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Read the last sentence of the paragraph. It is clear that the author wants readers to
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think about the ways in which airplanes harm the environment.
Cruise ships might be a fun way to take a vacation, but
they do far too much damage to the environment. The
ships are harmful to marine life. Research suggests that
cruise ships produce more than three times the amount of
CO2 that airplanes do. Furthermore, cruise-ship
passengers do not spend enough time at a given
destination to learn about its culture. Thus, the
passengers do not promote local culture. The next time
you want to take a vacation, try taking a train or plane to
your destination instead.
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compare the speeds of different modes of transportation,
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learn about the impact of CO2 on cruise ship passengers.
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find an alternative to cruise ships when taking a vacation.

Select the correct text in the passage. which two sentences in this excerpt from f. scott fitzgerald's "winter dreams" seem to foreshadow dexter’s future obsession with “possessing” judy jones? now, of course, the quality and the seasonability of these winter dreams varied, but the stuff of them remained. they persuaded dexter several years later to pass up a business course at the state university—his father, prospering now, would have paid his way—for the precarious advantage of attending an older and more famous university in the east, where he was bothered by his scanty funds. but do not get the impression, because his winter dreams happened to be concerned at first with musings on the rich, that there was anything merely snobbish in the boy. he wanted not association with glittering things and glittering people—he wanted the glittering things themselves. often he reached out for the best without knowing why he wanted it—and sometimes he ran up against the mysterious denials and prohibitions in which life indulges.

Which statement state a claim? check all that apply. (1) the driver education programs are often to sophomore’s at local high schools. (2) students should have a vision test before they can operate motor vehicles. (3) driving classes should i head instruction about the dangers of texting and driving. (4) mr. graber is the behind-the-wheel instructor at our high school. (5) behind-the-wheel courses ought to include driving time on local highways.

Drag the tiles to the boxes to form correct pairs. match each excerpt to the type of characterization it uses.