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The reader first
becomes acquainted with your subject in this section of the paper.
Because first impressions are important, choose each word
carefully. Your reader may know little about your subject, so
logical arrangement of your background information is important.
Lead the reader to the central idea statement, which should be the last
sentence in your introduction.
The following items are typically included in an
introduction:
- an opening sentence to catch the reader's interest
as well as underscore the purpose of the paper;
- background information (who, what, when, where,
why);
- relevant definitions;
- historical perspective which may include
interesting statistics, scene descriptions, case studies, or
appropriate quotes;
- a lead-in to the central idea;
- a concise central idea, including the controlling
purpose and major points to be discussed in the paper.
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