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    else is a theif the world will label them as a theif. Most black people are perceived as a "gangster" when they really aren’t. Some black people are actual gangsters and should only get labeled as a gangster because of their actions. In the story "Just Walk on By" the narrator started off the story with how he first started stalking women. Not haven read the story before; when he started it off with "My first victim was a woman--white‚ well dressed‚ porobably in her early twenties"‚ I automatically

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    Just Walk On By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space 1. Why does staples characterize the woman he encounters in a paragraph 1 as a “victim”? One of the author’s purpose of characterizing the woman he encounters‚ is to share the reader a personal life experience in order to engage and catch the reader’s attention with this ironic and sarcastic situation. The author uses this type of language to transmit and inform the magnitude of racism at that time and how can affect an individual

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    Just Walk on By 1. Do the women in this story have the right to act the way they did in front of Staples? Is putting their safety over judging another person justified? 2. Does the way that black people are treated contribute to making more dangerous criminals? 3. Staples acts as if his intimidating demeanor is a handicap. Do you think this was a wise decision? Instead of standing up and expressing his thoughts on how he is treated‚ is it better to keep in mind the delicacy of the social

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    Amanda DeLong Professor Badenhopp ENG091-015 9/17/2012 Summary In “Just Walk On By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space‚” Brent Staples explains how a black man’s appearance after dark can change a person’s actions. Staples’ comes to realize due to his race‚ clothes‚ and hair some people become frightened by him. Since others perceive him as dangerous he realized this could easily place himself in danger also. Eventually‚ he became accustomed to the precautions a lot of onlookers

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    Brent Staples published “Just Walk on By” in Ms.Magazine during the racially tense time of the 80’s . In this essay‚ he talks about racial tension from his perspective as a young black male facing discrimination during these times. Brent criticizes our society for how common this form of discrimination is and addresses those who perpetuate stereotypes. He goes on to explain the root cause of people abusing intimidation of others‚ describing it as a learned behavior taught from infancy. Brent continues

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    Topic: What difficulties do Kezia in “The Wedding Gift” and Brent Staples in “Just Walk On By” face as disadvantaged members of society? There are many different people in our society‚ rich people‚ poor people‚ female‚ male‚ influence‚ and so on. Inside the society‚ people mostly classed in different level by their background and finances. And people who are poor and powerless will classed in disadvantaged members of the society. As disadvantaged members of the society‚ they need to face many

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    accusations of African Americans has made walking down the street such a difficult task. Brent Staples‚ a graduate of the University of Chicago‚ is often painted as a dangerous man by people whose brushes have been tainted by their upbringing. In Staples “Just Walk on By”‚ his language expresses a strong and experienced persona‚ greatly affected by these plights. Tactics such as use of diction‚ and various analogies help to translate to his audience the feeling of being outcast. Being one who is outside

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    Exemplification of Staple’s Essay The essay by Brent Staples‚ “Just Walk On By” is popular because most everyone has been exposed to a form of racism in their own lives. In today’s society‚ we are “judged” every day. Whether is it on appearance‚ our speech‚ or our standing in the social crowd‚ it is happening. Staple brings this point home when he said‚ “I first began to know the unwieldy inheritance I’d come into – the ability to alter public space in ugly ways.” (236-237). When we are young

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    In “Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space”‚ Brent Staples explains the impact he has on other people just for being an African American man. Writing for an audience of black men who have experienced discrimination. With a wise‚ inoffensive voice‚ but somewhat of a neutral tone‚ the author uses figurative language‚ writing techniques and diction to explain his purpose of writing this essay to explain to his readers of his past experience of being a black man in public

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    consistently due to unjust stereotypes formed through entertainment and media. The point of writing for Dave Barry in “Turkey’s In The Kitchen” and Brent Staples “Just Walk By: Black Men In A Public Space” is to bring attention to the way society has formed stereotypes based on gender and race. Even though each piece

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