Comparison-and-Contrast

ComparisonandContrastContrastandcomparisoninunit4•WhatarethedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenWilliamBrowderandAlexMandl?•WhatarethedifferencesbetweenProfessorHuntington’sviewpointandthatofCharlesSchwab?•Whatarethedifferencebetweenglobaltradesbefore1980sandthatafter?•WhatarethedifferencesbetweenDavosmanandManilawoman?•WhatarethedifferencesbetweenDavosmenwhoareinfavourofglobalizationandwhoarenot?HowdoesBrowderdifferfromMandl?•WilliamBrowderborninAmerica;goteducationinAmerica;livedoutsidetheUSforthepast16years;gaveuphisAmericanpassporttobecomeaBritishcitizen;feelscompletelyinternational(becausenationalidentitymakesnodifferenceforhim)•AlexMandalborninAustria;usedtoworkinAmerica;runsaFrenchcompany;travelsworldwideseeshimselfasAmericanwithouthesitation(Nationalidentityisveryimportanttohim)Whatarethesimilarities?•1.bothseetheiridentityasamatterofpersonalchoicenoanaccidentofbirth•2.bothareDavosmenWhatarethedifferencesbetweenProfessorHuntington’sviewpointandthatofKlausSchwab?•ProfessorHuntington:•Davosmenisanemergingglobalsuperspeciesandathreat•Havelittlenationalloyalty•Viewnationalboundariesasobstacles•Thefunctionofgovernmentistofacilitatetheelite’sglobaloperation•KlausSchwab•Endorseingaglobaloutlookdoesnotmeanerasingnationalidentity.Whatarethedifferencebetweenglobaltradesbefore1980sandthatafter?•1.thecountriesthatbenefitmostarethedevelopedcountrieslikeAmerica•2.Developedcountriesjustwanttogetmineresourcesfromandsellfinishedproductstothedevelopingcountries.•3.mostforeigninvestmentarebetweenwealthycountries.•1.theirriseofothersignificantplays.Forexample,ChinaandIndia.•2.developingcountriesarebecomingmorecompetitive.Forexample,Chinaarebuyingassetsoverseas.Theyareproducingmoreengineers,theyarebecomingamuchlargerforceintheworldeconomy.TableofContentsDefinitionofComparisonandcontrastMethodsofDevelopmentDevelopingaComparisonorContrastEssayChecklistforComparisonandContrastExerciseDefinitionsofComparisonandContrastThepurposeofcomparisonandcontrastistounderstandtwothingsmoreclearlyandtomakejudgmentsaboutthemWhenwecomparetwothings,weshowhowtheyaresimilarWhenwecontrast,weshowhowtheyaredifferentBaseThepointofreferencethatweusetocompareorcontrastanything.Example:Youareshoppingatadepartmentstoreforthelatestcellphone.Youseetwodifferentbrands:NokiaandSonyEricsson.Whatfactorswouldmakeyoubuyoneovertheother?MethodsofDevelopmentOneSideatatimeWhentwothingsorsubjectsarediscussedoneatatime.Thefirstsubject(anditsbases)arediscussedandthencomparedorcontrastedwiththesecondsubject(andthebases).OneSideataTime(continued)I.HTCa.Priceb.Stylec.Receptiond.FeaturesII.iPhonea.Priceb.Stylec.Receptiond.FeaturesDecisions!Decisions!Point-by-PointYoudiscusstwothingsatthesametimeundereachrespectivebasePointbyPoint(Continued)I.TicketPricea.AmericanAirlinesb.SouthwestAirlinesII.Servicea.AmericanAirlinesb.SouthwestAirlinesIII.Safetya.AmericanAirlinesb.SouthwestAirlinesVS.DevelopingaComparisonorContrastEssayWhowouldbenefitknowingthesimilaritiesanddifferencesofyoursubjects?PurposeWhypointoutsimilaritiesordifferences?twosubjectsassuperiorandinferiortothanoneanothertwosubjectsasequalinvalueAudienceTocontrastTocompareEvaluationDevelopingaComparisonorContrastEssayFreewritingwritingwhatevercomestomindwithoutstoppingtoreadorrevisecontentPrewritingOutlinestructureorderingideasfrommosttoleastimportant(contrasting)IdeaTreemakingconnectionsbetweenideas(comparing)DevelopingaComparisonorContrastEssayTransitionsRevisingPurposeavoidwordinessandrepetitionOrganizationDevelopmentGrammarlinkparagraphstogetherWordchoicebreakdownthebasesFourBasesChecklistforComparisonorContrastHaveImadeitclearintheopeningparagraphwhattwothingsIamwritingabout,andwhetherIwillcompareorcontrastthem?UnityFourBasesChecklistforComparisonorContrastDomysupportingpointsofferthreebasesinwhichIwillcompareorcontrastmytwosubjects?SupportFourBasesChecklistforComparisonorContrastAppropriateconcludingparagraphCoherenceOnesideataTimeorPointbyPoint?TransitionwordstoorganizeideasChronologicaloremphaticorder?FourBasesChecklistforComparisonorContrastHaveIcheckedforspellingerrors,run-onsentences,andfragments?SentenceSkillsHaveIavoidedwordinessandusedconcisewording?Aremysentencesvaried?