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Suggests some tips for writing an introduction to an essay.

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The introduction of your essay is extremely important as it sets up the entire essay. The most important factor to remember when writing an introduction is to make it interesting and give enough information to explain the essay. It is important to hold back enough to keep the reader involved and make them want more!

The main objective of the introduction is to obviously introduce the subject matter of the essay to the reader, what is the essay about? This is important as it is the question you will be answering in your essay - therefore this is one of the first statements in ...

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