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Sample Introduction Paragraph

Ø Give background information on your topic. Ø What is the importance of this topic? Ø State your claim/thesis with 2-3 pieces of your best information

The United States is the only Westernized nation to implement the death penalty, making the punishment nearly obsolete. From Germany to South Africa, most nations have abandoned this brutal practice. In the United States, however, capital punishment remains a divisive issue. An astonishing thirty-five states still implement the death penalty with a variety of methods, including lethal injection, firing squad, and electrocution. The death penalty should be abolished across the country because it can lead to the death of innocent people; it is fiscally [relating to money and taxes] irresponsible, and an ineffective punishment.