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Comparison Essay

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College Writing II

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Comparison Essay

Write a 500-word comparison essay on one of the following topics. Please use Times New Roman 12 font and double space. Use the proper heading and don’t forget to give your essay a title.

1. Your point of view versus one found in Newsweek

2. Best and worst movie (television show) you saw last year

3. Best and worst book you read in the past year

4. Best and worst player or team in a particular sport

5. Best and worst song (music video) you’ve seen

6. Best and worst date you have ever had

7. Best and worst party you attended recently

8. Two advertisements

9. Parents versus teachers as educators

10. Something natural and something artificial

11. A novel and a movie that tell the same story

12. Two sportscasters, news commentators, or talk show hosts

13. A television family and your family

14. Suburban home life versus apartment life

15. The working conditions on two jobs

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WORKSHEET: Points you will discuss

First Subject Second Subject

a. __________________________ a. ___________________________

b. _________________________ b. __________________________

c. _________________________ c. __________________________

d. _________________________ d. __________________________

Points should be discussed in the same order for both subjects. The essay can use a point-by-point or subject by subject strategy.