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“Urban gardens are popping up in cities around the world. These gardens, often created in vacant lots or on rooftops, provide fresh produce to local communities. In addition to their nutritional benefits, urban gardens help reduce food deserts, green urban spaces, and foster a sense of community among residents.” What is the topic of the passage?A) Community developmentB) Urban gardeningC) Food productionD) Rooftop architecture What is the main idea of the passage?A) Urban gardens are solely about beautifying city spaces.B) Urban gardens are impractical in city environments.C) Urban gardens provide fresh produce and community benefits.D) Food deserts have no solution in urban areas.  

Write a paragraph (minimum of  250 words), or tell a story describing one of your most recent challenging experiences and how you overcame it. You must incorporating a minimum of six words news from the list below.  Please underline every new word you use.  Important Characteristics of a Paragraph Topic sentence (one point) Supporting details from your personal experience only Concluding Remark  If you are telling a story, please review characteristics of effective narratives. New Vocabulary Words to be used: obstruct, defuse, surge, reverie, seraphic, hustle, indulge, abyss, alleviate, ostentatious

The following sentence is a complex sentence because the author uses complex language and vocabulary. Juxtaposing death-row postings with the crimes they committed can be an exercise in the surreal—and profoundly depressing.

Directions: Read the following short paragraph and choose the correct answer . What is the main idea of the below passage? Passage 2 Those who commit white-collar crimes include the most respected and wealthiest of persons in society, including mayors, governors, vice-presidents and presidents. In 2006, Mayor Ron Gonzales of San Jose was indicted on public corruption charges, and Lynwood, California, mayor Paul Richards was found guilty of multiple counts of fraud, money laundering, extortion, making false statements to investigators, and depriving the public of honest services. Former Illinois governor and one-time Nobel Prize nominee George Ryan was found guilty of 18 charges of racketeering, mail fraud, making false statements to FBI agents, and income tax violations in 2006. —From Schmalleger, Criminal Justice, p. 135

Directions: Read the following short paragraph and choose the correct answer . What is the main idea of the below passage? Passage 3 New police officers learn what is considered appropriate police behavior by working with seasoned veterans. Through conversations with other officers in the locker room, in a squad car, or over a cup of coffee, a new recruit is introduced to the value-laden sub-culture of police work. This process of informal socialization plays a much bigger role than the formal police academy in determining how a rookie comes to see police work.

The word subjugate is opposite from the word release.

Directions: Read the following short paragraph and choose the correct answer. What is the topic of the below passage? Passage 3 New police officers learn what is considered appropriate police behavior by working with seasoned veterans. Through conversations with other officers in the locker room, in a squad car, or over a cup of coffee, a new recruit is introduced to the value-laden sub-culture of police work. This process of informal socialization plays a much bigger role than the formal police academy in determining how a rookie comes to see police work.

Directions: Read the following short paragraph and choose the correct answer. What is the topic of the below passage? Passage 2 Those who commit white-collar crimes include the most respected and wealthiest of persons in society, including mayors, governors, vice-presidents and presidents. In 2006, Mayor Ron Gonzales of San Jose was indicted on public corruption charges, and Lynwood, California, mayor Paul Richards was found guilty of multiple counts of fraud, money laundering, extortion, making false statements to investigators, and depriving the public of honest services. Former Illinois governor and one-time Nobel Prize nominee George Ryan was found guilty of 18 charges of racketeering, mail fraud, making false statements to FBI agents, and income tax violations in 2006. —From Schmalleger, Criminal Justice, p. 135

One reason why people may feel less happy despite progress is:a) An overload of choices leading to decision fatigueb) The elimination of personal responsibilityc) The complete lack of technological developmentd) The absence of scientific advancements

Assuming that you are writing an outline of the following paragraphs, identify the main idea, the sentence that would start your outline. The main ideas of the following paragraphs appear at different locations. Identify each main idea by filling in its sentence number in the space provided. Just please write number of the sentence, 1, 2, 3, ect. 1In the 1800s, the discovery of gold in California created images of “striking it rich.” 2Lured by these images, thousands of men moved west, dreaming of making their fortune by working in the mines. 3In reality, retrieving minerals from rock was difficult, expensive, and dangerous. 4A successful mine required a large labor force, industrial tools, and railroad links. 5Miners worked far below the earth’s surface in poorly ventilated tunnels, with no means for removing human or animal waste. 6Temperatures could reach as high as 120 degrees. 7Accidents were part of the job, which depended on blasting equipment and industrial machinery. 8In 1884, a Montana miner drilled into an unexploded dynamite charge and lost his eyes and ears. 9He received no compensation, for the court decided that the accident “was the result of an unforeseen and unavoidable accident incident to the risk of mining.”