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    14 Oct 2013 Wideman And Pratt In John Edgar Wideman’s article “Our Time” he describes several situations that ultimately lead to the downfall and imprisonment of his brother Robby. Wideman tells stories of several things that happened to his brother while he was growing up that could have helped contribute to his drug use and crime. In her essay “Arts of the Contact Zone”‚ Mary Louise Pratt tells of a similar situation. Pratt‚ who is a teacher and cultural historian‚ tells the story of Guaman

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    my race. John Edgar Wideman‚ A writer from Washington. He had gotten mistreated in a the Kelley’s Bar. “ Inside the door of Kelly’s Bar and Lounge I was flagged by a guy collecting a cover charge and told I couldn’t enter wearing my Malcolm X hat.(P.63) Wideman got restricted in Kelley’s Bar‚ because he was wearing the Malcolm X hat.We can see that in this free country‚ some people still got mistreated‚ because of their appearance or their race. I had similar Experience to Wideman. It happened

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    small push of encouragement can help a person reach their goals. The quote is also relatable to John Edgar Wideman‚ author of “Our Time.” In his essay‚ Wideman speaks of his gangster brother‚ Robby‚ and the bad decisions he made. However‚ instead of helping his younger brother during his rough patches‚ Wideman stays in another city and does not involve himself with his family‚ especially his brother. If Wideman had encouraged Robby to stop his gangster ways‚ Robby most likely would have discontinued his

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    focus my attention on different essays. The first essay “Our Time” written by John Edgar Wideman where he attempts to communicate the emotion that he felt and what his brother Robby went through. In this essay‚ he focused on explaining what happened to his brother. He writes about the forces that contributed to his brother’s bad behavior that automatically lead him to do bad things and ended up in the jail for the rest of his life. Also‚ Wideman writes about how the pressures of his community and culture

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    ENC 1102 Dr. Lacrone Visions of Our Time John Wideman starts off Our Time with the story of his friend Garth on his death bed. Using extreme detail its hard not to believe you are staring him right in the face. The story of John and Robby’s mother is inspiration for willpower. Not only a smart and sophisticated woman‚ but keeps her head up during all the bad times. Also‚ never disrespects anyone. The story of their mother has to do with John and Robby because she is a key ingredient in

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    You can do it Naysayers might say one is or should be a product of one’s environment. The story “Our Time” show otherwise. John Edger Widemen shows that just because you grow up without two parents‚ and not all of the support from two parents‚ that one can be as successful as they could want to be. Some say if one comes from money one will have money‚ grow up with nothing be nothing forever. There are 2 prime examples in the story that shows both are valid points one cane be a product of their

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    Briana Brantley September 29‚ 2013 English 1101 Prof. Brown MWF 10:00 Assignment #2 of “Our Time” “Our Time is an essay in which John Edgar Wideman tries to make the reader realize that things aren’t always what people think they are. One may think they’re in a worst situation and look at someone else’s situation and realize that someone has it way worse than they do. Wideman wrote this essay in many different perspectives trying to make the reader see the all of the different emotions within

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    Jamilyn Smith Lisa Dawson English 101‚ Section 20 Wideman Paper Final Paper The Cause and Effect of Life Over the years of life‚ we as individuals grow‚ learn‚ and adapt to numerous things and those are the effects of certain causes. If we were to look at where we are in life and deeply evaluated our current status‚ we could ultimately find the causes to how and who we are. John Edgar Wideman wrote a paper called “Our Time”‚ which shows the true relationship between cause and effects not

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    thing ever‚ others may believe it to be filled with dolts. However‚ while there are many opinions in between those two extremes‚ only people of color can truly understand what is like to live in the world of an African American and see “Our Time” through John Edgar Weidman’s eyes. They do not get the luxury to see how amazing the world around us can be because people are always trying to bring them down. This may be why I related to this piece so much. Even though I am not a direct descendent of African

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    Lataha Waters Professor Burnett English 120 20810 8 Feburary 11 Newborn Thrown in Trash and Dies Self Life Prediction by a "Newborn" In the short story "Newborn Thrown in Trash and Dies‚" by John Edgar Wideman‚ the narrator starts off with saying‚ "They say you see your whole life pass in review the instant before you die. How would they know? If you die after the instant replay‚ you aren’t around to tell anyone anything." Considering that the person who is about to die is a newborn‚ she haven’t

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