Fluent Steps

Transcription from "William Lane Craig" As a boy I wondered at the existence of the universe. I wondered where it came from . Did it have a beginning? I remember lying in bed at night trying to think of a beginningless universe. Every event would be preceded by another event, back and back into the past, with no stopping point—or, more accurately, no starting point! An infinite past, with no beginning! My mind reeled at the prospect. It just seemed inconceivable to me. There must have been a beginning at some point, I thought, in order for everything to get started. Little did I suspect that for centuries—millennia, really—men had grappled with the idea of an infinite past and the question of whether there was a beginning of the universe. Ancient Greek philosophers believed that matter was necessary and uncreated and therefore eternal. God may be responsible for introducing order into the cosmos, but He did not creat...

  Objective: This exercise focuses on using verbs and connectors from the first paragraph to fill in the blanks in the second paragraph , creating logical connections and consistency in the text. The goal is to understand how to expand and generalize ideas while maintaining coherence in the writing. Step 1: Analyze the First Paragraph Start by identifying the key verbs and connectors in the first paragraph. These elements are essential to building the ideas and structure of the text. Key Verbs in the First Paragraph : is, enhance, solve, design, develop, analyze, empower, thrive. These verbs represent actions that are central to the paragraph's message (e.g., creating, solving, designing systems, helping communities grow). Key Connectors : not just... but also (to add more information) and (to link ideas together) it’s about (to explain the purpose) when... we (to show cause and effect). Purpose of the First Paragraph : It introduces the idea that technical skills go beyond...