Organizing sentences (exercises, short quizzes, etc.)

Organizing sentences (exercises, short quizzes, etc.)

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  Organizing sentences
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  Last night, Susanand I went to the movies, where we watched The Avengers. We plan to see a Tagalog film next week. We also sat around the Trinoma lobby before showtime. The movie was great. The actors were good and could really emote. We enjoyed the ending. Before the movie, we had dinner at Sbarro.
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  Last night, Susanand I went to the movies, where we watched The Avengers. Before the movie, we had dinner at SBarro. We also sat around the Trinoma lobby before showtime. The movie was great. The actors were good and could really emote. We enjoyed the ending. Next week, we plan to see a Tagalog film.
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  Example of usinganalogy
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  In Bumpers v.Smith, the court protected a bona fide purchaser for value, which is like protecting the holder in due course in this case. In Bumpers, the plaintiff gave her diamond necklace to a jeweler for repair. The jeweler then sold the necklace to the defendant at a fair price. When the plaintiff sued the defendant for return of the necklace, the court found for the defendant because he was a bona fide purchaser for value–he had no knowledge that the sale was wrongful and paid a fair price for the necklace. The case declared that the law favors bona fide purchasers for value. The same principle is the basis of the doctrine of holder in due course in negotiable instruments law. When a holder takes a check made out or endorsed to bearer for value and without notice of any defenses, she should be protected even though she took from a thief because she is a bona fide purchaser for value. The original owner could have protected himself by making the check out to order rather than bearer.
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  This court doesnot have subject matter jurisdiction over this matter for three reasons. First, no federal question is involved. Second, the amount in controversy is less than $50,000. Finally, both the plaintiff and defendant are citizens of North Carolina. Consequently, this court should grant defendant's motion to dismiss.
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  This court doesnot have subject matter jurisdiction over this matter. First, no federal question is involved. This suit concerns only state law tort issues. Second, the amount in controversy is less than $50,000; at most, damages comprise $35,000. Finally, both the plaintiff and defendant are citizens of North Carolina. The plaintiff's domicile is Durham, and the defendant's principal place of business is Raleigh. Accordingly, this court should grant the defendant's motion to dismiss.
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  This court shoulddismiss plaintiff's complaint. This court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the matter. No federal question is involved. This suit concerns only state law tort issues. The amount in controversy is less than $50,000. The damages comprise at most $35,000. Both the plaintiff and defendant are citizens of North Carolina. The plaintiff's domicile is Durham. The defendant's principal place of business is Raleigh. This court should grant defendant's motion to dismiss
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  Paragraph Unity -a paragraph should contain only one topic, and each sentence in the paragraph should relate to the topic sentence.
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  John Jones wasinjured when a lathe he was working on malfunctioned. Jones’ employer, KKE, bought the lathe six months ago from Lathes Are Us. Lathes Are Us gave no express warranties with the lathe, and it properly disclaimed all implied warranties. Jones lost two fingers in the accident and suffered severe cuts on his right arm. Jones incurred $10,000 in hospital bills from his injuries, and he is probably permanently disabled. After the malfunction, the lathe caught fire damaging the lathe. Because the lathe is KKE's only lathe and because it cannot find a suitable replacement for the lathe, KKE will have to shut down for a month while the lathe is being repaired. Such a shut down may cause KKE to file bankruptcy.
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  The above paragraphlacks unity because it encompasses too many unrelated ideas: 1) Jones‘ injury, 2) KKE's purchase of the lathe, 3) lack of warranties, 4) specification of Jones' injuries, 5) damage to the lathe, and 6) the fact that KKE will have to shut down while the lathe is being repaired. One can break the above paragraph into three paragraphs, each of which is unified.
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  John Jones, aKKE employee, was injured when a lathe he was working on malfunctioned. He lost two fingers in the accident and suffered severe cuts on his right arm. Jones incurred $10,000 in hospital bills from his injuries, and he is probably permanently disabled. After the malfunction, the lathe caught fire, damaging the lathe. Because the lathe is KKE's only lathe and because it cannot find a suitable replacement for the lathe, KKE will have to shut down for a month while the lathe is being repaired. Such a shut down may cause KKE to file bankruptcy. KKE bought the lathe six months ago from Lathes Are Us. Lathes Are Us gave no express warranties with the lathe, and it properly disclaimed all implied warranties.
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  Exercise
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  Exercise – editthe ff paragraph to create coherence Joe's favorite sport is basketball. He likes the continuous action and frequent scoring. He likes tough inside play. He likes three-point shooting. His favorite team is the Bulls. They play in his hometown. His hometown is Chicago. They won the championship last year. They have his favorite player Michael Jordan. He also likes John Paxson. Joe went to twenty home games last year. He watched the rest of the games on television.
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  Joe's favorite sportis basketball because of the continuous action and frequent scoring. He also likes the tough inside play and three-point shooting. Joe's favorite basketball team is his hometown Chicago Bulls who won the championship last year. The Bulls have Joe's favorite players Michael Jordan and John Paxson. Joe went to twenty Bull's games last year, and he watched the rest on television.
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  Pop Quiz
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  Copyright is anintangible, intellectual property right. It protects an author's rights in writings, which includes paintings, sculpture, and music. Copyright attaches when a work is "fixed" in a tangible medium. Registration is not required for a valid copyright. However, registration allows recovery of "statutory" damages and attorney's fees. Like registration, notice is not required for copyright protection since adoption of the Berne Convention. (64 words)
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  Copyright is anintangible property right. It is an intellectual property right. It protects an author's rights in writings. Writings includes paintings, sculpture, and music. Copyright attaches when a work is "fixed". Fixed means fixed in a tangible medium. Registration is not required for a valid copyright. Registration does allow recovery of "statutory" damages. It allows recovery of attorney's fees. Notice is not required for copyright protection. This has changed since adoption of the Berne Convention. (76 words)