Question
Match each statement from the text to the authors reasoning for writing it.
As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers
Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?
As i writhed under it, I would at time feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing
REASONING:
to show that his friends gave him hope that one day he would be free
To explain that not having knowledge is sometimes better than having knowledge
To illustrate how Douglass learned to read
As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers
Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?
As i writhed under it, I would at time feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing
REASONING:
to show that his friends gave him hope that one day he would be free
To explain that not having knowledge is sometimes better than having knowledge
To illustrate how Douglass learned to read
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1. **As many of these as I could, I converted into teachers**
**REASONING:** to illustrate how Douglass learned to read
2. **Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?**
**REASONING:** to show that his friends gave him hope that one day he would be free
3. **As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing**
**REASONING:** To explain that not having knowledge is sometimes better than having knowledge
**REASONING:** to illustrate how Douglass learned to read
2. **Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?**
**REASONING:** to show that his friends gave him hope that one day he would be free
3. **As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing**
**REASONING:** To explain that not having knowledge is sometimes better than having knowledge
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