1. Topic Sentences: Cigarette smoking kills many more people than all illegal drugs combined. • Nonsmokers are endangered by breathing the smoke from others' cigarettes. Tobacco is one of the

most addictive of all drugs. 2. Topic Sentences: My parents complain when I come home late. My mother wants detailed information about all the people in my life. My parents want me'to start paying rent for living at home. 3. Topic Sentences: The biggest female stars make less money than the most famous male stars. Very few good roles are written for older women. Only a handful of women have been allowed to direct major motion pictures. 4. Topic Sentences: Write on both sides of a piece of paper, and use scrap paper for messages. Turn off the water-until you need it-while washing dishes, brushing your teeth, orshaving. Recycle empty aluminum cans, plastic containers, andрapers. 5. Topic Sentences: My next-door neighbors let their dogs wander around in my yard whenever I am nothome. They pile their garbaĝe next to my fence so that the smell blows into my kitchen window. They play loud music in the middle of the night-even on a work night. 6. Topic Sentences: One out of three beachfront homes is damaged or destroyed by storms. It is very difficult to get insurance for the special problems of beachfront homes. Ocean levels are expected to rise over the next few years, causing even more damage tobeachfront properties. 7. Topic Sentences: Teenage drivers cause 75 percent of all accidents that happen after 9 p.m. Most crimes involvirig teenagers happen in the evenings. On average, teenagers who are home during the evenings have higher grades than thosewho are not. 8. Topic Sentences: Suggestions given under hypnosis have improved headaches, asthma, and warts.Hemonhiliage Hemophiliacs typically bleed so much from dental treatment that they need to be givenseveral pints of blood, but some who were hypnotized during treatment needed no bloodat all. Hypnosis has been found to be more effective than morphine in alleviating certain types ofpain. 9. Topic Sentences: A hearty laugh exercises the internal organs, including the heart and lungs. The deep breathing that accompanies laughter supplies the body with extra oxygen. Laughter may also stimulate the body's production of endorphins, which act as painkillersand antidepressants. 10. Topic Sentences: The makers of plastic trash bags use a new additive-actually, potato peels-to make thebags biodegradable (that is, capable of breaking down and being absorbed by theenvironment). Manufacturers removed any ingredients in their plastic formula which would contaminatesoil in a landfill. Manufacturers made it possible for the bags to be burned safely, without adding dangerouspollutants to the air.