Inquizitive: Incorporating Quotations

Consider the following passage from a book:"Since the advent of the Great Recession, the number of extremely low-income renters has grown dramatically—up by 2.5 million—while the supply of affordable rentals has remained flat." —Kathryn J. Edin and H. Luke Shaefer, $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America, page 75 Referring to the quotation above, click or tap on any sentence in the passage below that contains quoted material that is not incorporated smoothly. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. In their book $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America, Kathryn J. Edin and H. Luke Shaefer examine poverty in America. Edin and Shaefer make the argument "the number of extremely low-income renters has grown dramatically" since the Great Recession began (75). At the same time, however, the authors claim that "the supply of affordable rentals has remained flat" (75).

Edin and Shaefer make the argument "the number of extremely low-income renters has grown dramatically" since the Great Recession began (75).

Consider the following passage from a book:"The FDA has an enormous range of responsibilities. By its own estimates, it regulates roughly 25 percent of every consumer dollar spent in the US economy, including food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, veterinary and tobacco products, medical devices, and blood transfusions." —Catherine Price, Vitamania: Our Obsessive Quest for Nutritional Perfection, page 133 Referring to the quotation above, edit the passage below so that the quoted material is incorporated smoothly. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. In Vitamania: Our Obsessive Quest for Nutritional Perfection, Catherine Price writes, "By [the FDA's] ownPress Space to open"By [the FDA's] ownwrites, "By the FDA's own estimates, it regulates roughly 25 percent of every consumer dollar spent in the US economy, including food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, veterinary and tobacco products, medical devices, and blood transfusions" (133).

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Consider the following passage from a book:"Ironically, school quality itself may help explain the increased residential segregation, because most parents now pay close attention to it when deciding where to live." —Robert D. Putnam, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis, page 163 Referring to the quotation above, edit the passage below so that it accurately quotes from the original. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. Putnam, author of Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis, highlights the fact that "most parents now pay close attention to school quality when decidingPress Space to openattention to the quality of schools when decidingattention to [school quality] when deciding where to live" (163).

attention to [school quality] when deciding

Consider the following passage from a book:"Part of being a good teacher (not all) is knowing that you always have something new to learn—not so much about teaching techniques but about these particular students at this particular time and their particular set of aspirations, confusions, misconceptions, and ignorance." —Ken Bain, What the Best College Teachers Do, page 174 Referring to the quotation above, click or tap on any sentence in the passage below that does not accurately quote from the original. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. It's not just students who should be learning at school; according to Ken Bain in What the Best College Teachers Do, "Part of being a good teacher (not all) is knowing that you always have something new to learn" (174). Furthermore, Bain emphasizes that each term, teachers need to learn about "these particular students and their particular set of aspirations, confusions, misconceptions, and ignorance" (174).

Furthermore, Bain emphasizes that each term, teachers need to learn about "these particular students and their particular set of aspirations, confusions, misconceptions, and ignorance" (174).

Consider the following passage from an online article with no page numbers: "Hatched at sea, the small, transparent young eels, known as glass eels or elvers, migrate to freshwater, where they mature before eventually traveling thousands of miles to the open ocean to spawn and die." —Katie Okamoto, "When an Endangered Species Endangers a Culture" Drag each of the following sentences into the appropriate box to identify whether or not the sentence accurately quotes from the original.

Accurately quotes from original According to Okamoto in "When an Endangered Species Endangers a Culture," glass eels are born in saltwater, move to freshwater, and "eventually [travel] thousands of miles to the open ocean to spawn and die." In "When an Endangered Species Endangers a Culture," Okamoto writes, "Hatched at sea, the small, transparent young eels, known as glass eels or elvers, migrate to freshwater, where they mature before eventually traveling thousands of miles to the open ocean to spawn and die." Inaccurately quotes from original In "When an Endangered Species Endangers a Culture," Okamoto describes how "the small, transparent young eels migrate to freshwater, where they mature before eventually traveling thousands of miles to the open ocean to spawn and die."

Consider the following passage from a book: "Clothing has seen such dramatic declines in price that it's gone from a budget-buster and a defining purchase for the American household to discretionary spending." —Elizabeth L. Cline, Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion, page 22 Drag each of the following sentences into the appropriate box to identify whether or not the sentence accurately quotes from the original.

Accurately quotes from original Cline, examining the change in clothing prices since the early 1900s, explains, "Clothing has seen such dramatic declines in price that it's gone from a budget-buster and a defining purchase for the American household to discretionary spending" (22). In Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion, Elizabeth L. Cline claims that clothing has "gone from a budget-buster and a defining purchase . . . to discretionary spending" (22). Inaccurately quotes from original For the average American household, explains Cline, clothing has "gone from a budget-buster to discretionary spending" (22).

Consider the following passage from a book:"But by 1938, the developed world was plugged in and switched on. Industrialized societies awoke well after dawn and were too busy for sunsets." —Bruce Watson, Light: A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age, page 195 Referring to the quotation above, edit the passage below so that it accurately quotes from the original. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. In Light: A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age, Bruce Watson acknowledges that "by 1938, the developed world was plugged in and switched on. Industrialized societies awoke well after dawn and were too busy forPress Space to openwell [after dawn] and were too busy forlate and were too busy for sunsets" (195).

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Consider the following passage from a book: "The US, though, is different. It is the only country in the world where, following a mass shooting, the nation has responded with loosening, not tightening, gun laws." —Iain Overton, The Way of the Gun: A Bloody Journey into the World of Firearms, page 285 Drag each of the following sentences into the appropriate box to identify whether or not the sentence accurately quotes from the original.

Accurately quotes from original In The Way of the Gun: A Bloody Journey into the World of Firearms, Iain Overton highlights the unique response the United States has to mass shootings; he writes that the United States "is the only country in the world where, following a mass shooting, the nation has responded with loosening, not tightening, gun laws" (285). Iain Overton, in The Way of the Gun: A Bloody Journey into the World of Firearms, writes, "The US . . .is the only country in the world where, following a mass shooting, the nation has responded with loosening, not tightening, gun laws" (285). Inaccurately quotes from original In The Way of the Gun: A Bloody Journey into the World of Firearms, Iain Overton writes, "The US is the only country in the world where, following a mass shooting, the nation has responded with loosening, not tightening, gun laws" (285).

Consider the following passage from an online article with no page numbers:"The push to find the best way to test the arts is coming from arts educators themselves in many instances. They hope to foster not only student improvement, but also a sense that the arts are as valuable to curriculum and society as such long-tested subjects as math and reading." —Sarah Butrymowicz, "Grading Creativity" Referring to the quotation above, click or tap on any sentence in the passage below that does not accurately quote from the original. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. Clarifying who is developing tests in the arts, Sarah Butrymowicz explains, "The push to find the best way to test the arts is coming from arts educators themselves in many instances." This push can be seen across the country. Butrymowicz continues, "Arts educators hope to foster not only student improvement, but also a sense that the arts are as valuable to curriculum and society as such long-tested subjects as math and reading."

Butrymowicz continues, "Arts educators hope to foster not only student improvement, but also a sense that the arts are as valuable to curriculum and society as such long-tested subjects as math and reading."

Consider the following passage from a book: "Talking with children, parents, partners, siblings, and other relatives about how everyone envisions their life in later years—and their death—cannot start early enough. Discussions about aging and death need to become simply part of the fabric of family life." —Ai-jen Poo, The Age of Dignity, page 128 Drag each of the following sentences into the appropriate box to identify whether or not the quoted material fits smoothly into the rest of the sentence.

Fits smoothly In The Age of Dignity, Ai-jen Poo cautions, "Talking with children, parents, partners, siblings, and other relatives about how everyone envisions their life in later years—and their death—cannot start early enough" (128). Ai-jen Poo states in The Age of Dignity that individuals need to "[talk] with children, parents, partners, siblings, and other relatives about how everyone envisions their life in later years—and their death" (128). Doesn't fit smoothly "Talking with . . . relatives about how everyone envisions their life in later years—and their death—cannot start early enough" discussing death and dying can sometimes be uncomfortable (128).

Consider the following passage from a book:"Things move on the ice that, in the real world, normally don't. Huge boulders roll up-glacier, swimming along salmon-style against the ice stream." —M Jackson, While Glaciers Slept: Being Human in a Time of Climate Change, page 47 Referring to the quotation above, click or tap on any sentence in the passage below that contains quoted material that is not incorporated smoothly. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. In her book While Glaciers Slept: Being Human in a Time of Climate Change, M Jackson points out that objects "move on the ice that, in the real world, normally don't" (47). For example, she explains that she has seen "boulders roll up-glacier, swimming along salmon-style against the ice stream" (47).

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Consider the following passage from an online article with no page numbers:"Colleges today are trying to deal with a substantial suicide risk among students and growing rates of depression and anxiety." —Adam Grant, "Why We Should Stop Grading Students on a Curve" Referring to the quotation above, edit the passage below so that it accurately quotes from the original. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. In "Why We Should Stop Grading Students on a Curve," Adam Grant explains that many colleges see "a substantial suicide risk among students and growing ratesPress Space to opensubstantial suicide risk [among students] and growing ratessubstantial suicide risk among students . . . and growing rates of depression and anxiety."

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Consider the following passage from an online article with no page numbers:"But home economics is more than a 1950s teacher in cat's-eye glasses showing her female students how to make a white sauce. Reviving the program, and its original premises—that producing good, nutritious food is profoundly important, that it takes study and practice, and that it can and should be taught through the public school system—could help us in the fight against obesity and chronic disease today." —Helen Zoe Veit, "Time to Revive Home Ec" Referring to the quotation above, click or tap on any sentence in the passage below that contains quoted material that is not incorporated smoothly. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. Helen Zoe Veit claims that home economics should still be taught because the skills students learn in home economics "could help us in the fight against obesity and chronic disease today." Others have argued against teaching domestic skills to teenagers in school, but Veit asserts that the skills learned in home economics are valuable. Veit explains the premises of home economics "that producing good, nutritious food is profoundly important, that it takes study and practice, and that it can and should be taught through the public school system."

Veit explains the premises of home economics "that producing good, nutritious food is profoundly important, that it takes study and practice, and that it can and should be taught through the public school system."

Consider the following passage from a book:"Beyond virtue, wise leaders have the ability to display their virtues in their actions and their speech; they communicate well; they are trusted and, as a result, they build mutual respect." —Paul Woodruff, The Ajax Dilemma, page 158 Referring to the quotation above, click or tap on any sentence in the passage below that contains quoted material that is not incorporated smoothly. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. In his book The Ajax Dilemma, Paul Woodruff maintains that "wise leaders have the ability to display their virtues in their actions and their speech" (158). Woodruff goes on to say that such leaders "are trusted and build mutual respect" (158).

Woodruff goes on to say that such leaders "are trusted and build mutual respect" (158).

Consider the following passage from an online article with no page numbers:"A little heads-up can help students engage with uncomfortable and complex topics, and a little sensitivity to others, at the most basic level, isn't coddling." —Sophie Downes, "Trigger Warnings, Safe Spaces and Free Speech, Too" Referring to the quotation above, edit the passage below so that it accurately quotes from the original. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. In "Trigger Warnings, Safe Spaces and Free Speech, Too," Sophie Downes discusses why trigger warnings are important; she writes, "A little heads-up can help students engage with uncomfortable and complex topics, and a little sensitivity to others isn't coddling."

others . . . isn't coddling."

Consider the following passage from an online article with no page numbers:"Up to one in five people with chronic anorexia may die as a result of their illness, either due to the direct effects of starvation and malnutrition or due to suicide, making it the deadliest of all psychiatric disorders." —Carrie Arnold, "The Challenge of Treating Anorexia in Adults" Referring to the quotation above, edit the passage below so that the quoted material is incorporated smoothly. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. Arnold highlights the seriousness of anorexia,Press Space to openHighlighting the seriousness of anorexia, Arnold explains,According to Arnold, anorexia must be taken seriously "Up to one in five people with chronic anorexia may die as a result of their illness, either due to the direct effects of starvation and malnutrition or due to suicide, making it the deadliest of all psychiatric disorders."

Highlighting the seriousness of anorexia, Arnold explains,

Consider the following passage from a book: "Historical truths emerge only with time. With Salem they have crept out haltingly at best and with some deformation." —Stacy Schiff, The Witches: Salem, 1692, page 11 Drag each of the following sentences into the appropriate box to identify whether or not the sentence accurately quotes from the original.

Accurately quotes from original In The Witches: Salem, 1692, Stacy Schiff alludes to the aftermath of the Salem witch trials when she argues, "Historical truths emerge only with time. With Salem they have crept out haltingly at best and with some deformation" (11). Stacy Schiff, in The Witches: Salem, 1692, asserts, "Historical truths emerge only with time. With Salem they have crept out haltingly at best and with some deformation" (11). Inaccurately quotes from original In The Witches: Salem, 1692, Stacy Schiff describes how facts about the Salem witch trials have come out over time, stating that "Historical truths have crept out haltingly at best and with some deformation" (11).

Consider the following passage from an online article with no page numbers:"Humans belong to the subset of mammals, called viviparous mammals, that give live birth to their young. This means that infants must grow to a mature enough state inside the body to be born, but they can't be so big that they are unable to come out." —Maria Konnikova, "Why Are Babies So Dumb If Humans Are So Smart?" Referring to the quotation above, click or tap on any sentence in the passage below that contains quoted material that is not incorporated smoothly. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. Maria Konnikova points out in "Why Are Babies So Dumb If Humans Are So Smart?" that "[h]umans belong to the subset of mammals . . . that give live birth to their young." In other words, humans give birth to live babies, "means that infants must grow to a mature enough state inside the body to be born." However, in explaining why human babies are less independent than other mammals' babies, Konnikova also notes that human babies "can't be so big that they are unable to come out" of the womb.

In other words, humans give birth to live babies, "means that infants must grow to a mature enough state inside the body to be born."

Consider the following passage from a book:"For eons people didn't keep bees, they simply took the bees' honey. They found honey bees in forests and felled the trees they inhabited. They found bees in caves and robbed them of their bounty." —Kim Flottum, The Backyard Beekeeper, page 13 Referring to the quotation above, click or tap on any sentence in the passage below that does not accurately quote from the original. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. For a long time, there was no such thing as a beekeeper. As Kim Flottum states in The Backyard Beekeeper, "For eons people simply took the bees' honey" (13). Flottum explains that "these people found bees in caves and robbed them of their bounty" (13).

1. As Kim Flottum states in The Backyard Beekeeper, "For eons people simply took the bees' honey" (13) 2. Flottum explains that "these people found bees in caves and robbed them of their bounty" (13).

Consider the following passage from an online article with no page numbers: Listening—an intimate way to consume media, a way that adds the texture of the human voice to words and information—has traditionally been rather inefficient. Consuming words as sounds, unless you are an extremely slow reader, takes much more time than reading words on a page. —Megan Garber, "The Rise of 'Speed-Listening'" Drag each of the following sentences into the appropriate box to identify whether or not the sentence accurately quotes from the original.

Accurately quotes from original In "The Rise of 'Speed-Listening,'" Megan Garber argues, "Listening . . . has traditionally been rather inefficient. Consuming words as sounds, unless you are an extremely slow reader, takes much more time than reading words on a page." "Listening—an intimate way to consume media, a way that adds the texture of the human voice to words and information—has traditionally been rather inefficient," Megan Garber explains in "The Rise of 'Speed-Listening.'" Inaccurately quotes from original "Listening has traditionally been rather inefficient," Megan Garber claims in "The Rise of 'Speed-Listening.'" As she explains, "Consuming words as sounds takes much more time than reading words on a page."

Consider the following passage from an online article with no page numbers: "The next big leap in renewable energy will come when electricity generated by wind and solar can be stored for use when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn't shining." —Todd Woody, "Red States, Green Power" Drag each of the following sentences into the appropriate box to identify whether or not the quoted material fits smoothly into the rest of the sentence.

Fits smoothly According to Todd Woody in "Red States, Green Power," the future of renewable energy is the storage of wind and solar power "for use when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn't shining." Soon there will be new ways to provide energy sustainably; in "Red States, Green Power," Todd Woody writes, "The next big leap in renewable energy will come when electricity generated by wind and solar can be stored for use when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn't shining." Doesn't fit smoothly In "Red States, Green Power," Todd Woody predicts the future for renewable power "The next big leap in renewable energy will come when electricity generated by wind and solar can be stored for use when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn't shining."

Consider the following passage from an online article with no page numbers: "With a presumed life span of over 500 years, it's safe to say that every plastic bottle you have used exists somewhere on this planet, in some form or another." —Debra Winter, "The Violent Afterlife of a Recycled Plastic Bottle" Drag each of the following sentences into the appropriate box to identify whether or not the quoted material fits smoothly into the rest of the sentence.

Fits smoothly In "The Violent Afterlife of a Recycled Plastic Bottle," Winter writes, "With a presumed life span of over 500 years, it's safe to say that every plastic bottle you have used exists somewhere on this planet, in some form or another." In "The Violent Afterlife of a Recycled Plastic Bottle," Winter explains that "every plastic bottle you have used exists somewhere on this planet, in some form or another." Doesn't fit smoothly In "The Violent Afterlife of a Recycled Plastic Bottle," "With a presumed life span of over 500 years, it's safe to say that every plastic bottle you have used exists somewhere on this planet, in some form or another."

Consider the following passage from a book: "In no state today does a full-time job paying minimum wage allow a family to afford a one- or two-bedroom apartment at fair market rent." —Kathryn J. Edin and H. Luke Shaefer, $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America, page 167 Drag each of the following sentences into the appropriate box to identify whether or not the quoted material fits smoothly into the rest of the sentence.

Fits smoothly In $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America, Edin and Shaefer illustrate how hard it can be to live off a minimum wage salary; they write, "In no state today does a full-time job paying minimum wage allow a family to afford a one- or two-bedroom apartment at fair market rent" (167). In $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America, Edin and Shaefer write, "In no state today does a full-time job paying minimum wage allow a family to afford a one- or two-bedroom apartment at fair market rent" (167). Doesn't fit smoothly Even finding a place to live can be hard for those making minimum wage; "In no state today does a full-time job paying minimum wage allow a family to afford a one- or two-bedroom apartment at fair market rent" (167).

Consider the following passage from an online article with no page numbers: "That said, over 75 percent of Pokémon Go players are adults over the age of 18. And tech evangelists insist that AR technology does hold the potential for creating experiences that are, in fact, comparable to true make-believe play." —Georgia Perry, "Imagination in the Augmented-Reality Age" Drag each of the following sentences into the appropriate box to identify whether or not the quoted material fits smoothly into the rest of the sentence.

Fits smoothly Many Pokémon GO users are adults; in "Imagination in the Augmented-Reality Age," Georgia Perry claims that tech promoters believe "that AR technology does hold the potential for creating experiences that are, in fact, comparable to true make-believe play." In "Imagination in the Augmented-Reality Age," Georgia Perry states that "over 75 percent of Pokémon Go players are adults over the age of 18." Doesn't fit smoothly According to Georgia Perry in "Imagination in the Augmented-Reality Age," there are many who believe in the power of augmented-reality technology "AR technology does hold the potential for creating experiences that are, in fact, comparable to true make-believe play."

Consider the following passage from a book: "An alternative to moving poor kids to better schools is to invest much more money in their existing schools so as to improve their quality." —Robert D. Putnam, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis, page 252 Drag each of the following sentences into the appropriate box to identify whether or not the quoted material fits smoothly into the rest of the sentence.

Fits smoothly Trying to relocate poor kids who attend bad schools to other, better schools, can be difficult; in Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis, Robert D. Putnam suggests that "[a]n alternative . . . is to invest much more money in their existing schools so as to improve their quality" (252). Robert D. Putnam, the author of Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis, argues that "[a]n alternative to moving poor kids to better schools is to invest much more money in their existing schools so as to improve their quality" (252). Doesn't fit smoothly Putnam writes about strategies to get poor children access to good education "[a]n alternative to moving poor kids to better schools is to invest much more money in their existing schools so as to improve their quality" (252).

onsider the following passage from a book:"Even the massacre of Sandy Hook saw a call for more, not fewer, guns. Twenty-seven American states since that fatal day have passed ninety-three laws expanding gun rights, including measures that let people carry concealed weapons in churches." —Iain Overton, The Way of the Gun: A Bloody Journey into the World of Firearms, pages 285-86 Referring to the quotation above, click or tap on any sentence in the passage below that contains quoted material that is not incorporated smoothly. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. People should consider both how gun laws impact mass shootings and how mass shootings impact gun laws. In the United States, gun laws often become less strict after mass shootings "Even the massacre of Sandy Hook saw a call for more, not fewer, guns" (285-86). In fact, as Overton says, "Twenty-seven American states since that fatal day have passed ninety-three laws expanding gun rights, including measures that let people carry concealed weapons in churches" (286).

In the United States, gun laws often become less strict after mass shootings "Even the massacre of Sandy Hook saw a call for more, not fewer, guns" (285-86).

Consider the following passage from a book:"First, even today with some states legalizing marijuana for personal recreational use, there has not been one recorded death from marijuana overdose. While tens of thousands of people die each year from alcohol or prescription painkillers, no one has ever died or overdosed on marijuana." —Akikur Mohammad, MD, The Anatomy of Addiction, page 39 Referring to the quotation above, edit the passage below so that the quoted material is incorporated smoothly. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. In The Anatomy of Addiction, Akikur Mohammad emphasizes the safety of marijuana compared to other substances; he explains that "evenPress Space to opensubstances "evensubstances, "even today with some states legalizing marijuana for personal recreational use, there has not been one recorded death from marijuana overdose. While tens of thousands of people die each year from alcohol or prescription painkillers, no one has ever died or overdosed on marijuana" (39).

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Consider the following passage from an online article with no page numbers:"There are now genetic technologies that, at least in theory, are environmentally benign, but could wipe out the mosquitoes that have decimated the birds of Hawaii—and those that endanger human health as well." —Michael Specter, "Could Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Save Hawaii's Endangered Birds?" Referring to the quotation above, edit the passage below so that it accurately quotes from the original. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. Michael Specter reports, "There are now genetic technologies that, at least in theory, are environmentally benign, but could wipe out the mosquitoes that have decimated the birds of Hawaii—and those that endanger human healthPress Space to open[those that] endanger human healththose that endanger . . . human health as well."

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Consider the following passage from an online article with no page numbers:"Obama has now put more acreage under protection than any other President, though the bulk of it is underwater." —Elizabeth Kolbert, "Obama the Conservationist" Referring to the quotation above, click or tap on any sentence in the passage below that contains quoted material that is not incorporated smoothly. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. Obama cares about conservation efforts "Obama has now put more acreage under protection than any other President." He has set aside so much land, in fact, that some people are already comparing him to Theodore Roosevelt, who created many of our national parks and monuments. However, Kolbert explains that "the bulk of [the land Obama has protected] is underwater," making Obama's legacy much different from Roosevelt's.

Obama cares about conservation efforts "Obama has now put more acreage under protection than any other President."

Consider the following passage from an online article with no page numbers:"Since the 1940s, scientists have used carbon dating to determine the age of fossils, identify vintages of wine and whiskey, and explore other organic artifacts like wood and ivory. The technique involves comparing the level of one kind of carbon atom—one that decays over time—with the level of another, more stable kind of carbon atom." —Adrienne LaFrance, "Global Warming Could Make Carbon Dating Impossible" Referring to the quotation above, click or tap on any sentence in the passage below that does not accurately quote from the original. If the passage is correct as is, click the "No Errors" button. In "Global Warming Could Make Carbon Dating Impossible," Adrienne LaFrance describes how carbon dating works and why the technique is important. She explains that "scientists have used carbon dating to determine the age of fossils and explore other organic artifacts like wood and ivory."

She explains that "scientists have used carbon dating to determine the age of fossils and explore other organic artifacts like wood and ivory."