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10/27/2009 3:23:44 PM Posted: 3 weeks ago I have a paper due in English tomorrow and I have to compare and contrast to writers and their different styles.
Problem is, through 12 years of schooling, no one has really told me what the difference between comparing and contrasting is. Could someone please help?!?!? All I need is a short, simple explanation of how the two differ. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. |
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10/27/2009 3:24:21 PM Posted: 3 weeks ago At 10/27/2009 3:23:44 PM, theitalianstallion wrote: Edit The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. |
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10/27/2009 3:27:02 PM Posted: 3 weeks ago If you compare two things, you show how they are alike.
If you contrast two things, you show how they are different. "Let me tell you the truth. The truth is, 'what is'. And 'what should be' is a fantasy, a terrible terrible lie that someone gave to the people long ago. The 'what should be' never did exist, but people keep trying to live up to it. There is no 'what should be,' there is only what is." Lenny Bruce |
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10/27/2009 3:29:08 PM Posted: 3 weeks ago Thank you!!
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10/27/2009 3:35:10 PM Posted: 3 weeks ago No worries man. Which writers are you going to choose?
"Let me tell you the truth. The truth is, 'what is'. And 'what should be' is a fantasy, a terrible terrible lie that someone gave to the people long ago. The 'what should be' never did exist, but people keep trying to live up to it. There is no 'what should be,' there is only what is." Lenny Bruce |
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10/27/2009 3:38:16 PM Posted: 3 weeks ago At 10/27/2009 3:35:10 PM, leet4A1 wrote: We're working with two autobiographies in class; Ben Franklin and Louis Armstrong. We're discussing their early lives and how they were self-made men and the different ways they potray themselves. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. |
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10/27/2009 5:16:39 PM Posted: 3 weeks ago I have written several comparison and contrast papers over the years. I like to use this format for this sort of paper:
P1: Intro, gives the reader an idea of what to expect from your paper. P2: Introduce item/person number one, simply giving the facts. P3: Introduce item/person number two, simply giving the facts. P4: Compare the two items/persons, showing important resemblances. P5: Contrast the two items/persons, showing important differences. P6: State your conclusion of the topic. Depending on how much information you have, your paper will be about two pages long using this format. Of course, you can choose to use more paragraphs if you have an especially large amount of information on one aspect of your paper. This style has served me well over the years, and I highly recommend it. However, if your paper is exceptionally long, then this format will not work. Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." - Abraham Lincoln |
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10/27/2009 5:19:39 PM Posted: 3 weeks ago How don't you know what compare and contrast means... Wtf?
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10/27/2009 5:23:05 PM Posted: 3 weeks ago At 10/27/2009 5:19:39 PM, Nags wrote: I knew what the basic idea behind it was, and I've been able to get away with it up to this point, but now I'm taking an AP class and just telling the differences doesn't workout real well. Guess I just haven't cared enough to even try to find out before now. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. |
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10/27/2009 5:23:37 PM Posted: 3 weeks ago At 10/27/2009 5:19:39 PM, Nags wrote: A lack of knowledge is hardly something to criticize; it was an honest question, and I don't think it's really an issue. Cody Franklin Director of the Central Intelligence Agency http://www.Debate.org... - "Fascism is on the rise in the United States." http://www.Debate.org... - "The following statement is true. The preceding statement is false." Read, vote, comment. |
