A writer should determine the purpose for writing an essay during the:
•prewriting stage of the Writing Process. •drafting stage of the Writing Process.
•editing stage of the Writing Process.
•publishing stage of the Writing Process.

What is the most important point that the authors make in this paragraph? most enslaved people worked under fair to good conditions. enslaved workers had decent lives if they had fair overseers. plantations often were harsh because of the cruelty of those in charge. men with absolute power can lose the sense of what it means to be good.