Owning a pet has many positive effects on a person’s emotional well-being. pets can be there for you in ways that people can’t. they can offer unconditional love and companionship. they are excellent snugglers and secret keepers. they might also be the best antidote to loneliness. in fact, research shows that nursing home residents reported less loneliness when visited by dogs than when they spent time with other people! all these benefits can reduce the amount of stress people experience in response to feelings of social isolation and lack of social support from people. a. problem and solution b. narrative c. comparison and contrast d. sequence

Prewriting: this stage of the writing process involve gathering and selecting ideas; teachers can students in several ways: creating lists, researching, brainstorming,reading to discover more about the author's style, talking, collecting memorabilia or clips from other texts, and free-writingdrafting: in this stage, students begin writing, connecting, and developing ideasrevising: this is the stage of writing that involves rewriting or "re-seeing; " emphasis is place on examining sentence structure, word choice, voice, and organization of the pieceediting: this stage involves checking for style and conventions--spelling, grammar, usage, and punctuationpublishing: the "going public" stage of writingevaluating: in this stage, the writer looks back at his/her work and self-evaluates, and the audience evaluates the effectiveness of the writingwriting activities : personal writing, workplace writing, subject writing, creative writing, persuasive writing, and scholarly writingpeer review: acting a referee; evaluating a colleague's work professionally