this class. Try your hardest to show me that you understand the following concepts: Five-paragraph essay structure (introduction‚ body‚ conclusion) Effective paragraphs Topic sentences/closing remarks Coherence‚ unity‚ adequate development Comparison strategy Use of either the block or alternating pattern to compare two items/concepts/ideas Topic: Choose one of the following topics: Two sportscasters (or news commentators or talk show hosts) The physical or mental demands of two jobs Male
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Comparison Essay After the arrival of the Europeans‚ colonization in Latin America and North America began to evolve. When they first sought to establish their presence in the Americas‚ they brought technology not available to the peoples they encountered. Spanish conquerors defeated the Aztec and Inca empires and imposed their own rule in Mexico and Peru. In later decades‚ Portuguese planters built sugar plantations on the Brazil coastline. The French‚ English‚ and Dutch migrants displaced indigenous
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A comparison and Contrast of “The Devil and Tom Walker” and “The Devil and Daniel Webster” Well to start off‚ these two stories were tall tales and they were very similar and also very different on the same account. In one case these stories are very similar because both of the stories as just mention are tall tales; also they both include the devil as a main character and men that were very poor. Also both stories have men as the main character who tries to get out of a deal with the devil
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Contrast and Comparison of Wordsworth’s Tintern Abbey and Colderidges’ Kubla Khan When comparing William Wordsworth’s Tintern Abbey‚ and Samuel Colderidge’s "Kubla Khan"‚ one notices a distinct difference in the use of imagination within the two poems. Even though the two poets were contemporaries and friends‚ Wordsworth and Colderidge each have an original and different way in which they introduce images and ideas into their poetry. These differences give the reader quite a unique experience when
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Comparison and Contrast of High School Teachers vs College Professors There are some similarities between high school teachers and college professors but there are many more contrasts. Academically speaking‚ both teachers and professors have grading styles and policies‚ deadlines and due dates for papers and projects‚ and a sense of compassion. If only I would have had someone explain the differences between the two levels of teaching‚ I probably wouldn*t have given up in high school
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During the sixties‚ in the poem Homecoming‚ Bruce Dawe expressed a rather solemn‚ empty and somehow tranquil view of the impact the Vietnam War had on society. He writes in such a way that those who could not fathom or recognise the devastation it brought may now have the chance to comprehend it. The entire poem is a single sentence and the overall structure is unusual‚ with no rhyme‚ rhythm or pattern. This means the readers can read it as their own thoughts‚ enabling anyone who underestimated
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Comparison Paper In the story “The Library Card” the author Richard Wright talked about how the young boy who was referred to as “lil nigger boy” was someone who was trying to better himself by forging a white man’s signature to check out books‚ while people around him harassed and criticized him for doing so. In “When the Other Dancer is the Self‚” Alice Walker talked about how she grew up with a very smug aspect on life where she always thought she was the prettiest or the most beautiful
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The Public View Over That Of Those Close To You Today‚ people’s quest for a certain social status often affects their relationship with those they love. Social status is the rank in the social hierarchy based on the amount of friends and nice things a person may have. In "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker‚ the mother was trying to maintain her very low social status and in "The Rocking Horse Winner" by D. H. Lawrence‚ the mother was trying to maintain her high social status. In each story‚ an obsession
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High school vs. College School is an important factor in our life. Everyone is required to start off in school and to attend to a high school‚ but college is optional. Most people spend over 15 years in school‚ preparing for their future. High school makes sure one is ready for college‚ while college helps prepare for the career one would want to pursue. High school and college have the same objectives‚ rules‚ athletic sports and both have cafeterias. High school and college both want you to make
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’The Gift of the Magi’ by O. Henry and ’The Necklace’ by Guy de Maupassant are two short stories that share some similarities. Namely‚ they are both ironic. The two main characters in both also happen to be husband and wife and make sacrifices for their spouse. The husband in ’The Necklace’ is a ’thrifty clerk’ who doesn’t like to spend too much money. After implored by his wife‚ he gives her the money that he saved up for a rifle so she could buy a nice dress instead. The husband in ’The Gift of
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