I find that my opening sentences start in the same way, there is no variety. On page 165 in our textbook there are ways to switch up the sentence beginnings by using adjectives, prepositional phrases, or coordinating conjunction. Avoiding circumlocution, talking in a roundabout way, and utility words, sentence fillers, is another habit I need to break. On page 175 in the textbook there is a list for revising wordy phrases to cut down the use of utility words. In the paragraph below I am going to apply varying the opening sentence and avoiding utility words. 

The role of pets in the United States today and how their death affects us psychologically is discussed in this article. Grief in human and animal death is compared against each other in a table. As grief dealing options treatments and therapy are available. Author is sympathetic to the owner’s feelings with resources to help with the grieving process. Appendix has a list of resources dealing with this issue for professionals, clients, and children. The psychological view on the human-animal bond in this article illustrates the importance of pets in our lives.