Today in class we talked about compare and contrast in writing. There are two types of writing styles you can use for compare and contrast. Side by Side and Point by Point are these two styles.
In the Side by Side style we tell the whole story about each subject fleshing it out, expressing every detail of our subjects and then we summarize the diffrences in our conclusion. When using this style it is easier to focus on the big picture of both sides and then pick out the varying simalarities or diffrences in the conclusion. With the Point by Point style we break down each subject and show each simalarity or diffrence side by side and then summerize again at our conclusion. This style works best when doing a rebuttal to something like a list of campaign promises that were made by a elected candidate.
We can use compare and contrast to help tell a story. For an example we can say a person who lost all his inventory because it was all in one truck and the truck was totalled by a hit and run driver is simalar to the proverb of keeping all your eggs in one basket, or you can make a contrast of someones bright chhery new room being much diffrent then the dark basement that they used to live in. We use compare and contrast in alot of everyday speach that we may not even think about. "That guy is as dumb as a bunch of rocks."(Compare) "That guy is NOT the sharpest tool in the shed" (Contrast). Compare and contrast is a very important part of writing to help explain things that could be confusing to someone not familiar with the subject matter.
You did a great job explaining everything, awesome examples. The only thing that threw me off a little was the mispelling, which I understand because I usually try to just rush through these.
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