PRACTICAL TIPS FOR ACADEMIC WRITING: HOW TO START WRITING A COMPARE AND CONTRAST ESSAY

A compare and contrast essay is one where your job is to compare and/or contrast two events or ideas or books even. Your goal is to review the content and analyze what literary tools or artistic tools differentiate one piece from another or what tools bring the two closer together.

If you are looking for some topic suggestions for your compare and contrast essay consider the points below from academized site. Remember though that these should be a foundation for you and from these samples you should find something fresh for your assignment.

• Compare and/or contrast two stages within the life of a person • Compare and/or contrast two places that you have personally visited • Compare and/or contrast a past perspective with a present perspective on a particular location • Compare and/or contrast a morning perspective with a night time perspective on a particular location • Compare and/or contrast taking a class online to taking a traditional class • Compare and/or contrast two types of cars • Compare and/or contrast two places to eat • Compare and/or contrast two public figures running for the same public office • Compare and/or contrast having one of two pets in a household with children • Compare and/or contrast the rules that you had to endure as a child to the rules that you have set for your children now • Compare and/or contrast the views you had of your parents while you lived in their home and the views you have of your parents now that you do not • Compare and/or contrast two neighbourhoods in your city • Compare and/or contrast an experience you had before you gave up a bad habit and after you gave up the bad habit • Compare and/or contrast two ways that you can break a bad habit • Compare and/or contrast bosses • Compare and/or contrast eating disorders • Compare and/or contrast vacation types • Compare and/or contrast two ways to exercise • Compare and/or contrast study habits before tests • Compare and/or contrast two classes that you took on the same subject during two different grades (such as high school and college) • Compare and/or contrast ways to lose weight • Compare and/or contrast memorable teachers you had • Compare and/or contrast a film and the book on which it is based • Compare and/or contrast two places to work