What is a good way to start and essay....?

Question:on pearl harbor. compairing the movies 'tora, tora, tora' and
'pearl harbor'......

please help :)

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: on pearl harbor. compairing the movies 'tora, tora, tora' and
'pearl harbor'......

please help :)

The start of the essay will define the whole thing! You introduce your arguments and then expound them in the body of the piece. DONT COPY THIS as Im guessing my writing style is very different to yours and your sensei will know instantly, but this is what I'd say....

The events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbour almost beg cinematic treatment, the style of that treatment varies as widely as individual taste. Serious, historical recreations detailing the complex chain of events leading up to the attack with Japanese and American perspectives given equal attention are strongly contrasted by romantic dramas using the attack as a backdrop for the human interest generated by couples struggling with war and destruction. This essay will focus on the differences between the two styles, which have two very distinct aims, and evaluate their impact with their respective audiences.

state your opion in the first paragraph.
"I believe that "Tora, Tora, Tora" was better than Pearl Harbor" then tell why, contrast them in the next two paragraphs explain what was good and bad about the two.

Then in the final restate your opion "In conclusion"

You know, when I can't figure out the hook to my essays, I always search online for quote from a good philosopher or someone involved in the topic I am writing about. You drop a name, tie in their opinion/advice/statement with what you have to say, and it intrigues the reader too!

More importantly, it takes a worldly view of your topic that you can use in your conclusion that makes the essay very seamless.

I don't know how much this webpage will do, but:
http://www.quotegarden.com/philosophical...

Hope this helps

Dreed is right, but always use third person in essays.

With a topical statement about the principle point you are making in your comparison.

Address your primary point, then support it with an outline. If the outline and topical statement align, then write the paper. After writing it, any revisions to your topical statement will jump out at you.

If they don't align, keep working with the outline until they do.

A good way is to distinguish between the words AND and AN.