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12. failed to submit a task on time
13. feels unpleasant
One of the topic that you could use in your essay is the Literary device that Tolstoy use in writing his novel. This include many aspect of literature , such as epigraph , imagery, foreshadowing, metaphor, point of view, personification, structure, etc
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If this paragraph stands by itself, sentence 1 is the topic sentence because it sets up sentences 2-5 to explain the many genres. If this paragraph is the introduction to an essay, or longer analysis into how a particular novel "engages the reader with profound insights into the human experience", then sentence 5 is the topic sentence and claim for the essay.
The lesson about life or human nature inferred or directly stated.