Angel Johnson Professor O’Toole Journal #3 20 September 2012 Black Men and Public Space In Brent Staples’s “Black Men and Public Space‚” he describes his ability to alter space. Being a broad‚ tall African American‚ Staples is often feared by others and confused with danger. Staples says‚ “As a softy who is scarcely able to take a knife to a raw chicken - let alone hold one to a person’s throat - I was surprised‚ embarrassed‚ and dismayed all at once. Her flight made me feel like an accomplice
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are hence expected to be confined to private realm‚ in contrast to men who are money making workers. Hence urban spaces in a city evolved without considering women as part of its functioning. Women tend to use more of designated public spaces that confirm to their gender roles. A medical precinct‚ revolving around the functioning of one or more medical institutions‚ is a gendered space and an extension of the care giving responsibility where most of the patients are accompanied by women. This study
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“Alter public space” means the thinking way of human brains about the public place and changes the reality of what it meant to what is in their thoughts. In the essay “Black men and Public Space” Brent Staples shared his personal experiences and feelings about how people react and feel when they met him in public places. He explained that when people met black men in public places people (mostly women) were scared of them and looked for ways and means to escape from them. Stereotyping of black
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What Should A Public Place Be Like? A public place usually refers to a place open to all members in the community. Public places have been existing in our society for a long time. In the article “The New Oases”‚ a new public place in modern world is introduced. It is a wonderful place for students and faculty in MIT. The new public place is quite open and flexible‚ inspiring new ideas and boosting communication. The definition and characteristics of a public place varies with time. In today’s world
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Smoking Should Be Banned In Public Places In my opinion‚ smoking in public places should be prohibited. There are many reasons that support this point of view. Smoking is one of the leading killers in world. People shouldn’t die because of it. For years people have been smoking in public thinking ’it’s my body‚ I can do whatever I want to it‚’ but now that it has been proven that smoking not only harms the smoker‚ but also those around him or her‚ they should not be allowed to smoke
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smoker keep on increasing every year. The authority has taken a lot of effort in order to reduce the number of smoker such as holding talk ‚poster ‚ and prohibit smoking in certain public place ‚but the effort seem like wasted. In my opinion‚ I agree with the statement that smoking should be prohibited in public area. There are several reason to support my point of view. The smoker have their right to smoke. Unfortunately‚ they always like to smoke at the wrong places. They have their cigarette
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I remember that when I was child‚ I saw one public service announcement in the television that was performed by Yul Brynner‚ who was an actor of "The King and I". In an announcement‚ he said‚ "If I hadn’t had smoking the cigarette‚ I would not have talked to you smoking was hazardous the health". An announcement was played after he had died in lung cancer‚ which was caused by smoking. This announcement gave me deeply impression that cigarette was harmful our health absolutely. However‚ how many people
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reader? What facts and examples are used? Are they effective? Why/why not? Brent Staples‚ perception of race‚gender and class in the United States. Brent Staples‚ article stated “As you read‚ think about why Staples chose the new title‚ “Black Men and Public Places”. Brent Staples‚ gives dates with events that affected his life because the shade of his skin. Brent Staples‚ also uses an example from the late 1970s‚ becoming petrified when his office manager had security guards manhandle him. The author
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Public space provides the grounds for cities to be seen and experienced. Whether it is a square‚ a market‚ or a park‚ public space in cities has been noted as the place where ideas are exchanged‚ city identity is built and citizenship is learned (Carr et al.‚ 1992; Low‚ 2000; Goodsell‚ 2003). Such places are important and even necessary for citizens to enjoy a good quality of life and well-being (Relph‚ 1993). Historically‚ public places have played an important role in cities in many cultures
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longer allowed to smoke in many public places and office buildings. Do you think this is a good rule or a bad rule? Use specific reasons and details to support your position. There have also been a provoking issue when it comes to whether or not people can smoke in many public areas. Some people consider that smokers have their own right to choose where they want to smoke; however‚ others believe that people should not be allowed to smoke in some certain public situations. Personally speaking‚
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