Comparative Essay on the TED talks: Neil Pasricha: The 3 A’s of awesome. Shawn Achor – The Happy Secret to Better Work

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 Discipline: English

2) Watch each of these inspirational/motivational TED talks. Then be prepared to discuss in a well-developed essay (due in Week 3):

Students will write a comparative essay that explains both their understanding of these speeches and how they are related or show differences.

  1. In the essay, cite specific examples (i.e. direct quotes) from the TED Talks to consider the aspects that make these speeches similar and different. Be sure to explain how the examples answer the questions asked.
  2. All material discussed should be addressed in multi-paragraph essay with an introductory paragraph, at least three points of comparison (one point for each topic paragraph) and a concluding paragraph. A Works Cited page should be included at the end of the essay.
  3. Avoid summarizing or “book report” style. Focus on explaining how examples cited from the selection help advance the speaker’s overall goals.
  4. Students must choose three points of comparison from which to discuss/compare/contrast the two speeches.

Requirements

  1. The essay should be a minimum of 650 words in length and should include approximately 30% direct quotes and 70% analysis/discussion. A Works Cited page with proper MLA source information should be included at the end of your essay.
  2. The essay should have the student’s name, along with the date, course and section number in the upper-left corner of the first page. Each page, beginning with the first, should be numbered in the upper-right corner with the student’s name preceding the page number (i.e. Jones 5).
  3. The essay should have an original title that indicates the subject of the analysis and the overall purpose of the paper.
  4. The essay should be double-spaced and typed using size 11 or 12 of a traditional font (i.e. Times New Roman, Calibri).
  5. The essay should be submitted as a file attachment in Microsoft Word or as a PDF to the appropriate link in Blackboard by the date and time indicated.
  6. The essay must be written in 3rd-person perspective!
  7. The essay should clearly discuss both speeches through the lens of the same three points of comparison.

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