Name: Choi, Youn ah Date: Feb. 17 th, 2003 Course & Section: AB-ENGL/ T 2 Subject: English 13 (3: 40-4: 40 TTH) Compare and Contrast Corset vs. Footbinding Though corset and footbinding have a similar function in a way that they all started as a tradition of making women suffer to look more elegant and wealthier in the eyes of men, there still are some differences between the two. First of all, corset was originated from France, Europe whereas footbinding was originated from China, Asia where it was also referred to as! (R) golden lotus! .
Corset was used to tighten up the waist for thinner waist and to lift up the breast of women since women with very thin waist were the most beautiful and elegant for the Europeans. On the other hand, footbinding was used to tighten up the feet to prevent it from growing any bigger since Chinese considered women with small feet the elite and the beauty. Corset was in form of underwear. They were worn inside the dresses. Footbinding was in form of shoes.
From the time when the girls were young, the parents bound their children! s feet, and put the small shoes on them. Sample Paragraphs of Compare and Contrast What characteristics distinguish plants from animals? a) Using point-by-point method There are several characteristics which distinguish plants from animals. Green plants are able to manufacture their own food from substances in the environment. This process is known as photosynthesis. In contrast, animals, including man, get their food either directly from plants or indirectly by eating animals which have eaten plants. Plants are generally stationary.
The Essay on Plant Cells Cell Life Animal
Cells were discovered in 1665 by Robert Hooke when he took a piece of cork and looked at it under a microscope. Cork is made up of dead cells but you are still able to see the cells which proved to be interesting to him. He described it as being made up like bricks in a wall and these bricks he then called cells. Due to the size of cells it is nearly impossible to see them without the aid of a ...
Animals on the other hand, can usually move about. In external appearance, plants are usually green. They grow in a branching fashion at their extremities, and their growth continues throughout their lives. Animals, however, are very diverse in their external appearance. Their growth pattern is not limited to their extremities. It is evenly distributed and only occurs in a definite time period.
b) Using the block method There are several characteristics which distinguish plants from animals. Green plants are able to manufacture their own food from substances in the environment. This process is known as photosynthesis. Plants are generally stationary. In external appearance, plants are usually green. They grow in a branching fashion at their extremities, and their growth continues throughout their lives.
In contrast, animals, including man, get their food either directly from plants or indirectly by eating animals which have eaten plants. They can usually move about. Animals are very diverse in their external appearance. Their growth pattern is not limited to their extremities. It is evenly distributed and only occurs in a definite time period.
