VOCABULARY STORY 86 WHY THE PILGRIMS CAME TO AMERICA SEE IF YOU CAN PARAPHRASE MY STORY: The Pilgrims colony in America stems from a benevolent solution. Pilgrims were accused of heresy in England. The devious official church had priests who only qualified by allegiance to the King and his ideas. Opportunists were among them. The persecution fluctuated, it got worse then subsided. The Pilgrims could not live with the assertions against them and fled to Holland and then America. The Pilgrims colony in America originated from a friendly solution. Pilgrims were charged with improper in England. The crooked official church had priests who only eligible by loyalty to the King and his ideas. People taking advantage were among them. The harassment varied, it got worse then cooled down. The Pilgrims could not live with the charges against them and fled to Holland and then America.

VOCABULARY STORY 85 HOW EINSTEIN ACTED SEE IF YOU CAN PARAPHRASE MY STORY: Einstein was cerebral and charismatic but also a skeptic and circumspect. To cite one example: Late in life, to mollify and mitigate requests of disputatious censorious people wanting him to support their iffy causes, he hesitated and delayed. That he was a communist has been debunked. Einstein was brainy and charming but also a cynic and cautious. To give one example: Late in life, to appease and lessen requests of argumentative fault-finding people wanting him to support their iffy causes, he checked himself and waited. That he was a communist has been disproved.

VOCABULARY STORY 84 FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT WAS NOT PERFECT SEE IF YOU CAN PARAPHRASE MY STORY: Franklin Roosevelt won acclaim as a paragon of presidents, so it is a paradox that assertions of serious wrong doing have been made. (it is naivete to think anyone is perfect). He intervened against pacifist congressmen to intimidate and censure them. Franklin Roosevelt won praise as a model of presidents, so it is puzzling that accusations of serious wrong doing have been made. (it is simple-minded to think anyone is perfect). He got involved against congressmen who preferred peace to threated and reprimand them.

VOCABULARY STORY 83 PRESIDENT KENNEDY’S FATAL FLAW SEE IF YOU CAN PARAPHRASE MY STORY: It is generally acknowledged President Kennedy was articulate with great rhetorical skills, never being silent with a lack of an answer. We must be reverent of the dead, but it must also be admitted that he went around with scanty security. He did not retain enough guards, retracting them to give access to the public. Scrupulous scrutiny of Dallas was not done on that tragic day, November 22, 1963. It is widely accepted President Kennedy was a great speaker with great debating skills, never being silent with a lack of a comeback. We must be respectful of the dead, but it must also be admitted that he went around with light security. He did not keep enough guards, pulling them back to give contact to the public. A thorough look at Dallas was not done on that sad day, November 22, 1963.

VOCABULARY STORY 82 THE RIFLEMAN The Rifleman is a Western saga set in rudimentary Kansas. They show robust rigorous people with a rigid will to survive. Present-day people have rescinded approval of Rifleman values; reproving the violence; repudiating the taking of the West. They would never sanction such actions. They fail to see the satirical side of the Rifleman story. The Rifleman is a Western story set in primitive Kansas. They show strong active people with a steely will to survive. Present-day people have taken back approval of Rifleman values; deploring the violence; rejecting the taking of the West. They would never approve such actions. They fail to see the comical side of the Rifleman story.

VOCABULARY STORY 81 THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR The reprehensible attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii left battleships inundated and inverted. The base commander got a reprimand and resigned. The reserves were called up. The resolve of the U.S. people was sparked. They were now resigned for war. They would be inured to hardship and show restraint in spending on personal goods. A resolution declaring war was needly unanimous. The evil attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii left battleships submerged and flipped over. The base commander got a scolding and quit. The troops were called up. The determination of the U.S. people was sparked. They now accepted the need for war. They would get used to hardship and show self-control in spending on personal goods. A vote declaring war was needly a total yes vote.

NEW VOCABULARY STORY 72 Do Now CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?: RELEGATE NONCHALANCE MALLEABLE EMULATE REPEL MY VOCABULARY STORY: Parents relegate their children’s minds to the internet with nonchalance. Children are so malleable even to emulating Spiderman who repels off walls! SIMPLE VERSION: Parents carelessly give over their children’s minds to the internet. Children are so shapable even to copying Spiderman who bounces off walls!

NEW VOCABULARY STORY 33 Do Now YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?: appease nonchalant discourse elaborate complement MY VOCABULARY STORY: To appease the claim there is no program to train candidates to carry on nonchalant discourse, there is an elaborate course complemented by after graduation in person coaching. SIMPLE VERSION: To quiet the claim there is no program to train candidates to carry on informal conversations, there is an in depth course supplemented by after graduation in person coaching. PARAPHRASE: In response to a crying need to help candidate improve their conversation skills, a lengthy course has been devised with additional in person coaching.

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 31 Do Now CAN YOU MAKE A STORY CONTAINING THESE FIVE WORDS?: gravity remorse relegate benign disdain MY VOCABULARY STORY: The generation of World War 2 felt the gravity and remorse of the reality of killing people. These ideas have long been relegate to history. The present generation has a benign attitude toward war and disdain for those with antiwar views. SIMPLE VERSION: The generation of World War 2 felt the seriousness and regret for the reality of killing people. These ideas have long been put away in to dustbin history. The present generation has a favorable attitude toward war and contempt for those with antiwar views. PARAPHRASE: The World War 2 generation knew war; its seriousness and sorrow. These ideas have long been forgotten about; replaced a kinder view of war and scorn for those insisting on peace.

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.

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.

This program tests 17,000 words. You get to chose the length of the words or leave it random. You hear a word; you can slow it down to make it clear. You write the word on paper. You see the answer. This program is useful if sobering.

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.

COMMON WORD STORY 53 MODERN MANHATTAN Modern Manhattan has a lot of cachet. People cram into its markets to get a bagels and parched people go into its bars to drink. There is such an impulse to come to New York, that it is necessary to have a big police force 24/7 in rotation of shifts to accede to the demand. This is where a boy can make a hit album and get rich and famous. Today’s Manhattan has a lot of class. People jam into its food stores to get a bagels and thirsty people go into its bars to lap it up. There is such an drive to come to New York, that it is necessary to have a big security force every day all day in changing shifts to meet the demand. This is where a youth can make a hit song and get a lot of money and notice.

VOCABULARY PICTURES WITH A SPELLING GAME THIS IS A COLLECTION OF 3000 VOCABULARY WORDS WITH A PICTURE ILLUSTRATION FOR EACH ONE. THERE IS ALSO A SPELLING GAME BASED ON THESE WORDS.

A tribe makes good The tribe had the pizazz to propagate through the medial part of the coast. Their success was based on the triad of applying shrill discipline to their army, treating conquered people fairly and carrying on sinister midnight rituals to inspire fear. They lived in peublo-like barrack and could find provender where others just saw blank desert. It is said that a platoon of them were equal to an army company of the forces arraiged against them. The tribe had the umph to spread through the central part of the coast. Their success was based on the three things: applying a harsh code to their army, treating subject people fairly and carrying on savage nightly rites to cause terror. They lived in mud brick army buildings and could find food for their horses where others just saw empty wasteland. It is said that a small group of them were equal to an army component of the forces facing against them.

THE DUTCH IN NEW YORK When the beaver fur trade became obsolete, Dutch patricians in New York City who grew rich by exporting pelts were crestfallen. They conceded they would have to realign themselves to the waves of imigrants who were coming to the city; that was the future. They retrained to run factories to produce denim and othe inexpensive cloth to clothe the crush of newcomers. At the same trime, there was a lot of fantasizing about a glorious lost Dutch past; in New York State. Washington Irving wrote about the Knickerbockers on this wistful theme. When the beaver fur trade became passe, Dutch socalites in New York City who grew rich by exporting furs were sad. They agreed they would have to adapt themselves to the waves of foreigners who were coming to the city; that was the future. They learned to run factories to produce blue jeans and other inexpensive clothing to outfit the crush of newcomers. At the same time, there was a lot of fictional tales about a glorious lost Dutch past; in New York State. Washington Irving wrote about the Knickerbockers on this fanciful topic.

TURMOIL DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION The Torys were favorable to the English sovereign during the American Revolution. Many of these were brits from England. Patriots proliferated and accussed them of connivance against the war. Eventually, a fracture took place and bold action was demanded. Torys were asked whether they were for independence or not. Many were sent to prison out in Boston bay , there to drink thin leek soup and stale bread. However; many rich connected people were exempt and were left alone. The Loyalists were supportive of the English king during the American Revolution. Many of these were English from England. Patriots multiplied and sued them for working against the war. Finally, a rupture took place and bold measures were strongly called for. Torys were asked whether they were for a break with England or not. Many were sent to prison out in Boston bay , there to drink thin onion soup and spoiled bread. However; many rich socialites were unaffected and were left untouched.

WORLD WAR TWO IN THE PACIFIC One facet of the war were malaria casualties. The fighting was vehement enough without this added problem. Mosquitos proliferated, leaving troops petulant and chronically ill. There were scanty medical facilities to address the problem with not enough MD's. To get egress from jungles, you needed a sickle. When troops donned protection gear, changes, subtile At first took place. Jeeps carrying equipment helped a lot too. One feature of the war were malaria patients. The fighting was savage enough without this added problem. Mosquitos multiplied, leaving troops cranky and continuously sick. There were limited medical facilities to face the problem with not enough doctors. To get out of jungles, you needed a machete. When troops put on preventative equipment, changes, not easily seen at first took place. Jeeps carrying supplies helped a lot too.