1 Vocabulary Story 959 John Wilkes Booth Lincoln’s Assassin
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John Wilkes Booth led a cabal. The theater was his milieu. He
was like a figurative whelp, belying any bad motives that might be
attributed to him. He could claim he was there to keep things in
working kilter.
He affirmed his deadly intent to his fellow plotters. He moved with dexterity
to the presidential box to shoot Lincoln dead. The whole gang was treated
with asperity after they were captured.
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2 Vocabulary Story 959 John Wilkes Booth Lincoln’s Assassin
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John Wilkes Booth led a plot. The theater was his environment. He
was like amusing bothersome pup, deflecting any bad purposes that might be
thought about him. He could claim he was there to keep things in
working order.
He declared his deadly intended action to his fellow plotters. He moved with
nimbleness to the presidential box to shoot Lincoln dead. The whole gang was
treated with savagery after they were captured.
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1 Vocabulary Story 956 The disappearance of NYC Nightclubs
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The dissolution of NYC nightcluns by arbiters has left it devoid
of a bulwark of its night social structure. The money was allotted to creditors.
Nightclubs were once prevalent and elfin young women and handsome
men stood vigil in them until the dawn.
You used to see their caponies up and down 5th avenue. Now, only
etchings in the swidewalks show where they once were.
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2 Vocabulary Story 956 The disappearance of NYC Nightclubs
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The breakup of NYC nightcluns by judges has left it stripped
of a might institution of its night social structure. The money was handed to
lenders. Nightclubs were once common and pixieish young women and handsome
men stood watch in them until the dawn.
You used to see their awnings up and down 5th avenue. Now, only
scratches in the swidewalks show where they once were.
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1 Vocabulary Story 998 How Jesus Did With Herod
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Jesus was sent to Herod a miserly product of nepotism, to see
if his countryman could reconcile his case. So Jesus stood there in
his lacerated clothes and Herod questioned him in his own idioms.
It was an unprecedented situation; the elegantly pompadoured Herod
and Jesus in his crown of thorns. It could have been Jesus’s salvation
but Herod double his veracity and said he prevaricated and sent him
away.
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2 Vocabulary Story 998 How Jesus Did With Herod
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Jesus was sent to Herod a grasping product of inbreeding, to see
if his countryman could solve his case. So Jesus stood there in
his ripped up clothes and Herod questioned him in his own language.
It was a first as a situation; the stylishly coiffured Herod
and Jesus in his crown of thorns. It could have been Jesus’s lifeline
but Herod double his truthfulness and said he lied and sent him
away.
1 Vocabulary Story 1001 Why Second Born Sons Attacked New Lands
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It was the prerogative for the successive first born sons to inherit
the whole estate. So, younger sons diffused, looking for new lands.
They were not abashed to be culpable of crimes as chronicled by the historians
of Sicily and other places. This fraternal arrangement is the plausible
reason for a lot of bathos and history.
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2 Vocabulary Story 1001 Why Second Born Sons Attacked New Lands
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It was the right for the each first born sons to inherit
the whole estate. So, younger sons spread out, looking for new lands.
They were not ashamed to be guilty of crimes as recorded by the historians
of Sicily and other places. This brotherly system is the believable
reason for a lot of passion and history.
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3 Vocabulary Story 1001 Why Second Born Sons Attacked New Lands
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 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 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.
1 Vocabulary Story The Night of the Living Dead
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The Night of the Living Dead is a horror movie. Evil insurgents
become adjuncts to zombies. These reanimated corpses from cemeteries
depredate and forage for flesh; it amounted to genocide as the zombies
stumble across the hinterlands with sharp teeth.
The good living people surmise the chicanery of the rebels. The
zombies are hunted and defeated.
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2 Vocabulary Story 881 The Night of the Living Dead
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The Night of the Living Dead is a horror movie. Evil rebels
become helpers to zombies. These revived corpses from cemeteries
rob and look for flesh; it amounts to a great slaughter as the zombies
stumble across the cities and hinterlands with sharp teeth.
The good living people figure out the evil plan of the rebels. The
zombies are hunted and defeated.
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1 Vocabulary Story 899 The Inventor of Radio Edmund H. Armstrong
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Edmund H. Armstrong made radio possible 100 years ago. His genius
and autonomy is an incredible story. The ramparts of academia parried
novel ideas with a tedium of innumerable wrong ideas about waves.
It was more than a peccadillo.
Armstrong took a condensed wave and fluctuated it into a medley
of wavelengths. The first radio stations started broadcasting shortly
afterwards.
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2 Vocabulary Story 899 The Inventor of Radio Edmund H. Armstrong
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Edmund H. Armstrong made radio possible 100 years ago. His genius
and independence is an incredible story. The ivy covered walls of academia rejected
novel ideas with a wearisome repetition of wrong ideas about waves.
It was more than a small fault.
Armstrong took a concentrated wave and varied it into a mixture
of wavelengths. The first radio stations started broadcasting shortly
afterwards.
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1 Vocabulary Story 906 John Smith Goes Native
The hierarchy of Jamestown sent John Smith out to look for food.
They considered him upright and had optimism of his success. They
were starving.
He was captured by malignant Indians. It’s not a hyperbole to
say he saw a flashback of his whole life as he was about to die, adrenaline
pumping. He was saved by the incidental intervention of Pocahontas,
the Indian’s princess who liked him.
He taught her English vocabulary and syntax. He became like an Indian
so much that his allegiance was questioned when he returned to the colony.
2 Vocabulary Story 906 John Smith Goes Native
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The leaders of Jamestown sent John Smith out to look for food.
They considered him honest and had hope of his success. They
were starving.
He was captured by hostile Indians. It’s not an exaggeration to
say he saw his whole life flash before him as he was about to die, hormones
pumping. He was saved by the chance rescue by Pocahontas,
the Indian’s princess who liked him.
He taught her English vocabulary and word order. He became like an Indian
so much that his loyalty was questioned when he returned to the colony.
1 Vocabulary Story 920 Illegal Dog Breeders
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There is a cabal of illegal dog breeders. They forge dog lineages
with characteristics that they postulate will appeal to a fanciful public.
Sometimes it leads to pain and the demise of dogs. Rambunctious dogs
are kept in crowded cages.
It is essential to give succor to these dogs and debunk the crazy
theories of these breeders.
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2 Vocabulary Story 920 Illegal Dog Breeders
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There is a plot of illegal dog breeders. They form dog breeds
with features that they think will appeal to a fanciful public.
Sometimes it leads to pain and the death of dogs. Out of control dogs
are kept in crowded cages.
It is essential to give help to these dogs and disprove the crazy
theories of these breeders.
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