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Shivam Gupta
Professor Keith MacDonald
Composition 1
20 October 2017
Read Like a Writer
In Mike Bunn’s “How to Read Like a Writer” he explains how one can become a better reader simply by trying to understand the article from the point of view of the writer, by analyzing every word, sentence or paragraph with one question in mind, "what effect did the writer intend to have with these words?". I believe it is important for us to have this skill because it gives us a better insight into what we are reading, it helps us understand on a deeper level exactly what the article is trying to tell us and in response, this teaches us better techniques and skills to become better writers. Using guidelines set by Bunn in his article, I will illustrate …show more content…
This post is meant not only for racist people but for every citizen of the United States who is, either as an active participant in racism or a silent bystander. For instance, whether it’s the parents of the child who taught their child that colored people can’t go to the water park as they will sink to the bottom of the judicial system that was saving the white officer who killed a 12-year-old Black child.
According to me, the language which Crooks uses is perfectly appropriate. He gives his personal experiences which form an emotional connection with the reader. Hasty generalization is an informal fallacy of faulty generalization based on insufficient evidence. Brian Crooks tries to explain this throughout the essay for example when he was in the 5th grade and his teacher asked him to form a rap song as part of a class presentation even though he had shown no previous talent or capability in music. She was stereotyping and automatically assumed that just because he was Black he would know how to rap. He uncovers how people instinctively and sometimes subconsciously treat others differently based on previous generalized stereotypes that have existed for generations. He shows how a person is discriminated and treated inferiorly just because of his skin color. The way he elaborated his personal experiences was quite persuasive and realistic such that anyone could distinctly understand what he was describing much like they had themselves experienced that situation. The depth of detail he uses
Shivam Gupta
Professor Keith MacDonald
Composition 1
20 October 2017
Read Like a Writer
In Mike Bunn’s “How to Read Like a Writer” he explains how one can become a better reader simply by trying to understand the article from the point of view of the writer, by analyzing every word, sentence or paragraph with one question in mind, "what effect did the writer intend to have with these words?". I believe it is important for us to have this skill because it gives us a better insight into what we are reading, it helps us understand on a deeper level exactly what the article is trying to tell us and in response, this teaches us better techniques and skills to become better writers. Using guidelines set by Bunn in his article, I will illustrate …show more content…
This post is meant not only for racist people but for every citizen of the United States who is, either as an active participant in racism or a silent bystander. For instance, whether it’s the parents of the child who taught their child that colored people can’t go to the water park as they will sink to the bottom of the judicial system that was saving the white officer who killed a 12-year-old Black child.
According to me, the language which Crooks uses is perfectly appropriate. He gives his personal experiences which form an emotional connection with the reader. Hasty generalization is an informal fallacy of faulty generalization based on insufficient evidence. Brian Crooks tries to explain this throughout the essay for example when he was in the 5th grade and his teacher asked him to form a rap song as part of a class presentation even though he had shown no previous talent or capability in music. She was stereotyping and automatically assumed that just because he was Black he would know how to rap. He uncovers how people instinctively and sometimes subconsciously treat others differently based on previous generalized stereotypes that have existed for generations. He shows how a person is discriminated and treated inferiorly just because of his skin color. The way he elaborated his personal experiences was quite persuasive and realistic such that anyone could distinctly understand what he was describing much like they had themselves experienced that situation. The depth of detail he uses