Coates Response

Brandon Walker

26 March 2018

ENG 101

Coates Response

This piece was created to draw attention to an existent topic that’s been existent for some time and been treated in many ways but has never reached a true solution or significant change; racism in America. Coates backs up his information with engaging storytelling about people who have experienced and are experiencing this issue. Storytelling allows for the reader to understand the issue on a more personal level and is a great way to grab an audience. Coates also backs his argument with statistics later in the piece which is necessary for an article of this caliber. The statistics give the reader a more educational viewpoint of the issue and with cold hard facts. I believe that Coates is very effective in his writing an provides for an engaging, informative, and surprising read. He provides the reader with a series of different emotions which will greatly affect the way a reader takes away the information and what they do with it. The story of Clyde Ross is the one that stook out the most to me. It’s utter unrelatability is shocking for the reader as one expects a sense of connection within personal stories. This separation of the norm is part of what makes this a great article.