Read the story below. Then finish it with your own writing.

“Marcus, it’s time for you to get up!” my mom called as she pounded on my bedroom door. I looked at the clock on my dresser. It was six in the morning, and I was very grumpy. I stayed up late writing a book report last night and I did not go to sleep until midnight.

“Okay Mom, I’ll be out in a minute,” I said. I got out of my bed and took a quick shower. I got dressed and packed my books into my backpack.

“Marcus, you are going to be late!” Mom yelled up the stairs.

“I’m coming!” I yelled back. I hurried down the stairs. Mom handed me a banana and a bagged lunch as I walked out the door.

As I was walking to the bus stop, I spotted a green piece of paper ahead of me on the sidewalk.

When I reached it, I picked it up and realized that it was a twenty dollar bill! I looked around to see if any of my neighbors were outside. There was no one in sight. I stuck the twenty dollar bill into my back pocket and ran to the bus stop. I got there just as the bus was arriving.

I got on the bus and sat in the second-to-last seat with my friend James.

“Hey, James. What’s up?” I said.

“Oh, nothing.” James said sadly.

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

“My mom gave me twenty dollars to buy the soccer ball I wanted” he said.

“So…that’s great!” I exclaimed.

“Yeah, but I think I lost it. I can’t find it anywhere.” He replied.

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Answer the question below using a formal argument. In a formal argument, you must:

State your position.

Provide point(s) that support your position.

3) Support each point with specific reasons/examples.

Question: Which is better: five dollars or a lottery ticket?

Example Answer:

A lottery ticket is better than five dollars. You cannot buy much with five dollars. For example, you can buy a hamburger for five dollars. A hamburger may be nice for now, but you will be hungry again later. On the other hand, a lottery ticket may be worth millions of dollars; enough to feed you for the rest of your life.

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Rewrite the following sentences to replace vague language with precise language.

Example:

Vague Sentence: I think that there should be law against using too much water.

Precise Sentence: It should be illegal to waste water.

1. I think it may be true that you can make water turn into steam if you make the water hot enough. ___________________________________________________________________

2. You and I will be able to see the first stars appear in the night sky at exactly eight thirty at night. ______________________________________________________________________

3. Thousands of types of animals that live on the land were destroyed in the great amazing flood of 1675.___________________________________________________________

4. I think that my new car is an extremely high quality piece of machinery. _____________________________________________________________________________

5. Tom is a careless person. _________________________________________________

6. One universal language for everybody in the world to communicate with each other with would be much easier._______________________________________________________

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