Malcolm X, Rose, and Franklin Essays

The three essays were written very well and the messages in the essays were well conveyed. Malcolm X's essay showed a lot of his personality and what he wanted to communicate to his readers. His essay showed that he overcame the stereotypical African American who did not know how to read and he used his new found ability to help out fellow African Americans by becoming a leader. Franklin's essay was descriptive and very informative. He was able to describe to his readers about his life during the late modern days and what he did to help improve himself as a reader and writer. There were times where I had to stop and reread the essay and look up words I was not familiar with. Franklin's essay seemed to aim towards more of an intellectual audience and Malcolm X's essay was geared toward a very general audience. Rose's essay was very informative and educational because I didn't even know that vocational education even existed. Rose was good at describing the people he met during his vocational education and I felt like I could relate because I knew some people like that. I think his essay was also geared toward a general audience but also people who wanted to be informed about students who were "neglected and undervalued by society."