The purpose of a comparison or contrast in essay is to make a point by showing readers that two distinct items are either similar or different. Whether you choose to compare or contrast two items depends on the specific point you want to convey to readers.
Basic to good note taking is the ability to focus on the message.
Culture shock is what happens when a traveler suddenly finds himself in a place where yes may mean no, where a fixed price is negotiable, where laughter may signify anger. It is what happens when the familiar psychological cues that help an individual to function in society are suddenly withdrawn and replaced by new ones that are strange and incomprehensible.
Religion, though it has undoubtedly brought comfort to innumerable human beings and stabilized society by its values, has checked the tendency to change and progress inherent in human society.
Snap out of it.
Misfortunes seldom come singly.
Good company makes the road shorter.
To be given the sack is to be discharged from duty.
Two heads are better than one.
Many hands make light work.