"Samuels' Memory" By Michael Rutledge

After revising the selections, "Samuels' Memory" by Michael Rutledge, and Andrew Jacksons' address to congress, I have perceived both individual traits, and shared traits between the two. The following essay should recognize and/or compare and contrast said traits. Firstly, I would like to address the tone of "Samuels' Memory. " The passage is emotional and straight forward with its' use of short sentences', and word choice such as "We walked for many days. " The multiple occasions where this technique is used describes the characters thoughts. Due to the hardships they endured, they used eye-opening dialect that gave the reader a somewhat understanding of the long journey for them. The author does a superb job exemplifying this tone.

On the other side of the spectrum, with a profound use of vocabulary, Andrew Jacksons' "Address to Congress" comes off as very enlightened and literate to the reader, especially at the current time period where education was not requisite. He does so by utilizing phrases such as "The pecuniary advantages," or "perhaps utter annihilation. ' Through our society, we have assimilated that people that speak at an exalted level, capture the minds of the listeners. Possibly because they are naive to the language, and view them as a predominate leader. With that being said, there is a common theme between the two selections. With both the use of intriguing language, or the short subtle sentences that say just as much or even more, there is no sense of merriment. The situation was emotional and stressful for each person affected. Death and sorrow were heavily implemented in the text. The circumstances were hell, and neither side disputed that. In conclusion, the "Trail or Tears" inflicted pain among those that were unfortunate enough to be present. From long and informative vocabulary, to the shorter emotion riddled short sentences, both authors did a remarkable job insinuating the situation.