Ideas for a "Compare and Contrast" essay?

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I have to pick a topic to write about for my Compare and Contrast esssay and I have no clue what to write about.
Oh and don't say "something that intrests you...", I don't really have any interests lol
Any Ideas?

pick two things you know alot about
...or pick something with very clear similarities and very clear distinctions with plenty of research sources on line.

Bush, SR. vs. Bush, JR.
or
Apes vs. Monkeys
or
USA vs. the UK
or
Socialism vs. Capitalism

Hate to post this openly but one that I've used that gets them drooling is the fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) boat building industry in the developed world as opposed to traditonal hand fabricated wood boat building in the second world. (The third world doesn't give a s**t about the subject)
You can literally make a career on this topic and get chicks like you can't believe, I mean crawling all over you constantly. Of course you need a boat to be credible to begin with, and to get the chicks you need the boat and 'personality' which for an Aspie is childs play.

Hey, you ask for a lot of academic help... LOL

If you want something specific and technical, you can easily find scientific summaries on the Internet of approved drugs, like comparing and contrasting two pain relievers work in the human body to achieve pain relief (ibuprofen versus acetaminophen). The info is on medical websites where you can cite references and summarize information very cleanly.

Or you can do something trendy like how a government "bailout of a troubled bank" compares to the "big 3 automaker's bailout", summarize the 2 bailouts and say how those two are similar and different. Reference articles on the Wall Street Journal, NY Times, etc.

You could compare and contrast Barack Obama's first 8 weeks in office to Bill Clinton's first 8 weeks in office, thereby providing a lively walk down memory lane as well as summary of today's historic headline issues.

You can compare and contrast iPhones and Blackberries, using for reference a spate of technical consumer articles written recently.

If you want to suck up to your teacher, you can compare and contrast educational system issues, like different kinds of teaching methods (like lecture versus discussion).

The structure and task of the English Star Chamber and the Imperial Chamber Court serving both as supreme courts in the 16th and 17th century, but within different constitutional frameworks and with different structures.

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Similarities and differences of the French Troubadour and German Minne in the 12th and 13th century.

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The religious settlement in England on 1559 and in German of 1555.

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The different politics of Charles V and Philip II in the Netherlands.

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The Dutch Declaration of Independence of 1581 and US-Declaration of 1776.

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The different role of the monarch in Scotland and England shown on James I/VI by his rule in Scotland and England.

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Federalism: Differences between the German Federalism and the Swizz System.

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Compare and contrast the categorical syllogism (the logic of Aristotle) with conditional logic.

ruveyn

This is getting interesting... how about comparing and contrasting particle theory versus wave theory, to describe how light travels?

Super as both are in error.

How are they in error?

Small states:

The different role of Liechtenstein and San Marino within the international monetary system.

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Law:

The different idea regarding the abstract concept of property by the French Code Napoleon and the Common Law.

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International organisations:

NAFTA and EU.

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Economy:

The differences in currency policy of Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth I.

Differences between the Bank of England and the Swedish Riksbanken in their function in late 17th and 18th century.

The crash of Banque Royal and the current crisis.

Thin crust versus original crust.

Is that like crispy vs original receipe or are you talking about planetary crusts?
Wave/particle is incorrect since it is the 'condition' or 'situation' that appears to move/change and not the particle or wave.

Differences in the structure of the FED and ECB:

1) Legal frame work: FED-Act vs. EU/EC-treaty.

2) Goals: Wording of FED-Act and EU/EC-treaty

3) Political influence and independence

4) Ways of both banks to intervene into markets

asperger's versus neurotypicals

Berthold von Henneberg and Wolsey - Two churchmen as Chancellor of a monarchy: Working for the monarch and against the monarch.

Richard II, King of England, and Wenceslaus, King of the Romans - Two kings deposed 1400 under different circumstances.