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Paragraph 3 (Second Supporting Point)

I. Transition sentence: "Within a year of my arrival here, after attending night school to learn the language, I was able to obtain a job as an X-ray orderly at a local hospital."

II. Supporting point: "In this position, and later as an admitting aide, I was able over a period of three years to learn much more about American medicine."

III. Evidence: "I saw suffering, healing, death, and all of the other constants that make up any hospital environment. I had an opportunity to observe surgeries, from mastectomies to hysterectomies and bypasses, and to see firsthand the importance of positive doctor-patient interactions."

Paragraph 4 (Third Supporting Point)

I. Transition sentence: "Beginning in 1984, I worked as a volunteer in the autopsy room at my university's pathology department, amassing more than 500 hours' experience."

II. Supporting point: "Just as the hospital provided me with a chance to observe diagnosis and treatment, the autopsy room gave me a chance to find out what goes wrong, what causes death."

III. Evidence: "I prepared organs for examination by medical students as well as assisted in autopsies and cleaning up."