1 Vocabulary Story 902 Nice Young Woman Enlivens Early TV
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Early TV was listless with boring homogeneous programming. They
were asked to modify this in the face of viewer wrath. So, they got
a debutante with puppets in a baroque set. She used pantomime and
viewers construed the meaning. It was great.
A tell all book received under affidavit has recently fleshed
out the details.
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2 Vocabulary Story 902 Nice Young Woman Enlivens Early TV
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Early TV was tired with boring monotonous programming. They
were asked to change this in the face of viewer anger. So, they got
a pretty young woman with puppets in an ornate set. She used gestures and
viewers understood the meaning. It was great.
A tell all book received under oath has recently fleshed
out the details.
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1 Vocabulary Story 926 The Problems of Youth
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It’s an inalienable part of youth to be susceptible to bad ways.
Plucky youths go on nocturnal sprees giving baubles and booze. It’s
an anathema. It’s also a seasonal thing according to arrest records.
Pastors preach in stark prose to ameliorate the sad situation.
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2 Vocabulary Story 926 The Problems of Youth
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It’s an irremovable part of youth to be vulnerable to bad ways.
Spirited youths go on nightly jaunts giving trinkets and alcohol. It’s
also more prevalent during certain times of year according to arrest records.
It’s a hateful thing.
Pastors preach in clear unadorned speech to improve the sad situation.
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1 Vocabulary Story 927 Graceland: Elvis Presley’s House
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The gist of a visit to Graceland, Elvis Presley’s home, is he was
a voluble blatant vulgarian. Inanimate objects like his gaudy limos
show this.
It was inexorable that litigants attacked him to try to to claimants
to his stuff. Now Graceland is a museum and his fans come to worship
even the interstices of its sidewalks.
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2 Vocabulary Story 927 Graceland: Elvis Presley’s House
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The take away of a visit to Graceland, Elvis Presley’s home, is he was
a talkative outright rich crude person. Silent objects like his over showy limos
reveal this.
It was inevitable that suit bringers attacked him to try to lay claim
to his stuff. Now Graceland is a museum and his fans come to worship
even the cracks in its sidewalks.
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1 Vocabulary Story 925 Silent Spring
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After WW2, DD2 was proffered as a panacea against insects. The
public had reverence for science and adopted it with alacrity and
tractably used it.
Then data was gleaned and DD2 reviled as carcinogenic. Even restaurants
were affected. An elegy: The Silent Spring was written.
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2 Vocabulary Story 925 Silent Spring
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After WW2, DD2 was advertised as a cure-all against insects. The
public had respect for science and adopted it with haste and
obediently used it.
Then data was collected and DD2 criticized as cancer causing. Even restaurants
were involved. A sad book: The Silent Spring was written.
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1 Vocabulary Story 918 Successful Fighter Aces Lived in the Zone
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Successful fighter pilots were often estranged. They were nonchalant,
the periphery around them safe from the turbulence and extreme presentiment
of death.
The breadth of their success was often defiled, panned by the jealous.
Filigree was added to their uniforms as they got more kills.
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2 Vocabulary Story 918 Successful Fighter Aces Lived in the Zone
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Successful fighter pilots were often held distant. They were cool and confident
the space around them safe from the violence and extreme dread
of death.
The scope of their success was often sullied, criticized by the jealous.
Fancy braid was added to their uniforms as they got more kills.
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1 Vocabulary Story 917 Gladiator’s Tricks
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I wrote a thesis about gladiators in the hippodrome. Success
for new aspirants seems arbitrary. Opportunists cut their opponents
appendages when they were not ready. While this was considered corrupt
and got demerits, the bad image usually quickly dissipated and the
gladiator rose in rank.
Beaten submissive fighters were sparred if it would add interest
to the games.
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2 Vocabulary Story 917 Gladiator’s Tricks
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I wrote a study about gladiators in the arena. Success
for new hopefuls seems random. The unscrupulous cut their opponents
limbs when they were not ready. While this was considered bad
and got penalties, the bad image usually quickly was forgotten and the
gladiator rose in rank.
Beaten surrendering fighters were sparred if it would add interest
to the games.
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1 Vocabulary Story 916 Butterfly Collectors Find Joy
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There is a confraternity of butterfly collectors with older ones
giving avuncular advice. They vie to get rare species.
There is a lot of heinous drudgery and ominous weather at times
but perquisites also, as they evince their gossamer trophies,
the subject of panegyrics.
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2 Vocabulary Story 916 Butterfly Collectors Find Joy
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There is a brotherhood of butterfly collectors with older ones
giving uncle-like advice. They compete to get rare species.
There is a lot of dreadful slogging and threatening weather at times
but benefits also, as they demonstrate their glimmering trophies,
the subject of high praise.
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1 Vocabulary Story 913 Abbess Teaches Bible Stories
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The Abbess ran a tutorial about the bible which endeared her to
the little community around the convent. This appurtenance caused a renaissance
of interest in the Bible.
She taught about the clamor of the inundation of Noah and how
the Jews were afflicted by the Philistines with their bacchanals.
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2 Vocabulary Story 913 Abbess Teaches Bible Stories
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The Abbess ran a study class about the bible which made her liked in
the little community around the convent. This additional thing caused a re-birth
of interest in the Bible.
She taught about the uproar of the flood of Noah and how
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Jews were troubled by the Philistines with their drunken parties.
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1 Vocabulary Story 914 Civil War Doctor Tries to Cope
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A plucky pedant doctor was sent to Civil War hospitals
to palliate suffering. He saw vituperation as patients wavered and
writhed as their limbs were amputated.
He was empowered to lessen things that exacerbated the situation and
stop the ineffectual. He prayed and abstained to get strength to carry
on.
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2 Vocabulary Story 914 Civil War Doctor Tries to Cope
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A courageous scholarly doctor was sent to Civil War hospitals
to relieve suffering. He saw cursing as patients shook and
twisted as their limbs were cut off.
He was given authority to lessen things that worsened the situation and
stop the useless. He prayed and fasted to get strength to carry
on.
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1 Vocabulary Story 915 General Pilot of the Luftwaffe
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Adolf Galland was peerless amongst the ME 109 pilots of the World
War Two Luftwaffe. We’d call him infamous, a premeditated murderer.
He took gusto in enlightening young pilots who held him to be omniscient.
He was vociferous in forwarding pristine axioms about aerial tactics.
One time he survived though his plane was shot up, porous with holes.
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2 Vocabulary Story 915 General Pilot of the Luftwaffe
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Adolf Galland was without equal amongst the ME 109 pilots of the World
War Two Luftwaffe. We’d call him notorious, a systematic murderer.
He took enjoyment in teaching young pilots who held him to be all knowing.
He was out spoken in forwarding pure principles of aerial tactics.
One time he survived though his plane was shot up, filled with holes.
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1 Vocabulary Story 907 Early Music halls in New York City
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The start of mucical theater in early NYC was spontaneous. The
rationation was to make a living in a nicer wat than at the docks,
laundries or factories. Impresarios purveyed musical shows that
have been traduced as cheap and low class, defiling the art of ‘real’
music.
Crowds of workers jostled at the portals of the halls for a seat
on the benches. If singers added interest with nuances on old tunes,
they could prolong the longevity of their careers.
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2 Vocabulary Story 907 Early Music halls in New York City
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The start of mucical theater in early NYC was impromptu. The
reason was to make a living in a nicer way than at the docks,
laundries or factories. Managers provided musical shows that
have been criticized as cheap and low class, dirtying the art of ‘real’
music.
Crowds of workers shoved at the entrances of the halls for a seat
on the benches. If singers added interest with novel twists on old tunes,
they could prolong the span of their careers.
1 Vocabulary Story 908 Roman Cities Fall to the Natives
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The weakness of Roman cities in North Africa spawned arrant raids
by desert tribes, bolstered by dromedary camels. They were able to
breach city walls and botch the vital grain shipments to Rome.
Missionaries tried to allay the raider’s wrath to amend their ways.
One saint was martyred his wan body brought back to the basilica with
dirges.
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2 Vocabulary Story 908 Roman Cities Fall to the Natives
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The weakness of Roman cities in North Africa caused opened raids
by desert tribes, complemented by one hump camels. They were able to
penetrate city walls and ruin the vital grain shipments to Rome.
Missionaries tried to calm the raider’s wrath to change their ways.
One saint was martyred his pale body brought back to the basilica with
sad songs.
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1 Vocabulary Story 909 The Gangster Baby Face Nelson
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The sullen gangster with the pseudomyn Baby Face Nelson, was
so famous; his name was truncated to Babe. He wore the totem of an
ocher cat for luck to compliment his pin-striped suit. He breached
all types of laws, enough to give the FBI vertigo.
Young people ogled him from the lattice of a park bandstand as
he brazenly went to the movies in Chicago in his big Duesenberg car
with his platinum haired moll.
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2 Vocabulary Story 909 The Gangster Baby Face Nelson
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The gloomy gangster with the fake name Baby Face Nelson, was
so famous; his name was shortened to Babe. He wore the charm of a
yellowish cat for luck to add to his pin-striped suit. He broke
all types of laws, enough to give the FBI dizziness.
Young people gawked at him from the wood lattices of a park bandstand as
he openly went to the movies in Chicago in his big Duesenberg car
with his bleach blond haired girlfriend.
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1 Vocabulary Story 898 The Indians and John Smith
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John Smith was given a furlough from the distressed Jamestown colony
to look for food. He was captured by choleric Indians who had fulsome
fears about the English’s intents.
Smith became in love with the chief’s daughter who was lovely with
a slim midriff and all. She blanched at his advances. Smith tried
to promulgate his ideas to her, saying the English didn’t have deleterious
natures. A plaque commemorates the place she brought food to the colony
which saved them.
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2 Vocabulary Story 898 The Indians and John Smith
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John Smith was given a leave from the distressed Jamestown colony
to look for food. He was captured by angry Indians who had a lot of
fears about the English’s motives.
Smith became in love with the chief’s daughter who was lovely with
a slim waist and all. She blushed at his advances. Smith tried
to get his ideas across to her, saying the English didn’t have bad
natures. A plaque marks the place she brought food to the colony
which saved them.
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 900 Hitler’s Real Motives
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Hitler’s odious rhetoric was really a spiel, moving Germany
helter-skelter toward war. A welter of propaganda untethered the median
view of the average German. The opposition was suppressed so not even
an iota was left to parry his views.
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2 Vocabulary Story 900 Hitler’s Real Motives
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Hitler’s hateful speech was really a sales pitch, moving Germany
headlong toward war. A storm of propaganda unhinged the centrist
view of the average German. The opposition was held down so not even
a little bit was left to turn aside his views.
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1 Vocabulary Story 901 The Allied Bombing Campaign Against Germany
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People were credulous Allied bombers could depredate Germany of
its war industry. A lot of cognitive effort was expended on both sides.
A baleful seamless wall of flak was prepared to meet the bombers. They
would have no succor. This caused a furor in bomber command. Pilots
and crews had slim chances of survival and became religious, not profane
in any way.
Bombers switched to very high altitude, using heaters and oxygen
vials and lines to breathe.
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2 Vocabulary Story 901 The Allied Bombing Campaign Against Germany
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People were doubtful Allied bombers could rob Germany of
its war industry. A lot of mental effort was used on both sides.
A threatening continuous wall of anti plane artillery was prepared to meet the
bombers. They would have no help. This caused chaos in bomber command. Pilots
and crews had slim chances of survival and became religious, not unreligious
in any way.
Bombers switched to very high altitudes, using heaters and oxygen
bottles and lines to breathe.
1 Vocabulary Story 904 An Old Mongolian Emperor
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The old Genghis Kan was elusive. He had been a panjandrum in
his youth, winning temporal fame; now sedition was a possibility.
He wanted to give a patrimony to his sons.
He chided his advisors in a jovial way while figuring with an abacus,
interjecting vociferous objections at times.
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2 Vocabulary Story 904 An Old Mongolian Emperor
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The old Genghis Kan was kept hidden. He had been a powerful man in
his youth, winning earthly fame; now treachery was a possibility.
He wanted to give an inheritance to his sons.
He scolded his advisors in a good natured way while figuring with a adding,
beads, inserting loud objections at times.
1 Vocabulary Story 905 The Roman Emperors
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There was a confraternity of famous Roman Emperors. Powerful
historical figures who changed the world. One was tactless and laconic,
one studied epistemology and was pusillanimous, one was impolitic and
impulsive.
An exhibit at the library, embellished with newfangled holograms
shows them in Rome.
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2 Vocabulary Story 905 The Roman Emperors
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There was a brotherhood of famous Roman Emperors. Powerful
historical figures who changed the world. One was rude and spoke little,
one studied philosophy and was timid, one was unwise and
rash.
An exhibit at the library, complimented with innovative 3D images
shows them in Rome.
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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.