Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Compare and Contrast (Prom night to Halloween night)


Since I was little I loved to get dressed up and pretend that I was someone else. I can remember getting excited whenever my mom would experiment with new hairstyles on me or let me play with her makeup. However, from an early age I learned that beauty hurts. I learned this unfortunate lesson while my mom was trying to blow dry my hair and got a brush stuck in it. I remember ending up at the beauty salon, crying as I waited for the hairdresser to cut the brush out. I watched as my long hair was transformed into a short bob. At first I was crushed because I had never had short hair before, but I came to realize that this was a form of change that was only physical and could not effect who I was on the inside. Although your prom night and Halloween may seem like to completely unrelated events that both allow you to recreate and present yourself in a new light.
Prom was a huge event at my high school. It was the one night that everyone would get together and celebrate. However, the biggest thing about prom was what you were going to wear. I attended a Catholic high school and was required to wear the typical schoolgirl uniform everyday for four years. So picking a dress for prom was a big event since it would be one of the few times that my peers would see me dressed up. I remember using all my free periods looking at prom dresses, hairstyles, and makeup ideas with my friends.  After months of research I finally found the perfect dress and accessories to match. My dress was a short blue sequined dress that came with an attachable skirt. At first, I was unsure about my choice because it was not really the type of dress anyone would expect me to wear, but after carefully consideration I decided to get the dress. Prom is a once of a live time event and I wanted to make the most of it. In addition, to finding the perfect dress my friend had gotten us a hummer limo. I couldn’t wait for prom. Prom night itself was a magical event. It was held upstate and had the most amazing scenery. In addition, everyone on there looked amazing and had a great time. My favorite part was that I got to dress up and be a princess for a night.
Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. I love the horror and thrills that come along with Halloween, in addition to being able to be someone different for a day. Last Halloween I attended my school’s Halloween dance as a pirate. I choose to be a pirate along with several of my friends because of our obsession with the movie Pirates of the Caribbean. Our costumes consisted of shredded pirated attire, boots, sword, and of course a pirate hat. Throughout the night we danced and had had fun and mingled with the other creatures there. Afterwards we upheld our annual tradition of sleeping over at one of my friend’s house, where we watched horror movies and told scary stories all night long.
My prom night and Halloween night were two completely different events that turned out to have many differences and similarities. Differences between the two events include the atmosphere. Prom was more of a final get together among my classmates and I, while the Halloween dance was a chance for us to just have fun. In addition, the dress codes between the events were complete opposites. The Halloween dance was a chance to be someone totally different while Prom was basically a chance to dress up. Similarities between the two events were despite the location and purpose I had a great time being with my friends. Another similarity was both events gave me the opportunity to step out of my usual comfort zone and become someone else in the process.
In conclusion, despite being two unrelated events my prom night and Halloween night had many similarities in addition to the differences. Both prom and Halloween provided an opportunity for me to show my off my sense of style and personality without changing who I really I am. In addition, I was able to create an alter ego for myself for each event and fulfill it. The differences between my prom night and Halloween included the extent I went to in expressing myself. For prom I wanted it to be like a fairy tale so I kept things traditional. However, I went all out on Halloween transforming myself in to a full on pirate. Despite the differences among these events I had an unforgettable time at both and created memories that will last a lifetime.

7 comments:

  1. 1. My favorite part about this comparison is the topic that you chose, since it was the same as mine.
    2. It is clear from the introduction that Prom and Halloween were being compared.
    3. It is clear from the thesis statement in the introduction why these things are compared. "Although your prom night and Halloween may seem like to completely unrelated events that both allow you to recreate and present yourself in a new light."
    4. Introduction, compare and contrast of topic 1, compare and contrast of topic 2, compare and contrast of topic 3, and the conclusion.
    5. I believe that this organization was the most effective.
    6. There is sufficient evidence to support the thesis within the three body sentences.
    7. The introduction and conclusion are effective because they tie into the body paragraphs well.
    8. I feel as if there were a few more transitional words the flow of the writing would be better understood.
    9. No, it was clear.

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  2. 1. I liked the introduction paragraph and how you added a personal anecdote
    2. Yes, it is clear
    3. Yes, it is clear. The thesis is although your prom night and Halloween may seem like to completely unrelated events that both allow you to recreate and present yourself in a new light.
    4. Introduction, topic a, topic b, similarities and differences, conclusion
    5. Yes
    6. Yes
    7. Yes, they were both effective
    8. No
    9. No
    11. There were few grammatical mistakes, but nothing major

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  3. 1. the intro was good
    2. Yes
    3. Yes
    4. Intro, topic A, Topic be, 3rd paragraph consisted of the differences and similarities, conc
    5. Yes
    6. Yes
    7. Yes
    8. No
    9. No
    11. a few grammatical errors
    12. none really

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  4. 1. I liked that even though someone else in class did this comparison, you took a different approach.

    2. Yes.

    3. Yes.

    4. INTRO- topic A- topic B- similarities and differences- CONCLUSION

    5. Yes, just the second-to-last paragraph could have been possibly formed into two.

    6. Yes.

    7. Yes.

    8. No.

    9. No.

    10. Some put not a lot.

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  5. 1) I liked the intro and how you talked about both events
    2) yes
    3)yes
    4)intro, topic a and b, differences & similarities, conclusion
    5)yes
    6)yes
    7)yes
    8)no
    9)no
    10)-----
    11)just a few

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  6. 1 I liked the way to diffrenciated them and also talked about their similarities.
    2 Yes
    3 Yes
    4Intro,topic a and b , differences & similarities, conclusion
    5 Yes
    6 Yes
    7 Yes
    8 No
    9 No
    10 yes
    11yes
    12 Good Job

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