Sanchez 1 Evelyn Sanchez Mrs. Smith English 3 20 February 2013 Just Walk on By: Black Man in Public Space Brent Staples‚ author of “Just Walk on By: Black Man in Public Space.” discusses when the white woman he comes across one day late at night was constantly turning back as if she feared him for the way he looked. Brent highlights racism that has occurred to him during the 1970s. This encounter happened in an impoverished part of Chicago; he describes himself as a “youngish black man--a
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is about her difficulties in dealing with the people who are not alike her. She discusses about her situations and how she faces the people by changing her behavior and changing herself into a different person. Whereas‚ in the essay written by Brent Staples “Night Walker”‚ is also about his life in which he is isolated from the people in the society where he is living. He is upset that people distinguish other person by looking at their skin color. If the person skin color is black he mentions that
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Tattoos” and Brent Staples‚ author of “Black Men and Public Space” both describe experiences with identity in their short essays. These authors explain that identity is created from the social norm. Once identity is created‚ a person can choose to follow the norm or become an individual and create their own unique path. In the short essay‚ “Black Men and Public Space”‚ Staples talks about being identified as a criminal his whole life because of his skin color. Throughout his life‚ Staples was continuously
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About Adolescents who Grow up In Cyberspace By Brent Staples I understand exactly where Brent Staples’ idea that teens are missing out on vital parts of what is a necessary part of life. I agree that this is happening‚ however I do not agree this is a negative trend. I would be considered one of these adolscents that Brent talks about‚ as I myself grew up using the computer as a form of comunication. Brent neglects to realize that it is virtually impossible to not have human
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Brother’s Murder” A Brother’s Murder” by Brent Staples is about two brothers that grew up together. Staples left his hometown for ten years to better himself. Staples later came to find out his brother was killed by his best friend over a girl. I understand why he made that decision because it was either he leave or end up dead. Brent Staples left his home to achieve success. In order for Staples to achieve success he felt like he needed to leave home. Staples didn’t want his past to affect who he
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Grace writes about the intraracial problems that her culture faces with one another in her sociology class. While Brent discusses the interracial problems he faces in his community on a day to day basis. He writes to end the stereotyping that goes on within his community. These two situations are very serious and are no way to look at other people. Our lives should
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and Public Space In ³Black Men and Public Space´‚ Brent Staples writes about how he was treateddifferently at various times due to being African ± American. Staples uses exposition to helpshow the various times where people acted differently when they saw him all due to his race.From confrontations on the street to being confused for a robber as he was rushing to hand in anarticle for a magazine‚ it is clear that he is treated unfairly. Staples uses cause and effect to showhow he does things differently
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black man had experienced what “Black Men and Public Space” deal with almost every day. Brent Staple’s essay‚ “Black Men and Public Space” discloses the racial profiling and ignorance he experiences out in public spaces from others as a young black man into his older age. Staples’ shares with his readers some of his personal encounters when he was stereotyped by his physical appearance. Staples’ also illustrates his inner struggle of acceptance of not being feared no more. In today’s society
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Men and Public Space by Brent Staples‚ Staples talks about his experience being stereotyped of the color of his skin. Black men have always been wrongfully stereotyped as being a threat because of their appearance. People who stereotype black men as criminals will do out of the ordinary
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Ever 1 In the essay "A Brother’s Murder‚" Brent Staples writes about his younger brother‚ Blake‚ who took a very different path in life than Staples did. 2 The essay starts with a phone call in which Staples learns that Blake has been murdered‚ shot six times by a former friend (517). The essay goes on to tell about the conditions in which Blake grew up. The neighborhood in which the brothers lived was violent‚ and young men grew into dangerous adults. Staples recalls a conversation he overheard there
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