Here are the first three paragraphs of Pedro's essay.
1Every day after school Tyrone talks on the telephone, watches television, sends e-mail to his cousin, and plays music on his compact disc player. 2Never even thinking about the technology required to make it all happen. 3The last two centuries saw rapid increases in communication technology, and in the new millennium, inventors will continue to move technology forward.
4One of the earliest inventions in communication technology was the telegraph. 5It had wires but did not carry a voice. 6Using a metal lever, words were tapped out using short and long electrical impulses. 7Someone on the receiving end translated the series of sounds into words. 8This language of dots and dashes was called Morse code. 9The language worked great, but it was a pain to learn.
10Alexander Graham Bell intended to improve the telegraph, but his invention, the telephone, made the telegraph go down the tubes. 11It took a long time to make it work well. 12First, thousands of miles of wire had to be installed on poles. 13Then equipment had to be manufactured and operators needed to be hired.