Page 1 - Contrast Paragraph Analysis Paola Soto

UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE AMBATO
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS HUMANAS Y DE LA EDUCACIÓN

CARRERA DE PEDADGOGÍA DE LOS IDIOMAS NACIONALES Y EXTRANJEROS.

NAME: Paola Soto

COURSE: Second Semester “B”

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The Weather in Chicago and Miami

My cousin and I recently had a discussion about whether his hometown, Chicago, or my
hometown, Miami, has better weather. Our discussion centered on three differences
between the weather in our two hometowns. First, Chicago has all four seasons, but
Miami does not. Chicago enjoys summer, fall, winter, and spring weather. Miami, in
contrast, has only two seasons: a very mild winter and a very long summer. Another
major difference in the weather between our two cities is that Chicago’s worst weather
occurs in the winter. On average, the high temperature reaches only around 32 degrees,
and the low each night goes down to about 20 degrees. The problem in Miami is not the
cold but rather the heat. In the summer, the temperature reaches 95 degrees in the
daytime and drops only to 75 or so at night. Finally, people in each city are worried about
different weather problems. While a Chicagoan’s biggest weather fear is a blizzard, the
biggest weather problem for people in Miami is a hurricane. In the end, my cousin and I
learned that each of our hometowns has unique weather.

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My Two Homes

There are two places that have had a profound impact in my life. One of them is New
York City, where I live now, and the other is Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, where I was
born and lived the first part of my life. When you compare them, they seem like
dramatically different places, but they have some things in common, and I love them
both. There are many reasons why New York City (NY) seems like my home away from
home. Both cities are striking and distinctive. For example, each has its own nickname.
Everyone knows New York is “the Big Apple.” Quetzaltenango is known as “Xela”, which
is a lot easier to say! Second, both cities have a “Central Park” where people like to go
and walk. Although Central Park in Xela is smaller, its tropical flowers and colonial
architecture make it just as beautiful as New York’s. Furthermore, when you walk
around Xela, you find many tourists and people from other countries, just like in NY. For
me, this means conversations in Xela are just as interesting as conversations in NY. In
conclusion, these are the two cities I love. For me, both are home, both are unique, and
both are filled with interesting people. These places represent the best of both worlds.