Contrast and Compare Essay America: busy streets, dingy clouds of tinted gray exhaust, the shrill beep of horns, and a monotonous, got-to-get-ahead way of life. This characterization of a country I know well vastly differs from the serene, relaxed atmosphere that envelops the emerald slopes of Ireland. Having read about both, and with the advantage of hindsight, I am able to appreciate the tremendous difference in terms of culture and life in general. America and …showed first 75 words of 576 total…

…showed last 75 words of 576 total…morning stroll over grassy hills and lustrous pastures, with an occasional glimpse of the multi-colored, checker-board-like expanse of beautiful land that Ireland is famous for, is never taken for granted. The fresh, crisp, pollution-free air fills the soul, reminding anyone of how lucky they are to experience such freedom and simple pleasures without the restraints of time and work-related stress. To me, America is the essence of materialism, Ireland the essence of freedom and spontaneity.