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TEXT I “Beware the Dirty Seas” is one of the articles that one reads for information. Determined by its purpose, such an article should provide abundant, specific and precise figures and facts and it should also be tightly and clearly organized. The present article certainly meets the requirements in both respects. After stating his thesis at the beginning of the article, the writer devotes the greater part of the article to the causes of pollution and its consequences. Then he makes mention of a number of geographic, demographic, and even historical factors that contribute to the severity of