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    In “Just Walk on By” by Brent Staples he discusses his personal experiences with the all too familiar idea’s that white people‚ specifically women‚ have about black men. “To her‚ the youngish black man- a broad six feet two inches with a beard and billowing hair‚ both hands shoved into the pockets on a bulky military jacket- seemed menacingly close. After a few more quick glances‚ she picked up her pace and was soon running in earnest.” This was how Staples described his experience with his first

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    In the article Black Men and Public Spaces‚ Brent Staples uses the persuasive appeals of ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos to prove to the audience that he‚ and many other black men can be victimized solely due to being falsely perceived as a threat. He manipulates logos by the experience he has faced through stories‚ Staples manages to prove his credibility by ethos and prove that he can be falsely judged and use pathos to make the audience feel pity and sorrow for him and other black men who are profiled

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    reading. When Brent Staples‚ chronicled the events of his life throughout the reading was not only smart but well organized. 2. What is the author’s main claim? How does the author try to convince 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

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    The thesis of Brent Staples written piece‚ “ Black Men And Public Space” to me states that in America for a long time‚ we as black men had to deal with racial issues for a long time in this nations most disgraceful time period‚ slavery. Feeling like a criminal all the time is not a good feeling‚ as he stated‚ a white woman made him feel as if he was a mugger or a rapist and “that being perceived as dangerous is a hazard in itself”. This is a chapter in America’s history I know they wished never happened

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    Black Men and Public Space How did Staples become aware of racial profiling and its consequences? In Brent Staples essay‚ “Black Men and Public Space‚” Staples expresses the difficulties African Americans face in society. Through specific style and detailed description of imagery‚ Staples takes 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

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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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    In the essay “Black Men and Public Spaces‚” written by Brent Staples‚ reflects the experiences‚ beliefs‚ and understandings of the reader through the use of chronological sense of organization‚ tone‚ and detail to prove how racial stereotypes force a change in one’s behavior‚ that can end up altering society’s perception of an individual. The chronological organization of this piece moves from confused to reflecting to understanding as the author reflects back onto his past. In the beginning‚ the

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    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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    looks‚ not by personality. Black Lives Matter is a prevailing protest that has taken over everywhere. Brent Staple in “Black men and Public space”‚ he talks how he was basically trying to live a normal life but couldn’t because of his skin want like everyone else‚ he is trying to tell everyone who is or isn’t black now black people can’t really live a typical life as white people. In the story Staples talks about how women would get scared of him because he was black‚ “Her flight made me feel like an

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    Brent Staples clearly doesn’t like being seen as a threat to people. He seems to know why people feel this way about him‚ but wishes that they wouldn’t. I think it depresses him to think about it. He calls these run-ins with people "the language of fear." I think this very accurately describes how the people communicate with staples when they see him. The people who switch sides of the street so they don’t have to pass him‚ and the woman who got her red Doberman out when he came in to her store are

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