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VOCABULARY STORY 391     WHY DIDN'T WW2 GERMANS MAKE THE A BOMB?
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VOCABULARY STORY 391 WHY DIDN'T WW2 GERMANS MAKE THE A BOMB?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: COGENT FUTILE ANTIPATHY SOLUBLE EXACERBATE hey SCRUTINY VIABLE FLAGRANT INURE German scientists in WW2 made a scrutiny of the research. They concurred a cogent case could be made for making an atomic bomb. They brought it to Hitler but his apathy for Crazy Science had it futile. Such a program was viable because they had heavy water in which uranium is soluble. They became inured to his flagrant interference exacerbated by increasing supply shortages. German scientists in WW2 made a study of the research. They agreed a convincing case could be made for making an atomic bomb. They brought it to Hitler but his indifference for Crazy Science had it hopeless. Such a program was workable because they had heavy water in which uranium will dissolve. They became used to his outright interference worsened by increasing supply shortages.
BEES        WHAT DO THEY DO?
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BEES WHAT DO THEY DO?

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June is bee time here in New York. The hedges pump gobs of odoriferous pollen into the air. Many bees come to work, going from flower to flower. It had rained and a bee was stuck in a overturned garbage pale lid with some water in it. I dumped it out onto the ground. The bee walked a bit forward. It was moving its abdomen up and down, a bad sign an insect is too far gone. I waited looking. I would move it or kill it to prevent it being eaten alive by ants. Then it tested its wings with a buzz. After another wait, it rose up and hovered like they do. It then went right back to a hedge flower and started working.
POLAR BEARS
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POLAR BEARS

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THE POLAR BEARS ARE ON AN ICE FLOW FAR IN THE NORTH. The son says to his father, “Dad am I a 100% polar bear?” The father say “Yes, I and your mother are 100% polar bears. Your grandparents are 100% polar bears. That means your are 100% polar bear.” The son say, “Are you sure??? because I’m *#$%@ freezing.”
VOCABULARY STORY 398    WHAT IS THE THOUGHT LIFE LIKE IN A DICTATORSHIP?
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VOCABULARY STORY 398 WHAT IS THE THOUGHT LIFE LIKE IN A DICTATORSHIP?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: CONFORMITY ATTRIBUTE DISCORDANT CIRCUMSPECT FALTER DOGMATIC ENGAGE DELINEATE VINDICATE NURTURE Totalitarian dictatorships have the attribute of conformity. The state delineates a dogmatic position and engages in bullying. An discordant views are snuffed out. People are circumspect; it nurtures paranoia. If the government falters, the dissenters come out and feel vindicated. Totalitarian dictatorships have people following the same thing. The state outlines a fixed position and starts bullying. Any disagreeing views are snuffed out. People are cautious; it creates fear. If the government stumbles, the dissenters come out and feel proven right.
vocabulary story 397   WHAT WAS THE SITUATION IN THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR?
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vocabulary story 397 WHAT WAS THE SITUATION IN THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: APPROPRIATE ATROPHY DETACHMENT RHETORICAL OMINOUS ACCLAIM OPAQUE CHARISMATIC INTRACTABLE DIDACTIC The English Civil War has a lot of didactic value. If I had rhetorical skills, I’d tell you about it in an appropriate way. The King hardy had a charismatic nature. He had a detachment from reality, as the country took on an ominous intractable quality. The events are opaque. What is known is his government atrophied and Parliament won acclaim. The English Civil War has a lot of moral lesson value. If I had speaking skills, I’d tell you about it in the right way. The King did not have leadership ability. He was removed from reality, as the country took on a threatening unfixable quality. The events are clouded. What is known is his government withered and Parliament won approval.
VOCABULARY STORY 396     WHY DO WORKERS LIKE WAR?
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VOCABULARY STORY 396 WHY DO WORKERS LIKE WAR?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: ELATED CONTEND ARBITRARY ALLUSION DEFINITION COMPILE PRUDENT MATERIAL INCONSEQUENTIAL SKEPTIC A cornucopia is an allusion to abundance; the very definition of material wealth. Skeptics say war; it may be arbitrary or inconsequential, causes production. When a nation contends, goods are compiled in a prudent way and workers are elated. A cornucopia is a reference to abundance; the very meaning of physical wealth. Doubters say war; it may be random or of no significance, causes production. When a nation fights, goods are stacked in a way to take care of needs and workers are delighted.
DO ALL BINGO CARDS HAVE THE SAME ODDS OF WINNING?  A WAY TO SEE
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DO ALL BINGO CARDS HAVE THE SAME ODDS OF WINNING? A WAY TO SEE

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DO ALL BINGO CARDS HAVE THE SAME ODDS OF WINNING? A WAS TO SEE Bingo is a game of frustration. You get a card with 25 numbers on it; five to a row. The rows are picked from these ranges: ROW 1 1-15 ROW 2 16-30 ROW 3 31-45 ROW 4 46-60 ROW 5 61-75 Other people get cards too. Numbers are called out at random from 1 to 75. If one of your numbers is called, you cover it. You win if you’re the first one to have five numbers in a row, including diagonals; so there are twelve ways to win. My first reaction to this game was extreme boredom; then I got into it. If you believe in luck, or somehow think you have a better card, then it is interesting. Someone said to me there are lucky numbers that win more. There are at least two theories claiming some numbers or combinations of numbers win more. I was curious. I wrote a BASIC computer program to find the answer: Are there better BINGO cards than win more often? My BASIC program can play about 1000 games a second. I made random cards and played with them automatically. I found the number of times a card won in 1000 game trials before the 25th number was called. It seemed to me that, that is the number you usually have to win by to win. I saved the data for each card; amount of wins before the 25th number is called. I then used the same cards to run a second 1000 game trial for each card. I saved this data. I got an average for both lists; the average number it took cards to win. Then I compared the two lists, looking for consistency; that is in both trials, where card that were better in trial 1, better in trial 2. The final result of this was around 25% That is, cards that were better in trial 1 were also better in trial 2. This shows that cards have an equal chance of being better than average in two games trial of 1000 games each. 25% chance of these outcomes: in both trials a card was above average in both trials a card was below average in trial 1 a card was above average and in trial 2 below average in trial 2 a card was below average and in trial 1 below average CONCLUSION: Bingo cards have an equal change of being better at winning. DISCUSION: It is disappointing to find this result, but confirms the laws of statistics. If you just look at the list of wins, some cards do excel and sometimes they excel both times. However; overall, in 1000 games, this does not hold true. I think I will also test for extremely good cards. That is, do cards that are much better in one trial win more often in a second trial. THE END