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• The following appeared as part of a memo from the president of Automate, a company that manufactures automobiles.
  "It has come to my attention that Sparks, Inc., the manufacturing company that just moved into our state, is advertising job openings at salaries that are twice as high as those paid to our experienced assembly-line workers....
• The following is from an editorial in the Midvale Observer, a local newspaper.
  "Ever since the 1950's when television sets began to appear in the average home, the rate of crimes committed by teenagers in the country of Alta has steadily increased....
• The following appeared in a memo from the president of a company that builds and sells new homes in Steel City.
  "Over the past five years, the population of Steel City has increased by more than 20 percent, and family incomes in Steel City have risen much faster than the national average....
• The following is a memo from the president of Cyberell Computer Company.
  "All of our customer-service employees recently attended a two-day retreat during which they received retraining in effective customer service....
• The following is a memorandum from the sales director to the president of the Healthy-and-Good food company.
  "A recent study indicates that Venadial, a new margarine currently produced only in the country of Alta, actually reduces cholesterol levels....
• The following appeared in an editorial in the local newspaper of Workville.
  "Workers should be allowed to reduce their workload from 40 to 25 or even 20 hours per week because it is clear that people who work part-time instead of full-time have better health and improved morale....
• The vice president for human resources at Climpson Industries sent the following recommendation to the company's president.
  "In an effort to improve our employees' productivity, we should implement electronic monitoring of employees' Internet use from their workstations....
• The following is a recommendation from the human resources department at Techforce Computer Company.
  "Many working parents report that problems related to their childcare arrangements are a major reason for absenteeism from their jobs....
• The following appeared in a health newsletter. "A ten-year nationwide study of the effectiveness of wearing a helmet while bicycling indicates that ten years ago
  approximately 35 percent of all bicyclists reported wearing helmets, whereas today that number is nearly 80 percent....