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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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Business Type: Partnership Services Our organization will provide products such as computers‚ peripherals ‚ stationery‚ furniture‚ office products‚ interior decorations‚ delivery. Customers Our customers are allover Canada and we are going to operate our business in Toronto. Our main customers are as follows : 1. Students 2. All ranges of office 3. Industries Our management The Organogram of our business is lead by the CEO and is the person who leads the human
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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 yet it shows the highly negative aspect of how someone responds to who we are. In his case though‚ Staples explains the prejudice side of human nature when they see someone due to our look. He explains of the first time he had an experience with racial segregation he faces
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Black Men and Public Space Brent Staples’ “Black Men and Public Spaces” is based on his personal experiences dealing with racism and discrimination. He explains how his past incidents involving racism shaped who he is‚ today. Staples’ experiences made him attempt to conform in a way he hoped he would be perceived as less dangerous. By acting and doing certain things‚ that seemed less “black”‚ he believed people saw him differently. In some ways I don’t agree with Staples’ approach with trying to
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The article‚ Mr. Bellow’s Planet by Brent Staples centers how Staples lived in Chicago as well as his inspiration to become a journalist. The article had a lot of attention grasping moments‚ however‚ I was confused about the structure and the message of the profile. For example‚ in the beginning of the article from pages 179 to 184‚ the article describes the neighborhood in which the narrator lived in as well as how many people feared him. The rest of the article‚ illustrates different characters
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“Black Men and Public Spaces” by Brent Staples In the informative essay “Black Men and Public Spaces”‚ Brent Staples describes his own experience growing up black in a racist society and discusses the interaction that take place with people. “The ability to alter public space in an ugly way”(302)‚ through racial stereotypes affected him and many others. Stereotypes affect individuals regardless of race‚ sex‚ or religion. Author Brent Staples states he has been racially profiled on
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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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dangerous‚ likely to cause pain‚ or a threat ”. However‚ the delusion of endangerment can cause racism of misunderstanding. Particularly‚ Most people identify fear based on their stereotyping‚ prejudice and bias. In “Black Men in Public Spaces”‚ Brent Staples describes how skin color could cause bias in people and how he‚ a black man ‚ had to moderate his behavior to accommodate them. He uses vivid illustration about the prejudices and unfair judgement
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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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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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