A Comparative Essay Must be Balanced
November 18th, 2009Simply put, a comparative essay is to compare between two different events, things, entities or episodes. However, the basis of comparison should revolve around the essay question, itself. Therefore, students must understand the question to formulate the essay topic and then answer the question to generate the essay thesis. Hence, they need to analyze the structure, the function and other characteristics of the two entities, which are the subject of comparison for such essay.