In Sloans essay "Birth of Cool" the whole essay is written in first person as compared to "How to Draw a Glass Mountain" in which that essay switches from first person to flashbacks of the past. In my opinion "Birth of Cool" was a far more interesting piece. For me it was a lot easier to stay with the story and to pay attention to what was happening. The main thing that makes it a lot easier to follow is the fact that it was just from one persons view. Everyone's different views in "How to Draw a Glass Mountain" left me confused on who's to follow. In the second story i thought that clicking on the links was a bit of a distraction. As i am reading i get into the flow of the story and can put myself in it but if there is a disruption like that it takes me out of my flow. "Birth of Cool" is a far more effective essay and I would rather read and use that format in the future.
Sloan, Aisha. "Birth of the Cool." Writing as Revision, 4th edition. Eds. Beth Alvarado and Barbara Cully. 544-550. Needham Heights: Pearson Custom, 2011. Print.
Sloan, Aisha. "How to Draw a Glass Mountain: Los Angeles and the Architecture of Segregation, by Aisha Sloan : Essays : Terrain.org." How to Draw a Glass Mountain: Los Angeles and the Architecture of Segregation, by Aisha Sloan : Essays : Terrain.org. 1 June 2010. Web. 30 Sept. 2015.
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