Comparing and contrasting essay
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1. Have you ever moved from one town to another? Write an essay in" rel="nofollow">in which you compare two places. Your thesis statement should in" rel="nofollow">indicate whether you are emphasizin" rel="nofollow">ing similarities or differences and
convey your opin" rel="nofollow">inion of the new area in" rel="nofollow">in which you have moved. If you have never moved, write an essay comparin" rel="nofollow">ing two places you are familiar with - college and high school, for example.
2. Thin" rel="nofollow">ink of a time when you felt like an outsider. Write an essay in" rel="nofollow">in which you compare your actions to those of the members of the group from which you felt estranged.
3. Compare and contrast your fears about startin" rel="nofollow">ing a new job with what you now know to be true about that job. What bothered you the most prior to startin" rel="nofollow">ing the job? How did you cope with that fear?
What do you now know about the job? You can also compare and contrast fears about enterin" rel="nofollow">ing college with your progress followin" rel="nofollow">ing six weeks of classes.
4. Compare and contrast two family members. Here you will need to focus on aspect in" rel="nofollow">in which you can compare and contrast. For in" rel="nofollow">instance, career choices each made. How each approached his or her
studies. You can also show how a grandfather and father looked at and solved a particular problem.
5. Write an essay about a relative or friend you knew as a child and now know as an adult. What strikes you about the differences between past and present for this person?
6. Compare and contrast your college (or high school) with a rival college (or high school).
7. Compare and contrast watchin" rel="nofollow">ing a sportin" rel="nofollow">ing event (or concert) on TV or in" rel="nofollow">in person.
8. Compare and contrast the experience of takin" rel="nofollow">ing a course onlin" rel="nofollow">ine with the live classroom experience.