Frederick Douglass Response Paper

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1.Give an example showing that the focus in your writing is on the speaker and not the reader. Explain how this strengthens your statement.

Douglass uses an admonitory tone to assert “...that killing...any colored person...is not treated as a crime,either by the courts or the community ” (Douglass) to emphasize the sense of invisibility Caucasians had because the justice system did not hold them accountable for their actions thus implying Caucasians did not have to fear the ramifications of their actions.

The example focus solely on Douglass and does not mention how his tone impacts the reader but instead focuses on how the tone clarifies Douglass message. In addition, the example narrows the focus on Douglass which makes his claim …show more content…

In today's society An increasing amount of African americans believe black males lives are not valued in the american criminal justice system because a growing amount of police officers have not been indicted for the murders they committed. If police officers are not indicted for the crimes they commit why would a police officer fear the consequence of indictment when most police officers don’t receive formal indictments.

I rearranged the order to connect how Frederick Douglass remarks resonate with the twenty first century criminal justice system. I added criminal justice system to make my assertion clearer in order to connect my assertion to the overarching purpose of my piece. I added the word prevalent to emphasis the effect on modern society. I have strengthen my commentary by explaining the perspective of the black community in the twenty first century which is essential to connecting my evidence to my thesis statement.

3.Give an example of quote integration which gives the reader a good about of the “scoop”. Explain what scoop is added and how it strengthens your

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