In a well-developed paragraph, identify what technique the author uses to begin the story in the above excerpt. explain why the author would choose to begin the story in this manner. what effect does it have on the reader? be sure to use examples from the text to support your ideas.

the race official waved the checkered flag. the race was too close to call! it was a photo finish! for the first time in racing history, it looked like there might be a three way tie. race officials would need to review the footage to be sure. tony began to think about all he had gone through to get to this point.

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answer: a: they can affect the author’s perspective and in turn the theme and purpose for the writing.

the author's background and time period greatly affect the text that the author produces. this is because we are all a reflection of our time period and background. depending on where and when we were born, we will find some questions more important than others. for example, if we are a wealthy person born in medieval times, we will most likely be interested in courtly love and stories of knights and honour. however, if we are born in the 20th century in africa, we might instead focus on colonialism and its effects on the newly liberated countries. the theme and the purpose of writing are both affected by these conditions.

explanation:

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.