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ABUAN, Allieyah ABM-11A

PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT: Comparison and Contrast

II. Cue Words (Cue words and transitional phrases are important to use when
transitioning between objects and ideas. They help readers follow the discussion and
keep track of how an argument progresses.)

Comparison (Cue words for showing Contrast (Cue words for showing
similarity) difference)
Also, Similarly, both… and, likewise, in the Although, and yet, otherwise, unlike, the fact
same way, is similar to, too, as well, and, just remains, on the contrary, on the other hand,
as, as, compared to, in the same way, however, but, in contrast, differs from, while,
correspondingly, at the same time, not only... unlike, whereas, though, conversely,
but also..., neither... nor..., just like, to be alike, meanwhile, as opposed to, to be dissimilar to
to compare

III. Examples
In sentences
1. Our car is as fast as Peter’s car. Both run at 50 miles per hour. (COMPARISON)
2. I love you just as you love me. (COMPARISON)
3. Professor Witty’s classes are interesting and challenging; in contrast, Professor
Standoffish’s classes are dull and boring. (CONTRAST)
4. While some students hate lab assignments, Anita enjoys them. (CONTRAST)
In paragraphs
(1) Happy endings and charming men are visible in each Disney tale, however, it is the similarities within
the leading ladies that is striking. Ariel, the Little Mermaid, and Cinderella both face similar challenges
while on the quest for happiness. (COMPARISON) However, the two princesses face problems with
different outlooks, as well as problem-solving techniques. (CONTRAST) After thwarting big problems,
the girls and their princes are destined to live a life of happiness in love. They each had to make
sacrifices and take risks in order to reap the benefits. As Princesses, Ariel and Cinderella have many
similarities, focusing on their acqusition of the princes, and each does also face different challenges in
different ways. (http://works.doklad.ru/view/nEA8BuaRolY.html) (COMPARISON)
(2) Aaron and Bruce differ in four ways. The first difference is height. Aaron is tall, while Bruce
is short. A second difference is strength. Aaron is strong. In contrast, Bruce is weak. A third
difference is appearance. Aaron, who is average looking, differs from Bruce, who is handsome.
 The final difference is intelligence. Aaron is of average intelligence. Bruce, on the other hand,
is very intelligent. (CONTRAST)

(3) Differences between the potential of girls’ and boys’ could be observed since their childhood.
Female infants speak sooner, have larger vocabularies, and rarely demonstrate speech defects.
(Stuttering, for instance, occurs almost exclusively among boys.) Girls exceed boys in language
abilities, and this early linguistic bias often prevails throughout life. Girls read sooner, learn
foreign languages more easily, and, as a result, are more likely to enter occupations involving
language mastery. Boys, in contrast, show an early visual superiority. They are also clumsier,
performing poorly at something like arranging a row of beads, but excel at other activities calling
on total body coordination. Their attentional mechanisms are also different. A boy will react to
an inanimate object as quickly as he will to a person. A male baby will often ignore the mother
and babble to a blinking light, fixate on a geometric figure, and at a later point, manipulate it and
attempt to take it apart. (From: Scarry & Scarry, 2011: 433) (The paragraph sample above is a
contrastive paragraph, that is, a paragraph which discusses the differences between potential
capabilities of girls and boys)
(4) The atmosphere of Earth acts like any window in serving two very important functions: to let
light in and to permit us to look out and to guard Earth from dangerous or uncomfortable things.
A normal glazed window lets us keep our house warm by keeping out cold air. In such a way, the
Earth’s atmospheric window helps to keep our planet to a comfortable temperature by holding
back radiated heat and protecting us from dangerous levels of ultraviolet light. Just like a
window which prevents rain, dirt, and unwelcome insects and animals from coming in, scientists
have discovered that space is full of a great many very dangerous things against which our
atmosphere guards us. (Adapted from: Brandon & Brandon, 2011: 289). (COMPARISON)
(5) Both Superman and Batman are heroes, but only one is truly a superhero, and taking into
account their upbringing, motives, and criminal targets, that is Batman. Upbringing was not
gentle for either. Superman came from Krypton, a planet that was about to self-destruct. His
parents sent him as a baby on a spaceship to Earth. There he would be adopted by an ordinary
farm family. His adoptive parents named him Clark Kent and reared him well. In the same
generation, far away in Gotham, Bruce Wayne, the future Batman, was born to a contented,
wealthy family. Tragically, his parents were killed in his presence during a mugging. He
inherited the family wealth and was raised by his kindly butler. Those very different
backgrounds provided Superman and Batman with powerful but different motives for fighting
crime. Superman was programmed in his space capsule to know about the forces of good and
evil on Earth and to fight the bad people. Unlike Superman, Batman learned from experience.
Both have gone on to fight many bad people, but each one has a special enemy. For Superman, it
is Lex Luthor, who has studied Superman and knows all about him, even his outstanding
weakness—the mineral Kryptonite. For Batman, it is the Joker, who, as a wicked teenager, was
the mugger-murderer of his parents. Many spectacular battles have ensued for both crime
fighters, and one has reached the top in his profession. Superman offers overwhelming physical
strength against crime, but Batman displays cunning and base passion. As he strikes fear in the
hearts of the wicked, he’s not just winning; he is getting even. Most people would cheer
Superman on. However, they would identify more with Batman, and he is the superhero. (From:
Brandon & Brandon, 2011: 282-283). (COMPARISON AND CONTRAST)

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