The second and third sentences are called supporting sentences. They are called supporting because they support, or explain, the idea expressed in the topic sentence. Of course, paragraphs in English often have more than two supporting ideas. The paragraph above is actually a very short paragraph.
An academic degree is the state of recognized completion of studies at a school or university. A diploma is generally issued in recognition of having satisfactorily completed the prescribed course of study. special kind of examination is the Staatsexamen. It is not an academic degree but a government licensing examination that future doctors, dentists, teachers, lawyers (solicitors), judges, public prosecutors, patent attorneys, and pharmacists have to pass in order to be eligible to work in their profession.
A diploma (from Greek Î´Î¯ÏÎ»ÏÂµÎ±. diplÅma, dÃ­plÅma meaning folded) paper is a certificate or deed issued by an educational, institution such as a college or, university that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study or confers an academic. degreeostgraduate Diploma award is higher than the bachelor's degree. What the US calls a diploma, is simply called a degree certificate in the UK; however the details are printed in plain English, not in Latin. There is BTEC Extended Diploma also after which one gets progression to a Degree (University).