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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 more…” 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......

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