1) We are currently ________ on the assignment.

working

worked

work

did work

2) While the delegate clearly sought to-------the optimism that has emerged recently, she stopped short of suggesting that the conference was near collapse and might produce nothing of significance

substantiate

dampen

encourage

elucidate

3) Many of the earliest colonial houses that are still standing have been so modified and enlarged that the-------design is no longer-------

pertinent..relevant

initial..discernible

embellished..attractive

appropriate..applicable

4) Rumors, embroidered with detail, live on for years, neither denied nor. confirmed, until they become accepted as fact even among people not known for their----

insight

credulity

introspection

tolerance

5) Private ownership of services traditionally considered to be the responsibility of the government will typically improve those services. The turn pike system in the United States of the nineteenth century demonstrates the truth of this principle; the system, which had previously been controlled by the government, became a more reliable system when taken over by private organizations. Which of the following describes a significant flaw in the author's argument above?

The author defends the conclusion by appealing to a person of authority

The author distorts an opposing view in trying to show its weaknesses

The author defends what the author perceives as a wrong action by pointing out another perceived wrong action

The author generalizes from a sample not representative enough to establish the conclusion

6) In the British theater young people under thirty-five have not had much-------getting recognition on stage, but offstage- in the ranks of play wrights, directors, designers, administrators- they have mostly been relegated to relative obscurity.

trouble

satisfaction

curiosity about

success at

7) A leading chemist believes that many scientists have difficulty with stereo chemistry because much of the relevant nomenclature is-------,in that it combines concepts that should be kept-------

imprecise..discrete

specialized..intact

subtle..inviolate

 

descriptive..separate

8) There are, as yet, no vegetation types or ecosystems whose study has been-------to the extent that they no longer-------ecologists

perfected..hinder

exhausted..interest

prolonged..require

prevented..challenge

9) Industrialists seized economic power only after industry had-----agriculture as the preeminent form of production; previously such power had---land ownership

sabotaged..difficult

overtaken..produced

supplanted..caste in

joined..relied on

10) The English novelist William Thackeray considered the cult of the criminal so dangerous that he criticized Dickens' Oliver Twist for making the characters in the thieves' kitchen so-------.

threatening

riveting

conniving

fearsome

11) It was her view that the country's problems had been-------by foreign technocrats, so that to invite them to come back would be counter productive.

foreseen

attacked

ascertained

exacerbated

12) Although adolescent maturational and develop-mental states occur in an orderly sequence, their timing-------with regard to on set and duration

lasts

varies

falters

 

accelerates

13) Under ethical guidelines recently adopted by the National Institutes of Health, human genes are to be manipulated only to correct diseases for which-------treatments are unsatisfactory

alternative

most

dangerous

uncommon

14) To test the-------of borrowing from one field of study to enrich another, simply investigate the extent' to which terms from the one may, without forcing, be-------the other.

risk..confused with

fluency..brung to

decorum..illuminated by

efficacy..utilized by

15) Nonviolent demonstrations often create such tensions that a community that has constantly refused to ------- its injustices is forced to correct them: injustices can no longer be -------

acknowledge. .ignored

decrease..verified

tolerate . . accepted

address..eliminated

16) Since 1813 reaction to Jane Austen's novels has oscillated between ------- and condescension; but in general later writers have esteemed her works more highly than did most of her literary -------

dismissal..admirers

adoration..contemporaries

disapproval. .readers

indifference..followers

17) A recent state survey of human resources found that the age to which secretarial school graduates are expected to live is four years in excess of the age to which other graduates of high school are expected to live. One possible conclusion is that secretarial school attendance is beneficial to one's health. To evaluate the conclusion above, it would be most important to know the answer to which of the following questions

Have the average age of new high school graduates and the average age of new secretarial school graduates recently increased

Do some secretarial school graduates have college degrees?

Given that women have a greater life expectancy than men, what are the relative proportions of men and women among high school and secretarial school graduates

Given that women have a greater life expectancy than men, what proportion of all women attend secretarial school?

 

*Please refer to the attached file.

You are writing a rough draft for the essay part 1,

This writing practice will focus on

Steps *1 and *2 below:

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Expository Essay Part 1

Student Resource

EXPOSITORY ESSAY

– explains, points out

-

Used in articles, essays, exam questions

- Used to report on research

- Used to share information, give directions

REVIEW:

Elements of Expository Essay:

Thesis

–

Thesis Statement states topic, introduces supporting points

Structure

–

- Organization - often by Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, Compare/Contrast

- Supporting paragraphs (at least one per supporting point)

- Use of formatting, graphics, and multi-media where appropriate

- Conclusion - relates to thesis and pulls supporting points together

Style

–

- Formal tone - complete sentences; conventional construction and language

- Active voice

Assignment:

Complete the first

two

steps in writing an Expository Essay.

You can use the sample writing prompt on Page 3 or choose a topic based on stories/articles of

your choosing. Page 3 also gives a sample thesis and outline based on the writing prompt. If

writing on your own topic and texts, choose three texts from different genres – e.g., short story,

science fiction, poetry, memoir, informational text, etc.

Step 1)

Prewrite

– Write your thesis statement.

– Determine the structure and organization (e.g., compare/contrast).

– Make an Outline (should include the thesis statement plus a list of

supporting points and a conclusion).

Step 2)

Draft

– Follow your Outline.

– Consider the audience's knowledge of and experience with the topic.

– Give concrete examples (each supporting point should be at least one

paragraph).

– Relate each point back to the thesis statement.

– Draw a conclusion that relates to the thesis statement and ties the

supporting points together.

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Expository Essay Part 1

Student Resource

EXPOSITORY ESSAY - SAMPLE THESIS AND OUTLINE

WRITING PROMPT

:

Compare/contrast the authors' treatments of the theme of

taking

responsibility

in three different genres of text:

Short Story

–"Through the Tunnel,"

Science

Fiction

– "A Sound of Thunder," and

Informational Text

– "Quit blaming; take responsibility."

*

Thesis

:

Authors Lessing, Bradbury, and Gitomer, writing in three different textual genres,

each address the theme of taking responsibility by contrasting instances of responsible and

irresponsible behavior and drawing the conclusion of the benefits of taking responsibility.

*

Supporting paragraphs

– with formatting (subtitles):

1. Short Story

– Lessing ("Through the Tunnel") contrasts Jerry's irresponsible/ responsible

behavior and draws conclusion responsibility is best – Jerry feels better about himself.

- Irresponsible: Jerry tries to get attention, be accepted by other boys; wants to swim

through tunnel before ready (examples from story)

- Responsible: Jerry stops trying to please other boys; adopts his quest; trains and works

to be prepared (examples from story)

- Lessing draws unstated conclusion of benefits of taking responsibility

(contrasts Jerry's feelings before and after quest)

2. Science Fiction

– Bradbury ("A Sound of Thunder") contrasts Time Safari Inc.'s/ Eckels'

responsible/irresponsible behavior and graphically illustrates the devastating results of

irresponsibility.

- Irresponsible: Eckels' uncaring, irresponsible attitude (examples in story)

- Responsible: Time Safari's careful planning and preparation for the hunt

(examples

from story)

- Bradbury ends story showing dramatic impact of being irresponsible, implying the

benefits of responsibility

3. Informational Text

–

Gitomer ("Quit blaming; take responsibility") compares salespeople

with politicians in their tendency to avoid taking responsibility and contrasts that attitude with

suggestions on taking responsibility to achieve success.

- Irresponsible: Salespeople and politicians blame others for their failures

(specific examples from article)

- Responsible: Suggestions on how they can take responsibility by

studying failures and

making them successes (examples in article)

- Gitomer concludes that salespeople (and politicians) can achieve results

they seek by

overcoming obstacles and taking responsibility

*

Conclusion

:

Authors Lessing, Bradbury, and Gitomer, writing in three different textual

genres, each address the theme of taking responsibility by contrasting instances of responsible

and irresponsible behavior, concluding that taking responsibility brings the best r

This writing practice will focus on

Steps *1 and *2 below:

___________________

~

FIVE STEPS OF WRITING ~* 1-Prewrite* 2- Draft 3- Revise\ 4- Edit/Proofread 5- Publish

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Expository Essay Part 1

Student Resource

EXPOSITORY ESSAY

– explains, points out

-

Used in articles, essays, exam questions

- Used to report on research

- Used to share information, give directions

REVIEW:

Elements of Expository Essay:

Thesis

–

Thesis Statement states topic, introduces supporting points

Structure

–

- Organization - often by Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, Compare/Contrast

- Supporting paragraphs (at least one per supporting point)

- Use of formatting, graphics, and multi-media where appropriate

- Conclusion - relates to thesis and pulls supporting points together

Style

–

- Formal tone - complete sentences; conventional construction and language

- Active voice

Assignment:

Complete the first

two

steps in writing an Expository Essay.

You can use the sample writing prompt on Page 3 or choose a topic based on stories/articles of

your choosing. Page 3 also gives a sample thesis and outline based on the writing prompt. If

writing on your own topic and texts, choose three texts from different genres – e.g., short story,

science fiction, poetry, memoir, informational text, etc.

Step 1)

Prewrite

– Write your thesis statement.

– Determine the structure and organization (e.g., compare/contrast).

– Make an Outline (should include the thesis statement plus a list of

supporting points and a conclusion).

Step 2)

Draft

– Follow your Outline.

– Consider the audience's knowledge of and experience with the topic.

– Give concrete examples (each supporting point should be at least one

paragraph).

– Relate each point back to the thesis statement.

– Draw a conclusion that relates to the thesis statement and ties the

supporting points together.

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Expository Essay Part 1

Student Resource

EXPOSITORY ESSAY - SAMPLE THESIS AND OUTLINE

WRITING PROMPT

:

Compare/contrast the authors' treatments of the theme of

taking

responsibility

in three different genres of text:

Short Story

–"Through the Tunnel,"

Science

Fiction

– "A Sound of Thunder," and

Informational Text

– "Quit blaming; take responsibility."

*

Thesis

:

Authors Lessing, Bradbury, and Gitomer, writing in three different textual genres,

each address the theme of taking responsibility by contrasting instances of responsible and

irresponsible behavior and drawing the conclusion of the benefits of taking responsibility.

*

Supporting paragraphs

– with formatting (subtitles):

1. Short Story

– Lessing ("Through the Tunnel") contrasts Jerry's irresponsible/ responsible

behavior and draws conclusion responsibility is best – Jerry feels better about himself.

- Irresponsible: Jerry tries to get attention, be accepted by other boys; wants to swim

through tunnel before ready (examples from story)

- Responsible: Jerry stops trying to please other boys; adopts his quest; trains and works

to be prepared (examples from story)

- Lessing draws unstated conclusion of benefits of taking responsibility

(contrasts Jerry's feelings before and after quest)

2. Science Fiction

– Bradbury ("A Sound of Thunder") contrasts Time Safari Inc.'s/ Eckels'

responsible/irresponsible behavior and graphically illustrates the devastating results of

irresponsibility.

- Irresponsible: Eckels' uncaring, irresponsible attitude (examples in story)

- Responsible: Time Safari's careful planning and preparation for the hunt

(examples

from story)

- Bradbury ends story showing dramatic impact of being irresponsible, implying the

benefits of responsibility

3. Informational Text

–

Gitomer ("Quit blaming; take responsibility") compares salespeople

with politicians in their tendency to avoid taking responsibility and contrasts that attitude with

suggestions on taking responsibility to achieve success.

- Irresponsible: Salespeople and politicians blame others for their failures

(specific examples from article)

- Responsible: Suggestions on how they can take responsibility by

studying failures and

making them successes (examples in article)

- Gitomer concludes that salespeople (and politicians) can achieve results

they seek by

overcoming obstacles and taking responsibility

*

Conclusion

:

Authors Lessing, Bradbury, and Gitomer, writing in three different textual

genres, each address the theme of taking responsibility by contrasting instances of responsible

and irresponsible behavior, concluding that taking responsibility brings the best r

Hello alizy you wrote this for me can you edit and make it into 350 words please and thank you

The united states started the war with Mexico:

The Mexican American War, popularly known as the Mexican War in the United States and the U.S. involvement in Mexico in Mexico, was a military war that lasted from 1846 to 1848 between the two countries. It came after the United States annexed Texas in 1845, which Mexico nevertheless regarded as Mexican territory. It rejected the Velasco treaty that Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna had signed while held captive by the Texian Army during the Texas Revolution in 1836. Although the Republic of Texas was technically an independent state, the majority of its Anglo-American residents desired annexation by the US.

Because Texas would have been admitted as a slave state, domestic sectional politics in the U.S. prevented annexation. Altering the power relations between the Southern slave states and the Northern free states. James K. Polk, a Democrat, won the presidency of the United States in 1844 on a platform of enlarging American territory in Oregon and Texas. The annexation of Texas in 1845 furthered Polk's goal of promoting growth through either peaceful or violent means. The Rio Grande, which the Republic of Texas and the United States claim to be the border, and the further northern Nueces River, which Mexico claims to be the border, are in dispute. Both Mexico and the United States sent soldiers and claimed the disputed territory. Polk dispatched American Army troops there; In an effort to negotiate the sale of territory, he also dispatched a diplomatic delegation to Mexico. After Mexican soldiers attacked American forces, the American Congress formally declared war.

U.S. forces swiftly took control of Santa Fe de Nuevo México along the upper Rio Grande outside of the disputed Texas region. The Santa Fe Trail, which connected Missouri, particularly Saint Louis, and New Mexico, established long-standing economic ties between it and the United States throughout the 18th century. Additionally, American forces advanced against the province of Alta California before turning south. U.S. Navy's Pacific Squadron blockaded the lower Baja California Territory's Pacific coastline.

The U.S. invasion of the Mexican core under Major General Winfield Scott and its conquest of Mexico City were strategic moves to force peace discussions because the Mexican government at this point had refused to be coerced into signing a peace treaty. The political sensitivity of Mexico's government's treaty negotiations persisted despite its military setback. Some Mexican factions refused to contemplate accepting any acknowledgement of its land loss. Nicholas Trist, Polk's peace representative, was officially relieved of his role as a negotiator, but Trist disobeyed the directive and was successful in bringing about the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. It brought an end to the conflict and led to Mexico's recognition of the U.S. Army's conquest of territories that were not contested portions of Texas.These were the northern regions of Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico and Alta California. The United States agreed to pay $15 million for the physical harm caused by the conflict and to take on $3.25 million in debt that the Mexican government had already owed to American people. Mexico accepted the Rio Grande as its north border with the United States and recognised the independence of what would later become the State of Texas.

Polk's goal of victory and territory expansion aroused patriotism in some parts of the country, but the war and treaty received harsh criticism for the losses, financial costs, and heavy-handedness, especially in the early going. The argument about slavery in America heated up as a result of the dilemma of how to handle the new acquisitions. Despite Congress's refusal to enact the Wilmot Proviso, which expressly barred the expansion of slavery into captured Mexican territory, discussions over it exacerbated tensions between different sections of society. Some academics believe that the American Civil War was sparked by the Mexican-American War. Numerous West Point-trained officers gained experience in the war in Mexico and ultimately assumed important leadership positions on both sides of the conflict.

The war exacerbated internal political unrest in Mexico. Due to the fact that the battle was fought on Mexican soil, a significant number of soldiers and civilians perished. The territory was lost, and the nation's financial foundations were weakened. Ramón Alcaraz and José Mara del Castillo Velasco, among other Mexican writers, saw Mexico as having lost its sense of national pride and being in a "condition of ruin and degradation This faction stated, "[As for] the true root of the war, it is sufficient to say that now the insatiable ambition of a United States, helped by our inferiority, created it." They did not consider Mexico's refusal to recognize Texas' independence as a cause of the war."

Hello instructor, please you help me fix grammar and sentence in my essay, keep original essay, just fix grammar and sentences that you feel nescessary.

My essay.

In order to achieve the qualities of a successful student, that student must have the qualities 

to evaluate in the most general way. Successful students have three main qualities. These 

qualities include setting goals, responsibility, and curiosity.

      First of all, setting goals is one of the most important tasks for every student. Because when

Students who clearly define their goals will make detailed scientific plans to progress

effectiveness of goals. From there, students will try their best to achieve the goal.

for example, when students study physics, their goal is to get an A, then they will make a review 

plan from starting and systematizing knowledge by tree diagrams, through tree diagrams, 

students will do a variety of exercises to familiarize students with when entering test time, they

will remember the knowledge, they will do well on the test, and achieve the goal of getting an A. 

Therefore, Students want to achieve high results in their studies, they need to have a clear plan 

and determine the right goals according to their ability. It is one of the qualities needed to 

encourage students to set goals before they want to learn about something and help them 

gain knowledge effectively.

      Second, responsibility is one of the indispensable qualities in each student when they sit on

 school chairs. because when each student understands their responsibilities, they will always 

take good care of school equipment, to keep it like new, undamaged. For example, When

students finish a lab class, they need to keep the equipment clean, and thorough washing helps 

prevent the device from becoming moldy and leading to damage. In addition, students will help 

the school has full teaching equipment without damaging any equipment. With respect to 

friends, it is always the responsibility of the student to maintain a good friendship and especially 

help each other when talking about learning. For instance, when a student needs help with a 

math homework assignment, because the math problem is difficult, and they can't do it, so 

another student will be responsible for guiding them to solve the problem, they are only 

responsible for providing solutions, to help this student rely on that direction to solve. As for the 

family, the student has the responsibility to listen to his parents, because the parents' advice is 

very useful to help the student improve himself when student wants to walk on the academic 

path. For instance, when this student is about to transfer, it will be time to register to choose a 

career and school, then the advice of parents, helps them better define the profession, and 

register for the appropriate school, because each parents student's always wants the best 

for them. Therefore, students have a responsibility to school, friends, and family to help the 

students to better themself.

      Last, curiosity is one of the most essential qualities for every student. Because students 

want to achieve high results in their studies, they need to first improve their knowledge by 

exploring many kinds of interesting exercises and clever solutions learned from books by many

 different good teachers in that subject. For example, when a student wants to do well in 

physics, first of all, student listens to the lecture while sitting in class, then student will improve 

his knowledge by looking at reference books about physics because in this book, there are 

many types of exercises and good solutions for this student to master in the most effective way.

Therefore, students should be encouraged to be curious about a lot of useful knowledge from 

good people, with high expertise.

       In conclusion, setting goals, responsibility, and curiosity are the three qualities of a

successful student. In addition, students who want to develop better, must have these three 

standards to help them develop comprehensively from academics to ethics, dealing with friends

and family.