Comparison and contrast paragraph

Even though Arizona and Rhode Island are both states of the U.S., they are strikingly different in many ways. For example, the physical size of each state is different. Arizona is large, having an area of 114,000 square miles, whereas Rhode Island is only about a tenth the size, having an area of only 1,214 square miles. Another difference is in the size of the population of each state. Arizona has about four million people living in it, but Rhode Island has less than one million. The two states also differ in the kinds of natural environments that each has. For example, Arizona is a very dry state, consisting of large desert areas that do not receive much rainfall every year. However, Rhode Island is located in a temperate zone and receives an average of 44 inches of rain per year. In addition, while Arizona is a landlocked state and thus has no seashore, Rhode Island lies on the Atlantic Ocean and does have a significant coastline.

My hometown 

 

My hometown and my college town have several things in common. First, both are small rural communities. For example, my hometown, Gridlock, has a population of only about 10,000 people. Similarly, my college town, Subnormal, consists of about 11,000 local residents. This population swells to 15,000 people when the college students are attending classes. A second way in which these two towns are similar is that they are both located in rural areas. Gridlock is surrounded by many acres of farmland which is devoted mainly to growing corn and soybeans. In the same way, Subnormal lies in the center of farmland which is used to raise hogs and cattle. Thirdly, both of these towns are similar in that both contain college campuses. Gridlock, for example, is home to Neutron College, which is famous for its Agricultural Economics program as well as for its annual Corn-Watching Festival. Likewise, the town of Subnormal boasts the beautiful campus of Quark College, which is well known for its Agricultural Engineering department and also for its yearly Hog-Calling Contest.

CULTURE SHOCK

American and Japan have several different cultures. First of all, Japanese and Americans have differed perspective in a term of religion. Most of Japanese are Shinto and Buddhism. Two of these religions are the prominent religion in this country. Unlike Japanese, the majority of Americans are Christian mostly within Protestant and Catholic denominations. Then, Japanese and Americans also have different kind of food. Japanese usually add rice as the ingredients of their food. Japanese also have some popular food like sushi, sashimi, some types of seafood and noodles. On the other hand, Americans like to add potato and bread as ingredients in their food. Americans have their own style in breakfast; they commonly have pancakes, maple syrup, sausage links, bacon strips, and fried eggs as their breakfast. Americans also famous with their fast-food such as, submarine sandwich, chicken fried steak, hot-dog and hamburger. Finally, Japanese and Americans definitely have different way in greeting. Japanese mostly use non-verbal greeting, they commonly bow and smile to greet someone in formal or non-formal situation. In contrast, Americans mostly use verbal greeting like say “Hi!” or “How are you?” to greet someone. So, there are different significant cultures between Japanese and Americans especially in religion perspective, food and the way of greeting.