Finish a paragraph with a short declarative
sentence to reinforce your point, put it in a broad perspective, or create
a bridge to the next paragraph. You can also inject a bit of your humorous
or skeptical self.
Ordinary people may
not dine in three-star restaurants, but they have enough to eat;
they may not wear Bruno Maglis, but they do not go barefoot; they
may not live in Malibu, but they have roofs over their heads. Yet
it was not always thus.
Here, the writer is setting up the coming paragraph.
It's not that publishers are irrational
or corrupt. They're just cursed.
But this tale of two schools shows
that it is possible for poor, inner-city children to get a good
education in an orderly and happy school. The things that seem to
matter-good management, well-designed lessons, careful planning
and high expectations—are harder to achieve than simply throwing
money at schools or cutting class sizes. But it can be done.
It's not hard to find the winner
in the Sudanese war, or in any war in Africa: it is the microbes
that always emerge victorious. Infectious disease flowers in
conditions of anarchy.
