Paragraph structure activity

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The example below shows six sentences from a paragraph about violence in the media.

As a result, a review was commissioned by the United States Government in order to assess any possible detrimental effects.
This concern grew in the 1950s when television became an important part of the American lifestyle (Hoerrner, 1999).
Nevertheless, the public’s increasing concern prompted a surge in psychological research into media violence and subsequent aggressive behaviour.
Concern about the effects of violence in the media has spanned many decades.
The committee failed to reach a conclusion, as did those conducting similar research during the same period in the United Kingdom (Himmelweit et al., as cited in Murray, 2005).
As far back as the 1930s parents worried about the effects that movies were having on their children (Ash, 1999).

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Concern about the effects of violence in the media has spanned many decades. As far back as the 1930s parents worried about the effects that movies were having on their children (Ash, 1999). This concern grew in the 1950s when television became an important part of the American lifestyle (Hoerrner, 1999). As a result, a review was commissioned by the United States Government in order to assess any possible detrimental effects. The committee failed to reach a conclusion, as did those conducting similar research during the same period in the United Kingdom (Himmelweit et al., as cited in Murray, 2005). Nevertheless, the public’s increasing concern prompted a surge in psychological research into media violence and subsequent aggressive behaviour.

Concern about the effects of violence in the media has spanned many decades.
As far back as the 1930s parents worried about the effects that movies were having on their children (Ash, 1999).
This concern grew in the 1950s when television became an important part of the American lifestyle (Hoerrner, 1999).
As a result, a review was commissioned by the United States Government in order to assess any possible detrimental effects.
The committee failed to reach a conclusion, as did those conducting similar research during the same period in the United Kingdom (Himmelweit et al., as cited in Murray, 2005).
Nevertheless, the public’s increasing concern prompted a surge in psychological research into media violence and subsequent aggressive behaviour.

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The example below shows six sentences from a paragraph about the kangaroo rat in the desert.

Of these hardy creatures, the kangaroo rat is possibly the most fascinating.
Unlike other desert creatures, the kangaroo rat does not store water in its body but instead is able to convert the dry seeds it eats into moisture.
The desert provides a harsh environment in which few mammals are able to adapt.
Able to live in some of the most arid parts of the south-west, the kangaroo rat neither sweats nor pants to keep cool.
Its ability to adapt to such a hostile environment makes the kangaroo rat a truly amazing creature.
Its specialised kidneys enable it to survive on a minuscule amount of water.

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The desert provides a harsh environment in which few mammals are able to adapt. Of these hardy creatures, the kangaroo rat is possibly the most fascinating. Able to live in some of the most arid parts of the southwest, the kangaroo rat neither sweats nor pants to keep cool. Its specialised kidneys enable it to survive on a miniscule amount of water. Unlike other desert creatures, the kangaroo rat does not store water in its body but instead is able to convert the dry seeds it eats into moisture. Its ability to adapt to such a hostile environment makes the kangaroo rat a truly amazing creature.

The desert provides a harsh environment in which few mammals are able to adapt.
Of these hardy creatures, the kangaroo rat is possibly the most fascinating.
Able to live in some of the most arid parts of the south-west, the kangaroo rat neither sweats nor pants to keep cool.
Its specialised kidneys enable it to survive on a minuscule amount of water.
Unlike other desert creatures, the kangaroo rat does not store water in its body but instead is able to convert the dry seeds it eats into moisture.
Its ability to adapt to such a hostile environment makes the kangaroo rat a truly amazing creature.

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