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    based on their stereotyping‚ prejudice and bias. In “Black Men in Public Spaces”‚ Brent Staples describes how skin color could cause bias in people and how he‚ a black man ‚ had to moderate his behavior to accommodate them. He uses vivid illustration about the prejudices and unfair judgement

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    people have judged and mistreated just because they were born in the wrong race. Being under discrimination‚ there were many writers who struggled for the racial movement and gained many valuable results such as Martin Luther King Jr. (Letter from Birmingham Jail)‚ James Balwin (Stranger in the village) and so forth. Brent Staples was one of them with Growing up in Black and White which won the Anisfield-Wolff Book Award in 1995. Beside that‚ "Black Men and Public Space" was also his interesting work

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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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    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 assumed it was a young black male or a middle

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    Black men are not beasts. People unaffected by blatant racial prejudice believe that racism ceased to exist after the Civil War‚ but the morals of today’s populations have said otherwise. Protests against black positivity and the constant 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

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    In “Just Walk On By: A Black Man Ponders His Power To Alter Public Space‚” Brent Staples discusses the development of standard stereotypes that can not just affect the actions of the victim‚ but the suspect. Throughout the essay‚ Staples describes himself in a sequence of events‚ and proceeds to tell the readers how people around him react. Brent Staples was a tall black man and always faced the same reaction when walking the streets during his late night strolls. People that were walking late as

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    history of literature there have been a lot of notable characters with certain traits or qualities that stand out. The reader often relates to these characters‚ whether they are real people or fictitious. In Brent Staples’s essay “Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space‚” I can relate to Brent Staple himself as he write his essay. I am able to relate to Brent Staple because of the sorrow he feels by racial profiling. Racial profiling is a major problem not only in the United States‚ but all over

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    Brubaker Professor Kovak English 110 Reading Journal 9 12 November 2012 Reading Journal 4‚ Prompt 4 “At dark‚ shadowy intersections‚ I could cross in front of a car stopped at a traffic light and elicit the thunk‚ thunk‚ thunk‚ thunk of the driver - black‚ white‚ male‚ or female - hammering down the door locks(Staples 34).” Throughout the whole essay‚ Staples gives different examples of how society views him as a menace without even actually knowing him. A lot of the people he encounters are quick

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    Brubaker Professor Kovak English 110 Reading Journal 4 23 September 2012 Reading Journal 4‚ Prompt 4 “At dark‚ shadowy intersections‚ I could cross in front of a car stopped at a traffic light and elicit the thunk‚ thunk‚ thunk‚ thunk of the driver - black‚ white‚ male‚ or female - hammering down the door locks.” Throughout the whole essay‚ Staples gives different examples of how society views him as a menace without even actually knowing him. A lot of the people he encounters are quick to judge him

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    worried glance. To her‚ the youngish black man – a broad six feet two inches with a bear and billowing hair‚ both hands shoved into the pockets of a bulky military jacket – seemed menacingly close. After a few more quick glimpses‚ she picked up her pace and was soon running in earnest. Within seconds‚ she disappeared into a cross street. Passage from Black Men and Public Space (1986) by Brent Staples. Brent Staples is the writer and narrator of Black Men and Public Space‚ an essay in which he tells the

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