Deadline #2

Deadline #2, Paragraphs


Part 1
1. The topic sentence of the paragraph is sentence 1.
2. The subject in the topic sentence is Arizona’s environments.
3. The attitude in the topic sentence is that Arizona’s environments appeal to a variety of tastes.
4. There are 4 subtopic sentences in the paragraph.
5. The #s of the sentences that function as subtopic sentences are 2, 7, and 12.
6. Sentence 17 concludes the paragraph.
7. The concluding sentence gives the paragraph a sense of finality by rephrasing the topic sentence and providing a summary of the important ideas of the paragraph.
8. Transitions are found in sentences 5, 7, 10, 11 12, 16, and 17.
9. Examples of transitional words in the paragraph are “also” in sentence 5 and “in addition” in sentence 11.
10. Indenting the first sentence of a paragraph helps to identify a new sentence, as well as a new idea.

Part 2
Air travel today has become both more convenient and complicated at the same time. The Internet provides a means for simplifying the booking process. Flight schedules can be accessed online and passengers may choose and pay for flights all within a few minutes time. It is even possible to print boarding passes from a home computer. However, on arrival at the airport, airline customers are subject to more than one inconvenience. Family and friends are no longer allowed to see passengers off at the gate. Anyone carrying on cosmetics is restricted to the number of three ounce containers that can fit into a one quart zip-lock bag. Shoes must be removed and placed in bins for screening along with other carryon items. The hassles passengers must endure at the airport are offset by the useful services offered at the airport. Curbside check-in means luggage will not have to be carried by passengers any farther than from the car to the door. Computerized check-in and payments may be taken care of at computer stations. Porters may transfer luggage, or even passengers, to the appropriate gates. Modern airline travel certainly has its conveniences along with its drawbacks.