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VOCABULARY STORY 211   COULD ROME HAVE BEEN SAVED IN 450AD?
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VOCABULARY STORY 211 COULD ROME HAVE BEEN SAVED IN 450AD?

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The thesis that Rome could revive in 450AD is specious. The somber facts are that the sporadic turbulent time of a generation before turned into a rigid immutable decline. The proliferation of Barbarians into society and the Army caused this. Efforts at reform were immaterial. The elite became resigned and in a reprehensible way joined the Barbarians if they could. The theory that Rome could revive in 450AD seems plausible by is wrong. The sad facts are that the on and off rocky times of a generation before turned into a steady unchangeable decline. The spread of Barbarians into society and the Army caused this. Efforts at reform were of no importance. The top people became accepting of this and in a contemptIble way joined the Barbarians if they could.
VOCABULARY STORY 212    WW2 ATTEMPTS AT TEACHING MACHINES
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VOCABULARY STORY 212 WW2 ATTEMPTS AT TEACHING MACHINES

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At the start of WW2 the Army thought its need to educate was soluble by teaching machines. They made a resolution to try. They devised didactic courses with the precursors of today’s computers. These diffused to the army bases. Skeptics were presumptuous in their criticism. They led with polemical arguments that polarized the experts. At the beginning of WW2 the Army thought its need to educate could be met by teaching machines. They made a agreement to try. They made up teaching courses with the forerunners of today’s computers. These were spread to the army bases. Doubters were aggressive in their criticism. They led with sharp verbal arguments that divided the experts.
VOCABULARY STORY 213   WHO FIRST NOTICED LATIN TURNING INTO FRENCH?
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VOCABULARY STORY 213 WHO FIRST NOTICED LATIN TURNING INTO FRENCH?

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Discriminating English scholars in the early Middle Ages had a dilemma. In their diligence, they noticed excerpts of old prayers in Latin differed from the way Latin was being spoken then. The concentration on the discrepency was because they were averse to and had a disinclination to altering prayers; they may not work in the changed form! This was the first time the digression of a language was noticed in the Middle Ages. Latin was turning into French, Spanish and other languages. People have a disdain for Middle Ages learning but this was an important discovery. Alert English scholars in the early Middle Ages had a problem. In their steady effort, they noticed passages of old prayers in Latin were different from the way Latin was being spoken then. The focus on the change was because they did not want to and had an aversion to changing prayers; they may not work in the changed form! This was the first time the wandering of a language was noticed in the Middle Ages. Latin was turning into French, Spanish and other languages. People have a low opinion for Middle Ages learning but this was an important discovery.
VOCABULARY STORY 208     THE USA BETWEEN THE WARS
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VOCABULARY STORY 208 THE USA BETWEEN THE WARS

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Pessimism was warranted in the volatile late 1930’s. The brevity of the benign phase between WW1 and WW2 was very brief. The USA squandered the chance to buttress against the Nazis and Japanese. Some USA zealots had a rhetorical field day calling on Washington to wizen up. The expectation of the worst was justified in the turbulent late 1930’s. The shortness of the kindly phase between WW1 and WW2 was very brief. The USA wasted the chance to bulk up against the Nazis and Japanese. Some USA patriots had a speech making field day calling on Washington to wizen up.
VOCABULARY STORY 209    HOW BRAINY PEOPLE GET IN TROUBLE
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VOCABULARY STORY 209 HOW BRAINY PEOPLE GET IN TROUBLE

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Cerebral people have a capacity for messing up. During expository talks on their subjects, they make extraneous comments. Their candor trips them up. Sometimes enemies ask things calculate to get awkward statements. These are catalysts for censure by a censorious public. Smart people often have to capitulate and apologize. Brainy people have a ability to mess up. During explanatory talks on their subjects, they make side comments. Their honest trips them up. Sometimes enemies ask things designed to get messed up statements. These are sparking points for condemnation by a fault finding public. Smart people often have to come to terms and say they’re sorry.
SONG:   BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
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SONG: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC

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BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC THIS IS AN AMERICAN NORTHERN CIVIL WAR TUNE. IT WILL PLAY ON MY MUSIC PLAYER. OPEN THE EXE FILE NAMED ‘FIXED’. SELECT 1 PLAY SONG. TYPE IN BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC. PLAY IT SLOWED UP 170% ON TRUMPET. THE MUSIC PLAYED CAN BE USED TO ENTER YOUR OWN MUSIC FROM PICTURES OF MUSIC SHEETS WITH NOTES ON IT.
VOCABULARY STORY 215      FACTORS IN ROME'S DECLINE
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VOCABULARY STORY 215 FACTORS IN ROME'S DECLINE

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Historian have adopted ingenious new methods to check the civil condition of Late Rome. Adherents use inference to measure the inexorable decline. The economy - stagnant. The Army once adroit - inert. A profusion of factors came together to cause this ruin. Historian have started to use clever new methods to check the country’s condition in Late Rome. Follower use deduction to measure the unstoppable decline. The economy - dead. The Army once dynamic - powerless. A host of factors came together to cause this ruin.
VOCABULARY STORY 214  WHO WAS PAUL BUNION?
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VOCABULARY STORY 214 WHO WAS PAUL BUNION?

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A charismatic figure in American Lore is the hale Paul Bunion. He had the criterion to be a superhero. Not eloquence, strength. To cite one example; he found it expedient to use a super-size ax to expedite clearing of a forest. When elicited who did it, he looked in an elated but circumspect way and said Me! A popular figure in American Mythology is the healthy Paul Bunion. He had the stuff to be a superhero. Not fancy speech, strength. To give one example; he found it useful to use a super-size ax to hasten clearing of a forest. When questioned who did it, he looked in an thrilled but cautious way and said Me!
THE RETURN OF THE TEACHING MACHINE?
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THE RETURN OF THE TEACHING MACHINE?

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THOUGHTS ON A TESTING MACHINE A testing machine is a device to receive answers from a student and mark them. The first such device was made here in the USA. It was mechanical and needed to be precise. Its inventor was a perfectionist and suffered. A run of about one hundred were made. Because of the Depression, they were slow to sell and failed - I wish I had one now! Programmed learning was introduced. Animals could be taught with a schedule of rewards for proper responses. Courses were designed for people. I got involved with this. A teaching machine by Grolier was offered to me to help my bad spelling - still in evidence today, when I was twelve year old, during its brief popularity (Five million were sold!) Why did it fail and almost disappear, after such high hopes and hype?? HOW I USED TEACHING MACHINES: I myself made a teaching machine with a computer, when I was a Speech teacher wiTH small groups. At the time, made short answers were used as a teaching method. My program accepts answers from several students at the same time. It is on TES. It worked well and I continued to develop it while using it. I used two choice questions (Alternate Choice), adequate to quickly determine if you know your stuff. For example: Several of these questions brings the certainty to near complete, if you know the story: Snow White or The Three Little Pigs. Were pigs or dwarves in the story? Was a wolf or an evil queen the villain? Were any of the houses in the story made of bricks? If you answer randomly, you will be wrong and you don’t know the story. Alternate Choice is a recognized accepted method. WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW: I was pleasantly astounded to find the Grolier Teaching Machine and Its Spelling course on Ebay from 1962! A computer teaching course with alternate choice and the program steps of a teaching program is thoroughly possible. WHY A TEACHING PROGRAM: We are on the cusp of a new age. Great amounts of education are needed; probably more than was needed in WW2. (the military then turned to teaching machines to fill their need for training.) Programmed learning has fallen out of favor. Greed; exorbitant fees for programs and a disinterest in learning are involved?? I will look into this and see what I can do. Another perfectionist is needed. Paul Skittone 2024
SONG:      THE BOWERY
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SONG: THE BOWERY

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THIS IS A SONG OF NEW YORK CITY. THE BOWERY WAS (IS) A NOTORIOUS LOWER MANHATTAN DISTRICT NEAR THE FORMER DOCKS. THE SONG IS A LAMENT ON STRANGE THINGS HAPPENING AND HOW HE WILL NOT GO THERE ANYMORE. IT WAS KNOWN FOR DANCE HALL AND CRIME. TO PLAY THE SONG: LOAD THE PLAYER. TYPE IN THE BOWERY. THIS SONG HAS ONE PART. YOU CAN SCAN IN YOUR OWN SONGS FROM MUSIC SHEETS ALSO.
VOCABULARY STORY 218     WHY WERE THE PYRAMIDS BUILT?
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VOCABULARY STORY 218 WHY WERE THE PYRAMIDS BUILT?

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Archeologists want to resolve a myriad of issue about the Pyramids to debunk wrong ideas. It is tauntamount to going back in a time machine. It is the very definition of naivete to think people were prompted by deference to one person or surrepticious force could get them to work so hard. The fact is, religiosity was the motive and no one decried putting in the effort. Archeologists want to put to rest a host of issues about the Pyramids to disprove wrong ideas. It is like to going back in a time machine. It is the very definition of simple mindedness to think people were urged on by respect for one person or hidden force could get them to work so hard. The fact is, religiosity was the driving force and no one objected to putting in the effort.
VOCABULARY STORY 219     WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF RELIGION?
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VOCABULARY STORY 219 WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF RELIGION?

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Religions have common narratives with consistency. Stock messages that stem from the need to battle compound detrimental trends - deterents to theft and killing. To get people submissive to God. Some religions also have nebulous features, but the likelihood of hyperbole is rare. Religions have common themes with regularity. Standard messages that derive from the need to fight added up harmful drift - preventatives to theft and killing. To get people obedient to God. Some religions also have mysterious features, but the likelihood of way out statements is rare.
song : BILLY BOY
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song : BILLY BOY

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THIS IS AN OLD AMERICAN FOLK SONG. LOAD THE PLAYER. TYPE IN BILLY BOY. BILLY BOY HAS 1 PART. THIS PLAYER CAN ALSO BE USED TO SCAN IN YOUR OWN SONGS.
SONG:  BUFFALO GALS
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SONG: BUFFALO GALS

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THIS IS A JAUNTY SONG BASED ON AN ENGLISH TUNE. RUN THE PROGRAM. TYPE BUFFALO GALS. THIS SONG HAS 1 PART. THIS PROGRAM CAN BE USED TO SCAN YOUR OWN MUSIC FROM AN IMAGE OF A MUSIC PAGE WITH NOTES ON IT.
VOCABULARY STORY 216    INTIMATE DETAILS OF THE FALL OF ROME
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VOCABULARY STORY 216 INTIMATE DETAILS OF THE FALL OF ROME

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Historians have used innovations to measure the fall of Rome; things inherent to the fall. Worsening conditions instigated insularity. People were intimidated. There were no police to intervene. Intimate details; seemingly innocuous, like a loss of integrity in common people in trivial matters. Historians have used new methods to measure the fall of Rome; things a part of the fall. Worsening conditions caused people to be closed in. People were scared. There were no police to get involved. Fine details; seemingly harmless, like a loss of honesty in common people in minor matters.
STORY 217    HOW THE FRENCH RESISTANCE FOUGHT THE NAZIS
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STORY 217 HOW THE FRENCH RESISTANCE FOUGHT THE NAZIS

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The intrepid partisans of WW2 France were intractable in the face of the Nazi occupation. Their irreproachable judicious attacks made the Nazis irate. The partisans wanted to invert the military situation. The Freedom Fighters became inured to savage reprisals. It is ironic that though innudated by superior forces, they became stronger. The resolute underground fighters of WW2 France were staunch in the face of the Nazi occupation. Their blameless well thought out attacks made the Nazis furious. The citizen army wanted to turn around the military situation. The Freedom Fighters became used to savage revenge measures. It is the odd that though surrounded by superior forces, they became stronger.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF VOCABULARY STORIES
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF VOCABULARY STORIES

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WHAT THE VOCABULARY STORIES ARE FOR The stories are writing exercises. I select ten vocabulary words from a pack of 500 SAT words. Then, I try to make a very short story with them. This forces me into writing things I would never think of. I then translate it into other words - paraphrasing it. This is enjoyable for me. You can read the story and try to paraphrase it also as an exercise. Using the words is an activity that refreshes them in your mind. Just rote learning of vocabulary is much too boring and ineffective.
SONG:  CAMPTOWN RACES
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SONG: CAMPTOWN RACES

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THIS IS STEPHAN FOSTER’S FIRST HIT. IT IS ABOUT AS COUNTRY RACETRACK IN PRE-CIVIL WAR USA. RUN THE PROGRAM. TYPE CAMPTOWN RACES. THIS SONG HAS ONE PART.
VOCABULARY STORY 220    WHAT KILLED OFF ROME?
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VOCABULARY STORY 220 WHAT KILLED OFF ROME?

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The predecessor of Christianity in Rome was the Pagan religion. It was robust, malleable and rudimentary. A religion for pragmatic predators. After a comprehensive review, one must concede, Chistianity undermined the Empire in a devious way. The forerunner of Christianity in Rome was the Pagan religion. It was strong, shapeable and primative . A religion for clear eyed conquerers. After a complete review, one must admit, Christianity subvereted the Empire in a sneaky way.
SONG: CHICAGO
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SONG: CHICAGO

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THIS IS A SONG WE PLAY ALL THE TIME IN THE USA. LOAD THE PROGRAM AND TYPE CHICAGO. CHICAGO HAS 2 PARTS.