ENG-102-W01 Contrast and Compare City vs. Country

1. CITY VS COUNTRY
• Melissa Downs
• Web Freeman
• ENG-102-W01
• 24 July 2022

2.  THE CITY AND THE COUNTRY ARE BOTH PLACES WHERE PEOPLE LIVE WHICH IS WHY
PEOPLE SEEM TO LOVE BOTH WITH EQUAL PASSION.
 SOME PEOPLE LIKE THE LAZY SLOW PACE OF THE COUNTRY LIFE. OTHER PEOPLE
LIKE THE FAST PACE OF THE CITY HUSTLE AND BUSTLE.
 THESE TWO PLACES HAVE MANY DIFFERENCES BUT ALSO SOME SIMILARITIES.
Introduction

3. BOTH AREAS HAVE THE GOOD AND THE BAD IN
COMPARISON, YET BOTH ARE LOVED BY THE PEOPLE IN THE
COMMUNITIES
Introduction 2

4. THE COUNTRY AND THE CITY
Thesis

5.  Easy Access to
Entertainment
 Better job opportunities
 More hospitals to choose
from
 Mass transportation
system
 Top of the line shopping
choices
 Easier to meet new people
Why it is good to live in the City?
Contrast and compare 1

6. WHY IS IT BAD TO LIVE IN THE CITY?
 COMPARED TO THE COUNTRY THERE IS MORE SMOG IN THE CITY.
 IN CONTRAST TO THE COUNTRY, THERE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN THE CITY.
 RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THERE IS A HIGHER DEPRESSION RATE IN PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE CITY.
 ALTHOUGH THERE IS ALSO CRIME IN THE COUNTRY, IN THE CITY IT IS MUCH LESS.
Contrast and compare 2

7.  WHY IS IT
GOOD TO
LIVE IN THE
COUNTRY?
In contrast to the city, there is no traffic in
the country
Compared to the city, the country is quiet
The pace in the country is slower
People who live in the country have a
strong tie to their community
Easier access to organic food
Less stress than the hustle and bustle of the
city
Contrast and compare 3

8. WHY IS IT
BAD TO
LIVE IN
THE
COUNTRY
?
 LACK OF SERVICES
 LESS ROAD MAINTENANCE
 INCREASED PESTS AND INSECTS
 UNLIKE THE CITY, THE COUNTRY DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF ENTERTAINMENT THEREFORE PEOPLE
ARE FORCED TO GET CREATIVE.
Contrast and compare 4

9. Compare 1
In comparison; both communities have good and bad things
about them
Both communities have people that live and work there

10. THE CITY AND THE COUNTRY MIGHT BE DIFFERENT
BUT THEY BOTH HAVE ONE MAJOR THING IN COMMON
Compare 2

11. POVERTY
COUNTRY CITY
Compare 3

12. CONCLUSION
1. THERE IS A LOT OF
CONTRAST FROM THE
CITY TO THE COUNTRY
2. BOTH COMMUNITIES
HAVE GOOD THINGS
ABOUT THEM
3. BOTH COMMUNITIES
HAVE BAD THINGS
ABOUT THEM
4. POVERTY IS A
PROBLEM WITHIN
BOTH COMMUNITIES
Closing slide 1

13. THANK YOU
Closing slide 2
Questions about
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ldowns@otc.edu

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