Thursday, October 21, 2010
Argumentative Essay: Fredrick Douglass
My topic for this argumentative essay was to create a reasoned argument that demonstrates why slavery is a dehumanizing experience for both the slave and the slave master. My central argument is that i agree that it is dehumanizing to the slaves and the slaveholders. Also, that it is wrong that people thought that it was just a way of life when it really isn't, it is what we would call abuse not a way of life. I can prove that slavery is dehumanizing to slaves becuase they got traded, treated like property, didn't have good living conditions, didn't ever get enough to eat, and they were not provided with the clothes neccessary. I can prove that it is dehumanizing to the slave holder becuase they didn't care if the slaves were in pain, didn't care if they were hungry, didn't care if they did not have enough to eat, and they didn't care if they got seperated from their family. It was like the slaveholders didn't really have a heart they didn't feel any sympathy towards slaves.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Last but not Least chapter 11 (: (:
Response:::
Chapter 11 to me seemed like it was a quick summary of his life after he escaped. I liked how he put stuff in about the underground railroad. I thought it was kinda weird how he didn't really like to get a reward and that his master thought if he gave Douglass a reward that it would make him work harder. There was a really long paragraph that I didn't really understand so...It was really sweet when he said that it would be hard for him to escape since it would mean leaving his friends behind and he loved and cared about them. (: It was also really cool how he said there wasn't a word that could describe how it felt to be a free man. It made me realize that we take that for granit some times because we didn't have to fight or work for our freedom the way that they did and we didn't have to suffer like them. I also liked how Mr. Ruggles got Fredrick a certificate "officializing" his marriage. I did think it was weird however how he had so many different names.
Comments:::
- I really liked that he became a free man! (:
- i liked that Mr. Ruggles was so nice to him (: that made me happy!!
Questions:::
- Why did he have so many names??
-Why was it hard from his to describe how he felt as a free man???
Chapter 11 to me seemed like it was a quick summary of his life after he escaped. I liked how he put stuff in about the underground railroad. I thought it was kinda weird how he didn't really like to get a reward and that his master thought if he gave Douglass a reward that it would make him work harder. There was a really long paragraph that I didn't really understand so...It was really sweet when he said that it would be hard for him to escape since it would mean leaving his friends behind and he loved and cared about them. (: It was also really cool how he said there wasn't a word that could describe how it felt to be a free man. It made me realize that we take that for granit some times because we didn't have to fight or work for our freedom the way that they did and we didn't have to suffer like them. I also liked how Mr. Ruggles got Fredrick a certificate "officializing" his marriage. I did think it was weird however how he had so many different names.
Comments:::
- I really liked that he became a free man! (:
- i liked that Mr. Ruggles was so nice to him (: that made me happy!!
Questions:::
- Why did he have so many names??
-Why was it hard from his to describe how he felt as a free man???
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Comment and Question chapter 10
Question.
Why were they so worried about their safety onb the holidays?
Why did Douglass enjoy teaching?
Comment.
I like how he was going to run away.
I liked that they got the holidays as a "free"person.
Why were they so worried about their safety onb the holidays?
Why did Douglass enjoy teaching?
Comment.
I like how he was going to run away.
I liked that they got the holidays as a "free"person.
Rest of Chapter 10(:
Chapter ten to me was a little confusing to me. I don't really understand how everything ties back together. It to me seemed like it was a little all over the place. I ddi enjoy how he did decide to run away though. It showed that he was now willing to take a stand and show that he no longer wanted to put up with being a slave anymore, that he wanted to be free.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Questions and Comments 8-40(:
Chapter 8:
Question- Why did Fredrick Douglass want to runaway?
Comment- I liked how he got attached to the Baltimore boys!
Chapter 9:
Question- What is a "nigger-beater"?
Comment- I thought that this chapter was pointless, it mainly talked about his master.
Chapter 10:
Question- Why did they get Sunday off of work?
Comment- I thought it was weird when i read that you can't get a new master until the "contract" is up.
Question- Why did Fredrick Douglass want to runaway?
Comment- I liked how he got attached to the Baltimore boys!
Chapter 9:
Question- What is a "nigger-beater"?
Comment- I thought that this chapter was pointless, it mainly talked about his master.
Chapter 10:
Question- Why did they get Sunday off of work?
Comment- I thought it was weird when i read that you can't get a new master until the "contract" is up.
chapters 8 9 and part of 10
Chapter 8:
One thing that i really did not enjoy about chapter 8 was how it said what they were compared too.
I don't think it is right that they were valued at the same price as animals. Slaves were not animals they were people whether the slave owners wanted to believe so or not. I thought it was cool how Fredrick Douglass was excited to return back to Baltimore even thought it seemed like he didn't even know his master anymore, like they were two completely different people. I kinda got lost when it started talking about how the grandmother started giving things to people. Well, at least that's what i think that she was doing I'm still not quite sure. It was kinda sad when it was talking about how the grandmother was to die a lone. I really like how he got attached to the Baltimore boys(: it made me happy when it showed that he had real feelings. O lastly, i thought it was good that he wanted to run away. If i were him i would want to run away too.
Chapter 9:
I thought it was really sad when he was being treated in a way that he was not use to, he didn't expect to be treated that way. It was weird to me how his new master was mean, but was not capable of taking the power or authority over things. One thing that i did like was that his master was a religious man. its kind of interesting how he will find religious reasons for every one of his actions. it was really sad that he has to deal with a person that he considered to be the worst master that he had ever had. Nobody should have to feel like they are stuck with somebody that is so horrible and cruel to them that they are unhappy and miserable most of the time.
Chapter 10:
Well... chapter 10 was a hard chapter for me to understand. I almost cried when it said that he got beat for a week after he arrived and then had many beatings like it after the first for similar offenses. Also, reading that he was whipped frequently and got enough to eat, but not near enough time to eat it all was just stupid. it was cool how his master was a hard-working man... it shows that he still has some good character. It kinda rough i think on the slaves how they had to work no matter what the conditions outside were like. It was good that he got to spend Sunday as a free man and do as he pleased. I thought that the master was being a total jerk when he was kicking him and making him get up and get back to work even though he was really sick and could barley stand. The last two pages where it was just one reallyyyyy long paragraphs i got completely lost.
One thing that i really did not enjoy about chapter 8 was how it said what they were compared too.
I don't think it is right that they were valued at the same price as animals. Slaves were not animals they were people whether the slave owners wanted to believe so or not. I thought it was cool how Fredrick Douglass was excited to return back to Baltimore even thought it seemed like he didn't even know his master anymore, like they were two completely different people. I kinda got lost when it started talking about how the grandmother started giving things to people. Well, at least that's what i think that she was doing I'm still not quite sure. It was kinda sad when it was talking about how the grandmother was to die a lone. I really like how he got attached to the Baltimore boys(: it made me happy when it showed that he had real feelings. O lastly, i thought it was good that he wanted to run away. If i were him i would want to run away too.
Chapter 9:
I thought it was really sad when he was being treated in a way that he was not use to, he didn't expect to be treated that way. It was weird to me how his new master was mean, but was not capable of taking the power or authority over things. One thing that i did like was that his master was a religious man. its kind of interesting how he will find religious reasons for every one of his actions. it was really sad that he has to deal with a person that he considered to be the worst master that he had ever had. Nobody should have to feel like they are stuck with somebody that is so horrible and cruel to them that they are unhappy and miserable most of the time.
Chapter 10:
Well... chapter 10 was a hard chapter for me to understand. I almost cried when it said that he got beat for a week after he arrived and then had many beatings like it after the first for similar offenses. Also, reading that he was whipped frequently and got enough to eat, but not near enough time to eat it all was just stupid. it was cool how his master was a hard-working man... it shows that he still has some good character. It kinda rough i think on the slaves how they had to work no matter what the conditions outside were like. It was good that he got to spend Sunday as a free man and do as he pleased. I thought that the master was being a total jerk when he was kicking him and making him get up and get back to work even though he was really sick and could barley stand. The last two pages where it was just one reallyyyyy long paragraphs i got completely lost.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Questions and Comments (: (: (: (:
Chapter 5 Questions :)
- Why was it important for him to be clean for his move to Baltimore?
- What was he moved to Baltimore in the first place?
- I liked how he spent a lot of time with his master and how close they got from it!!
- It was good to see him happy in Baltimore when meeting his new mistress. (:
- Why were city slaved treated better than the slaves on the plantations?
- Why did the mistress' heart become cold stoned?
- I thought it was rude how her husband got mad at her for teaching Fredrick how to read and learn his ABC.
- I thought it was horrible how he said that he girls were in the worst condition that he has seen.
- Would the white boys boys get in trouble for helping him learn?
- How was it possible that nobody saw him learning to read and write?
- I really liked how in the end he did eventually know how to read and write!!!
- I like how he was thinking about how the boys were telling him to escape and be freeeeeeee!
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