1 Vocabulary Story 974 Governments are Evil Sometimes
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Sometimes governments underwrite skulduggery. Gangs are permitted
to replenish their supplies, causing great travail and a legacy of
suffering.
Bad governments implement subtle changes. Yes, the public pans
then but waffles and acts tentatively.
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2 Vocabulary Story 974 Governments are Evil Sometimes
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Sometimes governments support wrong doing. Gangs are permitted
to restock their supplies, causing great turmoil and a heritage of
suffering.
Bad governments institute crafty changes. Yes, the public criticizes
then but wavers and acts hesitantly.
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1 Vocabulary Story 983 The Change Over to Paper Money
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The transition to paper money led to sweeping changes in the fiscal
situation of the USA. There had been phobia and bombast against it and
abortive attempts to make the change.
Experts appraised the situation and said the economy was like a
pneumatic tire, ready to burst and paper money could relieve it.
The change was done with nonchalance during the Civil War. Posthumously
revealed notes show the fear the government had at the move.
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2 Vocabulary Story 983 The Change Over to Paper Money
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The change to paper money led to far ranging changes in the financial
situation of the USA. There had been fear and speeches against it and
unsuccessful attempts to make the change.
Experts studied the situation and said the economy was like a
air filled tire, ready to burst and paper money could relieve it.
The change was done casually during the Civil War. After death notes
revealed, show the fear the government had at the move.
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1 Vocabulary Story 995 What Things are Kind in a Bad Economy
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Oscillations in the economy cause snafus. Before the abyss, people hoard
in a raucous way. People are proffered the dregs and take it. Once
indomitable people beg or become criminals, absconding with funds and
goods.
They take the pledge verbatim but don’t intend to keep it.
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2 Vocabulary Story 995 What Things are Kind in a Bad Economy
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Swings in the economy cause mess ups. Before the fall, people pile up goods
in a wild way. People are offered the left-overs and take it. Once
proud people beg or become criminals, running off with funds and
goods.
They take the pledge word for word but don’t intend to keep it.
1 Vocabulary Story 989 Why the Catholic Church Fell Apart
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A retrospective of the dilapidated Catholic Church is warranted.
It is an outgrowth of apostasy. The effusion of donations stopped.
As a pragmatic matter, reputed holy abbesses abdicated and sought connubial
relations to survive.
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2 Vocabulary Story 989 Why the Catholic Church Fell Apart
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A look back at the broken down Catholic Church is in order.
It is an result of unbelief. The flow of donations stopped.
As a practical matter, highly held holy head nuns resigned and sought
marriage relations to survive.
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1 Vocabulary Story 992 German Industry at the End of WW2 Carries On
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People defamed German industry as their fortunes began to ebb at
the end of WW2. Their use of husbandry became ever more intricate as
a continuum of raw materials became in short supply. It bemused bomber
crews, with a panorama of the destruction, that they could carry on
at all.
Bavaria, with its proximity to coal mines, held out the longest.
Not that the workers were mollycoddled or anything.
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2 Vocabulary Story 992 German Industry at the End of WW2 Carries On
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People said bad things about German industry as their fortunes began to fall
at the end of WW2. Their use of resources became ever more tricky as
a range of raw materials became in short supply. It confounded bomber
crews, with a wide view of the destruction, that they could carry on
at all.
Bavaria, with its nearness to coal mines, held out the longest.
Not that the workers were pampered or anything.
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1 Vocabulary Story 836 The Vatican
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A diorama of Vatican City shows how absurdly rich it is. It
is transparent when popes give benedictions from their mansion.
Some popes have been recalcitrant doing penance in the splendid
surroundings behind the buttressed walls. Music from the conservatory
provides a pleasant soporific.
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2 Vocabulary Story 836 The Vatican
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A model of Vatican City shows how ridiculously rich it is. It
is clear when popes give blessings from their mansion.
Some popes have been stubborn doing self punishment to pay for their sins
in the great surroundings behind the fortress walls. Music from the music
provides a pleasant sleep inducer.
1 Vocabulary Story 839 The Tragedy of the Nuclear Tests
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For nearly two decades, the USA and Russia were obdurate in doing
nuclear tests with imperceptible progress on bans. There were pompous
parades of missiles in Red Square.
This sedulous work to build up arsenals and to measure missile trajectories
had serious ramifications. Whole islands were made barren by the radiation
emitted and left to languish.
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2 Vocabulary Story 839 The Tragedy of the Nuclear Tests
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For nearly twenty years, the USA and Russia were stubborn in doing
nuclear tests with no progress on bans. There were ridiculously grand
parades of missiles in Red Square.
This hard work to build up weapon storehouses and to measure missile paths
had serious consequences. Whole islands were made lifeless by the radiation
spewed out and left to waste away.
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1 Vocabulary Story 854 Relics Were Central to Big Churches
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Church leaders were shrewed. Integral to cathedrals were relics.
People with reverence would travel to see them. It ruffled one wary
bishop that people whittled away parts of his relic with impunity.
The Church would underwrite pilgrimages to particular cathedrals; they
abominated mistreatment of devote pilgrims. Occasionally whole
cathedrals were pillaged if they accumulated a lot of wealth.
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2 Vocabulary Story 854 Relics Were Central to Big Churches
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Church leaders were cleaver. Central to cathedrals were objects of devotion.
People with would travel to see them with respect. It bothered one watchful
bishop that people carved away parts of his relic without penalty.
The Church would sponsor pilgrimages to particular cathedrals; they
hated the mistreatment of devote pilgrims. Occasionally whole
cathedrals were ransacked if they accumulated a lot of wealth.
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1 Vocabulary Story 848 English Cookery
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Some people lampoon English culinary style; Good English Cooking
is an oxymoron to them. So, I had foreboding and bemoaned my planned trip to
England; what would I eat?; Is Fish and Chips a euphemism for greasy
stuff?
I was pleasantly surprised. I was able to modulate my diet to avoid
too much fat which makes you senile with prolonged consumption.
I made specific fiats to my cook and the results were excellent.
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2 Vocabulary Story 848 English Cookery
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Some people laugh at English cooking style; Good English Cooking
is a contradictory term to them. So, I had dread and complained about my planned
trip to England; what would I eat?; Is Fish and Chips a good term for greasy
stuff?
I was pleasantly surprised. I was able to vary my diet to avoid
too much fat which gives you old age mental decline with lengthy intake.
I made specific orders to my cook and the results were excellent.
1 Vocabulary Story 851 Female Nightclub Singers Sometimes Become Famous
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Incipient chanteuses are subservient; it’s unassailable if you
study their modus vivendis. Sometimes if they are telegenic they muster a
following and become famous.
Then they become captious. They remand food back to the kitchen if even a
scintilla is out of place. She has become a diva.
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2 Vocabulary Story 851 Female Nightclub Singers Sometimes Become Famous
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Starting female nightclub singers are servile; it’s undeniable if you
study their life styles. Sometimes if they are good looking on cameras they gather
a following and become famous.
Then they become fault finding. They send food back to the kitchen if even a
bit of it is out of place. She has become a diva.
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Here is a story using ten words off a vocabulary study list.
I provide a paraphrase of it to explicate the word’s meanings.
It is presented in Power Point.
1 Vocabulary Story 932 A Feeling of Doom in Versailles
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The aristocratic denizens of Versailles, right before the French
Revolution, were melancholy. Divergent people covertly visited them
to bolster them up. They all realized how tenuous the
situation was.
They reiterated the list of complaints against them, harping on how unfairly
they were being treated. They quailed at what their fate would be.
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2 Vocabulary Story 932 A Feeling of Doom in Versailles
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The noble inhabitants of Versailles, right before the French
Revolution, were sad. Various people secretly visited them
to cheer them up. They all realized how shaky the situation was.
They went over the list of complaints against them, complaining about how
unfairly they were being treated. They trembled at what their fate would be.
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1 Vocabulary Story 938 Bryant: A New Style Newspaper Publisher
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Bryant was a newspaper publisher. He eschewed the sensational and
set up the antithesis, endeavoring to transcribe the truth.
This was a tonic to the NYC news scene and catapulted him to eminence.
People tried to emulated him and patronized his paper The World.
Bryant gloated. His articles about malnutrition in NYC slums won him
awards.
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2 Vocabulary Story 938 Bryant: A New Style Newspaper Publisher
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Bryant was a newspaper publisher. He avoided the sensational and
set up the opposite, trying to write down the truth.
This was a pick-me-up to the NYC news scene and boosted him to fame.
People tried to copy him and read his paper The World.
Bryant bragged. His articles about poor nutrition in NYC slums won him
awards.
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1 Vocabulary Story 842 Tour of a Spitfire Plane Display
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In the Imperial War Museum, is a display of a Spitfire and a recreation
of a WW2 airfield. The Spitfire was intrinsic to warding off the
barrages of the Luftwaffe in the early war years.
They showed how a paltry band of neophyte pilots with a modus vivendi
of abnegation prevailed. It was a time of pure alchemy. The tour guide
answered inquiries about many issues, garbled over the years.
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2 Vocabulary Story 842 Tour of a Spitfire Plane Display
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In the Royal War Museum, is a display of a Spitfire and a recreation
of a WW2 airfield. The Spitfire was essential to fending off the
blows of the Luftwaffe in the early war years.
They showed how a small band of newbie pilots with a lifestyle
of self sacrifice won. It was a time of pure magic. The tour guide
answered inquiries about many issues, confused over the years.
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1 Vocabulary Story 860 Splendor on 5th Avenue New York
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Many rich New York families boasted noble lineages. One
was Rockefeller, a paradigm amongst them, living in ostentatious
splendor on 5th avenue. There was a nomenclature of euphemisms to provide
acceptable terms to describe his unpleasant hoarding and
greed.
His staff had fidelity to him, covering up for his calumny and
wrong doing. Even though they were the antipodal of him, living in
penury and modesty in comparison to him.
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2 Vocabulary Story 860 Splendor on 5th Avenue New York
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Many rich New York families boasted noble ancestries. One
was Rockefeller, a perfect example amongst them, living in showy
splendor on 5th avenue. There was a set of replacement words to provide
acceptable terms to describe his unpleasant hoarding and
greed.
His staff had loyalty to him, covering up for his lies and
wrong doing. Even though they were the opposite of him, living in
poverty and modesty in comparison to him.