Contoh Unity
Study the two paragraph below. Both paragraph discuss the same topic, in your opinion, which paragraph has unity and which one does not
Explain how individual sentences break the unity either by introducing a new idea or by being “off the topic”.
Surviving Cancer
Progress is gradually being made in the fight against cancer. In the early 1900s few cancer patients had any hope of long –term survival. In the 1930s, less than one in five cancer victims lived more than five years. In the 1950s, the ratio was one in four. Currently, the ratio is down to one in there. The gain from one in four to one in three represents about 58,000 lives saved each year.
Explain how individual sentences break the unity either by introducing a new idea or by being “off the topic”.
Surviving Cancer
Progress is gradually being made in the fight against cancer. In the early 1900s, few cancer patients had any hope of long term survival. But because of advances in medical technology, progress has been made so that currently one in three cancer patient survives. It has been proven that smoking is a direct cause of lung cancer. However, the battle has not yet been won. Although cures for some forms of cancer have been discovered, other forms of cancer are still increasing. Heart disease is also increasing.
Each of the following paragraph breaks the rule of unity because it contains one or more sentences that do not directly support the topic sentence.
Locate and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Find the sentence(s) that do not support the topic sentence and cross them out.
Paragraph 1
Tourism is the state of Hawaii’s leading industry. Every year, some 3.2 million tourists visit the islands. During the popular winter months, a plane load or shipload of tourists arrives every fifteen minutes. New hotels, new resorts, and new restaurants are being built every year to accommodate the increasing numbers of visitors. Sugar cane and pineapple are also important industries in Hawaii.
Paragraph 2
The rapid increase in crime in Chicago is causing a great deal of concern to the city’s citizens. People are afraid to go out into the streets at night because they are afraid of being robbed or even killed. More and more families are moving out of the city into the suburb because of the high crime rate. The chief of police was fired last month because of his inability to reduce crime. People are buying strong locks for their doors and installing heavy iron bars across their windows to prevent burglaries. Some citizens are even purchasing gun to protect themselves and their property. Indeed, it seems that the increase in crime is turning the average home in Chicago into a prison for its inhabitants.
Paragrah 3
The convenience and economy of a small cars account for their popularity. They are easy to park quickly and take smaller parking spaces. Small cars are inconvenient and uncomfortable on long trips, however, because of their limited passenger and trunk space. They are also more economical to operate and maintain, and they cost less. Because of all these advantages, the next car I buy is going to be an Econo-Midget.