moving vehicle. Most of us do not see the danger we put not only ourselves‚ but others‚ in every time we check a text or email or phone call while driving. The advertisement‚ “Texting and Driving: SD Department of Highway Safety”‚ is a very touching and emotional advertisement aimed at educating the public of what could possibly happen when distracted driving occurs due to our cell phone. The advertisement
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Times” on February 18‚ 2013. In his essay‚ Friedman‚ explains new bills and laws that are trying to get passed by North Carolina’s congress. They will target and prevent drunk driving across the state by developing harsher laws and consequences for those found guilty of these offenses. Friedman uses many different perspectives on the issue by restating various North Carolina state representatives‚ and various group advocates among Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). These many opinions on the new
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one’s surroundings and to avoid burglary or kidnappings. At first glance Brent Staples is someone a female would put on their radar to look out for. Even though he recognizes that he does seem to have that appearance he knows who he is and feels it to be unjust because passing judgments are made about him on a day to day basis. In his essay “Black Men and Public Spaces”‚ he writes about society’s perception of a black man. Staples used another example where it strengthened an impacted his writing.
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Zooming down Highway One; shades on‚ sunroof open‚ sun beating down‚ the breeze blowing through my hair. I look to my right and grin at my mom‚ with Miami in the rearview mirror we’re ready for our adventure through the Florida Keys to begin. The everglade terrain‚ swampy green pools with gnarly mangrove roots disappearing under the surface‚ mesmerizes me. The only thing separating the swampy environment from the highway is a chain link fence and a strip of grass. I keep my eyes glued to the window
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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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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 reader examples of his own experiences that occurred because of stereotype-based fear coming from mainly Caucasians towards him‚ an African-American male. In his essay’s opening paragraph Staples uses alliteration‚ determiners‚ unusual word choice and variation in sentence length to simultaneously confuse and tell the reader about his own experiences with
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"Danger Verses Judgement" "It was in the echo of that terrified woman’s foots.." (Staples 336) that shows the foreshadowing of the unknown. In the short story‚ "Black Men and Public Space‚" by Brent Staples‚ is a tragic story of fear and embarrassment. From the first person point of view‚ we are able to observe what the main character; a young black man‚ faces on a daily basis. Being treated and viewed as a prisoner‚ ironically‚ was not how he ended up. While experiencing constant judgement;
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Rhetorical Analysis of “About Men” In her essay‚ “About Men” (1984)‚ Gretel Ehrlich claims that men are not as tough as they seem. Ehrlich creates the framework of her essay through casual analysis‚ imagery‚ and tone. Through the use of personal experiences and first person perspective‚ she shows casual analysis. Through her word choice and specific details‚ imagery is shown. And through the use of specific details‚ tone is revealed. Ehrlich’s essay is written in a casual analysis of how cowboys
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Cause & effect of drinking & driving There are many reasons why people drink. There are also many reasons why individuals’ think they can drive after they have been drinking. No one ever think’s that the cause of their drinking can have effects. During the seconds of making the selfish decision to pick up the keys and get behind the wheel‚ no one thinks about the effect. Thousands of question are asked‚ and thousands of excuses are being given. No answer is ever good enough to family or friends who
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Antoinette Johnson English 100 Prof. Horna October 3‚ 2012 In the essay “The second shift”‚ by Arlie Hochschild‚ he explains how the wives of two-job families with small children typically work an extra 24-hour day in a year‚ between the pages 145(bottom) and 148(top). I agree with Hochschild’s determination because once women come home from first shift‚ they go straight into second shift. Whereas men come home from first shift‚
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