- tells the readers what you are going to talk about in your essay or your speech - a sentence in the beginning of the essay or the speech, usually the end of the first paragraph - make after collecting enough evidence of a topic of a essay or a speech - makes a claim that others might dispute - things each paragraph contain Topics: 1. Tsunamis Tsunamis is a threat to human as it damages coastal areas environmentally and economically by causing great loss of lives and property damage. 2. Nuclear energy Nuclear energy has caused a boost in India’s economy. 3. Cell phones The development have changed how people face the world: how they communicate and obtain information. 4. Air pollution Air pollution has been a big problem humans faced in the recent 20 years as it directly affects people’s health. 5. Video games Students are so addicted to the little games that parents have to stop their children playing the game in all ways they could think about. 6. Fear Fear is always something peopl...