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Although most of us believe that we communicate almost exclusively with words, research has shown that nonverbal communication is at least as important. Gestures and tone of voice are important cues in determining others’ responses to us. Individuals who are not aware of information conveyed nonverbally are at a social disadvantage. In fact, children who fail to "read" such messages tend to be unpopular and underachievers. Children who are overeager or speak loudly, for example, may offend other children, or adults. When they fail to adjust their behavior on the basis of others’ responses, they aggravate the situation.
Adults may offend their peers also by their inattention to nonverbal responses. The sense of personal space varies among individuals and cultures. The salesman who puts his arm around the shoulder of a prospective buyer should realize the possible consequences of his gesture. Physical contact conveys sense of intimacy that the relation
A. dogs are important too
B. nonverbal communication occurs in varied situations
C. tone of voice affects different ranges of hearing
D. dogs are more capable of nonverbal communication than other animals

Although most of us believe that we communicate almost exclusively with words, research has shown that nonverbal communication is at least as important. Gestures and tone of voice are important cues in determining others’ responses to us. Individuals who are not aware of information conveyed nonverbally are at a social disadvantage. In fact, children who fail to "read" such messages tend to be unpopular and underachievers. Children who are overeager or speak loudly, for example, may offend other children, or adults. When they fail to adjust their behavior on the basis of others’ responses, they aggravate the situation.
Adults may offend their peers also by their inattention to nonverbal responses. The sense of personal space varies among individuals and cultures. The salesman who puts his arm around the shoulder of a prospective buyer should realize the possible consequences of his gesture. Physical contact conveys sense of intimacy that the relation
A. people send the wrong signals.
B. individual miss nonverbal cues.
C. culture clash.
D. people use the same signal to mean differently.

Most of us think we know the kind of kid who becomes a killer, and most of the time we’re right. Boys (1) about 85% of all youth homicides, and in those cases about 90% (2) a pattern in which the line from bad parenting and bad (3) to murder is usually clear. Their lives start with abuse, neglect and (4) deprivation at home. Add the effects of racism, poverty, the drug and gang cultures, and it is not (5) that in a violent society like ours, (6) children become deadly teens.
(7) what about the other 10% of kids who kill: the boys who have (8) parents and are not poor Are their parents to blame when these kids become (9)
Most children do fine while young enough to be (10) by loving parents, but change as adolescents subjected to peer competition, bullying and rejection, (11) in big high schools. The "normal" culture of adolescence today contains elements that are so nasty
A. However
B. But
C. Although
D. Otherwise