Brent Staples uses vivid language and rhetorical devices to express and convey the elements of fear‚ anger‚ and violence. We all make many decisions based on past experiences. That’s how we learn to avoid touching a hot stove burner for example. It’s also about how we learn to do things that bring us pleasure. So we all develop discriminating behavior‚ but when that discrimination is based purely on the color on that person’s skin‚ or his ethnicity‚ without knowing anything else about that person
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In the essay “Black men and Public Space” by Brent Staples‚ he talks about how being a black man alters public space in a negative way. Altering public space is changing how a person‚ place‚ or thing makes you feel. It can be negative but it also can be positive. Some positive ways altering public space can be a friendly smile walking into a room‚ beautiful new constructions‚ and planting trees to better the environment. Most people go about their business‚ especially in a classroom. Some students
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ENC1101 07 JUNE 2011 ESSAY # 1 The ability to “alter public space” can often be a negative reaction by society guided by fear and prejudice as depicted by Brent Staples’ in his essay “Just Walk On By”. But can one’s appearance “alter public space” in a positive manner? Because of his appearance as a young‚ burly‚ six-foot-two black man with a beard and billowing hair‚ Staples is perceived by others to be violent or a criminal. Staples could use his appearance as a positive influence. Examples
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The article‚ Mr. Bellow’s Planet by Brent Staples centers how Staples lived in Chicago as well as his inspiration to become a journalist. The article had a lot of attention grasping moments‚ however‚ I was confused about the structure and the message of the profile. For example‚ in the beginning of the article from pages 179 to 184‚ the article describes the neighborhood in which the narrator lived in as well as how many people feared him. The rest of the article‚ illustrates different characters
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Marcquitta Head SOCI 3010 (Public Space) April 3‚ 2011 Introduction Each day we may see new faces‚ or maybe someone we already know. And there are times when we sit down on a park bench or a restaurant outside table (on a sunny day) and observe passers by. At some point and time one may wonder exactly what is public space. Could it be an open space for the public to shop‚ eat‚ socialize‚ or lounge? Or is the definition of space more complex? Well according our reader‚ public space includes all areas
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The founding fathers and every American official during the 1700s illustrated the great extent that men dominated politics. Even with the Declaration of Independence‚ which proclaimed that “all men are created equal‚” women did not gain voting rights for nearly 150 years after the document was written. Through the 1800s and early 1900s‚ women gained confidence and established organizations to assert their own rights. They formed effective strikes and suffrage groups that coincided with political
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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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The Men in Black‚ are they a group employed by the government to cover up knowledge of extra terrestrials‚ aliens themselves‚ or merely a modern urban legend started by the mentally unstable. We are unable to answer this‚ but we will do our best to give you the proper information to have your own opinion. The M.I.B. are said to visit people shortly after an encounter with aliens. Different people say different things about them‚ but basically they all agree on their appearance. They are said to
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Name Professor Eng 100 The Myth of the Latin Woman and Just Walk on By Brent Staples essay “Just Walk on By: Black Men in Public Spaces” he talks about the way people see him. The reason being he is African American and within his neighborhood people see him as a mugger‚ rapist‚ or worse than the two. He is also discriminated and stereotyped because of his race and his skin color. In Judith Ortiz Cofer’s essay “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria” she explains how people
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Brent Staples‚ the author of Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A’s‚ is a contributor to the New York Times Newspaper. The article was made in 1998 in the Times. The thesis is explicit and states that due to competitors‚ degrees have decreased in value and grade inflation is occurring. He uses an example of a college university to show how it is happening. Staples then goes into more detail about the topic saying that students and parents get their money’s worth when they get good grades. In
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