This unit, we have studied coherence -- the flow from one idea to the next -- in writing. Let's practice introducing and recognizing coherence. We looked at four specific ways of improving coherence:

• Transitional words and phrases

Internet users do not always think about how their internet data is being used.Nonetheless, collecting and using data about search habits is big business.

• Repetition of key words and phrases

Companies are able to track the searches made by various demographics and use data about these searches to target advertisements to likely customers. Customers will see advertisements that match their interests, but they have give up some privacy in return.

• Pronoun reference

For some customers,this loss of privacyis acceptable, while others are deeply concerned.

• Parallelism

Customers may worry about their search data getting into the wrong handsor about further intrusion into their private lives.

Select one paragraph of your research paper draft and examine it for examples of the above four coherence tools. If you do not find at least two of the tools in use, revise your paragraph so that it uses at least two of the tools. Post paragraph here. Do not identify the coherence tools used; will be analyzing each other's paragraphs in your guided response.

My paragraph:

Abortion was legal in Texas before the introduction of laws like SB 8 and the Texas Heartbeat Act, which led to the closure of numerous abortion clinics. The Texas Heartbeat Act prohibits abortion if the fetus has developed a heartbeat, which tends to be the sixth week of the pregnancy(Haining, Keogh and Savulescu, 2022). At this stage of the pregnancy, most women might not realize they are pregnant, and when they do, it tends to be too late to undergo an abortion procedure. According to Venator and Fletcher (2020), "Texas is a good example of this - when the state passed HB2, a law which mandated that doctors providing abortions must have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital, 14 clinics closed in four months" (p.2). Based on this information, one can discern these laws led to the closure of numerous clinics in the state, which disadvantaged the women living there. As a result, pregnant women who require abortion have to travel long distances outside the state to get a procedure. The inability to access abortion facilities in Texas thus inconveniences individuals as they are forced to set aside funds and time to travel for the procedure. These laws and enactments in the state are unfair and can be argued to go against the reproductive rights of women, highlighting the need to advocate for better legislation.