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When you write a paper, it is a good idea to start the paper with an interesting first sentence. What is a good way to do this? You could use a quotation from another source that relates to your topic (for example: if your paper is about candy, you could say, Hershey’s founder Milton S. Hershey once said, “One is only happy in proportion as he makes others feel happy”). You could also use a statistic provided by another source (for example: According to The Hershey Company, about 2 billion people eat candy daily). Finally, and this can be a little difficult to accomplish, you can start the paper with a personal story about yourself or about someone else (known as an “anecdote”)…of course, the story should relate to your topic! These are just three ways to catch your reader’s attention and strengthen your writing techniques. Good luck!