Part 1: Question #3- What does Douglass mean when he says that “learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing” (paragraph 5)?  Furthermore, what does he mean when he says that “freedom…was ever present to torment me” …
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Reading Response FDouglass-Laurencia Colon
Part 1: 1) After the young D loses his mistress as a teacher, what strategies does he practice continuing learning to read? Who does he turn to for help? How does he persuade them to help him?
“The plan which …
Reading Response FDouglass–Sajid Hossain
Part one: Question 1
He decided to be friends with the white boys in his neighborhood, those who were raised to know how to read. Whenever he ventured out of his house for errands, he would make sure to bring …
Reading Response FDouglass– Julian Georgi
What does Douglass mean when he says that “learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing” (paragraph 5)?  Furthermore, what does he mean when he says that “freedom…was ever present to torment me” (same paragraph)?  In other …
Reading Response FDouglass- Daniel Perez
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As a slave, Douglass one out of few, knows how to read and comprehend english quite better than the average African-American at the time. After completing his forced hard labor he would always read. To the point of …
Reading Response FDouglass- Mamadu Jalloh
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 After the young Douglass loses his mistress as his teacher, what strategies does he practice to continue learning to read?  Who does he turn to for help?  How does he persuade them to help him?
Fredrick Douglass was …
Reading Response FDouglass Alexander David
Douglass say the quote “learning to read has been a curse rather than a blessing” P5. When reading the quote and comparing it to the entirety off the chapter, those words sit heavy with the reader. In the story a …
Reading Response FDouglass – Haileson Dover
Part 1– (After the young Douglass loses his mistress as his teacher, what strategies does he practice to continue learning to read? Â Who does he turn to for help? Â How does he persuade them to help him?)
After Douglass …
Reading Response FDouglass– Anastasia Ortiz
Part 1:(What does Douglass mean when he says that “learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing” (paragraph 5)?  Furthermore, what does he mean when he says that “freedom…was ever present to torment me” (same paragraph)?  In …
Reading Response FDouglass -Patricia
The question I chose was question four Reread paragraph 7 and describe the process Douglass goes through to learn the word “abolition.”  How does this process explain why the author’s mistress found his reading newspapers so threatening?
The process Frederick …