Connectors WRAP 1

.......... some readers may not appreciate Edgar Allan Poe's dark topics, they are still likely to say that Poe contributed to American literature.

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Many owls are nocturnal, meaning they sleep during the day and are active .......... the sun goes down.

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.......... a bank is profitable, it means its financial health is probably stronger than banks with less profitability.

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One model relied largely on physical evidence .......... the other model focused more on psychological evidence.

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.......... fighting the War of 1812, Britain lost approximately 1,600 soldiers in battle.

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People began immigrating to Europe .......... conditions in their own country deteriorated.

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.......... meet the new product manufacturing deadline, managers have hired additional contract workers.

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According to the US Social Security Administration, nearly 10,000 people a day are retiring. This could cause problems .......... there might not be enough people in the workforce to do all the work.

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A residency program after medical school can last three to seven years, .......... a fellowship, which is optional training, consists of one to three years of additional training.

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Theft of handheld devices accounted for 50 percent of all robberies in San Francisco in 2012, .......... they accounted for 40 percent of all robberies in New York.

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