Essay Mode 5: Compare &
Contrast
DanielleAssiaAlec
Langston
Comparison &
Contrast“The function of the comparison and
contrast essay is to clarify and explain”- PDF File found online - Module 5: Comparison & Contrast Essay
Comparison points out two or more nouns that are alike.
Contrast points out how they differ.
CompareExplore the similarities and
differences among various items.
Ex: Alec vs. Langstonbeard vs. no facial hairlight-skin vs. dark-skinpierced-ears vs. no pierced
ears
ContrastTo itemize important
differences .
Ex: Alec vs. Langstonphysical maturitySkin colorPersonal style
Two Types
1.Point-by-Point
2.Subject-by-Subject
Point-by-Point
• Pampers on the babies are specific details on the babies that can be compared
• More specific, and narrow
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Point-by-Point
Subject-by-Subject
Subject-by-Subject
• Both photos are of babies, nothing on them is being analyzed. The only obvious thing to compare (and contrast) is that one is a CARTOON and the other is REAL
• Used to contrast two different topics
• Broader way of comparing and contrasting
Assia
Ex. Point-by-Point Outline
I. Intro
Thesis: Given these different plateaus of individuality Alec and Langston exhibit different qualities on the basis of skin color, fashion, and facial hair.
II. Skin Color
A. Alec – Light
B. Langston - Dark
III. Fashion
A. Alec – piercings, tattoos
B. Langston - none
IV. Facial Hair
A. Alec – mustache, beard, sideburns, go-tee,etc
B. Langston – none
V. Conclusion
Ex. of Subject-by-Subject Outline
I. Intro
Thesis: Although Langston and Alec have similarities, they differ in many ways.
II. Alec
A. Facial Hair - all
B. Fashion – pierced, tattoos
C. Skin color - light
III. Langston
A. Facial Hair - none
B. Fashion – no piercings, no tattoos
C. Skin Color - dark
IV. Conclusion
What is Pan-Africanism?
Pan-Africanism = the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the African nations.
Pan-AfricanismBy: Kwame Ture
Page 77
Do you agree with the author?
Are the different ethnic names necessary or
should “African” sufice?
• European-imposed divisions on blacks in Africa, U.S., and the Caribbean–Geographical–Politcal–Economical
• Europeans wanted the wealth of Africa, so they created these cultural divisions
Danielle
• Europeans wanted the wealth of Africa, so they created these cultural divisions
• Giving blacks different names such as African-American or Caribbean etc. Japanese, Chinese, Filipinos, Indians, and East Indians are named purely by their ethnicities….– “if you’re in San Francisco, for example,
and you see a Japanese or a Chinese walking down the street you do not say that there goes an American-Japanese or a Japanese-American. You say simply there goes a Japanese – (period).” (77)
Danielle
• Europeans gave us different names so Africans couldn’t associate with each other and there would be differences
• END we should all just call each other African
Danielle
How is Comparison & Contrast?
Thesis: Whether we want it or not, there are divisions among black Africans living in the United States, the Caribbean and on the African continent, divisions which have been imposed on us by Europeans.
Langston
How is Comparison & Contrast?
Comparing and contrasting Africans in the U.S. to those in the Caribbean, and Africa…
Langston
Which type was used ?
Point-by-Point
Kwame Ture
Kwame Ture
Aka Stokely Cormichael• 1941 – 1998• Trinidadian-American• Civil Rights Activist in the
60’s• Leader of S.N.C.C. S.N.I.C.K.• Coined “Black Power”
Alec
Kwame Ture
Aka Stokely Cormichael• N.A.G. was here at Howard• He was awarded an honorary
Ph.D from Howard• Prostate cancer
Alec
Bibliography
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Pan-Africanism
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