Comparison Essay

SocialComparison

Anne–Marie,Theupwardcomparisonthatyouusedwasgreat!Itmadeagreatdealofsensetouse thiscomparisonwhentalkingaboutyourfriendbeingthebettersoutherncookerandmore organizedAccordingtothelecture,socialcomparisonshelpustolearnaboutourselvesby comparingourselvestoothers(Lesson5Whatisthe"self"P1,2016).Itseemsasifyoufoundout thatyouarenotasgoodofasoutherncookerorasorganizedasyourfriendbycomparingyourself toher.Thegoaltobeagoodsouthernwifehelpedtosupportyourcomparisonaswell.Iamglad thatyouhaveawonderfulfriendlikeMel.Weallneedpeoplewhohelps,encourage,teachesusnew things,andhelpingusreachhigherlimitsItseemsasMelisatruefriend

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Manypeopleseemstolikewhensomeoneelseareinterestedinthesamethingtheyareinto,they arecomparingthesimilaritiestheotherpersonhastothemselves.InmyresearchIhadlearnthe differentwayspeopleviewtheirsimilaritiestooneanotherandwhatmenandwomenview similaritiestoeachother.Theresearchersthathadwrotejournalsandhadprofessionover similaritiesarePieternelDijkstra(departmentofPsychologysimilarityofmenandwomen),Lynne HallandSarahWoods(UniversityofSunderland,UK,UniversityofHertfordshire,whowroteThe ImportanceofsimilarityinEmpathic)Interactions,RichardL.MorelandandRobertB.Zajonc (ExposureEffectsinPersonPerception,Familiarity,Similarity,andAttraction)Thefinaltwo researchersthatIhadreadwasR.MatthewMontoya(whowroteastudyjournaloverthesocialand personalrelationships),andthefinaljournalwrittenbyGinaC.GonzagaandBelindaCampos (Similarity,Convergence,andRelationshipSatisfactioninDatingandMarriedCouples.) IntheresearchfromPieternelDijkstrahehadalookedinto"similarity–attractionhypothesis"which iswhenanindividualfeelsattractedtoanotherpotentialpartnerwho,inimportantdomains,are similarasthemselves.Almostthesamepeopleareassumedtobeattractivebecausetheyvalidate theirbeliefsabouttheworldandourselvesandreducetheriskofconflicts.Dijkstrahaddone numerousstudiesthatrequiretoexaminecloselytothetruththat

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Myths–astheyareknowntomostoftheworld–giveinsightintothepastsofvariouscountriesand religionsasthepeoplesawthem.Theyhavebeenusedtoexplainphenomenonsinnatureor describethetalesofcourageousandimportantmenandwomenthroughouthistory.Creationmyths inparticulardefinehowtheEarthitselfwascreated,alongwiththeuniverse,heavens,hell,people, andcreaturesthatexisttodayGenesisofChristianmythology,forinstance,tellsthestoryofhow thesingledeityGodspokeandformedeverythingfromdayandnighttomanandwoman.Various Africancreationmyths,suchaswiththeYoruba,explainthecreationoftheEarththroughatleasta couplegodsworkingtogetherandalllifeshowmorecontent ProfessorscorrelateBuddhismandChristianity,HinduismandIslam,ConfucianismandHinduism, andGreekandRomanmyth,sinceallofthosepairsseemtofollowsimilarpatternsorderivetheir idealsfromoneanother,evendowntothesamegodsbutwithdifferentnames.Theycomparethe Abrahamicreligions:Christianity,IslamandJudaism;the"Dharmic"orIndianreligions,including Buddhism,Hinduism,Sikhism,andJainism;andtheTaoicreligions,encompassingalargegroupof withTaoism,Confucianism,andShinto.Thesecomparisonsgiveusastrongerunderstandingof previouscivilizationsandtheirbeliefs,andshowsthepatternspeoplemakeasacultureasthey developoverthecenturies.

Itshouldbenotedthatallcreationmythstendtopossesssimilarthemes,despitedifferingstory lines.Asnotedbefore,thereexiststhebasicideasofchaosbeforecreation,andgodstoformlife. Butthenvariousmythsshowthat,oncelifehasbeencreated,thegodstendtoretreatfromthe humanitytheycreate,insteadwatchingthemfromafarandusingspecificallychosenandoften religiouscontactstospreadtheirwordsandcommands.Thisdeus

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Thestoryandthesongusedinthiscomparisonare"TheOldManandtheSea"byErnest Hemingwayand"Stronger"byKellyClarkson.Bothofthemdealwithhopeandstrongurgeof motivation.However,theydealwithitinadistinctiveyetaverysimilarway.Thisessaywill conveythemainsettings,plots,andthemesdifferencesbetweenthetwopieces. OneofthemajordifferencesinthetwopiecesisthesettingandtheeffectofthisdifferenceInthe story,andaccordingtoSantiago'srelationshipwithnature,"theoldmanandthesea"theeventsare happeningintheruralareabesideasea"Theoldmanlivesinashackmadeofbud–shieldsofroyal palm"(Pg15)thisdescribesthefisherman'shouseandlimitingthethemeMeanwhile,thesong "Stronger"isinamoregeneralandopensettinginwhichitsendsathemethatcouldbeappliedto alllife–sort–obstacles.Thisdifferenceinsettingsisessentialsinceitaffectsthethemeeithermaking ittoogeneral,ortoospecific,eventhoughtheseaisusedasasymbolrepresenting"life". Theplotsofthestoryandthesongarecompletelydistinctive.Thestoryisaboutanold,lonely,and humblefishermanwhoishavinghardtimesfishingintheseaPurposely,showmorecontent Ifyouovercomethem,thenbasically,youbecomestronger.Forinstance,in"Stronger"Kelly demonstratesafewexamplesofobstaclesfromlife,thatarerelatable"Doesn'tmeanI'movercause you'regone"(line16)andtellsusthattheyareexperiencesinwhichwelearnandgetwiserfrom. Thisissimilartothestory"theoldmanandthesea"inwhichthefishermanismotivatinghimevery daytotryharderandcontinuehopingBasically,iftheobstaclesputyoudown,you'vebasically madenogrowthorprogress.Butifitdoesn'tkillyou,you'vegrown

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EnglishComparisonEssayWhydowehavebestfriends?Whatpartofyourbraintellsyoutofind someoneyoulikeandclingtothem?Youclingtopeoplelikeyourbestfriendsbecausetheybring youcomfort,reassurance,andhappiness.InthisessayIwillbecomparingtwoofmybestfriends,to showthattherearemanydifferenttypesofpeoplewhocanbringjoyintoyourlife.Abbieand AshtonhavetwototallydifferentfamiliesAbbiehasayoungerbrother,anolderbrother,andan oldersister.WhereasAshtononlyhasayoungersisterandanoldersister.Ashton,beingthemiddle child,oftenfeelsneglectedandleftout.WhileontheotherhandAbbiehasbrothersthatpickonher allthetimeandpullsillypranksonherThey

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"Thereisnothingnobleinbeingsuperiortoyourfellowman;truenobilityisbeingsuperiortoyour formerself"ErnestHemingway.TheOldManandtheSeaBy:ErnestHemingwayandBetweenthe WorldandMeBy:Ta–NehisiCoatesareverysimilarinmanydifferentwaysThecomparisonof eachbookisshownwellinthesetting,theme,andinSymbolism.Inthesetting,bothbooksprovide thatthemaincharacterisa"littlefishinabigsea".Whatthatmeansisthatthesettingisverylarge. ThecharacterisonlyasmallpartoftheareabutistryingtomakeadifferenceInHemingway's Novella,hesaysthatthesettingtakesplaceinHavana,Cuba.Thisplaceiswherethemain character,Santiagolives.Whatcouldbesaidasthereal...showmorecontent...

Ithasmoreforceintheeveningtoo.Butinthemorningitispainful."TheweaknessofSantiago reallydefineshowhetakesonfightingthemarlin.Oneotherthingthatshowshissufferingisthe lossofthemarlintothesharkswhenSantiagowasonhiswaybacktoHavanaaftercatchingthe marlin.Coateswayofshowingsufferingisinhoweverybodyaroundhimwouldhavetheruthless, hatredofAfricanAmericans.Howallthesepeoplewoulddoanythingtoannihilatethematallcosts. CoatesreallyshowshowhefeelsallofthewhitestreathimOnethingthatcoatesshowsishow PrinceJoneswasshotandkilledtodeath.ThisreallyaffectedCoatesandreallychangedhisasa personandasamanafterJones'deathBoththebooksshowhowsufferingcanreallychangea characterforthebetterorfortheworse.SymbolismisshownforeachnovelinTheMarlininThe OldManandtheSeaandRaceinBetweentheWorldandMe.Thesymbolsaresomethingthat someonereallyswanttogetTheyhaveworkingforsomethingofthisvaluefortheirwholelives TheMarlinisthismagnificentcreaturethateveryfishermanonlydreamsofcatching.OnceSantiago finallycatchesthisfish,healmostthinksofthefishasabrother.Hewaswiththefish2straight days,inthattime,allhewasdoingistryingtoreelinthisbeastofafish.Hefeltlikethisfishwas oneoftheclosestthingsthathehaseverhadtohimbefore.InBetweentheWorldandMe,a

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AComparisonofPoetryInthisessaytwopoemswillbejuxtaposed.Oneofthepoemsiscalled "Myparentskeptmefromchildrenwhowererough".ThispoemwaswrittenbyStephenSpender. StephenSpenderwasgreatlyadmiredforhisworkandwasknightedin1983.Helivedinthe20th centuryanddied22yearsafterWHAudenin1995.Thesecondpoemchoseniscalled"Funeral BluesandwaswrittenbyWHAudenWHAudenwasagreatlyrespectedhomosexualpoetwho livedinthe20thcentury.Hewasbornin1907anddiedin1973.WHAuden'sfullnamewas WystanHughAuden.HewroteFuneralBluesin1936.Inthepoem"Myparentskeptmefrom childrenwhowererough"ayoungboyisbeingbulliedshowmorecontent

Therhythmin"FuneralBlues"isaveryslowonewhichemphasisesthesadnessofthepoetwhereas inthepoem"Myparentskeptmefromchildrenwhowererough"thereisamediumpacerhythm whichacceleratesgraduallyduringthepoemandthenslowsdownattheendtoaslowpace.Both "Myparentskeptmefromchildrenwhowererough"and"FuneralBlues"havefourlinesinevery versebuttheamountofversesineachpoemdiffersincethepoem"Myparentskeptmefrom childrenwhowererough"hasonlythreeverseswhereas"FuneralBlueshasfour.Inthepoem"My parentskeptmefromchildrenwhowererough"allthreeoftheversesaresetinthepasttense whereasin"FuneralBlues"threeoftheversesaretalkingaboutthepresentandonlyoneistalking aboutthepast.Theverse,whichisreferringtosomethinginthepast,istheonethattalksaboutthe manwhodiedInthepoem"Myparentskeptmefromchildrenwhowererough"linessimilarto"I fearedmorethantigerstheirmuscleslikeiron"conjuresupanimageinone'sheadoflargeandvery muscularboys.Anexampleoftheboysabuseandimages,whichisstatedinthepoem,is"Andwho threwworldlikestonesandwhoworetornclothes"Thislineshowsusthattheboyswouldusebad languageandwoulddressverybadly.Theimageryin"FuneralBlues"isoneofaheartbrokenman whoisverysadanddepressed

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SixQuestionsComparison

SixQuestionsComparisonEssayYouwouldthinkthatparentsandtheirchildrenwouldbejustlike eachotherbut,that'snotthecase.Eventhoughpeoplearerelatedthey'restilldifferent,justlike snowflakes.That'showitisformymomandI.We'redifferenteventhoughwearerelated.Wewere evendifferentwhenmymomwasthesameageasme.

Twentyfiveyearsagotodaymymomwasinhighschool.Thingshavechangedsincethe90's,but therearesimilaritiesbetweenwhatmymotherandIexperience.Justlikemymom,Igetstressed.I alwaysknewmymomwasstressedIjustdidn'tthinkshewasasworriedasmeSeeingwhatyour parentswerelikeatyourage,isaninterestingwaytolearnsomethingaboutthemthatyounever knewbefore.showmorecontent

Withsomanypeopleintheworldthere'ssomanydifferentexperiencesespeciallybetweenparents andtheirchildren.Inhighschoolmymomdidn'thavethebestsociallifeshemoreorlesshad acquaintancesIontheotherhandamaverysocialPersonIliketohangoutwithmyfriends AnothermajordifferencebetweenmymomandIishowourfreetimewasspent.Inmymom'sfree timeshewouldvolunteeratmanydifferentplacesasmuchasshecouldbecause,shelovedgiving back.Ihaven'tvolunteered.IlikehelpingpeopleIjustlovegolfmuchmore.IguessmymomandI arealittlemoredifferentthenI

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INTRODUCTION

ThisessaywillcompareandcontrastthecharacteristicsoftwoofAmerica'sfemaleleaders.In analysingtheeffectivenessoftheirleadership,thisessaywillevaluatethetraits,personality,history, experience,andvaluesofeachleaderTheabilitytobringpeopletogetheraroundsharedbeliefsand acommonorganisationalpurposetocreateasenseofbelongingisaprerequisiteforaneffective leaderandwillformulatethebasisofdefininganeffectiveleaderforthepurposeofthispaper.

SarahLouiseHeathPalinwasnamedbyTimeMagazineasoneoftheworld'stopleadersfor2010. AsanAmericanpoliticianwhowasGovernorofthestateofAlaskafrom2006toJuly2009andthe Republicanvicepresidentialshowmorecontent

OprahWinfreywasnotbornintoleadershipbuttothecontrary,shebroughtherselftowheresheis todayduetoherdetermination,goodwillandherstrengthHavinglivedthroughaveryhard childhoodwhichpushedhertoherlimits,butthatdidn'tstopher,sheusedthatasareasontomake successandbreakthemould.

LeadershipisaprocessasdemonstratedbytheaccomplishmentsofOprahasshehasusedher televisionseries;hernetwork;hermagazineandherbrandtoevaluateherlifeandexperiencesand espousepositiveidealstofollowers.Thedevelopmentofherbrandhasbeenpossibletothe evolutionofherbeliefsystemandbusinessacumen.Asaleader,entrepreneurandmangerOprah hasdemonstratedthatleadershipisnotinnatenorisitstaticbutratheradynamicprocessof evolution.Onecannotdenythatinevaluatingherleadershipstyleandsuccessonenotesthatshehas inspiredawidecrosssectionofpersonsandassuchisabletoactionandmanagemuchchangefor individuals,groupsandherowncompanyandbrand.Oprahhasbeenabletoeffectivelyleadher companyandgroupsoffollowersthankstoheradaptiveleadershipskills;wheresheisconstantly evaluatingthepotentialofnewoptionsbutbearinginmindtheimplicationsonherbrandbutalso others.Oprah'sstrengthasaleaderhasresultedfromhercontinuousintenttobuildnetworksaround herandwithher

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MovieComparison

Itwashardformetofindsimilaritiesbetweenthefilms,thesearetheonestheyIcouldcomeup with.ThesimilaritiesthefilmssharethatInoticedwouldbethat,inthefirstpartofeachfilm,the firstthingthatcatchesDaisy'seyeistheflowers.Shereallyseemstoenjoylookingatthem.The nextthingnoticedwouldbethatineachfilmisthatwhentheyseeeachother,theybothbecome shocked,andnervousThelastthingsIcouldfindisthatinbothfilmstheyweredrinkingteaThe differencesbetweenthefilmsare,thesceneryinthe2013film,thehouselooksmorecluttered,like ithasmoredecorations,alsoitsrainingoutsideinthe2013film.Thenextoneisthatthetimingthey sayitsbeensincetheyseeneachother,

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Howtowrite'CompareandContrast'questioninIELTSwritingtask2

Whatisthequestion?

Inthisessay,IELTSexaminerswantyoutodiscussthepointsofcomparingandcontrastingthetwo thingsi.e.similaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetwo.Therefore,itisimportantthatyoufindout relevantpointsofsimilaritiesanddifferencesofthetwomentionedthingsafterreadingthequestion.

Let'slookatanexample:

Somepeoplewanttoliveinahousewhileotherspreferlivinginanapartment.

Doeslivinginahousebringmoreadvantagesthanlivinginanapartment?

Withthistypeofessay,youhavetwopointstobediscussedasfollows:

Benefitsoflivinginahouse/apartment Issuesoflivinginanhouse/apartmentshowmorecontent

Somepeoplethinkthatlearningonlineismoreefficient.However,accordingtosomeotherpeople, studyingfrombooksisstillthepreferredmethodWhichisthebettermethodoflearningoutofthe two?

2.Distanceeducationisgainingpopularitydaybydayandmorestudentsareenrollingthrough distancemodethanfull–timecourseincollegesMakecomparisonofdistanceeducationandfull–timecoursetofindwhichisbetterandwhy.

3.Agrowingnumberofpeopleownpersonalvehicleastheyfinditaconvenientmodeoftransport incomparisontopublictransport.Comparethepublicandprivatemodeoftransportationandstate whichisbetteroutofthetwo.

Question:

Youshouldspendabout40minutesonthistask

Writeaboutthefollowingtopic:

Somepeoplewanttoliveinahousewhileotherspreferlivinginanapartment.

Doeslivinginahousebringmoreadvantagesthanlivinginanapartment?

Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourownknowledgeor experience.

Writeatleast250

Comparethewaysinwhichthewritersofyourtwochosentextsportraytheimpactofscienceon socialorder.

Thenumerousaspectsofsciencepresentedinboth,FrankensteinandNeverLetMeGocanbesaid tohaveimmenseimpactinrelationtothesocietiespresentedinthetwonovels,aswellasthewayin whichtheyinfluencetheconceptofsocialorderwithinthosesocieties.Toanextent,thedegreeof science'simpactonsocietycanbesaidtobemoreprominentandinfluentialinonenovel,morethan theotherastheirchainofeventsdespiteallbeingdrasticallyaffectedbytheideasbroughtabout throughscience–suchastheconceptofartificiallymadelife,canbesaidtohavemoreimpactof theconceptofsocialorderwithinshowmorecontent

Thesciencewhichleadstotheinitialisationoftheideaofcreatingorgandonorswhichwill contributetothelaterlifeofthosewhostandhigherinthesociety'scapitalisticstructurecanbesaid tohaveimpactedtheoverallconceptofasocialorderthroughtheobstructionofproceedinginwhat ismorallyrightasaresultofdeemingcloningperfectlyacceptable.However,anotherwayto interpretIshiguro'sideologiesbehindsocialorderinNeverLetMeGocanbethroughthelackof surpriseatthewaysinwhichKathy'ssocietyisrun.Thefactthatsciencewaspowerfulenoughto normalisetheconceptoforgandonationinamannerwhichisdisadvantageousforthedonorsin regardstoachanceatanormallifecomesalongsidethefactthatthereisverylittledesiretorebelon behalfofthedonors.Throughthis,itcanbededucedthatscienceanditsinfluencecancompletely overpowertheideaofselfrighteousnessandownwill,enforcingconformitytothevaluesputupon byacorruptsociety,ultimatelyensuingsocial

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CompareAndContrastTwoFriends

Weallhavefriendsthatarealikeordifferentfromeachother.MyfriendNicoleandAmyarealso friends.Bothofthemarealikeinsomeways,butatthesametimeunlikefromeachother.For example,theybothdresstotheircomfort,buttheclothestheychoosetoweararedifferent.They bothhavesimilartasteinmusicandtelevisionshows.However,NicoleandAmyaremoredifferent thanalikeNicoleandAmyhavedifferentappearanceandstyleNicoleisfivefeetandtwoinches withmediumbrownwavyhairthatisshoulderlength.Shehasbigeyesandalsofrecklesonher face.Nicoletendstodressverycasually.Foraninstant,shewouldwearjeanwithagraphicteeora blouseandnavyblueclassicvansSheoccasionallykeepsupwiththelatestfashiontrendOnthe otherhand,Amyisjust5feettallwith...showmorecontent...

Nicole'spersonalityissupershyand,quietwhenitcomestonewpeopleorpeoplesherarelytalks to.However,whenitcomestopeopleshelikesandenjoystalkingto,sheisasocialbutterfly.Amy wasneverinanyateamsport.However,sheplaystenniswithhercousinsforfun.Amyisreally sociableandbluntatthesametimeIrememberatimeduringlunchtherewasatableacrossfromus weretalkingsuperloudandsheshout"shutup".AmyisnotafraidtospeakhermindwhileNicoleis moreshyandquiet.Nicolecannotstandwatchinggory,horrorandsupernaturalmovie.For example,duringsummer,ourfriend,Julie,invitedNicole,Amy,andIwatchGreenInferno.Nicole didnotwanttocomealongduetothefactthatwhenshewatchedthetrailerofthatmovieshefound itsupergoryanddisgustingHowever,Amydidnotfindthattrailergoryanddisgustingandcame longtowatchthemoviewithus.Amyenjoyswatchinghorrororsupernaturalmovieorshows.For example,duringthemonthofOctober,therewasamoviecallCrimsonPeakandAmywantedto watchitwhileNicoledidnotwant

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CompareandContrast

Thistypeofwritingassignmentiscommon.Onastandardizedtest,youmaybeaskedtoanalyze literature,evaluateideas,ormakeajudgmentandexplainyourreasons.

Inrespondingtothesetypesofprompts,youoftenwillcompareandcontrastcharacters,concepts, orchoices.Youwillbeaskedtoidentifysimilaritiesanddifferences,whicharethekeytocompare–and–contrastessays.

Therearewaystoorganizeyourthoughtsaboutcompare–and–contrasttopics,whichwillhelpyou writethoughtfulandbalancedessays.

Compare–and–ContrastEssays

First,youwilllearnhowtowriteacompare–and–contrastessay

Whenyoucompare,youshowhowtwoormorethingsarealike.

Ontheotherhand,whenyoucontrast,youshowmorecontent

Thesimilaritiesareshownintheoverlappingmiddlesection.

GatheringDetails

Thenextstepinpreparingyourcompare–and–contrastessayistogatherdetails,descriptions,and examplestoprovideaclearunderstandingofthesubjectsbeingcompared.Thereareseveralwaysto gatherdetails

Onewayistouseyourpersonalexperiences.Ifyouarewritingaboutasubjectwithwhichyouhave directexperience,yourknowledgeofthatsubjectcanbe ...Getmorecontent...

Whenyouthinkofyourall–timefavoritevideogames,it'satoughbattle.Withsomuchthatgoes intothespectrumofgaming,howdoyoucompareahighdefinitionfirstpersonshooter,toa classing8–bitscroller?It'sMariovsMortalKombatXorGalagavsGTAV.However,thesesorts ofvideogamesarenotamerecomparison,buthistory.Honoringthepast,takingustothese fantasticnewdevelopments,mostgamefanssalutetheindustryforhowithasgrown,butnoneofit wouldofstartedwithouttheclassics.Hereisahomagetothefivebestretrogames!Pac–Manwas originallylaunchedinJapan,byNamcointhe1980s,butwithmanyothergamesmorepopularized itwasgravelyignored,howeverinNorthAmerica,ittookawaybiggeraudiencetofallinlovewith thisyellow...showmorecontent...

Thisisoneofthemostinfluentialgamesoftheworlds,whetheritbetheiconicmascot,oreventhe colorfulghosts.SuperMarioBrosisanotherwildlypopulargame,whichstartedinJapanby Nintendo,butthenspreadlikewildfire,onceithitNorthAmericaonMay15th1987.Thisiswhen themajorplotoftheirgameseriesactuallystarted,whenMario(andifyouplay2–playerLuigi,)go throughMushroomKingdominordertorescuePrincessPeachfromBowser.Althoughthisgame hasbeenoutsincethelateeighties,ithassold40millioncopies,hasnumerousspin–offsandspecial editions,andisknownasthebestgametowinpeopleshearts.Tetrisisatrulyauthenticgamethat everyoneknowsandloves.BeingdesignedinRussia,byaprogrammernamedAlexeyPajitnov,this wasoneofthefirstgamesreleasedbytheUSSRintoAmericaThisisoneofthefewgamesthat youcanfindonmulti–platforms,suchasgamingsystems,phones,andevencalculators.Thisgame hasamindbogglingamountofsales,withover170million

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Artisanincrediblemediumwhenusedtoitsfullestpotential.WhatImeanbythatis;ithasthe capabilitiestosurroundtheviewerwithitsimageryandplaywiththeemotions.Paintingsare particularyeffectiveindoingthisthroughtheuseofcolortonesand'temperature'.Forexample;El Grecousedalotofblueandgreenthroughouthisbodyofwork.Theoutcomeisthatthesubject mattercomesoffasghostlyandperhapsalittlealienThisisinhighcontrasttoGeorgiaO'Keeffe's desertpaintings,whichutilisereds,yellows,andbrownstocreatea'warm'andappealinglandscape.

Ofcourse,thesearenottheonlyartisttomakemasterworksoftonalityHerearefiveartists(which youmayrecognize)whohaveharnesedthepower...showmorecontent...

BothVelazquez's'OldWoman'andRembrandt's'ProdigalSon'arebathedin(orpaintedin)golden yellowtones.Whilebotharewearingclothesofdifferingcolors,eachpigmentismixedwithalittle yellow,white,orlightbrowntogivewarmthtothefigure.Thishelpsthemtocontrasttothevery darkbackgroundIlikehowRembrandthasfiguresinthebackgroundthatarealmostindiscernable Bybeingpartoftheopposing(darker)tonalgroup,weasviewersareshownthattheyarenotthe mostimportantpartoftheportrait;thatthesonandfatherare.Velazquez,however,choosestohave allelementsofinterestinthelightertonesinhispainting,leavingthebackasadarkvoidof mystery.

VanGoghisprobablyoneofthemostinterestingpaintersconcerningtonality.Hispurposefulusage ofonecolorinabodyofworkisastrongreferencetoemotion(particularlyinhisportraits).His expressivebrushworkswirlstheblues,andslightyellowandgreen,aroundhisfaceEvenhisskin hasabluishhue.Theseelementsdescribeasomberorsorrowfulstateofmind.Itsasalmostifthe troublesaroundhimareseepingintohisskin(liketheblue).

Thatbeingsaid,tonalityisboththefriendoftheartistandtheart–lover.Itisawonderfulstory

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Theneighborhoodpeopleliveinduringtheirprimedevelopmentstagesiscrucialtothetypeof persontheywillbecomeinthefuture.Theimpactissoexceptionalthatithascreatedstereotypes andsocialinnuendosforthepeoplethatliveinthesecommunities.Myphilosophyaboutthesetwo neighborhoodsisthattheyareextremelysimilarinthefactthattheybothraiseupchildrenwith differentvaluesandmindsetsHowever,despitewhatthemajorityofpeoplebelieve,thisisactually abeneficialcircumstance.Tooutlinebothsidesoftheinformation,whatsimilaritiesanddifferences are,twouniquelydifferentneighborhoodswerechosentoobserveandcompare.Thetwodifferent neighborhoods,ScenicHillinDeWitt,IowaandMtJoyMobileshowmorecontent

It'salldependentonthecircumstanceoftheneighborhoodtheylivein.However,inmycase,living inthecountrysecludedfrompeople,hasacompletelydifferenteffectthananactualcommunityof neighborhoods.InthecaseofScenicHillandMt.Joy,one'sselfdevelopmentcomesfromthe communityandobviouslythefamilytheyareraisedin(Cutrona).Certaincommunitiesandfamilies willhavedifferentmindsets,varyinghowchildrenareraisedThisisacyclethatisalwaysrecurring andit'swhypeoplearealluniqueintheirownways.Whenpeopleliveinacommunityorhangout inasocialgroup,theytendtoacquiretheemotionsandideasofthegrouporcommunitytheyarein. Forexample,Mt.Joyismoreovera"MobileHomePark"andallsurroundinghomesaremobile homes.Thereasonforthisisconformitywithinthecommunity.Whenpeoplesearchforaplaceto live,theyarealsolookingforaplacetofitin(Cutrona)Forthisreason,peoplewillsticktowhat theyknowandstayinhigh–classorlow–classneighborhoods,nevertestingortryingtheexperience ofbeingapartofadifferentgrouporadifferentlifestyle.Thisisamajorreasonastowhythereare socialclassesinthefirstplaceresultingfrompeopleforminggroupsorcommunitiestoavoidbeing aloneandforgotten.Thedifferenceinthestandardoflivingineachcommunityisself–showingjust bylookingattheneighborhoodsanditshomes.However,thestandardoflivingdoesn'tmeanjust havingmaterialobjectsatdisposalratherthanthosewhodon't.Itcanalsomeanthevalueatwhich peopleperceiveobjects.Sometimespeoplewillsaythatthey'rethehappiestwhenthey'repooror withoutmoney;theyunderstandtheemotionalaspectofobjectsandthemeaningofalloftheir emotions(Florida).Anotherexamplewouldbeacollegestudentstrugglingwithmoney,asnearly

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CompareAndContrastTwoPlaces

Compare&ContrastEssay

Imaginetwoplaceswhereyoucouldchoosewiththeoutcomeofreceivingnewlifeexperiences. Youcouldchoosetwoplacesthathavedifferentsettings,whereyoucouldvisitforvacationor simplychoosetolivetheredependingonyourdecision.Butwhichoftheseplaceswouldyou choose?ItcouldbesodifficulttodecideEachplacehavetheirownenvironmentthathasitspro's andcon'salongwithit.Manyofyoumaybeaskingyourself"Whatplacescouldthenarratorbe talkingabout?"PrettyfunnyhowIcanrelatetoyourthoughts,thetwoplaceswehavecometoo,to listentotheirseminaries&differencesarethelovelytwostatesnamedFlorida&NorthCarolina locatedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.

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NorthCarolinaishomeforafamousNFLteamknownastheNorthCarolinapanthers,alongwith famousattractionssuchastheNascarhalloffame.It'smainlyknownforland,alongwithsmall townsNorthCarolinahasadifferentsurroundingasofFloridaNorthCarolinahasaveryhistorical eventwheretheactualWrightBrother'sofficiallyflewaplane,outsidetheouterbanksbypopular beaches.NorthCarolina,hasgreatcollege'stoochoosefromforexampleyouhaveDukeUniversity, NorthCarolinaStateUniversitythatprovideexcellenteducationalplanstostudyforamajorofyour futurecareers.Here'sthefacttheminimumwageforNorthCarolinaiswaylessthenFlorida currentlythey'reproviding$725whileinFloridatheyprovide$805SureEightyfivecent'ssounds smallbutit'sabigdifference.Alongwitheconomicdifferences.Themaindifferencesbetween Florida&NorthCarolinaisconsideredanalwayshotenvironmentwhileinnorthCarolinais different,mainlyseasonalchangesoccur,ExperiencingallofthechangesinyoursurroundingsIf you'relookingforamoresatisfyingplacetolivein,itdependsonyourtastebutifyou'dliketo experiencemanythingsI'drecommendFloridaasIlistedthereasonsbeforebyexperiencingcertain aspectssuchasthestateprovidesmore

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Itissaidthatsongsarejustpoemssettoacatchytune.ThoughPoemsandsongsspeaktodifferent peopleinthesamewayandviceversatodifferentpeopleindifferentways.Poem:Apieceof writingthatpartakesofthematureofbothspeechandsongthatisnearlyalwaysrhythmical,usually metaphorical,andoftenexhibitssuchformalelementsasmeter,rhyme,andstanzaicstructure.Song: Ashortpoemorothersetofwordssettomusicormeanttobesung

Thepoemandthesongsharesimilarqualitiesasintheirsubject.Frombirthtodeathissomething thatrelatedlytoucheseveryone.Theyalsospeakonhowtoembracelife'schangesandtakeon comesWhereCummingscouldhaveusedmoretastefulphrasingsuchastimestoodstill,heinstead toplaceintheseasons,"springsummerautumnwinter"....showmorecontent...

ThiswasatimeinAmericathatshewasengulfedinWorldWarll,wherelivelihoodswere destroyedduringtheperiodofgriefandconflict.Heartachewassentthroughouttheworldandin spiteofthesenselessactslifewenton.Whilethesong"DreamOn"waswrittenin1973,thiserawas knownforits'freespiritedthinkingAsStevenTylerwrote,"Iknownobodyknows/Whereit comesandwhereitgoes",theideawastodreamonwhiletheyouthwasstillintactsincenoone trulyunderstoodlife'sdeepestform.BoththePoemandthesongarerelativelydifferent,theyboth haveanunderlayaboutlifeinitself,frombirthto

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