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Why is it common to see minor/major chords played in sucession a half step apart from one another?

Is the considered a desirable cadence? e.g. In C major you have the V chord concluding a phrase and then a major VI chord beginning the second phrase? this chord might perhaps be followed by a VII, and then before ya kno it ur in the key center of E flat major. How does this work theoretically? Thanks for any responses :D