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VOCABULARY STORY 456  WHAT KEPT THINGS UNDER CONTROL IN THE OLD WEST?
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VOCABULARY STORY 456 WHAT KEPT THINGS UNDER CONTROL IN THE OLD WEST?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: REVERENT FIGURATIVE ATROPHY EXACERBATE ABATE AQQUIESCE ASSERTION ANTAGONISM ACCLAIM INCONSEQUENTIAL The Old West has a lot of hostility. It was a figurative hot mess, exacerbated by the invention of the six shooter; a revolver that could shoot six shots before reloading. This situation atrophied the soul. Churches won acclaim. They made assertions about Christian values. Even the hardened criminals acquiesed and showed a reverent attitude toward religion. Violence abated on Sundays but it was inconsequential because it started up again on Monday. The Old West has a lot of violence. It was a kind of hot mess, worsened by the invention of the six shooter; a revolver that could shoot six shots before reloading. This situation withered the soul. Churches won wide praise. They made claims about Christian values. Even the hardened criminals gave in and showed a respectful attitude toward religion. Violence stopped on Sundays but it was unimportant because it started up again on Monday.
VOCABULARY STORY 447  WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WENT AWAY?
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VOCABULARY STORY 447 WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WENT AWAY?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: DIDACTIC DEVISE RESOLUTION INNATE PROFUSION ASSUAGE PRODIGAL MEDIUM SISSENT PAUCITY Religion is a medium with innate political implications. The knocking down of the Catholic Church left a paucity of religious leadership and a lot of dissent. As a resolution to this, the states devised a new religions. These had a profusion of details that tried to assuage all the different factions. Religion is a subject with in-built political ties. hese knocking down of the Catholic Church left a lack of religious leadership and a lot of complaining. As a solution to this, the states made up a new religions. These had a lot of details that tried to satisfy all the different groups.
VOCABULARY STORY 446    WHAT WOULD A PLAY ABOUT THE CIVIL WAR BE LIKE?
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VOCABULARY STORY 446 WHAT WOULD A PLAY ABOUT THE CIVIL WAR BE LIKE?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: RESIGNED PACIFIST CREDULITY CURSORY ABSTRACT DERIVATIVE ADVERSE KINDLE COMPOUND PRECURSOR There is an abstract theatrical play derivative of the US Civil War. The pacifists are resigned to a long war, thinking their predessors lucky. Adverse conditions kindled the conflict. A cursory look at the compound problems defies credulity. There is a conceptual theatrical play based on the US Civil War. The people against war accept the factr of a long war, thinking their forebearers lucky. Bad conditions started the conflict. A quick look at the lumped together problems tests believability.
VOCABULARY STORY 451    WHAT ARE COURSES IN WEST POINT LIKE?
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VOCABULARY STORY 451 WHAT ARE COURSES IN WEST POINT LIKE?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: REPEL SUBORDINATE The US Army has a lavish academic setup in West Point New York. The traditional formulaic curriculum is designed to sustain tenacity in the officer corps. The conjecture is that the lower classmates should subordinate themselves tyo build grit. The cadets get to dismiss and repel their old personalities and take on an officer personality. Candidates for accepted inclusive to all young people in the USA selected by merit. The US Army has a grand college setup in West Point New York. The traditional standard set of course is designed to build staying power in the officer corps. The theory is that the lower classmates should be especially obedient to build up grit. The cadets get to reject and cast off their old personalities and take on an officer personality. Candidates for accepted from all young people in the USA selected by merit.
VOCABULARY STORY 452     WHAT HAS BECOME OF A CLASSICAL EDUCATION?
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VOCABULARY STORY 452 WHAT HAS BECOME OF A CLASSICAL EDUCATION?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: DILEMMA EXEMPLIFY DISCREPANCY CONCENTRATION DISTINCTION ARBITRARY FACULTY METAPHOR ARCHAIC APATHY The faculty of 19th century colleges were in a dilemma. They had won distinction in the past for an arbitrary concentration on Latin and the classics. By 1850, this was somewhat archaic. Latin continued somewhat as a universal language. This is exemplified by medicine being in Latin. However; there was a discrepancy between a classical education and the modernizing world. Most people had apathy for Latin. There was a demand for science and technology. The metaphor: Being left behind is apt to the old school’s curriculums. The staffs of 19th century colleges were in a problem spot. They had won prestige in the past for an random dwelling on Latin and the classics. By 1850, this was somewhat quaint. Latin continued somewhat as a universal language. This is typified by medicine being in Latin. However; there was a difference between a classical education and the modernizing world. Most people had an indifference for Latin. There was a demand for science and technology. The image: Being left behind is apt to the old school’s curriculums.
VOCABULARY STORY 453  WHAT WAS ETHEL ROSENBERG'S EXECUTIOMN LIKE?
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VOCABULARY STORY 453 WHAT WAS ETHEL ROSENBERG'S EXECUTIOMN LIKE?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: RESERVE COMPLEMENT EXECUTE AMBIGUOUS RENOUNCE FALTER ANTITHESIS PERFUNCTORY ABSTRUSE VIABLE Ethel Rosenbergs the nuclear secrets spy's execution was a perfunctory affair; the antithesis of what you’d expect. She could have kept herself viable if she had renounced her spy contacts. She did not do that. She had dignity and reserve as she walked into the the death chamber, never flinching. She complimented and hugged the warden and said good-bye. The trial had been abstruse with many ambiguous elements. Ethel Rosenberg the nuclear secrets spy's execution was a routine affair; the opposite of what you’d expect. She could have kept herself alive if she had named her spy contacts. She did not do that. She had poise and control as she walked into the the death chamber, never shuttering. She praised and hugged the warden and said good-bye. The trial had been hard to understand with many unclear elements.
VOCABULARY STORY 454    WAS T REX BELIEVABLE AS A HUNTER?
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VOCABULARY STORY 454 WAS T REX BELIEVABLE AS A HUNTER?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: DOCTRINE DEFINITION CONDONE EGOTISM PLAUSIBLE EGOTISM PREVALENT EPHEMERAL CONCESSION DEBILITATE The former doctrine was that the Tyranosaurus Rex was the very definition of a top predator. However; the prevalent theory is that it was plausibly a scavenger, eating dead or debilitated animals. The old theorists make the concession that you have to discount the big visibility of T Rex to see it as a hunter. Would prey condone its getting close? Any advantages it would have had from its size and power would be ephemeral as prey adapted to run away. A lot of this controversy is due to egotism in academic circles, as old positions are defended far too long. The former accepted opinion was that the Tyranosaurus Rex was the very picture of a top predator. However; the current theory is that it was believable as a scavenger, eating dead or sick animals. The old theorists admit that you have to over-look the big visibility of T Rex to see it as a hunter. Would prey allow its getting close? Any advantages it would have had from its size and power would be temporary as prey adapted to run away. A lot of this controversy is due to self-importance in academic circles, as old positions are defended far too long.
VOCABULARY STORY 455    HOW WAS A SAILING BATTLESHIP RUN?
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VOCABULARY STORY 455 HOW WAS A SAILING BATTLESHIP RUN?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: IMPECCABLE QUELL REMORSE PEDESTRIAN ENUMERATE ADVERSITY DIVERGENT BUTTRESS HUSBAND MUNDANE The crew of the USS Constitution was impeccable in the face of adversity. The Marines were able to quell sailors with divergent views during a battle. There was no remorse with quick justice. The marines buttressed the officers from the crew. The captain had total power with enumerated duties. Everything was covered from mundane details to life and death issues. He had to husband the ship’s resources to fight the enemy. The crew of the USS Constitution was perfect in the face of problems. The Marines were able to check sailors with different views during a battle. There was no regret with quick justice. The marines insulated the officers from the crew. The captain had total power with listed duties. Everything was covered from everyday details to life and death issues. He had to conserve the ship’s resources to fight the enemy.
VOCABULARY STORY 448    WHAT KILLED HOUDINI?
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VOCABULARY STORY 448 WHAT KILLED HOUDINI?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: ILLUSORY ABRIDGE OBSCURE SPURIOUS PLACATE METHODICAL OBJECTIVE CENSORIOUS NONCHALANCE MALICIOUS Houdini was methodical in creating his illusory acts. The objective: To obscure spurious substitutions, etc… Then Houdini could act with nonchalance and mastery when locked in death chambers. To placate a censorious theater owner, he abridged a long act. A man punched him, not maliciously but when Houdini was not prepared. It killed him. Houdini was systematic in creating his mysterious acts. The goal: To hide fake replacements, etc… Then Houdini could act with cool and mastery when locked in death chambers. To calm a complaining theater owner, he shortened a long act. A man punched him, not with ill intent but when Houdini was not prepared. It killed him.
VOCABULARY STORY 428     WHAT WAS ISSAC NEWTON'S BIG SUCCESS?
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VOCABULARY STORY 428 WHAT WAS ISSAC NEWTON'S BIG SUCCESS?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: SOLUTION FOUNDER INGENIOUS RECANT APATHY ELABORATE DUBIOUS CONSENSUS COMPILE COLLOQUIAL The founder of Chemistry is Issac Newton. He compiled elaborate ingenious operations on soluble substances. The consensus is his results were often dubious. Newton himself recanted with apathy many of his ideas. In the colloquial: His success was his failure. The establisher of Chemistry is Issac Newton. He sacked up complicated clever operations on fluid substances. The general agreement is his results were often doubtful. Newton himself took back with indifference many of his ideas. Another way of saying it is: His success was his failure.
VOCABULARY STOEY 431   WHAT DID HERBERT HOOVER DO ABOUT THE GREAT DEPRESSION?
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VOCABULARY STOEY 431 WHAT DID HERBERT HOOVER DO ABOUT THE GREAT DEPRESSION?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: STATIC FRUGALITY EQUITABLE GENERALIZATION FUTILE DELINEATE DELETERIOUS PATRONIZE PROVINCIAL DISSEMINATE It is only equitable to delineate all Herbert Hoover’s hard efforts as the Depression disseminated through the USA in 1932. He found it futile to stop the deleterious events cascading from the big cities to every provincial hamlet. He reacted with reflexive static frugality. His generalizations to the unemployed were not especially patronizing or inappropriate as he delineated what he thought he could do. It is only fair to list all Herbert Hoover’s hard efforts as the Depression spread through the USA in 1932. He found it impossible to stop the destructive events reverberating from the big cities to every country hamlet. He reacted with reflexive stunned thrift. His broad statements to the unemployed were not especially condescending or out of place as he outlined what he thought he could do.
VOCABULARY STORY 433       WHAT WAS LINCOLN LIKE?
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VOCABULARY STORY 433 WHAT WAS LINCOLN LIKE?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: PRONE DENOUNCE INCORRIGIBLE INDEFATIGABLE MALICIOUS NONCHALANCE CENSORIOUS OBJECTIVE METHODICAL PLACATE Lincoln had nonchalance in the face of censorious denoucements; indefatigable and methodical in the face of malicious minds that could not be placated. He was prone to be objective about what he could and could not do. Lincoln had an inner calm in the face of vicious criticism; untiring and systematic in the face of ill wishing minds that could not be calmed. His way was to be clear headed about what he could and could not do.
VOCABULARY STORY 432     WHAT DID FRANK LOYD WRIGHT DO?
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VOCABULARY STORY 432 WHAT DID FRANK LOYD WRIGHT DO?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: PEDANTIC DISPUTATIOUS BELITTLE PRUDENT QUALIFIED IDIOSYNCRACY ANOMALY DISCORDANT DEFINITIVE PRONE There are disputatious discordant views of Frank Loyd Wright. He did have idiosyncrasies. He was an anomaly prone to pedantic pronouncements. People try to belittle him. What is known is he was qualified and prudent in defining a new type of architecture that has outlived him. There is argumentative disagreement about Frank Loyd Wright. He did have peculiarities. He was an unusual person likely to give preachy pronouncements. People try to minimize his importance. What is known is he was able and wise in outlining a new type of architecture that has outlived him.
VOCABULARY STORY 435    WHY DOES PROGRAMMED LEARNING HAVE A BAD REPUTATION?
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VOCABULARY STORY 435 WHY DOES PROGRAMMED LEARNING HAVE A BAD REPUTATION?

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DIDACTIC PRECURSOR COMPOUND KINDLE ADVERSE DERIVATIVE ABSTRACT CONCENTRATION DICREPANCY EXEMPLIFY The precursors of today's remote learning had their own didactic principals. These were exemplified by BF Skinner. He kindled many derivative machines with a concentration on repetition. These adverse associations gave a bad name to programmed learning for compound reasons. There is a discrepancy between the abstract potential of a computer to teach and what was made of it by the early adopters of it. The ones who came before today's developers of remote learning had their own educational theories. These were embodied by BF Skinner. He started many copy cat machines based on repetition. These harsh connections gave a bad name to programmed learning for multiple reasons. There is a diffence between the essential possibilities of a computer to teach and what was made of it by the early adopters of it.
VOCABULARY STORY 436   WHAT'S THE BASIC PROBLEM OF THE US SUPREME COURT?
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VOCABULARY STORY 436 WHAT'S THE BASIC PROBLEM OF THE US SUPREME COURT?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: DILEMMA FORMULAIC ACADEMIC DISMISS CONJECTURE LAVISH INCLUSIVE SUSTAIN TENACITY SUBORDINATE There is a dilemma for the Supreme Court Justices as they meet in their lush surroundings in Washington D.C… Should they have academic formulaic tenacity to the Constitution, subordinating and dismissing practical considerations of today? This question is inclusive to every appointment to the Court. The justices want to sustain the essence of the Constitution but evolve it. There is a problem for the Supreme Court Justices as they meet in their grand surroundings in Washington D.C… Should they have scholastic textbook clinging to the Constitution, putting second and out of mind practical considerations of today? This question is involved in every appointment to the Court. The justices want to keep the essence of the Constitution but adapt it.
VOCABULARY STORY 437   CAN SOLDIERS TALK ABOUT POLITICS?
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VOCABULARY STORY 437 CAN SOLDIERS TALK ABOUT POLITICS?

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MAKE A STORY WITH THESE WORDS: REPEL PREDECESSOR PARADOX TANTAMOUNT COGENT CONVICTION ENIGMA CANDOR HYPOTHETICAL INCONGRUOUS It's a pardox that today's and the recent predecessors of the military must repel any outwardly confessed convictions for a hypothetical political view. Politics is incongruous to military service. This is an enigma. Of course, if a soldier is talked to with candor in private, he may express cogent reasons that are tantamount to his service. It's an odd fact that today's and the recent past's military must shun any outwardly confessed beliefs for a possible political view. Politics is out of place to military service. This is an mystery. Of course, if a soldier is talked to with honesty in private, he may express clear reasons that are uppermost to his service.
NEW YORK STATE PICTURES
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NEW YORK STATE PICTURES

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This is New York State where I live. It is one of the original 13 colonies that became a state under the Constitution. It has limited independence with powers separate from the federal government. The federal government has only necessary powers such as having an army and regulating relations between the states. Other States were admitted to the Union on an equal footing with the other states and now there are 50. I live on Staten Island in New York City. Half the people of the state live in New York City which has a great harbor. It was also connected by a canal to the Great Lakes using the rivers.
WHY WAS T-REX BETTER?
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WHY WAS T-REX BETTER?

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In the arms race between predator and prey, there was the tricerotops and T-Rex. Other predators could not deal with the big horns of tricerotops. The T-Rex was evolved to have advantage: It had good senses, vision, hearing , smell. It had front facing eyes giving it depth perception. It had a more advanced brain, allowing team hunting. Still T-Rex remained a lizard, which limited the potential it had to develop further.