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comparing and contrasting knowledge that is gained from experience with knowledge gained from books is not an easy task because both have benefits and drawbacks. This essay covers arranging the topics in an appropriate order, making it easy to access sources, and addressing complicated topics.
what does "making it easy to access sources" mean?
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Avangi · Accepted Answer

This is something of a hodgepodge, in my opinion. I'm not sure what topics are being referred to.
It sounds like we're getting ready to do the job of comparing and contrasting material that we have already accumulated --- some from experience and some from books. Your paragraph refers to an essay which will tell you how to organize your material to make this job easier. You'll do this by using certain topics (I guess the essay will provide the topics).

Right! This doesn't answer your question!

This essay is going to provide you with a plan --- perhaps some sort of outline.
The "sources" would have to be the books from which you have gained the knowledge.
So if your job is to compare and contrast this knowledge with the knowledge you've gained through experience, you'll want to use the outline to go through this material in an orderly way.
Which sources will you access first?
You may or may not have the "book material" / "book sources" already in hand.
Maybe the essay will tell you to make a list of the books in an orderly way, so you can easily find a particular topic.
(It all seems impossible to me.)

Anonymouswhat does "making it easy to access sources" mean?

Moinkent · Answer

I agree with Avangi. The sentence is not very clear. It will help you to understand the sentence if you put brackets round the two items that are being compared. For example:
comparing and contrasting (knowledge that is gained from experience) with (knowledge gained from books) is not an easy task....
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