Exercise 4.2 #1-5

1.

a) America has become more reliant on cars and other forms of transportation, so sidewalks have become obsolete.

b) It is the cities job to save the “old town” feel associated with sidewalks.

c) Developers will do anything to cut costs and time.

d) Walkers need to become more proactive in saving sidewalks, which keep them safe from traffic.

2.

a) Food has become increasingly important to families, who spend more time near the kitchen.

b) Families have decreased formalities and spend more time in the family room near the kitchen.

c) America has become more frivolous with more rooms in their houses that aren’t needed or used.

3.

a) Fences are needed to be on positive terms with neighbors and keep privacy within the home.

b) Fences keep peaking toms away.

c) The best neighbors are fences because they are silent, protective, and not judgmental.

4.

a) Females can verbally express their emotions more easily than men.

b) Females are better at multi-tasking than men.

c) Men are able to express their harsh feelings with their words without feeling the emotions associated with their words.

5.

a) Prisons will be occupied with more inmates that committed their crime when they were still in their teens.

b) The US taxpayers will spend more money on juveniles convicted as adults than they would if they were convicted as minors.

c) The U.S. public has become increasingly intolerant with the mistakes of teenagers.