America has cultivated a culture where many feel they should not have to work to achieve results. the business world in particular has lowered the expectations of new college graduates entering the workforce. the same jobs now require fewer skills and less education than in decades past. while this phenomenon may have originated with businesses receiving poorly qualified candidates, it has turned into a vicious cycle.
the first sentence of the paragraph is the
illustration.
solution.
restatement.
topic.

The correct answer is D. Topic

Explanation:

In writing, there are different types of sentences that can be part of a paragraph, including the topic sentence, the supporting sentences that serve as an illustration, and the concluding sentence that restates or solves the ideas presented in the paragraph. In the case of the topic sentence, this sentence is usually the first sentence and the one that summarizes the content or ideas in the paragraph, this means a topic sentence tells the reader what the paragraph is about and encloses the rest of the sentences.

Considering this, in the case of the first sentence "America has cultivated a culture where many feel they should not have to work to achieve results", this sentence works as a topic sentence because it summarizes the main idea of the paragraph and other sentences such as "the business world in particular has lowered the expectations of new college graduates entering the workforce" or "The same jobs now require fewer skills and less education than in decades past" just explain the first sentence. Thus, the first sentence of the paragraph is the topic sentence.

the author develops a cold, and scared tone. making the reader shudder with fear, and suddenly become cold. i'm guessing that he's writing a scary novel, or maybe about a chilly december night.

- "there are several movements that doris lessing was associated with. first of all, communism. she pursued her communist beliefs and included them in her writing, and was also a member of several communist book clubs. she is also strongly associated with feminism, her fight for equality and women's rights.

doris lessing is the kind of writer who has followers, not just readers. they have been engaged to her chiefly because of her involvement in major problems, such as politics and woman-ism."