Questions for Active Reading p.13 and p.19

P.13
1. What purpose do you think Powell had in mind while writing? How does he try to achieve his purpose(s)? List two specific examples from the reading to support your answer.

I think that Powell wanted to show that racism was a huge problem but that he could deal with it and that he didn't wanted to become a victim but just do the best of the situation. To achieve his purpose he lists all the situations that he went through and the ways that he handled them. For example when he drives to get a hamburger and the waitress says that she can't serve him but that he can go behind the resturant so she can give him a hamburger he answers "I'm not that hungry".
Powell is also writing that he wasn't alowed to play on the whole field but at least he would be a star on the part of the field that he could play on.

2. What audience do you think Powell had in mind while writing? Identify a specific audience, either one person or a group of persons, to whom you would recommend this reading.

I think that Powell were writing this to all different people. He wants to help people who have been a victim for racism by showing them what he did and he wants to show other people what the world really looks like. I think he wants to make people awear of the fact that racism does exist. I would recomend this reading to all kinds of people but especially younger people, who have a chance to change the world and the way we treat each other.

3. Describe the writer as specifically as you can. What is your attitude toward him, now that you have read this? Does this represent any change in your attitude toward Powell?

I didn't know who Powell was before I read this so I didn't have a attitude toward him. But I think that Powell seams like a strong man and a person who's not afraid of standing up for himself, his family and all other people who are in the same situation.

P.19
1. What purpose do you think that Goldberg had in mind while writing? Specify any one thing in the reading that helps you to identify her purpose?

I think that Goldberg wants to help people to feel good about writing and make them understand that you don't have to start big but work your way to the top. The lines "Writing is not a McDonald's hamburger. The cooking is slow, and in the beginning you are not sure whether a roast or a banquet or a lamb chop will be the result.", shows that you have to start somewhere and just try to find the right way.

2. What audience do you think she had in mind while writing? What other audiences might benefit from reading this? What audience might not benefit?

I think that Goldberg have different kinds of people in mind while writing. I think she wants to show people who have never liked to written, that it's not that hard because you just have to do it your own way and that you have to let yourself to be awkward. I also think that she wants to show people that always tries to be perfect, that it's okay to not be perfect all the time. I think that all kinds of people might benefit from reading this.

3. What is her subject? Be as specific as you can in describing it. What is her attitude toward her subject?

Her subject is about this person that person that was a really good student but everytime he was supposed to sit down and write he couldn't connect the words on the paper with the event or his feelings. Her subject is showing people who to start writing, and I think that she have a playfull attitude toward it. Do it your own way.