Is this a good start to my essay?This is what I have going on for my essay so far. The ward system in municipal politics and the at-large system...

In introductions I normally find to stop them being boring
and to make them interesting you want some kind of initial "hook" that is going to
attract your reader to keep on reading. Your introduction as it stands is good, but it
is hardly different or eye-catching. What you need to do is do some research into the
topic of the essay and come up with some kind of contradictory or challenging statement
that goes to the "heart" of what your essay is all about and start off with that. I
often recommend my students to find a particularly juicy quote to start off with that
lays the ground, so to speak, for the rest of your essay. So that is what I would
recommend for you - maybe go back over your research notes or look up something on the
net concerning this topic and see what you can find. Good luck!