In my life, this was actually the first article I have read on paragraphs. I have known what a paragraph is since first grade. I actually remember one specific first grade lecture (as in a five minute talk) about paragraphs. The teacher told us a paragraph had to be five sentences long. At that time in my life, that seemed like writing a book. However, still to this day, I always make sure my paragraphs are five sentences long. Besides the length, I had no idea there were so many aspects of paragraphs you need to keep in mind when writing one. Some of these aspects are obvious to me, such as staying on topic throughout the paragraph and using transition words. However (speaking of transition words), I did learn a couple new things from this reading. For example, I did not know that the connection between sentences within a paragraph was known as coherence. I also did not know what parallel stuctures in writing were before this read. I actually used parallel stucture in my identiy paper, and I did not even know there was a name for it. As I was using it, I was actually unsure if it was appropriate to write in that manner. I am glad to know it is perfectly fine. I really like the feel of parrallel structures, so I am sure I will be using many more in the future.