An essay starts with an introduction – a paragraph or two where you should present your
essay topic and a thesis statement/argument you are going to make. A good introduction
should grab your reader's attention and make him/her want to read the entire paper. For this
purpose, proper language and distinctive attention-grabbing techniques are used, such as
catchy words and phrases, intriguing questions, surprising or shocking information, humorous
language tone, etc. An introduction should not be longer than 10-20% of the overall essay
volume.