The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory. It was purchased by the United States from France in 1803 and had a total of 828,000 square miles. <span />
I think words and math are important because you use words everyday and if you don't have a very good vocabulary you wont be able to talk to people. Math is also important because you need to know how to count or you wont be able to get a decent job and it also comes in handy when cooking or telling time.
Paraphrasing is taking the words of someone else, such as an author, and writing them down in your own words but with the same ideas and information as the original author.
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