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Which keywords would be most effective to find research on the development of a cure for slowing down or decelerating human aging?

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aging AND research AND cure
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aging AND development AND people
C
aging
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old AND research
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Iggy is revising the following excerpt from his research-based essay on the effectiveness of animal shelters. Behaviorists studied sheltered animals to determine whether these animals showed increased signs of stress. These clinicians hypothesized that behaviors such as whale eye are much more prevalent in shelter inhabitants. Which revisions should Iggy make to best improve the readability for his audience (tenth grade classmates and his teacher)?

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He should combine the sentences to make the text easier to read.
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He should include all behaviors of the stressed dogs observed by the clinicians.
C
He should include extended definitions for more challenging vocabulary.
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Iggy should include personal perspective of owning a shelter pet.
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Panyin wants to use this research for her expository essay. Because organic foods are produced with few or no pesticides, organic foods are less likely to have harmful effects than conventional foods. Which topic sentence is best supported by this research?

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Research shows that people who consume organic foods with no pesticides will live longer.
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Research shows that organic foods pose less danger to human health than nonorganic foods.
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Research shows that organic farms can coexist with traditional farms, to the benefit of both.
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Research shows that pesticides used on fruit trees can have a negative impact on farmers.
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What is the best way for Colleen to revise the paragraph to effectively use transitions?

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by adding the transition For example to the beginning of sentence 1
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by replacing the phrase According to research with the transition Indeed in sentence 3
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by adding the transition though before the phrase other districts in sentence 2
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by replacing the word than with the transition as well as in sentence 3
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Which statement is the best evaluation of this paragraph?

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The paragraph does not have a topic sentence, so it is only partially complete.
B
The paragraph is less effective after the first sentence because of its disconnected ideas.
C
The paragraph needs to be completely revised, since it lacks focus and clarity.
D
The paragraph is sound but needs more supporting evidence to be complete.
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Which terms from the excerpt, if any, require an extended definition, and why?

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The phrase staying power requires an extended definition because it is an infrequently used term that may confuse the audience.
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The word passé requires an extended definition because it is foreign and might be unfamiliar to her intended audience.
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No words require extended definitions; all potentially unfamiliar words are appropriately supported by context.
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The word makerspace requires an extended definition because it is complex and most likely unfamiliar to the audience of the paper.
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What would be the most effective way for Mirai to include this research in her essay?

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She should summarize the first sentence, because it describes the central argument of the essay in straightforward language.
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She should quote the second sentence directly, because it establishes important supporting evidence in a unique way.
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She should paraphrase the second sentence, because it presents basic knowledge that does not need to be cited.
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She should quote the first sentence directly, because it contains specific information that would be difficult to restate.
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To follow MLA citation rules properly, what does the author of this essay need to do?

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remove the reference to the name of the doctor
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include a page number after the author’s name
C
add a citation after each sentence in the essay
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place an end quotation mark after the end parenthesis

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