The topic sentence of the paragraph is:
a) Each paragraph should have a topic sentence, support, and a concluding sentence.
<em>The topic sentence states what the paragraph will talk about. The rest of the paragraph gives details about the topic sentence, and there is a conclusion sentence at the end. In this case, the topic sentence stated that the paragraph would be about what a paragraph should contain. Each of the following sentences explained one of the things that were mentioned in the topic sentence (topic sentence, support and concluding sentence).</em>
Answer: A) It is odd that war should ever be viewed as an adventurous expedition.
This excerpt describes the experiences of a group of soldiers in the Vietnam War. The paradox in the passage, however, is the fact that the soldier describes this experience as an adventurous expedition. Besides the fact that the statement is odd, it shows the misconceptions that people have about war, and the difficulty in understanding the reality of it.
Fast——firmly fixed or attached
Crimped—— compressed or crumpled
Sullen—— sulky or angry