Word: paragraphing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...your review of Journey [May 19], you say, "More than half of all hemophiliacs die before the age of five. Even with regular transfusions ... only 11% live to age 21." This derives from a paragraph in which I was describing the situation at the turn of the century. Today almost all hemophiliacs grow to adulthood and, once there, can expect to live a relatively normal life span...
...control groups of blacks left in segregated schools. On this point, I found that five of the ten studies (Berkeley, Buffalo, Connecticut, Rochester and Sacramento) found significant gains for the bused black groups over their black peers remaining in segregated schools. These gains were reported in black achievement levels, paragraph meaning comprehension, mental ability, school achievement, reading and arithmetic. This leaves five studies. Three of these (Evanston, Boston-Metco and White Plains) must be eliminated from the realm of conclusive evidence due to a lack of control or comparison groups. The remaining two studies (Riverside and Ann Arbor) found...
...Corporation deliberated and passed the Strauch report last week in ten minutes and approved a one paragraph statement by Bok. On the other hand, the Trustees, after receiving a report and three pages of suggestions from their Future Committee, spent the better part of a day-long meeting discussing the report...
William R. Hutchison, master of Winthrop House, included a paragraph in his letters of appointment last week to Winthrop's resident tutors for next year stating that in accepting their positions, the tutors must realize that they are not to cohabit with other tutors, students or outside persons...
After conducting an interview, an alumnus or staff member rates the candidates on the academic, extra curricular, athletic and personal qualities that form his admissions profile. He also writes a summary of his impression of the candidate. The summary, which may range in length from a paragraph to several pages, usually includes a physical description of the candidate, an evaluation of how well he thinks and articulates, and an assessment of how the candidate will do at Harvard. An excerpt from a typical interview drawn from an actual case read: "Robert Edwards [pseudonym] is one of the most likeable people...