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Exercise 2 - Choosing appropriate topic sentences |
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Instructions: Read the paragraph and click on the correct topic
sentence. Scroll down if you do not see the Answer box. If wrong,
try again.
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Since many of them bring to prison a commitment to criminal subcultures,
education can challenge their belief structure and provide alternate
choices that are acceptable to society. In order to choose between
positive and negative social norms, prisoners must first identify
and understand them. Providing inmates with workshops that focus on
such issues can help them understand proper social morality. This
understanding gives them the ability to distinguish civilized from
uncivilized behavior and responsible from irresponsible conduct. Similarly,
active involvement in courses on peace, human rights, and non-violence
can positively adjust a prisoner's view of himself and the world by
promoting self-esteem, empathy, and solidarity, all of which are essential
to achieving social competence. Such learning experiences help prisoners
to change their way of thinking, give new meaning to their lives,
and allow them to see themselves as part of the larger society.
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