+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | paragraph | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Abbreviation: ã|\parã% Parameters: ã|noneã% ã|Description:ã% A paragraph is a composition consisting of a group of sentences dealing with a single topic. A paragraph is commonly indicated by beginning on a new line and indenting the first line. The TEXT1 program is paragraph-oriented, that is, it reads an entire paragraph before breaking it into lines. Because TEXT1 reads by paragraphs, the \paragraph markup comes at the end of a paragraph, instead of the beginning. Thus, to end a paragraph, enter the \paragraph markup (or a blank line) on the last line of text or on a line by itself, which makes it easier to spot paragraphs in the source. ã|Example:ã% This sample shows the relation of text to markup. \psk{5pt}\pin{10pt} I raised it in order to characterize the essence of Sociogeology. Will Durant recognized that civilization existed by consent of geology---subject to change without notice. \paragraph The definition of Sociogeology is the study of the geological basis of all social behavior. It explains human behavior by empirical description of the attributes of mineral composition. It is most successful when it provides detailed description of particulate phenomena and first-order correlations with features of the physical environment. One of its primary functions is to reformulate the shaky foundations of social sciences in a way that draws them into a modern synthesis with the hard sciences. \par This article is an outline of the codification of Sociogeology into a branch of evolutionary geology. The subject has an aggregate of self-sufficient . . . +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | I raised it in order to characterize the essence of Sociogeology. Will | | Durant recognized that civilization existed by consent of geology--- | | subject to change without notice. | | The definition of Sociogeology is the study of the geological basis of | | all social behavior. It explains human behavior by empirical description | | of the attributes of mineral composition. It is most successful when | | it provides detailed description of particulate phenomena and first-order | | correlations with features of the physical environment. | | | | One of its primary functions is to reformulate the shaky foundations of | | social sciences in a way that draws them into a modern synthesis with the | | hard sciences. | | This article is an outline of the codification of Sociogeology into | | a branch of evolutionary geology. The subject has an aggregate of | | self-sufficient . . . | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ã|Notes:ã% A blank line also ends a paragraph. For this reason, blank lines may be used in place of \paragraph markup. Paragraphs are not permitted in math mode; they cause errors. Blank lines will also cause errors in math mode. The distance between paragraphs is determined by the \par- agraphskip markup. The default value for \paragraphskip is "0 points plus 3 points minus 0 points". The "plus/minus" specification allows up to 3 additional points to be added between paragraphs to get the bottom of each page to line up properly is you are using \normalbottom. The indent at the beginning of each paragraph is determined by the \paragraphindent markup. The default value for indentation is 24 points. For a complete discussion of how paragraphs are read in and formatted, refer to The TEXbook.