Most of Beavan's paragraphs are relatively small. Beavan doesn't try to overload any of his paragraphs with too much information. This I believe helps the reader to continue reading without getting tired. If the paragraphs are extremely long the reader may feel tired. Beavan has seamless transitions from one paragraph to the next. This also helps the reader stay focused and not cause confusion with a quick transition from nowhere. I would like to return to the third paragraph on page 142, starting with “Since 1950” (Beavan, 142). The first thing I would like to point out is that in this paragraph I see simple, compound, complex and compound complex sentences. I previously mentioned that I think this is an effective way to keep the reader interested. If there were too many simple sentences the paragraph would be very boring. The paragraph is very specific about what it tries to tell the reader: US gross domestic product growth does not guarantee happiness. I really like the way the paragraph ends with a question that makes the reader think about everything they just read. I think this paragraph was well done. For my paragraphs I need to work on being more concise. I need to include better transitions from one paragraph to the next. I might also work on shortening paragraphs, I usually tend to write long