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Book extract Paraphrasing and Summarizing
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When living standards visibly contrast — such as in crowded urban centers, where slums are scattered amid wealthy neighborhoods — studies have shown cooperation between the rich and the poor falters. In the context of climate change, this lack of cooperation between rich and poor manifests itself in international negotiations.
Wealthy countries tend to ignore the issues and voices of poor countries, which often tend toward the immediate and existential — education and healthcare, for example. It’s a situation made even more tragic since the loss of life due to climate extremes tends to be high in poor countries, where recovery from natural disasters is also slower.”
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How well can one know a person? Charles Dickens in A Tale of Two Cities says that thinking about human beings and their deepest secrets is interestingly pleasurable. This experience can be likened to the experience of driving by a city at night and the wonder of all that lies in people’s houses and rooms in these houses. Moreover, one may ask what the people in these houses are keeping from those with whom they live.
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