Sunday, February 12, 2012

Summary vs. Analysis

     Summary is just a recap of what you have just read, watched, saw, etc. Summary is "to make a 

long  

story short". In a summary there is no drama or action, just a quick description of the story to let the 

person you are summarizing to get the gist or idea. 
    
     Analysis is more of a critique. If I saw a movie and wanted my friend to see the movie I would 

give a short summary and then put my opinion of the movie in, maybe I saw past the obvious plot 

and 

saw a deeper, hidden meaning. For example: The Cinderella story in our tutorial. Cinderella seems to 

be a sad

and tragic story that has a turn for the better and ends "happily ever after" but some see the story as

the male dominated world keeping the women down. That right there is analysis and not summary. 

image from: Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC - Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
      
I think of how we can summarize the fight but most people analyze the fight. If you see chat rooms or 
listen to friends talking after a fight you get a lot of opinion and what "they" think really happened.


Please see the video below for help on the Summary vs. Analysis subject.










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