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B. C. 'A writer for Fortune magazine described a conversation he had after reading the autobiography of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart. He told his friend how incredibly active Walton had been as a kid-"president of this, football team, newspaper boy, more, more, more." "The writer's friend commented, "Nowadays they would have put him on that calming medication, Ritalin." "The scary thing is that he may be right. "Chances are Sam Walton was not always an easy kid to deal with. "He was brilliant, energetic, bursting with new ideas and activities. 'He probably drove his parents and teachers crazy at times. "Can't you just picture some all-too-rigid teacher today calling his mother to say, "Mrs. Walton, Sam is rather disruptive in class. I think he has Attention Deficit Disorder. We ought to see if he responds to medication"? "If that had regrettably happened and the Ritalin had "worked," would anyone know Sam Walton's name today? 3. The biased words include A. conversation, autobiography, medication. B. scary, all-too-rigid, regrettably. C. active, calming, energetic. 4. The author is biased against A. students who disrupt classes. B. teachers. C. medicating difficult students. 'George Washington was not a tactician of the quality of Caesar or Robert E. Lee. 2His lack of genius made his achievements all the more impressive. ³He held his forces together in adversity, avoiding both useless slaughter and catastrophic defeat. "People of all sections, from every walk of life, looked on Washington as the embodiment of American virtues. "He was a man of deeds, rather than words. "He was a man of substance, accustomed to luxury, yet capable of enduring great hardships stoically; a bold patriot, quick to take arms against British tyranny, yet eminently respectable. "The Revolution might have been won without Washington, but it is unlikely that the free United States would have become so easily a true nation had he not been at its call. 5. The biased words are A. impressive, bold patriot, eminently respectable. B. forces, substance, arms. c. Robert E. Lee, Revolution, United States. 6. The author expresses a bias in favor of Washington's A. lack of genius. B. being accustomed to luxury. c. achievements during the American Revolution.

B. C. 'A writer for Fortune magazine described a conversation he had after reading the autobiography of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart. He told his friend how incredibly active Walton had been as a kid-"president of this, football team, newspaper boy, more, more, more." "The writer's friend commented, "Nowadays they would have put him on that calming medication, Ritalin." "The scary thing is that he may be right. "Chances are Sam Walton was not always an easy kid to deal with. "He was brilliant, energetic, bursting with new ideas and activities. 'He probably drove his parents and teachers crazy at times. "Can't you just picture some all-too-rigid teacher today calling his mother to say, "Mrs. Walton, Sam is rather disruptive in class. I think he has Attention Deficit Disorder. We ought to see if he responds to medication"? "If that had regrettably happened and the Ritalin had "worked," would anyone know Sam Walton's name today? 3. The biased words include A. conversation, autobiography, medication. B. scary, all-too-rigid, regrettably. C. active, calming, energetic. 4. The author is biased against A. students who disrupt classes. B. teachers. C. medicating difficult students. 'George Washington was not a tactician of the quality of Caesar or Robert E. Lee. 2His lack of genius made his achievements all the more impressive. ³He held his forces together in adversity, avoiding both useless slaughter and catastrophic defeat. "People of all sections, from every walk of life, looked on Washington as the embodiment of American virtues. "He was a man of deeds, rather than words. "He was a man of substance, accustomed to luxury, yet capable of enduring great hardships stoically; a bold patriot, quick to take arms against British tyranny, yet eminently respectable. "The Revolution might have been won without Washington, but it is unlikely that the free United States would have become so easily a true nation had he not been at its call. 5. The biased words are A. impressive, bold patriot, eminently respectable. B. forces, substance, arms. c. Robert E. Lee, Revolution, United States. 6. The author expresses a bias in favor of Washington's A. lack of genius. B. being accustomed to luxury. c. achievements during the American Revolution.

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90 PART FOUR For Further Study C. 'A writer for Fortune magazine described a conversation he had after reading the autobiography of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart. He told his friend how incredibly active Walton had been as a kid-"president of this, football team, newspaper boy, more, more, more." "The writer's friend commented, "Nowadays they would have put him on that calming medication, Ritalin." "The scary thing is that he may be right. "Chances are Sam Walton was not always an easy kid to deal with. "He was brilliant, energetic, bursting with new ideas and activities. 'He probably drove his parents and teachers crazy at times. "Can't you just picture some all-too-rigid teacher today calling his mother to say, "Mrs. Walton, Sam is rather disruptive in class. I think he has Attention Deficit Disorder. "We ought to see if he responds to medication"? "If that had regrettably happened and the Ritalin had "worked," would anyone know Sam Walton's name today? 3. The biased words include A. conversation, autobiography, medication. B. scary, all-too-rigid, regrettably. c. active, calming, energetic. 4. The author is biased against A. students who disrupt classes. B. teachers. c. medicating difficult students. 'George Washington was not a tactician of the quality of Caesar or Robert E. Lee. 2His lack of genius made his achievements all the more impressive. ³He held his forces together in adversity, avoiding both useless slaughter and catastrophic defeat. *People of all sections, from every walk of life, looked on Washington as the embodiment of American virtues. "He was a man of deeds, rather than words. "He was a man of substance, accustomed to luxury, yet capable of enduring great hardships stoically; a bold patriot, quick to take arms against British tyranny, yet eminently respectable. "The Revolution might have been won without Washington, but it is unlikely that the free United States would have become so easily a true nation had he not been at its call. 5. The biased words are A. impressive, bold patriot, eminently respectable. B. forces, substance, arms. c. Robert E. Lee, Revolution, United States. 6. The author expresses a bias in favor of Washington's A. lack of genius. B. being accustomed to luxury. C. achievements during the American Revolution.
Transcribed Image Text:90 PART FOUR For Further Study C. 'A writer for Fortune magazine described a conversation he had after reading the autobiography of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart. He told his friend how incredibly active Walton had been as a kid-"president of this, football team, newspaper boy, more, more, more." "The writer's friend commented, "Nowadays they would have put him on that calming medication, Ritalin." "The scary thing is that he may be right. "Chances are Sam Walton was not always an easy kid to deal with. "He was brilliant, energetic, bursting with new ideas and activities. 'He probably drove his parents and teachers crazy at times. "Can't you just picture some all-too-rigid teacher today calling his mother to say, "Mrs. Walton, Sam is rather disruptive in class. I think he has Attention Deficit Disorder. "We ought to see if he responds to medication"? "If that had regrettably happened and the Ritalin had "worked," would anyone know Sam Walton's name today? 3. The biased words include A. conversation, autobiography, medication. B. scary, all-too-rigid, regrettably. c. active, calming, energetic. 4. The author is biased against A. students who disrupt classes. B. teachers. c. medicating difficult students. 'George Washington was not a tactician of the quality of Caesar or Robert E. Lee. 2His lack of genius made his achievements all the more impressive. ³He held his forces together in adversity, avoiding both useless slaughter and catastrophic defeat. *People of all sections, from every walk of life, looked on Washington as the embodiment of American virtues. "He was a man of deeds, rather than words. "He was a man of substance, accustomed to luxury, yet capable of enduring great hardships stoically; a bold patriot, quick to take arms against British tyranny, yet eminently respectable. "The Revolution might have been won without Washington, but it is unlikely that the free United States would have become so easily a true nation had he not been at its call. 5. The biased words are A. impressive, bold patriot, eminently respectable. B. forces, substance, arms. c. Robert E. Lee, Revolution, United States. 6. The author expresses a bias in favor of Washington's A. lack of genius. B. being accustomed to luxury. C. achievements during the American Revolution.
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