1. Ryan and Kayla sat next to each other in almost every class. He was left-handed and she was right-handed, a difference which, no doubt, has resulted in many bumped elbows.

2. Yesterday, Troy asserted that he is too distracted to do his homework.

SERVICE ANIMALS

When I was in high school, I decided to become a trainer for service animals. My high school counselor called it a meaningful career because service animals, mainly dogs, [3] helped people with disabilities live more independently. I decided to major in Animal Behavior in college.

For a class assignment, I visited a dog-training center. The trainers patiently [4] coax the dogs to use their noses and mouths to undertake many tasks. For example, a trainer pointed to a Post-it on a door. She put her finger on it and prompted the curious dog to investigate the Post-it with its nose, at which point she gave the dog a treat. Gradually, the dog learned to touch the Post-it with its nose in order to get a treat, and then the trainer opened the door a bit. The dog began to get treats if it touched the Post-it with a little push of the nose. The trainer said that eventually the dog [5] would learn to push the door shut without a Post-it.

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For a class assignment, I visited a dog-training center. The trainers patiently [4] coax the dogs to use their noses and mouths to undertake many tasks. For example, a trainer pointed to a Post-it on a door. She put her finger on it and prompted the curious dog to investigate the Post-it with its nose, at which point she gave the dog a treat. Gradually, the dog learned to touch the Post-it with its nose in order to get a treat, and then the trainer opened the door a bit. The dog began to get treats if it touched the Post-it with a little push of the nose. The trainer said that eventually the dog [5] would learn to push the door shut without a Post-it.

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During my career, I will be excited if service-animal organizations [6] will put more resources into training capuchin monkeys as service animals. I have read that the little primates [7] are very helpful to people who are housebound because of weakness or paralysis. Monkeys are intelligent and have opposable thumbs, so they can do many tasks around the house based on verbal skills and laser pointers. For example, they can unscrew lids or caps, turn pages of magazines, and operate televisions and DVD players. They may be able to check that their owners’ limbs [8] are supported. As with dogs, capuchin monkeys also provide good company and affection.

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During my career, I will be excited if service-animal organizations [6] will put more resources into training capuchin monkeys as service animals. I have read that the little primates [7] are very helpful to people who are housebound because of weakness or paralysis. Monkeys are intelligent and have opposable thumbs, so they can do many tasks around the house based on verbal skills and laser pointers. For example, they can unscrew lids or caps, turn pages of magazines, and operate televisions and DVD players. They may be able to check that their owners’ limbs [8] are supported. As with dogs, capuchin monkeys also provide good company and affection.

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During my career, I will be excited if service-animal organizations [6] will put more resources into training capuchin monkeys as service animals. I have read that the little primates [7] are very helpful to people who are housebound because of weakness or paralysis. Monkeys are intelligent and have opposable thumbs, so they can do many tasks around the house based on verbal skills and laser pointers. For example, they can unscrew lids or caps, turn pages of magazines, and operate televisions and DVD players. They may be able to check that their owners’ limbs [8] are supported. As with dogs, capuchin monkeys also provide good company and affection.

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Some 66 million years ago, mammals caught their lucky break. An asteroid crashed into [9] what is now Chicxulub, Mexico, and set off a catastrophic chain of events that led to the annihilation of the non-avian dinosaurs. That day began their furry ascension to the top of a brave new world, [10] the one our species would one day emerge. But little is known about the time period directly after the Cretaceous- Paleogene [11] extinction or K-Pg event because the fossil record is lacking.

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Some 66 million years ago, mammals caught their lucky break. An asteroid crashed into [9] what is now Chicxulub, Mexico, and set off a catastrophic chain of events that led to the annihilation of the non-avian dinosaurs. That day began their furry ascension to the top of a brave new world, [10] the one our species would one day emerge. But little is known about the time period directly after the Cretaceous- Paleogene [11] extinction or K-Pg event because the fossil record is lacking.

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Some 66 million years ago, mammals caught their lucky break. An asteroid crashed into [9] what is now Chicxulub, Mexico, and set off a catastrophic chain of events that led to the annihilation of the non-avian dinosaurs. That day began their furry ascension to the top of a brave new world, [10] the one our species would one day emerge. But little is known about the time period directly after the Cretaceous- Paleogene [11] extinction or K-Pg event because the fossil record is lacking.

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12. Joelle said that if she is president for a day, she would give more government funding to NASA.

13. The college has been attended by thousands of students.

Power from the Wind: Kinetic Energy

It is possible to understand how wind provides [14] electricity, first focus on kinetic energy. Anything that is in motion possesses kinetic energy. Planets moving through space have kinetic energy, as do the tiniest particles. The bigger and heavier a thing is, the more kinetic energy [15] it has and the more it can transfer. A bowling ball falling into a swimming pool will create a bigger splash than a ping-pong ball because the bowling ball has more kinetic energy to transfer to the water.

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Power from the Wind: Kinetic Energy

It is possible to understand how wind provides [14] electricity, first focus on kinetic energy. Anything that is in motion possesses kinetic energy. Planets moving through space have kinetic energy, as do the tiniest particles. The bigger and heavier a thing is, the more kinetic energy [15] it has and the more it can transfer. A bowling ball falling into a swimming pool will create a bigger splash than a ping-pong ball because the bowling ball has more kinetic energy to transfer to the water.

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