Read David Sedaris' essay "Stepping Out" and briefly respond to the following FOUR tasks:
Identify which rhetorical choices he made that interested you
Interpret what you took away as the central purpose/message in the essay was for you (no need to speak for ALL readers)
Describe how you think his writing moves influenced the purpose/message
Imagine IF you had to imitate this text, what habit of yours would you choose to describe the origin of (you can't choose walking)? Why? What would your purpose for writing be?
What does briefly respond mean? In full sentences, address the task - 200 words max per task seems sufficient.
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