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78 Chapter 3 Words for Feeling, Expression, and Actionwhen you hear that looking at the sunactually makes some people sneeze uncontrollably? Are youof the fact that Earth actually has sevennorth poles? Whilemay doubt the truth ofthese statements, articles claiming each one is true each one havebeen published by The Scientific American, a well respected journal.4. emulate, emulationEating disorders may arise when girls seek toextremely thin models. Since body types differ, a weight that is healthyfor one girl may be too low for another. Theof a skinny star or model can actually result in death from starvation.In the United States, an estimated ten million females and one millionmales suffer from eating disorders.5. enigma, enigmaticThe rare condition of “face blindness,” or prosopagnosia, makes aperson unable to recognize other people. Even when such a personmeets family and old friends, their identity remains an. Although some cases of this disorder arecaused by injury, the cause of others remains .■ Reading the HeadlinesHere are some headlines that might appear in newspapers. Read each andanswer the questions. (Remember that small words such as is, are, a, andthe are often left out of headlines.)PUBLIC IS SKEPTICAL OF CANDIDATE’S LUDICROUS CLAIM1. Does the public believe the claim?2. Is the claim ridiculous?BLAND MEETING BECOMES BOISTEROUS AFTER ELATEDMAYOR ANNOUNCES THAT CITY WILL HOST OLYMPICS3. Did the meeting start out calm?4. Did the meeting end up calm?5. Is the mayor happy?Copyright © Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.