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Discussion STARTING YOUR INTRODUCTION
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There are some approaches that you can choose to start your Introduction.
Select a way that fits the message you want to convey.

a. Making a Compelling Statement About an Important Issue

To introduce your topic in your research, you may also employ the
identification of an important issue catching your readers’ interest.

Racial discrimination poses one of the most
destructive forms of oppression in the modern era. Use relevant
The systematic exploitation and abuse of whole adjectives to
populations by other groups more powerful and make your
different in appearance have pockmarked human statement
history since the European mercantilist ventures of more
the 1500’s (Coleman, 2011, p.91). interesting.

b. Identifying the Scope of Previous Research

In most journal articles, authors simply present the main topic in a
direct way by giving the readers insights related to the previous researches on

the same topic. In discussing the previous researches, you can begin by

referring to the general nature of those researches.

Introduce the The literature on suicide, suicidality, and suicide risk
topic in factors is extensive. The research includes clinical
general and reports, intervention strategies, identification of
rates in different ages and cultures. A subset of this
address the
scope of
literature has examined suicide in college students.
previous
College student suicide research is longstanding and an
research on
increasing number of articles address the topic each
similar topic.
year. (Stephenson, Belesis, &Balliet, 2005, p.5)

c. Presenting a Statistic

Citing an interesting statistics is another approach for introducing your
topic. To be successful, you have to ensure that the statistics you choose will

not bore the readers. Citing a reliable and valid statistics is also essential.
Health outcomes are increasingly recognized as
socially patterned. In 2001-2002, the leading three In presenting
a statistics,,
causes of death in the United States were heart
disease, cancer, and stroke. (Jackson, Kubzansky, & mention the
Wright, 2006, 21) data source,,
and year.

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