Henry Ortiz Mr. Downey February 16, y Mark Twains Advice to Yout A!

ter readin" Mark Twains Advice to Yout , # !ound $yse%! askin" w at did Mark Twain rea%%y $ean in is satirica% s&eec ' He is sayin" t is but actua%%y $eans t is. T e !irst &iece #%% e(&%ain w ere e does t e c an"e in $eanin" is w en e ta%ks about %yin", e $entions ow %yin" is a )"reat art*, )you want to be very care!u% about %yin" ot erwise you are near%y sure to "et cau" t* Hes not sayin" to never %ie and e+s not reco$$endin" it but e see$s to be sayin" don+t %ie care%ess%y, but e acce&ts t e !act t at &eo&%e wi%% %ie. T e second &iece #%% e(&%ain is w en e ta%ks about res&ect, e says, ),e res&ect!u% to your su&eriors, i! you ave any- a%so to stran"ers* e says it a%$ost .okin"%y wit t e )i! you ave any* and e $entions stran"ers, &eo&%e w o we bare%y know but none t e %ess w en tied to res&ect, we try to be res&ect!u% to anyone. T e audience w o # t ink t is is directed to, is to youn" kids in sc oo%. Most%y "iven by t e tit%e. He is ta%kin" down to so$eone youn", "ivin" advice about ow to %ive a .ust and $ora% %i!e, o! course in an unusua% $anner. Advice to /eniors, dont ever seek reven"e un%ess reven"e &uts you at no risk !or conse0uences, do not seek it. 1ust %et it "o and $ove on. #! it+s tension between a &erson !ro$ your sc oo%, t ink o! it t is way 22you wi%% never see t e$ a"ain in a !ew years. However %ettin" t in"s "o wont a%ways be t e so%ution to t ese &rob%e$s, and &eo&%e $ay see you as a weak individua% in society, so know w en to sto& t in"s !ro$ "ettin" worse and "o !or it.