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The Army's racial mixing of rifle companies not only brought blacks and whites into equal-status contact, but also made them interdependent. Together, they were fighting against a common enemy, striving toward a shared goal.

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People evolve laws and regulations for their common good. An International Whaling Commission is established to set agreed-upon "harvest" rates that will enable whales to regenerate. The United States and the Soviet Union mutually commit themselves to the Atmospheric Test Ban Treaty that reduces radiation in our common air. When enforced, environmental regulations similarly equalize the bur­den for all; no steel company need fear that other companies will gain a competitive advantage by disregarding their environmental responsibil­ities.

(Based on DAVID G. MYERS “Social psychology”)

• TEXT BUILDING STRATEGIES 2

Classification statement

1. Read the first sentence from the text:

“Sometimes a destructive drain on human potential; sometimes a construc­tive stimulus for growth: Such is conflict—conflict between individuals, between groups, between nations.”

This is a classification sentence which usually starts a classification proposed by the author.

2. Look at the beginning of the text once again.

• What does the author do in the next paragraph?

• How does the author introduce the classification?

• There are other ways to introduce classifications, which help the reader to understand that the author is going to describe the subject by discussing its various types.

There are two (three, four etc)/ many/ several/ a variety of/ a range of …. kinds / classes/ types / groups of X: ……….

X can be divided / classified / grouped / categorized into three parts / groups / types /kinds / categories : ……

The three basic types / parts / groups / categories of X are:

A clear distinction can be made between X and Z…

There’s a clear line that distinguishes between X and Z…

3. How is the classification of the “ingredients of conflict” introduced in the text by d.G. Myers? Complete this outline with the information from the reading.

TYPES OF ‘INGREDIENTS’ OF CONFLICT

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4. Write a classification statement which will introduce the ingredients of conflict listed above.

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5. Based on your graph on peacemaking strategies write sentences of classification, using a variety of sentence patterns.

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