This is an essay by Bob Pease called "What's All This Neatness Stuff, Anyhow?" Read it and compare it to the essay by Britt in your text.
Want a refresher on writing a comparison/contrast essay? This page from the Temple University Writing Center is a nice, straightforward guide. It's broken down into four parts: getting starting, thinking critically, posing an interesting problem, and writing an outline.
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