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A Comparison or Contrast essay is an essay in which you either compare something or contrast something. 

In this case we are going to focus on the comparison essay that is an essay in which you emphasize the similarities.

An example of where can we use the comparison method or it can be used the contrast method as well, it will be when we want to choose or when we have the  thinking when deciding which university to attend, which car to buy, or whether to drive a car or take a bus or an airplane to a vacation site, trying to show or to find the similarities and then to choose the best option for the thinking we are searching on the specific topic.

There are to ways to write a comparison essay

• Block arrangement


• Point-by-point

 And now we have 2 examples about the two different kinds of comparison essays: We are doing a comparison between where would be the best option of vacationing in the mountains or at the beach.

 Block Arrangement (four paragraphs)

 I. Introduction in which you state your purpose which is to discuss the differences between vacationing in the mountains or at the beach.

II. Mountain

A.  Climate

B.  Types of Activities 

C.  Location 

III. Beach

A.  Climate

B.  Types of Activities 

C.  Location 

 IV. Conclusion

 Point-by-Point or Alternating Arrangement (five paragraphs)

I. Introduction in which you state your purpose which is to discuss differences between vacationing in the mountains or at the beach

II.  First difference between mountains and beaches is climate

A.  Mountains

B.  Beach

III. Second difference between mountains and beaches are types of activities

A.  Mountains

B.  Beach

IV. Third difference between mountains and beaches is the location

A.  Mountains

B.  Beach

V. Conclusion