tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45255395674751582202024-03-05T19:19:58.272+02:00Introduction to Academic WritingBetulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07766781124553617310noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525539567475158220.post-21307826969401121782011-03-20T01:42:00.005+02:002011-03-22T23:12:58.511+02:00Compare and Contrast Essay<div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">In our daily life, we always compare and contrast two or more things, f</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">or example, when buying a new dress or a new car.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsRrJPzIvQWfGK6TE-AbvUwbFZEvzhbg7NQKxGQLvAh6AXZGhuTx6fQGStfAtdTqBux7ne3nfFuoqXfiafEdW1nvVnGq1P6E_qMv2WbYPV0oxgN7yN576DjRpeLQCGyw6skQICnmml0g/s1600/blog+picture+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><img border="0" height="186" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsRrJPzIvQWfGK6TE-AbvUwbFZEvzhbg7NQKxGQLvAh6AXZGhuTx6fQGStfAtdTqBux7ne3nfFuoqXfiafEdW1nvVnGq1P6E_qMv2WbYPV0oxgN7yN576DjRpeLQCGyw6skQICnmml0g/s400/blog+picture+1.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9900ff; font-size: x-large;">----------------------------------------------------------------</span></div><div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/116558764902728051978/IntroductionToAcademicWriting?authkey=Gv1sRgCNSK7KjS2-uyNA#5581186984499373762" imageanchor="1"></a> <span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">In academic context, when doing your assignments, you do the same thing such as </span></span></div><div><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">comparing</span></span> </div><div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">- two novels </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">- two graphics or figures </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">- two theories </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">- two movies </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span lang="EN-US">- two wars</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">So, what is compare and contrast essay?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">A compare and contrast essay describes the qualities of a subject or idea by discussing the similarities and differences.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">A compare and contrast essay can be organized in two different ways:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">1. By comparing and contratsing a number of issues point by point</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">2. By focusing first on the similarities and then the differences (block organization).</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here, we will focus on the second one which is called block organization.</span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">However, before writing a compare and contr</span><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/116558764902728051978/IntroductionToAcademicWriting?authkey=Gv1sRgCNSK7KjS2-uyNA#5583757310459312290" imageanchor="1"></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">ast essay, it is better to brainstorm and organize similarities & differences by <a href="http://introacademicwrittellproject.blogspot.com/p/how-to-use-venn-diagrams-and-tables-in.html">using venn diagrams and tables.</a></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"></div>Betulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07766781124553617310noreply@blogger.com12