Main Ideas and Their Support

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Emma wanted a silky baby blue scarf. Babysitting for Mrs. Marple was her chance to earn money for it. After babysitting, she had enough cash and bought the scarf as a gift for her Mom.

Topic of the paragraph: Texting is the main communication method for teens 12-17, with increasing daily texts as they age. Girls 14-17 send over 3,000 texts weekly, making unlimited texting essential for households with teens.

How to build a snowman: Start with wet, packable snow (6+ inches). Make a solid ball, roll it to collect more snow, and create a large base. Repeat for middle and head. Dress your snowman!

In 2012, Instagram's creators, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, sold their app to Mark Zuckerberg for $1 billion, making all 13 employees millionaires. If you printed the 21.9 billion photos uploaded in a year, it would span 4,693 miles, farther than Orlando from the North Pole. Supporting detail?

Supporting detail for the idea that keeping animals in a zoo is cruel?

Supporting detail for recycling's importance?

Supporting detail for getting enough sleep?

Supporting detail for: 'I think the ninja mice poisoned the cheese'