What is Jon Carroll way of writing?

Isaw my future flash before me and it did not take me anytime to slow down. i need to replace the words "it did".

What does the interaction between the nurse and erkan in paragraph 1 reveal about erkan? erkan is upset because no one believes he has been robbed. erkan is quite angry but he is mostly harmless. erkan is incoherent and won't listen to reason. erkan is a violent man and poses a threat to those around him.

What is the topic sentence of paragraph 5 of the passage?