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Comparison and Contrast Essay

Author: Jessica Johnson Author Ranking Blue | Posted: 13-09-2005 | Comments: 0 | Views: 363 | Rating:  (53) Article Popularity - Blue (?) Got a Question? Ask.
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Writing comparison and contrast essays presumes the conduction of comparison between two subjects. A comparative part should display the similarities between the discussed subjects, whereas a contrast part shows the differences. While choosing a topic for comparison/contrast essay, it is necessary to make sure that the chosen subjects are not totally unrelated.

The preparatory stage of writing a comparison and contrast essay includes considering all facts known about each subject. Results of such brainstorming can be summarized in a table, which may look like this:

Airplane Automobile Fast Slow Expensive Cheap Hi-tech Simple Bounded Mobile Any distance Limited distance Long voyages Everyday trips

The complete list of differences and similarities will enable an author to formulate the thesis statement that takes into account the identified purpose of the comparison/contrast essay. In case of Airplane/Automobile comparison, the thesis statement might look like this:

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