However, they may offer helpful foundational information as you develop your understanding of an issue.

Assignment Prompt:
For this assignment, you will be writing a compare and contrast essay—an exploratory piece of writing in which you attempt to show readers how two topics are similar, different, or a combination of the two: both similar and different. Whether you focus exclusively on comparing, exclusively on contrasting, or a mix of both, is totally up to you. However, regardless of which approach you decide to take, you will want to include a strong thesis or claim statement, at least three effective supporting points, and a streamlined point-by-point organizational strategy.
Assignment-Specific Requirements:
Length: This assignment should be at least 750 words.
Thesis: Underline your thesis statement, or the main claim of your essay.
Sources Needed: Two reliable and credible sources are required for this assignment. Be sure to use MLA guidelines for all in-text and Works Cited citations.
We recommend that you use Gale’s Opposing Viewpoints to find sources, but you can also find credible, scholarly sources in other places. Tertiary sources, such as online encyclopedias, dictionaries, and Wikipedia, are not scholarly sources and should not be cited within your work. However, they may offer helpful foundational information as you develop your understanding of an issue. (For more information, please review Berkley University’s resource on scholarly and popular sources: “Evaluating Resources.”)
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MLA Requirements: Use MLA 8th Eddition Essay Format