The two texts are written differently, but they have a similar, yet different purpose. Text 3 is an editorial that is written in a third-person point of view that focuses on reviewing the information that is given on its topic and has been compiled from other sources of media. While Text 4 is a memoir written in the first person to describe the author’s experience as a child soldier and gives the readers a first-hand knowledge of how it's like to be a child soldier. Text 3 is written to create and direct anger towards Kony, while Text 4 is written to inform the public about the harsh reality of being a child soldier. However, Text 3 is informing people by summarizing and reviewing a video from …show more content…
Text 3 is trying to give the writer’s own opinion on a viral youtube video, but at the same time, it informs the people of child soldiers. Text 4 is only trying to give the reader a better understanding of being a child soldier and what they have to face on a day to day basis. Text 4 is more detailed when talking about its topic and its message is more clearly expressed. Text 3 however, has a message that is muddled and hard to find. Even with having these differences, they both show that child soldiers are a popular and controversial topic which needs to be