A comparative essay is paper that compares and contrasts two or more things. The first thing that you have to do is analyze the question. You need to do some research and makes sure you have complete understanding of the things you are comparing. Doing research on the topics will help you when you start writing your essay. Then you need to write your introduction to start your essay. Start your intro with a basic or general point that establishes the similarity between the two topics you are comparing. Then you need to write about the specific point of the essay. The reader needs to be able to which points you are examining and the points you won’t be examining. At the end of the intro you need to state your preference of the two topics. After you finish the intro you need to organize the sequence of your main body paragraphs. Organize the way that would make sense the most. After you finish the body paragraphs of your essay you need to write a conclusion. The conclusion should give a brief, general summary of the most important differences and similarities. The essay should end with a personal statement. The essay should the reader feeling that all the threads of the essay have been drawn together in a cohesive way. It should also make the reader feel like they have learned something and that the essay is over. Finally after you finish the essay you should revise it. If time is not a factor you should leave your essay and not work on it for a day. Once you start revising you should remember that the two most important things to do when revising are to find problems and fix them. You should find all of the problems first and then fix them all. It’s not good to do these at the same time. It ensures that you have found all of the mistakes. You need to make sure that you have answered the question and don’t repeat yourself.
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February 2015
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