Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Champion of the World
The article "Champion of the World" brings you back in time. I think the purpose of this article was to both entertain and to inform. It brings you back to a time when African Americans weren't "free" as they are today. I feel strongly about this essay because I strongly believe in equal rights. I think that the tone the author set was at first a very nerve wrecking one. The whole time you are kind of thinking "oh no, what if he doesn't win?" and then BAM he wins and is "Champion and the World." After reading this article several times I think the message that they are trying to convey is that blacks really were fighting for their rights and freedom. They made up a story to resemble blacks and whites actually fighting. I really enjoyed this article. I think the author uses good detail and wrote the story in a way to keep you on your toes and I like that.
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I completely agree with what you said about the story. Maya brings the readers back in time with the details, making them feel like they are actually there. This fight was so liberating it had the ability to give hope not only to a whole race, but also to anyone who will listen.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way that their should be equal rights. The authors tone was probable a wreck at first because he wrote about a touch topic that most people don't like to talk about.
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