comparison-and-contrast

ComparisonandContrastWhat’scomparison?TheprocessofexaminingtwoormorethingsinordertoestablishtheirsimilaritiesCommonwordsandphrasesofcomparisonLikethesameassimilarlyinthesamemannerincommonincomparisonwithresemblecomparewithcomparedwithcommonlyusedtransitionalexpressionsforcomparingparagraphsoressaysExpressionsExamplesand…tooHighlevelpositionsarestressful，andcanbeharmfultoyourhealthtooJustasJustashighlevelpositionsarestressful，theycanbeharmfultoyourhealth.similarlyHighlevelpositionsarestressfulattimes;similarly,theycanbeharmfultostressfulattimes.similartoSimilartootherimportantprofessions，highlevelbusinesspositionsayestressfulattimes．likeLikemanycitiesinGermany，ithadtorecreateitselfafterWorldWarII．incomparisonwithIshumanheartweakerincomparisonwiththeotherorgans?likewiseThisweaponcouldonlybeusedagainstcities．Likewisetheatombomb．inthesamewayThereisnoreasonwhyagiftedaircraftdesignershouldalsobeacapablepilot.Inthesameway．abrilliantpilotcanbeamenacebehindthewheelofacar.SentencePatterns①ThesimilaritybetweenAandBliesin…②AissimilartoBin…③Ahassomething/manyfeaturesincommonwithB④AisthesameasB⑤AandBsharesimilar…What’scontrast?TheprocessofexaminingtwoormorethingsinordertoestablishtheirdifferencesCommonwordsandphrasesofcontrastunlikeontheotherhandincontrasttoonthecontrarybut，yet，althoughhowever，neverthelesswhereas，whileconverselyinspiteofdifferfrom，bedifferentfromcommonlyusedtransitionalexpressionsforcontrastingparagraphsoressaysExpressionsExamplesbutHighlevelpositionsarestressfulattimes，butprofessionalscanlearntomanagetheirstresslevels.althoughAlthoughhighlevelpositionsarestressfulattimes，professionalscanlearntomanagetheirstresslevels．howeverHighlevelpositionsarestressfulattimes;nevertheless,professionalscanlearntomanagetheirstresslevels.neverthelessHighlevelpositionsarestressfulattime;nevertheless,professionalscanlearntomanagetheirstresslevels.inspiteofInspiteofthestressfulnatureofhighlevelpositions,professionalscanlearntomanagetheirstresslevels.whileWhilehighlevelpositionsarestressfulattimes,thefinancialrewardsmakethesepositionsverydesirableindeed.IncontrastHighlevelpositionsarestressfulattimes;incontrast,thefinancialrewardsmakethesepositionsverydesirableindeed.ontheotherhandHighlevelpositionsarestressfulattimes;ontheotherhand,thefinancialrewardsmakethesepositionsverydesirableindeed.unlikeUnliketheundesirablestressofhighlevelpositions,thefinancialrewardsmakethesepositionsverydesirableindedd.SentencePatterns①TheobviousdifferencesbetweenAandBare…②ThedifferencebetweenAandBliesin…③AdiffersfromBin…④ComparedwithA，Bhassome/many/moreadvantages.⑤Ahasnothing/littleincommonwithBWhatarethepurposesofcomparisonandcontrast?Toobservetwoormorethingsinabetterway.Toshowthesuperiorityofonethingoveranother.Toexplainsomethingwhichisunfamiliartothereader.WritePatternMainsentenceCharacter1Character2Character3Character4Pattern1WritePatternMainsentenceCharacter1ofACharacter1ofBCharacter2ofACharacter2ofBCharacter3ofCCharacter3ofCPattern2EndingsentencekeepinmindthefollowingpointsThecomparison/contrastshouldbesupportedbyconcreteandrelevantfacts.Onlysubjectsofthesamegeneralclasscanbecompared/contrasted.Don’tpayequalattentiontocomparisonandcontrast.keepinmindthefollowingpointsThecomparisonandcontrastshouldbebalanced；thetwoitemsbeingcomparedandcontrastedaretobegivenequallyAcomparisonandcontrastshowssimilaritiesanddifferencesinordertomakeaparticularpoint.comparisonandcontrastessayAcomparisonandcontrastessayinvolvesanalyzingthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentwoormoreitems．Ifyouwriteaboutthesimilarities．theessaywillbeacomparisonessay．Ontheotherhand，ifyouwanttowriteaboutthedifferences，youressaywillbeacontrastessay．Ineitheressay，youareexpectedtoidentifythesimilaritiesandthedifferencesandyouneedtogiveevidencesupportingthesesimilaritiesanddifferences．ComparingitemsWhenyoucompareitems，youlookfortheirsimilarities--thethingsthatmakethemthesame．Forexample：Applesandorangesarebothfruit．They’rebothfoods．Botharemadeintojuice．Bothgrowontrees．ContrastingitemsWhenyoucontrastitems，youlookattheirdifferences．Forexample：Applesarered．Orangesareorange．Thefruitshavedifferenttextures．Orangesneedawarmerplacetogrow，likeGuangzhou，FujiangProvince．Applescangrowincoolerstates，likeYantai，ShandongProvince．PatternsofOrganizationAcomparison/contrastessayusuallyfollowsoneofthetwopatterns:thesubject-by-subjectpatternthepoint-by-pointpattern.PatternsofOrganizationI．Introduction(stateyourpurpose：todiscussthedifferencesbetweenvacationinginthemountainsoratthebeach)II．MountainA．ClimateB．TypesofActivitiesC．LocationIII．BeachA．ClimateB．TypesofActivitiesC．LocationIV．ConclusionPatternsofOrganizationI．Introduction(stateyourpurpose：todiscussdifferencesbetweenfreshfoodsandcannedfoods1II．F1avorA．FreshfoodsB．CannedfoodsIII．HealthbenefitsA．FreshfoodsB．CannedfoodsIV．CostA．FreshfoodsB．CannedfoodsV．ConclusionWritingTechniquesTherearesomegeneralrulestoconsiderbeforeyoubegintowriteacomparisonandcontrastessay．First，isthecomparisonfair?Isitfairtocomparethesocialnightlifeofasm