Compare and Contrast

We use the tools of compare and contrast on a daily basis. We can even use these tools with out acknowledging it. We can compare and contrast pictures such as the assignment we are doing in class. We can use these tools in life situations like our examples in class of the Powell devastation, or hearing of how the military has affected individuals. We compare and contrast what we watch on television.  We see people who we image are something spectacular, and then we contrast what we see with ourselves. We sometimes compare ourselves to models we see in books, t.v., magazines, and the internet. Most of these images, I believe, are photoshopped.  This example of compare and contrast can hurt a person's self esteem.

In class we talked about point by point. I find this really useful for me to go one point at a time for each argument. This helps me see the similarities and differences of both sides of what I am comparing. In this last essay we read about the spider, the teacher talked about using a Venn Diagram. This tool I learned clear back early in Elementary,  yet I still use this to get a visual in my head of the differences and similarities. This can be a helpful tool when we are writing our upcoming essay. We can draw two overlaying two circles and write specific points that support each argument in the different circles. In the middle overlaying section,  we write out the similarities.  This creates a visual which can help us organize our upcoming essay draft.