COMPARISON AND CONTRAST A comparison examines how two or more things are similar. A contrast looks at how two or more things are different. If you like Mexican food‚ you can go to either Café Mexicana or Juanita’s‚ but Juanita’s has lower prices. My cousin Bill and my brother Karram are both so stubborn that they can’t get along. HINTS FOR WRITING Limit your topic Avoid the obvious topic Make your point in the topic sentence Because he is so reliable and loyal‚ Michael is a much better
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Comparison And Contrast Which is the best? Male or Female? “Men are from Earth‚ women are from Earth. Deal with it.” They say Men are better because they are smarter‚ bigger‚ bolder‚ better thinkers and better at everything else. And Women usually stay at home all the time doing nothing besides for house jobs like cleaning up‚ hanging clothes out‚ doing laundry and other stuff like that. Men are so much better. Absolutely yes because men are better physically and mentally. Naturally‚ men are
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society viewed the african americans but also symbolic in how the narrator has experienced the race being not only treated negatively‚ but regarded in terms of unequality and in a sense‚ bottom feeders. More specifically‚ this can relate to the Battle Royal where the young black boys scavvanged up their winnings on the electrified carpet infront of an audiance that was mainly wealthy white people. To the white men‚ this exemplified the black men’s despair to grab up any money they could‚ in a humiliating
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Comparison and Contrast “A dream and real vacation” Siti Aisyah Othman Afiqah Izzati Abd Hamid Nursyasabila Syaza Budget Facilities Environment A real Vacation (Malaysian Island) - Affordable - Same currency - Concept of village - The equipment (rental) - Beauty of the nature - Temperature - Friendly society A dream vacation (Maldives Island) - More expensive - Different currency - Guest Villas - Beauty of the nature - The equipment ( Included in the - Temperature package) - Friendly
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topics‚ in that they are two stories of cultures‚ but written from different perspectives of their cultures. Momaday is from the Kiowas tribe of the plains of Oklahoma‚ and Mason from a farm in Mayfield‚ Kentucky. Both exhibit some comparisons‚ but mostly contrasts throughout their writing. Momaday’s American Indian heritage dates back to the 1880’s when his grandmother was born‚ where Mason’s dairy farm heritage takes place starting when she was born in 1940. I found both to be stories of
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Ellison’s "Battle Royal" and Kincaid’s "Girl" were extremely difficult but interesting novels. As I explored these readings‚ I realized that they had some differences and similarities‚ but the one’s that stood out‚ helped me get a better understanding of what these individual characters were facing. They displayed very distinct themes However‚ uncovered very similar social settings. In Ellison’s "Battle Royal" theme‚ our narrator is physically humiliated in the "Battle Royal" incident and
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Battle of a Black Man Ralph Ellison made it clear that Invisible Man was not based on his own experiences. In an interview‚ he stated‚ “Let me say right now that my book is not an autobiographical work.” However‚ it is clear that his culture and the time period of his upbringing affected his writing. This is particularly seen in his descriptions of the treatment of blacks‚ the African American society‚ and the revelation of the narrator. Like the characters in “Battle Royal”‚ African Americans
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Honyi Meng Daniel Lambert English 26 08/10/2014 Two Friends I have a lot of friends in my life. However‚ Mr. Wang and Mr. Lee are my best friends so I know them well. Although Mr. Wang and Mr. Lee have some similarities‚ the differences between them are more important. Mr. Wang and Mr. Lee they have some similar character. First‚ Mr. Wang is a kind person; moreover‚ he always helps his friends when they need him. One time‚ we were eating lunch. Suddenly‚ someone made a phone call to him‚ and
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entitled "Battle Royal." Battle Royal symbolized the actions of what "other" people became accustomed to. Blacks were thought to be socially inferior and live in the shadows of whites. The idea which Ellison uses to paint "Battle Royal" consists of that when one sex or race treats another as an object or animal‚ both become dehumanized (174). Ellison’s use of hidden meanings conveys his theme more effectively. Literary critic‚ Norman German‚ creates an interesting spin on "Battle Royal." Published
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\ Battle Royal Ralph Ellison begins the short story‚ “Battle Royal”‚ in some what of a state of confusion. The nameless narrator informs the reader that he has been essentially lost in the early twenty years of his life. The narrator’s grandfather adds to his confusion and the overall purpose of the story. While on his death bed‚ the grandfather claims to be a traitor and a spy. He charges his family to “overcome ‘em with yeses“(258‚ paragraph 2) and “undermine ‘em with grins”(258‚ paragraph
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