The following is an contrast and comparison essay prepared for a University of Phoenix class, INTRODUCTION TO EFFECTIVE WRITTEN COMMUNICATION, COMM/105.
I Am, I Said
Stephen R. Williams
COMM105
Thomas Clancy
09/18/2005
I Am, I Said
Every time I sing that song by Neil Diamond, I think about changing the words to better apply to my life. "Tucson's home, but it ain't mine, Portland's home but it ain't mine no moreĀ
" Singing that song or songs like it was a weekly ritual on Tuesday nights when I lived in Portland, where I had established quite a following. Now that I live in Tucson singing karaoke on Saturday nights is my way of connecting the two cities and coping with the differences.
Moving from the northwest to the southwest was a significant change for me. Although there are stark differences, amazingly I have found similarities between the two cities and subtle contrasts that compliment the other. Coming to understand these contrasts and comparisons have made the......
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