Kamen's style is informal; his purpose is to inform and entertain the reader with his personal experiences. The excerpt reflects a conversational tone and personal anecdotes that engage the reader while sharing insights about his early entrepreneurial endeavors and creativity.
Read this excerpt from "On Becoming an Inventor" by Dean Kamen.
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.
Kamen's style is
informal; he uses slang to entertain his readers.
informal; his purpose is to inform and entertain the reader with his personal experiences.
formal; he uses complex words and ideas to inform the reader of complicated scientific procedures.
formal; his purpose is to persuade the reader to take part in important scientific inventions.
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