10 Matching Annotations
  1. Oct 2021
    1. He simply wishes to make it possible for a man to be both a Negro and an American, without being cursed and spit upon by his fellows, without having the doors of Opportunity closed roughly in his face.

      He wants African Americans to he treated equally as the white man.

    2. the Negro is a sort of seventh son, born with a veil, and gifted with second-sight in this American world,

      What does he when he says “second sight in the American world?

    3. Gentle Reader; for the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line.

      Could this mean that he’s referring to racial inequality since the problem is the color line?

  2. Sep 2021
    1. The first step is to figure out how much time you can realistically spend on the assignment

      Yesss. Time management is very important. It gives me an idea of what I’m doing and how long it’s going to take me to do so.

    2. That means keeping a notebook or electronic device handy so that you can fit in a quick bit of writing while you are riding the bus, stuck waiting at an appointment, or in between classes.

      When I have time I love to free write. I have a journal that’s almost full of wiring about random things that are on my mind. It helps sometimes.

    1. Writing anxiety simply means that a writer is experiencing negative feelings about a given writing task

      I get like this everytime I have to write an essay. I think I have writing anxiety

    2. That’s a familiar feeling for all writers. Sometimes the writing just seems to flow as if by magic, but then the flow stops cold

      I feel the same way. There’s times when I can write an essay and I just stop because I feel like it’s not making sense or I’m just stuck.