Match the vocabulary words as they are used in these sentences from Kurt Vonnegut's "The Barnhouse Effect" to their respective d
efinitions. The definitions appear within parentheses. At no time were his experiments, as Premier Slezak called them, "a [characterized by materialistic pursuits or concerns] plot to shackle the true democracies of the world." "Did you give it everything you had?" asked the general [in a doubtful manner]. Many a stouthearted patriot has found himself [lying face down] in the tangled bunting and timbers of a smashed reviewing stand. Save for one short, [mysterious] message left in my mailbox on Christmas Eve, I have not heard from him since his disappearance a year and a half ago. Enigmatic arrowBoth prone arrowBoth bourgeois arrowBoth dubiously arrowBoth
1. At no time were his experiments, as Premier Slezak called them, "a bourgeois (characterized by materialistic pursuits or concerns) plot to shackle the true democracies of the world."
2. "Did you give it everything you had?" asked the general dubiously (in a doubtful manner).
3. Many a stouthearted patriot has found himself prone (lying face down) in the tangled bunting and timbers of a smashed reviewing stand.
4. Save for one short, enigmatic (mysterious) message left in my mailbox on Christmas Eve, I have not heard from him since his disappearance a year and a half ago.
Alfred Thayer Mahan recommended that the American military should focus on sea-power as the key to its success in any contemporary or future conflicts.
The fourteen points speech of president Woodrow Wilson was an addres delivered before a joint meeting a congress on january 8, 1918, during wihch Wilson outlined his vision for a stable,long lasting peace in Europe,the americans and the rest of the world following world war I
GDP declines, and unemployment rates rise because companies lay off workers to reduce costs. At the microeconomic level, firms experience declining margins during a recession. When revenue, whether from sales or investment, declines, firms look to cut their least-efficient activities.
