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There are three ways to organize a paragraph. 
You could use Time order, Emphatic order
or a combination of the two. 
Below are sentences that need to
put into Emphatic order.

1.  The place where I live has several advantages. 
 
2.  First of all, I like the people who live in the other apartments near mine. 
 
3.  The people here are all around my age and seem to be genuinely friendly and interested in me. 
 
4.  That's more than I can say for the last place I lived, where people stayed behind locked doors. 
 
5.  Another positive aspect of this area is that its close to where I work. 
 
6.  The office where Im a receptionist is only a six-block walk from my house. 
 
7.  Therefore, I dont have to put up with public transportation or worry about how much its going to cost to park each day. 
 
8.  In addition, I save a lot of wear and tear on my car. 
 
9.  The best thing of all about this area, though, is the school system. 
 
10.  The schools in this neighborhood have a good reputation, so I feel that my daughter is getting a good education.  
 
11.  The school also has an extended day-care program, so I know my daughter is in good hands until I come home from work.  

You may cut and paste these sentences into a word file and then cut and paste them one by one into the correct order--just be sure to keep the numbers with the sentences.