“My father was verbally abusive all the time when I was a kid, so I barely notice it when someone else is,” says Makenzie. Childhood conflict caused Makenzie to become ______ to verbal aggression as an adult.

a. averse
b. hypersensitive
c. desensitized
d. immune

c. desensitized

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a. Non-ill siblings felt jealous of the attention the other child was receiving and were hostile toward him/her b. Non-ill siblings didn't want to be around the ill child due to fear c. Non-ill siblings wanted to be more involved in interaction and caretaking for the sick child d. Non-ill siblings were often forced to care for the sick child and resented it e. Non-ill siblings frequently "faked" illness in order to get the same benefits and attention as the sick child

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Matching

765) coordinate points 766) causal order 767) problem solution 768) summation 769) challenging the audience 770) spatial order 771) call for action 772) subordinate points 773) time order 774) topic order A) identifying a con?ict and offering a course of action B) conclusion that reinforces the main points of the speech C) posed to the audience and later answered during speech D) chronological framework E) the cause-and-effect format F) conclusion that motivates the audience to do something G) major ideas of speech that grow out of the thesis statement H) minor points that grow out of the major ideas I) organizing according to the relationship of their positions J) conclusion that encourages audience to think further about the topic K) breaking down main topic into smaller points

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