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Graff and Birkenstein claim that when writing a summary, we must, "[balance] what the original author is saying with the writer’s own focus. Generally speaking, a summary must at once be true to what the original author says while also emphasizing those aspects of what the author says that interest you, the writer" (31). Why is this important?

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The Clovis and Folsom groups were both PaleoIndian cultures whose artifacts and remains were first discovered in New Mexico. The groups were named after the regions where they were discovered. It is believed that both groups were nomadic huntergatherer societies. These two cultures differ for a few reasons. The Clovis culture is often considered to belong to the early PaleoIndian group and thought to be older than the Folsom culture, which belongs to the late PaleoIndian group. The biggest differences between these two groups is in the types of weapons they used to hunt and in which animals they hunted. The Clovis culture used Clovis points, or arrowheads. These points were between 4 and 6 inches long and had fluted points. The Clovis used these points along with atlatls to hunt large game like mammoths. The Folsom culture also used points to hunt; however, their points were slightly different. Referred to as Folsom points, they were only about two inches long and had a fluted groove that almost reached the end of the point on both sides. The Folsom used these points to hunt smaller game such as bison.

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