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Exercise 2.4

1) There were different requirements from the township to the developers in the past. 
Sidewalks are a necessity and the loss of these sidewalks is deplorable.
Housing developers are unwilling to build sidewalks.

2) Family rooms require privacy and comfort as they are close to the kitchen but far from the door.
Living room is now used for entertaining guests.
Old house designs had every room fenced off.

3) Beings outside need to be kept off ones land and beings inside the fence should not get out.
Neighbors prefer to maintain a degree of separation between the two living areas.
Robert Frost supported the above viewpoints.

4) Female are more prone to using emotions when talking.
Males are prone to keeping emotion out of their conversation.
There are major differences in male and female behaviors.

5) Minors should not be convicted as adults for committing crimes.
Most countries other than America do not follow the same practices.
The age of 18 is an appropriate age for assuming responsibility for one.

6) People only become responsible at the age of 21.
People under 21, cannot be held completely responsible for their crimes.
The development of the frontal cortex brings about responsible behavior.

7) Young men are becoming less confident when giving orders.
Women use rising inflections because they wish to form the statement as a question and not an order.
Women have been less confident when giving orders for a long time.

8) Clocks are a necessity in grocery stores and shopping malls.
The lack of clocks in grocery stores and shopping malls is a common phenomenon all over the world.
The grocery stores and shopping malls do not follow a strict time schedule.