16. why is it important to know your purpose and audience before you choose your topic? why is it important to know what main ideas you want to cover in your writing before you begin? how do you think your writing would be affected if you did not know your purpose, audience, and main ideas before you begin writing your article?

read the excerpt from “the blackfeet creation.”

what does this excerpt show about blackfeet culture?

the blackfeet prefer to eat cooked meat.

the blackfeet eat small game as well as buffalo.

the blackfeet believe that buffalo are sacred.

the blackfeet animals for providing them with food.

animal farm, written by george orwell, is a representation of russia after the revolution that led stalin to take over power.

in this excerpt, the central idea seems to be that the animals (a representation of society), when they believe to be working for a greater good and equality, are obedient and productive. they were convinced that, after expelling the owner (jones) from the farm, they would live in harmony and be fairly treated.

as we know, the pigs become the leaders and grow more selfish and dictatorial with time. in the end, they look and act in a way so similar to humans that it is impossible to tell the difference. the ideals of equality are shattered, and the farm turns out to be worse than it was before. the animals are manipulated with false propaganda and forced to work in order to enrich the pigs.