So similar and yet so different, is the perfect way to describe the two literacy pieces, “Devotions” by John Donne and “They Are My Friends” by Margaret Atwood. “They Are My Friends” is a story that revolves around the protagonist and her friends, and the author uses this friendship to convey a message to the reader, that centers on being alone. “Devotions” is a quote that discusses about mankind as a whole, and the values of being surrounded by people who care, by using countries as metaphors. These two literacy pieces discuss about similar topics, which contradict and support each other in certain aspects. Although “Devotions” and “They Are My Friends” present similar messages, such as how being alone and losing people are difficult. “They Are My Friends” is more realistic because it describes that even though it is hard to be alone, it is more beneficial than having false friendships in comparison to “Devotions” which states that everyone should be accepted into one’s life despite of any conflicting differences.
The two literacy pieces, “Devotions” and “They Are My Friends” have multiple similarities due to the fact that their messages are based on the same topic. The two pieces discuss about loneliness and hardships that arise due to this, this creates a number of similarities between the two literacy pieces, which make it seem like they are conveying the same message. Near the end of the story “They Are My Friends”, Elaine confesses that she is “terrified of losing them” (page 4 They Are My Friends), in which “them” means her friends this is also stated in “Devotions”: “everyman is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less” (page 1 devotions). The similarity betwee...
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... many aspects, but “They Are My Friends” is more realistic and gives a better message than “Devotions”, as it is easier to accomplish. The similarities between the two pieces are quite important in terms of how they affect the overall message of the pieces, and can make it seem like the two pieces are giving the same message if it were not for the details that contradict each other in the pieces. These contradictions are what make the two messages of the pieces different, “They Are My Friend” is revolving more around only letting certain people in one’s life, while “Devotions” is discussing that everyone should be in one’s life. While both literacy pieces bring up good points, the best one is that no matter what, one should always be surrounded by people who care about them, not people who mean harm no matter how desperate one is to have friends, or to fit in.
In the book, Apostles of Disunion, author Charles B. Dew opens the first chapter with a question the Immigration and Naturalization service has on an exam they administer to prospective new American citizens: “The Civil War was fought over what important issue”(4). Dew respond by noting that “according to the INS, you are correct if you offer either of the following answers: ‘slavery or states’ rights’” (4). Although this book provides more evidence and documentation that slavery was the cause of the Civil War, there are a few places where states’ rights are specifically noted. In presenting the findings of his extensive research, Dew provides compelling documentation that would allow the reader to conclude that slavery was indeed the cause for both secession and the Civil War.
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2011 Two Different Mice and Two Different Men To the average reader, “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck may initially look very similar, but after carefully critiquing and comparing their abundance of differences, their opinion will change. Steinbeck found his inspiration for writing the novel after reading that poem. His novel is set in Salinas, CA during the 1900s and is about migrant farm workers while the poem is about the guilt felt by one man after he inadvertently ruins the “home” of a field mouse with his plow. Even though they are two different genres of literature, they share a similar intent. The poem is written in first person, while the novel is written in third person.
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