The most direct way to gather objective information about children is to observe them in the course of their everyday lives to r
ecord what happens. Since the presence of a stranger (that is, the researcher) is likely to be intrusive in many situations, the ideal strategy is to arrange to have the children observed by someone who ordinarily spends time with them—a parent, or teacher, for example. (Michael Cole and Sheila R. Cole, The Development of Children) How many claims are in this passage?
Claims are statements of what the author believes to be true about some situation.
In this passage the claims founds are:
1. <em>The most direct way to gather objective information about children is to observe them in the course of their everyday lives to record what happens</em>.
2. <em>Since the presence of a stranger (that is, the researcher) is likely to be intrusive in many situations.</em>
<em>3. The ideal strategy is to arrange to have the children observed by someone who ordinarily spends time with them.</em>
Homo erectus and Neanderthals lived at the same time as homo sapiens. Neanderthals eventually died off and homo erectus may have evolved into homo sapiens
___ courts determine the facts of the case (Did John Smith try to blow up a federal building?), build a record detailing the evidence, and then apply the law to reach a ruling.
