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2006-05-13thefollowingappearedaspartofarecommendationmadebyafacultymembertothepresidentofalargeuniversity.

"neveronceinour150-yearhistoryasauniversityhaveweclarifiedourobjectives.how,then,canwehopetoadaptasaninstitutiontothenewchallengesfacinghighereducation.asafirststepinthisevolutionaryprocess,therefore,weshouldsendoutquestionnairesaskingfacultymemberswhytheyteach,askingstudentswhattheywantfromthisuniversity,andaskingformerstudentswhattheygainedfromtheirowneducationhere.whentherepliescomein,wecantabulatethemandformulateanofficialstatementofoureducationalmission.thiswillsurelyresultinimprovedprogramsatouruniversity."

thefollowingappearedintheeditorialsectionofaneducationalpublication.

"onestudyatleeuniversityfoundthatfirst-semestergradesofteenagestudentswhohadalwaysattendedpublic,tax-supportedschoolswereslightlylowerthanthegradesofstudentswhohadreceivedsomehomeschoolinginstructionbyparentsathome,althoughthegradedifferencesdisappearedinthesecondsemester.theseresultssuggestthathomeschoolingisthebestwaytoeducateteenagechildren.therefore,insteadofspendingmoremoneyonpubliceducation,thegovernmentshouldprovidefinancialincentivessothathomeschoolingisanoptionformoreparents.afterall,childrenschooledathomereceivemoreattention,sincetheyaretaughtbythebestpossibleteacher:

aparentwhohasahighstakeineducatingthemwell."

thefollowingreportappearedinamemofromthevicepresidentofthesouthsidetransportationauthority.

"weshouldabandonourcurrentfive-yearplantopurchaseadditionalbusestoservethecampusofsouthsideuniversity,becausestudentsthereareunlikelytousethem.considertheresultsoftherecentcampaignsponsoredbytheenvironmentalclubatsouthsideuniversity:

inaprogramonthecampusradiostation,theclubaskedstudentstocallinandpledgethattheywouldcommutetoschoolbybusinsteadofbyautomobileatleastonedayperweek.onlytenpercentofthestudentscalledinandpledged.inviewofthecampaign'slackofsuccess,wecanassumethatthebusservicewecurrentlyofferwillcontinuetobesufficienttoservetheuniversity."

thefollowingappearedinaneditorialinthemasoncitynewspaper.

"atpresent,masoncityresidentsseldomusethenearbymasonriverforanykindofrecreationalactivity,eventhoughsurveysoftheregion'sresidentsconsistentlyrankwatersports（swimming,fishing,andboating）asafavoriteformofrecreation.sincetherehavebeencomplaintsaboutthequalityofthewaterintheriver,residentsmustbeavoidingtheriverbecausetheythinkthatitisnotcleanenough.butthatsituationisabouttochange:

theagencyresponsibleforriversinourregionhasannouncedplanstocleanupmasonriver.therefore,recreationaluseoftheriverislikelytoincrease,sothemasoncitycouncilwillneedtoincreaseitsbudgetforimprovementstothepubliclyownedlandsalongthemasonriver."

thefollowingispartofaletterfromthebrookfreeschoolboard.

"aspartofourneweducationalreformprogram,weidentifiedtenschoolsmostinneedofimmediateimprovement.anadvisorycommitteeisnowrecommendingthatwehireconsultantstostudyfurthertheschools'problemsandtoproposeaplanofaction.onlytwoyearsago,however,anothergroupofconsultantsdeterminedthatseveralschoolsinourdistricthadproblemsbecausetheirprincipalswereinexperienced.thus,ifwewanttoseeimmediateimprovementinourschoolsandsavethedistrictthemoneyitwouldspendonhiringmoreconsultants,weshouldreplacealltheprincipalsinthetenworstschoolswithtenofourmostexperiencedprincipalsinthedistrict."

thefollowingisamemorandumfromthebusinessmanagerofwlsstelevisionstation.

"overthepastyear,ourlate-nightnewsprogramhasdevotedincreasinglymoretimetocoveringnationalnewsandlesstimetocoveringweatherandlocalnews.duringthesametimeperiod,mostofthecomplaintswereceivedfromviewerswereconcernedwiththestation'scoverageofweatherandlocalnews.inaddition,severallocalbusinessesthatusedtorunadvertisementsduringourlate-nightnewsprogramhavejustcancelledtheiradvertisingcontractswithus.therefore,inordertoattractmoreviewerstoournewsprogramsandtoavoidlosinganyfurtheradvertisingrevenues,weshouldexpandthecoverageofweatherandlocalnewsonallournewsprograms."

thefollowingwastakenfromaguideforaspiringwriters.

"newwritersusuallycannotconvincelarge,prestigiouspublishersthattheirworkismarketable,sotheymustfirstpublishwithsmaller,lesswell-knownpressestoestablishasalesrecord.buttheeditorsofmysterywritersmagazinehavegoodnewsforaspiringwriters:

thenumberofmysterynovelspublishedinthelasttwoyearshasgrownsignificantly,andmorepeoplereadmysteriesthananyothertypeofnovel.inaddition,almosthalfofthemysterynovelspublishedlastyearwerewrittenbyfirst-timenovelwriters.sincethereisapparentlyanexpandingmarketformysterynovels,allpublisherswillwanttoincreasethenumberofmysterynovelstheypublish.therefore,newwritersshouldwritemysterynovelstoincreasetheirchancesforfirst-timepublicationwithalarger,prestigiouscompany."

thefollowingisamemofromtheprincipalofacademiahighschool.

"academiahighschoolshouldabolishitsafter-schoolperforming-artsprogramsandreplacethemwithcomputer-technologyprograms.whennearbytechnohighschooldidsolastyear,totalenrollmentinallofitsafter-schoolactivitiesremainedaboutthesame.moreover,onenteringcollege,manytechnostudentschoseamajordirectlyrelatedtotheirafter-schoolactivities.ontheotherhand,lastyearonly10percentofacademia'sgraduatingseniorschoseperformingartsastheirmajorfieldofstudyintheirfirstyearofcollege,clearlyindicatingthatmoststudentsdonothaveastronginterestintheperformingarts."

thefollowingappearedinaneditorialinthelocalnewspaperofworkville.

"workersshouldbeallowedtoreducetheirworkloadfrom40to25oreven20hoursperweekbecauseitisclearthatpeoplewhoworkpart-timeinsteadoffull-timehavebetterhealthandimprovedmorale.onestoreinworkville,whichbeganallowingitsemployeestoworkpart-timelastyear,reportsthatfewerdaysofsickleaveweretakenlastyearthaninpreviousyears.incontrast,thefactoryinworkville,whichdoesnotallowanyofitsemployeestoworkpart-time,hadaslightincreaseinthenumberofdaysofsickleavetakenlastyear.inaddition,arecentsurveyreportsthatmostofthestoreemployeesstatedthattheyaresatisfiedwiththeirjobs,whilemanyofthefactoryemployeesstatedthattheyaredissatisfiedwiththeirjobs."

thefollowingappearedinanenvironmentalnewsletterpublishedintriaisland.

"themarinesanctuaryontriaislandwasestablishedtoprotectcertainmarinemammals.itsregulationsbandumpingandoffshoreoildrillingwithin20milesoftria,butfishingisnotbanned.currentlymanyfishpopulationsintria'swatersaredeclining,asituationblamedonpollution.incontrast,themarinesanctuaryonomniislandhasregulationsthatbandumping,offshoreoildrilling,andfishingwithin10milesofomniandomnireportsnosignificantdeclineinitsfishpopulations.clearly,thedeclineinfishpopulationsintria'swatersistheresultofoverfishing,notpollution.therefore,thebestwaytorestoretria'sfishpopulationsandtoprotectalloftria'smarinewildlifeistoabandonourregulationsandadoptthoseofomni."

thefollowingappearedintheannualreportofachainofstoresthatsellsuppliesfordo-it-yourselfhomeimprovements.

"currentreportsindicatethatsalesofnewhomesnationwidedeclinedby9percentduringthepastyear,whilesalesofexistinghomesincreasedby16percent.thuswecanexpectthatthepercentageofhomeownerswhowillbemakingrepairsorimprovementstotheirhomeswillalsoincrease.inaddition,peoplewhobuyexistinghomeswillhavemoremoneyleftoverafterthepurchasetospendonhomeimprovements.finally,peoplewhobuyexistinghomesaremorelikelytomakeimprovementsthemselves,asopposedtopayingsomeoneelse.thesefactorscombinedindicatewecanexpectanincreasingdemandforproductsinallourstoresnationwide,thusincreasingourprofitsinthecomingyear."

thefollowingappearedinthesherwoodtimesnewspaper.

"arecentstudyreportedthatpetownershavelonger,healthierlivesonaveragethandopeoplewhoownnopets.specifically,dogownerstendtohavealowerincidenceofheartdisease.inlightofthesefindings,sherwoodhospitalshouldformapartnershipwithsherwoodanimalsheltertoinstitutean'adopt-a-dog'program.theprogramwouldencouragedogownershipforpatientsrecoveringfromheartdisease,whichwillhelpreducemedicalcostsbyreducingthenumberofthesepatientsneedingongoingtreatment.inaddition,thepublicityabouttheprogramwillencouragemorepeopletoadoptpetsfromtheshelter,whichwillreducetheriskofheartdiseaseinthegeneralpopulation."

thefollowingappearedinaneditorialinthegardencitygazette.

"toaddresstheparkingproblemsinourdowntownbusinessdistrict,ithasbeenproposedthatthecityincreaseparkingcapacitybybuildingafour-storyparkinggarage.however,thisprojectwouldcostmorethanitwouldtoimprovethedowntownpedestrianplaza.becausethepedestrianplazaisanimporta