Compare And Contrast Articles Essay
Brittany Tinder
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Compare and Contrast: Articles
There are two completely different ways to write about an argument. One is to state relevant and interesting details but also be sure to include personal comments and opinions. Another way is to list fact after fact in relation to the topic in order to cut straight to the point. In the first article, “Don't lengthen the school day – all work and no play harms students” (Tim Hands), and the second “School days should be longer to help poorer students, suggest Mps” (Press Association), both of these different writing approaches are used. Although both of these articles provide supporting facts to the subject, “Don't lengthen the school day – all work and no play harms students” has a stronger technique of getting its point across by including personal opinions.
Even though the articles are discussing the same issue and even have the same argument, they contain a different approach. In the first article, Tim Hands uses an informal writing style when he relates the topic to his “firm views” with “a lot of family experience behind them.” Hands also has an honest tone in order to make a connection with the reader. However, in the second article, Press Association has an apathetic tone, shown when they cite textual evidence from a separate source that discusses the “gap in results between the poor and the rich” and how it has “hardly changed.” They also use an abundance of direct facts and statistics to support the main topic.
The articles' purposes are to discuss the subject and express a valid opinion about the topic they are writing about. By doing so, the authors will be able to influence people to become interested in their opinion. In the first article, Hands states his opinion by including how his father believed that “schools exist to serve their communities” and also that he agrees with him. Therefore, he is providing his opinion clearly to the reader by also providing interesting, personal
Per. 3
Final Draft
Compare and Contrast: Articles
There are two completely different ways to write about an argument. One is to state relevant and interesting details but also be sure to include personal comments and opinions. Another way is to list fact after fact in relation to the topic in order to cut straight to the point. In the first article, “Don't lengthen the school day – all work and no play harms students” (Tim Hands), and the second “School days should be longer to help poorer students, suggest Mps” (Press Association), both of these different writing approaches are used. Although both of these articles provide supporting facts to the subject, “Don't lengthen the school day – all work and no play harms students” has a stronger technique of getting its point across by including personal opinions.
Even though the articles are discussing the same issue and even have the same argument, they contain a different approach. In the first article, Tim Hands uses an informal writing style when he relates the topic to his “firm views” with “a lot of family experience behind them.” Hands also has an honest tone in order to make a connection with the reader. However, in the second article, Press Association has an apathetic tone, shown when they cite textual evidence from a separate source that discusses the “gap in results between the poor and the rich” and how it has “hardly changed.” They also use an abundance of direct facts and statistics to support the main topic.
The articles' purposes are to discuss the subject and express a valid opinion about the topic they are writing about. By doing so, the authors will be able to influence people to become interested in their opinion. In the first article, Hands states his opinion by including how his father believed that “schools exist to serve their communities” and also that he agrees with him. Therefore, he is providing his opinion clearly to the reader by also providing interesting, personal