matched to this environment with landlords, bars and nighttime. Occasionally there would be a brawl but the people involved were sorry. .

1 Vocabulary Story 952 Conditions in the City . The city is a vortex of chicanery with arrant villains and troopers living by expedient means in garrets if necessary. It’s a tenet that most people are genteel, who would be offended if you intimated otherwise. . . . . . 2 Vocabulary Story 952 Conditions in the City . The city is a whirlpool of trickery with complete villains and sloggers living by what ever works in attics if necessary. It’s a rule that most people are polite, who would be offended if you hinted otherwise. . .

1 Vocabulary Story 960 The Barbarian Takeover of Britain . The people were alienated to the Romans when they pulled out of Britain. The tribes did the toil of coming from the mainland. The Angles, Saxons and Jutes were principal among them. They proclaimed the land theirs. They elicited the appellations of every rotund feature like hills and dells; though they felt the latitude to merge them with their own words and ideas. . . 2 Vocabulary Story 960 The Barbarian Takeover of Britain . The people were estranged to the Romans when they pulled out of Britain. The tribes did the work of coming from the mainland. The Angles, Saxons and Jutes were chief among them. They announced the land theirs. They asked for the names of every round feature like hills and valleys; though they felt the freedom to combine them with their own words and ideas. .

1 Vocabulary Story 957 Jesus’s Ministry . Jesus caused bonhomie. People abetted his ministry. Their motive: to hear his seeming extempore miraculous sayings. Wise men have plumbed their meaning which verge on the divide. A bloc of detractors followed their whims to fight against Jesus. They traded invectives. By skulduggery he was sent to be killed by the Romans. . . . 2 Vocabulary Story 957 Jesus’s Ministry . Jesus caused a friendly feeling. People aided his ministry. Their reason: to hear his seeming off the cuff miraculous sayings. Wise men have explored their meaning which boarder on the divide. A coalition of detractors followed their impulses to fight against Jesus. They traded abusive language. By underhanded means he was sent to be killed by the Romans.

1 Vocabulary Story 958 Noah Follow God’s Commands . Noah became a disciple of God. He served a stint of twenty years building the ark. God obfuscated its purpose, not uttering what the ark was for. Noah had a disposition of faith, obeying God’s commands to him without even an infinitesimal bit of finagling. Noah did not know about the tragic deluge to come and its deadly eddies. . . . . 2 Vocabulary Story 958 Noah Follow God’s Commands . Noah became a follower of God. He served a period of twenty years building the ark. God clouded its purpose, not uttering what the ark was for. Noah had a mind set of faith, obeying God’s commands to him without even a little bit of trickery. Noah did not know about the disastrous flood to come and its deadly swirls. . .

1 Vocabulary Story 999 How the Pesticide Industry Behaved After WW2 . The herbicide industry was a juggernaut. The dichotomy of regulator and promoter became blurred for government. In their hubris they overused weed killers; a decanter of which could poison a whole city. This was untenable and astute people blew the whistle; with startling revelations people were arraigned for. . . . . 2 Vocabulary Story 999 How the Pesticide Industry Behaved After WW2 . The weed killer industry was a steam roller. The dual role of umpire and advocate became blurred for government. In their pride they overused weed killers; a jug of which could poison a whole city. This was unsupportable and alert people blew the whistle; with shocking data people were brought to trial for. . . . . 3 Vocabulary Story 999 How the Pesticide Industry Behaved After WW2

1 Vocabulary Story 1000 The Feelings at the Start of World War Two . In the beginning of WW2, a confluence of events showed vivid proof of the inimical intents of Germany and Japan. In amity, throngs of recruits joined up to form units, it was an auspicious sign. Poltroons hid. Everyone wanted to be claimant for being the one that gouged out the Furher’s eyes. . . . 2 Vocabulary Story 1000 The Feelings at the Start of World War Two . In the beginning of WW2, a coming together of events showed stark proof of the harmful intentions of Germany and Japan. In good will, crowds of recruits joined up to form units, it was a favorable sign. Cowards hid. Everyone wanted to be the one to say he was the one that took out the Furher’s eyes. . .

1 Vocabulary Story 997 Where My Travels Have Taken Me . My peregrinations took me to halcyon places and others with absolute tumult. Best to be wily and distinguish between the two at a distance. One place had vestiges of the old days - tiers of flayed animal heads! Reprehensible! . . . . . 2 Vocabulary Story 997 Where My Travels Have Taken Me . My wanderings took me to peaceful places and others with complete chaos. Best to be wise and see between the two at a distance. One place had left overs of the old days - rows of skinned animal heads! Shameful! .