After choosing a topic, You will need to apply the block or point-by-point outline method to your chosen topic. Keep in mind that for this assignment, you will do one or the other. (You may want to re

Remember: For this assignment, you will do one or the other. In other words, you will be primarily contrasting two things that most people may consider similar, or you will compare two things most people think are different.

Comparison or Contrast Topics:

(If you have an idea that is not on this list, please feel free to use it. However, make sure your choice is subjective or argumentative. (A reasonable person should be able to disagree with your contrast or comparison.)

  1. Two stages of a person's life

  2. Two places you have visited

  3. Effects of Social Networking Sites

  4. A good boss and a bad boss

  5. Bulimia and anorexia

  6. Living on campus and living off campus

  7. An active student and a passive student

  8. An online class compared to a traditional class

  9. Hearing culture and deaf culture

  10. Mainstream school vs. deaf school

  11. Evolution and intelligent design

  12. Christopher Columbus and first astronauts

  13. Anorexia and obesity

  14. Sci-fi and fantasy

  15. Graffiti and Black Square by Kazimir Malevich

  16. Twitter and newspapers

  17. Reality TV shows and Youtube videos

  18. Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings

  19. Facebook comments and class discussion

  20. Love and friendship

  21. Coffee and performance-enhancing drugs

  22. Morse code and Beethoven’s fifth symphony

  23. Moon walk and Gangnam style

  24. Growing a tree and raising a child

  25. Justin Bieber and John Lennon

  26. Oprah Winfrey and Tyra Banks

  27. Leonardo Da Vinci and Steve Jobs

  28. Shakespeare and Petrarch

  29. Mother Teresa and Angelina Jolie

  30. Two professional athletes

  31. Your view of your parents while you lived with them and once you moved out

  32. Two neighborhoods

  33. Two workplaces

  34. Microsoft and Apple

  35. Two memorable teachers you had