In “Just Walk on By” the author‚ Brent Staples‚ uses his real life experiences and gives a great explanation to how the blacks were mistreated during his lifetime. The stories that he tells in this article take place during the center of the Civil Rights Movement. He gives us several stories in this article of situations that he was put in. The first paragraph of his article really grabs the reader’s attention. He starts off with “My first victim was a woman white‚ well-dressed probably in her early
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the 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
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Symbols pertaining to how a person is seen have been placed around in our daily lives through the use of television‚ social media‚ and news. Everything and everyone around the world has a type of symbol attached to them. Brent Staples‚ author of “Just Walk on By‚” addresses this topic through his own personal experiences. Staples builds his persona through the use of rhetorical devices such as imagery and personal anecdotes. Additionally‚ the author uses pathos to further his message and express his
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Expansion of Dubai Created an Exclusionary Space Environment Over the past twenty years‚ Dubai has grown massively. During the early 1990’s‚ Dubai was a desert area. It did not have many residents or businesses. However‚ within the past decade‚ the economy of Dubai‚ Emirate‚ which is considered the trade and tourism center for the Gulf region‚ has achieved a growth many cities see in a lifetime. At one point Dubai consisted of average middle class men. Now‚ with its prosperous economy‚ Dubai consists
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Staples has many accurate statements in his story “Just Walk On By” that talks mainly about race or the color of one’s skin. He speaks about “current controversies surrounding racial profiling of criminals suspects” (Staples. 196). This means many people are investigated‚ they would stand for the color of their skin‚ ethnicity‚ and national origin. I have been put under the profiling category because of the color of my skin. Although people with black skin have a higher chance of getting profiled‚ I
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to look out for. Even though he recognizes that he does seem to have that appearance he knows who he is and feels it to be unjust because passing judgments are made about him on a day to day basis. In his essay “Black Men and Public Spaces”‚ he writes about society’s perception of a black man. Staples used another example where it strengthened an impacted his writing. While he was working as a journalist in Chicago a huge mistake was made. He was “…rushing late into the office of a magazine…with
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known; it has always been looked at and referred to as "The Gay White Men ’s Disease". Now‚ the deadly incurable disease has spread way beyond the white Gay community‚ it is now being seen at an alarming rate in the African American community amongst heterosexual black women. Many African American men are leading double lives and refusing to admit to their female partners‚ who believe they are in a relationship with heterosexual men‚ that they are "Gay"‚ causing the women they are with to contract
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Juan Lopez R. Fitzgerald GEW 101 02 March 2017 Title of Paper Journalist‚ Brent Staples‚ in his narrative essay‚ “Just Walk on By: Black Man and Public Space” narrates a series of events when he was growing up. Staples purpose is to tell personal stories in chronological order of how he was viewed by society. Other people convey the idea of a black man as a dangerous man in society. By the work of other people stereotypes. He adopts a fearful but apathetic tone in order to appeal to what he is feeling
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“Just Walk On By‚” by Brent Staples describes his life as an African American that is criticized and judged by the appearance the he reflects. He talks about the many different times in his life he experiences these act of racial profiling‚ and what he does to resolve these acts of discrimination. Through his passive calm tone he displays throughout his essay‚ he comes up with ways in which he changes him self in order for society to accept him. However‚ this is just one of many life stories that
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Privatization and Advertising in Public Space The fight to take over the world has begun. This fight is between big corporate companies and their race to take over the most public space and plaster it with their advertisements or just simply control it. In this paper I will examine a variety of opinions on how they have invaded public space and if this invasion is benefiting the public or not. In some cases when big companies come take over in a public location it can be positive. Shea Stadium
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