Research Paper Introduction
For many people, writing is a chore that must be gotten through as quickly as possible, or avoided if at all possible. However, writing is an essential part of life. For those who believe that a senior thesis is the last piece of writing to be done in a lifetime, a rude awakening awaits. Writing should therefore, be seen as both a skill and an art form, an enjoyable process by which one’s thoughts achieve coherent permanence.
The above paragraph serves as both an introduction
to this essay and an example of the topic
at hand. Descriptive passages are essential
in the introductory paragraphs of writings.
An introduction is the attention grabber.
It seeks to give the reader a reason for
spending valuable time reading one’s
argument. It invites the reader to explore
further. Consider how much less Moby Dick
would be without the attention grabbing
first line: “Call me Ishmael.”
A wealth of information is contained in
those three words, and intrigue follows.
Descriptive passages can be forceful enough
to sway a reader to one’s point of
view from the beginning of the argument.
The supporting paragraphs serve to reinforce
the introduction with solid evidence. An
introduction should be a work of art. It
should serve as the literary appetizer,
being descriptive in nature. Precision in
language is key to the construction of a
good introduction, but should not assume
the importance that it must in body paragraphs.