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1.
Fast food has advantages and disadvantages.
Firstly, fast food restaurants are plentiful
and provide take-away meals that can be consumed on the run, so busy individuals do not
have to sacrifice valuable time to eat their meals. Pre-packaged meals can also be
prepared at home with little effort and can be prepared in minutes. However, fast food
also has its disadvantages. For example, fast food is often expensive. Fast food is
frequently high in fat and salt, which, when consumed on a regular basis, can contribute
to health problems like obesity and high blood pressure.
2.
Mobile phones have become very widely used and have impacted the average person’s
lifestyle in many positive ways.
Mobile phones make it easy for parents to keep in touch
with their children. Also, many people today have mobile phones which access the
Internet, so they can not only communicate with their mobile phones, but also send e-
mails, and conduct business via their phones. This is extremely advantageous as it means
that people do not have to be confined to their homes or offices in order to get in touch
with friends, family, or business associates; communication can take place anywhere and
at any time. 
 
 
3.
Many people prefer to conduct their lives in a way that avoids change.
These types of
people may choose to live in the same city their entire lives, choose one job or career path
and follow it until they retire. For example, I have a neighbour that has lived in the same
house since his childhood, became a music teacher, and stayed in that job for the entirety
of his working life; his career choice was conducive to his preference to avoid change. 
This type of lifestyle is comforting to many people as they know what to expect each day;
there are few unknowns and the maps of their lives are predictable and reliable. 
4.

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Competitiveness is an attribute that is encouraged in many cultures, and it can be useful
in many ways.
Firstly, a child that learns how to compete and succeed will have
advantages over the child who shies away from competition. For example, the child that
has competitive drive and words hard to excel will create opportunities for himself or
herself, and will be better equipped to handle challenges and find solutions. Healthy
competition can benefit society by encouraging individuals to work hard, strive and
succeed.
You can see that 
topic sentences
have a very specific and important job: to clearly
introduce the topic or idea of the paragraph.