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    Luisa Zaragoza English 101 Black Men and Public Spaces Journal & Questions Questions on Meaning: 1. In “Black Men and Public Spaces‚” Brent Staples the author‚ claims how he uncomfortable and bothered of how others view him‚ due to the fact he is African American. I believe the purpose of this essay is for the readers to realize that stereotypes don’t always have to be real. What I mean by this is that‚ if you are black you are not always going to be dangerous‚ wearing baggy clothes

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    represented God and all good. From literature we‚ as a society‚ have built what later became social rules‚ giving rise to things such as prejudice. In Brent Staples essay “Black Men and Public Space” this is clearly shown by the authors own experiences of antipathy and hostility towards him caused by his own self. In “Black Men and Public Space”‚ Brent Staples begins by coming to the realization of the way he’d be viewed for the rest of his life. He describes feelings of uneasiness towards his newfound self-image

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    special power to alter public space‚ but if you were different from your surrounding‚ then you would probably have a very good sense about what I am talking about. In "Black … Space"‚ Brent Staples claims that he is black man who whenever in public is meet with fear from his surrounding because of his races stereotype. He clearly points out one can easily change physical behavior and dressing in order to alter public space in a good way or bad way. As Staples says‚ Black men have a very bad reputation

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    Sarah Hill ENG 101.53 7/12/11 Black Men in Public Spaces In Brent Staples essay‚ “Black Men and Public Space‚” Staples expresses the difficulties African Americans face in society.   Through specific diction and detailed description of imagery‚ Staples conveys his experience throughout his life where he was negatively stereotyped as “a mugger‚ a rapist‚ or worse”.   His lifelong exposure to this matter taught him to take precaution in the people he encounters and the places he visits. The words

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    In a society as culturally diverse as the one we live in‚ you would think that people would learn to be more accepting of others. Nevertheless‚ there are still those who simply cannot. In his essay Black Men and Public Space‚ Brent Staples describes something that most young black men experience on more than one occasion in their lives. Being perceived as a criminal simply based on his "unwieldy inheritance"‚ the color of their skin. Staples recalls his experience as a 22-year-old graduate student

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    Sierra Rhetorical Analysis Essay Among all the emotions people have‚ the most multifarious is fear because fear can be spread much faster than most emotions. Literally‚ people define fear “an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous‚ likely to cause pain‚ or a threat ”. However‚ the delusion of endangerment can cause racism of misunderstanding. Particularly‚ Most people identify fear based on their stereotyping‚ prejudice and bias. In “Black Men in Public Spaces”

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    11/3/2012 Black People Perceived In life they are some things that most people believe are right however‚ it does not is right‚ so a lot of people have problem with other ideas. Brent Staples in his essay gives us an example for this‚ some people have a problem with dark skin or any color unlike them self. Specifically the black man because they think he is a bad man and never talk with them. Additionally‚ some people think black people are murderers and use drugs.

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    Tyler Willis Essay #1 In Brent Staples essay‚ "Black Men and Public Space"‚ we read about a black man that has trouble with the way he gets stereotyped by other people. He learns to deal with these issues by finding ways to ease the tension he feels by other people. This essay shows that not all people that look mean will be dangerous. You never know how a person really acts or thinks until you get to know them. In the beginning of this essay the narrator tells the audience of a time he encounters

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    I just racially profiled an innocent person. That situation brought me to the realization of something that I‚ myself probably wouldn’t have ever thought of. I never sat down to think how an innocent black man would feel being avoided and even isolated from the crowd just because he is large and black. I imagined and almost felt his pain when I looked into his eyes‚ his sight was yelling at me as asking me why his physic characteristics would ever cause people such fear. As much as people

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    ’whistle melodies from Beethoven‚ Vivaldi‚ and other classical composers’. Instead of dealing with being misperceived as a killer‚ rapist‚ or murderer‚ he adjusted his daily way of life around others. I believe this type of racism towards young male men is common. I am a woman‚ and am afraid for my life about

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