What is a good intro for a compare and contrast essay?

Question

I am writing an essay about the similarities and differences of the French and American Revolutions. What is a good introductory paragraph? I am stuck on that. Help? :]

Answer 1

my teacher always said related it to life. so start with something like "in life we have to fight for what we want, allthough this fightting may not always be good .........

Answer 2

Option 1:

The French and American Revolutions are very different, however in some ways, they are alike.

Option 2:

Even though the French and American Revolutions have their differences, in many ways they are alike.

Option 3:

Even though the French and American Revolutions are much so alike, they are also very different.

Hope this was of help!

Answer 3

DO NOT SAY "they are similar, yet different." thats just confusing

(i don't know, just guessing)

America and France have both gone through revolutions to gain their independence, but how they accomplished this feat was through different tactics.