Someone who spends their day thinking about existential problems is called a philosopher. (Make any changes of italic words that you feel are necessary)

Someone who spends their day thinking about existential problems is called a philosopher. (Make any changes of italic words that you feel are necessary)

It is still not fully understood how the brain works. (Make any changes of italic words that you feel are necessary)

Write a 10–20 word summary of the following text, which comes from a

freely available NASA document on writing technical reports.

You will be given, say, 20 minutes in which to present to visiting scientists a

review of your research. Your fi rst reaction is to insist that you need more

than 20 minutes. Your arguments will be rejected, however, so you

eventually proceed complainingly to your task. With great ingenuity you

apply yourself to outwit your stubborn and arbitrary boss by getting an

hour’s material into a 20-minute talk. You concoct long and brilliantly

comprehensive sentences for your discussion, your organize all of your

numerical results so that you can present them in rapid- fi re order, and you

lay out 15 slides, each crammed with detailed information. Unfortunately,

when you fi rst read through your prepared speech, it takes nearly 30

minutes instead of 20. You are not very disturbed, however, because you

are con fi dent that, with a little practice, you will be able to increase your

speaking rate until the delivery time is down to the required 20 minutes.

All that is missing from your approach is consideration for the central fi gure

– the man in the audience. After 2 minutes of your talk he will be rapidly

developing mental indigestion; after fi ve minutes he will have lost the

thread of your discussion; and during the remainder of your talk he will

simply concentrate on hating you or on trying to sleep.

A friend tells you, "I am absolutely livid. Jamie shared confidential information with Caroline!" You respond, "So, you're saying that you're angry that Jamie told Caroline your secret?"When you retell information in your own words, it means you are ....

Paraphrasing, or restating ideas in your own words, helps you check your understanding of what you hear and read. Read the passage. Which sentence  best restates the ideas in the passage? "Although television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s, small, experimental television images were broadcast in the 1920s."

Paraphrasing can help you avoid _____________. It is taking another person's ideas or words and presenting them as your own. This is not only a serious academic offense, but it is also illegal in many cases. Use your own words when you write, and always give credit to others whose ideas you use.

Original: Taking the bus to Montego Bay is about twice the distance of taking the bus to Ocho Rios.

Paraphrase: A..................................................................................................................

There are several categories of race and ethnicity. These include hispanic, American Indian and Filipino. (Make Any changes the italic words that you feel are necessary)