Today's youth are of a different breed than the youth if the time Lord Chesterfield and Mark Twain were writing for. Although they differ in many ways, some of the same tactics could be utilized to reach them. By slightly modifying the way these authors worded their speeches, a new modern day lecture for youths could be established. The messages of advice that Chesterfield and Twain are trying to convey to their audience in their writings are very relevant for today's young people.
             Lord Chesterfield's Letters to His Son would be a very good style manual for today's leaders and influential people to use for their children. Many children of high ranking figures do not know or understand the proper way in which to behave in different social situations. These children believe it to be appropriate to act the same way at a fancy dinner as they would act out on the town with their friends. The actions of these offspring reflects directly back on their influential parent and, accordingly, their countries of citizenship. Some of Chesterfield's advice given in his letter is still used by parents to this very day. His quote, "Do as you would be done by" (644) is a strikingly familiar phrase to many young people. Many parents tell their kids "treat others as you would like to be treated." This was good advice in 1747 and remains good advice today. To make Chesterfield's letter more modern the speech could be changed so that today's youth could understand it. Most children and teenagers of today are not going to understand "never maintain an argument with heat and clamor, though you think or know yourself to be in the right; but give your opinion modestly and coolly, which is the only way to convince; and, if that does not do, try to change the conversation by saying, with good-humor, "We shall hardly convince one another; nor is it necessary that we s
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