20 Part 1 IWritingaParagraph
Paragraph 3
EffectsofColor
Colorscreatebiologicalreactionsinourbodies.Thesereactions,inturn,
canchangeourbehavior.Inonestudy,athletesneedingshortburstsofenergy
wereexposedtoredlight.Theirmusclestrengthincreasedby13.5percent,and
electricalactivityintheirarmmusclesincreasedby5.8percent.Athletesneeding
moreenduranceforlongerperformancesrespondedbestwhenexposedto
bluelight.Blueisnota goodcolorfordinnerware,however.Foodlooksless
appetizingwhenit is servedonblueplates,perhapsbecauseveryfewfoods
innatureareofthatcolor.Otherstudieshaveshownthatthecolorgreenis
calming.AfterLondon'sBlackfriarsBridgewaspaintedgreen,thenumberof
suicidesfromit decreasedby 34 percent.It is clearthatcoloraffectsnotjust
ourmoods,butourbehavioraswell(Daniels10).B. Bothofthefollowingparagraphsbreaktheruleofunitybecausetheycontain
oneormoresentencesthatareoffthetopic.
Step 1 Locateandunderlinethetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.
Step 2 Crossoutthesentenceorsentencesthatareoffthetopic.Paragraph 1
Adventuretravelis thehottrendinthetourismindustry.Ordinarypeopleare
nolongercontenttospendtheirtwoweeksawayfromtheofficerestingona
sunnybeachinFlorida.Moreandmoreoften,theyarechoosingtospendtheir
vacationsraftingdownwildrivers,hikingthroughsteamyrainforests,climbing
theworld'shighestmountains,orcrossingslipperyglaciers.JPeopleofallages
arechoosingeducationalstudytoursfortheirvacations.Paragraph 2
DaredevWsportsarealsobecomingpopular.Youngpeopleespeciallyare
increasinglywillingtorisklifeandlimb^3 whilemountainbiking,backcountry
snowboarding, orhigh-speedskateboarding.Socceris alsopopularintheUnited
Statesnow,althoughfootballisstillmorepopular.Oneoftheriskiestnewsports
isskysurfing,inwhichpeoplejumpoutofairplaneswithboardsattachedtotheir
feet.Skysurfingrivals^4 skydivingandbungeejumpingfortheamountofthrills-
andrisk.c. Bothofthefollowingparagraphsnotonlyhavesentencesthatareoffthetopic
butalsodiscusstwoor moretopics.
Step1 Decidewhereeachparagraphshouldbedividedintotwoparagraphs.
Underlinethetopicsentenceofeach.
Step 2 Findsentence(s)thatareoffthetopicandcrossthemout.19laciers:slowlymovingriversofice
2daredevil:verydangerous
3lifeandlimb:deathandinjury(idiom)
4 rivals:competeswith