Right off the bat, I knew that the writing styles of the two articles were going to be different, considering that Malcolm X and Benjamin Franklin were from two eras. The tone of the two were very distinct. Franklin's essay had more of the late modern English tone and I found that to be a little dry and didn't find it as interesting. I felt comfortable reading Malcolm X's excerpt because it possessed a modern tone which made it an easy read. While reading Franklin's essay, there were times where I had to reread sentences to fully understand what he was saying. Malcolm X's essay kept me entertained because I wanted to learn and know more about how he was able to overcome his obstacle. He was stuck in prison with no where to go and he chose to educate himself and found out how cruel the world was.
I found that they both wanted to improve on their reading and writing by comparing their work with others, they figured out that it was the best way to better themselves at what they lacked on. They truly put a lot of time, effort and dedication to self educate and it really shows because they turned out to be exceptional leaders. The essays were both written to include a significant educational experience in their life.
Good observations about tone and how that makes a paper more (or less!) readable and interesting!
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