Compare and Contrast

The challenges on the reality tv shows "Project Runway" and "Top Chef" have many things in common with the sample textbook assignments, although in some ways they are also different. One of the biggest things the two have in common is that either the contestants on the shows or the writers correctly identified the topic and followed the given instructions. Another common aspect is, judges for the shows would look for personal taste and uniqueness in the contestant work, just like it is important to add a writers on personal touch to their writings. Spelling and grammar is a very frequent aspect in the sample writings, although this really has nothing to do with making a dress or cooking a meal, it can be related to the proper way to go about ones work as well as the quality of it.

Although there were few differences, a major one is writers providing examples, facts, or citations in their work. In the tv shows there is no need to provide facts or where they received their design or recipe, because for the most part contestants on the shows worked from scratch to create their own pieces of work. Which I also believe is something that was overlooked in the tv shows. Judges should go more in depth with their questioning for the contestants to find out what inspired them to create their work, or where they gained the experience for their project. Judges assume that viewers of the shows have experience or knowledge of the given topic, which for most cases is probably not true.