What impact has the nigerian civil war had on jonathan's point of view?
he feels lucky if his family is alive and has access to the basic necessities of life.
he used to be bitter about his position in life, but now he is optimistic no matter what happens.
he used to be optimistic about life, but losing a son has made him bitter and resentful.
he has not been affected by the nigerian civil war because he was out of the country until it was over.

quite an interesting way to teach topic sentences, because the answer to this question is the best definition of a topic sentence that one can present, it is as if answering the questions taught you how to do it, this is some real teaching, it is terribly well-done.

the topic sentence in this paragraph is:

topic sentences writers stay on track and keep a paragraph from becoming an aimless collection of sentences about an idea.

which incidentally tells you what a topic sentence should be.

journalism is the gathering, organizing, and distribution of news -- to include feature stories and commentary -- through the wide variety of print and non-print media outlets. it is not a recent phenomenon, by any means; the earliest reference to a journalistic product comes from rome circa 59 b.c., when news was recorded in a circular called the acta diurna. it enjoyed daily publication and was hung strategically throughout the city for all to read, or for those who were able to read.