Washington Vs. Dubois

When reading these two pieces, I couldn't help but thinking about language. Even though professional language must be used when trying to sound intelligent, I wish that essays were written in a language that was everyday. It makes it so much harder to study if the language is stiff. Was there ever a person in history that was not worried about professional language?

With that said, Washington was very reasonable, although I felt as though he was safe. I feel like Washington was a man who liked to please everyone. He makes this crazy comparison, where he compares blacks and whites to a little bucket story. I think that if I were an african american at this time, it would infuriate me. This story displayed the dependence that blacks had on whites at the time. What I took from the story is if the blacks did not have whites to fill up the bucket, they would be shit out of luck. Even though Washington makes this crazy thought that blacks and whites can be friends (crazy thought for the time), I tend to think that he didn't really believe this. How can one man be so passionate about friendship with his enemy?

Dubois seems to disagree with Washingtons views a little. The main fact that I saw disagreement in was the place of blacks in society. Although they both agree that blacks should be in the work field, I think that Dubois concentrates more on education. Dubois believes that as long as a man has an education, they can make it in the world (with their brains maybe). Washington believes that as long as a man works hard enough, and gets a good successful job, they can advance in society.