Identify Any Unnecessary and Potentially Offensive References to Gender, Race

question 193

Short Answer

Identify any unnecessary and potentially offensive references to gender, race, or other features in the following passage and, as necessary, rewrite the passage in neutral language.
The one hundred most highly paid chief executives in America are paid from one million to twenty-seven million dollars a year. The men in those jobs cannot possibly be worth that kind of money.

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Definitions:

Intercostal Veins

Veins located between the ribs that drain blood from the chest wall and muscles back to the heart.

Intercostal Muscles

Muscles located between the ribs that assist with the breathing process by expanding and contracting the chest cavity.

Azygous Vein

A vein running up the right side of the thoracic vertebral column that drains blood from the chest wall and upper limbs back to the heart.

Subscapular

Pertaining to beneath the scapula or shoulder blade, often referring to muscles or vessels in that area.