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Sean Covey '7 Habits Of A Highly Effective Teenager'
Sean Covey uses a unique and personal writing towards his audience that has attracted many readers. Not only does Covey’s writing attract readers but also that his father wrote “7 Habits of a Highly Effective Adult” and was very popular. This is why Covey wrote “7 Habits of a Highly Effective Teenager” because he wanted a book that was just like his fathers but for teens and would help them in the future so they won’t have any habits when they're an adult. Sean Covey inspires teens to improve their choices in life so that they can become well-rounded adults by using tone, point of view, and evidence.
Sean Covey uses a positive tone in order to uplift teens while giving advice on how to change common bad habits. For example, in this quote Covey talks about a bad habit that is very common for teenagers while using a positive tone, “Boyfriend/ Girlfriend- Centered. This may be the easiest trap of all to fall onto. I mean, who hasn’t been focused on a crush or a boyfriend or girlfriend at one point (Covey, 20)”? This quote gives a great example of how Covey uses a positive tone when saying that every person has gone through the bad habit of
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For example, the author gives detail of the time he liked a girl to give the audience something to relate to, “I’ll never forget the time in seventh grade when I fell in love with a girl named Nicole. I told my friend Clar to tell her that I liked her. Clar completed his mission and returned to me (Covey, 7)”. This passage is very effective because it shows that everyone goes through the same things even the author. He gives vivid detail of what happened his seventh grade year. The author connects to the readers by giving them this visual to get the to laugh and have something in common with him. This quote is perfect to show how the author uses evidence to inspire teens to get rid of bad

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