...Center Writing a Compare/Contrast Essay As always, the instructor and the assignment sheet provide the definitive expectations and requirements for any essay. Here is some general information about the organization for this type of essay: • A comparison essay notes either similarities, or similarities and differences. • A contrast essay notes only differences. • The comparison or contrast should make a point or serve a purpose. Often such essays do one of the following: Clarify something unknown or not well understood. Lead to a fresh insight or new way of viewing something. Bring one or both of the subjects into sharper focus. Show that one subject is better than the other. • The thesis can present the subjects and indicate whether they will be compared, contrasted, or both. • The same points should be discussed for both subjects; it is not necessary, however to give both subjects the same degree of development. • Some common organizational structures include: (see note below) Block method (subject by subject) Point by point Comparisons followed by contrasts (or the reverse) • Use detailed topic sentences and the following connecting words to make the relationship between your subjects clear to your reader: Connectors That Show Comparison (Similarities) In additon Correspondingly Compared to Similarly Just as As well as Likewise Same as At the same time Connectors That Show Contrast (Differences) ...
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...Associate Program Material Appendix D Selecting a Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet Complete the following and post as an attachment. |What two objects, people, subjects, or concepts are you going to |McDonalds/ Burger King | |compare and/or contrast? | | | | | |What are the similarities between the two objects, people, |Both are fast food restaurants. | |subjects, or concepts? List as many similarities that you can |Both have a drive thru. | |think of. |Both have a menu of smaller priced items. | | |Both sell similar items. | | |Both have kids meals. | | |Both sell Chicken Nuggets. | | | | |What are...
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...student has to write an essay. I learned this situation when I decided to come in the US for education. Before I come to the US, I had to take a preparation course for English in Turkey. That’s why my writing history started like that spontaneously. I really don’t like to write as my personality; however, this is a necessity for enhancing the ability to write an essay. Particularly, academic writing is the most important part of the studying in university, and my earlier writing experience is related just academic writing which is some type of essay such as, process essay, cause and effect essay and compare-contrast essay. One of the types of essay that I wrote first is process essay. That was really important experience because I had never written this type of essay. A process essay explains a process by either defining it, explaining the steps for completing the process oneself or by showing how a thing works. My process topic was “Things to Do in Case of Hurricane”. I explained the processes such as before the hurricane, during the hurricane and after the hurricane. The second type of the essay that I dealt is the cause and effect essay. That was one of the useful types of the essay because everybody can learn...
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...University of Phoenix Material Strategies for Selecting a Topic Complete the following table. |Question |Answer | |What two objects, people, subjects, or concepts are you going to |I will compare and contrast two different methods of losing weight | |compare and contrast? |which are exercise and diet pills. | |What are the similarities between the two objects, people, subjects, |The similarities are that they can both help you lose weight. Also, | |or concepts? List as many similarities that you can think of. |both exercise and diet pills can have side effects, help increase your| | |energy, and confidence. | |What are the differences between the two objects, people, subjects, or|The differences between exercise and diet pill are, exercise can be | |concepts? List as many differences that you can think of. |free, keeps your heart in shape, controls stress and anxiety. Diet | | |pills are, effortless, pain free, and save you time. | |Are you going to focus on similarities, differences, or both? Explain |I am going to focus on...
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...ENTIRE COURSE To purchase this visit here: http://www.activitymode.com/product/com-156-entire-course/ Contact us at: SUPPORT@ACTIVITYMODE.COM COM 156 ENTIRE COURSE COM 156 Final Assignment Persuasive Essay Final Paper COM 156 Week 1 Assignment Challenges of a Paper COM 156 Week 1 Assignment COM 156 Week 1 DQ 1 COM 156 Week 1 DQs 2 COM 156 Week 1 Video Transcript - Writing Process COM 156 Week 2 Assignment Select a Topic for Your Final Paper COM 156 Week 2 Assignment COM 156 Week 2 DQs 1 COM 156 Week 2 DQs 2 COM 156 Week 3 Assignment Complete an Outline COM 156 Week 3 Assignment COM 156 Week 3 DQs 1 COM 156 Week 3 DQs 2 COM 156 Week 3 Video Transcript Developing Outlines COM 156 Week 4 Assignment Write Your Thesis Statement PART 1 COM 156 Week 4 Assignment Write Your Thesis Statement PART 2 COM 156 Week 4 DQs 1 COM 156 Week 4 DQs 2 COM 156 Week 5 Assignment Revision Practice COM 156 Week 5 Assignment COM 156 Week 5 DQs 1 COM 156 Week 5 DQs 2 COM 156 Week 6 Assignment Effective Persuasion COM 156 Week 6 Assignment COM 156 Week 6 DQs 1 COM 156 Week 6 DQs 2 COM 156 Week 7 Assignment Rough Draft of Your Final Paper COM 156 Week 7 Assignment COM 156 Week 7 DQs 1 COM 156 Week 7 DQs 2 COM 156 Week 7 Assignment Compare and Contrasts Paragraphs COM 156 Week 8 Assignment COM 156 Week 8 DQs 1 COM 156 Week 8 DQs 2 COM 156 Week 9 DQs 1 COM 156 Week 9 DQs 2 COM 156 Week 9 Final Activity mode aims to provide quality study notes and tutorials to the...
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...COM 156 Complete Course Material all Weeks DQS and All Assignments Get Tutorial by Clicking on the link below or Copy Paste Link in Your Browser https://hwguiders.com/downloads/com-156-entire-course-week-1-9-agrade/ For More Courses and Exams use this form ( http://hwguiders.com/contact-us/ ) Feel Free to Search your Class through Our Product Categories or From Our Search Bar (http://hwguiders.com/ ) COM 156 Entire Course COM 156 Complete Course Material all Weeks DQS and All Assignments COM 156 Wk 1 All Discussion Questions Review the information provided on pp. 51–53. Explain the initial steps of writing an essay. Identify how your audience, purpose, and content will influence your approach The purpose of an essay, as explained on p. 47, will affect all aspects of the paper. In this class, the final paper will be a persuasive essay. Throughout the class, you will complete assignments that directly or indirectly help you complete the final paper. Identify the main purpose of a persuasive essay and the elements necessary for it to be effective. Review the video titled Writing Process. Read the Short Form Axia Writing Style Handbook. What are the two most helpful suggestions in each? If you were to propose one additional suggestion to include in each what would it be? Explain the time management strategies you will use when writing a successful academic paper. What techniques discussed in your US/101 course may help you manage your time when writing a paper...
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...objects, people, subjects, or concepts are you going to compare and/or contrast? Well I decided to compare and contrast fast food and home cooked food, because I love to eat. What are the similarities between the two objects, people, subjects, or concepts? List as many similarities that you can think of. Both have good food. They can make you fat. They have a lot of calories. Can be cooked in cooking oil. They can be grilled. You could eat them at home. What are the differences between the two objects, people, subjects, or concepts? List as many differences that you can think of? Home cooked food is convenient when you’re at home. Fast food is convenient when you don’t have a lot of time. Home cooked food can be healthier. Fast food can cause more health problems. Home cooked food cost less Fast food is very expensive Home cooked food you eat when it’s done. Fast food waits under a light until you order. Are you going to focus on similarities, differences, or both? Explain your rationale. I am going to focus on the similarities and differences. I feel like my audience would interest in both sides. So they can come to a well thought out conclusion on which is better. What do you want your readers to learn and understand after reading your essay? What is the purpose of your essay? Well I want my readers to learn and understand there are healthier ways to eat. The purpose of my essay is to reach those people who eat fast food every day...
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...topics will you compare and contrast? I have to compare two athletes. I will compare and contrast the NBA players, Lebron James and Kobe Bryant. 2) Why have you chosen these two topics? Explain. I’ve chosen to write about Kobe Bryant and Lebron James because I feel that I will get more information about these two NBA players. They are both some well-skilled players that teenagers love even myself. 3) Which pattern of organization do you plan to use in your essay? Why? In the essay the first two will be background information stats. The rest of the essay will be comparing and contrast because you can really see the differences between these two outstanding players. 4) Which criteria do you plan to use in your essay? (AT LEAST FOUR) a. Background Information b. Stats c. Strengths and weaknesses on the court d. Training and work ethnic 5) Below, write a rough draft of your thesis sentence for this essay. Although Kobe and Lebron are different in many ways, they can compare in Stats and greatness. 6) Conduct some preliminary research, and write the Works Cited citations for TWO websites that you could use for this assignment. Lebron became an immediate NBA star player, skipped college school and joined the Cleveland cavaliers straight out of high school. He led the Miami Heat to the championship two times in a row. (www.biography.com) Kobe skipped high school to join the NBA. Kobe pocketed 3 rings by his 24th...
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...Composition I Week 9 IW Assignment Worksheet Instructions: As you did in Week 3, please fill in the answers to the prompts on this worksheet and save them as a Word doc. You are only filling in the blue areas! Then, attach your completed worksheet to your drop box submission. You will work to create your thesis statement and a basic outline for a comparison/contrast essay. There are two patterns from which to choose, and you will select ONE below. Creating a Thesis Statement and Basic Outline for the Comparison/Contrast Essay I.) First, you’ll choose two items to compare and contrast. There are some great examples of items to compare/contrast on pages 229-230 in our textbook, especially #9, #10, #11, #12, #14, and #15. Fill in the two items that you will compare/contrast. A.) Nokia 7110 – the first effort at taking the Internet onto a mobile (1999) B.) Amazon Fly – Taking Image Recognition Software to its next level (2014) II.) Next, you will identify three criteria that you’ll use to evaluate each of the items. Think about three qualities or characteristics of the two items that you can evaluate to choose the better item. For example, in the Week 10 Sample essay, the writer compares/contrasts the cost, nutrition and taste of two types of bread. Fill in the three evaluative criteria you will use to decide which of your two selected items is better. 1.) Internet capability 2.) Ability to take pictures and record videos 3.) Text messaging III.)...
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...SAMPLE Unit 4 Happiness Assignment Template Student Name Kaplan University HU300 – section number Unit 4 assignment instructions This week, our writing assignment focuses on individual definitions of happiness. For this writing assignment, you will prepare and conduct interviews with two people about their definition of happiness, how they gained this view, and whether they feel happiness is achievable. Choose two people who vary in age and experience. Only one of the subjects can be someone you know well. This is an opportunity to learn about acquaintances and strangers as well. These should be face-to-face interviews. Introduce this assignment by introducing each subject one at a time. Who are they? What is the nature of your relationship? Next, ask a variety of questions to get them to consider not just their definition of happiness, but its origins and development. You can use these sample questions to get you started, but should add more questions or change the interview as it develops: Has your definition of happiness changed over time? What experiences have influenced your definition? Do you expect the definition to change again? Follow the Unit 4 template for this assignment in DocSharing. It includes submitting a transcript of your interviews, including your questions, so take notes or record the discussion. Finally, you should draw conclusions about the process and the answers that were given. Compare and contrast the results of the interviews. Discuss...
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...Final Exam - Essay Part Allow yourself a half hour each or two total at the most to write these essays. Submit in the dropbox. Do not send them as an attachment in an e-mail. Put them in one document with proper citations, and add the words "final essays" in the subject heading. Check your content, grammar, and spelling. It is most important that you cite specific examples from the video that show you watched it. You should refer to the lessons learned from lectures and reading assignments. This is the final writing assignment of the course and makes up half of the twenty percent on the final. The other half is from the online multiple choice comprehensive exam. I hope you enjoyed the class and learned a great deal. Due no later than the deadline listed in the schedule of assignments and in the syllabus under course information. Glenda In four brief, but well-written, essays, discuss each one of the following topics from watching the video of Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie." 1. Protagonist and Antagonist Whom would you describe as the protagonist and antagonist of this play? Why? What conflict is resolved between them? Remember the resolution always helps identify the protagonist and antagonist. 2. Technical Elements Discuss the setting of the video. How did it differ from what you might have seen on stage instead of on film? What, if any, significance did costume choices play in the production? 3. Idea What was the idea that Williams wanted us to see...
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...going to compare and/or contrast? The two subjects that I’m going to compare and/or contrast is friends vs. enemies. What are the similarities between the two objects, people, subjects, or concepts? List as many similarities that you can think of. The similarities between the two are: • Your enemy can once be your friend. What are the differences between the two objects, people, subjects, or concepts? List as many differences that you can think of. The differences between the two are: • Friends are always there when you need them and enemies are always there when you are at your worse. • Friends laugh with you and enemies laugh at you. • Friends help you get through your problems and enemies cause more problems. Are you going to focus on similarities, differences, or both? Explain your rationale. The focus is going to be on both. I believe if I focus on the differences my readers will get a better understanding of the two subjects. What do you want your readers to learn and understand after reading your essay? What is the purpose of your essay? I want my readers to learn what a true friend is. The purpose of this essay is to explain why they are so different from each other. What 3 parallel points of comparison and/or contrast will you address in your essay? For example, if you were going to compare and contrast two teachers, your parallel points might be teacher’s homework policy, teacher’s classroom conduct policy, and teacher’s demeanor. The 3 parallel...
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...Compare and Contrast Essay [pic][pic] Language – Writing The purpose of a compare and contrast essay is to examine two things of interest and tell the reader about the similarities and differences between them. There are many different formats for writing a compare and contrast essay. For the purpose of this assignment, we will focus on the most common format called the Feature by Feature Format, where we compare and contrast (similarities and differences) between two subjects (i.e. Singapore versus Trinidad, etc.) on three different features about the subjects (i.e. geography, people, and food, etc.) Basic Structure: |1st Paragraph – Introduction | |General Topic Sentence(s) – catch the reader’s attention | |Brief background information about the two subjects | |THESIS STATEMENT | |Brief overview of the three features you are comparing and contrasting | |2nd Paragraph –Personality Inventory ...
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...Your goal is to write an essay showing how two subjects are either similar or different (not both). When comparing subjects, show how they are similar. When contrasting them, show how they are different. In a comparison/contrast paper, be sure to develop a thesis that includes words that signal comparisons, such as “although,” “even though,” “in spite of,” “except for,” “not withstanding,” or “but.” Also, use appropriate transitions to signal comparisons and link paragraphs within the body of your paper, such as “on the other hand,” “in contrast,” “similarly,” “also,” “both,” “even though,” and “in the same way.” In order for two things to be worth comparing, the two things should initially appear to be different. In order for two things to be worth contrasting, the two things should initially appear to be similar. Comparing and contrasting are ways of exploring the similarities and differences between two things. 'Compare and contrast' is often used as a development strategy for essay assignments but it's a helpful strategy for any important decisions you have to make. Generally speaking, comparing is showing the similarities, and contrasting is showing differences between two things that are related in some way. For example, you wouldn't compare/contrast reading a book to driving a car, but you would compare reading a book to reading with an e-reader. COMPARING com·pare (kəm-pâr′) v. com·pared, com·par·ing, com·pares v.tr. 1. To consider or describe as similar, equal...
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...Associate Program Material Appendix D Selecting a Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet Complete the following and post as an attachment. |What two objects, people, subjects, or concepts are you going to |The two subjects that I am going to compare and contrast is home | |compare and/or contrast? |school versus public education. | | | | |What are the similarities between the two objects, people, |Both of the schools offer a wide variety of classes. Both of the| |subjects, or concepts? List as many similarities that you can |schools start from kindergarten and go up to 12th grade. They | |think of. |are taught the same curriculum. Both of them can take field | | |trips. | |What are the differences between the two objects, people, |There is no social interaction with other kids in home schooling.| |subjects, or concepts? List as many differences that you can |Home schooling you are at home during work but in public | |think of. |education you are at school learning. In public education, you | | ...
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