CompareandContrastEssayBydefinition;loveisaprofoundlytender,passionateaffectionfor anotherperson.Lovecanbeinterruptedinmanyways.Wereweevertaughtloveorisitjusta naturalfeelingtowardsaperson?Somesayyou'llknowthemeaningoflovewhenyoufallinlove, yetsomedon'tbelieveinloveatall.
Thesculpture"LOVE"createdbyRobertIndianaandthesculpture"TheKiss"madebyAuguste Rodinbothsharesomeofthesamemeaningsbehindtheartwork(IndianapolisMuseumofArt) (Rodin'sTheKissSculpture).Amajorsimilaritybetweenthetwoislove;whichattractsandspeaks topeopleallaroundtheworldAlthoughtheyarespokenindifferentways,theybothhavetheidea ofmakinglove.Whetheritbe...showmorecontent...
Thispieceisalsoanabstractformofartandmoremodernthecolorisredandhasafeelingof happinessandjoyandyouhavetheurgetofeellovejustbyseeingitsolargeandupfront"LOVE" hasalwaysbeenplacedoutintheopendemandingattentionfromalotofpeopletosee."TheKiss" ismoreofaclassicformofartandhasbeenplacedinmoreprivateareas.Althoughithasa distressinggreycolor"TheKiss"hasmoredepth;thefeelingofintimacyisstrongandmakesa statement.
Therearebothsimilaritiesanddifferencesin"TheKiss"and"LOVE"Theemotionandmeaning behindbothareincredible,itshowsandunderstandsthemeaningsoflove,lust,joy,andintimacy. Lovecaneitherbespeltoutorexpressedbyactionandiswhatbothpiecesshow.Lovecanbe interruptedinmanyways,buttherealwayshastobeakissinlove.
WorksCited
1.)"Love|IndianapolisMuseumofArt."Love|IndianapolisMuseumofArt.N.p.,n.d.Web.05 Nov2012<http://wwwimamuseumorg/art/collections/artwork/love–robert–indiana>2) Mr.Peterson."KissvsLove."Scottsdale.8Oct.1012.Lecture.3.)"Rodin'sTheKissSculpture." Rodin'sTheKissSculpture.N.p.,n.d.Web.05Nov.2012.
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ReginaBrown Mrs.Joarder
Eng.100
April5,2013
CleaningwithBarryandBritt
Theactofbeinghabituallyandcarefullyneatandcleancanmakeforaninterestingtopicina comparisonandcontrastessay.DaveBarrycomparesthedifferencesofhowwomenandmenclean inhiscompareandcontrastessay,BattingClean–UpandStrikingoutInSuzanneBritt'scompare andcontrastessay,NeatPeoplevs.SloppyPeopleshecomparesthedifferencesofpersonalities betweenSloppypeopleandneatpeople.Bothessayscomparecleanlinessinonewayoranother howevertheybothhavedifferencesregardingtheiruseofhumor,examples,andpointsmadein theirthesis.
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ThewayBarryandBrittsupporttheirpointsintheircompareandcontrastessaysdiffer.InBatting Clean–UpandStrikingOut,Barryuseslotsofpersonalstoriesandfactualhappeningstoexplainhis opinions.Forexample,toexplainhowmenareworseatcleaningBarryspecificallyreferstoa volcanoeruptionthathappenedinPompeibecausethemen,whowereincontrolofthecleaning,did notnoticeashespilinguparoundandintheirhouses.Inaddition,whendescribinghowmenare betterwithsportsthanwomanhereferstoapersonalstory;specificallyastoryaboutadinnerparty thatheattendedwherethemenweregluedtotheWorldSeriesandthewomenwerestillchatting amongstthemselves.Theseformsofexamplesarepersonalstoriesthatoffervalidity.Ontheother hand,inBritt'sNeatpeoplevs.Sloppypeoplesheusesmoredreamtupincidencestoexplainher opinions.Forexamplewhenexplaininghowneatpeopleare"viscouswiththeirmail"sheexplains, "Allads,catalogs,pleasforcharitablecontributions,churchbulletins,andmoney–savingcoupons gostraightintothetrashcanwithoutbeingopenedNosentimentalsalvagingofbirthdaycardsor thelastletteradyingrelativeeverwrote.Intothetrashitgoes"(256).Asseeninthisexample,Britt useslotsoflistsandpossibleincidentsthatcouldexisttosupportherpoints,butdotheseincidences
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Essay2ScottMomaday's"TheWaytoRainyMountain"andBobbieAnnMason's"Being Country"aretwothetextstobecompared.Thoughtheysharesimilarities,theytooarequite differentTheybothsharesimilartopics,inthattheyaretwostoriesofcultures,butwrittenfrom differentperspectivesoftheircultures.MomadayisfromtheKiowastribeoftheplainsof Oklahoma,andMasonfromafarminMayfield,Kentucky.Bothexhibitsomecomparisons,but mostlycontraststhroughouttheirwritingMomaday'sAmericanIndianheritagedatesbacktothe 1880'swhenhisgrandmotherwasborn,whereMason'sdairyfarmheritagetakesplacestartingwhen shewasbornin1940.Ifoundbothtobestoriesofeachoftheauthor'slives...showmorecontent... Momadayshowscontentmentinhiswork.
Mason,ontheotherhand,showsmoreresentmentinhers.BobbyAnnMasonbeginsbydescribing thesimplicityofhowherfamilylivesShebeginsthiswritingfromwhenshewaselevenyearsold HermomandGrannywereverydedicatedfarmwomen.Theytookcareofallofthefood,clothing andjustaboutanythingelseneededforthemtorunahousehold.AsMasonshows,theyprovetobe veryresourcefulandarecapableofmakingthemostoutofwhattheyhaveavailableOnatypical dayoffoodpreparationbyMason'smomandGranny,Masonscreams "Can'ty'alltalkaboutanythingbutfood?Therewasashockedsilence'Well,whatelseisthere"? Grannyasked.Grannydidn'tquestionawomen'sduties,butIdid.Iwantedtobesomebody,maybe anairlinestewardess.Also,Ihadbeenlisteningtotheradio.Ihadnotions"
(106)ShewasbeginningtodevelopherindependenceMasonthoughtshewouldstrivetobetter herselftonothaveto'suffer'hermother'sfate.Shealmostseemstobedevelopinganxietyand depressionoverfood,thoughherfamilyalwaysseemstogetbywithplenty."Ithinkthis dependenceonnaturewasatthecoreofmyrebellion.Ihatedtheconstantsenseofhelplessness beforevastforces,thecontinuousthreatoffailure...Iespeciallyhatedwomen'spartinthe dependence"(106)Shetalksof
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CompareandContrast
"YoungGoodmanBrown"and"TheLottery"
By:MelissaA.Reeves ProfessorAndrewSmithENGL102–B46LUO
ThesisStatement
Thestories"TheLottery"and"YoungGoodmanBrown"bothappeartoshowthathumanbehavior andjudgmentcanbeflawed,eveniftheperson'sintentionsappeargoodtothemThereisalevelof fearandunderlyingevilinPuritansettingsinbothstories.
I.Introduction/StatementofThesis
II.ThemesandAuthor'sPurposeA.TheLotteryi.Justbecausesomethinghasalwaysbeendone, doesnotmakeitrightorjust;followingthecrowdcanbedangerouslywrongandevil.ii.Theauthor showsthroughsymbolismandstorytellingthatpeoplecanbeeasilyinfluencedshowmore content...
Thethemeofthestory"TheLottery"isblindacceptanceofsomethingjustbecauseitisconsidered tradition.InJackson's"TheLottery",symbolsareutilizedtohelpshowthetheme.Thenameofthe story,"TheLottery",itselfisasymbol.Thetermlotterycanbeviewed,bymost,asagoodthing,a hopeinwinning,butwinningthelotterytakesonaverydifferent,verydarkmeaninginJackson's story.Also,thenamesofthecharactersaresymbolsaswell.Forexample,Gravesisanamethat wouldportraydeathandSummersisabrightandcheerfulname.Also,thenameOldManWarner wouldshowtraditionNext,istheuseoftheblackboxandtheblackdotonthepaperThecolor blackisshowingdarkness,evil,anddeath.Thetraditionoftheblackboxisasymbol,inthefactthat itiswornandfaded,butstillusedbythevillagers.ShirleyJacksonconveysthethemeveryclearly throughtheuseofsymbols.Intheend,thevillagersareshowntobeevilandmurderousjustbecause oftradition.Thevillagersdonotseemtohaveaproblemwithmurderingotherswithinthelottery becauseitiswhattheyhavealwaysdoneandnooneisgoingtodeclarethatwhattheyaredoingis wrong.Thisshowsthereaderthatfollowingblindlycanhavedangerousconsequences.Thetheme of"YoungBrownGoodman"isthatthemaincharacterisbasinghisbeliefsandfaithonwhatothers inhislifebelieveorhavefaithinThethemeof"YoungGoodman
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1.Thetwotypesoforganizationthatmaybeusedinacompare/contrastessaywouldbeeitherblock orpoint–by–point.Withblock,thefirstsetofparagraphscoversoneitemcompletelyandthenthe othersetofparagraphscoverstheotheritemcompletely.Inpoint–by–point,eachpointisaddressed inaseparateparagraph,alternatingbetweenbothsubjects.
2.OnethingIlearnedfromreadingthisoverviewwasthedifferenttypesofmethodstherearewhen comparingandcontrastingtwosubjects.Ididn'tknowtherewerespecificwaystoorganizejustin generalAswellashowpointbypointhasastrongereffectonreaders
3.Itisimportanttomaintainconsistencywhenwritingacompare/contrastessaybecauseyouneed tomakesurethe ...Getmorecontent...