Topic sentences draw readers’ attention to the main purpose of a piece of writing. it sends the same message as a thesis or claim. write a topic sentence that is clear and direct.

Supporters of using the atomic bomb at the end of world war ii believed that a japan might win the war if the bomb was not used. b americans were tired of war and the us should end it quickly. c russia was developing a bomb and the us needed to use it first. d japan was developing a bomb and the us needed to use it first.

The theory of mercantilism holds that a nation's economic power comes from a a. enslave people b. become industrial c. willingness to explore d. favorable balance of trade

Which statement explains why eli’s wiesel most likely wrote all rivers run to sea as a memoir?