Musical theatre changed my life. When I was a child, I was always a problem for my parents. (I never wanted to go to school, stu
dy my homework, or do my chores. No one knew how to control me. My mom once said that she was at her wits' end by the time I turned 13 years old.) The truth was that I had become insecure, and I hid from my fears by pretending to be too "bored" to do any real work. That was when my parents signed me up for stage classes. Acting and singing not only showed me my true potential, they taught me an essential fact: life is a team effort, and we all have different skills that we use together to make progress. Through lessons, sweat, and tears, my experience of working in musical theatre has helped me become the well-rounded adult I am today. I am forever thankful to my parents for not giving up on me and for sending me to classes! Which of the following parts of a paragraph is the section in bold most likely an example of? A. supporting evidence
B. hook
C. topic sentence
D. conclusion
So for this essay you know that it is definitely not the conclusion. It is not the topic sentence but it is supporting evidence of the topic sentence. It can also be seen as a hook because it is at the beginning of the essay and it catches the reader's attention.
You can say that it is either supporting evidence or a hook. It all depends on what your teacher is looking for. If I was you I would go with supporting evidence.
In "The Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator claims to have killed the old man because he hated the appearance of the man's eye. However, his murderous actions are actually a reflection of his madness. The reasoning behind the narrator's crime undermines his argument that he is sane and proves his mental instability.
