Fact or Opinion

Determine whether the following statement is a fact, opinion or both: Ancient Egyptians believed the heart was the center of emotion and intelligence. During mummification, they removed the brain entirely from bodies.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

Wednesday is one of the most commonly misspelled English words; another is February.

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If you read a lot, you will never have spelling problems.

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CCSS.L.4.2D

Friends who have good hearts are better than friends who have clear heads.

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About one-fourth of the U.S. population is or has been poor for at least a year.

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The poor are lazy people who bring poverty on themselves.

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Research has shown that most poverty comes about because of a life change such as divorce, sudden unemployment, or even the birth of a child.

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Because of a newly formed and largely incompetent national weather service, the city of Galveston, Texas was practically destroyed in a horrifying hurricane that left thousands dead.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

In 1852, the President of the United States, Franklin Pierce, was greedy to expand U.S. influence, and he formally offered to buy the island of Cuba.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.8

On July 2, 1822, the brilliant ex-slave and rebel leader Denmark Vesey was captured by South Carolina authorities, who had discovered Vesey's planned rebellion and were determined to hunt him down.

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