The document discusses the structure and importance of an introductory paragraph in an essay, outlining its key components, including a motivator, thesis statement, and blueprint. It then provides an example related to democracy in Pakistan, highlighting the challenges faced by its democratic system due to power struggles and weak institutions. The piece suggests examining the underlying problems and a potential optimistic path forward for democracy in Pakistan.

1. Introductory Paragraph
• An introductory paragraph is different from a body paragraph in essay.
• Because it contains the controlling idea of the entire essay. Therefore,
the technique differs.
• Its main components include:
1. Motivator: (Can be a piece of history, quotation, comparison, or a
general information. This is also called writing from general to
particular technique)
2. Thesis statement: (It is the controlling idea of your essay. Entire essay
revolves around this statement. It is a stance you take in essay)
3. Scheme/blue print: (It is basically the scheme of your essay. Here you
give an hint to the reader as to what comes ahead in your essay)

2. An example: Democracy in Pakistan
• Democracy is a form of government, garnered by mankind over a period
millennium's experiments with various governance structure. Unlike other
forms of governance, democracy places supreme power of the state in the
masses, making them the fountainhead of sovereignty. In fact, it was this
characteristic of democracy that led famous US president Abraham Lincoln to
designate democratic forms of governments to be of the people, by the people
and for the people.’ Unfortunately, in Pakistan, democracy has been a duel of
power-play among various interest groups, of which, masses have accrued little
benefit. Unfortunate as it may be, weak institutional foundations, civil military
imbalance of power, self-serving and irresponsive bureaucracy, incompetent
politicians and geo-political situation in the region has dealt many blows to the
fledgling democratic system in Pakistan. Arguably, no democratic government
in Pakistan has fully been free of pressure and intimidation to perform its best.
In this context, Pakistan’s journey on the path of democracy, underlying
problems it has been facing and an optimistic way forward for a democratic
Pakistan are taken up below.

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