Seatwork - Topic Sentence G8

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Miniature golf is both fun and relaxing. Because of the wide variety of course themes, playing each individual course is like taking a mini- vacation. You can play in exotic locales like jungles or pirate islands. You can travel in time and play in different places in history. Or you can take a leap of the imagination and play under the sea, in space, or in alien worlds. For a very low price, you can take a different vacation every time you play!

• Miniature golf is both fun and relaxing.

• You can travel in time and play in different places in history.

• For a very low price, you can take a different vacation every time you play!

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The battle of Yorktown was one of the most important battles of the American Revolution. French and American forces worked together to trap the British at Yorktown, leaving Cornwallis no choice but to surrender to the formidable George Washington. Though the determined colonists won half a dozen significant battles during the course of the American Revolution, it was the British surrender at the Battle of Yorktown that ultimately ended the war.

• The battle of Yorktown was one of the most important battles of the American Revolution.

• French and American forces worked together to trap the British at Yorktown, leaving Cornwallis no choice but to surrender to the formidable George Washington.

• Though the determined colonists won half a dozen significant battles during the course of the American Revolution, it was the British surrender at the Battle of Yorktown that ultimately ended the war.

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You've probably heard that older men die before older women virtually everywhere in the world. In the United States, women are expected to live an average of 80.4 years, while men live only 75.2 years. Sociologists attribute many factors to this trend. For example, men have higher testosterone levels than women, which may make men more likely to abuse alcohol and tobacco, drive aggressively, and engage in other life-threatening behaviors. Men also choose riskier types of work and become involved in wartime aggression, which are connected to men's decreased life expectancy. Studies also show that women are less likely to experience life-threatening illnesses and health problems than men.

• You've probably heard that older men die before older women virtually everywhere in the world.

• Sociologists attribute many factors to this trend.

• Studies also show that women are less likely to experience life-threatening illnesses and health problems than men.

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In colonial days, huge flocks of snowy egrets inhabited the coastal wetlands and marshes of the southeastern United States. In the 1800s, when fashion dictated fancy hats adorned with feathers, egrets and other birds were hunted for their plumage. By the late 1800s, egrets were almost extinct. In 1886, the newly formed National Audubon Society began a press campaign to shame "feather wearers" and end the practice. The campaign caught on, and gradually, attitudes changed; new laws followed. Government policies that protect animals from overharvesting are essential to keep species from the brink of extinction. Even when cultural standards change due to the efforts of individual groups (such as the National Audubon Society), laws and policy measures must follow to ensure that endangered populations remain protected. Since the 1800s, several important laws have been passed to protect a wide variety of species.

• In 1886, the newly formed National Audubon Society began a press campaign to shame "feather wearers" and end the practice.

• Government policies that protect animals from overharvesting are essential to keep species from the brink of extinction.

• Even when cultural standards change due to the efforts of individual groups (such as the National Audubon Society), laws and policy measures must follow to ensure that endangered populations remain protected. Since the 1800s, several important laws have been passed to protect a wide variety of species.

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Many people do not like ads on Tv, but ads are actually useful because they give consumers a lot of information. They let consumers know what products look like, how much they cost, and where they are available. For example, a Toyota dealer wants to sell the Toyota Camry. The dealer's ads will show the new Camry over and over again and tell the consumer all the features of the Camry, such as power windows, engine size, and antilock brakes. The ads may also compare the Camry with another car such as the Mercedes. They may say that the Camry runs as well as the Mercedes but that the Camry's price is much cheaper. The ads may also tell you where you can buy the Camry. When consumers see these ads, they can think about this information and decide if the Camry is the car they want.

• They let consumers know what products look like, how much they cost, and where they are available.

• The ads may also compare the Camry with another car, such as a Mercedes.

• Many people do not like ads on TV, but ads are actually useful because they give consumers a lot of information.