Compare and Contrast Reading Materials
In the first reading, Canadians are more likely to find doctor-assisted death, abortion, and gay relationships “Morally acceptable” by Amanda Shendruk talks about how Canadians and Americans differ on the right and wrong. In the second reading, for a country so self-satisfied with its image of progressive tolerance, how is this not a national crisis by Scott Gilmore, it focuses on the issue of race in the U.S. and Canada. The focus of the essay is to compare and contrast the content, supportive evidence for authors’ claims, and the writing style and the language used in the two readings.
Reading 1 and reading 2 differ in the content or the ideas of the readings. Reading 1 focus on the issue of moral compass and how Americans and Canadians differ on what is morally acceptable. Reading two focuses on the topic of racism, stating that racism is worse in Canada than in the U.S.
Reading 1 and reading 2 are similar because they are both written in the argumentative style and the first person plural pronouns. Evidence from reading 1 is that the author argues that Americans have a different perspective when it comes to the issue of right and wrong, the author uses “we” referring to both Americans and Canadians, and the author uses complete sentences. Evidence from reading 2 is that it tries to argue about the difference in the issues of racism between America and Canada, and the author uses “we” to refer to Canadians.
Reading 1 and 2 are similar in that each provides evidence to support their claims. In reading 1, author Amanda Shendruk refers to a poll released by Abacus Data comparing the Canadian and American moral compass (Shendruk, 2016). In reading 2, Scott Gilmore, to Terry Glavin’s article in the Ottawa Citizen, showing that racism in Canada is worse than in the United States (Gilmore, 2015).
Reading materials can have both similarities and differences in the ideas, language, and writing style and the presence of supporting evidence to authors’ claims. I have analyzed how the two readings compare in writing, language styles, and how the author of each text has provided support for their applications. However, the two readings differ in the content each provides.