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Comparison/Contrast of "Cut" and "The Fourth of July"
In the two essays "Cut," by Bob Greene and "The Fourth of July," by Audre Lorde they both discuss how disappointments as a child affected their lives. Greene's essay gives five examples about how five boys were cut from a sports team and how they used that disappointment to become successful as adults. Lorde's essay differed in that it told one story of how her and her family were on their vacation in Washington D.C. and they were not served at a restaurant because they were black. Both authors discuss feelings of being left out, being discriminated against, and how disappointments affected their lives. However, there are more differences than similarities in the essays. I can relate more to Greene's essay because I am an athlete; however, I have never been in position of worrying about being cut.
Greene and Lorde were similar in that they both faced a form of discrimination on their childhood that helped......

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