Why does goines say he wrote a letter to the draft board?

In “Let Sleeping Dogs Lie” David Goines describes how he avoided the military service during the Vietnam war, he wrote several letters to the draft board requesting them to be removed from the list for many reasons in order to not being recruited which worked until the war was ended, he did not agree with the military service and used his book also to protest against the draft board and the war.

nobody can deny that cars are the most used means of transport all over the world. however owing a car could have some disadvantages. first of all, having a car on your own allows you to go everywhere without depending on timetables. moreover, you can use it whenever you need it no matter the time or the climate conditions. furthermore, if you have a car, you would not have to wait for nobody to share it when going to somewhere. nevertheless, one major disadvantages of owing a car is the fact that fuel is very expensive nowadays so that not everyone can afford it. in addition, you have to pay insurance to be protected by legal conditions. apart from this, the person who owns a car always has to maintain the car and repair any mechanical problem which could costs a huge amount of money. what is more, if you have to travel long distances, and you do not like driving, one probably would be exhausted and irritated due to driving for a long time. besides, cars cause environmental pollution. to sum up, owing a car means that you have more freedom to travel whenever and wherever people want to, however the car maintenance could be a very expensive issue that can have bad consequences at your economy.

the most appropriate strategy would be to do a questions and answer type speech.