appearance. Never judge someone until you get to know them. The person you judge can be someone totally opposite. Citations Perera‚ Karl . "Personal Identity." WWW.MORE-SELFESTEEM.COM. Karl Perera‚ 07 Oct. 2016. Web. 07 Oct. 2016. Staples‚ Brent. "Brent Staples‚ Just Walk on By -
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Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ and in “Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Spaces” by Brent Staples‚ these two authors talk about
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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. “ (Staples
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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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believe are right however‚ it does not is right‚ so a lot of people have problem with other ideas. Brent Staples in his essay gives us an example for this‚ some people have a problem with dark skin or any color unlike them self. Specifically the black man because they think he is a bad man and never talk with them. Additionally‚ some people think black people are murderers and use drugs. Staples write‚ “It was in the echo of that terrified woman’s footfalls that I first began to know the unwieldy
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Brent Staples is an African American man. He has always been mistaken as a criminal countless times because of his race. The first time that this happened to him he was turning a corner at night and scared a young white women and she ran off. She was convinced that he was “a mugger‚ a rapist‚ or worse.” Brent shares that people would lock their car doors or cross to the other side of the street when he walked by them. Saudis In Bikinis by Nicholas Kristof is about a reporter doing a report on the
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In “Black Men and Public Space” by Brent Staples‚ he shares his own personal experience when he encounters a young woman walking in front of him‚ yet he did not show any threat to the young woman. She reacted timidly that speeds up her pace and began to run away of what she thought was a mugger/ rapist. The author uses a number of rhetorical strategies in the essay such as personal experience‚ imagery and cause and effect to set the theme of the story. Staples uses personal experience in his essay
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behavior is determined by the equal blend of nature and nurture. Brent Staples in his essay “Black Men and Pubic Space” proves that one’s character cannot always be determined by their race which is a biological factor or one’s upbringing and society. But both the nature and the nurture affect the way one behaves‚ “I grew up one of the good boys‚ had perhaps a half dozen fistfights. In retrospect‚ my shyness of combat has clear sources” (Staples 315). Although the society he lived in was not good‚ he became
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Godzilla vs. the Giant Scissors: Cutting the Antiwar Heart out of a Classic Brent Staples wrote a very interesting article that caught my attention. It is about Godzilla and how the American cinemas took Godzilla and hid its true meaning. Even pop culture can relay moralistic messages by using tone‚ purpose‚ and subliminal. Pop culture such as movies‚ books‚ music‚ and television shows‚ normally are about fictitious things that we watch to get away from our everyday lives. Some on the other
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often ignored by those around it‚ discrimination is an impending problem in our towns. In the essay “Black Men and Public Space” written by Brent Staples‚ Staples responds to the racism he faces in various social situations. He reveals how he has “become thoroughly familiar with the language of fear” (1). As a large black man‚ people seem to fear Staples without a valid reason to. They do not see his character‚ but rather only his appearance. This reveals how people are fast to stereotype a
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