Which sentence in the passage should be revised for wordiness? Have you ever wondered what’s in your water? At first glance, you may think there is nothing—it’s just water! But for many people in cities and towns across America, the water is fluoridated. Fluoridation is the process in which fluoride is added to water supplies to help people fight tooth decay. Fluoride has a positive and healthy effect on teeth. It makes teeth stronger, tougher, harder, and much less likely to ever develop cavities or get excess plaque buildup.

Fluorides are compounds that contain the mineral fluorite. They are found in the earth. Almost all water naturally contains some level of fluoride, even if it is a small amount. However, some areas have water supplies that have naturally higher levels of fluoride. Scientists in the 1930s found that people who drank water with more fluoride had fewer cavities.

Today, more than half of the tap water used in the United States is fluoridated. The decision to fluoridate is left up to individual cities. When a community decides whether to fluoridate the water supply, the topic can become controversial. Some people claim there is a link between fluoride and health problems. But others argue there is not enough evidence to support this claim.

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Realism was a fairly influential and widespread literary movement in the united states in the latter half of the nineteenth century. which american writer is among the pioneers of american realism? a. ernest hemingway b. f. scott fitzgerald c. j. d. salinger d. mark twain

Excerpt from 100% - the story of a patriot upton sinclair 10 so peter walked along, with his belt drawn tight, and his restless blue eyes wandering here and there, looking for a place to get a meal. there were jobs to be had, but they were hard jobs, and peter wanted an easy one. there are people in this world who live by their muscles, and others who live by their wits; peter belonged to the latter class; and had missed many a meal rather than descend in the social scale. 11 peter looked into the faces of everyone he passed, searching for a possible opening. some returned his glance, but never for more than a second, for they saw an insignificant looking man, undersized, undernourished, and with one shoulder higher than the other, a weak chin and mouth, crooked teeth, and a brown moustache too feeble to hold itself up at the corners. peters' straw hat had many straws missing, his second-hand brown suit was become third-hand, and his shoes were turning over at the sides. in a city where everybody was "hustling," everybody, as they phrased it, "on the make," why should anyone take a second glance at peter gudge? why should anyone care about the restless soul hidden inside him, or dream that peter was, in his own obscure way, a sort of genius? no one did care; no one did dream. 12 it was about two o'clock of an afternoon in july, and the sun beat down upon the streets of american city. there were crowds upon the streets, and peter noticed that everywhere were flags and bunting. once or twice he heard the strains of distant music, and wondered what was "up." peter had not been reading the newspapers; all his attention bad been taken up by the quarrels of the smithers faction and the lunk faction in the first apostolic church, otherwise known as the holy rollers, and great events that had been happening in the world outside were of no concern to him. peter knew vaguely that on the other side of the world half a dozen mighty nations were locked together in a grip of death; the whole earth was shaken with their struggles, and peter had felt a bit of the trembling now and then. but peter did not know that his own country had anything to do with this european quarrel, and did not know that certain great interests throughout the country had set themselves to rouse the public to action. based on the author's characterization of peter in paragraphs 10, 11, and 12, which word best describes him? a) industrious b) loyal c) patriotic d) poor