https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere Pick and write down YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE from the extracts of Frederick Douglass's autobiography. Then COMMENT ON IT in YOUR OWN WORDS en-us 2020-03-19 12:21:13 UTC 2020-06-08 20:16:38 UTC hello@padlet.com vincewilliam971 https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/468100483 "I learned to read and write in the only way possible for a slave: I stole the knowledge" 

We can understand that slaves were not encouraged to get educated. However, Frederick took many risks to improve himself through learning and finally pave his way to freedom.

]]> 2020-03-20 16:09:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/468100483 https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/469623103 "At sixteen, I was leased again to Mr. Covey, an overseer with a reputation of breaking untamed slaves."
That means F. Douglass was leased by a Man who is famous for his maltreatment mistreatment of slaves, and he ´is going to suffer the meaning of the name of this reputation. _{Not too bad! Reflect on the meaning of "breaking" to go further}

]]> 2020-03-22 13:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/469623103 https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/469757137 « Every tone was a prayer to God for deliverance from his chains »  We can say , thanks to this quote , that singing was the only way to express their feelings and keep faith about in freedom. _Nice!]]> 2020-03-22 15:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/469757137 https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/472568594 "Mr.Covey succeeded in breaking me . I was broken in body, soul, and spirit. My natural elasticity was crushed, my intellect languished, my desire to red departed, the cheerful spark that lingered about my eye died; the dark night of slavery closed in upon me; and I turned from a man into a brute !"  We can see the consequences of slavery on the man to who suffers under it that. The main character has a lot of hope _{(un peu lourd: transposer par un adjectif=very hopeful)} inside of him and this passage shows that the slavery is was like a trap with many forms of violences who  which enclosed the slaves, and he doesn't they could not escape of this situation. _{Nice! Le prétérit est à privilégier pour la perspective historique. Le pluriel est à privilégier pour représenter un groupe.} ]]> 2020-03-24 12:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/472568594 https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/472570607 "I learned to read and write in the only way possible for a slave : I stole the knowledge" In this sentence, F.Douglass says that even if he was a slave, he managed to learn as best he could and his knowledge made him grow. _Excellent!]]> 2020-03-24 12:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/472570607 https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/473388264 " a slave's songs represent the sorrown in his heart"       
Their songs are the weapons of their humanity. _Nice!]]> 2020-03-24 18:54:10 UTC https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/473388264 https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/474988565 "He was right : the more I learned, the more determined I was to be free".
We can interpret this as if knowledge is a strength to accomplish what we want. _{Well done!}]]> 2020-03-25 16:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/474988565 https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/475103044 2020-03-25 17:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/475103044 https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/475137969 "I learned to read and write in the only way possible for a slave: I stole the knowledge." This quotation is very powerful as denunciate the author denounced the slaves' conditions at this that period. This personification metaphor shows that any condition no one can stop the love of (thirst for) knowledge, no matter what their condition is, even when if is impossible it is hard to attain. _{Make sure you remain clear. Avoid convoluted sentences.}]]> 2020-03-25 18:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/475137969 https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/475478354 "I learned to read and write in the only way possible  for a slave : I stole the knowledge" this quotation shows us that even if he was a slave, he was determined to learn how to read like everyone else, it was a way to represent (express) his "freedom" because he was free to learn how to read, it was his own choice, maybe the only time he could choose something by himself. _{Well done!}]]> 2020-03-25 21:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/475478354 https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/476493100 " learn with the boys playing in the street" this sentence marked me because the slaves cannot learn, because they (_{attention le référent doit être clairement identifiable)} are less docile he must therefore exchange bread for knowledge... despite the consequences _Nice!]]> 2020-03-26 13:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/476493100 https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/477340007  "I was broken in body, soul, and spirit." It's This quotation shows the result of the lack of knowledge for a slave. But it's also represents too the scary master's fear  who can be of being dominated by the slave with the knowledge. ItThat's why they want to destroy the slave before he becomes a danger for the white society. _{Well done but make sure you remain clear}]]> 2020-03-26 20:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/477340007 https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/481031794 "cutting me so savagely as to leave the marks visible for a long time after"
It shows that even if a slave takes power thanks to knowledges, he rest  remains marks marked by the brutality of his condition. ]]> 2020-03-29 22:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/vincewilliam971/gie65aanbere/wish/481031794