ELC151 - IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEA

Autocratic leaders are hands-on leaders who keep strict control over group members and their activities. They ask few questions, make the decisions, give orders, and are likely to use coercion to make others carry out their assignments. Laissez-faire leaders are hands-off leaders who leave most of the decisions to the group and tend not to get involved. Democratic leaders encourage group participation in decision-making and problem solving. Their style falls between the other two extreme.

• Democratic leaders are more effective than autocratic leaders.

• Leadership styles vary from autocratic, laissez-faire, to democratic, each characterized by distinct approaches to decision-making and group management

• There are three leadership styles.

Are Americans today waiting longer to get married? According to 2003 Census Bureau figures, the answer is yes. The Associated Press reports that one-third of men are still single when they reach age 34 and that nearly one-quarter of women are still single at that age. Compared with data for 1970, these figures are four times higher. In 1970, the percent of never-married men aged 30-34 was 9 percent; the rate has risen to 33 percent. The percent of never-married women increased from 6 percent to 23 percent. The typical marriage age for men in 2003 was 27.1 years, up from 25.3 in 1970. The typical age for women rose from 20.8 to 23.2

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  Are Americans today waiting longer to get married?

• More men than women are still single at age 34.

• American marriage trends have shifted over the years, with individuals today waiting longer to get married compared to previous generations

A recent survey revealed some shocking results. One in five teens does not know that if you take out a loan, you must pay interest in addition to repaying the loan. One teen in four has the mistaken notion that financial aid will take care of all their college expenses. And one teen in three thinks that Social Security payments will provide all the money they need when they retire.

• The survey findings highlight concerning gaps in financial literacy among teenagers, including misunderstandings about loans, financial aid for college, and retirement planning

• A recent survey revealed some shocking results: one in five teens does not know that if you take out a loan, you must pay interest in addition to repaying the loan.

• Teenagers do not know anything about money matters.

 Novels and short stories are types of fiction. Drama is another example. Fairy tales and fables are also fiction. It is a type of narrative writing that comes from the imagination of the author rather than from history or fact.

• There are many types of literature

• Fiction is a type of narrative writing that comes from the imagination of the author rather than from history or fact.

• Novels, short stories, drama, fairy tales and fables are types of fiction.

How far is it to the Sun? It's so far that it's hard to comprehend. In actual distance, it's approximately 93 million miles. The distance changes slightly as the Earth travels around the Sun. Suppose it were possible to take a jetliner there. Traveling at a little over 550 mph, it would take nearly 20 years to get there. Even if you could travel at 25,000 mph, it would take five months to reach the Sun.

• It's so far to the Sun that it's hard to comprehend

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  It takes a long time to get to the Sun, no matter how you travel

• In actual distance, it's approximately 93 million miles to the Sun

How do migrating animals find their destination? They navigate in a variety of ways. Fish use their sense of smell to recognize their migration paths and are guided by changing water temperatures. Birds use the position of the sun to orient themselves. Some birds have magnetic particles in their ear mechanisms that act as a compass. Mammals rely on their memory. Some elephant trails have been used for hundreds of years.

Source: Adapted from The Complete Book of Questions and Answers, Columbus, OH: American Education Publishing, 2002, p. 120.

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  Fish and birds have special methods for finding their way

• Migrating animals use various navigation methods, such as relying on senses like smell and magnetism, as well as environmental cues like the position of the sun, to find their destination

• The paragraph discusses the different types of animals that migrate to various destinations

   Psychologists say that a sigh can express satisfaction and contentment. Frequent sighing can suggest despair and depression. It can also express disgust or frustration. It can express several emotions, but there is no one correct way to interpret its meaning.

• Psychologists say that a sigh can express satisfaction and contentment, and frequent sighing can suggest despair and depression.

• A sigh can express several emotions, but there is no one correct way to interpret its meaning

• Sighing can express several emotions.

    You're up to your neck in credit card debt. You're feeling stressed, perhaps even panicky. You may be tempted to take out a home equity loan to pay off high credit card debt. Financial specialists say that's a bad idea! If you spend the money instead of paying off your debt, you'll dig yourself into a deeper financial hole. Even worse, you could lose your home.

• If you spend the money instead of paying off your debt, you'll dig yourself into a deeper financial hole.

• You're feeling stressed, perhaps even panicky, and you may be tempted to take out a home equity loan to pay off high credit card debt.

• Experts advise against using a home equity loan to pay off credit card debt because it can worsen financial problems and even result in losing your home.

Whenever your physician orders a medical test for you, ask why you need it. You should also inquire about the risks and benefits are. Find out how to prepare for it. For example, you may need to fast or discontinue medications or herbal remedies you are taking. Finally, be sure to ask what the test will involve.

Source: Adapted from Paul Insel and Walton Roth, Core Concepts of Health, Brief ed., 9^th ed., p. 354. Copyright © 2002 The McGraw-Hill Companies.

• There are several questions you should ask whenever your doctor orders a medical test for you

• discontinuing medications and herbal remedies.

• Find out how to prepare for it.

   When tigers hunt, they hunt alone. In contrast, lions hunt in groups; they work together to drive their prey into an ambush. Cheetahs are known for their speed when they chase prey. Leopards are able to climb trees when they are prowling for prey. Surprisingly, jaguars often hunt in water. There is great diversity in the hunting habits of large cats. There is also great diversity in the places in which they hunt.

• When tigers hunt, they hunt alone, but in contrast, lions hunt in groups.

• Cheetahs, leopards, and jaguars have different methods of hunting.

• There is great diversity in the hunting habits of large cats, and there is also great diversity in the places in which they hunt.