Frederick Douglas

Frederick Douglas was a story about a slave that was being educated by part of the white family he was with. The family got in trouble for it and he was sent away. when he escaped from the slavery he went to the north and further educated himself. He became a good author and wrote stories about his expierences in slavery.

Unit 4 notes

A murder, A mystery, and a marriage
John Gray- is the old farmer
Deer Lick- is the name of the tiny village
Rev. John Hurley- is the rev in the village
Mary Gray- daughter of John Gray
Hugh Gregory- is mary's love
Sara/Sally Gray- is the mom and John's wife
Tom Gray is Mary's little brother
Dave- is John's brother, he is very rich
Geroge Wayne/Count Hubert dee Fountingblow/Jean Mercier- is the stranger that comes from far away and tried to fall in love with Mary when Hugh is put in jail.

Declaration of Independence

1. Why do they repeat it?
They repeat it for emphasis because they are so upset and they want their complaints to be known. they wanted the king of Britain to know.

2. Why do they make it personal?
Because they want the king to know how upset they are. they really dislike the king.

3. How does the D.I. anticipate its audiences resistance to change? they know that people are going to want it changed.

4. How does the D.I. use parallelism? How does it impact the effectiveness of the piece? it talks about how it wants everyone and everything to be equal.