America's presidents have had to make many important decisions during their terms in office. They made many of these important choices in the famous Oval Office. The Oval Office is the private office of the President of the United States of
America (A) Located in the West Wing of the White House, the Oval Office represents the power and responsibility of the
president (6) Before President Howard Taft built the original Oval Office, most presidents living in the White House did their
work in the room that is now called the Lincoln Bedroom (9) In 1909, President Toft built the first Oval Office in the West Wing
of the White House (D) Taft built the office because he wanted his staff to have a center from which they could all work. A fire in
the West Wing damaged the original Oval Office in 1929. President Herbert Hoover, however, restored the office after the fire.
When Franklin Roosevelt became president, he moved the Oval Office to a different section of the West Wing so he could easily
enter the office in his wheelchair. President Roosevelt completed the modern Oval Office in 1934, and it has stayed in the same
place ever since
When a paragraph contains two main ideas, it should be divided into two paragraphs. Choose the letter at the point where the
passage should be divided.
A)
A
B)
B
o
С
D)
D

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date – the date of any research information is important, including information found on the internet. by including a date, the website allows readers to make decisions about whether that information is recent enough for their purposes.

sources – credible websites, like books and scholarly articles, should cite the source of the information presented.

domain – some domains such as .com, .org, and .net can be purchased and used by any individual. however, the domain .edu is reserved for colleges and universities, while .gov denotes a government website. these two are usually credible sources for information (though occasionally a university will assign a .edu address to each of its students for personal use, in which case use caution when citing). be careful with the domain .org, because .org is usually used by non-profit organizations which may have an agenda of persuasion rather than education.

site design – this can be very subjective, but a well-designed site can be an indication of more reliable information. good design make information more easily accessible.

writing style – poor spelling and grammar are an indication that the site may not be credible. in an effort to make the information presented easy to understand, credible sites watch writing style closely.

in at least 150 words, discuss the tone of the narrator in "i stand here ironing," and explain how it impacts the telling of the story