The word that BEST describes Douglass's diction in this excerpt is
A. formal
Answer:
Risky behavior can be defined then as 'one's purposive participation in some form of behavior that involves potential negative consequences or losses.
I believe it’s C. Hops it helps :)
The way I have always been taught is to start the very beginning of the essay with a good hook. This could be an interesting fact, a brief story, or background information about your topic. Really it's just anything relating to your argument that will get your reader's attention.
Then clearly state your claim and explain why you will be taking that side with your reasons.
You really don't need to go into too much detail when starting an essay. I find when I try to make my introductions longer they are generally wordy and are full of unnecessary information, so sometimes shorter is better with this sort of thing.
Hope this helps :)
