Nowadays, the Internet is a very useful tool. We no longer need a newspaper or comic books to read articles or the comics that we like. On the Internet, we see different kinds of things like comics, games, music, and brand new categories like memes. Memes started to become popular with social network services that allow people to create their own profiles and homepages. Social network services like Facebook and Twitter are where many people share their thoughts with friends and make new friends online. Through online social networks, people gather together and talk about what they like and share information about interesting hobby they have. Memes are one of these examples, which people use to express their feelings and make each other laugh. Through sharing memes, can also often develop bonds of sympathy or shared experience together. Last week I read a meme that describes different ways our mothers woke us up when we were young. I was laughing when I was reading though it, but I realized I miss those days when I was living with family and my mom woke me up for school. These kinds of memes not only make people laugh, but also bring back memories of a certain generation's younger days.

When do we start to discuss the major subject of the essay?

Nowadays, the Internet is a very useful tool. We no longer need a newspaper or comic books to read articles or the comics that we like. On the Internet, we see different kinds of things like comics, games, music, and brand new categories like memes. Memes started to become popular with social network services that allow people to create their own profiles and homepages. Social network services like Facebook and Twitter are where many people share their thoughts with friends and make new friends online. Through online social networks, people gather together and talk about what they like and share information about interesting hobby they have. Memes are one of these examples, which people use to express their feelings and make each other laugh. Through sharing memes, can also often develop bonds of sympathy or shared experience together. Last week I read a meme that describes different ways our mothers woke us up when we were young. I was laughing when I was reading though it, but I realized I miss those days when I was living with family and my mom woke me up for school. These kinds of memes not only make people laugh, but also bring back memories of a certain generation's younger days.

Can we trim the few first lines in order to get to this focus faster and/or slipping back into more general concerns after you've narrowed your focus?

• Tip: After drafting your introduction, read it through, but then read it again starting with second sentence. Does it still function just as well without the first sentence? If so, try reading it again, but this time start with the third sentence and consider, again, whether anything is lost by omitting the current opening line(s). If not, then you might come to the conclusion that these sentences were unnecessary and you started with too broad of a scope.
• Tip: After you've decided which of your sentences makes the best topic (first) sentence, perform the same exercise again, but this time by covering up or skipping each of the sentences. If the meaning of the paragraph is clear with one or more of your "middle" sentences eliminated, then you might consider whether you need 

After Tip #1:

Nowadays, the Internet is a very useful tool. We no longer need a newspaper or comic books to read articles or the comics that we like. On the Internet, we see different kinds of things like comics, games, music, and brand new categories like memes. Memes started to become popular with social network services that allow people to create their own profiles and homepages. Social network services like Facebook and Twitter are where many people share their thoughts with friends and make new friends online. Through online social networks, people gather together and talk about what they like and share information about interesting hobby they have. Memes are one of these examples, which people use to express their feelings and make each other laugh. Through sharing memes, can also often develop bonds of sympathy or shared experience together. Last week I read a meme that describes different ways our mothers woke us up when we were young. I was laughing when I was reading though it, but I realized I miss those days when I was living with family and my mom woke me up for school. These kinds of memes not only make people laugh, but also bring back memories of a certain generation's younger days.

After Tip #2:

Memes started to become popular with social network services like Facebook and Twitter that allow people to create their own profiles and homepages and use them to Social network services like Facebook and Twitter are where many people share their thoughts with friends and make new friends online. Through online social networks, people gather together and talk about what they like and share information about interesting hobby they have. Memes are one of these examples, which people use to express their feelings and make each other laugh. Through sharing memes, can also often develop bonds of sympathy or shared experience together. Last week I read a meme that describes different ways our mothers woke us up when we were young. I was laughing when I was reading though it, but I realized I miss those days when I was living with family and my mom woke me up for school. These kinds of memes not only make people laugh, but also bring back memories of a certain generation's younger days.

Final Version:
Memes started to become popular with social network services like Facebook and Twitter that allow people to create their own profiles and homepages and use them to share their thoughts with friends and make new friends online. Through sharing memes, can also often develop bonds of sympathy or shared experience together. Last week I read a meme that describes different ways our mothers woke us up when we were young. I was laughing when I was reading though it, but I realized I miss those days when I was living with family and my mom woke me up for school. These kinds of memes not only make people laugh, but also bring back memories of a certain generation's younger days.