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Workersshouldbeallowedtoreducetheirworkloadfrom40to25oreven20hoursperweekbecauseitisclearthatpeoplewhoworkpart-timeinsteadoffull-timehavebetterhealthandimprovedmorale.OnestoreinWorkville,whichbeganallowingitsemployeestoworkpart-timelastyear,reportsthatfewerdaysofsickleaveweretakenlastyearthaninpreviousyears.Incontrast,thefactoryinWorkville,whichdoesnotallowanyofitsemployeestoworkpart-time,hadaslightincreaseinthenumberofdaysofsickleavetakenlastyear.Inaddition,arecentsurveyreportsthatmostofthestoreemployeesstatedthattheyaresatisfiedwiththeirjobs,whilemanyofthefactoryemployeesstatedthattheyaredissatisfiedwiththeirjobs."

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ThefollowingisamemofromtheprincipalofAcademiaHighSchool.

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AcademiaHighSchoolshouldabolishitsafter-schoolperforming-artsprogramsandreplacethemwithcomputer-technologyprograms.WhennearbyTechnoHighSchooldidsolastyear,totalenrollmentinallofitsafter-schoolactivitiesremainedaboutthesame.Moreover,onenteringcollege,manyTechnostudentschoseamajordirectlyrelatedtotheirafter-schoolactivities.Ontheotherhand,lastyearonly10percentofAcademia"

sgraduatingseniorschoseperformingartsastheirmajorfieldofstudyintheirfirstyearofcollege,clearlyindicatingthatmoststudentsdonothaveastronginterestintheperformingarts."

Thefollowingwastakenfromaguideforaspiringwriters.

Newwritersusuallycannotconvincelarge,prestigiouspublishersthattheirworkismarketable,sotheymustfirstpublishwithsmaller,lesswell-knownpressestoestablisha

salesrecord.ButtheeditorsofMysteryWritersMagazinehavegoodnewsforaspiringwriters:

thenumberofmysterynovelspublishedinthelasttwoyearshasgrownsignificantly,andmorepeoplereadmysteriesthananyothertypeofnovel.Inaddition,almosthalfofthemysterynovelspublishedlastyearwerewrittenbyfirst-timenovelwriters.Sincethereisapparentlyanexpandingmarketformysterynovels,allpublisherswillwanttoincreasethenumberofmysterynovelstheypublish.Therefore,newwritersshouldwritemysterynovelstoincreasetheirchancesforfirst-timepublicationwithalarger,prestigiouscompany."

ThefollowingisamemorandumfromthebusinessmanagerofWLSStelevisionstation."

Overthepastyear,ourlate-nightnewsprogramhasdevotedincreasinglymoretimetocoveringnationalnewsandlesstimetocoveringweatherandlocalnews.Duringthesametimeperiod,mostofthecomplaintswereceivedfromviewerswereconcernedwiththestation"

scoverageofweatherandlocalnews.Inaddition,severallocalbusinessesthatusedtorunadvertisementsduringourlate-nightnewsprogramhavejustcancelledtheiradvertisingcontractswithus.Therefore,inordertoattractmoreviewerstoournewsprogramsandtoavoidlosinganyfurtheradvertisingrevenues,weshouldexpandthecoverageofweatherandlocalnewsonallournewsprograms."

ThefollowingispartofaletterfromtheBrookfreeSchoolBoard.

Aspartofourneweducationalreformprogram,weidentifiedtenschoolsmostinneedofimmediateimprovement.Anadvisorycommitteeisnowrecommendingthatwehireconsultantstostudyfurthertheschools"

problemsandtoproposeaplanofaction.Onlytwoyearsago,however,anothergroupofconsultantsdeterminedthatseveralschoolsinourdistricthadproblemsbecausetheirprincipalswereinexperienced.Thus,ifwewanttoseeimmediateimprovementinourschoolsandsavethedistrictthemoneyitwouldspendonhiringmoreconsultants,weshouldreplacealltheprincipalsinthetenworstschoolswithtenofourmostexperiencedprincipalsinthedistrict."

ThefollowingappearedinaneditorialintheMasonCitynewspaper.

Atpresent,MasonCityresidentsseldomusethenearbyMasonRiverforanykindofrecreationalactivity,eventhoughsurveysoftheregion"

sresidentsconsistentlyrankwatersports（swimming,fishing,andboating）asafavoriteformofrecreation.Sincetherehavebeencomplaintsaboutthequalityofthewaterintheriver,residentsmustbeavoidingthe

riverbecausetheythinkthatitisnotcleanenough.Butthatsituationisabouttochange:

theagencyresponsibleforriversinourregionhasannouncedplanstocleanupMasonRiver.Therefore,recreationaluseoftheriverislikelytoincrease,sotheMasonCitycouncilwillneedtoincreaseitsbudgetforimprovementstothepubliclyownedlandsalongtheMasonRiver."

ThefollowingreportappearedinamemofromthevicepresidentoftheSouthsideTransportationAuthority.

Weshouldabandonourcurrentfive-yearplantopurchaseadditionalbusestoservethecampusofSouthsideUniversity,becausestudentsthereareunlikelytousethem.ConsidertheresultsoftherecentcampaignsponsoredbytheEnvironmentalClubatSouthsideUniversity:

inaprogramonthecampusradiostation,theclubaskedstudentstocallinandpledgethattheywouldcommutetoschoolbybusinsteadofbyautomobileatleastonedayperweek.Onlytenpercentofthestudentscalledinandpledged.Inviewofthecampaign"

slackofsuccess,wecanassumethatthebusservicewecurrentlyofferwillcontinuetobesufficienttoservetheuniversity."

Thefollowingappearedintheeditorialsectionofaneducationalpublication."

OnestudyatLeeUniversityfoundthatfirst-semestergradesofteenagestudentswhohadalwaysattendedpublic,tax-supportedschoolswereslightlylowerthanthegradesofstudentswhohadreceivedsomehomeschoolinginstructionbyparentsathome,althoughthegradedifferencesdisappearedinthesecondsemester.Theseresultssuggestthathomeschoolingisthebestwaytoeducateteenagechildren.Therefore,insteadofspendingmoremoneyonpubliceducation,thegovernmentshouldprovidefinancialincentivessothathomeschoolingisanoptionformoreparents.Afterall,childrenschooledathomereceivemoreattention,sincetheyaretaughtbythebestpossibleteacher:

aparentwhohasahighstakeineducatingthemwell."

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ThefollowingappearedinareportoftheCommitteeonFacultyPromotionsandSalariesatElmCityUniversity.

Duringher17yearsasaprofessorofbotany,ProfessorThomashasprovedherselftobewellworthherannualsalaryof$50,000.Herclassesareamongthelargestattheuniversity,demonstratingherpopularityamongstudents.Moreover,themoneyshehasbroughttotheuniversityinresearchgrantshasexceededhersalaryineachofthelast

twoyears.Therefore,inconsiderationofProfessorThomas"

demonstratedteachingandresearchabilities,werecommendthatshereceivea$10,000raiseandapromotiontoDepartmentChairperson;

withoutsucharaiseandpromotion,wefearthatProfessorThomaswillleaveElmCityUniversityforanothercollege."

Thefollowingappearedinanewsletterdistributedatarecentpoliticalrally."

Overthepastyear,theConsolidatedCopperCompany（CCC）haspurchasedoveronemillionsquaremilesoflandinthetropicalnationofWestFredonia.Miningcopperonthislandwillinevitablyresultinpollutionandenvironmentaldisaster,sinceWestFredoniaishometoseveralendangeredanimalspecies.ButsuchdisastercanbepreventedifconsumerssimplyrefusetopurchaseproductsthataremadewithCCC"

scopperuntilthecompanyabandonsitsminingplans."

Thearticleentitled"

EatingIron"

inlastmonth"

sissueofEatingforHealthreportedthatarecentstudyfoundacorrelationbetweenhighlevelsofironinthedietandanincreasedriskofheartdisease.Further,itiswellestablishedthatthereisalinkbetweenlargeamountsofredmeatinthedietandheartdisease,andredmeatishighiniron.Onthebasisofthestudyandthewell-establishedlinkbetweenredmeatandheartdisease,wecanconcludethatthecorrelationbetweenhighironlevelsandheartdisease,then,ismostprobablyafunctionofthecorrelationbetweenredmeatandheartdisease.———————————————

Thefollowingappearedasalettertotheeditorofanationalnewspaper."

Yourrecentarticleoncorporatedownsizing*intheUnitedStatesismisleading.Thearticlegivesthemistakenimpressionthatmanycompetentworkerswholostjobsasaresultofdownsizingfaceseriouseconomichardship,oftenforyears,beforefindingothersuitableemployment.ButthisimpressioniscontradictedbyarecentreportontheUnitedStateseconomy,whichfoundthatsince1992farmorejobshavebeencreatedthanhavebeeneliminated.Thereportalsodemonstratesthatmanyofthosewholosttheirjobshavefoundnewemployment.Two-thirdsofthenewlycreatedjobshavebeeninindustriesthattendtopayabove-averagewages,andthevastmajorityofthesejobsarefull-time."

*Downsizingistheprocessinwhichcorporationsdeliberatelyreducethenumberoftheiremployees.

Accordingtoapollof200charitableorganizations,donationsofmoneytononprofitgroupsincreasedbynearly25percentlastyear,thoughnotallcharitiesgainedequally.Relig