Tuesday, 1 April 2014

The Contrast of Two Essays: "The Challenges of the Airline Industry" by John Doe, vs "Beyond the Gloss: The Challenge of Flight Attendant Rosters" by Jane Citizen

It is interesting to examine how similar, yet how different, two essays can be! The Challenges of the Airline Industry by John Doe, and Beyond the Gloss: The Challenge of Flight Attendant Rosters by Jane Citizen, are two engaging essays that convey opinions and facts about the Airline Industry. In comparison to the two pieces, it is evident that there are multiple variations in the approach, vocabulary and structure of the essays.

The overall approach of John Doe's essay is deemed almost informal in comparison to Jane Citizen's essay. In The Challenges of the Airline Industry, John has composed the article almost entirely in first person, leaving little room for referenced facts. John has also composed the essay with a title that is quite broad and ambiguous.

The referencing was superior against Beyond the Gloss: The Challenge of Flight Attendant Rosters, as it was composed in the correct format for each reference, and contained appropriate sources (in contrast to John's referencing of his second cousin and Wikipedia). The title of the article is a correct representation of the text that follows, creating an essay that correctly associates the title to the information beneath it.

Vocabulary is another factor that separates one from the other. Beyond the Gloss commences and concludes with correct terminology, along with sophisticated language which makes the article more enjoyable to read. In contrast to Jane's article, The Challenges of the Airline Industry uses basic terminology and an elementary vocabulary which makes it complicated to read.

The structure of the essays is significantly different from one another, which contributes to the success and failure of the texts. Beyond the Gloss has been formatted with several paragraphs, which by doing so provides favouritism over The Challenges of the Airline Industry, due to ease of reading. The opposing essay however does not have paragraphs, but one, giant cluster of text, making it highly difficult to keep reading.

In conclusion, my decisive judgement has chosen a superior article out of the two provided. Beyond the Gloss: The Challenge of Flight Attendant Rosters by Jane Citizen is, in my opinion, an informative essay with an exquisite structure containing a vocabulary which is highly suitable in comparison to John Doe's essay.