not really that much racism. That it has almost disappeared‚ but there is this story that will show you different. In the essay Black Men and Public Spaces you are shown how there is still racism going on in today’s society. The essay will show you one black man’s story about how he was treated differently and had to come through the struggles of being black. In this young black man’s story he talks about how he moves to a new place in Chicago. He keeps going through the same situation over and over
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Chadrick Burks Mrs.Klinginsmith English 102 August 30‚ 2012 Black Men and Public Space Reading Response In the short story‚ “Black Men and Public Space” it talks about one man account on how people treat and view him as a criminal. When the reader reads throughout the story you find out that he really isn’t a criminal at all‚ but an educated black man who’s going to the University of Chicago to get his Ph.D. The shocking thing in the story revealed he didn’t even grow up a violent person
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In both “Black Men In Public Space” and “It’s Hard Enough Being Me” we see characters who‚ at first‚ view their identities a certain way. It is after they move to a new area and see the reactions of those around them that they begin to question their individual identities and start to consider how the opinions of those around them influence how they perceive themselves. Both stories call in to question the ways that gender and particularly ethnicity can influence how a person is expected to behave
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how you act and what you want to look like‚ but as far as the cultural aspect you are who you are because you were raised into it by your family. In the essay “Black Men and Public Space” by Brent Staples‚ he is African American because his parents were and now is stereotyped into being dangerous. He can’t control that though. Also‚ in the essay “Longing to Belong” by Saira Shah‚ she says she “..been cut off from my origins” (Shah 38). She couldn’t control that. She grew up with the culture she has
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Look? It’s funny when you look at yourself. We try our best to look presentable to society. We strive to obtain attention‚ in most cases‚ from people to gain benefactors whom would help us in our lives. Due to this one must understand how we look affects others. We may appear in a variety of ways‚ both good and bad‚ based on how we look whether it because of our clothes and shoes all the way to the race we are as a human being. Brent Staples essay “Black Men and Public Spaces” represents this idea
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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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In “Black Men and Public Space” Brent Staples utilizes anecdotes or stories as a literary technique to convey by prejudice affected him in his career and as a person in his everyday life. Early on in his anecdote‚ he sets the scene and utilizes descriptive language to evokes a feeling or nervousness and uncertainty from the reader. However‚ he also creates a situation where the reader feels compassion for him. It is evident that women and men pre-judged him based on his race. Although not everyone
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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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Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space Brent Staples wrote this essay with the main theme dealing with fear of stereotypes particularly with African Americans. For example‚ when he wrote‚ “ I could cross in front of a car stopped at a traffic light and elicit thunk‚ thunk‚ thunk‚ thunk‚ of the driver – black‚ white‚ male‚ or female – hammering down the door locks.” The word thunk is used as onomatopoeia showing a harsh tone‚ this also shows the major prejudice even within his own race. Brent
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color of skin and the way he is dressed. Almost all black men in today’s generation are likely to be suspects or looked at as a criminals or dangers to people. This is due to the fact that colored people are usually the race that’s being placed under arrest. It is correct that colored men have the highest criminal rate‚ but not all colored men should be distinguished as criminals for the actions of their race. In the essay “Black Men and Public Space‚” by author Brent Staples‚ he uses ethos‚ pathos
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