Sample Comparison Essays

Villains Are Better than Heroes

by K.A.

Villains are better than heroes. First, villains are cooler than heroes. For example, villains wear a cooler costume. Villains always wear a costume that is black or a dark color. But the hero’s costume is usually lame. The color is white, red or green, and sometimes it's bright or a gay color! This is not cool. For example, Spiderman's costume is red and blue, and Kick-Ass's costume is green.

Second, villains are more clever than heroes. For instance, the villain always thinks of a trick and practices it. You can't be a villain if you are not clever. But a person can become a hero if they are brave or have a sense of justice. The hero doesn't need to be clever. Sailor Moon is a good example.

Third, villains are richer than heroes. Villain have to have a lot of money, because if they need to practice a trick, they need to spend a lot of money. For example, they need many weapons and underlings and expensive costumes. But heroes usually aren't rich, because the hero is someone from the general public or a poor person, like Kamen Rider.

Finally, heroes are are heroes all the time, but villains change sometimes and become heroes. That scene is very exciting and moving. Villains have more real human feelings than heroes. So I think villains are better than heroes. But bad is bad ... I know. That’s why I only like villains in dramas, comics, cartoons and movies.

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E-mail is Better than Letters

by Y.N.

E-mail is better than letters. First, e-mail is faster and easier than letters. If we suddenly remember an event, we can tell our friends about it soon. And we are able to select the time to send an e-mail. For example, if it's our friend's birthday, we can send an e-mail at exactly 12:00 midnight. But it takes time to send a letter, so we need to send a letter beforehand.

Second, e-mail can be preserved for a long time and read again any time. Letters are paper, so it is difficult to keep them in good condition. But e-mail is an electronic thing, so it doesn't tear or become ragged. And we often have our cell phone, so we can read e-mail at any time and in any place. But we can't keep letters with us all the time.

Finally, e-mail has various features. For example, we can attach a photo to the e-mail. Then we are able to make ourselves understood by our reader. We can also save the photo as data, and we can upload it to the Internet and share it with our friends.

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The following students have completed the Comparison Essay, including the final draft: Kanami, Yukiko, Kazunari, Nao, Takayuki, Maki, and Yui. Other students need to turn in a 1st, 2nd or 3rd draft.