write about Columbus and Thomas Paine

Choose two of the following authors and compare and contrast how they went about persuading their audiences: Christopher Columbus, John Smith, Jonathan Edwards, Ben Franklin, Olaudah Equiano, Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, and Phillis Wheatley. Be sure to state whom each author was trying to persuade, what he/she was persuading the audience to do, and what persuasive techniques each author used. Give specific examples from the readings to support your ideas.