PLZ FAST Read this excerpt from On Becoming an Inventor" by
Dean Kamen
Kamen's style is
From this well-stocked basement came a whole new set
of really neat projects. My younger brother, Mitch, and
his friends, as well as some of my own friends, would
come after school to help. At sixteen I was now a young
entrepreneur, paying them for their help. I was surprised
by the number of orders I was getting for more and more
equipment. Soon I didn't have time to build and design
new things. Giving over this work to other kids gave me
more time to do what I wanted to do. This went on after
school and all summer long.
informal; he uses slang to entertain his readers.
informal, his purpose is to inform and entertain the
reader with his personal experiences.
O formal; he uses complex words and ideas to inform
the reader of complicated scientific procedures.
O formal; his purpose is to persuade the reader to take
part in important scientific inventions.