In the first paragraph, the article points out that people often fail to keep their New Year's resolutions to

adopt healthier lifestyle. This example supports the paragraph's main idea that

a. any effort to change, including making resolutions you don't end up achieving, can have a positive effect on your
future accomplishments.
b. making a New Year's resolution is ineffective if you really want to change your lifestyle.
c. most people are incapable of changing their behavior for longer than a few months.
d. people who set goals in January are more likely to succeed in meeting those goals.


a. any effort to change, including making resolutions you don't end up achieving, can have a positive effect on
your future accomplishments.

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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La famille de Liz. After hearing about Youssou's family, your mutual friend Liz shows you both her family tree. Help Youssou figure out the relationships by completing the following sentences. Use possessive adjectives. Follow the model!Modèle: Pour Justine: Estelle est sa mère.Pour Phillip:      Estelle est ____________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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In generating ideas, you will find ideas that prove or illustrate your main idea and develop these into body paragraphs that do what?

What will be an ideal response?

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A fallacy is

A) a reasonable inference at first glance but, when examined, actually unreliable. B) a well-grounded inferential statement and easily recognizable. C) the same as an analogy.

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