Socialism v. Capitalism
Topic Options
Stocks v. Bonds
Socialism v. Capitalism
Hitler v. Napoleon
Apple v. Microsoft
Renaissance Art v. Baroque Art (or any two artistic periods)
Biology v. Chemistry
America in the 195os v. the 19705
Women in 1914 v. today
Pop Culture in the 19805 v. Pop Culture today
Abraham Lincoln v. Thomas Jefferson (or any two presidencies)
British English v. American English
Writing for print v. Writing for the Web
American Government v. Canadian Government (or any world government)
US Constitution v. Articles of Confederation
Star Wars v. Star Trek
Monarchy v. Presidency
Thomas Hobbes v. John Locke (or any two philosophers)
The former USSR v. Russia today
(World War) Allies v. Axis
Maya Angelou v. Adrienne Rich (or any two poets)
Nazism v. Fascism
Choose one of the options above and write an essay comparing or contrasting the two topics in your selection
using EITHER the point-by-point OR the subject-by-subiect method to organize the details and specific
examples. Consider focusing on three to five subtopics and generate ideas through prewriting. Develop a
strong thesis statement for your essay that both includes your opinion (either your preference for one topic
over the other oB which topic is best for each subtopic) as well as the specific supporting points you used to
compare or contrast the two topics in your body paragraphs.